Lakyn Luedke takes off in the 8 and under 25 breaststroke at the Imperial, Nebraska, meet. — Diane Stamm | The Holyoke Enterprise
Lilli Brinkema, at left, dives in as Harrison Kleve finishes his leg in the 10 and under 200 free relay at the July 8 meet in Imperial, Nebraska. Eady Sprague and Jonathan Valenzuela eagerly await their turn in the relay. — Diane Stamm | The Holyoke Enterprise
Hattie Sprague gets some advice from swim coach Brenda Krueger at the July 8 qualifying meet. — Diane Stamm | The Holyoke Enterprise
Ridley Brinkema competes in the 12 and under 100 freestyle at the West qualifying meet in Imperial, Nebraska, on July 8. — Diane Stamm | The Holyoke Enterprise
Cambell Kline competes in the 12 and under 50 breaststroke event at the July 8 Imperial meet. — Diane Stamm | The Holyoke Enterprise
Holyoke performs well at summer swim league championships in Oxford, Nebraska
The summer competitive swim season has ended for the Holyoke Swim Team.
The Plains tsunami West qualifying meet was July 8 in Imperial, Nebraska, with Benkelman, Imperial, Ogallala and Perkins County, Nebraska, as well as Sterling and Wray in attendance.
Holyoke qualified in 59 events for the league championship meet July 15 in Oxford, Nebraska. In all, 31 teams from Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas participated in the meet.
Holyoke won 20 events and was runner-up in eight events.
Taking wins in individual events were Alex Brinkema, 100 long free, 25 butterfly, 50 individual medley; Cambell Kline, 200 long free; Inga Burton, 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 100 individual medley; Lyndyn Luedke, 50 freestyle; Link Luedke, 50 freestyle, 25 backstroke, 25 short free; Ridley Brinkema, 100 freestyle, 50 short free; Lakyn Luedke, 25 backstroke, 25 short free; and Rory Sprague, 25 breaststroke.
Four relays taking wins were 100 medley mixed relay, R. Brinkema, Cambell Kline, Burton and Maggie Kleve; 100 individual medley relay, Lakyn Luedke, Lindyn Lued-ke, Austynn Schlachter and R. Sprague; 100 free mixed relay, Corbin Kline, Lilli Brinkema, Eady Sprague and Rhettly Schlachter; and the 100 free mixed relay, Kleve, Cambell Kline, Anika Wright and R. Brinkema.
Holyoke’s head coach is Aly Brinkema.
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