Farmington

The Farmington High boys 200 freestyle relay team of Jonah Babboni, Max Linford, Owen VanSkiver and Brock Davis won their event at a meet with Weber, Fremont and Viewmont Jan. 10 to lead their squad to a first-place showing on the boys side. With the girls second-place finish, the Phoenix team came in second overall.

“We swam pretty well considering we are just coming back from a long break, and a lot of our kids did not swim during the break. We even had quite a few best times!” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “We used this meet to have swimmers do some events that were either not their best events, or that they had not done before, so they may try new things and maybe even find some new best events.”

Sophomore Elsie Crowell won both of her events – the 50 free and 100 free – in personal-best times while also swimming the lead-off leg on the winning 200 medley relay team, which also included Jacie Nielson, London Spears and Maddy Kartchner, and the anchor leg on the top 200 free relay lineup of Spears, Mia Cikara and Heidi Holbrook.

Other top-three finishes were Maddy Kartchner (second, 500 free), Jacie Nielson (second, 100 backstroke), Will Scott (second, 100 breaststroke), Jack Smart (second, 100 butterfly), London Spears (200 Individual Medley; third, 100 free), Joshua Tame (100 back), Clarke Tholl (second, 500 free; third, 50 free), the 200 medley relay team of Scott, Tholl, Jake Rizley and Smart (first), Brock Davis (third, 100 free), Holbrook (third, 200 free; third, 100 fly), Jack Keller (third, 100 fly), Rizley (third, 100 fly), VanSkiver (third, 200 IM), the 400 free relay lineup of Scott, VanSkiver, Tholl and Smart (third), the 200 free relay team of William Farnsworth, Tucker Munk, Noah Bampi and Will Norseth (third) and the 400 free relay lineup of Kartchner, Holbrook Avreigh Edholm and Nielson (third).

“This proved that our swimmers cannot only swim their primary events, but really perform well in different events that they may not swim very often,” Edholm said. “This shows the depth of talent we have this year.”

“We are setting our sights on a couple big meets coming up in the next few weeks, including the Mayor's Cup and Region,” Coach Edholm said. “We plan to be prepared to swim our best and come out on top at these meets.” 

Davis

In a meet with Northridge and Weber Jan. 9, the Davis High girls swimmers defeated the Knights and Warriors while the boys beat Northridge.

“It was hard coming back after the break, but the swimmers bonded together and helped each other,” said head coach Kit Barker.

Nahlia Stewart won the 50 and 100 free events while also swimming a leg on the winning 200 medley relay squad, which also included Jane Bassett, Helen Barber and Natalee Karren. Bryson Bernhardt was also a multiple winner, placing first in the 200 IM and the 100 breast races while Bassett touched the wall first in the 100 back.

Other top-three finishers for the Darts were Erin Boyce (second, 100 breast), Ella Edwards (100 fly), Jonah Hender (second, 200 free), Lucas Prince (second, 50 free; third, 100 back), Lilly Wood (second, 200 free); second, 500 free), the 200 free relay lineup of Kate Whitlock, Karren, Wood and Stewart (second), the 400 free relay team of Bassett, Edwards, Wood and Whitlock (second), the 400 free relay team of Hender, Dallin Worthen, Prince and Bernhardt (second), the 200 medley relay lineup of Bernhardt, Lucas Satterthwaite, Colin Bennett and Lucas Prince (second), Helen Barber (third, 50 free), Bassett (third, 100 fly), Bennett (third, 100 fly), Jeffrey Boyce (third, 500 free), Madelyn Jensen (third, 200 free), Taylor Johnson (third, 100 back), Karren (third, 100 breast), Whitlock (third, 200 IM; third, 100 free), the 200 free relay lineup of Jensen, McCall Parkin, Elizabeth Neeley and Edwards (third), the 200 medley relay team of Johnson, Boyce, Kate Munoz and Neeley (third), the 400 free relay lineup of Johnson, Jetta Barber, Aniah Hayes and Munoz (third) and the 200 free relay team of Hender, Mason Miller, Worthen and Bennett (third).

Viewmont

Viewmont took third overall in the Jan. 10 meet with Weber, Fremont and Farmington with the boys coming in third and the girls taking fourth. 

Andrew Webster won the 200 IM and 50 free events and also swam a leg on the winning 400 free relay team of Thomas Chamberlain, Henry Helgesen and Isaac Hale. Chamberlain and Hale also took first in the 200 free and 100 free individual races, respectively.

Also taking top three in the meet were Chamberlain (second, 50 free), Izzy Harris (second, 200 free relay), Helgesen (second, 200 free), Vivienne Loose (third, 100 breast), the 200 free relay lineup of Veronika Paschen, Kylee Smith, Loose and Harris (second), the 400 free relay team of Harris, Smith, Loose and Paschen (second), the 200 medley relay team of Webster, Hale, Chamberlain and Helgesen (third) and the 200 medley relay lineup of Colette Burnham, Loose, Harris and Paschen (third).λ