This is my blog that follows swimming & diving in Winona MN and those Winonans that have left to swim elsewhere. Occasionally I will post items of info related to swimming & diving in general.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Weekend Recap and the weeks ahead

The Winhawks hosted the Section 1AA True Team meet last Saturday. Roch JM, Faribault, Owatonna, and Farmington joined them in a test of how deep their talent goes within their team. The results show both the strengths and weaknesses of each of the teams as they prepare themselves for the end of the season.


The Winhawks are reaching the peak of their workout schedule swimming 5,000 yards in the afternoon. The 200 Medley Relay was probably the most telling for the Winhawks, finishing in 5th a nearly a second and a half behind the next team.
The 200FR saw SO Mackenzie Brosnahan battle the strength of Roch JM finishing just out of second place.

The 200IM saw 8th gr Reese Galewski finishing highest for the Winhawks. Winhawk JR Erin Bernardy produced her personal best time dropping nearly 3 seconds.

In the 50FR, FR Alexandra Zuelke and JR Bridget Bawek went 5 & 6 with mid-26’s.

Diving saw FR Crystal Franswa and JR Liana Hawthorne finish a solid 6th & 7th

In the 100FL, Winona saw their second third place finish of the day with JR Samantha Quandahl swimming just shy of her season best.

In the 100FR, SO Mackenzie Brosnahan brought home the best showing of the day. In an all out sprint her 55.72 was a full second ahead of 3rd place and 3rd through 8th were separated by only 2 seconds.

The 500FR saw SR Co-captain Aimee Peterson bringing home the Winhawk’s highest finish. 8th grader Gabby Kleinow was right behind her. 7th gr McKenzie Porter, the only 7th grade swimmer in the field of 22 brought home 16th place in a personal best of 6:32.02, nearly a 3 second drop.

The 200Fr Relay highlighted Winona strength. The near opposite of the Medley Relay, the Team of JR Bridget Bawek, SO Olivia Staats, SR Aimee Peterson and SO Mackenzie Brosnahan brought home 2nd place in 1:46.35.

The 100BK saw JR Samantha Quandahl finish in 5th and So Olivia Staats in 6th. The event saw two personal bests of the season; Olivia swam a 1:08.23 and 8th gr McKenna Marg touched in 1:12.64.

The 100BR was the most exciting race of the day. FR Alexandra Zuelke saw neck and neck with Elizabeth Wolfe of Farmington the entire 100 yards. In the end Alexandra touched second by only 0.03 seconds. Taylor Johnson swam a personal best 1:17.04 finishing a solid 6th place.

The 400FR Relay was a satisfying repeat of the 200FR and ended the meet on a high note for the Winhawks. The Team of JR Bridget Bawek, SO Olivia Staats, SO Mackenzie Brosnahan and FR Alexandra Zuelke brought home 2nd place in 3:54.25.

Final Scores

Rochester JM, 720

Faribault 716.5

Farmington 609

Winona 558

Owatonna 537.5

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