Linn-Mar Girls Swimming

Jenn wins battle of Jenks sisters

Freshman Jennifer Jenks and sophomore Stephanie Jenks have been members of the same relay teams at Linn-Mar this season, but Tuesday night the sisters swam against each other in a pair of individual events.

Jennifer topped Stephanie both times as the Lions defeated Cedar Rapids Washington, 129-56, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet at Washington.

Jennifer nipped Stephanie in the 100 yard butterfly by a scant 2-hundredths of a second in a photo finish — 1:07.72 compared with 1:07.74. Jennifer also trimmed Stephanie in the 100 breaststroke by 1.72 seconds.

Jennifer Jenks also swam on the victorious 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay and was a four-time winner for Linn-Mar. Kelly Wingerson, Hailey Harms and Samantha Fitzgerald won three events for the Lions.

Stephanie Jenks and Paige Broghammer were double winners. Alyssa Deuso (diving) and Hannah Gardner (400 free relay) also won an event for Linn-Mar.

Logan Eckhardt (50 freestyle) and Kaitlyn Nemickas (100 backstroke) won events for Washington.

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West depth too much for Lion swimmers

Linn-Mar won half of the events, but the Lions couldn't overcome Iowa City West's depth and fell to the Women of Troy, 109-77, Tuesday in girls swimming at Coe.

Jenn Jenks and Samantha Fitzgerald were triple winners for Linn-Mar. Jenks won the 200 and 100 freestyle events and swam on the 200 free relay. Fitzgerald won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke and also swam on the 200 free relay.

Other Linn-Mar winners were Hailey Harms (50 free, 200 free relay) and Stephanie Jenks (200 free relay).

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Jenn Jenks snaps 22-year-old record

Linn-Mar freshman Jennifer Jenks shattered the school record in the 500 yard freestyle Tuesday with a clocking of 5 minutes, 14.6 seconds at the Coe College Natatorium.

Jenks broke the record of 5:19.32 set by Jenn Morris in 1991.

Linn-Mar won 10 of 12 events and dunked Iowa City High, 122-62, in the Mississippi Valley Conference meet.

Jenks also won the 200 individual medley and swam on the triumphant 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.

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Drake, Jenks break meet records

Cedar Rapids Jefferson freshman super swimmer Kelsey Drake is feeling the joy of being part of a high school team.

“It's like a family,” she says.

At the Kennedy Invitational meet on Saturday she shattered a pool record that had stood for 25 years.

Mere minutes later, however, she was at the water's edge for the third heat of the next race cheering on a teammate she's been friends with since kindergarten.

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