Vikings submerge Waterloo

By Becky Walz,

In the final regular meet of the season, the Decorah boys’ swim team, winning over Waterloo 117 to 50, but falling to Iowa City West 107.50 to 62.50 in the double dual.
Two Vikings won individual gold with four events bringing home five silver and five others bronze.
Dom Bigalk was first to touch the wall in the 200-yard freestyle. The senior posted a winning time of 2:14.44. In the 100-yard backstroke, Isaac Knaack was the winner in 56.81 seconds.
Taking second for the Vikings was the 200-yard medley relay with the foursome of Knaack, Mason Cote, Simon Kutz and Dylan Hogan in 1:45.30. Kutz was second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.96. Touching the wall in 1:46.56 was the 200-yard free relay comprised of Cote, Hogan, Ian Giddings and Kutz. In the 100-yard freestyle Hogan took silver in 54.91 seconds. The night ended with the 400-yard free relay taking runner-up in 3:32.65. Members of that relay were Knaack, Cote, Bigalk and Kutz.
Earning bronze was Nat Roberts in the 200-yard free and 100-yard butterfly, Knaack in the 200-yard IM, Giddings in the 50-yard freestyle, and Cote in the 100-yard breaststroke.
The Vikings now look forward to the postseason as they gear up for the North Central Swim Conference meet which will be held in Grinnell Saturday, Jan. 27, at 12 p.m.

Varsity race results
200 medley relay – 2. Isaac Knaack, Mason Cote, Simon Kutz, Dylan Hogan, 1:45.30; 5. Keaton Vobr, Reid Kuehner, Nat Roberts, Davis Coppola, 1:58.78
200 free – 1. Dom Bigalk 2:14 44; 3. Roberts 2:11.90; 5. Tommy Hammel 2:13.84
200 IM – 3. Knaack 2:14.44; 4. Kuehner 2:23.16; 6. Grimstad 2:25.89
50 free – 3. Ian Giddings 24.87; 5. Vobr 25.59; 6. Coppola 26.65
100 fly – 2. Kutz 1:00.96; 3. Roberts 1:03.47; 6. Kyle Pattison 1:13.66
100 free – 1. Bigalk 52.96; 2. Hogan 54.91; 5. Giddings 58.60
500 free – 4. Grimstad 6:06.54; 5. Grant Zilka 7:19.47
200 free relay – 2. Cote, Hogan, Giddings, Kutz, 1:36.46; 4. Kuehner, Coppola, Bigalk, Grimstad 1:42.19
100 back – 1. Knaack 56.81; 5. Landyn Hook 1:15.20; 6. Ethan Casper 1:15.61
100 breast – 3. Cote 1:06.96; 5. Kuehner 1:12.15; 6. Will Robinson 1:13.84
400 free relay – 2. Knaack, Cote, Bigalk, Kutz, 3:32.65; 4. Giddings, Grimstad, Hammel, Hogan, 4:01.18

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