OSAA State Swimming Championships—girls Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Ontario's Kaitlin Spokas is the first into the water in the girls 500 yard freestyle final at the 4A/3A/2A/1A state swimming championships Feb. 16 in Gresham. The senior finished fifth with a time of 5:55.28.









Crystal Kibby of Cascade dominated the girls 200 yard IM at the 4A/3A/2A/1A state swim meet Saturday, winning the race in a meet record time of 2:07.99. She also won the girls 100 yard breaststroke, and was part of the third place team in the 400 yard freestyle relay.








Astoria's Clara Weidman (left) and Bridget Nurding perform a poolside chicken dance during an audience stretch break Feb. 16. Right after the dance, the pair swam the 200 yard freestyle relay with teammates Meredith Barnes and Hannah Whisler. They finished sixth with a time of 1:48.72.