The YMCA’s Sharks Swim Team finished out the 2014-2015 season with a fifth-place finish at the YMCA State Championship at Purdue University on March 6-8. The team swam 341 individual events with 250 best times and a total of an 18 minute time drop for the team. Ian Handy placed 3rd in the 6 and under age group. Ian Wihebrink was high point winner in the 9-10 age group, with Cooper Archer placing 2nd in that age group. Several kids went to the Age Group Championships on March 20-22 in Indianapolis. The state team consisted of Evan Borchers, Nick Zogbi, Grant Knight, Alex Cook, Delaney Wihebrink, Taylor Gunter and Ian Wihebrink. Ian Wihebrink placed 9th in the 100 breaststroke and 11th in the 50 breaststroke. End of season Most Valuable Player awards went to Finn Bailey and Kayla Smith for the 8 and under age group; Ian Wihebrink and Marianna Malagon in the 9-10 age group; Zach LaLonde and Taylor Gunter in the 11-12, and Alex Cook and Delaney Wihebrink in the 13-14 age group. Wyatt Stapleton and Molly Kissling earned the Most Improved Player award in the 8 and under age group; Cooper Archer and Rachel Doyle, 9-10; Michael Ray and Gracie Scholl, 11-12; Nick Bazzoni, Maddie Ray, Izzy Ray, Olivia Herman, and Audrey Curson, 13-14. This season the team had 70 swimmers ages 5-17. The Sharks begin their summer season on April 21. Sign ups are going on now; see the YMCA’s Welcome Center or www.kcymca.org for more information
