The Dalles Swimmers compete at State Championships
Pictured is Harlan Lawrence, left, and Holten Lawrence, right. Not pictured: Hannah Anslinger
From The Dalles Swim Team:
By Ann Goodman
The Dalles, Ore., Feb. 26, 2026 — The Dalles Swim Team sent three 10-and-under swimmers to the Arena OSI state championship meet this past weekend, February 21-22, in Springfield, Oregon.
Hanah Anslinger, age 9, competed in the 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke, and 50-yard butterfly, with top 15 finishes in the backstroke events (14th in the 50 back and 11th in the 100 back, both with substantial time improvements).
Harlan Lawrence, age 7 and competing against 8-year-olds, competed in a maximum number of 6 events:
50-yard breaststroke: 16th place
50-yard butterfly: 14th place
100-yard Individual Medley (IM): 10th place
25-yard butterfly: 12th place
25-yard breaststroke: 10th place
25-yard freestyle: 12th place
Holten Lawrence, age 9 and older brother to Harlan, also had a full schedule of six events:
200-yard freestyle: 2nd place
50-yard backstroke: 1st place
100 Yard Individual Medley (IM): 1st place
50-yard freestyle: 2nd place
100-yard backstroke: 1st place
100-yard freestyle: 3rd place
Holten has qualified in all events for the Northwest Regional Age Group Championship meet to be held in Federal Way, Washington, March 19-22.
This was a large championship meet, and all three TDST swimmers rose to the occasion, posting personal best times and placings. There were fast swimmers from all over the state, and they represented The Dalles well!
The next meet is the 11-14 Arena OSI State Championship meet, with three swimmers qualified to compete: Elijah Bachman, Sebastian Powell, and Silas Vaught. That takes place March 6-8 in Beaverton
Kaiya Doty, 16, and having just completed a successful high school season, has qualified to compete in six events at the Oregon Regional Championships, also to be held at Tualatin Hills in Beaverton, March 19-22.
The last team swim meet for the winter season is March 14-15 in Newberg, with 14 swimmers competing at the John Haring Memorial B/C meet.
It's been a busy and successful championship season!
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