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Berthoud's Corinne Roberts touched the wall to finish the 200-yard breaststroke less than a second after Liberty Common freshman Josie Stahl, but there was no disappointment from the Spartans' record-holding junior.

Berthoud senior Jen Conlon touched the wall at the end of the 100-yard breaststroke, turned toward her teammate Corinne Roberts in the lane next to her, and the two embraced following a 1-2 finish in the event.

With the state swim championships only two weeks away and conference meets even sooner, local swimmers got a chance to improve their times or meet state qualifying marks at the highly competitive Mustang Invitational last weekend at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.

A year ago, Loveland swim and dive coach Martin Jasken returned to the deck after 14 years away from it with a young team looking to make a splash. A year later, the more seasoned group with some valuable state experience is looking for even more success in Jasken’s second year of his second swing […]