Swimmers secure five golds

By Becky Walz,

The Decorah boys’ swim team got back in the water Tuesday night at Vinton-Shellsburg, competing against the V-S Vikings in a dual in a smaller than normal pool.
Decorah placed first in five of the 11 events to win 51 to 42.

The Decorah boys’ swim team got back in the water Tuesday night at Vinton-Shellsburg, competing against the V-S Vikings in a dual in a smaller than normal pool.
Decorah placed first in five of the 11 events to win 51 to 42.
Dominic Bigalk was first to touch the wall in the 200 free in 2:02.82. He later picked up his second win of the night in the 500 free in a time of 5:37.94. 
Stopping the clock in 1:44.02, Isaac Knaack won the 160 IM event. 
Senior Drew Chamberlain led the 100 breast field in 54.97 seconds for the win. 
The night ended with the 320 free relay quartet of Knaack, Doug Bentley, Gareth Sweet and Chamberlain winning gold in 2:55.89.
Saturday, Jan. 8, the Decorah Vikings will return to the pool at Waterloo West at 12 p.m.

Individual results
160 medley relay – 2. Drew Chamberlain, Isaac Knaack, James VanderVelden, Quinn Baumann, 1:21.40; 3. John Starrett, Mason Cote, Reid Kuehner, Dylan Hogan, 1:32.08
200 free – 1. Dominic Bigalk 2:02.82; 2. Gareth Sweet 2:03.51; 3. Starrett 2:16.50; 4. Landyn Hook 2:31.95
160 IM – 1. Knaack 1:44.02; 3. Adam Jones,1:59.95; 4. Nat Roberts 2:07.38; 5. Isaac Ericson 2:16.03
60 free – 3. Doug Bentley 31.58; 4. Baumann 31.66; 5. August Witt 35.81; 8. Sean Brumm 58.14
100 fly – 2. Sweet 1:01.95; 3. VanderVelden 1:06.01; 4. Roberts 1:11.15; 5. Ericson 1:28.90
100 free – 2. Hogan 58.09; 3. Jones 1:00.00; 4. Douglas Bentley 1:01.15; 6. Davis Coppola 1:09.33
500 free – 1. Bigalk 5:37.94; 2. Cote 5:40.93
160 free relay – 2. Kuehner, Starrett, VanderVelden, Bentley, 1:19.41; 4. Hogan, Tommy Hammel, Coppola, Hook, 1:30.46
100 back – 1. Chamberlain 54.97; 3. Baumann 1:07.00; 4. Witt 1:21.89
100 breast – 2. Knaack 1:06.50; 3. Cote 1:10.78; 4. Kuehner 1:13.20; 6. Hogan Smith 1:23.27
320 free relay – 1. Knaack, Bentley, Sweet, Chamberlain, 2:55.89; 3. Brummel, Smith, Roberts, Hammel, 3:32.97

 

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