Canby Triple J Mile Open

 

On November 21 the Canby Swim Club hosted the Canby Triple J Mile Open. The meet had over seventy-five swimmers from Oregon and southwest Washington. All the swimmers swam only one event: the swimmers mile, 1,650 yards. Fourteen Canby Gators were in the meet, seven girls and seven boys. Top finishers for the Gators were Samantha Smith who earned a fourth place and Michael Hargitt who also earned fourth place.

On the Canby Gators girls side: Carrie Kralovec dropped 1 minute 18 seconds. Jessi Broberg dropped 20 seconds. Kayley Guay finished in 18th place. Alex Hendrick swam the mile for the first time. Veronica Norris dropped 36 seconds in the mile, and Sam Ingle also swam the mile for the fist time.

Canby Gator boys: Luke Welle dropped 44 seconds and finished 6th. Dean Mischell earned a 13th place finish, Spencer Polack dropped 10 seconds and was 14th. Casey O’Brien was 28th and loves swimming the mile. Noah Norris dropped over a minute and 30 seconds, and Bryon Langford swam the mile for the first time.