By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
2025 Alaska Faculty Actions Affiliation State Championships
Nov. 7-8, 2025
Anchorage, Alaska
SCY (25 yards)
Outcomes
It was a candy repeat for the Eagle River women, and a hard-fought title for the West Valley boys on the Alaska Actions Affiliation state championships.
Eagle River was 15 factors forward of runner-up Juneau Douglas, whereas West Valley was six factors forward of runner-up Colony within the boys occasion, the place solely 11 factors separated the top-five finishers.
Ladies’ Recap
The meet began off with a state file courtesy of the Juneau Douglas 200 medley relay crew of Valerie Peimann, Kennedy Miller, Amy Liddle and Lily Francis.
The quartet clocked a time of 1:46.03, which broke the state file of 1:46.75 set by Douglas in 2015.
Peimann began with a cut up of 26.54, Miller adopted with a 30.55, Liddle swam a 25.31 after which Francis completed with a 23.63.
Douglas additionally gained the 400 free relay in a time of three:35.63 behind the crew of Liddle, Francis, Kaelyn Szefler and Peimann.
Eagle River gained the 200 free relay, with the crew of Reese Woodward, Keira Gust, Anna Heaphy and Sophia Trembath clocking a time of 1:37.51.
The person stars had been Peimann, Woodward and Eagle River junior Lelaina Trembath.
Along with being part of Douglas’ two profitable relay groups, Peimann gained the 100 free (52.26) and the 100 breast (1:04.85), each in private greatest occasions. She was named the Excellent Feminine Competitor of the meet.
“The quantity of labor and hours I put into swim isn’t all the time seen, and getting that recognition on the state degree is superior,” Peimann mentioned to the Juneau Impartial. “I’ve by no means performed this properly at a state meet and ending my highschool profession with an award like that’s priceless.”
Woodward, a senior, captured the 200 IM (2:06.02) and the 100 fly (55.74), whereas Trembath gained the 200 free (1:54.68) and 500 free in a private greatest time of 5:05.50.
The opposite particular person winners had been Francis within the 50 free (24.31), Service senior Kensley Denmon in 1-meter diving (458.25) and Gust within the 100 again (58.43).
Ladies Workforce Standings — High 5
Eagle River, 131
Juneau Douglas, 116
Dimond, 47
Colony, 45
Service, 39
Boys’ Recap
The factors had been definitely unfold out among the many groups, with the 69 factors earned by West Valley being simply sufficient to earn the title.
A state file was set within the 200 free by Chugiak senior Blake Fazio, who swam a private greatest time of 1:39.44 to interrupt the outdated file (1:39.78) set in 2016 by Kodiak’s Talon Lindquist. It was Fazio’s first time underneath the 1:40 barrier, along with his earlier greatest sitting at 1:40.43 from this previous April’s Alaskan State Championships.
“I give all of the credit score to my mother,” Fazio mentioned to the Anchorage Each day Information. “She mentioned, go on the market and have enjoyable. I didn’t take into consideration anybody else in my race. I simply thought of myself and trusted my coaching.”
West Valley gained only one occasion, and that was within the 200 medley relay when the crew of Quenton Rodgers, Cedar Robichaud, Zen Schaetzle and Haoran Zhang mixed for a time of 1:35.44.
The 200 free relay was gained by Dimond’s squad of Clint Kopp, Creed Cvancara, Andy Zhang, and Dax O’Brien in a time of 1:27.08, whereas Sitka’s quartet of Tommy McCarthy, James Nellis, Zach Martens and Corin Collier gained the 400 free relay in a time of three:12.86.
Fazio was the one multiple-event winner, profitable the 100 fly in a private greatest time of 49.79 along with his record-breaking efficiency within the 200 free.
Different particular person winners had been:
Eagle River junior Nate Shockley took the 200 IM in a time of 1:58.24.
Kopp captured the 50 free in a private greatest time of 20.58.
Service senior Reubin Williams gained the 1-meter diving occasion with 445.35 factors.
Petersburg senior Logan Tow was first within the 100 free with a private greatest time of 46.54.
Kodiak senior Cody Hubert gained the five hundred free, clocking a private greatest time of 4:40.90.
Beck Laboucane, a sophomore from Colony, swam a private greatest time of 52.55 to win the 100 again.
Ketchikan senior Evan Sprint captured the 100 breast in a time of 59.30.
Boys Workforce Standings — High 5
West Valley, 69
Colony, 63
Ketchikan, 62
Sitka, 59
Dimond, 58
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