Another great step for Viking swimmers

Sydney Thompson completed Saturday’s 100-yard backstroke in 1:13.09, good for 18th against the bigger schools. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

The Decorah girls’ swim and dive team place ninth at the Cougar Invite Saturday in Cedar Rapids, tallying 33 points.
“This is the time of the season where a high effort level does not always equate to fast times. I feel really good about our performance as we are doing the right things in practice and at meets. On top of preaching ‘progress, not perfection’, I am preaching ‘trust the process,” said Coach Loran Storts.
The 200-yard medley relay had the best finish of the day with a time of 2:03.34, while Liz Bucksa finished 10th in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:48.68.
The Vikes are off a week until they compete at the Marcussen Invite in Cedar Falls Saturday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m., at Holmes Junior High.

Cougar Invite team scores
1. Johnston 499; 2. Iowa City West 399; 3. Pleasant Valley 364; 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 327; 5. Southeast Polk 266; 6. Linn-Mar 227; 7. Iowa City High 105; 8. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 72; 9. Decorah 33; 10. Des Moines Roosevelt 22

Individual results
200 medley relay – 9. 2:03.34; 18. 2:24.19
200 free – 21. Joey Vobr 2:23.95; 26. McKenzie Tollefson 2:43.11; 27. Faith Starrett 2:44.02
200 IM – 17. Avalea Burns 2:40.60; 19. Naomi Kutz 2:46.58; 25. Jorja Folkedahl 3:04.48
50 free – 22. Grace Baker 29.11; 23. Kendra Elsbernd 29.21; 26. Lauren Luzum 29.80
1 mtr. diving – 22. Ava Carolan 99.80; 23. Folkedahl 98.65
100 fly – 15. Isabella Sailor 1:11.46; 24. Autumn Schmitt 1:24.38
100 free – 24. Baker 1:06.51; 27. Bridget Bentley 1:11.50; 28. Aubree Gesing 1:12.16
500 free – 10. Liz Bucksa 5:48.68
200 free relay – 16. 1:58.91; 18. 2:10.67
100 back – 18. Sydney Thompson 1:13.09; 25. Elsbernd 1:20.39; 28. Lauren Holthaus 1:24.51
100 breast – 17. Brenna Parker 1:22.76; 21. Kutz 1:26.29; 27. Annika Becker 1:37.42
400 free relay – 15. 4:27.89; 18. 4:54.63

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