l to r: Brady Pleninger, Cam Schwarzbach, Daisy LaBuda, Harley LaBuda, Caydence Pleninger, and Dillin Geyer.
The Big Sky State Games swimming competition was held this last weekend in Billings. Six of the Big Sandy Swim Team members competed for their first time at the state games. This was a new experience for the Barracuda swimmers, as the majority of the competitors are year-round competitors. In order to qualify for the State Games of America, a swimmer must be a gold, silver or bronze medalist in their respective events. The next State Games of America competition will be held in Lynchburg, Virginia in August 2019.
Individual results: (qualifying events in bold print) Harley LaBuda: 100 free – 11th, 50 back – 14th, 50 free – 14th, 50 breast – 11th; Caydence Pleninger: 200 IM – 11th, 100 free – 13th, 50 free – 10th, 100 breast – 9th; Daisy LaBuda: 100 free – 6th, 50 fly – 2nd, 50 free – 5th, 100 fly – 2nd, 200 free – 9th; Dillin Geyer: 200 IM – 5th, 400 IM – 1st, 100 fly – 6th, 200 fly – 1st; Cam Schwarzbach: 50 free – 7th, 100 free – 6th, 200 free – 4th, 500 free – 2nd; Brady Pleninger: 200 IM
