ALLIANCE – The Torrington Sharks swim team dove into the second week of the 2025 summer season with solid performances at a meet in Alliance, Nebraska, on Saturday, June 14.

Torrington posted multiple PRs and top-eight finishes, including nine gold medals.

Taelyn Stokes recorded a PR in the girls’ 50-meter freestyle for the 9-10-year-old division and shattered the Alliance meet record in the process. Stokes reached the finish line in second place with a time of 38.88 seconds. The previous meet record stood at 40.32 seconds and was set in 2021.

Stokes went on to snag gold in the 25-meter breaststroke, timing in at 27.19 seconds and beating her opponent from Alliance by 1.08 seconds.

Huck Walter collected three golds in the boys’ eight and under (8U) division in Alliance. Walter opened with a win in the 25-meter backstroke, posting a time of 25.80 seconds. Walter finished nearly 12 seconds ahead of the competition from Sidney.

Timing the 25-meter breaststroke in at 28.36 seconds, Huck Walter captured gold by 2.20-second margin over the runner-up from Alliance. Walter rounded the meet out with a first-place finish in the 25-meter freestyle at 24.15 seconds, beating the second-place finisher from Hemingford by just under nine seconds.

In the girls’ 200-meter individual medley (11-12-year-old division), Emily Milner clinched first place with a time of 3 minutes, 59.58 seconds. Milner crossed the finish line nearly 45 seconds faster than the runner-up from Sidney.

Lexi Wilkie garnered gold in the girls’ 50-meter backstroke for the 13-14-year-old classification. Wilkie finished 1.85 seconds ahead of her competition from Hemingford with a time of 45.70 seconds.

Clocking the girls’ 50-meter breaststroke (13-14-year-old) in at 50.59 seconds, Ariana Posten collected first place. Posten won by a 2.14-second margin.

Cooper Walter bagged gold in the boys’ 100-meter individual medley (11-12), posting a time of 1:53.48 and crossing the finish line more than nine seconds ahead of his opponent from Sidney.

In the girls’ long-distance 400-meter freestyle for the 13-14-year-old division, Jaylynn Grant snagged gold at 8:30.65. Grant won with a nearly 25-second margin over the runner-up from Sidney.

Relay results

• 100-medley relay, 8U: Evelyn Courtney, Huck Walter, Ames Birkley and Justin Dunn fifth at 2:52.12.

• 100-medley, 9-10: Zaelynn Hand, Garrett Otten, Alexis Martin and Taelyn Stokes third at 1:48.45 and Peyton Bullington, Hazel Parker, Gavin Harrison and M.J. Snarr eighth at 2:16.51.

• 100-medley, 11-12: Emily Milner, Cooper Walter, Sarah Snarr and Faith Dunn third at 3:35.59.

• 200-medley, 13-14: Lexi Wilkie, Ariana Posten, Jaylynn Grant and Addison Mann third at 3:07.61.

• 100-free, 8U: Justin Dunn, Ames Birkley, Evelyn Courtney and Ellie Posten third at 2:31.79.

• 100-free, 9-10: Taelyn Stokes, Alexis Martin, Delaney Martin and Dyllen Pierce third at 1:31.88; Slate Vaughan, Amelia Dunn, Hazel Parker and Zaelynn Hand eighth at 1:45.73 and Delaney Sinner, Skyler Ludwig, Gavin Harrison and Samara Nunnes 10th at 1:58.91.

• 200-free, 11-12: Emily Milner, Kelsey Otten, Faith Dunn and Sarah Snarr sixth at 3:14.75.

• 200-free, 13-14: Lexi Wilkie, Ariana Posten, Isabel Mann and Addison Mann third at 2:40.10 and Jaylynn Grant, Jordan Bullington, Deklin Harrison and Adley Birkley sixth at 3:24.98.

• 200-free, 15-18: Trinity Martin, Madyson Banister, Madyn Clarke and Catie Reimer fifth at 2:49.56.

Girls individual results

8U

• 25-backstroke: Evelyn Courtney 11th at 58.91 seconds.

• 25-free: Ellie Posten 13th at 43.60 seconds and Evelyn Courtney 18th at 51.06.

9-10

• 25-backstroke: Delaney Martin eighth at 28.26 seconds, Dyllen Pierce ninth at 28.62, Zaelynn Hand 10th at 29.14, Hazel Parker 14th at 30.50, Delaney Sinner 15th at 30.79, Amelia Dunn 16th at 30.89, Peyton Bullington 17th at 31.05 and Skyler Ludwig 18th at 32.40.

• 25-breaststroke: Alexis Mann third at 30.68 seconds and Peyton Bullington seventh at 33.56.

• 25-butterfly: Taelyn Stokes second at 25.61 seconds.

• 25-free: Alexis Martin second at 20.79 seconds, Delaney Martin fifth at 22.63, Caylee Mann eighth at 23.68, Amelia Dunn ninth at 24.03, Dyllen Pierce 10th at 24.44, Hazel Parker 11th at 25.03, Zaelyn Hand 15th at 28.29, Skyler Ludwig 16th at 28.69 and Peyton Bullington 17th at 29.10.

• 50-free: Alexis Martin fifth at 51.70 seconds, Delaney Martin 12th at 54.73, Delaney Sinner 13th at 55.58, Amelia Dunn 14th at 56.24, Zaelynn Hand 15th at 57.31, Dyllen Pierce 17th at 59.19, Hazel Parker 18th at 59.93 and Samara Nunnes 22nd at 1:12.55.

11-12

• 50-backstroke: Faith Dunn seventh at 57.80 seconds and Kelsey Otten 13th at 1:02.85.

• 50-breaststroke: Emily Milner sixth at 56.43 seconds, Kelsey Otten 14th at 1:11.48 and Faith Dunn 15th at 1:11.83.

• 50-butterfly: Emily Milner third at 49.17 seconds.

• 50-free: Sarah Snarr 10th at 46.24 seconds, Faith Dunn 14th at 48.14 and Kelsey Otten 16th at 51.56.

• 100-free: Faith Dunn ninth at 1:50.13.

13-14

• 50-backstroke: Addison Mann fourth at 48.79 seconds, Sophie Sinner seventh at 53.07, Jaylynn Grant eighth at 54.55 and Claire Bloemker 10th at 1:01.99.

• 50-breaststroke: Sophie Sinner sixth at 1:05.76 and Adley Birkley seventh at 1:06.48.

• 50-butterfly: Adley Birkley fourth at 1:03.68.

• 50-free: Lexi Wilkie third at 38.36 seconds, Sophie Sinner fourth at 40.84, Addison Mann fifth at 41.56, Isabel Mann sixth at 42.60 and Adley Birkley 13th at 54.41.

• 100-free: Isabel Mann fourth at 1:40.17, Claire Bloemker ninth at 1:59.91 and Adley Birkley 10th at 2:05.99.

• 100-IM: Lexi Wilkie second at 1:42.74.

• 200-free: Addison Mann second at 3:26.09 and Jaylynn Grant fourth at 3:50.38.

15-18

• 50-backstroke: Tiffany Krueger second at 44.07 seconds, Madyn Clarke 10th at 53.10 and Catie Reimer 11th at 58.01.

• 50-breaststroke: Madyson Banister third at 46.04 seconds.

• 50-butterfly: Trinity Martin third at 42.75 seconds.

• 50-free: Tiffany Krueger second at 34.54 seconds, Trinity Martin third at 36.69, Madyson Banister fourth at 37.07, Catie Reimer 12th at 50.31, Madyn Clarke 13th at 50.75, Camilla Harrison 14th at 1:00.56.

• 100-IM: Trinity Martin fourth at 1:42.16.

Boys individual results

8U

• 25-breaststroke: Logan Snarr fourth at 48.27 seconds and Ames Birkley fifth at 54.16.

• 25-butterfly: Ames Birkley fourth at 41.43 seconds.

• 25-free: Ames Birkley fourth at 36.12 seconds and Logan Snarr sixth at 43.72.

9-10

• 25-backstroke: M.J. Snarr seventh at 31.15 seconds, Gavin Harrison ninth at 32.98 and Christian Sherrow 12th at 1:01.40.

• 25-breaststroke: Garrett Otten sixth at 41.25 seconds and Gavin Harrison ninth at 56.99.

• 100-free: Gavin Harrison eighth at 3:01.91.

• 25-free: Garrett Otten fifth at 22.47 seconds, M.J. Snarr eighth at 26.05 and Christian Sherrow 12th at 54.37.

11-12

• 50-backstroke: Deklin Harrison fourth at 1:04.60.

• 50-breaststroke: Cooper Walter second at 53.17 seconds.

• 50-butterfly: Deklin Harrison fifth at 1:37.08.

• 50-free: Cooper Walter third at 42.26 seconds.

• 100-free: Cooper Walter second at 1:36.26 and Deklin Harrison ninth at 2:04.99.

13-14

• 50-backstroke: Jordan Bullington fourth at 1:02.98 and Kaden LeBar fifth at 1:12.92.

• 50-free: Jordan Bullington eighth at 49.70 seconds and Kaden LeBar ninth at 1:02.37.

15-18

• 50-backstroke: Skylen Smith sixth at 1:19.32.

• 50-breaststroke: Skylen Smith sixth at 1:00.45.

• 50-free: Smith sixth at 50.60 seconds.

• 100-free: Smith seventh at 1:56.99.