Linn-Mar Girls Swimming

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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Deuso takes 3rd in MVC diving

Alyssa Deuso of Linn-Mar finished third in the diving competition at the Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Kennedy Thursday night.

Deuso scored 406.45 points for her 10 dives.

Jacintha Thomas of Iowa City West won the diving title and set a conference record with 494.30 points. Alex Aaberg of Iowa City West placed second at 460.10 points.

Georgia Sanderson of Linn-Mar finished fourth (384.10). The Kennedy Cougars finished 6th, 7th and 10th with Courtney Fisher, Jayden Lovell and Carolyn Simon.

The MVC swimming competition will be held Saturday at Kennedy at noon.

Lengwin breaks diving mark for Lions

Mikaela Lengwin broke the school record in 1-meter diving Tuesday night as the Linn-Mar Lions dunked Williamsburg, 142-40, in a dual swimming meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.

Lengwin finished with 306.00 points for her sequence of six dives, snapping the old school mark of 262.80 set by Sam Wagner in 2011. Alyssa Deuso of Linn-Mar placed second Tuesday with 275.35 points, also topping the old record.

Lengwin's score of 306.00 is the third-best performance in the state this season.

Linn-Mar won 11 of 12 events.

LINN-MAR 142, WILLIAMSBURG 40

200 medley relay - Linn-Mar (Kari Tanberg, Jenna Baumler, Jenn Jenks, Kelly Wingerson) 2:04.35

200 free - Kelsey Drake, Linn-Mar, 1:57.53

200 IM - Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar, 2:26.38

50 free - Lizzie Adams, Linn-Mar, 25.90

Diving - Mikaela Lengwin, Linn-Mar, 306.00

100 fly - Tessa McRoberts, Williamsburg, 1:05.32

100 free - Kelly Wingerson, Linn-Mar, 57.86

500 free - Jenn Jenks, Linn-Mar, 5:09.60

200 free relay - Linn-Mar (Lizzie Adams, Mikaela Lengwin, Alyssa Deuso, Hailey Harms) 1:54.26

100 back - Kelsey Drake, Linn-Mar, 1:00.10

100 breast - Paige Broghammer, Linn-Mar, 1:14.47

400 free relay - Linn-Mar (Kelsey Drake, Grace Wenisch, Cassidy Powell, Stephanie Jenks) 4:18.86

Lizzie Adams wins Metro Spotlight Award

Linn-Mar senior Lizzie Adams is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Adams is a valuable member of the Linn-Mar swimming team, which is ranked fourth in the state power rankings.

Adams is a member of three relay teams that will challenge for top honors at the state meet.

Jenn Jenks, Adams, Kelly Wingerson and Kelsey Drake are ranked No. 1 in the state in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:38.08. The same foursome is ranked No. 3 in the state in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:39.77.

Adams, Paige Broghammer, Drake and Jenks are ranked No. 5 in the state in the 200 medley relay in 1:52.04.

Adams also ranks 19th in the 100 backstroke, 21st in the 50 freestyle and 30th in the 100 freestyle.