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Swim Falls on Day Two at Westmont

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Alaska Nanooks swim team fell to Westmont on the final day of their two-day meet. Westmont knocked off the 'Nooks 104-99.

On day two, the Nanooks and Warriors participated in 11 events; the 200-yard medley relay, 1000-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle, 50-yard freestyle, 400-yard IM, 200-yard butterfly, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard freestyle relay.

Westmont grabbed the win in the 200-yard medley relay with the Nanooks placing second and third. The second-place team from Alaska was made up of Camille Dayton, Lainey Lioi, Shannon McCallum and Sophia Ruppert and they posted a time of 1:57.41 for four points. Payton Wojciechowicz took first in the second event, the 1000-yard freestyle. She grabbed the win with a final time of 11:13.22, getting the Nanooks nine points. Emma Seward followed in second-place with a time of 11:43.97. The third event of the day was the 200-yard freestyle. Taryn Aho was the top-finisher for Alaska, finishing in second with a time of 2:07.24, only two and a half seconds behind the winner. 

Kyleigh McArthur led the 'Nooks in the 50-yard freestyle, taking second with a time of 27.67 and getting the Nanooks four points. Aho took fourth and Tori Shoemaker took fifth. 

In the 400-yard IM, the Nanooks took second and third as Naomi Burgan took second with a time of 4:46.26 and Cameron Valent took third with a time of 5:04.50. The next event was the 200-yard butterfly and Sophia Ruppert grabbed a first-place finish with a time of 2:12.72. Mesa Moran took fourth with a time of 2:23.70. Lainey Lioi grabbed another win for Alaska in the 100-yard free, posting a time of 56.84. Adeline Berry took second, posting a time of 57:67 and Kyleigh McArthur took fourth with a time of 1:00.65. In the 200-yard backstroke, Camille Dayton grabbed a win, posting a time of 2:17.71, getting nine points for the Nanooks. Shannon McCallum followed closely behind in second-place with a finishing time of 2:19.55. 

The final three events were the 500-yard free, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard free relay. In the 500, Wojciechowicz grabbed a second-place finish with a 5:27.99 time. Tori Shoemaker finished in fourth and Mesa Moran too fifth. In the 200-yard breaststroke, Naomi Burgan claimed fourth and Taryn Aho took fifth. The final event was the 200-yard freestyle relay. A team made up of Adeline Berry, Lainey Lioi, Shannon McCallum and Sophia Ruppert grabbed first-place with a time of 1:42.82. 

The Nanooks are back in action Nov. 18-20 at the La Verne Invite at East Los Angeles College. 

For more information on the Alaska Nanooks swim team, follow @NanookSwim on Instagram, @NanooksSwim on Twitter, or like the Alaska Nanooks Swim team page on Facebook. 
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