Swimmers Close Out Season at Sectionals with 100% Best Times

The Whippet Swim Team finished out their season at the WIAA Sectional Meet at Sauk Prairie High School on Saturday, November 8th. The girls went 100% on best times, ending the season on an incredible high note!

Meet Highlights:

The 200 Medley Relay (Charlotte Hajewski, Atreya Wilson, Lucy Davis, and Emma Maas) dropped over 6 seconds from their seed time to go a 2:18.35! Lucy Davis had an impressive fly split of 34.73. The girls finished 11th overall!
In the 200 Freestyle, Grace Coleman dropped 6 seconds to go a 2:31.10, Charlotte Hajewski dropped 2 seconds to go a 2:29.85, and Grace Smith improved her time to a 2:22.50, placing 13th overall!
In the 50 Freestyle, Laken DePorter swam a fast 32.50, Lucy Davis broke the 30-second mark with a 29.60 and won her heat, and Maggie Maas hit a lifetime best of 28.78!
In the 100 Freestyle, Emma Maas dropped 7 seconds to go a 1:08.43, Storm DePorter continued her time-drop streak with a 1:13.32, Atreya Wilson bettered her time to a 1:08.89, and Grace Smith continued to improve with a 1:05.17!
In the 500 Freestyle, Charlotte Hajewski won her heat and dropped over 15 seconds to go a 6:33.47! Lucy Davis followed with a lifetime best, dropping 9 seconds to go a 6:40.77!
The 200 Freestyle Relay (Maggie Maas, Emma Maas, Grace Coleman, and Grace Smith) dropped 2 seconds from their seed to finish at 1:59.62 and place 10th overall! Grace Smith anchored with a strong 29.57 split.
In the 100 Backstroke, Georgia Esch capped off her season with a 2-second best time (1:32.60), Grace Coleman dropped nearly 3 seconds to go a 1:22.86, and Maggie Maas finished 12th overall with a best time of 1:13.81!
In the 100 Breaststroke, Maya Davis dropped 4 seconds to go a 1:29.81, Emma Maas dropped over 3 seconds to go a 1:29.10, and Atreya Wilson won her heat with a best time of 1:26.51!
The 400 Freestyle Relay (Grace Smith, Lucy Davis, Atreya Wilson, and Maggie Maas) bettered their seed time by 1 second to go a 4:29.89! Lucy Davis had a standout split of 1:06.33!

The Whippets closed out their season full of energy, smiles, and personal bests. Every swimmer finished stronger than they started — showing the hard work, determination, and team spirit that defines this group!

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Whippets this season — it’s been one to remember!

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