Daily Press Staff Report

The Artesia High Schools girls swim team took third place and the boys won fourth place at the Albuquerque Academy Invitational Jan. 11.

Head coach Andrea Ciro said 21 teams and 500 athletes competed at the tournament.

“Several new state qualifying times were achieved by Morgan Fisher in the 100- breaststroke and Layton Whitmire in the 100-backstroke. Everyone swam best times across the board,” she said.

Aidan Ciro won first place in the 100-butterfly and in the 50-freestyle, which broke a nine-year-old school record.

Ann Greenwood won first place in the 100-breaststroke, Eli DeHoyos won second place in the 100-breaststroke, Addisyn Hartman won second place in the 100-butterfly, Johanna Padilla won second in the100-backstroke, Layton Whitmire took fourth in the 100-backstroke.

Andrea Ciro said the boys and girls A relay teams won second in the 200-medley and the 200-free relays.