The high school boys had an amazing District meet on Saturday (2/6)! Since Districts determines who qualifies for the state, the guys were trying to be sure they accomplished that goal. And they did – three events qualified for the state meet! [Read More]

The high school boys had an amazing District meet on Saturday (2/6)! Since Districts determines who qualifies for the state, the guys were trying to be sure they accomplished that goal. And they did – three events qualified for the state meet!

But that’s not all!

• The team had 100% time drops on the day.
  • In fact, the guys averaged a drop of 2.86 seconds/100 yards, a historical best for taper. Plus, 8 new Top 5 times were set and 4 Sub Club t-shirts were awarded.
• The team had the highest power ranking in Coach Weber’s tenure – 1331 points
• The Rails were on the podium in 7 of 11 events
• Eight new Top 5 All-Time records were set
• Two school records were broken
• Coach Weber was awarded District Coach of the Year!

Meet Highlights
Here’s a few highlights from the meet! View the full meet results on http://www.quikstatsiowa.com. Every time below is a personal best!

• Medley Relay (Greenwood, Whitehead, Worth, Belden) set a new school record (1:41.85), took third and qualified for State!
• In the 200 Free:
  • Miguel Espinoza dropped to a 1:59.15
  • Nicholas Worthington dropped to a 2:00.81
  • Davide Pacini moved in to the Top 5 All-Time for his 200 Free swim of 1:50.87
• In the 200 IM:
  • Drew Garrett won his heat with a 2:19.76 (-10 seconds)
  • Domenic Gardner dropped four seconds to a 2:31.00
  • Javier Santiago swam a 2:16.37 (-5 seconds)
• In the 50 Free:
  • Sam Whitlatch dropped to a 25.30 (-1 second)
  • Riley May swam a 24.81 (-1 second)
  • Devin Greenwood won his heat and took 6th overall with a 23.29 (-1 second)

Read the rest of the highlights and see photos from the meet on http://www.railswimming.com.