Photo by KCII Sports Nate Gonner.

Over 900 swimmers from across Iowa will travel to Marshalltown to compete for bragging rights this weekend. The 2017 YMCA State Swim Meet will take place today and tomorrow at the Linda Bloom Swim Natatorium and 29 members of the Washington Watersharks swim team will participate in at least one event. Watersharks head coach Brenda Adrian was a guest on this week’s PM Sports Page and said of the 29 state qualifiers, 16 are high school aged. Students from Washington, Mid-Prairie, Iowa Mennonite School, Highland, WACO, and English Valleys will compete. They include Noah Bruns, Victor Miller, Nic Rath, Sarah Miles, Alijah Beatty, Ben Berhow, Zachariah Parsons, TJ Durst, Kayla Andrew, Allison Vogel, Michael Kimbal, Isabel Coffman, Cierra Miller, Audry Wubbena, Noah Kleese and Reese Mayer.

Nearly 460 female swimmers will race today and the same amount of boys will compete tomorrow. Adrian explains swimmers can qualify for up to five events, three individual, and two relays. The meets will begin at 10 a.m. and last throughout the day in Marshalltown.

Washington Watersharks State Qualifiers
Noah Bruns (18): Boys 15-21: 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 100 Free, and 50 Free
Victor Miller (18): Boys 12-21: 200 Breast; Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Breast
Nic Rath (18): Boys 12-21: 100 Fly and 200 Individual Medley; Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Back.
Sarah Miles (17): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay
Alijah Beatty (17): Girls 12-21: 100 Fly, Girls 15-21: 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, and 200 Fly
Ben Berhow (17): Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Free, 100 Breast, and 50 Free
Zachariah Parsons (16): Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Back
TJ Durst (16): Boys 15-21: 200 Meter Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back and 50 Free
Kayla Andrew (16): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Breast.
Allison Vogel (16): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 200 Free and 100 Free
Michael Kimball (15): Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 500 Free, 100 Free, and 50 Free
Isabel Coffman (15): Girls 15-21: 200 Meter Relay and 200 Free Relay.
Cierra Miller (15): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay
Audrey Wubbena (15): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 100 Back
Noah Kleese (14): Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay
Reese Mayer (14): Boys 13-14: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and 50 Free
Jordan Hammen (14): Girls 15-21: 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay
Colton Slaubaugh (14): Boys 12-21: 100 Fly. Boys 13-14:200 Free Relay. Boys 15-21: 200 Medley Relay
Jacob Miller (13): Boys 13-14: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 100 Free, and 50 Free
Quinn Wubbena (13): Boys 13-14: 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay
Chase Rundall (10): Boys 9-10: 200 Free Relay, and 100 Individual Medley and
Teague Mayer (10): Boys 9-10 200 Free Relay
Brennen Westphal (10): Boys 9-10: 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast, and 50 Breast
Greta Sieren (10): Girls 9-10: 100 Individual Medley, 100 Breast, and 50 Breast
Claire Wubbena (10): Girls 9-10: 50 Back
Ryan Hinson (9): Boys 9-10: 200 Free Relay