SV5B swimmers debuted their short course season Oct. 23-24 during the Idaho Falls Spook Splash at Idaho Falls Aquatic Center. Thirteen SV5B girls and one boy took part.
Lena Friesen and Kaedi Fry collected five golds apiece in their respective 14-year-old and 12-year-old classes. Friesen swept 100 fly, free, back and breast, plus 200 IM. Fry won 100 IM and 100 free plus 50 free, back and breast events.
Tayler Bates doubled by winning the 50 free and 200 free in the 14-year-old class. Single event winners were Taylor Coiner in 17-year-old 200 IM, Tori Emerick in 16-year-old 50 free, and Bryce Ervin in 17-year-old for the 100 breast.
Many other SV5B swimmers secured top placings. The 14-year-old girls division was particularly successful, with Friesen, Bates and Chrystal Tullis going 1-2-3 in the 100 free race, and 1-2-4 in the 200 IM.
Six-year-old Daisy Buxton and seven-year-olds Avalon Jones and Jennifer Ochoa made their first appearances in a Snake River Swimming/USA meet and did quite well.
Here's a summary of the 14 SV5B swimmers at Idaho Falls:
Men 17: Bryce Ervin (3—100 free, 3—50 free, 2—200 free, 1—100 breast).
Women 17: Michael Coiner (2—100 free, 2—200 IM, 2—50 free, 2—100 back, 2—200 free); Taylor Coiner 1—200 IM, 2—500 free, 4—50 free, 3—100 back, 3—200 free).
Women 16: Tori Emerick (2—100 free, 3—200 IM, 1—50 free, 2—100 back, 3—200 free).
Women 15: Elizabeth Fry (6—100 free, 4—500 free, 5—50 free, 5—100 back, 4—100 breast).
Women 14: Lena Friesen (1—100 free, 1—200 IM, 1—100 fly, 1—100 back, 1—100 breast); Tayler Bates (2—100 free, 2—200 IM, 2—100 fly, 1—50 free, 1—200 free); Chrystal Tullis (3—100 free, 4—200 IM, 2—50 free, 3—100 back, 4—100 breast).
Women 12: Kaedi Fry (1—100 IM, 1—100 free, 1—50 free, 1—50 back, 1—50 breast); Olivia Wentzell (6—100 free, 6—100 IM, 4—50 fly, 9—200 free, 4—50 breast); Loni Unser (8—100 free, 9—100 IM, 6—50 free, 10—200 free, 11—50 breast).
Women 7: Avalon Jones (8—25 free, 6—25 back, 3—50 free); Jennifer Ochoa (9—25 free, 9—25 back, 4—50 free).
Women 6: Daisy Buxton 4—25 free, 6—25 back, 3—50 free).
