By Alyssa Peters
Chadron Sharks
Deadwood Swimming Invitational
In their last meet on the road before their first home meet, seven members of the Chadron Sharks Swim Team (CSST) traveled to Deadwood, SD January 6-7, 2024, as 159 swimmers competed in the 2024 Deadwood Swimming Invitational. The Sharks continued make their mark in the area’s swimming community, swimming against teams from Buffalo (BSC), Converse County (CCW), and Newcastle (NSST), WY; Spearfish (GOLD), Deadwood/Lead (DL76), Fall River (FRST), Rapid City (RST), and Sturgis (SSR), SD; and Scottsbluff (SBSC), NE.
Meet Results (* denotes State-qualifying time for Chadron Swimmer)
11-12 Women
Fabiola Benitez-Socarras (11 years old): 50 Yard Backstroke – DQ; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:55.49 (-8.04 seconds), 15th place; 50 Yard Breaststroke – 54.57 (-0.56 seconds), 13th place; 100 Yard Individual Medley – 2:11.71 (-7.98 seconds), 11th place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 2:04.11 (-1.43 seconds), 11th place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 47.68 (-1.68 seconds), 16th place; 100 Yard Breaststroke - DQ
13-14 Men
Rex Ritterbush (14): 200 Yard Backstroke – 4:14.11, 4th place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:37.29, 14th place; 200 Yard Breaststroke – 4:18.54, 6th place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1:50.32, 5th place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 40.94 (-5.46 seconds), 8th place; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1:58.34, 7th place
Carter Peters (14): 100 Yard Butterfly - 1:11.61 (-5.91 seconds), 4th place; 200 Yard Backstroke – 2:38.42 (-11.46 seconds), 1st place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 58.93* (-2.41 seconds), 5th place; 200 Yard Breaststroke – 3:01.54 (-5.13 seconds), 4th place; 200 Yard Freestyle – 2:15.18* (-20.32 seconds), 3rd place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1:11.11* (-4.39 seconds), 1st place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 25.91* (-1.96 seconds), 1st place; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1:19.81* (-3.38 seconds), 4th place; 200 Yard Individual Medley – 2:45.63, 3rd place
15-16 Women
Valeria Benitez-Socarras (15): 200 Yard Backstroke – 3:05.54 (-5.78 seconds), 3rd place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:15.86, 4th place; 200 Yard Breaststroke – 3:42.02, 2nd place; 100 yard Individual Medley – 1:25.29 (-3.58 seconds), 3rd place; 200 Yard Freestyle – 2:56.52, 3rd place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1:24.49 (-3.74 seconds), 5th place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 32.48, 6th place; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1:42.74, 4th place
Raylie Pourier (16): 100 Yard Butterfly – 1:15.31 (-1.38 seconds), 2nd place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:07.52* 2nd place; 200 Yard Breaststroke – 3:27.39, 1st place; 200 Yard Freestyle – 2:37.98 (-3.49 seconds), 2nd place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1:19.29, 4th place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 30.31*, 4th place; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1:31.85, 3rd place
17-18 Women
Jessalinn Dieriex (17): 100 Yard Butterfly – 2:18.82, 2nd place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:31.83 (-3.61 seconds), 4th place; 1650 Yard Freestyle – 34:37.79, 4th place; 200 Yard Freestyle – 3:33.55, 3rd place; 100 Yard Backstroke – 1:55.74 (-2.41 seconds), 4th place; 50 yard Freestyle – 42.02, 5th place; 500 Yard Freestyle – 9:27.84 (-12.62 seconds), 2nd place
Kenzie Pourier (17): 100 Yard Butterfly – 1:39.69, 1st place; 200 yard Backstroke – 3:14.79, 3rd place; 100 Yard Freestyle – 1:20.28, 3rd place; 200 yard Breaststroke – 4:00.74, 2nd place; 200 Yard Freestyle – 2:55.51, 2nd place; 100 yard Backstroke – 1:27.61, 3rd place; 50 Yard Freestyle – 35.90, 4th place; 100 Yard Breaststroke – 1:48.99, 3rd place
The Sharks will have their first home meet at the Chadron Aquatic Center on January 13-14, 2024, and will be hosting teams from Scottsbluff, NE; Fall River and Sturgis, SD; and Buffalo, WY and expect around 70 swimmers to compete. The public is invited to watch, and there is no fee for spectators. Saturday will begin at 2:15 pm and Sunday will begin at 9:15 am.