First Annual CHS PAPERMAKERS Alumni Swim Meet a Major Success

The Camas High School swim team organized their first annual Alumni swim meet this past weekend at Gold’s Gym. Thirty-five Papermaker alumni ranging from the Class of 2011 to the Class of 2025 came back with their friends and families. 

The Alumni were incredibly competitive with current CHS swimmers winning more than half of the events, but the CHS team ended up winning the meet: 1608.5 points for CHS to 1304.5 for the Alumni.

Kayla Yraceburu got the Oldest returning Alumni award. Callum Brown got the award for the alumni who traveled the farthest (he is going to college in Scotland). Nathan Kim won the Alumni MVP award, and CHS boys assistant coach Jake Yraceburu got “stand out performance” “still fast for at least one swim.

The swim team also presented the first CHS record board and honored two current record holders who attended the meet: Campbell Deringer (Class of 2023 and Lila McGeachy Class of 2025).

“We had a ton a fun races and relays including an impromptu canon ball entry- corkscrew relay where all 12 relays of guys and girls decided to do cannonballs instead of dives and a combo of freestyle and backstroke for the swim,” said CHS Swim Coach, Kelly Dean. “It was a ton of fun, a great fundraiser and the start of a new tradition to celebrate the incredible community of Camas swimming!”