Articles Tagged: Swimming and diving

A look at Gazette area teams and individuals to watch during the 2023 Iowa high school swimming and diving season this fall.

For Maria Trotta, the road to swimming success has been as much mental as it has been physical. Now a senior at Cedar Rapids Xavier, Trotta said there was only one path to meeting her high expectations.

Iowa high school boys’ state swimming: Iowa City High teammates Joe Polyak (200-yard individual medley) and John Weigel (100 freestyle) saw their extra work pay off with state championships. Waukee defended its team title with 314 points.

As Iowa City High sprint freestyler John Weigel prepares for his final meet as a high school swimmer, his focus has not wavered.

Warriors start new streak after streak of 53 straight was broken back in 2017

Linn-Mar hosted an Iowa high school boys’ swimming district meet on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Linn-Mar freshman Hudson Huberg is already establishing himself as one of Iowa’s top swimmers ahead of this week’s district meet.

Fifth-ranked Linn-Mar won three of the 11 events contested, but used their superior depth to rack up the points and win their first Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ swimming championship in six seasons.

Photos from the 2023 Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ swimming Super Meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center.

Decisions by some Linn-Mar swimmers to compete for club teams instead provided openings for others and they have taken advantage. Entering Saturday’s Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet, the Lions are ranked fifth in the state power rankings.

The Linn-Mar Aquatic Center is one of six Iowa high school boys’ swimming district sites statewide on Feb. 4.

A break from competition helps coaches get in-season and club swimmers on same page while end-of-season goals become clearer.

Three Gazette area teams and seven area swimmers to keep an eye on during the 2022-23 Iowa high school boys’ swimming season.

Boys’ swimming preview: Caio Sassaron De Carvalho had a question when he arrived in the United States from Brazil — where can he continue his swimming career? He found a home at Cedar Rapids Washington

The 2022 Iowa high school girls’ state swimming championships were Saturday in Marshalltown.