RUSTLER NEWS

Limbering up during practice, CMR boys and girls swimmers prepare for Cross-town. Photo by Ashley Moore.

   Saturday, February 13, CMR swimming both boys and girls took State and became the Class AA prep swimming capital of Montana. CMR boys swimming hasn’t taken the title since 1978, and the girls remain undefeated.

See Staff Blog by swimmer Simon Ljunggren for a reaction to the teams’ win at state.

Practicing their kicks, CMR swimmers travel up and down the lane during a Monday practice. Photo by Meg Smith.

CMR swimmers return after a powerful last season

by Meg Smith

After winning state two times in a row, the Great Falls swim team, GFHS swimmers and CMR swimmers combined, are hoping to make it a three peat. The swimmers practice five days a week for two and a half hours a night to achieve this goal.

 “It’s definitely a commitment you have to be willing to make, “varsity swimmer Skye Ljunggren said. Swimming is more of a lifestyle than an afterschool activity, she added. Read the rest of this entry »