Swimming

State's best take to the swimming pool

After finishing second in the last two state meets, the Kodiak Bears got two individual wins from freshman Ila Hughes and made the jump to first place this time. On the boys' side, Dimond won its third straight team title behind two victories from swimmer-of-the-meet Jackson Ursin.

Photos: State swimming and diving championships finals Saturday

Photos: State swimming championships preliminaries Friday

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Showdown in the pool

Sam Wicks broke her own state record in the preliminary round of the girls 100-yard backstroke Friday at the state swimming and diving championships at Bartlett High, but the East swimmer won't necessarily have an easy time winning her third straight title in the event today.

Photos: State Swimming Championship Preliminaries

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State backstroke record may be in jeopardy

If East swimmer Sam Wicks wants to break the state record in the girls 100-yard backstroke for the second straight season, she will likely have to beat Ketchikan's Janelle Stacey.

Dimond nabs 2nd straight CIC swimming title

Jackson Ursin claimed two convincing individual victories for Dimond on Saturday, helping the Lynx sweep the Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving championships for the second straight year.

Photos: CIC swimming and diving championships

Kodiak assaults Region III swimming record book

The Kodiak girls rewrote the Region III record book at Saturday's swimming and diving championships in Palmer, setting six records.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Lynx strong so far in pool at CIC championships

Dimond produced the top qualifiers in six out of eight boys events during preliminary action Friday in the Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving championships at the Bartlett High pool.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Friedli, Bennett take 1st day CIC diving lead

Chugiak's Kaitlyn Friedli and Dimond's Cade Bennett grabbed commanding leads in Thursday's diving preliminaries at the Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving championships at the Bartlett pool.

Photos: Cook Inlet Diving Competition

Wicks highlights CIC swimming field

When the Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving championships begin today at Bartlett High, competitors won't have to worry about beating East swimmer Sam Wicks.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

East, Service split

East's Micah Stocker and Service's Thomas Krasnican each won two individual boys races Friday in a Cook Inlet Conference swim meet at East High.

East and Chugiak split swimming meet

East and Chugiak split a Cook Inlet Conference swim meet Friday. East won the girls meet and Chugiak won the boys meet.

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A sweep for South

Mary Uselmann, Victoria Adams and Alexander Emili each won two individual events Friday to power South to a sweep of Service in Cook Inlet Conference swimming.

East takes three-team swimming meet

The East swim team dominated a tri-meet Wednesday, handily beating Eagle River and Wasilla at the East pool.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

West too much for Eagle River

The depth of the West swim team overwhelmed visiting Eagle River on Tuesday. The boys and girls team each raced to wins for the Eagles in a Cook Inlet Conference meet.

Photos: Service v. East swimming and diving

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

West Valley swimmers sweep

The West Valley boys and girls swim teams blew away the competition Saturday at the Bartlett-Chugiak Invitational held at the Chugiak and Bartlett swimming pools, where 309 swimmers and divers represented 17 schools from around the state.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

South swims past Chugiak

South boasted three swimmers with two wins apiece in Friday's sweep of Chugiak in a Cook Inlet Conference swim meet at Service.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Prep swimming roundup

Dimond's Jackson Ursin broke the five-minute barrier to win the 500-yard freestyle race Friday in Dimond's CIC sweep of Eagle River.

Dimond sweeps East in the swimming pool

Dimond swept East in a Cook Inlet Conference swim meet Friday.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

South dunks Service

South swimmers were too much for host Service in a CIC swimming and diving meet Friday.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Service swims swifter than Bartlett

Three Service boys and two Service girls grabbed multiple victories Friday, helping the Cougars defeat Bartlett in a Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving meet at the Service pool.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

South's depth too much for East girls

The East girls won eight out of 12 events Friday but South used its depth to scratch out a four-point victory in the girls competition Friday on the opening day of Cook Inlet Conference swimming and diving. Sam Wicks, Jesi Cavanaugh and McKinley Wallace were double winners for the Thunderbirds.

HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING

Dimond boys use depth to repeat as state champions

Spectators stood and cheered at deafening levels at the Bartlett pool Saturday, and for good reason. They saw two state records fall, a rare tie in a relay race, a team title decided in the final race and the other title coming in a landslide at the Alaska State Swimming and Diving Championships.