McCook 'Y' swim team sparkles at Cornhusker State Games

McCook’s Leah Spencer (center) stood atop the Cornhusker State Games medalist stand following Saturday’s competition in Lincoln. Spencer won the 100-meter freestyle, 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley in the girls’ age 15-18 division. She will be a senior at McCook High starting next month.

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LINCOLN, Neb. — The McCook summer swim team wrapped up its season at the Cornhusker State Games at the Fremont YMCA pool Friday and Saturday.

Over the course of two days, swimmers from across the state competed on a long course format, where one length was 50 meters which means fewer flip turns on a 50, 100 or 200 meter race.

While they have practiced in the McCook YMCA’s 25 meter pool since early June, the McCook swim team put on a good showing on the eastern end of the state.

McCook summer swimmer Bronson Frazier takes a break while continuing to power along and place among the top three of his age division during Saturday’s Cornhusker State Games in Lincoln.

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First place finishes included McCook High School state qualifier Leah Spencer, who earned first in all three of her individual events.

Fellow MHS swimmers Emma Graff and Deacon Kinne also earned a first place medal in one of their events.

Those earning medals for McCook by placing in the top three included:

McCook summer swimmer Taytum Roskop captured second place among 50-meter freestylers in her 11-12 age division at the Cornhusker State Games on Saturday. Taytum is an Arapahoe student who also swims for the McCook YMCA winter team.

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Boys 8 and under

Cooper Davidson, 100 meter free, second; 50 meter back, third; 50 meter free, second

Britton Blomstedt, 100 meter free, third; 50 meter back, second; 50 meter free, third

Girls 9-10

Rinlee Blomstedt, 100 meter breast, second

Boys 13-14

Derick Spencer, 100 meter back, second

Boys 15-18

Deacon Kinne, 200 meter back, third; 400 meter free, first

Caleb Wilkinson, 50 meter free, third

Girls 15-18

Emma Graff, 100 meter breast, second; 50 meter free, third; 200 meter breast, first

Leah Spencer, 100 meter free, first; 200 meter free, first; 200 meter individual medley, first

Arapahoe’s Taytum Roskop, who also swims for the McCook YMCA winter swim team, earned second in the girls 11-12 year old 50 meter free.

McCook relays placing in the top three included:

Boys 11-12, 200 meter medley: Cooper Davidson, Axel Blomstedt, Bronson Frazier, Britton Blomstedt, third

Boys 13-14, 400 meter free: Eli Graff, Derick Spencer, Aaron Spencer, Jackson Blomstedt, first

Mixed 15-18, 400 meter free: Emma Graff, Deacon Kinne, Caleb Wilkinson, Leah Spencer, first

Mixed 15-18, 400 meter medley: Emma Graff, Deacon Kinne, Caleb Wilkinson, Leah Spencer, second

The McCook swim and dive team will hit the pool again this weekend as the state games continue with diving Saturday at the Woods Pool in Lincoln.

The McCook swimmers will take a brief break before returning to the pool in mid-September for the YMCA youth swim league.

More information about the fall/winter swim team will be available soon on the McCook YMCA website.