Linn-Mar Boys Swimming

Linn-Mar sinks City High in pool

IOWA CITY – The Linn-Mar boys swimming team edged Iowa City High, 90-80, Tuesday at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center.

Brycen Snell won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 56.95 seconds for the Lions, Hogan Myers won the 200 individual medley in 2:12.38, Reid Snell won the 50 freestyle in 23.89, Matthew Mather won the 100 butterfly in 59.68 and Austin Cochran won the 100 freestyle in 54.81.

Linn-Mar also took won the 200 medley (1:48.20), 200 freestyle (1:36.83) and 400 freestyle (3:33.24) relays.

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Linn-Mar swimmers win Grinnell title

GRINNELL - The Linn-Mar Lions captured seven events Saturday and swam away with top honors at the Grinnell Invitational.

Linn-Mar rolled up 384.5 points in the seven-team meet.

Matt Peng collected four gold medals for the Lions. He won the 50 free and 100 fly and swam on the triumphant 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Hogan Myers and Reid Snell were triple-champs for Linn-Mar. Brycen Snell swam on two winning relays and Matthew Mather swam on the 200 free relay.

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Myers leads Linn-Mar swimmers

Hogan Myers won two events and led the Linn-Mar boys swimming team to a 97-73 victory over Dubuque Hempstead on Tuesday at Linn-Mar.

Myers won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles in 1 minute, 52.57 seconds and 5:05.30, respectively. Matt Peng took the 100 freestyle (50.81), Zach Vana won the 100 backstroke (1:07.15) and Linn-Mar captured the 200 freestyle relay.

LINN-MAR 97, DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD 73
200 medley relay – Dubuque Hempstead (Chris Duehr, Ethan Kueter, Will Stender, Sean Johnson) 1:47.68.
200 freestyle – Hogan Myers (LM) 1:52.57.
200 individual medley – Chris Duehr (DH) 2:07.76.
50 freestyle – Johnson (DH) 22.63.
100 butterfly – Duehr (DH) 56.28.
100 freestyle – Matt Peng (LM) 50.81.
500 freestyle – Myers (LM) 5:05.30.
200 freestyle relay – Linn-Mar (Reid Snell, Matthew Mather, Brycen Snell, Peng) 1:33.59.
100 backstroke – Zach Vana (LM) 1:03.05.
100 breaststroke – Johnson (DH) 1:07.15.
400 freestyle relay – Dubuque Hempstead (Chris Duehr, Nick Rober, Tom Poggemiller, Sean Johnson) 3:27.93.

Kennedy swimmers trim Linn-Mar

The Kennedy boys swimming team downed Linn-Mar, 92-78, Tuesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy.

Stefan Kitsos won the 50-yard freestyle (22.25 seconds) and 100 breaststroke (1:00.98) for the Cougars. Cade Schoenauer won the 100 butterfly (55.83) and the 100 freestyle (51.97).

Tre Hayward claimed the 100 backstroke (1:03.66) for the Cougars. Kennedy also won the 200 medley (1:42.95) and 200 freestyle (1:33.56) relays.

Hogan Myers won the 200 freestyle (1:54.76) and 500 freestyle (5:15.34) for the Lions. Matt Peng won the 200 individual medley (2:11.04). Linn-Mar also won the 400 freestyle relay.

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