Sydney Smith Wins at Sweet Onion Swim Meet

WALLA WALLA - Waitsburg Elementary School third grader Sydney Smith placed first place in nine events at the Sweet Onion Swim Meet at Whitman College. The Walla Walla Swim Club hosted the meet at Whitman's indoor pool on Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26.

As a WWSC member, Smith added a second and two third place finishes to her nine first-place wins, and four personal records. She was the high-point winner in the 9- to 10-year-old girl division in the competition against teams from LaGrande, Baker City, Yakima, and Richland.

The Sweet Onion was the last short-course swim meet this season, which started in September. Short courses are held in indoor 25-yard-by-50-meter pools. The long-course swim season begins in May, and Smith will compete in 50-meter outdoor pools.

Smith's Sweet Onion Swim Meet results:

200 Medley relay – 1st Place, Smith swam the 50m butterfly in the 3rd leg

100 Individual medley – 1st place, PR

100 Freestyle – 3rd place, PR

50 Butterfly – 1st place

100 Backstroke – 1st place, PR 

50 Breaststroke – 3rd place

200 Freestyle relay – Sydney swam the 3rd leg 50 freestyle-1st place for 12u girls

200 Individual medley – 1st place, PR 

100 butterfly – 1st place 50 freestyle – 2nd place

100 breast – 1st place

50 back – 1st place