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ICE Swimmers Make Splash at State

  • Name: ISI Summer Long Course State Championships
  • Team: Iowa City EELS swim club
  • Award: State Champions

Iowa City Eels Swim Club (ICE) members had an outstanding showing at the ISI Summer Long Course State Championship meet July 26–29 in Iowa City. ICE state champions include Boys 8-and-under relay team (both Free and Medley): Bill Chen, Andy Luo, Henry Schoon and Boyd Skelley. Boyd also won 100 Free, 50 Back and 50 Fly. In Boys 11–12, Leo Xiao won 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Breast and 200 Individual Medley (IM). Leo also set new state records in 50, 100 and 200 Breast. Alex Walton won Men’s 100 Back. Overall, Boyd won the first place in high points, while Averi Loria won the third place in high points. The meet, hosted by the Cedar Rapids Aquatic Association, was held at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center.
 
Second, third places include:
Averi Loria (Girls 8&U): 3rd in 50 Breast
Boyd Skelley (Boys 8&U): 2nd in 50 Free
Leo Xiao (Boys 11–12): 2nd in 100 Free
Nate Katalinich (Boys 13–14): 2nd in 100 Breast, 3rd in 200 Breast
Nick Saulnier (Boys 13–14): 2nd in 200 Back, 2nd in 400 IM, 3rd in 200IM
Harris Thompson (Men): 3rd in 800 Free, 3rd in 200 Fly
Alex Walton (Men): 2nd in 200 IM
 
Fourth through eighth places include:
Averi Loria (Girls 8&U): 5th in 100 Free, 8th in 50 Fly, 6th in 50 Free, 5th in 50 Back
Andy Luo (Boys 8&U): 4th in 50 Fly, 6th in 50 Breast
Shangguan Yangtian (Boys 9–10): 5th in 50 Breast, 8th in 100 Breast
Aidan McConkey (Boys 11–12): 5th in 800 Free, 6th in 200 Back, 4th in 50 Back, 7th in 100 Back
Erin Goss (Girls 13–14): 8th in 400 IM
Lexi Hagen (Girls 13–14): 8th in 100 Free
Nate Katalinich (Boys 13–14): 4th in 800 Free, 8th in 400 IM
Nick Saulnier (Boys 13–14): 4th in 400 Free, 5th in 200 Breast, 4th in 200 Fly
Sarah Weihe (Women): 6th in 200 Back, 8th in 200 Free
Haden Calegan (Men): 5th in 200 Breast
Travis Greenwald (Men): 7th in 50 Free, 4th in 200 Free
Colin McAllister (Men): 7th in 200 Free
Kelly McNeilly (Men): 4th in 800 Free
Harris Thompson (Men): 6th in 200 Free
 
Top 16 finishers include:
Bill Chen (Boys 8&U): 13th in 50 Free, 12th in 50 Back
Andy Luo (Boys 8&U): 9th in 100 Free, 11th in 50 Free, 10th in 50 Back
Boyd Skelley (Boys 8&U): 9th in 50 Breast
Daphne Knoop (Girls 9–10): 16th in 100 Breast
Yangtian Shangguan (Boys 9–10): 14th in 100 Free, 13th in 50 Fly, 11th in 400 Free, 13th in 50 Free, 11th in 200 IM, 15th in 200 Free
Edie Knoop (Girls 11–12): 11th in 200 Back, 14th in 100 Back
Aidan McConkey (Boys 11–12): 11th in 50 Free, 9th in 400 Free, 13th in 200 Free
Erin Goss (Girls 13–14): 11th in 800 Free, 13th in 400 Free, 15th in 200 Back, 9th in 200 Fly
Lexi Hagen (Girls 13–14): 9th in 50 Free
Taylor Pajunen (Girls 13–14): 15th in 800 Free
Tori Roth (Girls 13–14): 12th in 800 Free, 12th in 100 Breast, 14th in 200 Back, 10th in 200 Breast, 12th in 400 IM, 15th in 200 IM
Paris Sissel (Girls 13–14): 9th in 800 Free, 11th in 400 Free, 12th in 200 Back, 11th in 100 Back, 11th in 200 Free
Nate Katalinich (Boys 13–14): 12th in 200 IM
Neil Wu (Boys 13–14): 12th in 100 Breast, 13th in 200 Breast
Sarah Weihe (Women): 14h in 100 Back, 9th in 100 Free
Haden Calegan (Men): 12th in 100 Fly, 10th in 100 Free
James Davis (Men): 15th in 200 Free
Travis Greenwald (Men): 16th in 100 Fly, 11th in 200IM
Nathan Halstead (Men): 10th in 100 Back
Cameron Herting (Men): 16th in 100 Free
Colin McAllister (Men): 15th in 100 Back, 12th in 100 Free
Kelly McNeilly (Men): 14th in 100 Back, 10th in 400 IM, 14th in 200IM
Harris Thompson (Men): 15th in 100 Fly, 12th in 400 IM
Alex Walton (Men): 9th in 200 Free
 
Other state qualifiers, including relay participants, were Nasim Abu-Dagga, Abbie Dehring, Bella Epstein, Naftalia Flatte, Alyssa Granley, Molly Hayes, Brennan Hill, John Li, Eric Liu, Lauren Katz, Daphne Knoop, Quinn Kopelman, Adriana McCall, Anna Norman-Wikner, Grace Spellman, Maddie Spivey and Qichen Zhao.

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