MONROE - The tapering and resting hasn't started yet for senior Leanna Schwartzlow and the Monroe girls swimming team.
In one of the most exciting races in a dual meet against Oregon Tuesday, Schwartzlow found another gear swimming a critical anchor leg and lifted the Cheesemakers' 200 freestyle relay to a win by two seconds. Schwartzlow and sophomore Rachel Root had a hand in winning four events each as Monroe lost 95-73.
Schwartzlow and Root teamed with sophomore Sarah Kind and freshman Angie Beaver to take first in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 2 minutes, .87 seconds.
"I was just trying not to let down my team," Schwartzlow said of the 200 freestyle relay. "I was trying to get ahead and finish with a strong finish."
Monroe won six of the 11 events and the Cheesemakers set 12 personal record times. Schwartzlow won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:34.81 and 100 breaststroke (1:20.69). Root finished first in the 100 butterfly (1:08.98) and 100 backstroke (1:09.33).
"I wanted to take off time," Root said. "I wanted to have good starts, turns and finishes. I can still work on them."
Monroe coach Linda Moser was excited by the Cheesemakers' performance that featured 12 PRs.
"To come up against a team like Oregon, who will probably be in the (conference) running with Milton, they did really well," Moser said of the Cheesemakers. "It's our chance to swim against some of the fastest kids in the conference. I think they have a lot of potential at the end of the season."
Schwartzlow and Root teamed with Kind and Beaver to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:14.28. The Cheesemakers qualified for state in the event last year and Schwartzlow is looking to qualify for a second straight year.
Schwartzlow said the medley relay - which features every stroke - is the Cheesemakers' strongest relay.
"We want to break 2 minutes in a yard pool," she said. "We just want to swim our best and hope for the best. We are down on numbers, but I think we can place well at conference."
Moser was impressed by how Schwartzlow rose to the occasion.
"I think Leanna Schwartzlow showed what four years of swimming can do," Moser said. "When it comes down to the end, you have to buckle down and go."
Moser said she expects big swims from her senior swimmer.
"She has the maturity to anchor, come back and pull out a win," Moser said.
The Cheesemakers had many other PRs. Monroe senior Nichole Lattin took second place in the 400 freestyle and smashed her PR by 10 seconds. Monroe junior Cat Weeden finished third in the 200 freestyle and set a PR by seven seconds.
The Cheesemakers' 400 freestyle relay team of junior Rachel Wellnitz, senior Sarah Tomasiewicz, Lattin and Weeden finished second (4:57.89). Senior Jessica Moehn took third in the 200 IM (2:54.30) and 100 backstroke (1:17.74). Beaver finished third in the 50 freestyle (:31.07) and Weeden added a third place in the 400 freestyle (5:27.20).
"I just look at how they are improving every week," Moser said. "When we get to the end of the year and tapering, I wonder how many seconds they can take off. My biggest thing is we want to keep them healthy and injury free."
In one of the most exciting races in a dual meet against Oregon Tuesday, Schwartzlow found another gear swimming a critical anchor leg and lifted the Cheesemakers' 200 freestyle relay to a win by two seconds. Schwartzlow and sophomore Rachel Root had a hand in winning four events each as Monroe lost 95-73.
Schwartzlow and Root teamed with sophomore Sarah Kind and freshman Angie Beaver to take first in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 2 minutes, .87 seconds.
"I was just trying not to let down my team," Schwartzlow said of the 200 freestyle relay. "I was trying to get ahead and finish with a strong finish."
Monroe won six of the 11 events and the Cheesemakers set 12 personal record times. Schwartzlow won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:34.81 and 100 breaststroke (1:20.69). Root finished first in the 100 butterfly (1:08.98) and 100 backstroke (1:09.33).
"I wanted to take off time," Root said. "I wanted to have good starts, turns and finishes. I can still work on them."
Monroe coach Linda Moser was excited by the Cheesemakers' performance that featured 12 PRs.
"To come up against a team like Oregon, who will probably be in the (conference) running with Milton, they did really well," Moser said of the Cheesemakers. "It's our chance to swim against some of the fastest kids in the conference. I think they have a lot of potential at the end of the season."
Schwartzlow and Root teamed with Kind and Beaver to win the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:14.28. The Cheesemakers qualified for state in the event last year and Schwartzlow is looking to qualify for a second straight year.
Schwartzlow said the medley relay - which features every stroke - is the Cheesemakers' strongest relay.
"We want to break 2 minutes in a yard pool," she said. "We just want to swim our best and hope for the best. We are down on numbers, but I think we can place well at conference."
Moser was impressed by how Schwartzlow rose to the occasion.
"I think Leanna Schwartzlow showed what four years of swimming can do," Moser said. "When it comes down to the end, you have to buckle down and go."
Moser said she expects big swims from her senior swimmer.
"She has the maturity to anchor, come back and pull out a win," Moser said.
The Cheesemakers had many other PRs. Monroe senior Nichole Lattin took second place in the 400 freestyle and smashed her PR by 10 seconds. Monroe junior Cat Weeden finished third in the 200 freestyle and set a PR by seven seconds.
The Cheesemakers' 400 freestyle relay team of junior Rachel Wellnitz, senior Sarah Tomasiewicz, Lattin and Weeden finished second (4:57.89). Senior Jessica Moehn took third in the 200 IM (2:54.30) and 100 backstroke (1:17.74). Beaver finished third in the 50 freestyle (:31.07) and Weeden added a third place in the 400 freestyle (5:27.20).
"I just look at how they are improving every week," Moser said. "When we get to the end of the year and tapering, I wonder how many seconds they can take off. My biggest thing is we want to keep them healthy and injury free."
