Kentridge swimmer takes first in 100 butterfly at districts

Kentridge's Haley Childress took first place in the 100-yard butterfly at the West Central District III 4A girls swim meet on Saturday at the Curtis Aquatic Center in Tacoma.

Kentridge's Haley Childress competes in the West Central District III 4A finals of the 100-yard butterfly last Saturday. Childress won the race and also placed seventh in the 100 backstroke.

Kentridge's Haley Childress competes in the West Central District III 4A finals of the 100-yard butterfly last Saturday. Childress won the race and also placed seventh in the 100 backstroke.

Kentridge’s Haley Childress took first place in the 100-yard butterfly at the West Central District III 4A girls swim meet on Saturday at the Curtis Aquatic Center in Tacoma.

Childress finished with a time of 59.49 seconds, edging out Puyallup’s Lindsey Muiznieks by .02 seconds. Kent-Merdian’s Lelia Okazaki took fifth in the event and Kentwood’s Hannah Lesnick finished 14th.

Kentridge finished seventh in the meet, Kentlake took ninth place, Kentwood placed 12th, Kent-Meridian finished 13th. Gig Harbor won the meet.

Other results include:

200 Medley Relay

3rd, Kentridge: Alyssa Miron, Madeliene Anderson, Childress, Julia Seibel; 1:55.07

10th Kentwood: Chiyo Miyake, Annelise Hed, Lesnick, Hannah Ackerman; 2:04.56

11th Kent-Meridian: Candice Ocampo, Okazaki, Tatyana So, Aolani Chan; 2:09.99

200 Freestyle

9th Allie Losacco; Kentlake; 2:05.61

10th Michaela Childress; Kentridge; 2:08.70

200 IM

11th Lesnick; Kentwood; 2:27.14

12th Miron; Kentridge; 2:27.76

50 Freestyle

6th Seibel; Kentridge; Chargers; 26.07

1-meter Diving

2nd Katie Beliveau; Kentlake; 349.25

8th Cassie Padilla; Kentlake; 289.60

100 Freestyle

8th Seibel; Kentridge; 58.19

13th Michaela Childress; Kentridge; 59.43

500 Freestyle

9th Losacco; Kentlake; 5:36.26

14th Haley DePriest; Kentridge; 5:54.39

200 Freestyle Relay

6th Kentlake: Avalyne Peters, Sarah Ruckman, Ashtyn Collins, Losacco; 1:47.39

10th Kentridge: Lindsay Smith, Isabella Mang, Samantha Gilman, Michaela Childress; 1:51.67

11th Kentwood: Miyake, Gabrielle Rizzo, Avry Freaney, Michele Chao; 1:52.14

100 Backstroke

7th Haley Childress; Kentridge; 1:02.55

13th So; Kent-Meridian; 1:05.53

16th Miron; Kentridge; 1:08.06

100 Breaststroke

4th Okazaki; Kent-Meridian; 1:11.51

5th Anderson; Kentridge; 1:14.34

13th Hed; Kentwood; 1:16.20

400 Freestyle Relay

7th Kentridge: Seibel, Michaela Childress, Miron, Haley Childress; 3:51.70

9th Kentlake: Peters, Brittney Figaro, Ruckman, Losacco; 3:59.88

10th Kentwood: Freaney, Hannah Ackerman, Lesnick, Hed; 4:02.18


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