Boys Swimming

11/17 At the State Swimming Conference held on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the St. Peter’s Rec-Plex, boys swimming placed fourth overall out of almost seventy teams. Losing two highly-ranking swimmers last year only made the Colts go down from their second overall place last year. Senior Zach Rodgers tied for first in the 200 meter freestyle and got second in the 100 meter backstroke by 1 hundredth of a second.

10/25 Boys swimming placed second at the Parkway Quad on Thursday, Oct. 24. The team got second to Parkway West’s boys swim team, the same team that ended the Colt’s seven year conference win streak. This past Tuesday, Oct. 22, the team defeated Webster Groves and next Wednesday they will travel to Rockwood Summit with action starting at 4:15.

10/18 The Colts swimming and dive team placed first out of sixteen teams last Saturday at the Cape Invitational. The Colts also won all three relays. This past Tuesday, the Colts defeated University City 127-35 and Thursday the Colts beat Clayton 124-59 on senior night. Next week, they take on Webster Groves on Tuesday and participate in the Parkway Quad on Thursday.

10/11 The boys swim and dive team defeated Affton 139-34 on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The meet gave a lot of underclassmen a chance to compete and many improved their personal best times. The team’s next meet is the Cape Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 12.

10/4   The Colts ended their seven year conference win streak Tuesday with a 108-80 loss vs. Parkway West. Senior Zach Rogers swept all of his events in the meet, which included the 200 and 500 yard freestyle. The team’s next swim meet is Tuesday, October 8 vs. Afton.

9/27   On September 25th, the Colts defeated Parkway North 95 to 88. Their next meet is at home against Parkway West, which is most likely the toughest opponent they will face this year.

9/20 The boys swimming and diving team defeated Marquette last Thursday, 100-85. The team lost to them last year. Yesterday, against Kirkwood, not only did the Colts defeat the Pioneers 115-71, but Natsu Gavin earned a state cut in the 50 meter freestyle. He swam a 22.86 after missing this cut by only a hundredth of a second at the Marquette Relays. This upcoming Saturday they will compete in the COMO Invite at Mizzou.

9/13 The boys placed 6th out of 11 teams at the Marquette Relays on Saturday. They defeated Marquette 98-87 on Thursday at home. Freshman diver, Jacob Mourton competed in his first high school meet. Up next the boys will compete in a dual meet against Kirkwood on Tuesday with action starting at 4:00. They will travel to Columbia and compete in the COMO Invite on Saturday.

9/3/ Boys swimming won 106-79 against Lafayette in their first meet of the season. The team has lost to Lafayette the previous two years. Seniors Matt Walter, Riley Brown, and Zach Rogers swept their competition, placing first in every race they swam in. Their next meet is Saturday, Sept. 7th at Marquette at 9 a.m.