Swim and dive team third at state

Posted on: Nov 22, 2021

Swim and dive team third at state


The Delano High School girls swim and dive team took third place at the 2021 state meet over the weekend. The team scored its highest point total ever, had three first-place individual or relay finishes, and set one individual state record. Here are some of the results:

Emma Kern set a new state record with an Auto All-American time in the 100 backstroke. She also won the 100 butterfly with a new school record and Auto All-American time in prelims, and an All-American Consideration time in finals.

Kern was also a member of the first-place 200 free relay team, including Hannah Wadholm, Josie Strobl and Kaia Georges, which finished in an Auto All-American time and set a new school record.

The 200 medley relay of Norah Seguin, Abby Wadholm, Abby Seguin and Georges placed fourth, and the 400 free relay of Kern, Shelby Benker, Wadholm and Strobl placed third with a new school record.

Other individuals who placed top 16 were Georges, who placed ninth in both the 50 and 100 freestyle; Seguin; who placed 13th in the 100 fly; Benker, who placed 16th in the 500 free; and Norah Seguin, who placed sixth in the 100 backstroke. In addition, Avery Lommel had a big move up from 14th place to eighth place in the diving competition.

Congratulations to all swimmers and divers on a fantastic end to the season!
 

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