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Desert Dolphins Research Paper

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On Thursday, June 22, the Blythe Desert Dolphins hosted their second home swim meet, where they competed against the Brawley Sunstrokers and the Holtville Stingrays at the Palo Verde High School pool. The Desert Dolphins went head to head with 34 Brawley swimmers and 13 Holtville swimmers. Making a huge splash in the water, tough competitors from the Desert Dolphins swam hard and did their best to take home well-deserved ribbons in each category. With dynamic strokes and fast speed, the dolphins glided through the water effortlessly, completing 25 and 50 yards per event. Doing the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, some notable performances from the meet were by: 6-year-old Joseph Hawpe taking home 2nd place in the 25-yard …show more content…

Competing in the backstroke portion of the swim meet, Emma Barron (6), Jaden Schlueter (6), Luke Sutterfield (7) and Dane Joslin (14) all swam away with first place ribbons from each of their age categories. Jisselle Cano (6) and Charlotte Dagnino (10) were the only Blythe Desert Dolphins to place first in the breaststroke against Brawley and Holtville, but eight other dolphins took home second place, including Marley Armenta (6), Wesley Dill (8), Addison Mefford (11), Conner Coverdale (12), Laura Tellez (13), Dane Joslin (14), Riley Mefford (16) and 15-year-old Brian Johnson. Dramatizing up to be a tough part of the competition for the dolphins, Blythe swimmers who walked away from the freestyle portion of the meet with third place were Emma Barron (6) and Hunter Ford (6) in the 25-yard, Daniel Gregory (8) Charlotte Dagnino (10), Tommy Houston (9)Conner Coverdale (12) in the boys 50-yard and Brennen Copple boys (15). However, Zane De Leon (6) Nathan Thomas and Riley Mefford, were the only dolphins to place first in the freestyle competition. The next home swim meet will be this Thursday, June 29, at 5

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