Whippet Swimmers Honor Seniors, Defeat Edgerton/Evansville

The Whippets finished out their last conference dual meet of the season with a big win over Edgerton/Evansville on Tuesday, October 21st — Senior Night! It was a fantastic evening celebrating our seniors and their incredible contributions to the program. The team showed up strong across the board, closing out conference duals with great swims and tons of best times!

✨ Senior Highlights:

  • Atreya Wilson dropped 2 seconds in her 200 IM with a time of 2:58.54 and won the 100 Breaststroke in 1:28.00!
  • Lucy Davis swam a lifetime best 30.87 in the 50 Free and a smooth, well-paced 500 Free in 7:00.73.
  • Georgia Esch was right on her lifetime best in the 200 Free with a 2:53.48 and had a great 100 Backstroke at 1:40.62.
  • Grace Coleman earned a new best time in the 100 Fly with 1:37.56 and was right on her best in the 100 Backstroke (1:30.70).
  • Charlotte Hajewski dropped 2 seconds for a season best 1:22.31 in the 100 Fly and hit a lifetime best 1:20.51 in the 100 Backstroke.

💥 Other Meet Highlights:

  • Grace Smith went 2-for-2 on best times!
    • 200 Free – 2:22.73 (7-second drop!)
    • 100 Free – 1:05.57 (2-second drop!)
  • Emma Maas went 2-for-2 on best times!
    • 200 IM – 2:55.15 (12-second drop!)
    • 100 Breast – 1:32.28 (2-second drop!)
  • Laken DePorter went 2-for-2 on best times!
    • 50 Free – lifetime best 32.83
    • 500 Free – 8-second drop to 5:57.41!
  • Jalayne Hanson went 2-for-2 on best times!
    • 50 Free – 36.58
    • 100 Free – 1:29.35
  • Paige Kollwelter went 2-for-2 on best times!
    • 50 Free – 34.69
    • 100 Free – 1:22.04
  • Maggie Maas hit a lifetime best 1:16.34 in the 100 Fly.
  • Maya Davis dropped an impressive 14 seconds in her 500 Free with a new time of 7:42.22!

It was an incredible night for the Whippets — tons of time drops, lifetime bests, and a strong finish to the dual meet season! 💪🐾

The Whippet swimmers now enter Championship Season! First up: JV Conference on Tuesday, October 28th (swimming starts at 6:00 pm). Then it’s on to the Southern Lakes Conference Championship Meet on Saturday, November 1st at 11:00 am!
We hope to see you there! 🏊♀💙

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

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