By Erin Armstrong
Ten Alliance swimmers who are part of the Scottsbluff Swim Club competed in the Rapid City Christmas Classic swim meet in Rapid City on December 13, 14, and 15. Several of them qualified for the Wyoming State Short Course Championships with their times.
Allie Armstrong, age 10
200 yard free 2:54.14 min, 3rd place (state qualifying)
100 yard IM 1:36.08 min, 3rd place (state qualifying)
50 yard free 34.55s, 1st place (state qualifying)
100 yard breast 1:50.38s, 3rd place (state qualifying)
50 yard fly 49.68s, 8th place
500 yard free 8:29.32 min, 3rd place (state qualifying)
Charlotte Bloyd, age 7
25 yard free 19.17s, 2nd place (state qualifying)
25 yard fly 21.31s, 1st place (state qualifying)
50 free 45.8s, 4th place (state qualifying)
Grant Bloyd, age 12
100 yard IM 1:21.74 min, 4th place (state qualifying)
50 yard free 30.05s, 3rd place (state qualifying)
Quinn Bloyd, age 10
100 yard IM 1:39.11 min, 5th place (state qualifying)
50 yard free 39.58s, 10th place (state qualifying)
Hayden Kozal, age 9
50 yard free 36.94s, 3rd place (state qualifying)
50 yard fly 49.27s, 7th place
50 yard breast 51.03s, 5th place (state qualifying)
100 yard free 1:25.22 min, 3rd place (state qualifying)
Aidan Machado, age 16
50 yard fly 29.51s, 8th place
50 yard free 25.70s, 5th place (state qualifying)
100 yard free 59.98s, 10th place (state qualifying)
Emma Machado, age 18
50 yard fly 28.54s, 3rd place
50 yard breast 34.88s, 1st place
100 yard fly 1:06.58 min, 2nd place (state qualifying)
50 yard free 26.41s, 4th place (state qualifying)
100 yard free 59.16s, 4th place (state qualifying)
Avalon Mundt, age 9
50 yard free 49.88s, 20th place
100 yard breast 2:13.18 min, 9th place (state qualifying)
50 yard breast 1:00.62 min, 12th place
100 yard free 1:52.37 min, 20th place
Luna Mundt, age 7
50 yard back 58.78s, 5th place
50 yard free 56.62s, 10th place
25 yard back 28.09s, 11th place
Sloan Nagaki, age 8
25 yard free 21.71s, 6th place
50 yard back 55.47s, 4th place
50 yard free 46.95s, 5th place (state qualifying)
25 yard back 25.16s, 7th place
50 yard breast 1:14.62 min, 5th place