Seeding first going into the final round, the boys varsity swim and dive team takes home the second-place trophy at state scoring 252 points overall in the meet and trailing BV North by 16 points. BV Northwest placed third with 225 points. Several swimmers medaled in the meet; with senior Coleman Stephens placing seventh in the 50-yard freestyle, junior Colin Crosby placing fourth in the 100-yard fly, senior Grant Lucas placing eighth in the 100-yard breaststroke, sophomore Zane Laing placing fifth in the 200-yard IM and 100- yard backstroke, and sophomore Jack McClelland placing second in the 500-yard freestyle and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle.
In the 200-yard medley relay consisting of sophomore Zach Laing, senior Grant Lucas, junior Mitchell Blair and senior Coleman Stephens, they placed fifth as a team. In the 200-yard free relay, sophomore Cooper Kearns, McClelland, Stephens and Crosby placed third in their event. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Crosby, Kearns, McClelland and Stephens placed fourth.
In the final round of the dive competition, junior Peter Stechschulte placed third, junior Braydon Roberts placed fifth and junior Henry Frommelt placed seventh.
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2.18.23 Varsity Swim and Dive State
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Junior Peter Stechulte flips in a reverse double in the dive finals. Stechulte placed third out of 16 divers, earning the most points for East in the event. Photo by Macy Crosser
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Junior Braydon Roberts twists off the board in the final round of the diving championships. Roberts placed 5th with a score of 422.10. Photo by Macy Crosser
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Junior Mitchell Blair swims the 100 yard butterfly, coming in 13th place. Blair dropped 0.14 seconds in finals compared to prelims. Photo by Macy Crosser
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On the pool deck, manager and senior Piper Benjamin cheers on junior Colin Crosby in the 100 yard butterfly event. Crosby placed fourth in this event. Photo by Macy Crosser
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Sophomore Jack McClleland swims in the 500 yard freestyle, placing second. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Freshman Grant Kimmel take a breath in the finals of the 100 yard breaststroke event. Photo by Macy Crosser
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After swimming in his first state final, freshman Grant Kimmel views his times on the scoreboard and dropped two places. Photo by Macy Crosser
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Junior Connor Bykowski cheers for sophomore Jack McClelland during the 500 yard freestyle. Photo by Mason Sajna
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Sophomore Zane Laing hugs alumni Bo Kimmel at the end of the meet. Photo by Mason Sajna
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The boys swim state team poses on their podium after receiving their second place trophy. Seeded first at the beginning of the final round, the team fell to BV North by 16 points, coming down to the last relay. Photo by Macy Crosser
