Three young swimmers from Rochelle made a splash at the YMCA Long Course State Championship held at the Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana from July 12-14. Clara Lofthouse, Josie Slattengren and Sydney Burke swim for the Dekalb County Swim Team at the Kishwaukee YMCA in Sycamore.
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ST. JOHN, Ind. — Three young swimmers from Rochelle made a splash at the YMCA Long Course State Championship held at the Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana from July 12-14. Clara Lofthouse, Josie Slattengren and Sydney Burke swim for the Dekalb County Swim Team at the Kishwaukee YMCA in Sycamore.
They qualified for the state meet after achieving the required times in their respective events throughout the summer season. The trio competed against hundreds of other swimmers from across the state and showed their skills and dedication in the pool. The swimmers and their coaches are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to more challenges and opportunities in the future.
Clara Lofthouse, 11, participated in six events in the state championship. She achieved personal best times in four events and placed in the top 10 in five events securing spots in the finals which earned her five medals. Her best performance was in the 200-meter freestyle finals, where she finished seventh with a time of 2:41.96, improving her prelim time by almost 5 seconds. She also helped her team secure a third place win in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a split of 34.76 seconds.
Josie Slattengren, 14, showed her endurance and stamina in the state championship, competing in four distance events and three 50-meter events. She swam the 1-mile freestyle in 22:01.0, placing eighth in the state. She also improved her personal best times in the 200-meter freestyle, 50-meter freestyle and 50-meter butterfly. She was part of the 400-meter medley relay team that finished ninth with a time of 5:42.6. Josie walked away with eighth and ninth-place medals and four personal bests.
Sydney Burke, 13, demonstrated her versatility and skills in the state championship, swimming in eight different events. She achieved personal best times in three events and made it to the finals in three relays. Her best individual performance was in the 50-meter breaststroke, where she clocked in at 47.67 seconds, placing 22nd in the state and setting a personal best. She and her relay teams earned medals in their three relays by finishing eighth in the 400-meter freestyle relay, ninth in the 200-meter medley relay and 10th in the 200-meter freestyle relay.
