Washington Girls Swimming

Drake tops All-Metro swim team

Kelsey Drake of Linn-Mar has been named the Athlete of the Year on the All-Metro girls swim team.

Megan Lewis and her assistants at Washington High School were named the Coach of the Year.

Drake won gold medals in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly at the state swim meet in Marshalltown Saturday. She also helped Linn-Mar place third in the 400 freestyle relay and sixth in the 200 freestyle relay.

The All-Metro teams were based on times and points.

FIRST TEAM

Lizzie Adams (Linn-Mar), Maddie Bagby (Kennedy), Paige Broghammer (Linn-Mar), Alyssa Deuso (Linn-Mar), Kelsey Drake (Linn-Mar), Logan Eckhardt (Washington), Taylor Golden (Kennedy), Lauren Havertape (Washington), Sam Jacobsen (Kennedy), Jenn Jenks (Linn-Mar), Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar), Mikaela Lengwin (Linn-Mar), Mackinzee Macho (Kennedy), Emily Nelson (Washington), Kirsten Siebenga (Kennedy), Brooke Timmerman (Kennedy), Jessica Williams (Kennedy).

SECOND TEAM

Sarah Gannon (Kennedy), Jayden Lovell (Kennedy), Darby Manternach (Kennedy), Kaitlyn Nemickas (Washington), Caitlin Sievers (Washington), Carolyn Simon (Kennedy), Delaney Thoma (Washington), Lydia Yang (Kennedy).

HONORABLE MENTION

Linn-Mar: Grace Ahlers, Emma Behrens, Elizabeth Cavanah, Hannah Gardner, Hailey Harms, Georgia Sanderson, Kelly Wingerson
Washington: Morgan Chambers, Lucy Ernst, Alyssa Harris, Jenny Hughes
Kennedy: Courtney Fisher, Raquel Green, Kennedy Smith
Jefferson: Josie Thompson, Emily Wallace

Linn-Mar divers take top 3 spots

Linn-Mar's Mikaela Lengwin scored 457.50 points to win the district diving championship Thursday night at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.

Teammates Alyssa Deuso (438.10) and Georgia Sanderson (408.80) finished second and third. The next three spots were claimed by Kennedy, headed up by Carolyn Simon at 376.55 points. Washington's Amara Taylor was seventh. All seven divers have qualified for the state meet.

The diving points will be added to the team totals at the swimming portion of the district meet that begins at noon Saturday at Linn-Mar.

Here are the results of Metro-area divers.

1 Mikaela Lengwin (LM), 457.50; 2 Alyssa Deuso (LM) 438.10; 3. Georgia Sanderson, (LM) 408.80; 4. Carolyn Simon (K) 376.55; 5. Jayden Lovell (K) 362.90; 6. Courtney Fisher (K) 358.55; 7. Amara Taylor (W) 345.05.

Drake, Lions shatter 3 MVC records

It's too bad they don't have a decathlon for high school swimmers.

If anyone could win 10 events at one meet, it would be Linn-Mar sophomore Kelsey Drake.

Freestyle, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke. Sprints, middle distances, long distances. It wouldn't matter.

Drake, Drake, Drake, Drake.

"It would be her," Linn-Mar Coach Chad Derlein confirmed Saturday. "It doesn't matter, she can swim it. Whatever event.

"She's probably the most versatile swimmer I know."

Drake starred at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy Saturday. She broke meet records in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly, then had a sizzling anchor on the 400 freestyle relay to help Jenn Jenks, Lizzie Adams and Stephanie Jenks shatter another record.

High school swimmers are limited to four events at one meet. The closest Drake ever came to a "decathlon" in swimming was at the 12-and-under state meet a few years back, when she recalls winning nine events.

Drake enjoys all four strokes, although the butterfly is her favorite. "I could swim butterfly and never got bored with it, I love it so much," she remarked.

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Thoma, Nelson lead Wash swimmers

Delaney Thoma and Emily Nelson were triple-winners Tuesday night as the Washington Warriors rolled by Hempstead, 128-42, in a Mississippi Valley Conference swim meet at Washington.

Thoma claimed the 500 freestyle and swam on the triumphant 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay. Nelson captured the 100 fly and swam on the victorious 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Lauren Havertape, Hannah Williams, Lucy Ernst, Logan Eckhardt and Alyssa Harris were double-winners for the Warriors.

WASHINGTON 128, HEMPSTEAD 42

200 medley relay - Washington (Morgan Chambers, Caitlin Sievers, Lauren Havertape, Emily Nelson) 2:01.84

200 free - Megan Schill, Hempstead, 2:05.58

200 IM - Hannah Williams, Washington, 2:32.58

50 free - Lauren Havertape, Washington, 26.46

Diving - Amara Taylor, Washington, 191.45

100 fly - Emily Nelson, Washington, 1:05.04

100 free - Lucy Ernst, Washington, 1:00.70

500 free - Delaney Thoma, Washington, 5:47.26

200 free relay - Washington (Logan Eckhardt, Alyssa Harris, Hannah Williams, Delaney Thoma) 1:50.38

100 back - Kaitlyn Nemickas, Washington, 1:06.74

100 breast - Logan Eckhardt, Washington, 1:14.56

400 free relay - Washington (Emily Nelson, Lucy Ernst, Delaney Thoma, Alyssa Harris) 4:00.95