Seven Shorewood swimmers, two from Shorecrest head for State championships after T-birds win District title

Seven Shorewood swimmers and two from Shorecrest will compete in the State 3A championships Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way after Shorewood won the Northwest District 3A championship Nov. 8-9 at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

Five Shorewood swimmers qualified for State in six individual events by finishing first, second or third at the District meet, and the Thunderbirds qualified in all three relays, winning two in the District championship meet.

Shorecrest finished third in the District meet behind Shorewood and Glacier Peak. 

Northwest District 3A Swimming Championships

At Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Nov. 8-9

Team scores—Shorewood 529.5, Glacier Peak 334, Shorecrest 306.5, Oak Harbor 284, Meadowdale 257, Marysville-Pilchuck 233, Stanwood 225, Marysville Getchell 153, Everett 115, Mountlake Terrace 62, Ferndale 54.

200-yard medley relay—1, *Shorewood (Britt Blomso, Christina Garrison, Ann Tardiff, Ari Norberg), 1:54.39; 2, Meadowdale, 1:56.82.

200 freestyle—1, Morris, Oak Harbor, 2:01.95; 2, *Nicola Gerbino, Shorewood, 2:06.80; 3, *Maddie Henry, Shorewood, 2:12.37.

200 individual medley—1, Coleman, Marysville-Pilchuck, 2:12.52.

50 free—1, Keane, Meadowdale, 23.78; 2, *Emily Strathy, Shorecrest, 25.95; 3, *Ari Norberg, Shorewood, 26.11.

Diving—1, Wherley, Marysville Getchel, 406.75.

100 butterfly—1, Hartmeyer, 1:00.03; 2, *Blomso, Shorewood, 1:00.09.

100 free—1, Keane, Meadowdale, 51.62; 2, *Strathy, Shorecrest, 55.92; 3, *Erin Arslanoglu, Shorewood, 57.73.

500 free—1, Rimat, Stanwood, 5:19.88.

200 free relay—1, *Shorewood (Henry, Garrison, Noberg, Arslanoglu), 1:44.68; 2, Marysville-Pilchuck, 1:46:33.

100 backstroke—1, *Blomso, Shorewood, 1:00.85; 2, Matthews, Mountlake Terrace, 1:04.00.

100 breaststroke—1, Coleman, Marysville-Pilchuck, 1:08.34; 2, *Garrison, Shorewood, 1:10.31.

400 free relay—1, Meadowdale, 3:47.66; 2, *Shorewood (Megan Pitts, Gerbino, Henry, Arslanoglu), 3:53.97.

*Shorewood and Shorecrest qualifiers for State 3A championship