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Swimmers make most of opportunities at indoor meet

Marcie Fites, of the Aberdeen Swim Club, swims the backstroke portion of the 100 yard Individual Medley Saturday at the Aberdeen Swim Club Winter High Point Meet at the Aberdeen Family Y. Fites recorded a B Cut time during the meet. Photo by John Davis taken 1/6/2024
Members of the Aberdeen Swim Club turned in solid performances during the team's annual High Point Indoor Meet this past weekend at the Aberdeen Family Y. The Stingrays were missing four of their top swimmers who were competing in an all-star meet in Iowa, but that opened opportunities for other members, according to coach Neil Romney. "It some ways it was a good opportunity for some of our swimmers who weren’t at all-stars, because some of those kids that were gone who would normally be competing for the win weren’t there … and our swimmers had a chance to fill that or at least strive to fill that position. I think they responded well to that." High-point winners included Lydia Kessler, Logan Smith, Braelyn Anderson, Sterne Johnston, Ava Smallman, Tigue Karst, Annie Bindenagel, and Andrew Jorgenson. Stingrays that accomplished new USAS motivational standards were B cuts: Kinsley Anderson, Annie Bindenagel, Ashlee Bindenagel, Evie Brudvig, Marcie Fites, Blake Isaak, E

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