Girls swim opens season well

Jordan Riebel, Panther's Tale writer

On March 27, the Derby girls swim team competed at El Dorado High School.

During the 200 medley relay — the first event of the day — two relay teams qualified for state.

Senior Megan Keil, who signed to swim at Missouri, qualified for state in the 100 backstroke and finished first.

Freshman Sophia DeGregorio beat previous state qualifier junior Torrie Dutcher in the 100 butterfly. DeGregorio won in 1:12, while Dutcher not far behind with a time of 1:15 for second place.

Derby finished second in the eight-team meet.