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SWIMMING: Fun for all

The Baraboo Riptide Swim Team roared to a victory over the Spring Green Dolphins Wednesday night, winning 389-273. It was an animal-themed meet, with swimmers and coaches dressing up like animals.

"It was a lot of fun to see all the kids and coaches in their animal outfits," said coach Lynn Keeling, "They swam like animals and had some great races. The kids are getting the hang of it. We had fewer disqualifications."

The Riptide and the Dolphins were tied after the medley relay events, with five of the races won by Riptide teams of 8 & under boys Cole Brantner, Luna Larson, Ethan Klingenmeyer and Max Statz, 9-10 girls Sarah Anderson, Ellie Hennessy, Hannah Vittengl and Wren Benson, 11-12 girls Chloe Zick, Abby Hennessy, Grace Deering and Alison Krug, 11-12 boys Devin Fichter, Connor Grogan, Noah Larson and Ian Baird, and 15-18 boys Ryan Mathers, Jacob Hackbarth, Kody Mjelde and Matthew Garcia.

After the freestyle events, it was still a tight race with the Riptide leading the Dolphins by only two points, 81-79.

Points are awarded for only first, second and third places, and earning points for Riptide in the freestyle were Maria Vittengl, Cole Brantner, Ethan Klingenmeyer, Sarah Anderson, Sophia Larson, Grace Deering, Noah Larson, Hannah Mueller, Claire Paul, Sean Cormican, Cooper Kohlman, Emily O'Rourke, Kara Smiley, and Matt Garcia.

The Riptide stretched the lead by 10 points after completing the backstroke events, with a score of 130-120.

Blue-ribbon winners Chloe Zick, Connor Grogan, Spencer Shuman, Emily O'Rourke and Ryan Mathers. Also earning points were Natalie Gneiser, Cole Brantner, Luna Larson, Sarah Anderson, Josef Kohlman, Kaden Montpas, Allison Warming, Devin Fichter, Sydney Rabata, Grant Rabata, Kara Smiley, and Logan Rabata.

The Riptide didn't lose their momentum for the rest of the meet, winning seven of the next eight individual medley events. First-place swimmers were Hannah Vittengl, Alison Krug, Noah Larson, Laken Murphy, Spencer Shuman, Gemma Pillsbury and Kody Mjelde.

The 8 & under girls swept the top three spots in the Breaststroke, with a first-place finish by Natalie Gneiser, Maria Vittengl in second, and Grete Engels taking third. Ellie Hennessy, Noah Larson, Laken Murphy, Gemma Pillsbury and Jacob Hackbarth all took home blue ribbons in their breaststroke races.

In the long freestyle, the 15-18 boys showed their animal strength, also taking the top three spots with winning swims by Ryan Mathers in first place, followed by Jacob Hackbarth and Matt Livingston.

Facts About Dolphins for Kids | Eduperience

Dolphins are sea mammals that are very closely related to porpoises and whales. The dolphins exist in forty species with 17 genres and are in various sizes that range from 1.2m (4ft) which is the Maui’s Dolphin that weighs about 40kgs or 90lb to 9.5 m/30ft which is the orca and weighs about 10 tonnes or 9.8 lts. The dolphins are found all over the world with some living in the shallow seas of the continental shelves of which most are carnivores and feed on fish and squids.

These mammals are known for their social nature, intelligence, playfulness and their friendly face. These features are:

The Dolphin Features: They normally have a straight body which assists them to swim faster in the seas. Then they have a tail fin which is used to help them propel while in the sea almost like a water boat propellers and has pectoral fins which acts as a stirring wheel whereby they help them to control the directions they will be making. The dolphins are also known to have the dorsal fin which helps them remain stable in water such that are remain straight in the water. They usually come in various colors such as in shades of Grey with a lighter underside and at times they will have lines and patches all in different Grey contrasts. They breathe through their blow hole that is on top of their heads. What they enjoy eating most: Dolphins like human beings, have their favorite foods and the most enjoyable food will vary from one type of dolphin to another. Otherwise, their favorite food is usually fish and squids while the biggest dolphin known as orca feeds on other sea animals. There is something known as coralling where the fishermen train dolphins to chase the fish into shallow water where they can catch them easily and then dolphins are rewarded by eating the fish that get out of the nets. Their Social Nature: As mentioned earlier one of the best characteristics of the dolphins is that they are able to interact freely with human beings as well as with other dolphins. They use many sounds such as clicks, and other sounds like whistling to “talk” or communicate with other dolphins. They are known to be very kind and build very strong friendships with other dolphins. In fact, should one of their closest dolphins get injured, they can stay with them until they get well and if they have problems when breathing they will push up the injured dolphin to water surface so that it can breathe easily.

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