Congratulations! Event highlights: 400 Free Relay: 3rd (3:28:80) and 8th (3:52:05) 100 Back: Gabriel Jimenez, 3rd 200 Free Relay: 5th 500 Free: Ben Pei, 1st 100 Free: Thomas Botkin, 3rd Diving: Chris Osborne, 5th, Oliver Timothy, 8th 50 Free: Ben Pei, 4th 200 IM: Aris Liew, 5th, Alex Pickens 8th 200 Free: Thomas Botkin, 3rd 200 Medley Relay: 5th And many, many point earners in places 9 through 14!

Our age 15+ swimmers earned over $1392 at our annual Cub foods bagging fundraiser. A big thank-you to swimmers, parents and, of course, Cub Foods shoppers!

Maple Grove hosted this successfull, fun event. Thank you to all the parent volunteers for pulling this off. We also got to enjoy a temporary (but very nice!) timing deck courtesy of an Eagle project by Gabriel Jimenez.

Photo by Brigit Freese and Lori Fisher: The Maple Grove swim team poses with second place section title. By Lori Fisher The Maple Grove Boys Swim and Dive team is wrapping up a successful and fun season. They took first place in their conference. Then, on Saturday, Feb. 25, the boys and placed second overall at the 5AA Section Swim and Dive championship meet to cap off a wonderful season. Wayzata placed first, followed by Crimson, Spring Lake Park, Robbinsdale Armstrong, Irondale New Brighton, Osseo, Champlin Park and Park Center....

By Lori Fisher The Maple Grove High School Boys Swim and Dive team placed 10th of 12 teams at the Jan. 21 True Team State event. Other teams there, included in order of finishing include Minnetonka, Wayzata, Prior Lake, Edina, Chanhassen-Chaska, East Ridge, Eagan, Lakeville South, Brainerd, Duluth East and Stillwater. Maple Grove earned 1249.5 points, just two and a half points behind Brainerd and five and half points behind eighth place Lakeville South. Senior and Captain Logan Cyr placed fourth overall in the 200 yard freestyle with a time...

By Lori Fisher It was a weekend to remember for the Maple Grove Boys High School Swim and Dive Team. The team took second place in the 2023 Duluth Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 7. The boys earned 533.5 points, just five and a half points behind Duluth. Seven schools took part in the event, including Duluth, Farmington, International Falls, Irondale, Rock Ridge and Roseville. Thomas Botkin, Logan Cyr, Gerrit De Looze and Rodrigo Rodriguez took first place in the men’s 200 yard medley relay with a time of 1:42:44. As...

By Lori Fisher The Maple Grove High School Boys Swim and Dive season is off to a strong start! The team won their first meet of the season at home on Dec. 15 against the Champlin Park Rebels. The Varsity and Junior Varsity squads also won the Northwest Suburban Conference Relay meet against several schools in Anoka on Dec. 10. Coach Matt Caron who teaches Orchestra at the High School, leads the swimming team made up of nearly 50 seventh through 12th graders. The team has two assistant coaches Linsi...

By Lori Fisher At the Section 5AA boys swim and dive meet last weekend, the packed Minnetonka East Middle School pool reverberated with cheers, screams, and anticipation as the season reached its pinnacle. And for Maple Grove, last weekend marked only a stepping stone for several swimmers and divers, as they advanced to the state meet this coming weekend. Read Full Article

By Lori Fisher The Maple Grove boys swim and dive team’s season is now approaching sections and state after the team had an undefeated regular season. The boys lost to Spring Lake Park in the Northwest Suburban Conference Championship, but are now getting ready for the junior varsity conference tournament at Northdale Middle School Saturday, Feb. 12. Section 5AA Conference Competition takes place starting Thursday, Feb. 24, followed by the State Tournament. Read Full Article

By Lori Fisher The Maple Grove boys swim and dive team remains undefeated after beating Anoka last Thursday at home. This follows wins against Andover, Park Center, and Blaine. On Saturday, after scoring a wildcard spot, half of the team took part in the State True Team meet, held at the University of Minnesota. Maple Grove took 10th place out of 12 teams from across Minnesota. This event shows the depth of the team and gives all swimmers the opportunity to score points for the team. Read Full Article