Jayna VanStone breaks LWHS girls swim record, places fourth at state

A longstanding Lake Washington High School girls 100-meter backstroke record was broken twice this weekend by International Community School senior Jayna VanStone of Kirkland at the state championship girls swim and dive competition on Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

A longstanding Lake Washington High School girls 100-meter backstroke record was broken twice this weekend by International Community School senior Jayna VanStone of Kirkland during the state championship girls swim and dive competition on Friday and Saturday at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The record was held by current Juanita High School teacher and assistant swim coach Carly (Schulz) Parker, who was in attendance.

During prelims on Friday, VanStone swam completed the event in 59.97-seconds, breaking Parker’s 1:00.01 record and winning the heat to qualify for the finals on Saturday. VanStone then broke her own record with a fourth-place finish overall in a time of 59.25.

Lake Washington High School girls swim and dive team member Gabrielle Rector finished sixth in the 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:00.32. Teammate Megan Phillips placed 13th in diving.

Joeli Pence, Katie Lymberis, Brittany Blaskovich, Jayna VanStone, Hannah Walker, Emily LaFramboise, Akemi Roberts and Caitlin Stoneman also competed during the state meet.