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After waiting an extra month, Anchorage high school swimmers finally get their feet wet

Double-winners were plentiful for Eagle River and South at a season-opening Cook Inlet Conference swim meet Friday.

Six swimmers posted two individual wins apiece, four for Eagle River and two for South.

Jake Metzger, Matthew Heaphy and Thomas Myers helped the Eagle River boys to the team victory over South and Bartlett. McKenzie Fazio won two individual races for Eagle River girls.

South’s girls took the team title behind a pair of wins from Summer Cheng. Taking two races for the South boys was David Bascom.

Swimmers are beginning the season a month later than usual because of COVID-19. The state championships, typically held in early November, is scheduled for Dec. 4-5 at Bartlett High.

Girls team scores — South 149, Eagle River 121, Bartlett 2.

Boys team scores — Eagle River 158, South 100, Bartlett 8.

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Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, South (Megan McLaughlin, Summer Cheng, Aubrey Cheng, Kasey Romspert), 1:58.03. 2, Eagle River, 2:00.56. 3, South B, 2:16.37.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Eagle River (Josiah Keen, Matthew Heaphy, Thomas Myers, Micah Keen), 1:43.04. 2, South, 1:55.03. 3, South B, 2:03.03.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, McKenzie Fazio, ER, 1:57.16. 2, Aubrey Cheng, SA, 2:04.08. 3, Molly McLaughlin, SA, 2:21.36.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jake Metzger, ER, 2:00.41. 2, Kevin Kotter, SA, 2:07.19. 3, Kole Rhodes, SA, 2:10.32.

Girls 200 Yard IM — 1, Summer Cheng, SA, 2:12.17. 2, Kiara Borchardt, ER, 2:21.05. 3, Megan McLaughlin, SA, 2:24.79.

Boys 200 Yard IM — 1, Matthew Heaphy, ER, 2:06.83. 2, Josiah Keen, ER, 2:11.44. 3, Max Yagodin, SA, 2:19.43.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Sierra Mercer, ER, 28.10. 2, Kasey Romspert, SA, 28.13. 3, Hana Honkola, SA, 28.34.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Thomas Myers, ER, 23.23. 2, James Cranford, B, 26.36. 3, Liam Carden, ER, 26.50.

Girls 1 -meter Diving — 1, Lyndsey Drummond, ER, 125.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Kiara Borchardt, ER, 1:00.42. 2, Megan McLaughlin, SA, 1:11.81. 3, Greta Faignant, SA, 1:22.64.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Thomas Myers, ER, 54.55. 2, Kaden Rhodes, SA, 57.22. 3, Caleb Rapanut, ER, 1:02.19.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, McKenzie Fazio, ER, 54.00. 2, Aubrey Cheng, SA, 56.50. 3, Sierra Mercer, ER, 1:01.99.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, David Bascom, SA, 50.75. 2, Micah Keen, ER, 51.70. 3, Ryan Bascom, SA, 56.52.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Kara Johnson, ER, 5:59.46. 2, Rachel Heaphy, ER, 6:14.44. 3, Madison Pawlak, SA, 6:15.27.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Jake Metzger, ER, 5:25.35. 2, Kole Rhodes, SA, 5:41.54. 3, Max Yagodin, SA, 5:49.25.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Eagle River (McKenzie Fazio, Kara Johnson, Sierra Mercer, Kiara Borchardt), 1:48.57. 2, South B, 1:57.48. 3, Eagle River B 1:58.45.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Eagle River (Josiah Keen, Micah Keen, Thomas Myers, Matthew Heaphy), 1:33.08. 2, South B, 1:38.04. 3, Eagle River B 1:58.51.

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Girls 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Molly McLaughlin, SA, 1:08.54. 2, Evelyn Toole, ER, 1:09.50. 3, Jamisen Rasmussen, ER, 1:16.38.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, David Bascom, SA, 1:02.12. 2, Kevin Kotter, SA, 1:03.86. 3, Liam Carden, ER, 1:08.04.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Summer Cheng, SA, 1:09.20. 2, Rachel Heaphy, ER, 1:17.95. 3, Maya Solomonson, ER, 1:21.22.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Matthew Heaphy, ER, 1:02.04. 2, Josiah Keen, ER, 1:03.73. 3, Micah Keen, ER, 1:06.65.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, South (Aubrey Cheng, Kasey Romspert, Megan McLaughlin, Summer Cheng), 3:59.49. 2, South B, 4:28.37. 3, Eagle River, 4:29.00.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Eagle River (Jake Metzger, Liam Carden, Dean Toole, Caleb Rapanut), 3:52.68. 2, South B 4:01.15. 3, Eagle River B 4:12.00.

Service sweeps tri-meet

Service swam to a sweep of the team titles in a tri-meet with Chugiak and East.

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Aviana Sorich, Nicholas Price, Conrad Fawcett and Hannah Katchen each won two individual events apiece and Jimmy Blackstone did the same for Chugiak.

Girls team scores — Service 137, Chugiak 114, East 14.

Boys teams scores — Service 153, Chugiak 119, East 11.

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Service (Hannah Katchen, Rosie Jines, Sophie Bacon, Aviana Sorich), 2:05.23; 2, Chugiak, 2:06.66.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay — 1, Chugiak (Jimmy Blackstone, Tiago Tovar, Reuben Dobson, Donovan Lodzins), 1:46.85. 2, Service, 1:47.04. 3, Service, 2:06.32

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Boo Rogers, S, 2:17.13. 2, Elise Petrie, C, 2:21.45. 3, Ianna Morris, S, 2:25.66.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle — 1, Reuben Dobson, C, 1:58.22. 2, Lucas Wisdom, S, 1:58.58. 3, Gabe Gray, C, 2:11.89.

Girls 200 Yard IM — 1, Aviana Sorich, S, 2:24.19. 2, Maria Girbacea, C, 2:37.27. 3, Megan Sutton, C, 2:43.82.

Boys 200 Yard IM — 1, Nicholas Price, S, 2:03.12. 2, Tavner Wisdom, S, 2:03.88. 3, Donovan Lodzins, C, 2:12.40.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Quinn Morgan, C, 28.12. 2, Zoe Chang, S, 28.45. 3, Sophie Bacon, S, 29.41.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle — 1, Conrad Fawcett, S, 24.06. 2, Chris Michael, C, 26.04. 3, Zane Warner, S, 26.83.

Girls Diving — 1, Krystal Forbush, Chugiak 135.08, Kylie Johns, Chugiak 115.51, Makala Moore, Service 86.83.

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Boys Diving — 1, Gabe Dobson, Chugiak 228.22, 2, Declan Sirch, Service 114.31, 4, Matthew Sorich, Service 108.54.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Hannah Katchen, S, 1:05.42. 2, Boo Rogers, S, 1:15.66. 3, Remy Gray, C, 1:23.48.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly — 1, Jimmy Blackstone, C, 54.88. 2, Preston Kwon, S, 1:02.66. 3, Gavin Kitchen, S, 1:03.07.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Maria Girbacea, C, 1:01.30. 2, Isabel Allen, S, 1:07.06. 3, Madisyn Stimac, S, 1:08.22.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle — 1, Nicholas Price, S, 50.98. 2, Donovan Lodzins, C, 50.99. 3, Jacob Leonard, S, 57.58.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Aviana Sorich, S, 5:55.60. 2, Dulcy Morris, S, 6:16.18.

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Boys 500 Yard Freestyle — 1, Conrad Fawcett, S, 5:10.66. 2, Tavner Wisdom, S, 5:13.30. 3, Reuben Dobson, C, 5:33.10.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Chugiak (Quinn Morgan, Megan Sutton, Maria Girbacea, Jaelin Burrell), 1:53.51. 2, Service, 1:54.78. 3, Chugiak, 2:04.41.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Service (Nicholas Price, Preston Kwon, Conrad Fawcett, Tavner Wisdom), 1:36.31. 2, Chugiak, 1:43.57. 3, Service, 1:50.77.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Hannah Katchen, S, 1:02.87. 2, Quinn Morgan, C, 1:11.26. 3, Sophie Bacon, S, 1:12.11.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke — 1, Jimmy Blackstone, C, 57.70. 2, Gavin Kitchen, S, 1:00.54. 3, Lucas Wisdom, S, 1:01.36.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Jaelin Burrell, C, 1:17.00. 2, Megan Sutton, C, 1:22.33. 3, Destiny DeLara, S, 1:27.79.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke — 1, Preston Kwon, S, 1:03.02. 2, Jacob Leonard, S, 1:13.83. 3, Michael Crump, EHS, 1:21.30.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Service, 4:09.20. 2, Chugiak, 4:39.14. 3, Service, 4:44.86.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay — 1, Service (Nicholas Price, Gavin Kitchen, Lucas Wisdom, Tavner Wisdom), 3:29.84. 2, Chugiak, 3:29.95. 3, Chugiak, 3:57.81.

Dimond slips past West

The Dimond Lynx displayed their depth in a sweep of the West Eagles by finishing 1-2 in all eight of the relay races.

Scott Babbitt and Kenneth Octuk each won two individual events for Dimond’s boys, and Dreamer Kovach led the Dimond girls with two individual victories.

Girls team scores -- Dimond 221, West 92

Boys team scores -- Dimond 212, West 102

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay 1, Dimond (Hannah Boyce, Isabelle Borke, Dreamer Kowatch, Mia Sperbeck), 1:54.37. 2, Dimond, 2:02.01. 3, West, 2:09.71.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay -- 1, Dimond (Will Mckiinley, Luke Hoen, Kenneth Octuk, Scott Babbitt), 1:45.36. 2, Dimond, 1:52.94.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Naomi Burgan, Dimond, 2:06.60. 2, Emily Taylor, Dimond, 2:11.18. 3, Page Antrobus, Dimond, 2:11.38.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Scott Babbitt, Dimond, 1:58.08. 2, Max Waters, Dimond, 1:59.98. 3, Will Mckinley, Dimond, 2:05.13.

Girls 200 Yard IM -- 1, Caroline Waters, Dimond, 2:22.26. 2, Katie Puls, Dimond, 2:29.84. 3, Maria Cvancara, Dimond, 2:30.43.

Boys 200 Yard IM -- 1, Kenneth Octuk, Dimond, 2:04.08. 2, Thomas Scully, Dimond, 2:28.82. 3, Khalil Edias, Dimond, 2:28.86..

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Dreamer Kowatch, Dimond, 25.61. 2, Mia Sperbeck, Dimond Swim/Dive, 26.22. 3, Naomi Burgan, Dimond, 27.24.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Fischer Kass, Dimond, 23.26. 2, James Tatakis, Dimond, 24.48. 3, George Sholton, West, 25.27.

Girls 1-meter Diving -- 1, Jenna Walch, Dimond, 230.25.

Boys 1-meter Diving -- 1, Ernest Kvidera, Dimond, 145.50. 2, Ridge Buckmaster, Dimond Swim/Dive, 132.85.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly -- 1, Brooke Dittlinger, Dimond, 1:04.06. 2, Katie Puls, Dimond, 1:06.96. 3, Ryann Dorris, West, 1:08.78.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly -- 1, Kenneth Octuk, Dimond, 54.92. 2, Jack Beltzer, Dimond, 1:04.67. 3, Thomas Atkins, West, 1:11.87.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Dreamer Kowatch, Dimond, 55.07. 2, Nicole Coulter, West, 59.87. 3, Emma Beltzer, Dimond, 1:00.02.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Scott Babbitt, Dimond, 51.12. 2, Fischer Kass, Dimond, 53.07. 3, Owen Thompson, Dimond, 53.21.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Isabelle Borke, Dimond, 5:26.42. 2, Kara Krause, Dimond, 5:46.75. 3, Paula Morales, Dimond, 5:47.98.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle -- 1, Max Waters, Dimond, 5:24.45. 2, Justice Arola, West, 5:45.78. 3, Thomas Scully, Dimond, 5:50.99.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay -- 1, Dimond (Mia Sperbeck, Dreamer Kowatch, Hannah Boyce, Emma Beltzer), 1:44.36. 2, Dimond, 1:44.69.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay -- 1, Dimond (Scott Babbitt, James Tatakis, Owen Thompson, Fischer Kass), 1:33.35. 2, Dimond, 1:41.94.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke -- 1, Hannah Boyce, Dimond, 1:04.83. 2, Ryann Dorris, West, 1:10.09. 3, Leena Edais, Dimond, 1:15.15.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke -- 1, Will Mckiinley, Dimond, 1:01.54. 2, James Tatakis, Dimond Swim/Dive, 1:06.95. 3, Khalil Edias, Dimond, 1:07.77.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke -- 1, Maria Cvancara, Dimond, 1:13.98. 2, Emma Beltzer, Dimond Swim/Dive, 1:18.76. 3, Brooke Dittlinger, Dimond, 1:21.85.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke -- 1, Luke Hoen, Dimond, 1:07.17. 2, George Sholton, West, 1:08.32. 3, Owen Thompson, Dimond, 1:09.90.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay -- 1, Dimond (Kara Krause, Naomi Burgan, Caroline Waters, Emma Beltzer), 3:58.21. 2, Dimond, 4:04.73.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay -- 1, Dimond (Owen Thompson, Jack Beltzer, Kenneth Octuk, Fischer Kass), 3:32.39. 2, Dimond, 4:02.46.

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