Three Torrington residents took their talents to the Senior Games in Laramie and Kearney, Neb. this past weekend, combining to bring home nine medals.
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LARAMIE – Three Torrington residents took their talents to the Senior Games in Laramie and Kearney, Neb. this past weekend, combining to bring home nine medals.
Rusty Winget spent time in the pool during all three days of the Wyoming Senior Games in Laramie. He started by competing in the 1,500-yard freestyle Thursday, winning with a time just longer than 27 minutes, which drastically dropped from his 1,500-yard freestyle gold-medal time from last year’s Games (33:26).
“I knew I was doing good in the 1,500,” Winget said. “My wife was calling out my split times and I knew I was going to shatter my personal best.”
Winget moved into the shorter distances Thursday, taking first in his age group (55-59-year-olds) in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 3:01. On Saturday, he was in the pool for four different events.
His only loss of the weekend came in the 50-yard freestyle, where he finished in 32 seconds, snagging second. He finished out his weekend with three more gold medals, winning the 25-yard, 100-yard and 500-yard freestyle.
“The older you get, you need more motivation to stay in shape and I’ve always been competitive,” said Winget, who ended the weekend with five gold medals and a silver.
For the rest of the summer, Winget plans to continue swimming at the Dale Jones Municipal Pool. All summer long, he has swam a half mile in the morning and mile at night. He hopes to get more than 60 miles under his belt before the pool closes for the year on Aug. 20. He noted that the lifeguard staff at the local pool helped him all summer and he also worked with Erin Jespersen, the Torrington Sharks swimming coach.
“Those guys were just great,” Winget said. “They would go out of their way just to accommodate me.”