Jorja Folkedahl propels through the water in the butterfly during Saturday’s 200-yard IM in Waterloo. Tuesday, the Viking finished fifth in the 1-meter diving competition. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
Just four days removed from its last competition, the Decorah girls swim and dive team were back in the water Tuesday night, challenged by Cedar Rapids Kennedy. With a large yet young team, the Vikings put up a good effort but fell 113 to 64, while the JV lost 87 to 42.
In varsity action, Liz Bucksa won the lone gold, besting the 200-yard individual medley field with a time of 2:26.40. The freshman also earned an individual silver, stopping the clock at 57.84 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle.
Several other events took second, including the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard free relay. Sydney Thompson, Avalea Burns, Isabella Sailor and Bucksa opened the night with a time of 2:04.89 in the 200-yard medley relay. Combining for a time of 1:55.46 in the 200-yard free relay were Bucksa, Sailor, Grace Baker and Lauren Luzum.
Individually, Sailor was second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:11.74. Burns was the silver medalist in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:18.62.
The Decorah swimmers are now off until Saturday, Sept. 23, when the Vikes return to Cedar Rapids Kennedy for an invite that kicks off at 9 a.m.
Varsity race results
200 medley relay – 2. Sydney Thompson, Avalea Burns, Isabella Sailor, Liz Bucksa, 2:04.89; 4. Lauren Holthaus, Brenna Parker, Autumn Schmitt, Gabbi Dixon, 2:24.03
200 free – 3. Joey Vobr 2:26.08; 5. McKenzie Tollefson 2:41.82; 6. Faith Starrett 2:46.40
200 IM – 1. Bucksa 2:26.40; 4. Burns 2:40.94
50 free – 3. Sailor 28.26; 4. Grace Baker 29.38; 5. Lauren Luzum 29.93
1 mtr. diving – 3. Corina Timm 142.65; 5. Jorja Folkedahl 128.30; 6. Ava Carolan 91.40
100 fly – 2. Sailor 1:11.74; 5. Schmitt 1:28.28
100 free – 2. Bucksa 57.84; 4. Baker 1:06.52; 5. Luzum 1:06.63
500 free – 3. Vobr 6:19.40; 4. Naomi Kutz 6:35.31; 6. Starrett 7:18.70
200 free relay – 2. Bucksa, Sailor, Baker, Luzum, 1:55.46; 3. Folkedahl, Parker, Tollefson, Burns, 2:06.24
100 back – 3. Thompson 1:14.59; 4. Holthaus 1:23.29
100 breast – 2. Burns 1:18.62; 3. Parker 1:22.52; 4. Kutz 1:27.13
400 free relay – 3. Baker, Luzum, Regan Lubahn, Tollefson, 4:40.34; 4. Thompson, Starrett, Naomi Simon, Aubree Gesing, 5:04.29
JV race results
200 free – 2. Lubahn 2:39.99
200 IM – 2. Schmitt 3:08.00
50 free – 1. Thompson 30.88; 2. Bridget Bentley 32.14; 3. Lubahn 33.31
100 free – 1. Parker 1:09.52; 4. Bentley 1:12.96; 6. Dixon 1:24.17
200 free relay – 2. Holthaus, Gesing, Lubahn, Margaret Hahn, 2:20.62; 3. Annika Becker, Bentley, Isis Tim, Dixon, 2:29.65
100 breast – 1. Gesing 1:31.57
400 free relay – 2. Schmitt, Bentley, Hahn, Tim, 5:56.71
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