State swim: Sobek wins 500 freestyle, Coeur d’Alene teams take third in 6A

Kootenai County swimmers closed out the state season Saturday in Boise. The Coeur d’Alene Press covered the finals.

Lake City senior Tillie Sobek won the 6A girls 500 freestyle in 5 minutes, 12.69 seconds, moving past Bishop Kelly’s Anna Beelaert in the second half of the race. She was also second in the 200 freestyle. The wins gave her three state titles in her career, and she had finished second to Beelaert in the 500 a year earlier.

Coeur d’Alene had winners too. Senior Allie Maykuth took the girls 100 butterfly in 59.37 seconds, and senior Dawson Cushman won the boys 100 breaststroke in 59.25. The boys 400 freestyle relay of Owen Keith, Jace Voeller, Andrew Davis and Cushman defended its title in 3:13.24.

Both Coeur d’Alene teams placed third in the 6A team race. The boys scored 151 points, behind Timberline of Boise (236.5) and Mountain View (165). Bishop Kelly of Boise won the girls title. Lake City’s and Post Falls’ boys scored 3 and 10 points.

In 5A, Sandpoint won both team titles. The boys took a third straight championship by six points over Idaho Falls, and the girls took a fourth straight by 32 points.

The Press reported that the state activities association did not release full 6A results, so this story covers the swims the paper listed. Post Falls and Lakeland finals results were not available when we published.