Sweet Home’s swimmers got a taste of what’s to come Saturday at the Pre-District meet in the South Albany swimming pool, where the district championships will be held Feb. 14-15.
The Huskies faced all nine of their opponents at the same time in a non-scoring, abbreviated competition.
Nathan Hager was a double winner, taking the 100 Individual Medley and the 50 butterfly, while Brandon Vasfaret won the 200 Freestyle. The 200 Freestyle Relay team of Vasfaret, Hager, Jaeger Howatt and Ryan Yon placed first as well.
Individual winners for the girls were Lucie Davis in the 100 Individual Medley, and Mikayla Nelson in the 200 Freestyle. The girls 200 Freestyle Relay team of Nelson, Davis, Esther Gunselman and Jessica Coats also won, matching their own school record time in the event.
“We’re getting a little better, meet by meet, but we still have some areas that we need to improve on before district, such as turns and exchanges,” Coach Doug Peargin said.
He said one thing he likes about the pre-district meet is that “with so many teams and competitors competing, everyone from the first-year swimmers up to and through the year-round swimmers have great competition.”
Sweet Home will get a chance to go head-to-head against last year’s district champions Friday when Sisters visits at 4 p.m. Also competing will be Stayton.
Pre-District Meet
Sweet Home Girls Results
200 Medley Relay – (2) Sweet Home “A” (Mikayla Nelson, Jessica Coats, Elea Hewitt, Sara Helfrich) 2:05.8; (8-tie) Sweet Home “B” (Natasha Benson, Brittany Romaro, Livvie Hindmarsh, Kira Doding) and Sweet Home “C” (Kristen Adams, Maddee Hawken, Sierrah Owen, Megan Oberg) 2:30.6.
200 Freestyle – (1) Mikayla Nelson 2:04.0; (6) Maddee Hawken 2:38.4; (8) Megan Oberg 2:39.0; (12) Kira Doding 2:55.0.
100 Individual Medley – (1) Lucie Davis 1:05.8; (8) Sara Helfrich 1:18.8; (10) Natasha Benson 1:20.1; (12) Livvie Hindmarsh 1:25.0.
50 Freestyle – (3) Esther Gunselman 28.0; (7) Elea Hewitt 29.3.
50 Butterfly – (2) Jessica Coats 29.8; (4) Esther Gunselman 30.6.
100 Freestyle – No Sweet Home finishers.
500 Freestyle – (2) Elea Hewitt 6:00.3; (8) Sara Helfrich 6:44.4; (12) Livvie Hindmarsh 6:57.1.
50 Backstroke – (2) Lucie Davis 31.1; (11) Maddee Hawken 38.0; (12) Kristen Adams 39.5.
50 Breaststroke – No Sweet Home finishers.
200 Freestyle Relay – (1) Sweet Home “A” (Mikayla Nelson, Esther Gunselman, Jessica Coats, Lucie Davis) 1:42.9 (ties school record); (8) Sweet Home “B” (Brittany Romaro, Natasha Benson, Kira Doding, Megan Oberg) 1:57.4.
Sweet Home Boys Results
200 Medley Relay – No Sweet Home finishers.
200 Freestyle – (1) Brandon Vasfaret 2:01.4; (9) Grant Jones 2:27.1.
100 Individual Medley – (1) Nathan Hager 1:03.0; (9) Ryan Yon 1:15.1.
50 Freestyle – (3) Jaeger Howatt 24.2; (10) Tanner Goble 27.0; (12) Sean Wolthuis 27.9.
50 Butterfly – (1) Nathan Hager 27.3.
100 Freestyle – (10) Grant Jones 1:04.8; (12) Tadyn Bentley 1:06.8.
500 Freestyle – (3) Ryan Yon 5:56.6.
50 Backstroke – (2) Jaeger Howatt 28.8; (12) Sean Wolthuis 35.6.
50 Breaststroke – (2) Brandon Vasfaret 33.0.
200 Freestyle Relay – (1) Sweet Home “A” (Brandon Vasfaret, Jaeger Howatt, Ryan Yon, Nathan Hager) 1:40.0; (8) Sweet Home “B” (Tanner Goble, Grant Jones, Adam Barber, Tadyn Bentley) 1:57.4.