2-13-24Hamilton Hamilton(D3 #9) 89S pringLake (D3 #10) 96 Allegan 23 SpringLake (D3 #10) 134 Spring Lake Record (Overall 9-4 OK Rainbow 4-2) At Hamiltonin the last Dual Swim Meet of the season before the OK Rainbow T1 ConferenceMeet we saw a good battle between the D3 #10 Ranked Lakers battle the D3 #9 RankedHawks of Hamilton and the Allegan Tigers. Despite swimming down six swimmers due to mid-winter Break and illness the Lakers swim to two big Team Wins to end the annual meet season. The Lakers were led by 100 Breast State Qualifiers Alex Strauss 1:05.73, Fischer Halsey 1:05.81, and Diving Regional Qualifier Sean Nenis. Also leading the Lakers to victory were doubleWinners Johnny Wachter 50 Free 21.74 /100 Fly 52.23 and Noah Fletcher taking the 200 Free at 1:49.35 and the 500 Free at 5:02.45. Other First Place finishes came from Ryan Fisher 100 Free at 52.37 and Alex Strauss in the 100 Breast at 1:05.73 with a new state Cut Time! The Lakers also won the 200 Medley Relay at 1:44.17 (Ryan Fisher-Nathan Navarre-Johnny Wachter-Kyle Eackerand the 200 Free Relay at 1:33.33 (Kyle Eacker-Noah Fletcher-Ryan Fisher-JohnnyWachter). The Laker's depth and next-man-up attitude help the team come out on top in the battle of StateRanked teams. The win gives them a little more motivation going into next week's Rainbow T1 Conference Meet. I am very proud of the guys for pushing through whatever obstacle they were facing and stepping up for the TEAM!!! Great Job Gentleman! HUGE THANK YOU to our Great Laker Swim Parents/Family/Friends for coming and cheering us on a Big Win!!! PersonalRecord Swims 200 FreeAlexStrauss 1:58.54 500 FreeNoahFletcher 5:02.45 WesleyMazurek 6:01.58 200 FreeRelay Split NoahFletcher 22.26 100 BackPatrickGoran 1:07.54 100 Breast Alex Strauss 1:05.73 FischerHalsey 1:05.81 Winn Halsey 1:15.09 400 FreeRelay Split Cole Barclay1:09.12 Next Meet: Zeeland Natatorium OK Rainbow T1 Conference Meet Feb. 23-24