For Auburn Mountainview boys swimming coach Justin Pritchard, the West Central District III 3A 200-yard freestyle finals was as thrilling as it comes.
“We’d never won a district relay title before, and that race is kind of fun because it’s so fast,” he said. “I would say this was one of the most exciting races we’ve had.
“Luke (Lavine) goes into the water first and leads after a half-lap. And with the next two guys (Stephen Creed and Colin Lempert), we find ourselves maybe a stroke behind,” Pritchard said. “Then Cameron (Lindsay) goes in and had his best flip turn of the year. He went in behind and came out a stroke ahead. That was very exciting.”
At the end of the race, the Lions’ foursome posted the fastest time at the meet, with freshman Lavine, senior Creed, sophomore Lempert and junior Lindsay posting a school-record effort of 1 minute, 33.88 seconds. It was program’s first-ever district title and propelled the Lions into this weekend’s state championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
