MEEKER | Six of the 10 swimmers in ERBM Recreation and Park District’s Meeker Marlins swim team program traveled to Aspen for the first USA swim meet of the season. Competing against many year-round swimmers, the Marlins placed well. Tucker Chinn won the high point award for the 9-10 boys[Read More…]
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MARLINS ON THE MOVE …
The 2019 swim season is here. The Meeker Marlins, USA Swim Team just finished pre-season and will kick off the regular season beginning on May 29. The team swims five days a week, covering miles each week. The first swim meet will be in Rangely on June 1. Swimming for[Read More…]
Marlins swim at summer seasonal championship
MEEKER | The Meeker Marlins traveled to the final meet of the year in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 3-5. The Scottie Ascherman Summer Seasonal Swim Championships travel around the state, being hosted at different locations for each year, and are for seasonal swimmers from across the state. Coach Shelly Rogers concentrates[Read More…]
Meeker Marlins teams compete in Eagle championship
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins swimming program consists of two teams, a competitive league sanctioned through USA Swimming.org and the High Country League. Last Friday both teams traveled together to Eagle, Colo., for the 2018 championship swim meet. All of the USA swimmers were extremely excited to be back in[Read More…]
Marlins do well at Western Slope League Championship
By Tiffany Jehorek Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Swimming provides a unique outlet for athletes, as it is both an individual and a team sport, it has long practices with short bursts of competition, and the kids continually smell like chlorine. The Meeker Marlins started official practices in May,[Read More…]
Marlins break records at Montrose meet
By TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Montrose hosted the final regular season, three-day, swim meet with the entire Meeker Marlin team in attendance for some fierce competition. Addie Knowles posted best times in all of her swims. “Something which is nearly unheard of this point in the[Read More…]
Marlins zoom through Delta, Craig meets
By TIFFANY JEHOREK Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Swimming, as a competitive sport, goes well beyond teaching a life skill and preventing drowning; there are many invaluable lessons learned. The Meeker Marlins, a team of seven, traveled to Delta for an evening meet on Tuesday, June 12, and walked[Read More…]
Competitive Marlins to swim in Western Slope Championship
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins split into two teams this year, a developmental team and a competitive team. The competitive team has qualified all 10 of its swimmers for the Western Slope Championships this weekend in Grand Junction.
Meeker Marlins swim team competes well at High Country championship
Meeker I The Meeker Marlin swimmers, an ERBM Recreation and Park District program, competed at the High Country Swim League Championship Meet at the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink in Eagle on July 29, and several of the swimmers did Meeker proud.
Meeker Marlins swim their way to a great season
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins Swim team, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District, concluded their summer swim meet schedule with the High Country League Championship meet in Eagle, Colo., this past Friday.