Kirkland swimmers qualify for state meet | Prep swimming

After last Saturday's SeaKing district finals event, several members of the Lake Washington and Juanita high school swim teams qualified for this weekends state tournament.

After last Saturday’s SeaKing district finals event, several members of the Lake Washington and Juanita high school swim teams qualified for this weekends state tournament.

The 3A tournament begins Friday, Nov. 11 at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way. The finals will take place on Saturday, Nov. 11 beginning at 10 a.m.

The Juanita 200 medley relay team qualified for state, with a ninth place seeding time of 1:57.43. Rebel senior Hanna Armstrong will swim in the 200 freestyle race after a sixth place seed. Teammate Anna Michel is the 21st seed in the same event.

Lake Washington’s Jessica McKinney will be the fifth seed in the 50 freestyle race, while freshman Clare Kucinski-Murphy earned the sixth place seed.

In the state diving competition Shay Sarda and Tori Meier from Lake Washington qualified, earning the 17th and 18th seeds.

In the 500 freestyle race, Armstrong earned the 11th place seed with a time of 5:24.58.

The Lake Washington 200 freestyle relay team earned the 10th place seed with a time of 1:46.28 while Juanita’s 200 freestyle relay team took the 12th place seed with a qualifying time of 1:46.75.

Tess Farley earned the sixth place seed in the 100 backstroke race, while Kucinsky-Murphy earned the 18th seed in the same race for Lake Washington.

In the 400 freestyle relay, Lake Washington is the 15th place seed with a qualifying time of 3:57.68.

Tickets for on day of the meet are $9 for adults and $7 for seniors over 62 and for students with ASB cards. Tickets for the full meet are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

To learn more and to get a full schedule of meet events visit www.wiaa.com.