The PV High Sharks finished their swim season in Stuart, Fla., where the 2015 FHSAA swimming and diving state championships took place. Nine Sharks qualified for the state 2A championships this year: four girls and five boys.
Three of the boys swam fast enough in preliminaries to secure a spot in finals in individual events.
In finals Senior Eric Erhard had a 6th place finish in the 50 free with a personal best time of 22.08. Sophomore Jesse Hagy finished 9th in the state with a personal best time of 1:01.67 in the 100 breaststroke.
This was the fifth time Hagy broke the school record in this event for the 2015 swim season.
Senior Jonathan Magiske placed 13th in the 100 free with a personal best time of 49.64. The boys also had two relays place in the top 16.
Jonathan Magiske, Eric Erhard, Sean Hoffman and Max Milicevic combined to finish 7th in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:29.77. Jonathon Magiske, Eric Erhard, Sean Hoffman and Jesse Hagy took 16th place in the 400 free relay.
The Sharks had two girls relays place in the top 16. Carly Voytecek, Molly Voytecek, Olivia Dries and Emily Grace Alfaro placed 8th in the 400 free relay and 11th in the 200 free relay.
The state meet is the conclusion of the high school swim season — but most of these swimmers don’t get to rest! They will continue to train and compete all year round on club teams.
