Kentwood swimmers make SPSL meet

Swimmers on the Kentwood’s boys swim team who have qualified for league will compete at the South Puget Sound League championship meet Saturday.

Swimmers on the Kentwood’s boys swim team who have qualified for league will compete at the South Puget Sound League championship meet Saturday.

Members of the team can compete in two individual events as well as relays.

Varrick Anderson qualified for the 100 freestyle with a time of 57.30 seconds and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:12.08. Taylor Casillas qualified for diving. Nick Creasia qualified in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:14.76 and the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:19.65.

John Croce qualified in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:16.16. John-Jyle Davis qualified in the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.69. Jesse Dehnert qualified in diving. Cole Hendricks qualified in the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:21.35. Dane Hendricks qualified in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:13.46 and the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:18.58. Dan Lalime qualified in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:11.27. Kevin Molloy qualified in the 200 individual medley, the 50 freestyle with a time of 24:09, the 100 freestyle, the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke.

Edward Quantos qualified in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:30.49 and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:12.02. Logan Stoick qualified in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:08.32, the 200 medley with a time of2:28.07, the 100 freestyle at 56.69 and the 100 backstroke at 1:00.95. Dane Turnball qualified in the 200 individual medley at 2:27.55, the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.77, the 100 freestyle at 55.73 and the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.48. Ian VanMatre qualified for the 500 freestyle with a time of 6:26.03. Brian Wright qualified for the 200 freestyle at 2:05.14, the 200 individual medley at 2:24.55, the 100 freestyle at 56.93, the 500 freestyle at 5:47.03 and the 100 backstroke at 1:09.32.

So far,  five Kentwood swimmers have qualified for districts. Molloy qualified in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:11.66, the 100 butterfly at 58.76, and the 100 breaststroke at 1:05.17. Logan Stoick qualified in the 100 backstroke. at 1:00.95. Turnball qualified for the 100 backstroke at 102.48. Casillas and Jesse Dehnert have qualified for diving.

Denhert has also qualified for state in diving.


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