Iowa Swimming Inc. 2024 Short Course Championships - MEET RECAP

Our Kohawk Aquatics Senior & Pre-Senior level athletes posted some FAST times and a slew of new Personal Records this past weekend at the Wellmark YMCA pool in Des Moines at our LSC Short Course Championships. 

Connor Schaffel raced to scoring swims in the 500 FR (13th place) and the 1000 FR (8th place). Connor also posted some solid efforts in the 100 FL, 200 FR, and 200 IM preliminaries. 

Brody Lamos and Mattie Piersall had excellent outings as rookies at this level of meet. Brody posted a PR in the 100 FR and competed in the 50 FR and 100 BK. Mattie competed individually in the 50 and 100 FR events as well as our free relays. 

Daniel Repko posted new PR's in the 100 FR, 200 FR, and 500 FR and was just off his best time in the 1000 FR.  

Lilly Adams cranked out a 7th place finish in the 200 BK (clearing 2:10 again) and posted fast swims in the C Finals of the 200 FR (under 2:00) and 100 BK (just over 1:00). 

Laynie Adams competed in the the 100 & 200 BK and 200 FR despite just coming off of an illness. 

Olivia Houlihan raced in time trial events (100 BK and 50 FR on Day 2 and 3 of the meet) and joined Lilly, Laynie, and Mattie in the Women's 200 Free Relay (19th) and 400 Free Relay (21st) events. 

Kohawk Aquatics placed 12th in the Men's Division, 16th in the Women's Team Scores, and 14th Overall at the Championships.

Lilly and Connor will go on to compete at the Central Zone Sectionals meet (50 LCM) next week in Iowa City.