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The Bonner Springs Swim Club won its home triangular meet on Wednesday, June 4, as it piled up 608 points, holding off runner-up Lake Forest which had 492 points. Turner was a distant third with 217 points.

The results show just how tough the local swimming competition is becoming. Lake Forest is the two-time defending league champions, Bonner Springs has proven that it is on the rise, and Turner had numerous individual champions despite having a smaller number of competitors.

Twelve-year-old Colin Martin was the top performer for Lake Forest as he turned in five individual first-place finishes and also won gold with a relay team.

Martin was the meet champion in the 12-and-under boys division in the freestyle (29.66 seconds), butterfly (33.39), backstroke (37.52), breaststroke (40.82) and the individual medley (1:19.13). He also teamed with Tristan Lawson, Jordan Jackson and Travis Dooley to win the medley relay in 2:48.46.

Jonathan Boal was Lake Forest's other individual champion when he won the 10-and-under breaststroke in 59.58. In the freestyle relay, Andrew Christensen, Ryan Downing, David Holt and Jameson Jackson teamed to win the 8-and-under division in 1:49.00; and Jared McIntyre, Blaine Edmondsen, Drew Hern and Jared Clements won the 14-and-under division in 2:06.60. Edmondsen, McIntyre, Drew Hern and Joe D'Anieri won the 14-and-under medley relay in 2:31.17.

Robyn Lewis, Brenna Holt, Alayna Dooley and Delaney Green were the girls 10-and-under freestyle relay champions in 3:07.77; and Julianne Jackson, Cami Mitchener, Toni Stock and Lauren Callahan won the 14-and-under division in 2:13.98. Mitchener, Stock, Callahan and Jackson also won the medley relay in 2:38.51. Callahan was an individual champion in the breaststroke in 37.67.

Emily Herre led the 18-and-under girls with first-place finishes in the freestyle (28.28), breaststroke (36.63) and individual medley (1:12.51). Elissa Manford won the backstroke in 33.96, and Kayley Withers won the butterfly in 32.17.

In the co-ed relay races, Manford, Herre, Brendan Martin and Withers teamed to win the 18-and-under medley relay in 2:09.53. Withers, Herre, Martin and Angela Oberdorfer were the freestyle relay champs in 1:57.58. Meanwhile, Carly Pattison, Isaac Lawson, Kaylin Miller and Michael Sheldon won the 6-and-under freestyle relay in 3:08.

Parents interested in getting their kids involved in swimming can contact the Lake Forest Sharks at 441-8212 or the Bonner Springs Aquatic Park to join the Dolphins at 422-7011.

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