The Lamphere Swim and Dive team had their league championship meet from February 26th to February 28th, with only diving being the first day. The team placed 5th overall, with six teams competing. Everyone swam well with many personal bests over the two days of swimming. This was Landyn, Charlie, Michael, Ondrej, and Xander’s last ever swim meet.
The Medalists in each event:
200 Medley Relay
1st Utica 1:48.81
2nd Romeo 1:56.05
3rd Stevenson 1:57.53
4th Lamphere 2:00.56
5th Chippewa Valley 2:04.50
200 Free
1st Dylan Martin (Stevenson) 1:50.09
2nd Galen Geyer (Stevenson) 1:59.95
3rd Reid Dubrico (PHN) 2:05.33
4th Jacob Matz (Romeo) 2:08.45
5th Sully Smalenberg (Chippewa) 2:08.59
6th Xander Frink (Lamphere) 2:09.02
200 IM
1st Brayden Beebe (Utica) 2:10.18
2nd Beast Andrzejewski (Chippewa) 2:17.23
3rd Max Macomber (Stevenson) 2:29.74
4th Tony Saputo (Chippewa) 2:30.76
5th Mickey Gurnack (Romeo) 2:32.24
6th Garet Gertsch (Utica) 2:37.90
50 Free
1st Thomas Schoenherr (Utica) 24.43
2nd Landyn Sanborn (Lamphere) 25.05
3rd Carter Austin (Utica) 25.12
4th Brenden Galazka (Romeo) 25.26
5th Keith Ashby (Chippewa) 25.30
6th Matthew Comaty (Romeo) 25.84
Diving (11 Dives)
1st Hector Gascho (Chippewa) 324.90
2nd Brady Savage (Romeo) 293.85
3rd Michael Aramouni (Lamphere) 285.55
4th Michael Nowakowski (Stevenson) 236.60
5th Caleb Trepkowski (Stevenson) 230.25
100 Fly
1st Dylan Martin (Stevenson) 55.12
2nd Ayden Cross (PHN) 56.21
3rd Landyn Sanborn (Lamphere) 1:00.12
4th Sully Smalenburg (Chippewa) 1:03.02
5th Brendan Pittel (Utica) 1:06.49
6th Maksim Pirkola (Chippewa) 1:16.24
100 Free
1st Brady Savage (Romeo) 54.53
2nd Jacob Matz (Romeo) 56.08
3rd Brendan Galazka (Romeo) 56.47
4th Keith Ashby (Chippewa) 56.85
5th Thomas Schoenherr (Utica) 57.49
6th Carter Austin (Utica) 57.82
500 Free
1st Brayden Beebe (Utica) 5:11.62
2nd Reid Dubrico (PHN) 5:42.34
3rd Xander Frink (Lamphere) 5:54.14
4th Danny Ferris (Lamphere) 5:55.28
5th Colin Mondoux (Utica) 6:03.46
6th Josh Patterson (Utica) 6:08.07
200 Free Relay
1st Romeo 1:39.70
2nd Utica 1:40.72
3rd Chippewa 1:44.61
4th Lamphere 1:46.30
5th Port Huron 1:49.29
6th Stevenson 2:01.39
100 Back
1st Beast Andrzejewski (Chippewa) 1:00.88
2nd Brendan Pittel (Utica) 1:01.12
3rd Galen Geyer (Stevenson) 1:03.55
4th Max Macomber (Stevenson) 1:06.61
5th Tony Saputo (Chippewa) 1:07.36
6th Mickey Gurnack (Romeo) 1:09.00
100 Breast
1st Garet Gertsch (Utica) 1:08.00
2nd Ayden Cross (PHN) 1:08.01
3rd Adrian Flattery (Utica) 1:16.00
4th Carter Modrich (PHN) 1:20.73
5th Charlie Belles (Lamphere) 1:22.11
6th Tristen Chemali (Romeo) 1:22.40
400 Free Relay
1st Romeo 3:45.83
2nd Chippewa 3:47.78
3rd Stevenson 3:49.37
4th Utica 4:05.50
5th Port Huron 4:21.56
6th Lamphere 4:29.12
Total Score
1st Utica 283
2nd Romeo 258
3rd Chippewa 209
4th Stevenson 183
5th Lamphere 173
6th Port Huron 105
The head coach of the Lamphere Rams, Stephen Smith, was awarded MAC Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
Questions:
What will you miss most about swimming?
Landyn: The meets, racing atmosphere, and memories made with the team.
Charlie: I will miss this brotherhood that I’ve built with these guys over the last 4 years. This comradery and true feeling of a team is something you can’t find anywhere else.
Michael: I think I’ll miss the team, my coaches, and diving.
Xander: The feeling of being a part of a team.
Ondrej: I think the team atmosphere.
What was your favorite memory?
Landyn: Making states junior year
Charlie: My favorite memory was winning the league championship in my junior year
Michael: Last year we were playing hide and seek in the pitch dark and I was trying to get away from a seeker and I ran into the corner of a locker. I got a scar on my right eyebrow because of it.
Xander: Winning leagues junior year
Ondrej: In the locker room during meets, any of them
How long did you swim for?
Landyn: 3rd grade to 12th, 9 years.
Charlie: 4 years
Michael: 2 years
Xander: 4 years
Ondrej: 1 year
What was your favorite event to do?
Landyn: 200 fly, its challenging and the first event I made states in
Charlie: My favorite event was the 100 Breastroke
Michael: My favorite swim event was either backstroke for the medley relay or the 100 back. My overall favorite event is diving though.
Xander: 200 free
Ondrej: 50 free
Would you recommend swimming to anyone who is interested in joining? Why?
Landyn: Yes because the racing atmosphere is fun and you build bonds with the team.
Charlie: I would 1000% recommend swimming for anyone joining. You learn so much about yourself as a person and an athlete. The discipline you learn in the water is applicable to everything in life.
Michael: Swimming is a hard sport. When I started I wasn’t very good but I quickly got better. Honestly if you want to get in better shape/get stronger, swimming is a very good way to achieve that. Also, swimming will develop discipline.
Xander: I recommend swimming to anyone and everyone because it is both a great environment to be in and it helps you to get in shape.
Ondrej: Yes, it’s really fun and even when it’s hard you get through it.
