The Door County United boys high school swim team placed seventh with 114 points on Saturday, December 2, at the Plymouth Invite, gaining victories against fellow conference teams Berlin and Plymouth.
Led by our four Sevastopol representatives, the gentlemen managed to podium the 200 Free Relay, placing 6th overall at 1:41.95. Additionally, Logan Filar found his way to the podium for his 50 and 100 Free individual events, placing 6th (24.34) and 4th (53.58), respectively.
Senior Logan Filar led the points earned, coming in with 40 points, followed by senior Ezra Linnan with 35 total points.
Ezra Linnan had strong showings in both the relays and his individual events, placing within the top 8 in all events.
Sophomore George Atwell helped secure the 7th place finish (1:55.68) in the 200 Medley Relay, swimming the fastest 50-free split in his career. Logan Filar also swam his fastest 50-free split during the 200 Free relay, where he swam a remarkable 22.17.
Freshman Luke Filar had a strong showing in his first high school meet, helping to score points in all his events. His splits in the 200 Medley and 200 Free relays helped support the team in their strong showings in both events.
Final scores:
1. Ashwaubenon- 430
2. Sheboygan North- 393
3. Green Bay United- 353
4. Manitowoc Lincoln- 295
5. Appleton North- 252
6. Kiel-Elkhart Lake- 244
7. DCU- 114
8. Plymouth- 55
9. Berlin/Green Lake- 50
Notable swims and finishes:
-7th place finish (Luke Filar, Logan Filar, Ezra Linnan, George Atwell) in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:55.68
-Atwell took 14th in the 200 Free with a time of 2:16.29 and Luke Filar took 15th with a time of 2:16.98
-6th place finish from Logan Filar in the 50 Free with a time of 24.34
-8th place finish from Linnan in the 100 Fly with a time of 1:06.29
-4th place finish from Logan Filar in the 100 Free with a time of 53.58
-Atwell took 12th place in the 500 Free with a time of 6:33.39
-6th place finish (Linnan, Luke Filar, Atwell, Logan Filar) with a time of 1:41.95
-Linnan took 7th place in the 100 back with a time of 1:04.57 and Luke Filar took 14th with a time of 1:13:11
Every race and event scored points during the nine-team meet, and the gentlemen did an incredible job as we started the season.
DCU will compete against Pulaski this week on Thursday at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA. The meet begins at 6:00 pm.
