Schools
Area Swimmers Back in the Local Pools
Swimmers looking to qualify for state meet the third week in February.
On February 17 and 18 the girls swim teams will battle for supremacy in the annual state championships at the RecPlex in St. Peters.
The holidays are over and the pools are crowded with competitors trying to lower times and to get into that meet.
This is a busy first week back from the holiday break.
Today, Cor Jesu will splash against John Burroughs in the Bombers’ pool at 4 p.m. On Thursday, Villa Duchesne visits MICDS for a 4:15 p.m. showdown.
Friday, Burroughs will swim at Westminster at 4 o’clock while University City will be guests at Ladue starting at 4:15 p.m. On Monday, St. Joseph’s Academy meets Visitation Academy at Chaminade at 4:15 p.m.
This is where area swimmers are placed at the moment on the area honor roll:
50 yard freestyle:
3rd. Morgan Mullenix, Villa Duchesne, 24.87.
100 yard freestyle
1st Annie Goessling, MICDS 54.06
8th Julia Herbig, St. Joe, 56.48
9th Etinosa Ogbevoen, Ladue 56.55
200 yard freestyle
2nd Maddie Wall, Ladue, 1:56.87
200 yard Individual Medley
2nd Maddie Wall, Ladue, 2:11.85
6th Grace Stiegemeyer, St. Joe, 2:16.62
500 freestyle
3rd Maddie Wall, Ladue, 5:12.12
Diving
6th Nealy Wallis, MICDS,225.8 points
200 yard freestyle relay
2nd St. Joe, 1:44.41
400 yard freestyle relay
3rd Villa, 3:48.69
4th Ladue, 3:49.41
5th MICDS, 3:51.14
6th St. Joe, 3:51.79
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