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Watertown Area Swim Club swimmers win 113 events in weekend meet

roger merriam, watertown public opinion
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Jay McAreavey of the Watertown Area Swim Club competes in the mixed 12-and-under 100-yard butterfly over the weekend during the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Jay McAreavey of the Watertown Area Swim Club competes in the mixed 12-and-under 100-yard butterfly over the weekend during the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

Thirty-seven Watertown Area Swim Club swimmers combined to record 113 first-place finishes Saturday and Sunday in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet in the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

Justine Kranz (11-12 girls) and Madelynne Storm (15-16 girls) each won eight events, Channing DeBoer (9-10 boys) and Sophia Kranz (13-14 girls) each seven and Zavier Kranz (15-16 boys) six for the Dolphins.

Justine Kranz of the Watertown Area Swim Club swims the mixed 9-12 100-yard breaststroke over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Justine Kranz of the Watertown Area Swim Club swims the mixed 9-12 100-yard breaststroke over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

Simon Hendricks (15-16 boys), Edie Hoftiezer (7-8 girls) and Robert Johnson (U6 boys) each had five firsts and Auggie Brewster (7-8 boys), Caden Corey (11-12 boys), Jack Kreutner (7-8 boys) and McKoy Pereboom (11-12 boys) four apiece. Three-event winners were Burke Lauseng (17-19 boys), Ryan James Matthies (11-12 boys), Ian McAreavey (9-10 boys), Levi Peterson (13-14 boys) and Payton Storm (17-19 boys).

Zachary Haslem (15-16 boys), Gabriel Holzwarth (17-19 boys), Collins DeBoer (7-8 girls), McKenna Falak (15-16 girls), Dana Greenman (13-14 girls), Madison Haslem (9-10 girls), Abigail Highman (17-19 girls), Alina Smirnova (17-19 girls), Sydney Sparks (13-14 girls), Lydia Stemwedel (11-12 girls) and Kylie Tjaden (9-10 girls) each won two events.

Paivi Brewster of the Watertown Area Swim Club is shown during the mixed 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Paivi Brewster of the Watertown Area Swim Club is shown during the mixed 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

Colton DeBoer (U6 boys), Jay McAreavey (11-12 boys), Kru Schaack (7-8 boys), Cooper Smith (9-10 boys), Kyra Carter (13-14 girls), Elise Henderson (7-8 girls), Sienna Schaunaman (11-12 girls), Alisa Smirnova (17-19 girls) and Molly Thorson (15-16 girls) also had wins.

Ten Dolphins topped the high-point standings in their divisions — Hoftiezer, Justine Kranz, Krantz, Madelynne Storm, Johnson, Kreutner, Channing DeBoer, Pereboom, Zavier Kranz and Payton Storm.

Edie Hoftiezer of the Watertown Area Swim Club competes in the mixed 8-and-under 50-yard butterfly over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Edie Hoftiezer of the Watertown Area Swim Club competes in the mixed 8-and-under 50-yard butterfly over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

Top-5 high-point rankings and complete results for all WASC swimmers can be found online at www.thepublicopinion.com.

TyLynn Wellnitz of the Milbank Lions Swim Club heads to the finish in the mixed 12-and-under 100-yard butterfly over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
TyLynn Wellnitz of the Milbank Lions Swim Club heads to the finish in the mixed 12-and-under 100-yard butterfly over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Kegan Kasparek of the Watertown Area Swim Club swims the mixed 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.
Kegan Kasparek of the Watertown Area Swim Club swims the mixed 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle over the weekend in the Optimist High Point Swim Meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center.

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