Linn-Mar Girls Swimming

Linn-Mar - Girls Swimming

Jenks sisters win 3 events for Lions

Tue - 24 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

Jennifer Jenks captured two events and Stephanie Jenks won another for the Linn-Mar Lions Tuesday night in a triangular swimming meet at the Coe College Natatorium.

The fourth-ranked Cedar Falls Tigers won the nine other events and dunked the 14th-ranked Lions, 116-70. Tipton also competed in the meet.

Jennifer Jenks won the 100 freestyle in 53.94 seconds and claimed the 100 backstroke in 1:02.16. She is ranked No.1 in the state in the 100 free and No.6 in the state in the 100 back.

Stephanie Jenks prevailed in the 500 freestyle in 5:27.72, a personal best. She is ranked 16th in the state in the 500 free.

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Jenn Jenks wins 200 free at Dowling

Sat - 21 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

WEST DES MOINES - Linn-Mar freshman Jennifer Jenks captured the 200 freestyle at the Dowling Catholic Sprint Classic Saturday in West Des Moines.

Jenks was timed in 1:56.73 and beat a swimmer from Chanhassen (Minn.) by more than 2 1/2 seconds.

Chanhassen dominated the four-team standings by winning nine of 11 events. Linn-Mar finished in third place.

Samantha Fitzgerald (100 IM), Kelly Wingerson (50 free), Paige Broghammer (50 breaststroke) and Jenks (50 back) placed second for Linn-Mar. The Lions also finished second in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay.

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Jenn Jenks breaks 4 swim records

Tue - 17 Sep Written by Jim Ecker

It's a good thing Jennifer Jenks is not afraid of heights, because the Linn-Mar freshman had to make a steep climb at the Jefferson High School pool Tuesday night.

Jenks broke long-standing pool records in the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle as Linn-Mar dunked the J-Hawks, 133-50, in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet.

She also broke the Linn-Mar school records in both events.

As soon as the meet was over, Jefferson officials leaned a metal ladder against the wall and invited Jenks to climb up and physically remove the slabs that displayed the old pool marks from the record board.

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