Washington High School Boys Swimming Takes Third Place at GAC Championships

The Washington High School boys swimming team finished third in the Gateway Athletic Conference (GAC) North Central Division Championships, totaling 316 points during the finals on Monday, November 2, at the St. Peters Rec-Plex.

The Blue Jays collected multiple medals and won five events, including three individual championships and two relay titles.

Kai Vega led the way with a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly (56.67) and a second-place finish in the 200 individual medley (2:06.28).

Draven Koehmstedt captured two individual conference championships, winning the 100 freestyle (52.04) and 100 backstroke (1:00.24).

Seth Wells earned runner-up finishes in the 100 butterfly (58.23) and 100 breaststroke (1:10.87), while Luke Pullen placed third in the 50 freestyle (24.32).

Washington also enjoyed success in the relay events. The 200 medley relay team of Koehmstedt, Wells, Vega and Pullen claimed first place with a time of 1:46.72.

The Blue Jays added another championship in the 200 freestyle relay as Koehmstedt, Pullen, Wells and Vega finished first in 1:36.59.

Washington's 400 freestyle relay team of Kolten Lause, Maddox Brockmann, Charlie Burke and Pullen earned third place with a time of 4:13.93.

Burke contributed a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle (6:23.82) and placed sixth in the 200 freestyle (2:15.23).

Lause finished fifth in the 100 freestyle (1:03.97) and ninth overall in the 50 freestyle (28.40), winning the event's B final.

Brockmann placed sixth in the 500 freestyle (7:11.00) and 10th in the 200 freestyle (2:37.69), while Max Winchester finished 12th in the 100 backstroke (1:52.48).