Photo & Story Courtesy: Alyssa Peters
Eight members of the Chadron Sharks Swim Team participated in the second meet of the season November 11-12, 2023. The Black Hills Gold Swim Team in Spearfish, SD hosted 124 swimmers from Deadwood/Lead, Sturgis, Pierre, Rapid City, Hot Springs, and Spearfish, SD and Chadron, NE. Two of the Sharks ended with multiple State-qualifying times – Carter Peters in the 50 Meter and 100 Meter Freestyle, and Bohdan Shevchenko in the 100 and 200 Meter Backstroke and the 200 Meter Individual Medley. Shevchenko has also previously qualified in the 50 Meter Freestyle.
11-12 Girls
Fabiola Benitez-Socarrás,
50 Meter Backstroke – 1:05.51, 12th place; 100 Meter Freestyle – 2:23.56 (-7.34 seconds), 12th place; 50 Meter Breaststroke – 1:04.50 (-0.70 seconds), 12th place; 100 Meter Backstroke – 2:18.35 (-3.34 seconds), 10th place; 50 Meter Freestyle – 58.87 (-2.68 seconds), 14th place; 100 Meter Breaststroke – 2:27.70 (-6.91 seconds), 10th place.
Madeline Bower
100 Meter Freestyle – 1:45.13, 9th place; 50 Meter Breaststroke – 54.39 (-10.29 seconds), 5th place; 50 Meter Butterfly – 53.45 (-5.55 seconds), 5th place; 100 Meter Backstroke – 1:49.10, 7th place; 50 Meter Freestyle – 47.81 (-3.58 seconds), 11th place.
13-14 Girls
Abigail Bower
100 Meter Butterfly – 1:54.33, 3rd place; 100 Meter Freestyle – 1:42.32, 50 Meter Freestyle – 41.58 (-3.06), 7th place; 100 Meter Breaststroke – 2:21.21, 6th place.
13-14 BoysRex Ritterbush
200 Meter Backstroke – 4:44.97 (-17.04 seconds), 1st place; 100 Meter Freestyle – 1:54.03 (-11.05 seconds), 12th place; 200 Meter Breaststroke – 5:00.01, 6th place.
Carter Peters
100 Meter Butterfly – 1:33.44 (-3.63 seconds), 8th place; 100 Meter Freestyle – 1:10.08 (-4.49 seconds), 6th place; 200 Meter Breaststroke – 3:33.34 (-25.50 seconds), 5th place; 200 Meter Individual Medley – 3:06.16 (-9.48 seconds), 6th place; 100 Meter Backstroke – 1:31.73 (-9.90 seconds), 4th place; 50 Meter Free – 31.68 (-1.55 seconds), 6th place; 100 Meter Breaststroke -1:38.72 (-3.14 seconds), 8th place; 200 Meter Freestyle – 2:50.95 (-13.69 seconds), 5th place.
15-16 Girls
Valeria Benitez
200 Meter Backstroke – 3:36.66 (-2.80), 3rd place; 100 Meter Freestyle – 1:29.63, 7th place; 200 Meter Breaststroke – 4:13.30, 2nd place; 200 Meter Individual Medley – 3:46.15, 5th place; 100 Meter Backstroke – 1:43.26, 4th place; 50 Meter Freestyle – 37.29, 7th place; 100 Meter Breaststroke – 1:54.93 (-0.49 seconds), 3rd place; 200 Meter Freestyle – 3:25.13 (-1.03 seconds), 4th place.
15-16 Boys
Bohdan Shevchenko
200 Meter Backstroke – 2:20.16, 1st place; 200 Meter Individual Medley – 2:30.01, 1st place; 100 Meter Backstroke – 1:03.09 (-0.07 seconds), 1st place.
17-18 Girls
Jessalinn Dieriex
100 Meter Freestyle – 1:50.11 (-13.64 seconds), 2nd place; 1500 Meter Freestyle – 38:57.12, 50 Meter Freestyle – 47.67 (-3.81 seconds), 2nd place; 200 Meter Freestyle – 4:17.34 (-28.39 seconds), 3rd place.
The Sharks’ Relay Team, consisting of Carter Peters, Valeria Benitez, Bohdan Shevchenko, and Jessalinn Dieriex also competed in the 400 Meter Medley Relay and the 400 Meter Freestyle Relay, in which they placed 6th.
Four of the Sharks will be making the trip to Casper, WY to compete in the David Schmitt Memorial Pentathlon on Saturday, November 18th.