Junior captain Bryce Helms represented the White Hawks at 2023 MSHSL Boys Class A Swimming and Diving State Tournament held March 2-4 at the University of Minnesota Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

State prelims were held March 3. Helms punched his ticket to the finals by swimming the 50 Free in a personal best of 22.09. Helms then swam the 100 Free in 49.11, also qualifying him for finals in that event. 

Finals took place the following day, March 4. Helms, swimming in the 50 Free consolation heat, placed 10th in state, beating his previous day's personal best time with a 22:01. Helms then swam the 100 Free in the consolation heat, coming in with a time of 49:03 and placing him 15th in the state for Class A. 

The Westonka team, sending only one swimmer to state, ended the meet in 31st place out of 41 teams. Other teams sent an average of 10 swimmers to the tournament. The team could not be prouder of Helms! 

The Westonka swim team would like to congratulate their Orono Spartan teammates on their third-place finish at state. The Spartans sent several swimmers to the final heats, swimming many personal best times. 

The team would like to thank head coach Ben Hanson and assistant coach Izzy for guiding them through this amazing season. Also, the team would like to thank all the parents for their continued support and all the fans for coming and cheering on the team this season. Next up for the team is the end of year banquet, which will be held March 19 at the Wayzata Country Club.

Go White Hawks!