BELLINGHAM – In a tightly contested match up, it was the Storm that edged out the Lions 96-86 at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center on Tuesday.
Squalicum never swam away with the sure victory during the meet, as both teams took their share of first place finishes and traded points throughout on depth.
Lynden’s Sara Jones was less than a quarter of a second away from a state-qualifying time in the 100-Yard Butterfly, with a time of 1:04.17. Squalicum’s Emma Balogh had another very successful meet totaling three first places finishes, as did Jones.
Anacortes also remained very strong on Tuesday, and defeated Bellingham 127-58.
The Storm (3-2) will host Sehome (4-0) on Thursday, and the Lions (2-3) will host Sedro Woolley (0-5) on Thursday.
Event Winners:
200-Yard Medley Relay: Squalicum – 2:06.35 (Lucy Truemper, Mia Eide, Tessa Ciatti and Emma Balogh). 200-Yard Freestyle: Paige Corkill, Lynden – 2:21.49. 200-Yard Individual Medley: Sara Jones, Lynden – 2:25.03. 50-Yard Freestyle: Emma Balogh, Squalicum – 27.85. 1-Meter Diving: Sydney Coffey, Squalicum – 122.20. 100-Yard Butterfly: Sara Jones, Lynden – 1:04.17. 100-Yard Freestyle: Megan Rouse, Squalicum – 1:05.69. 500-Yard Freestyle: Brianna Poulos, Squalicum – 7:05.69. 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Lynden – 1:55.11 (Priya Dhaliwal, Rachel Jones, Paige Corkill, Sara Jones). 100-Yard Backstroke: Emma Balogh, Squalicum – 1:12.93. 100-Yard Breaststroke: Mia Eide, Squalicum – 1:20.29. 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Lynden – 4:38.42 (Megan Rouse, Nora TerBeek, Olivia Libolt and Priya Dhaliwal).
