Lions Swim Team holds swim-a-thon one week before state

A local swimming team is holding an annual fundraiser Thursday at the Havre community pool, one week after the high school team competed at state and one week before its own state tournament.

Lions Swim Team coach Chris Inman said team members will swim in the annual swim-a-thon from 4 to 6 p. m., with the swimmers trying to swim as many laps as they can in the two hours, with a maximum of 200 laps. The team members have been collecting pledges from local residents in preparation for the fundraiser.

She said local residents are welcome to come to the fundraiser.

"If they want to come watch...