The Kodiak Bears have owned the regular season in high school swimming and diving competition and the Bears now own the Region III Swimming & Diving team championships in both girls and boys divisions.
Kodiak amassed 108 team points in the girls division at the 2017 Region III Swimming & Diving Championships held at the Palmer Pool; the SoHi girls and Palmer girls tied in the team scoring with 56 points apiece.
In the boys division, the Bears recorded 104 points, pulling away from Colony (61) and Kenai (38).
Region III Swimming & Diving: Girls Results
The SoHi girls earned a single, individual title with Sydney Juliussen winning the 100-yard freestyle. That victory would be the only first-place finish for a peninsula swimmer in the girls’ competition. Only first-place finishers earn automatic berths to the ASAA State Swimming & Diving Championships.
Kodiak swimmers won four individual and three relay events.
Top three performances by Soldotna swimmers included:
SoHi
SoHi girls 200 Medley Relay, 3rd; SoHi girls 400 freestyle relay, 2nd; Sydney Juliussen, 2nd in 50 freestyle; Zeina Abouekheir, 2nd in 500 freestyle; Portia Padilla, 3rd in 100 backstroke
Region III Swimming & Diving: Boys Results
The Kenai Kardinal boys finished third in the team scoring and the SoHi boys, fifth overall.
Kodiak boys combined for four individual and one relay title; the Bears depth proved too much for the Colony Knight, who recorded five event victories.
Top three performances by Kenai and Soldotna swimmers included:
Kenai
Kenai 200 Medley Relay, 2nd; Kenai 400 freestyle relay, 3rd; Hunter Reese, 2nd in 50 freestyle and 3rd in 100 butterfly; Savaii Heaven, 2nd in 100 breaststroke and 3rd in 100 freestyle;
SoHi
Kylin Welch, 2nd in 1M diving; Sam Skolnick, 3rd in 1M diving; Connor Gross, 3rd in 500 freestyle
State qualifiers will be determined and released by ASAA either late Sunday or early Monday and will be posted at asaa.org.
Qualifying Standards for ASAA State Swimming & Diving Championships
Individual Swimming Events: The first place finisher from each
conference qualifying meet is automatically qualified. each Conference’s
next top seven (7) swimmers will be considered for qualifications for the
next twelve best statewide times gaining qualification to the State Meet.
Relay Events: The first (1) place relay team from each conference
qualifying meet finals, plus the next four (4) fastest overall team times
statewide, for a total of eight (8) relay teams.
Diving Events: The top two (2) finishers from each conference qualifying
meet finals plus the next eight (8) best scores will qualify for a total of 16
divers.
Alternate/Substitution: In the event a qualified contestant is unable to
compete due to extenuating circumstances (illness, injury, and ineligibility),
it is the responsibility of the school of the indisposed contestant(s) to notify
ASAA, by the deadline on Wednesday Nov. 1 at 11:00 am. Once notified,
ASAA will invite the next athlete with the best qualifying time.
