Lizanetz, Kalkoske, Collins provide strong finishes at Northern 3A Regional Swimming Championships

The Lowry High School swim team joined the rest of the Northern 3A this past weekend for the regional championships at the Carson Aquatic Center in Carson City.

A pair of Buckaroo swimmers made it to the finals on Saturday, which featured the top eight swimmers in each event. Freshman Paris Collins was fifth in the girls 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2 minutes, 30. 21 seconds, which was two seconds quicker than her preliminary time. Collins was fifth in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:08.54. 

Zoey Theis swam for the Lowry girls in the preliminary races of the 500-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke. Mackenzie Swensen took part in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke. 

The Lowry girls finished eighth as a team with 28 points. Truckee won the team title with 460 points.

Matthew Lizanetz placed the Lowry boys with a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:04.87. The junior placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle in a time of 24.81.

Ashton Kalkoske was fifth in the 200-yard freestyle, as the senior had a time of 2:24.42.

The 200-yard freestyle relay of Kalkoske, Ashton Parry, Caden Montero and Lizanetz were seventh in a time of 2:08.52. The same foursome was sixth in the 400-yard freestyle relay at 4:47.04.

The Lowry boys were eighth as a team with 93 points. Truckee claimed the team title with 420 points.