WLC Aquatics

‘Twas the night before Relays, and all through the teams,
Every swimmer was stirring, too excited to dream.
Their goggles were packed and their suits laid with care,
In hopes that new PRs soon would be there.

The carb snacks were waiting, the water bottles too,
As visions of fast races danced in full view.
And coaches were planning tomorrow’s big heat—
Preparing the lineups for swimmers to beat.

Then off to their beds the swimmers all crept,
Though none could relax enough to have slept.
“Tomorrow we race,” they whispered with might—
Each stroke cutting fast, each turn just right.

What an amazing conference meet we had this weekend! Every swimmer on Friday qualified to swim at one individual event on Saturday at finals. The team took 5th overall out of the 6 teams in our league.

Freshman Jozz Post took 2nd in the 200 Freestyle with a prelims time of 2:15.59 and a finals time of 2:15.03. Jozz is the CAAC Red League 2025 Champion in the 500 Freestyle with a prelims time of 6:11.42 and a finals time of 6:07.85. Congratulations, Jozz!!

Freshman Emma Grillo took 9th in the 200 Freestyle with a prelims time of 2:40.65 and a finals time of 2:40.40. Emma placed 13th in prelims in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:41.56.

Freshman Bella Alaniz took 11th in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 2:52.80 in prelims and a time of 2:49.65 in finals. Bella placed 11th in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:28.89 in prelims and a finals time of 1:27.96.

Junior Kris Permoda took 10th in the 200 IM with a prelims time of 3:39.41 and a finals times of 3:33.42. Kris placed 17th in prelims in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 2:00.72.

Freshman Jessie Gimm-Bergh qualified for finals in the 200 IM with a time of 4:18.96. Jessie placed 14th in the 100 Backstroke in prelims with a time of 1:50.46.

Great job to the whole team for their hard work and dedication this season. We swim again tomorrow at Second Shave at Beagle Middle School in Grand Ledge. The meet starts at 5:30pm.

On Thursday the team travelled to Eaton Rapids to swim against the Greyhounds.

Permoda (11) took 3rd in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 3:00.35 and 4th in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:46.71.
Post (9) took 1st in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 1:22.05, a personal record, and 1st in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:18.34.
Grillo (9) took 1st in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:43.42.

Great job, ladies!

Our next meet will be this coming Thursday at 6pm against the Charlotte Orioles at Waverly High School. Hope to see you there!