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INDIANAPOLIS - Of local swimmers in the state competition at IUPUI's natatorium, NorthWood freshman Julia Warnken fared the best.
Warnken, swimming in three events, came away with the third-best finish in the 100 butterfly with her time of 58.25 seconds.
In the 50 freestyle event, Wawasee's Laura Coutinho swam a time of 24.42 seconds, good enough for the fifth-fastest time.
Listed below is a compiled list of results for local swimmers competing in Friday night's preliminary round.
The top eight advance to today's championship round, while swimmers who placed eighth through 16th advance to the consolation round.
STATE PRELIMS
Swimmers who have no number listed in front did not place in the top 16
100 Butterfly - 3. Julia Warnken (NorthWood) :58.35, Amber Drudge (Valley) 1:06.70
200 Individual Medley - 6. Warnken (NorthWood) 2:08.42
400 Freestyle Relay - NorthWood (Jessica Doriot, Rachel Eaton, Jessica Warnken, Julia Warnken) 3:49.65, Wawasee (Laura Karns, Laura Coutinho, Laura Lundin, Jenny Butt) 1:42.19
100 Backstroke - Katie Beehler (Warsaw) 1:03.11
200 Medley Relay - Valley (Hilary Vanlaningham, Amber Drudge, Kyleigh Gast, Angela Weller) 2:02.35
200 Freestyle - Karns (Wawasee) 2:02.19
50 Freestyle - 5. Coutinho (Wawasee) :24.42
100 Freestyle - 5. Coutinho (Wawasee) :53.25
200 Freestyle Relay - 12. Wawasee (Karns, Coutinho, Lundin, Butt) 3:47.14
