Battle Mountain swimmers compete in Elko

Barrett Buffington swims the backstroke in Elko.

Barrett Buffington swims the backstroke in Elko.

Unlike a majority of its meets, the Battle Mountain NNA swim team made the short trip to Elko on Saturday, March 16, for the 2024 Pot O Gold at the Elko City Pool.

Beckett and Barrett Buffington competed in their first sanctioned and performed great.


Beckett Buffington swims the breaststroke in an individual medley.

Beckett Buffington placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 37.88 second and was fifth in the 50-yard backstroke (1:10.5) and the 50-yard freestyle (1:09.05).

 Barrett Buffington won the 50-yard backstroke in a time of 43.75 and claimed the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle (38.91). 

Nevaeh Serna swim the butterfly during an individual medley in Elko.

He placed second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1:31.25.

Weston Reiva won three events on the day, chopping off nearly 19 seconds in the 50-yard butterfly to stop the watch at 42.45. He improved by 6.84 seconds in the 100-yard individual medley to win with a time of 1:29.73. 

In addition, Reiva won the 50-yard freestyle at 53.54 and was the runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle (7:18.45).

Weston Reiva swims the backstroke at the 2024 Pot O Gold in Elko on March 16.

Neveah Serna won all four of her events, beginning with the 100-yard individual medley in a time of 1:11.52. She won the 200-yard individual medley at 2:37.14 and the 200-yard freestyle (2:27.10). Serna claimed the top spot in the 50-yard freestyle at 29.47.