The Summit Swim and Dive Team placed 2nd at Conference last night!  It was a strong effort from all our teammates who worked hard all season and put all that effort into the competition last night.  A special congrats to Nate Kappler who earned a state cut in diving and our 400 free relay (Stapleton, Abkemeier, Stelmachowicz, Maginn) for also earning a state cut. 

​Conference Results

Our state qualifiers are:

Max Stapleton: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay
Zack Abkemeier: 200 free relay and 400 free relay
Luke Maginn: 200 free relay and 400 free relay
Jecay Chen: 200 free relay
Noah Stelmachowicz: 400 free relay
Nate Kappler: diving

Good luck at State next week!

Great job everyone at prelims!  We have a lot of swimmers who are coming back for finals tonight.  Come watch Nate Kappler compete in Conference diving this afternoon starting at 4pm.  

For swimmers tonight, please arrive by 5:45.  We will begin warmups at 6:15pm.

Good luck tonight! 

The Summit Conference event entries have been posted as well as the psych sheet.  The whole team has worked hard all season.  I know you will all do a great job representing not only our team and our school but also your dedicated efforts from this season!  Good luck next week!

Attention Summit Girls: There will be a brief informational meeting for all girls interested in the Summit Swim and Dive Team on Thursday, October 15 immediately after school in the pool bleachers.  If you can't make it, see Coach Benson in room 412.

Wednesday Swim Prelims
3:30 -Warmups
4:30 -Meet start

Thursday Diving
3:00 -Warmups begin
4:00 -Dive meet start

Thursday Swim Finals
5:45 -Arrive at the pool
6:00 -Warmups begin
7:00 -Finals start

Summit lost to SLUH on Friday by a wide margin with a score of 129-54.  It was an expected outcome as SLUH has more depth among its swimmers and divers.  Nevertheless, it was an opportunity for our Summit athletes to improve their times and diving scores. 

Summit regained composure against Pattonville, winning 98-87 in a close, back-and-forth meet.  While Pattonville started the meet on top, Summit slowly cut the lead.  After diving, Pattonville regained the top spot but Summit finished strong, taking first place in the final two relays to edge out their conference rival.

Up next for Summit - the Invite on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

The Summit Swim and Dive team triumphed over Clayton last week, scoring 101-79 and Webster this week, 108-62.  By winning both meets, it leveled Summit's record to an even .500 in dual competitions.  Summit looks to square off against a tough SLUH team at Forest Park CC this Friday.