The Whippet Swimmers raced to a 6th place finish at the Southern Lakes Conference Meet on Saturday, February 8. The team earned 9 medals and swam 16 individual best times. Earning medals at the meet were: Devin Bazeley, 4th place in the 200 Individual Medley and 5th place in the 100 Butterfly; Jack Mayer, 2nd place in the 50 and 100 Freestyle; Shawn Chan, 6th place in the 50 Freestyle; and the 200 Freestyle Relay team of Devin Bazeley, Shawn Chan, Jon Chan, and Jack Mayer took 3rd place. Earning new times on the Top 10 All Time Individual Events list were Jack Mayer in the 50 and 100 Freestyle and Shawn Chan in the 50 Freestyle.
Many swimmers raced hard and dropped significant time. Tyler Arnett dropped 3 seconds in the 200 Freestyle and 4 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Wyatt Anderson dropped 4 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley and 3 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Tony Aranda dropped 3 seconds in the 200 Individual Medley and 2 seconds in the 500 Freestyle. Madux Devitt dropped 5 seconds in the 50 Freestyle and 11 seconds in the 50 Backstroke. Jon Chan dropped time a second in the 100 Butterfly and 4 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke. Youssef Mohammed dropped 5 seconds in the 100 Backstroke. Keith Cameron broke 30 in the 50 Freestyle and dropped 2 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke.
Congratulations to all the boys on some fast swims! Next up is Sectionals on Saturday, February 15, at 1:00pm, in Baraboo.
Article and Photos Submitted by Coach Gina Foucault