Stanwood’s 400-yard freestyle relay finished 13th at the Class 3A state swimming championships Saturday, with Anna Paul also scoring in two individual finals and Alora de Vera adding a scoring finish in the butterfly.
The Spartans’ relay team of Alex Marquis, Olivia Otto, Paul and de Vera finished in 3 minutes, 52.77 seconds at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. That was faster than their 3:54.52 in Friday’s preliminary race.
Paul, a junior, placed 15th in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:22.13 and 14th in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.48. De Vera, also a junior, took 16th in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:01.32.
The team standings posted after the 400-yard relay listed Stanwood 26th with 14 points. The relay contributed eight points, Paul’s two individual finishes added five and de Vera’s butterfly finish added one.
Adaptive race finishes
Stanwood senior Jung McMurray finished sixth in both adaptive events: 1:26.40 in the 50-yard freestyle and 1:46.11 in the 50-yard backstroke. Sophomore Mercedez Simmons finished seventh in the adaptive 50-yard backstroke in 1:46.33.
The WIAA championships ran Nov. 13–14. These finishes follow Friday’s preliminary races; a swimmer’s preliminary place can differ from the final placing.
The WIAA-linked results index labels times unofficial. The places and times above reflect the posted finals results checked Saturday night.
