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The Chinook Lions and Harlem Swim teams were back in the pool this past weekend, this time with a full week of practice under their belt. After beginning the season in Harlem the week before with just three days to prepare both teams were able to get into their normal rhythm heading into the weekend.

This year the Lions have 38 swimmers out while the Harlem Swim team has 18 out. The weather was perfect for a swim meet, overcast skies, little to no wind and warm but not humid. The temperature in the pool was hot for both teams as they racked up plenty of wins and runner up finishes in a solid team effort.

The Lions had four individual High Point Winners over the weekend. Denton DePriest won the senior boys (15-19) high point racking up three individual wins. Katie Tilleman was the intermediate (13-14) girls high point winner with three individual titles. Brockton Elliot was the intermediate boys winner while Bryce Elliot won the junior (11-12) boys high point.

The Harlem Swim team had two high point winners to lead the way for the team. Ciana Johnson took home top honors in the midget girls (9-10) age group while Bailey Johnson was the high point winner for the junior (11-12) girls.

This year their is one specific change, or rather addition to the schedule as the mixed relays races made their debut. In the mixed relay race each team must consist of two boys and two girls. The swimmers can swim in any order they prefer and both the Freestyle and Medley relays are swam.

In winning his high point Dentin DePriest won the 100 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 1:20.97. H also won the 100 Meter Freestyle, touching the pad in 1:02.91 and the 400 Meter Freestyle by completing the eight laps of the pool in 5:31.87.

Katie Tilleman won all three of her individual events in claiming top honors. She began with a win in the 50 Meter Freestyle, clocking in at :29.88. Later she added a win in the 100 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 1:29.78. She concluded her swim with a first place finish in the 100 Meter Backstroke, finishing in 1:20.54 to win the event.

Brockton Elliot has certainly performed well in recent years and began the new season with another high point win. Brockton won the 50 Meter Butterfly with a time of :31.17. Later he added a win on the 100 Meter Butterfly, touching the wall in 1:13.77 to win the event.

Bryce Elliot also took home plenty of hardware in winning high point honors. Bryce began his finals swim with a first place finish in the 50 Meter Freestyle (:30.64). Bryce then touched the pad first in the 100 Meter Freestyle with a time of 1:13.81. He finished his weekend swim with a win in the 200 Meter Freestyle, completing the four laps in just 2:35.10 to win the event.

The Harlem Swim Team performed exceptionally well with many swimmers finishing in the top three spots. Ciana Johnson was the first to win high point for the team. Ciana won the 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of :34.87. Next she added a first place finish in the 100 Meter Freestyle with a time of 1:19.56. Ciana finished her outstanding weekend swim with a win in the 50 Meter Butterfly with a time of :44.89.

Bailey Johnson quickly followed with a high point trophy of her own. Bailey won 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of :35.63. A short time later she picked up her second win of the finals, claiming the top spot in the 100 Meter Freestyle with an effort of 1:19.56. She concluded her swim by winning the 200 Meter Freestyle with a time of 2:50.73.

The Chinook Lions also had a number of swimmers win one or two individual events. Kolton DePriest took home gold in the Intermediate Boys 100 Meter Breaststroke with a time of 1:33.29. Pepper Harwood had a fantastic weekend in the pool winning two events. Pepper won the Eight and Under girls 25 Meter Freestyle in :20.90 and the 50 Meter Freestyle with an effort of :50.10.

Lori Mord took first place in the Intermediate girls 100 Meter Freestyle clocking in with a time of 1:19.21. Tyler Schoen was the senior boys 15-19 50 Meter Freestyle champion with a time of :27.64. Also earning a individual title was Walter Schoen with a win in the Intermediate boys 100 Meter Backstroke (1:34.12).

Piper Skoyen was another individual champion for the Lions, picking up a win in the Midget Girls 50 Meter Freestyle, recording a time of :49.73. Rounding out the individual winners for the Lions Swim Team is Daniel Tilleman with a win in the Intermediate Boys 200 Meter Freestyle (2:16.23.

Also picking up a win for the Harlem Swim team was Precious Stiffarm, winning the junior girls 50 Meter Breaststroke in :51.83. Lane Cochran (11-12), Lillian Cochran (11-12), Mara Cochran (13-14), Walter Cochran (8 & U) and Maria Hogan (15-19) all earned second place finishes in Chinook over the weekend.

The Chinook Lions Swim Team had plenty of success in the Relays as well. The Lions won the 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay as well as the 13-14 Girls 200 Meter Freestyle Relay. The Lions also won the Mixed 11-12 200 Medley Relay and the Mixed 15-19 Medley Relay.

The swim meet scheduled for the East is in Glendive this weekend while meet in the West is set for Cut Bank.

Chinook Swim Team Results

Chinook Swim Meet, June 11-12, 2022

Cassidy Darlington (11-12) - 10.) 50 Free - :54.00; 8.) 50 Back - 1:16.16; 10.) 50 Fly - 1:08.41.

Ashtyn DePriest (8 & U) - 6.) 25 Free - :24.53; 6.) 50 Free - 1:00.16; 7.) 25 Back - :33.76.

Dentin DePriest (15-19) - 100 Breast - 1:20.97; 1.) 100 Free - 1:02.91; 1.) 400 Free - 5:31.87.

Kolton DePriest (13-14) - 1.) 100 Breast; 3.) 100 Free - 1:17.29 1:16.46; 5.) 200 Free - 2:58.65.

Brockton Elliot (13-14) - 1.) 50 Fly - :31.17; 1.) 100 Fly - 1:13.77.

Bryce Elliot (11-12) - 1.) 50 Free - :30.64; 1.) 100 Free - 1:13.81; 1.) 200 Free - 2:35.10.

Amanda Finley (11-12) - 3.) 50 Breast - 1:03.68; 6.) 100 Free - 1:50.39; 5.) 50 Back - :57.49.

Calvin Frye (9-10) - 7.) 50 Free - :53.23; 5.)100 Free - 2:06.62.

Cynnloch Gibson (9-10) - 5.) 50 Free - :50.39; 2.) 50 Breast - 1:03.56; 4.) 100 Free - 1:57.00.

Pepper Harwood (8 & U) - 1.) :20.90; 1.) 50 Free - :50.10; 4.) 25 Back - :31.25.

Sylvi Harwood (8 & U) - 12.) 25 Free -:28.29; 11.) 50 Free - 1:16.11; 6.) 25 Back - :29.71.

Justin Huravitch (8 & U) - 10.) 25 Free - :56.20; 7.) 25 Back - 1:20.15.

Mariah Huravitch (9-10) - 9.) 50 Free - :50.85; 3.) 50 Fly - 1:03.87.

Clara Laird (15-19) - 3.) 400 Free - 6:44.14; 2.) 100 Fly - 1:38.47.

Gunnar Lenz (11-12) - 11.) 50 Free - :59.64; 8.) 100 Free Finals 2:19.64; 8.) 50 Back - 1:35.73.

Ivey Lenz (15-19) - 4.)100 Free - 1:26.27; 3.) 100 Back - 1:45.24; 4.) 50 Fly - :48.09.

Harper Matkin (8 & U) - 12.) 25 Back - :45.06.

Jeni Mord (13-14) - 3.) 100 Free - 1:19.53; 3.) 100 Back - 1:36.01; 2.) 200 Free - 3:02.25.

Lori Mord (13-14) - 4.) 50 Free - :35.31; 1.) 100 Free - 1:19.21.

Hannah Schoen (15-19) - 4.) 400 Free - 7:14.28; 3.) 100 Fly - 1:55.69.

Tyler Schoen, - 1.) 50 Free - :27.64; 2.) 100 Breast - 1:24.07; 2.)100 Free - 1:03.98.

Walter Schoen (13-14) - 2.) 50 Free - :30.62; 2.) 100 Free - 1:12.38; 1.) 100 Back - 1:34.12.

Maverick Skoyen (8 & U) - 9.) 25 Free - :56.26; 6.) 25 Back - :51.61.

Piper Skoyen, - 1.) 50 Free - :49.73; 5.) 100 Free - 1:54.38; 6.) 50 Back Finals 1:11.28.

Lotus Taly (13-14) - 11.) 50 Free - :42.78; 10.) 100 Free - 1:41.59.

Daniel Tilleman (13-14) - 1.) 200 Free - 2:16.23.

Katie Tilleman (13-14) -1.) 50 Free - :29.88; 1.) 100 Breast - 1:29.78; 1.) 100 Back - 1:20.54.

Wyatt Zuekle (11-12) - 10.) 50 Free - :56.05; 9.) 100 Free - 2:40.83; 7.) 50 Back - 1:40.00.

Girls 9-10 100 Medley Relay - 2.) 1:23.34 (Pepper Harwood, Mariah Huravitch, Piper Skoyen, Ashtyn DePriest).

Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay - 1.) 2:19.94 (Walter Schoen, Kolton DePriest, Brockton Elliot, Daniel Tilleman).

Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay - 1.) 2:27.44 (Jeni Mord, Katherine Tilleman, Lori Mord, Lotus Taly).

Mixed 11-12 200 Medley Relay - 1.) 4:11.72 (Calvin Frye, Cynnloch Gibson, Amanda Finley, Cassidy Darlington).

Mixed 15-19 200 Medley Relay - 1.) 2:32.76 (Ivey Lenz, Dentin DePriest, Clara Laird, Tyler Schoen).

Harlem Swim Team Results

Chinook Swim Meet, June 11-12, 2022

Izzy Baker (13-14) - 7.) 50 Free - :36.68; 4.) 100 Free - 1:26.90; 3.) 50 Fly - :48.16.

Lucas Blackcrow (11-12) - 9.) 50 Free - :53.24; 5.) 100 Free Finals 1:42.09.

Lane Cochran (11-12) - 8.) 50 Free - 1:01.11; 6.) 100 Free - 2:09.70; 2.) 50 Back - 1:09.44.

Lillian Cochran (11-12) - 4.) 50 Free - :38.66; 2.) 50 Breast - 1:01.54; 2.) 50 Fly - :47.65.

Mara Cochran (13-14) - 5.) 50 Free - :35.7; 2.) 100 Free - 1:17.93.

Walter Cochran (8 & U) - 2.) 25 Free - :24.94; 3.) 50 Free - :59.02; 4.) 25 Back - :37.61.

Landen Gray (15-19) - 3.) 100 Free - 1:07.46 .

Marie Hogan (15-19) - 5.) 50 Free - :38.93; 2.) 100 Back - 1:37.00 ; 3.) 50 Fly - :50.01.

Harlem swim team High Point winners included Ciana Johnson, left, midget girls 9-10 and Bailey Johnson, right, junior girls 11-12.

S’Vea Hogan (13-14) - 5.) 100 Free - 1:28.41; 3.) 200 Free - 3:16.51.

Baily Johnson (11-12) - 1.) 50 Free - :35.63; 1.) 100 Free - 1:20.13; 1.) 200 Free - 2:50.73.

Ciana Johnson (9-10) - 1.) 50 Free - :34.87; 1.) 100 Free - 1:19.56; 1.) 50 Fly - :44.89.

Hudson Simons (9-10) - 3.) 50 Free - :44.46; 3.) 50 Fly - 1:00.49.

Mary Simons (9-10) - 7.) 50 Back - 1:12.89.

Hunter Speakthunder (13-14) - 3.) 50 Free - :33.68; 3.) 200 Free - 3:19.28.

Precious Stiffarm (11-12) - 1.) 50 Breast - :51.83; 4.) 100 Free Finals 1:32.45.

Annalisya Yellow Robe (15-19) - 6.) 50 Free Finals 47.33 47.96 (6) 7

Mixed 9-10 100 Medley Relay - 3.) 1:57.22 (Lane Cochran, Hudson Simons, Ciana Johnson, Mary Simons).

Mixed 15-19 200 Medley Relay - 2.) 2:42.51 (Mara Cochran, Landen Gray, Marie Hogan, Hunter Speakthunder).