Swimmers Continue to Drop Time

The Whitewater Girls’ Swim Team had a packed week of racing — first hosting Jefferson/Cambridge on Tuesday, September 23rd, and then competing at the EagleJay Invite in Jefferson on Saturday, September 27th. The Whippets brought awesome energy, big time drops, and plenty of standout swims at both meets!

Sept. 23 – Home vs. Jefferson/Cambridge Highlights:

Maya Davis took on the 200 Free for the first time, swimming a strong 2:58.84.
Emma Maas dropped 2 seconds in her 200 Free.
Maggie Maas won the 200 IM in a lifetime best 2:42.43, cutting nearly 8 seconds!
Every 50 Freestyler went a best time: Grace Smith (31.38), Charlotte Hajewski (32.48), Laken DePorter (34.01), Storm DePorter (34.66), and Caitlin Alford (37.27).
Grace Coleman clocked a lifetime best in the 100 Free at 1:11.35.
Caitlin Alford dropped more time in the 100 Free, breaking 1:30 with a 1:29.17.
In the 500 Free, the DePorter sisters dominated: Storm dropped 22 seconds (despite losing her goggles mid-race!) and Laken dropped 12 seconds.

Sept. 27 – EagleJay Invite Highlights:

The Whippets kept rolling with Top 16 finishes and more PRs:

200 Free – Charlotte Hajewski (2:36.38 – 13th), Lucy Davis (2:49.50 – 16th)
200 IM – Maggie Maas (2:43.73 – 7th)
50 Free – Grace Coleman (31.28 – 12th, New Best), Grace Smith (31.32 – 13th, New Best)
100 Free – Grace Smith (1:10.11 – 14th, New Best), Atreya Wilson (1:13.23 – 15th), Charlotte Hajewski (1:13.64 – 16th)
100 Back – Maggie Maas (1:15.99 – 10th)
100 Breast – Atreya Wilson (1:34.98 – 14th), Maya Davis (1:37.01 – 16th, New Best)

Big Time Drops:

Laken DePorter dropped 3 seconds in the 100 Free, setting a lifetime best 1:18.93.
All 100 Backstrokers (Maggie Maas, Grace Coleman, Georgia Esch, Caitlin Alford) went best times — Caitlin cut 3 seconds to finish in 1:39.56.
Emma Maas dropped 2 seconds in her 100 Breast, going 1:38.97.

It was a fantastic week full of improvements, PRs, and strong swims — way to go, Whippets!

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