Boys Swimming 12-11 @ Lynnwood

In a tri-meet at Lynnwood Pool, the Oak Harbor Wildcats took on the Lynnwood and Meadowdale swim teams, coming out on top against both. In a tri meet, each team is allocated 2 lanes per event instead of the usual 3 lanes at dual events. The times vs Lynnwood are the same as the times against Meadowdale, as each race is only swum once. Only the scoring is calculated separately.
Lynnwood has an exceptionally small team, and had swimmers in only 5 of the 11 swimming events, no divers, and finished no higher than 3rd in any event. Oak Harbor's 200 medley relay "A" and "B" teams had a 1-2 finish, as Lynnwood's team was disqualified. The "A" team posted a time of 1:45.62 and the "B" team 2:30.04.
Since Lynnwood didn't have anyone in the 200 free or 200 IM, Oak Harbor was able to load up 3 lanes with swimmers. Tyler Schell won the 200 free outright in 1:57.89 with brother Devin almost 7 seconds behind in 2nd place overall, then Bryce Vagt. In the 200 IM, John Hu won in 2:02.94, followed by Anthony Yockey and Ben Cardinal.
In the 50 free, more than one heat was run, and Lynnwood and OH both had 3 swimmers in the race. Yale Rosen won in 24.72, then Chris Rankin and Matt Bolte. They Lynnwood swimmers finished 4th, 5th and 6th.
There was no diving competition at all at this meet.
Oak Harbor entered 2 into the 100 fly and Lynnwood 1. Price Hu won in 56.34 and Brandon Vagt timed 58.00 for 2nd.
The 100 free also had 3 swimmers from each team, with the same results as the 50 free: 1-2-3 for the Wildcats, 4-5-6 for the Royals. Tyler Schell won in 51.66, then Chris Rankin and Matt Bolte. Matt's time of 57.83 was 10 seconds faster than the fastest Lynnwood swimmer.
Two Oak Harbor swimmers were alone in the 500 free, with Price Hu and Yale Rosen competing. Price was in 1st place, Rosen 2nd.
Lynnwood's last event with swimmers was the 200 free relay. They had one team while Oak Harbor had 3 teams. Our "A" team was first, second and fourth.
Devin Schell won the 100 back in 1:06.11 with Bryce Vagt just .06 seconds behind in 2nd place. Ben Cardinal brought up the rear.
John Hu, Brandon Vagt, and Anthony Yockey swam in the 100 breast unopposed, with Hu turning in a 1:02.03.
Ending the scoring vs Lynnwood were two 400 free relay teams. The "A" team finished in 3:46.47 and the "B" tam in 4:05.22.
The team scores vs Lynnwood were 134 for Oak Harbor and 11 for Lynnwood.

The Wildcats didn't beat Meadowdale by as much, but still dominated. The Wildcats finished 1st in 7 of the 11 swimming events, and their depth scored extra points in most of the events.
The "A" 200 medley relay was 2nd to Meadowdale's "A" team, and the "B" relay was 4th. In the 200 freestyle, the two Schells and Vagt finished 1-2-4. John Hu also placed first in the 200 IM against Meadowdale, but Yale Rosen was 2nd in the 50 free, with Rankin and Bolte 3rd and 5th. Price Hu and Brandon Vagt were also 1-2 in the 100 fly.
In the 100 free, Tyler Schell won 1st against Meadowdale, Rankin was 3rd and Bolte 4th. Hu and Rosen finished 1-2 in the 500 free, even though Meadowdale had 3 swimmers entered.
Oak Harbor also did not win the 200 free relay, but finished in 2nd and 3rd. The "C" relay did not finish high enough to earn team points. The 'Cats also did not win the 100 backstroke, by Devin Schell came in 2nd, Bryce Vagt 3rd, and Ben Cardinal 4th.
John Hu won the final individual event of the day, the 100 breast, with Brandon Vagt in 3rd and Anthony Yockey in 4th.
The final event of the day, the 400 free relay was the only relay won by Oak Harbor vs Meadowdale, and they not only won, but the "B" relay also placed 2nd.
The swimmers get in the pool next here in Oak Harbor, with another tri meet against tough Snohomish and Glacier Peak teams. Come on down to the pool and cheer our boys on. It's free for both adults and students.