Olympus star swimmer Abe Astle enjoyed the single greatest swimming performance in state history on Friday, and maybe the single-greatest performance by a Utah high school athlete ever.
In a four-hour window during the 5A state meet preliminary races at BYU, the senior broke not one, not two, not three state records, but a whopping four overall (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 100 backstroke).
Astle, last year’s Deseret News Mr. Swimming recipient, now owns five of the eight individual state records.
The BYU commit set the records in the 200 IM (1:45.56) and 100 breaststroke (54.44) in his individual races. The other two records he broke by swimming the opening leg in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.
Astle touched the wall in his 50 free leg in 20.09, and then in the last race of the night he swam his 100 free leg in 44.03. Astle shaved nearly three seconds off the previous 200 IM state record of 1:48.75, and nearly a second off the 100 breast time of 55.29.
Not surprisingly, with Astle leading the way, both of Olympus’ free relay teams set new overall state records as well. The team of Astle, Kevin Tu, Benjamin Hatchard and Sebastian Wrona combined in both relays, posting a time of 1:21.96 in the 200 free and 3:01.81 in the 400 free.
The preliminary round of the 5A state swim meet was held at BYU on Friday afternoon with teams and swimmers positioning themselves for Saturday’s finals, which get underway at 10 a.m.
Olympus’ boys and girls teams are the defending state champs and will be in the hunt for repeats on Saturday.
There were two other records set during Friday’s prelims. Highland senior Veronica Black, who earlier this year set a new overall 100 breaststroke state record, doubled her record haul by breaking the overall 200 IM record with a swim of 2:03.09.
The last record of the day was set by Brighton junior Luan Barnard, who set a new 5A record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 48.44.
Here’s a list of the top eight individual qualifiers for Saturday’s finals in each event.
5A girls state swim meet
Friday’s preliminary results
At BYU
Top eight qualifiers
200 medley relay
- Wasatch, 1:46.15
- Olympus, 1:46.16
- Skyline, 1:47.43
- Highland, 1:50.71
- Box Elder, 1:53.45
- Alta, 1:53.61
- Springville, 1:54.52
- Woods Cross, 1:55.49
200 freestyle
- Coco Riding, Spanish Fork, Sr., 1:54.65
- Rori Sorenson, Skyline, So., 1:56.34
- Vienna Lemmon, Olympus, Jr., 1:56.51
- Shayla Zulcic, Skyline, So., 1:57.95
- Greta Doretto, Olympus, So., 1:59.24
- Aulia Leauanae, Springville, Fr., 2:00.78
- Avery Haynes, Wasatch, Sr., 2:00.85
- Ellie Plant, Highland, Sr., 2:01.13
200 individual medley
- Veronica Black, Highland, Sr., 2:03.09
- Rainie Moran, Olympus, So., 2:05.64
- Elaine Liu, Skyline, Sr., 2:09.23
- Paige Hicken, Wasatch, So., 2:09.76
- Kate Reichner, Timpview, Sr., 2:10.91
- Linnea Nelson, Salem Hills, Sr., 2:11.10
- Ava Glissmeyer, Woods Cross, So., 2:12.08
- Sadie Macdonald, Olympus, Jr., 2:12.11
50 freestyle
- Fran Hunt, Olympus, Jr., 23.81
- Ofa Fa, West, Sr., 24.32
- Eva Phillips, Timpview, Sr., 24.86
- Bella Williams, Skyline, Sr., 24.98
- Sophie Wrona, Olympus, So., 25.13
- Reece Andrews, Wasatch, Jr., 25.23
- Elsa Bringard, Skyline, Jr., 25.24
- Elsie Malinka, Wasatch, Jr., 25.27
100 butterfly
- Jade Garstang, Skyline, Sr., 54.59
- Vienna Lemmon, Olympus, Jr., 57.60
- Elaine Liu, Skyline, Sr., 58.24
- Reece Andrews, Wasatch, Jr., 58.42
- Santi Hunt, Olympus, Fr., 58.58
- Sofie Anders, Alta, Jr., 58.58
- Eva Phillips, Timpview, Sr., 59.24
- Kate Reichner, Timpview, Sr., 59.24
100 freestyle
- Ana Diedrichs, Wasatch, Jr., 51.29
- Coco Riding, Spanish Fork, Sr., 52.36
- Reagan Patterson, Bonneville, Sr., 52.73
- Ofa Fa, West, Sr., 53.23
- Shayla Zulcic, Skyline, So., 53.28
- Bella Williams, Skyline, Sr., 54.67
- Greta Doretto, Olympus, So., 54.84
- Avery Haynes, Wasatch, Sr., 54.93
500 freestyle
- Rainie Moran, Olympus, So., 5:10.41
- Rori Sorenson, Skyline, So., 5:16.10
- Linnea Nelson, Salem Hills, Sr., 5:17.11
- Keira Jameson, Skyline, Jr., 5:20.15
- Ellie Plant, Highland, Sr., 5:21.16
- Sadie Macdonald, Olympus, Jr., 5:23.35
- Ellie Long, Maple Mountain, Jr., 5:23.97
- Ryli Jonart, Skyline, Jr., 5:26.34
200 freestyle relay
- Olympus, 1:40.21
- Wasatch, 1:41.23
- Timpview, 1:41.57
- Skyline, 1:41.96
- Springville, 1:43.03
- Alta, 1:43.12
- Box Elder, 1:43.97
- Brighton, 1:45.62
100 backstroke
- Jade Garstang, Skyline, Sr., 54.39
- Ana Diedrichs, Wasatch, Jr., 55.09
- Aulia Leauanae, Springville, Fr., 57.67
- Ava Glissmeyer, Woods Cross, So., 58.65
- Santi Hunt, Olympus, Fr., 58.68
- Claire Hamula, Highland, Sr., 58.94
- Felicia Shi, Skyline, Sr., 1:00.81
- Brinley Weight, Springville, Sr., 1:01.13
100 breaststroke
- Veronica Black, Highland, Sr., 1:01.15
- Fran Hunt, Olympus, Jr., 1:03.35
- Paige Hicken, Wasatch, So., 1:04.50
- Reagan Patterson, Bonneville, Sr., 1:06.30
- Sofie Anders, Alta, Jr., 1:06.79
- Camryn Tanton, Timpview, Fr., 1:06.95
- Grace Cannon, Wasatch, Jr., 1:07.77
- Kasenya Keller, Wasatch, So., 1:07.87
400 freestyle relay
- Wasatch, 3:35.74
- Olympus, 3:38.23
- Skyline, 3:38.54
- Timpview, 3:43.50
- Highland, 3:46.07
- Woods Cross, 3:46.87
- Springville, 3:51.00
- Maple Mountain, 3:54.24
5A boys state swim meet
Friday’s preliminary results
At BYU
Top eight qualifiers
200 medley relay
- Brighton, 1:33.30
- Skyline, 1:35.57
- Olympus, 1:37.70
- East, 1:39.03
- Alta, 1:40.15
- Wasatch, 1:40.42
- Clearfield, 1:43.10
- Timpview, 1:43.66
200 freestyle
- Benjamin Hatchard, Olympus, Sr., 1:40.64
- Luan Barnard, Brighton, Jr., 1:43.46
- Jackson Hatchard, Olympus, Jr., 1:44.68
- Conner Swensen, Olympus, Sr., 1:45.49
- Casey Cummard, Timpview, Sr., 1:46.50
- Ammon Kamauu, Woods Cross, Sr., 1:47.27
- Andrew Webster, Viewmont, Sr., 1:47.33
- Kai Hale, Skyline, So., 1:48.75
200 individual medley
- Abe Astle, Olympus, Sr., 1:45.56
- Isaac Wardle, Olympus, Sr., 1:52.92
- Glen Tanner, East, Sr., 1:52.98
- Nash Hale, Skyline, Sr., 1:53.54
- Laiken Swensen, Olympus, Sr., 1:56.21
- Brayden Stoddard, Wasatch, Jr., 1:57.31
- Thomas Chamberlain, Viewmont, So., 1:57.47
- Benjamin Schiffman, Brighton, Sr., 1:57.52
50 freestyle
- Isaac Hale, Viewmont, Sr., 21.15
- Kevin Tu, Olympus, Sr., 21.39
- Liam Glissmeyer, Bountiful, Sr., 21.47
- Ben Goetsch, Skyline, Sr., 21.79
- Lincoln Hatch, Kearns, Jr., 21.89
- Dylen Graff, Wasatch, Jr., 22.13
- Jaydon Courtney, Olympus, Sr., 22.59
- Finnegan Vorwaller, Skyline, Sr., 22.67
100 butterfly
- Benjamin Hatchard, Olympus, Sr., 48.33
- Sebastian Wrona, Olympus, Sr., 48.76
- Chase Johnson, Skyline, Sr., 51.09
- Brayden Stoddard, Wasatch, Jr., 52.36
- Bohdan Olevych, Olympus, Sr., 52.70
- Oliver Northway, Olympus, Fr., 53.59
- Max Wesemann, Kearns, So., 54.36
- Emmett Stirling, Wasatch, So., 54.37
100 freestyle
- Glen Tanner, East, Sr., 45.72
- Drake Doyle, Brighton, Sr., 45.82
- Kevin Tu, Olympus, Sr., 46.93
- Ben Goetsch, Skyline, Sr., 47.19
- Liam Glissmeyer, Bountiful, Sr., 47.25
- Lincoln Hatch, Kearns, Jr., 48.39
- Andrew Webster, Viewmont, Sr., 48.69
- Dylen Graff, Wasatch, Jr., 49.21
500 freestyle
- Chase Johnson, Skyline, Sr., 4:41.07
- Jackson Hatchard, Olympus, Jr., 4:43.32
- Benjamin Schiffman, Brighton, Sr., 4:48.28
- Ammon Kamauu, Woods Cross, Sr., 4:50.12
- Thomas Chamberlain, Viewmont, So., 4:52.93
- Casey Cummard, Timpview, Sr., 4:54.09
- Henry Long, Bountiful, So., 4:54.66
- Bryton Bushnell, Wasatch, Sr., 4:58.30
200 freestyle relay
- Olympus, 1:21.96
- Viewmont, 1:28.01
- Wasatch, 1:28.48
- Skyline, 1:30.95
- Box Elder, 1:31.34
- Timpview, 1:31.46
- Alta, 1:32.12
- Kearns, 1:32.62
100 backstroke
- Luan Barnard, Brighton, Jr., 48.44
- Nash Hale, Skyline, Sr., 49.04
- Sebastian Wrona, Olympus, Sr., 51.37
- Conner Swensen, Olympus, Sr., 52.54
- Kai Hale, Skyline, So., 52.88
- Dallin McKee, Box Elder, Sr., 53.50
- Jake Funk, Wasatch, Sr., 53.81
- Benson Mortensen, Wasatch, Fr., 53.99
100 breaststroke
- Abe Astle, Olympus, Sr., 54.44
- Isaac Wardle, Olympus, Sr., 57.01
- Drake Doyle, Brighton, Sr., 57.42
- Laiken Swensen, Olympus, Sr., 57.91
- Isaac Hale, Viewmont, Sr., 58.04
- Henry Helgesen, Viewmont, Jr., 58.30
- Thomas Powers, Brighton, Sr., 59.06
- Blake Abney, Alta, Jr., 1:00.00
400 freestyle relay
- Olympus, 3:01.81
- Brighton, 3:12.65
- Skyline, 3:15.60
- Viewmont, 3:16.75
- Wasatch, 3:20.53
- Box Elder, 3:22.99
- Kearns, 3:23.44
- Timpview, 3:23.98