The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team competed against Elkhorn on Tuesday, January 3rd. The boys registered 17 best times, and many tried out new events for the first time.
Some highlights include:
- Tyler Arnett edged out his competitor to win the 200 Freestyle by .04 seconds with a time 2:02.94
- David Enns had a huge time drop in the 200 Freestyle, dropping over 16 seconds.
- Cruz Aranda & Xavier Zei both going best time in 200 IM!
- Jack Hefty had a stellar night going best times and winning both individual events. Jack continues to put up a strong performance in the 50 Freestyle going a 25.68. He improved his 100 Breaststroke time by 4 seconds!
- Miles Nickelsburg had a strong performance in the 100 Freestyle dropping 6 seconds off his previous time.
- Onyx Thompson had a great night despite having all four of his events back to back. He tried out the 400 for the first time and then immediately went into the 200 Freestyle Relay where he went a season best split, then continued right into the 100 Backstroke, and then finished off the night 1 race later in the 400 Freestyle relay where he again went a season best split!
- Myles Morse swam a great race in the 100 Backstroke where he edged out his competitor by 1.08 seconds.
- Andrew O’Toole had a great 50 Freestyle going a best time of 29.45.
- Sam Nickelsburg continues to work hard and drop time in the 400 Freestyle.
The boys are back in action on Tuesday, January 10th at home against Platteville/Lancaster and PSC starting at 5:30 p.m. Come out and cheer on the Whippet Swimmers!
Article and Photo Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Co-Head Boys’ Swim Coach
sreynolds@wwusd.org
