Plains Piranhas chew through the opposition
<p>Cole Dubois prepares to swim the backstroke during a meet earlier in the season. The start involves a reverse, blind takeoff from the starting block.</p>
CHESTER- The Piranhas of Plains may sound like an oxymoron but the swimmers on this team are proving that their place is in the pool. Coaches Rachel and Jake Cremer took eight swimmers to the meet in Chester over the weekend where every one of them posted season best times.
All of the swimmers that went to the meet in Chester made it to the finals. The team continues to improve week after week under the solid tutelage from the Cremers. The relatively inexperienced team seems to be undergoing a transition from prey to predator in the pool.
The Piranhas were aided by a standout performance from Kendra Newman of Thompson Falls. Newman took first place in the 9-10 year old girls 50-meter freestyle with a time of 34.87 seconds. That time was a new pool record.
Newman was not done. She went on to place first in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 47.04 seconds and second place in the 50-meter butterfly with a time of 39.67 seconds. Newman finished second overall in the girls 9-10 year old category with a score of 42 points. Coach Rachel Cremer said the team continues to progress as the season goes on.
“We had a great meet and some great swims. All of our swimmers showed improvement getting their best times for the season,” said Cremer.
Other results are as follows: Cremer, Isaac; boys 11-12 year old 50-meter freestyle 8th place; Alexander, Grace; girls 11-12 50-meter freestyle 7th place; Cremer, Noah; boys 8 and under 25-meter breaststroke 5th place; Deschamps, Genevieve; girls 8 and under 25-meter breaststroke 6th place; Cremer, Isaac; boys 11-12 50-meter breaststroke 8th place; Alexander, Grace; girls 11-12 50-meter breaststroke 8th place; Cremer, Noah; boys 8 and under 50-meter freestyle 9th place; Isaac, Cremer; boys 11-12 100-meter freestyle 8th place; Connolly, Josh; boys 13-14 100-meter freestyle 9th place; Cremer, Darian; girls 9-10 50-meter backstroke 9th place; Connolly, Josh; boys 13-14 100-meter backstroke 5th place; Deschamps, Genevieve; girls 8 and under 25-meter butterfly 3rd place; Deschamps, Natalee; girls 11-12 50-meter butterfly 12th place.