By Becky Walz,
The Decorah girls swim and dive team seized its third conference title in a row at the conclusion of Saturday’s meet held at Luther College.
The Vikings totaled 350 points points to secure the top team spot, with NCMP Aquagirls finishing second with 321.
In addition, Rebecca Bruening was named to the all-academic team.
The Decorah girls swim and dive team seized its third conference title in a row at the conclusion of Saturday’s meet held at Luther College.
The Vikings totaled 350 points points to secure the top team spot, with NCMP Aquagirls finishing second with 321.
In addition, Rebecca Bruening was named to the all-academic team.
Decorah nabbed gold in five events which began with Julia Alberts touching the wall first in the 200-yard freestyle. Her winning time was 2:01.11. Paige Werner was the second Viking to win individual gold, posting a time of 5:42.35 in the 500-yard freestyle to be crowned the champion. A third individual title was won by Maeley Nefzger in 100-yard backstroke in 1:04.84.
Two relays were also champions — the 200-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle. Alberts, Nefzger, Katerina Kovarik and Werner combined on both for gold. In the shorter relay, the quartet posted a time of 1:42.31 and finished the final relay, and the day, in 347.86.
Four other events were runners-up including Kovarik in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:23.30 and the 100-yard breast in 1:14.97. Also winning individual silver medals was Werner in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.26 seconds and Alberts in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.38 seconds.
Decorah will have one more opportunity to dive into competition before the regional as the Vikings will swim at Algona Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m.
Conference Team scores
1. Decorah 350; 2. NCMP Aquagirls 321; 3. Boone 227; 4. Grinnell 127; 5. Vinton-Shellsburg 102; 6. Oskaloosa 80; 7. Williamsburg 74
Varsity race results
1 mtr. diving – 4. Brinley Krivachek 408.34; 5. Kailyn O’Gara 374. 40; 7. Corina Timm 303.15
200 medley relay – 3. Thea Schissel, Brenna Parker, Isabella Sailor, Kylie O’Hara, 2:02.75
200 free – 1. Julia Alberts 2:01.11; 4. Joey Vobr 2:12.75; 8. Rebecca Bruening 2:18.17
200 IM – 2. Katerina Kovarik 2:23.30; 6. Schissel 2:36.20; 7. Grace Stegen 2:36.86
50 free – 2. Paige Werner 25.26; 4. Maeley Nefzger 25.96; 7. Sailor 27.38
100 fly – 3. Sailor 1:08.51; 4. Mya Redenius 1:11.39; 10. Kalissa Schmelzer 1:14.93
100 free – 2. Alberts 55.38; 8. Stegen 1:01.87; 12. Jorja Folkedahl 1:05.29
500 free – 1. Werner 5:42.35; 3. Vobr 5:51.77; 6. Bruening 6:15.32
200 free relay – 1. Alberts, Nefzger, Kovarik, Werner, 1:42.31
100 back – 1. Nefzger 1:04.84; 4. Schissel 1:06.56; 7. O’Hara 1:08.81
100 breast – 2. Kovarik 1:14.97; 6. Redenius 1:19.58; 8. Parker 1:20.29
400 free relay – 1. Werner, Nefzger, Kovarik, Alberts, 3:47.86
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