The 2026 summer swimming season opened May 30 with a meet at the Dowding Municipal Pool in Seward. Top six results for the Seward Sharks included:
Seward Swim Meet
Girls 6 and under
50 free—Josslinn Wengler, 1:12.68, first; Sutton Dolezal, 1:15.21, second
25 fly—Wengler, 37.84, first
25 back—Wengler, 32.0, first; Dolezal, 33.85, second
50 back—Isla Winter, 2:04.75, first
25 free—Wengler, 30.9, first; Dolezal, 38.3, third
Girls 8 and under
50 free—Isla Osten, 42.17, first; Mackenzie Volnek, 55.52, second; Lily Curtis, 1:02.84, third; Liliana Storjohn, 1:04.43, fourth; Hannah Sindelar, 1:12.2, fifth
25 fly—Remi Luebbe, 33.94, first; Hannah Sindelar, 41.77, second
25 back—Osten, 24.78, first; Ashtyn Cartagena, 30.6, third; Curtis, 31.3, fourth; Storjohn, 33.16, fifth
50 back—Ashtyn Cartagena, 1:10.47, first; Coralynn Martin, 1:23.77, second
25 breast—Luebbe, 31.71, second; Sindelar, 37.29, third; Evie Snider, 37.3, fourth
25 free—Osten, 19.1, first; Volnek, 24.54, second; Cartagena, 26.54, third; Storjohn, 27.3, fifth; Maren Brown, 28.86, sixth
100 free relay—Seward A, 1:49.18, first (Storjohn, Brown, Wengler, Osten)
Girls 9 and 10
100 medley relay—Seward A, 1:29.84, first (Grontorad, Backhus, Goranson, Rausch); Seward B, 1:33.0, second (Cantrell, Easterday, Snider, Scott): Seward C, 1:55.81, fifth (White, Troyer, Klefeker, Curtis)
25 fly—Mila Goranson, 22.04, first; Ellie Wright, 24.29, second; Hallie Easterday, 24.88, fourth; Charlie Curtis, 26.69, sixth
50 fly—Bella Snider, 47.91, first
25 back—Rose Gruntorad, 21.64, first; Curtis, 24.2, third; Lily Cantrell, 24.91, fifth
50 back—Kathryn Rausch, 50.2, first; Gwen Kumm, 52.5, second; Emry White, 1:09.66, fourth
25 breast—Peyton Cartagena, 29.21, fourth; Gruntorad, 29.44, sixth
50 breast—Mila Goranson, 58.29, second; Rausch, 58.3, third; Ad. Troyer, 1:00.6, fourth; Abigail Backhus, 1:00.66, fifth; Kumm, 1:04.84, sixth
25 free—Kumm, 19.11, first; Leilani Scott, 19.59, second; Gruntorad, 20.61, fourth; Goranson, 20.83, fifth; Cantrell, 21.88, sixth
100 free—Rausch, 1:35.75, first; Eloise Scheck, 2:14.91, second
100 IM—Snider, 1:41.36, first; Ellie Wogahn, 2:03.67, second; Cargagena, 2:22.08, third; Hailey Klefeker, 2:22.48, fourth
100 free relay—Seward A, 1:32.69, first (Wogahn, Goranson, Backhus, Curtis); Seward C, 1:47.94, second (Han. Klefeker, Troyer, Le. Scott, Reagan Miller); Seward B, 2:00.53, third (White, Lilyana Scott, Curtis, Volnek)
Girls 11-12
50 free—Clara McLaughlin, 34.16, first; Skylar Gilbertson, 35.32, third; Eliana Genter, 36.66, fourth; Emma Easterday, 38.88, sixth
200 medley relay—Seward C, 3:33.56, first (E. Shandera, N. Shandera, White, Myers); Seward B, 3:33.57, second (Roth, Am. Troyer, Av. Troyer, Easterday); Seward A, 3:48.52, third (Carder, Volnek, Stitt, Morenzoni)
50 fly—Gilbertson, 51.35, first; Hailey Volnek, 52.4, second; Nora Shandera, 58.69, third; Lexi Roth, 1:03.25, fourth; Avery Troyer, 1:06.9, fifth
50 back—McLaughlin, 41.2, first; Genter, 46.56, second; Ambrea Troyer, 47.75, fourth; Joy Hannemann, 48.35, fifth; Kallie Carder, 48.62, sixth
50 breast—Easterday, 48.3, second; Carder, 52.71, fourth; Am. Troyer, 54.42, fifth
100 breast—Genter, 1:57.82, first; Morenzoni, 2:00.51, second; Zoe White, 2:12.19, third
100 free—White, 1:44.96, first
100 IM—McCracken, 1:35.95, first; Brown, 1:41.36, second
100 IM—McLaughlin, 1:34.1, first; Genter, 1:41.19, second; Myers, 1:51.29, third; Troyer, 1:53.33, fourth; Volnek, 1:54.02, fifth; White, 2:05.71, sixth
200 free relay—Seward B, 2:51.2, first (Myers, Hannemann, Genter, Am. Troyer); Seward A, 3:30.11, second (Stitt, Roth, Av. Troyer, White)
Girls 13-14
50 free—Amelia McCracken, 34.46, second; Annie Curtis, 39.29, sixth
200 medley relay—Seward A, 3:25.36, first (Peeks, A. Curtis, E. Curtis, Myers)
50 fly—Adelaide Brown, 46.02, first; Ella Curtis, 50.66, second
50 back—A. Curtis, 49.84, fourth; Brown, 50.16, fifth
50 breast—McCracken, 47.73, first; Alora Gurnsey, 49.12, third; Savannah Hallsted, 49.92, fourth
100 breast—McCracken, 1:43.77, first
200 free relay—Seward A, 3:03.27, first (Myers, Harper Peeks, Rylee Fisher, Gurnsey)
Girls 15 and over
50 free—Adelyn Luebbe, 29.85, second; Sophia Erwin, 33.64, third; Ava Nitz, 35.67, fourth; Addelynn Gurnsey, 36.48, sixth
50 back—Luebbe, 38.19, first; Erwin, 38.96, second
50 breast—Gurnsey, 47.32, fifth; Nitz, 47.83, sixth
100 breast—Gurnsey, 1:44.05, second
100 free—Luebbe, 1:12.27, first
Boys 6 and under
25 back—Jaxx Osten, 1:09.05, first
25 free—Osten, 46.22, first; Emmett Asche, 1:04.16, second
Boys 8 and under
50 free—Harrison Winter, 48.57, first; Harris Shandera, 49.89, third; David Hernbloom 1:23.4, fourth; Kayce Hohman, 1:59.79, fifth
25 fly—Shandera, 29.83, first
25 back—Tyce Osten, 29.52, second; Hernbloom, 38.1, fourth; Hohman, 1:16.56, sixth
25 free—Harrison Winter, 22.77, second; Osten, 26.78, third; Hernbloom, 29.06, fifth; Walter Hannemann, 39.25, sixth
Boys 9-10
50 free—Kendrick Brown, 44.15, first; Isaac Elliott, 44.81, second; Marshal Luebbe, 52.68, fifth; Jackson Stitt, 53.07, sixth
25 fly—Brown, 28.84, first; Hunter Hallsted, 38.54, second
50 fly—Isaac Elliott, 1:12.86, first; Hallsted, 1:34.19, second
25 back—Derek McLaughlin, 18.92, first; Grayson Fisher, 26.56, third; Cole Hohman, 26.81, fifth
50 back—Fisher, 1:00.03, second
25 breast—McLaughlin, 23.59, first; Stitt, 32.21, third; Brown, 32.75, fourth; Jackson Erwin, 32.85, fifth; Weston Troyer, 36.45, sixth
50 breast—Elliott, 59.44, first; Erwin, 1:00.38, second
25 free—McLaughlin, 15.58, first; Stitt, 21.93, second; Erwin, 22.5, third; Fisher, 26.3, sixth
100 IM—Brown, 2:08.96, first; Elliott, 2:13.19, second
Boys 11-12
50 free—Miles Erwin, 30.89, first; Parker Myers, 38.49, third; Joey Venekamp, 39.06, fourth
50 fly—Erwin, 47.51, first; Venekamp, 1:02.5, second
50 back—Liam Clark, 43.44, first
50 breast—Clark, 45.7, first; Elijah Hoehler, 54.55, fourth; Myers, 58.6, sixth
100 IM—Erwin, 1:29.74, first; Myers, 1:50.32, fourth
Boys 13-14
50 free—Ethan Davidson, 33.38, first; Greyson McLaughlin, 35.21, third
50 fly—Charles Wake, 48.31, second
50 back—Davidson, 41.2, second
100 back—Davidson, 1:31.98, first; William Gabriel, 1:46.47, third
50 breast—McLaughlin, 50.36, fourth; Davidson, 57.34, sixth
Boys 15 and older
50 free—Lucian Gunn, 27.5, second
100 back—Gunn, 1:26.53, second
100 free—William Gabriel, 1:25.1, third; Charles Wake, 1:25.78, fourth
100 IM—Gunn, 1:18.8, first
Mixed 8U
100 medley relay—Seward A, 2:11.88, first (I. Osten, Shandera, Sindelar, Volnek); Seward B, 2:20.28, second (Storjohn, Hernbloom Dolezal, T. Osten)
100 free relay—Seward A, 2:17.13, first (Hernbloom, Hannemann, Winter, Osten)
Mixed 9 and 10
100 medley relay—Seward A, 1:31.32, first (Fisher, Erwin, McLaughlin, Brown); Seward B, 1:55.72, third (Luebbe, Kumm, Curtis, Stitt)
100 free relay—Seward A, 1:14.99, first (Snider, Rausch, Erwin, McLaughlin); Seawrd B, 1:33.91, third (Fisher, Stitt, Hai. Klefleker, Elliott)
Mixed 11-12
200 medley relay—Seward A, 2:48.84, first (McLaughlin, Clark, Erwin, Myers): Seward B, 3:17.28, second (Hannemann, Hoehler, Gilbertson, Venekamp)
200 free relay—Seawrd A, 2:27.16, first (McLaughlin, Clark, Venekamp, Erwin); Seward B, 2:52.52, second (Myers, Morenzoni, Gilbertson, Volnek)
Mixed 13-14
200 medley relay—Seward A, 2:51.24, first (Brown, McCracken, Wake, McLaughlin)
200 free relay—Seawrd A, 2:39.39, third (Brown, E. Curtis, A. Curtis, Wake)
Mixed 15-18
200 medley relay—Seward A, 2:27.24, third (Erwin, Gurnsey, Luebbe, Gunn)
200 free relay—Seward A, 2:09.0, third (Luebbe, Nitz, Sophia Erwin, Gunn)
