The Orono/Mound Westonka boys swim and dive team competed against the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars on Jan. 19. Top swimmers for this meet were ninth-grader Sean Dolder, who placed first overall and beat out the rest of the field in the 100 back with a time of 1:06:44; and junior Bryce Helms, who placed second overall with a time of 5:29:84 in the 500 Free.

The meet kicked off with the White Hawks swimming in the 200-medley relay led off by Bryce Helms (backstroke), followed by Dolder (breaststroke), ninth grader Eren Alemdar (butterfly), and seventh grader Connor Shaw (freestyle). The relay finished fourth overall with a time of 2:06:71, dropping over 12 seconds. Next up was the 200 Free, with Bryce Helms finishing fifth overall with a 2:03:12, and ninth grader Wyatt Helms coming in with a personal best of 2:26:04. Seventh grader Brody Helms, swimming his first 200 IM race, came in with a time of 2:55:83.

Dolder and eighth grader Tyler Finley took to the pool to swim the 50 Free. Dolder came in with a personal best of 26.88 and Finley came in with his personal best of a 38.54. The 100 Fly was raced by Shaw, who recorded a personal best of 1:37:67. Up next was the 100 Free raced by Alemdar with a time of 59.82 for his personal best, placing eighth overall, and Brody Helms with a 1:09:12 for his personal best.

Alemdar also competed in the 500 with a time of 6:06:08. Finley finished with a personal best time of 1:49:68 in the 100 Back. Wyatt Helms was next in the water, swimming the 100 Breast with a personal best of 1:27:51. The boys finished the night with the 400 Free relay led off by team captain Bryce Helms, followed by Dolder, Alemdar and Wyatt Helms.

The White Hawks are back in the pool Thursday, January 26 versus St. Louis Park. Due to MSHSL co-op rules, Westonka is relegated to swim JV at West Metro Conference meets. Go White Hawks!