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Polson Lake Monsters among top finishers at state championships

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MISSOULA — Six Polson swimmers of the Lake Monster swim team competed at the Montana Long Course State Championships in Missoula last weekend, with events including butterfly, backstroke, freestyle, individual medley, and breaststroke. 

In the 11 and over sessions, team captain Gus Hertz and Olivia Cottet each competed in six events. 

Hertz brought in a second place in the 50 fly with a time of 29.60. He scored sixth in the 50 back with a time of 32.61, fifth in the 50 free with a time of 27.16, sixth in the 200 free with a time of 2:16.26, and sixth in the 100 free with a time of 1:00.93. 

Cottet landed a fifth place in the 100 fly with a time of 1:31.84. In the 50 back, she scored 11th with a time of 42.04, 11th in the 200 IM with a time of 3:26.13, 11th in the 50 free with a time of 36.65, 10th in the 100 back with a time of 1:29.67, and 8th in the 50 fly with a time of 38.01.

In the ten and under sessions, Macy Montgomery took sixth in the 50 fly with a time of 53.85, 18th from the 50 back with a time of 50.00, 17th in the 100 back with a time of 2:01.16, and was disqualified from the 200 IM. 

Briggs Delaney brought in a third place in the 100 free with a time of 1:37.31, third in the 50 free with a time of 43.90, fourth in the 100 back with a time of 1:54.65, fourth in the 50 back with a time of 52.95, and was disqualified from the 50 fly. 

Hailey Cottet scored first place in the 50 breast with a time of 1:02.86, first place in the 50 fly with a time of 53.73, second in the 100 free with a time of 1:44.96, second in the 100 back with a time of 1:51.87, third place in the 50 back with a time of 53.34, and fourth place in the 50 free with a time of 46.88. 

Annie Kleinmeyer brought in a second place in the 50 free with a time of 46.75, a second in the 50 fly with a time of 55.03, a fourth place in the 100 back with a time of 1:57.15, fourth place in the 50 back with a time of 53.87, fifth in the 100 free with a time of 1:50.28, and sixth in the 50 breast with a time of 1:11.22. 

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