Daily Press Staff Report

For the first time in program history, the Artesia boys won the District 3-4A swimming championship in Hobbs Feb. 8.

Head coach Andrea Ciro said the girls finished second behind Clovis.

“The swimmers are going into the state championships with great seed times and will be top 3 and top 8 medal contenders in all of their events,” she said in a press release.

The state swim meet is set for Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 at Albuquerque Academy High School.

Aidan Ciro took first place and broke a nine-year-old school record in the 200-yard intermediate.

He also won first place in the 100-yard butterfly and just missed a school record, read the release.

Layton Whitmire placed first and broke the school record in the 200-yard freestyle as well and took the top spot in the 100-yard backstroke. Eli DeHoyos placed first in the 100-yard freestyle and second in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Andree Bautista won the 50-yard freestyle and made a qualifying time for state.

Ann Greenwood took first place and broke the school record in the 200-yard intermediate and won first place in the 100-yard butterfly. Morgan Fisher placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke and seventh in the 200-yard intermediate. Sarah Plotner was third in both the 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle.

The girls 200-yard medley relay team of Greenwood, Plotner, Fisher, Addiysn Hartman and Johanna Padilla finished first with a time of 1:52.88 and broke a school record.