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I am grateful for God, my family, friends, and coaches who have supported me along the way. Also, a special thanks to Coach Megan and Coach Lea for giving me this opportunity! FIGHT ON!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A sprint freestyler, Thiele does her club swimming with Fort Collins Area Swim Team. She had a busy summer, first at Austin Sectionals where she had three top-10 finishes before going on to Western Zone Seniors, ending that meet with gold in the 100m fly and 400m IM as well as bronze in the 100m breast.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 22.98<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 50.02<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:50.87<\/li>\n<li>100 fly &#8211; 55.87<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently a junior at Fossil Ridge High School, Thiele swept the 50 free and 100 free at the 2024 Colorado 5A State Championships. 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