Swim Places 3rd at Tom Lieder Invitational

The Whippets had a strong showing at the Tom Lieder Invitational on Saturday, finishing 3rd out of 11 teams! The boys continue to build momentum early in the season with several top-16 finishes, big time drops, and two relay wins!

Top 16 Finishers:

• 200 Medley Relay – 7th (2:13.28)

Wyatt Esch, David Enns, Sam Nickelsburg, Xavier Ortiz

• 200 Free:

1st – Cruz Aranda (1:55.46)

• 50 Free:

1st – Mateo Bazeley (23.73)

12th – Wyatt Esch (26.86)

• 100 Fly:

3rd – Langdon Coburn (59.59)

7th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:10.49)

• 100 Free:

1st – Cruz Aranda (51.32)

2nd – Mateo Bazeley (54.07)

• 100 IM:

2nd – Langdon Coburn (1:03.38)

8th – Caleb Kluck (1:15.06)

11th – Xavier Ortiz (1:24.85)

• 200 Free Relay – 1st (1:35.72)

Cruz Aranda, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, Langdon Coburn

• 100 Back:

11th – Wyatt Esch (1:15.22)

14th – Sam Nickelsburg (1:22.65)

• 100 Breast:

12th – David Enns (1:27.32)

15th – Caleb Kluck (1:31.16)

• 400 Free Relay – 1st (3:37.45)

Cruz Aranda, Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, Mateo Bazeley

400 Free Relay

Other Highlights:

• 200 Freestyle group of Angel Kilar, Cooper Housel, ChaCha Binagi, and Hunter Runnoe — all with time drops!

• Angel Kilar with two PRs, including a 5-second drop in his 100 Free!

The Whippets will be back in action on Tuesday, December 9th, at home vs. Burlington Co-op. Swimming starts at 5:30 pm — come pack the pool!

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

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