Athletes of the Meet - Madison v. McLean

Congratulations to Ian Cobb and Sarah Klein for being named athletes of the meet for our meet against McLean.

Ian earned his recognition on the strength of his performances in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke. Despite continuing to feel the effects of the illness that kept him out of last weke's meet, Ian swam two very strong races. His time in the 100 breast was his fastest ever in a high school meet. Ian continues to drop significant time from last season and is an important part of our team's success.

Sarah was named athlete of the week for her performances in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Sarah was not originally entered into either event. But after injury forced her into both races she handled herself with grace and poise. Sarah gave her very best in a difficult situation. And by doing so exemplified what it means to be a true teammate and competitor.

There were several other athletes who deserve honorable mention:

1. Alec Biles, Connor Smith and Tommy Miller -- These three young men volunteered to step in and dive for the team when spots opened up to due to injury. Despite having never dived in a high school meet, all three had very strong debuts on the board. Their competitive spirit gave the team a boost in an event where one was desperately needed.
2. Kyle Wu -- Kyle continues to impress week in and week out. His times in the 200 IM and 100 breast were right on his season best. His split in the 400 freestyle relay was also very strong, especially after having finished the breast only a few minutes before.
3. Abraham Zimmerman -- Abraham continues to lead the team in the water with his consistently strong performances. He continued his winning ways this week by capturing first place in the 100 freestyle.
4. Jack Galbraith -- Jack swam his fastest-ever split in the 200 medley relay to start the meet. He followed that up with strong performances in the 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke. 
5. Anna Miller -- Anna continues to improve her times each week and is moving in the right direction as we head to conferences. She consistently scores important points for the team and is becoming a very important part of the team's success.