With four state-qualifying seasons under his belt, Southern Door's Lucas Bousley admits his final one may go down as one of the weirdest.
The Culver's Door County Student-Athlete of the Week was the top seed in several events at last weekend's sectional meet in Ashwaubenon and advanced to the state meet in the 200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, and 100 freestyle. This weekend's state meet will not just be his first not at the UW Natatorium in Madison, but it will also be one of the few with fans this season due to COVID-19 protocols. He says fans add a lot to his swims, but the quietness at the meets had its positives.
Despite having some of his fastest times this year at the sectional meet, he had to wait five hours to find out if he had made this year's state meet. Bousley says there are things he did to calm his nerves until the times were finally posted.
After high school, Bousley plans on attending UW-Stout as he pursues a job in technical education. The WIAA Swim Meet for Division 2 swimmers will take place on Friday at Waukesha South.
