
Tipkemper-Wolfe, Lucia Chapell,
Anica Tipkemper-Wolfe and Pacific Ricke.
Four Haines Dolphins competed at the Age Group Champs meet in Anchorage last weekend where they earned best times, team records and placed in top spots.
Pacific Ricke placed second in the high-point award for 11-year-old girls, and set a new team record in the 400-yard individual medley. Ricke earned first place finishes in the 400-yard individual medley, 200-yard individual medley, 500- and 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly. She placed second in the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard individual medley.
Lucia Chapell received personal-best times in all the events she swam. She placed second in the 50-yard backstroke, the 100-yard backstroke and third in the 100-yard butterfly.
Anica Tipkemper-Wolfe earned the team’s “Biggest Drop” award for slicing more than 11 seconds off her 400-yard individual medley time. She earned personal-best times in all but one event.
Emery Tipkemper-Wolfe earned personal-best times in all but one event, and placed fourth in the 100-yard backstroke.
“Our four-swimmer team finished thirteenth out of 23 teams in attendance, getting more points than teams with three to four times the number of swimmers we brought,” head coach Jackie St. Clair said. “I am so proud of how everyone did. The amount of time everyone dropped from their personal bests was phenomenal.”
The Dolphins didn’t have enough swimmers to qualify for team awards, St. Clair said. Juneau’s Glacier Swim Club finished first with 38 swimmers on its team.
The Dolphins head to Juneau for their next meet in April.