Issaquah Boys Swim Wins First-Ever 4A State Championship

HISTORY MADE! Issaquah Boys Swim Wins First-Ever WIAA 4A State Championship! 

This past weekend, the Issaquah Boys Swim & Dive Team made history, capturing their first-ever WIAA 4A State Championship in dominant fashion! 

“It was just unbelievable,” Coach Laura Halter said. “I couldn’t stop crying. I cry every time I think about it: The amount of pride I have for those boys.”

Halter credited the athletes’ teamwork as the key to their success this season and at the state meet. “Teamwork in the pool, at practices and at competitions. … Newport beat us by two points at the KingCo Championships.” The athletes decided after the KingCo meet that they would simply win at state.

“They wanted it badly, and they were ready,” she said. “It’s a great group of kids.”

State Champions – Team & Relays!

• 200 Medley Relay – STATE CHAMPIONS! (New School Record 1:32.79)
• 400 Free Relay – STATE CHAMPIONS! (New School Record 3:07.22)

Individual State Titles

• Aaron Bell – 50 Free State Champion (New School Record 20.23)
• Aaron Bell – 100 Free State Champion (New School Record 44.55)

To top it off, long-time Head Coach Laura Halter was named Coach of the Year! 

Skyline & Liberty also had great performances at State:

• Skyline – placed 5^th as a team. Terry Lee broke school record in 200 IM (1:51.06 AAC) and 100 Backstroke (50.09 AAC). Tyler Lewis broke school record 49.56 AAC. 400 Free Relay broke school record (3:08.49) Daniel Lazar, Tyler Lewis, Nathan Hu, Terry Lee.
• Liberty – Liberty Swim 200 Medley Relay 13^th place (David Terayama, Shawn Le, Trenton Pham, Cole Canaday). 200 Free Cole Canaday took 10^th place. Cole Canaday took 10^th place in 100 Fly. 200 Free Relay also qualified for state.

Congrats to all our swimmers and coaches on an incredible showing at State!