Manta Ray Aquatics swim hard at Harvest Meet

ELLENSBURG — Nine swimmers from Manta Ray Aquatics traveled to Ellensburg to participate in the Harvest Swim Meet this past weekend.

All 9 Manta Rays scored points for their team by finishing in the top eight in their individual events. Of particular note was 15-year-old Daniel Martinez and 8-year-old Aline Davis. Martinez took home three first-place finishes in his age group in the 100 freestyle (1:04.14), 100 backstroke (1:16.18), and 200 breaststroke (2:46.94).

Davis brought home first place in the 50 backstroke (48.37). 11-year-old Aidan Devine racked up the points for Moses Lake by finishing in the top eight in nine individual swims, including a second-place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:59.75).

Jessica Williams also finished with two second-place finishes in the 200 breaststroke (2:44.43) and 400 individual medley (5:28.05). 10-year-old teammate Matthew Cramer also claimed a second-place finish in the 100 butterfly (1:57.28).

Also participating at the meet was Kade Pack and Kylan Chivers. Pack finished third in the Men’s 11-12 500 freestyle (6:53.37), while Chivers took home two third-place finishes in the 50 freestyle (36.87) and 100 backstroke (1:43.15).

They were joined by the brother-sister pair of Cody and Kyla Tate. 11-year-old Cody claimed a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke (1:37.87), and 8-year-old Kyla also earned a third-place in the 25 breaststroke (38.90). The Manta Rays look forward to hosting the Thankswimming Open at the Moses Lake High School Pool in the coming weeks.