Polson swimmers take fourth at home meet

At their home meet on Friday, Jan. 5, the Polson girls and boys swimming teams each took fourth behind several strong performances. 

The Polson boys 200-yard medley relay team took second (1:51.69).

Gus Hertz won the Boys 200-yard Intermediate (2:10.44) and Teague McElwee won the Boys 50-yard Freestyle (22.73) while Hertz took third (24.52). McElwee also won the Boys 100-yard Butterfly (56.02) while teammates Turman Sawyer and Lachlan Sloan were second (1:02.66) and third (1:04.81) respectively.

Lachlan Sloan was third in the Boys 200-yard Freestyle (2:09.05). Hayden Ricks was fifth in the Boys 100-yard Breaststoke (1:19.94) and was ninth in the Boys 100-yard Freestyle (59.90).

The Polson boys 400-yard freestyle relay team was first (3:35.92)

On the girls side, Dixie Montgomery was second in the Girls 100-yard Butterfly (1:32.46)

Anastasia Hertz was fourth in the Girls 500-yard Freestyle (6:57.40) while Dixie Montgomery was fifth (7:10.51).

Hertz also placed fifth in the Girls 100-yard Breaststroke and Adi Montgomery was sixth (1:39.58).

Montgomery was seventh in the Girls 100-yard Freestyle (1:11.98). Kena Sutton took ninth in the Girls 200-yard Freestyle (2:55.49).

The Polson girls 200-yard freestyle relay team was fourth (2:09.82) and the Polson girls 400-yard freestyle team was third (4:59.10).

Polson swimmers make podium in Butte

Several Polson swimmers found their way to the podium at the Butte High School Montana Classic on Saturday, Jan. 6.

Gus Hertz was fourth (58.92) in the 100-yard relay, while Lachlan Sloan was fifth (55.84) in the Boys 100-yard Freestyle.

Truman Sawyer was sixth in the Boys 500-yard Freestyle (5:55.59), and the Polson team was fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle Boys Relay (1:59.15).

Teague McElwee was fifth in the Boys 100-yard Breaststroke (1:07.68), while the Polson team was third in the Boys 400-yard Freestyle Relay (3:40.13)