The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team had a very fun and exciting day at the WIAA Sectional in Milton on Saturday, February 15. The swimmers all posted great times and even had a few STATE QUALIFIERS! 

Qualifying for the State Meet on Friday, February 21st are:

• Cruz Aranda 200 FR & 100 FR
• Myles Morse 500 FR
• 200 Freestyle Relay: Jack Hefty, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Cruz Aranda
• 400 Freestyle Relay: Cruz Aranda, Jack Hefty, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley 

Finishing in the Top 16 at Sectionals:

• 200 Medley Relay (8th – 1:57.61) – Miles Nickelsburg, Jack Hefty, Myles Morse, Caleb Kluck
• 200 Freestyle:
  • Cruz Aranda (8th – 1:50.67) – 3rd on the Whippet Top 10 List
• • Miles Nickelsburg (12th – 2:07.40) *Best Time
  • Sam Nickelsburg (16th – 2:23.41) *Best Time
• 50 Freestyle: 
  • Mateo Bazeley (11th – 24.02) Myles Morse (26.11) *Best Time Caleb Kluck (26.80) *Best Time
  • Wyatt Esch (27.00) *Best Time
• 100 Fly:
  • Langdon Coburn (7th – 58.42) – 6th on the Whippet Top 10 List
  • Sam Nickelsburg (11th – 1:09.15) *Best Time
• 100 Freestyle:
  • Cruz Aranda (5th – 50.24) – 5th on the Whippet Top 10 List Jack Hefty (12th – 53.12) – 10th on Whippet Top 10 List Mateo Bazeley (13th – 53.46)
  • Caleb Kluck (1:00.18) * Best Time
• 500 Freestyle: 
  • Myles Morse (7th – 5:19.23) – 6th on the Whippet Top 10 List
  • Miles Nickelsburg (13th – 5:43.22) *Best Time
• 200 Freestyle Relay (5th – 1:33.94) – Jack Hefty, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Cruz Aranda
• 100 Backstroke:
  • Langdon Coburn (11th – 1:01.77) – 8th on the Whippet Top 10 List
  • Wyatt Esch (16th – 1:13.45) *Best Time
• 400 Freestyle Relay (5th – 3:30.05) – Cruz Aranda, Jack Hefty, Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley

Come watch the boys compete one last time at the WIAA State Meet on Friday, February 21st. Swimming starts at 5:30 pm!

THE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  The 101st Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Swimming and Diving Championships will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, at Waukesha South High School in Waukesha, Wis. 

TICKET INFORMATION:  Ticket prices for each tournament session are $9 plus online fees, and they are only available to be purchased on-line on the WIAA website through GoFan, the WIAA ticketing partner, at:  https://www.wiaawi.org/Tickets#42691538-boys-swimming.

MEET INFORMATION:  The Division 2 championships will be held Friday, with the Division 1 championships to follow on Saturday. The Division 2 diving competition begins Friday at 1:30 p.m., and the swimming finals will follow at 5:30 p.m. 

CHAMPIONSHIPS LIVE ON WIAA.TV:  Every event of the WIAA State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships will be streamed live on the WIAA.TV portal of the NFHS Network on a subscription basis. To purchase a subscription to the live programming for only $11.99 per month, log-on to www.wiaa.tv or www.nfhsnetwork.com and click on the “Subscribe Now” link located at the top right area of the page. Archived streams of the meets will be available on demand on the NFHS Network 72 hours after the tournament with a subscription.

Further information on the meet is available at State Boys Swimming & Diving Championships Preview

Article and Photos Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu