Swimmers go 1-1 in double dual at Cedar Falls

By Becky Walz,

Wednesday, September 1, 2021 4:31 pm

Back in the water Tuesday, the Decorah girls’ swim and dive team competed in a double dual with Cedar Falls and Dubuque Hempstead in Cedar Falls. In the end the Vikes bested Hempstead, 121-64 and fell to the host Tigers 122-64.
“The girls were tired last night in the pool, and they swam very well under the conditions they faced.  I was happy with how they performed in and out of the pool last night.  Now we get some time off and get in some good conditioning in the pool,” said Coach Allie Bachelder.
The Vikings came home with two golds, six silvers and four bronze.
The 400 free relay of Paige Werner, Emily Voyna, Maeley Nefzger and Julia Alberts touched the wall first in 3:59.67. In the diving competition, Decorah’s Brinley Krivachek took the top spot with 218.65 points, with teammate Kailyn O’Gara claiming silver with 183.75 points.
Coming through with the second-best times was Werner in the 50 free (26.36), Voyna in the 100 fly (1:04.78), Alberts in the 100 free (57.92), Kovarik in the 100 breast (1:16.87) and the 200 free relay of Voyna, Kovarik, Werner and Alberts in 1:48.17.
Bronze went to Kovarik in the 200 free in 2:08.81, Ashley Elsbernd in the 200 IM in 2:39.87, Werner in the 100 free in 57.97 seconds and Rhodes in the 100 back in 1:08.69.
Decorah will have a break as the Vikings won’t return to action until Saturday, Sept. 11, at Waterloo East beginning at 12 p.m.

Varsity race results
200 medley relay – 4. Margaret Rhodes, Katerina Kovarik, Emily Voyna, Maeley Nefzger, 2:03.25; 6. Kalissa Schmelzer, Jorja Folkedahl, Mya Redenius, McKenzie Tollefson, 2:13.22; 7. Ashley Elsbernd, Lauren Johnson, Grace Stegen, Kylie O’Hara, 2:16.69; 11. Thea Schissel, Brenna Parker, Elayna Hook, Kendra Elsbernd, 2:44.36; 12. Addie Hershberger, Lily Iverson, Faith Starrett, Naomi Simon, 2:51.03
200 free – 3. Kovarik, 2:08.81; 4. Julia Alberts, 2:09.68; 8. Joey Vobr, 2:21.44; 10. Erica Ollendick, 2:29.88; 12. Hook, 2:32.85; 13. Rylee Kapler, 2:46.79
200 IM – 3. A. Elsbernd, 2:39.85; 5. Redenius, 2:48.52; 6. Rebecca Bruening, 2:49.26; 7. Stegen, 2:49.96; 9. Grace Bachelder, 1:52.02; 11. Parker, 2:57.51
50 free – 2. Paige Werner, 26.36; 4. Nefzger, 27.49; 7. O’Hara, 28.87; 9. K. Elsbernd, 29.41; 10. Ollendick, 30.78; 10. Kapler, 30.78
1 mtr. diving – 1. Brinley Krivachek, 218.65; 2. Kailyn O’Gara, 183.75; 6. Paige Lange, 152.15; 7. Leslie Campbell, 132.15; 10. Rorie Wiedown, 100.90; 11. Chloe Sheffield, 86.60
100 fly – 2. Voyna, 1:04.78; 7. A. Elsbernd, 1:11.70; 10. Hook, 123.30; 11. Autumn Schmitt, 1:28.41
100 free – 2. Alberts, 57.92; 3. Werner, 57.97; 7. Nefzger, 1:01.03; 9. Bachelder, 1:05.71; 12. Stegen, 1:09.27; 17. Naomi Simon, 1:19.65
500 free – 4. Rhodes, 5:53.03; 7. Vobr, 6:16.87; 8. Bruening, 6:27.88; 9. Johnson, 7:08.87; 12. Schmitt, 8:06.58
200 free relay – 2. Voyna, Kovarik, Werner, Alberts, 1:48.17; 5. K. Elsbernd, Schissle, O’Hara, 1:56.98; 6. Folkedahl, Parker, Simon, Ollendick, 2:03.22; 10. Stegen, Kapler, Bruening, 2:12.60; 12. Hershberger, Iverson, Tollefson, Starrett, 2:21.87
100 back – 3. Rhodes, 1:08.69; 5. Schissel, 1:13.13; 9. K. Elsbernd, 1:16.03; 12. Iverson, 1:32.29; 13. Folkedahl, 1:32.40; 15. Hershberger, 1:39.03
100 breast – 2. Kovarik, 1:16.87; 8. Parker, 1:24.87; 11. Redenius, 1:25.36; 12. Johnson, 1:25.45; 14. Bridget Bentley, 1:36.03; 16. Starrett, 1:48.17
400 free relay – 1. Werner, Voyna, Nefzger, Alberts, 3:59.67; 5. O’Hara, Kapler, Rhodes, A. Elsbernd, 4:25.67; 7. Hook, Schmelzer, Ollendick, Johnson, 4:29.30; 8. Vobr, Schissel, Bruening, 4:45.39; 12. Tollefson, Simon, Folkedahl, Schmitt, 5:22.17

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