Kentridge’s Lauren Briggs, above, explodes at the start of her 100-yard freestyle event during the 4A West Central Districts Girls Swim Dive at the Curtis High School Aquatic Center in University Place last Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO, Tracy Arnold

Kentridge’s Lauren Briggs, above, explodes at the start of her 100-yard freestyle event during the 4A West Central Districts Girls Swim Dive at the Curtis High School Aquatic Center in University Place last Saturday. COURTESY PHOTO, Tracy Arnold

Briggs, Chargers make a splash at district swim and dive finals

  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017 10:56am
  • Sports

Kentridge, led by Lauren Briggs, delivered a solid performance at the 4A West Central Districts Girls Swim & Dive meet at the Curtis High School Aquatic Center in University Place last Saturday.

Briggs finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 55.38 seconds to advance to state.

Briggs joined Grace Gallagher, Jaden Keatts and Julia Seibel for a second-place effort in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:43.73. Cleary, Keatts, Gallagher and Briggs raced to third in the 400 free relay in 3:49.67.

Kentridge’s Elizabeth McKnight finished second in the 1-meter diving competition with a score of 328.80 17, and teammate Haley DePriest was sixth in the 500 free (5:37.46).

Kentridge finished fourth in the team chase.

The 4A state meet is Nov. 10-11 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.


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