Sina Lufkin, 10, of Potsdam; Sydney Rochefort, 8, of Massena; Gretchen Braun, 8, of Lisbon; and Katie McGrath, 10, of Potsdam recently raced to second place in the 10 and under 200 freestyle relay with a time of 2:26.12.

Fourteen members of the Northern TRIBS swim club recently traveled to Troy to attend the season opening “Trick or Treat Invitational” held at R.P.I. Oct. 17 and 18.

Top finishes were earned by:

• Gretchen Braun (Lisbon) in the eight and under female 50 free, taking second with a time of 36.53, 25 free – third with a 16.72, 25 Fly – fourth with a 19.95 and in 100 IM she swam to fifth place with a 1:31.51

• Hannah Braun (Lisbon) in the 13 and over female 100 breaststroke finished eigth with a time of 1:14.65

• Seth Braun (Lisbon) in the nine to 10 male 100 free came in second with a time of 1:12.22, 50 free - third with a 32.37, 50 breast – fourth with a 44.74 and in the 100 IM seventh with a time of 1:25.20

• Sina Lufkin (Potsdam) swam the nine to 10 female 100 freestyle winning first place with a time of 1:10.17, 50 back she came in third with a 37.52, and sixth in the 50 Fly with a 38.13

• Katie McGrath (Potsdam) won the nine to 10 female 50 back event with a 36.01, and took second place in all her other races: 50 breast (42.20), 100 free (1:10.37) and 100 IM (1:19.78)

• Sydney Rochefort (Massena) finished sixth in the eight and under 25 Freestyle with a time of 18.88.

“This was our first meet of the season and it really shows the dedication of our swimmers to attend these USA Swimming competitions held mostly around the Albany Region. Our swimmers train hard and have fun when they are at these meets, that’s how they become successful,” Coach Jock said.

“Our swimmers always do a few fast fun races they want to do and one or two other races to test themselves, and they always step up to these challenges, sometimes racing against 100 other swimmers in their age group,” Jock said.

Other highlights of the meet were:

• Paul Braun (Lisbon) - 13 and over male 500 dree, dropping 18.57 seconds from last season to go 5:55.60 and in the 200 IM taking off 21.87 seconds to go 2:30.82.

• Mia Mousaw from Rensselaer Falls - 11 – 12 female 200 free, shaving of 17.06 seconds for a final time of 2:45.07.

The TRIBS hold practices in Canton at the middle school and in Massena at the high school.

Northern TRIBS Swimming is a year-round USA Swimming club providing swim lessons, stroke school, competitive age group and senior level practices along with masters swimming for adults 18+. For club information and full meet results visit www.goTRIBS.org.