The Whippet Boys’ Swim Team hosted Elkhorn and The Prairie School on Tuesday, January 6th for an exciting triple dual. While the Whippets outswam The Prairie School 111–43, they came up short against a strong Elkhorn squad 109–61. Overall, the boys had some really good swims, and it was great to be back racing!
Highlights from the night include:
• 200 Medley Relay – Langdon Coburn, Caleb Kluck, Cruz Aranda, and Mateo Bazeley finished 2nd with a time of 1:50.19. Caleb had a strong 50 Breast split, clocking 34.44.
• 200 Freestyle – Langdon Coburn finished 2nd with a time of 2:04.78. Carson Miller and Ian Agen both tried the 200 Free for the first time and went under 3:30.
• 200 IM – Cruz Aranda won the event with a time of 2:07.94, moving him into 5th place on the Whippet Top 10 List. Eloy Rodriguez swam the event for the first time and did a great job.
• 50 Freestyle – Mateo Bazeley continued to swim fast, hitting right on his best time. Chacha Binagi dropped a huge 4 seconds, going 34.67, and Cooper Housel posted a new best time of 34.50.
• 100 Butterfly – David Enns and Mateo Bazeley both swam the event for the first time in their careers. Mateo finished 7th with a time of 1:07.30, and David followed with a solid 1:24.34.
• 100 Freestyle – Cruz Aranda took 2nd with a time of 52.12. Wyatt Esch dropped 5 seconds to go 1:02.18. Hunter Runnoe dropped an impressive 8 seconds, hitting 1:12.06, and Ian Agen had a massive 16-second drop, posting a best time of 1:24.88.
• 200 Freestyle Relay – Langdon Coburn, Mateo Bazeley, Caleb Kluck, and Cruz Aranda won the event with a time of 1:39.23.
• 100 Backstroke – Chacha Binagi and Hunter Runnoe both had huge time drops. Chacha dropped nearly 15 seconds, finishing in 1:40.47, and Hunter dropped 14 seconds, posting a new best time of 1:34.80.
• 100 Breaststroke – David Enns continued his strong improvement with a best time of 1:23.43. Carson Miller dropped 10 seconds, touching in 1:52.58.
• 400 Freestyle Relay – Wyatt Esch led off with a strong split, bettering his 100 Free time again with a 1:01.23.
Up next: The Whippets head to Stoughton on Saturday, January 10th to compete in the Stoughton College Invitational. Swimming starts at 10:30 AM — hope to see you there!
Article Submitted by Sarah Reynolds
Whitewater High School Head Swim Coach
ReynoldsSM07@uww.edu
