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.
Five days of the best girls' swimming and diving in Colorado began Tuesday with the Class 4A diving competition, and will conclude Saturday with the Class 3A finals of the CHSAA swim and dive state championship meet at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton.
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.