By Connor Gard

The Farmers varsity girls swim team had a 4A relay meet in Arvada on Jan. 9th and tied for third place with Littleton with a total of 128 points.

The meet was led by Valor Christian in second with 158 points, and Evergreen in first place with a total of 176 points.

The teams took part in three different events: the 200 free relay, the 200 medley relay, and the 400 free relay. In the 200 free Relay, Wheat Ridge took first place with a final time of 01:52.22, followed closely by Evergreen with a time of 01:53.94. In the 200 Medley Relay, Evergreen took first with a total time of 01:58.47, with Wheat Ridge coming in second with a total time of 02:01.48. Finally, in the 400 Free Relay, Evergreen prevailed, coming out in first with a total time of 03:54.02, with Valor Christian coming in second with a total time of 04:03.12, and Wheat Ridge coming out in third place with a total time of 04:10.60.

The Varsity Girl’s coach, Dean Miller, gave his thoughts of the season so far, “We have had a really good season so far. We have all of our relays qualified for state, as well as two individuals.” When asked who his strongest athletes were on the team he replied with the members, who also make up the relay teams: senior Amy Cazier, juniors Erin Sweeny and Amy Leasure,  sophomores Emma Sappey and Lauryn Leslie, and freshman Marina Luna. The team has had a decent bit of competition this season. Miller said, “So far, D’Evelyn and Golden have been the biggest competition for us this season,” To prepare for future meets, Miller said the team will start to taper during practices.

We can all look forward to a continually strong season from the Varsity Girls!