Zeeland barely holds off Holland Christian in battle of state swimming powers
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The Zeeland girls swim team held off Holland Christian 95-91 in a battle of two of the top teams in the state.
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Zeeland is ranked No. 8 in Division 1, while Holland Christian is No. 3 in Division 3.
Zeeland's Natalie Lauritzen, Ariyah Gettings, Mallory Ensing and Elsie Kapenga won the 200-yard medley relay in 1:50.96, holding off the Maroons 1:52.58).
Zeeland went 1-2-3 in the 200 IM. Lauritzen won the race in 2:13.79, ahead of Ensing (2:17.51) and Skyla Gettings (2:26.05).
Ariyah Gettings won the 200 freestyle in 2:00.56 as Zeeland nearly went 1-2. But Holland Christian's Emma Brower (2:06.26) out-touched Molly Meyering (2:06.32) for second. Gettings won the 100 breaststroke in 1:06.49 ahead of Ensing (1:09.48).
Skyla Gettings won the 500 freestyle in 5:34.91.
Ariyah Gettings, Kapenga, Lucy Boes and Meyering won the 200 free relay in 1:45.50.
The Maroons earned a 1-2 finish in the 50 freestyle. Defending state champion Camryn Siegers won the race in 23.57, while teammate Eliana Jernigan was second in 25.85.
Siegers, also the defending state champion in the 100 backstroke, won that event in 55.79 over Lauritzen (59.38), who was all-state last year.
Jernigan won the 100 freestyle in 57.05, holding off Kapenga (58.75).
Holland Christian's Mackenzie Mulder won diving with 200.50 points, going 1-2 with Aubrey Perton (191.70).
Kennie Lewis won the 100 butterfly for the Maroons in 1:03.18.
Holland Christian's 400 free relay team of Jernigan, Kyla Shippers, Lewis and Siegers won in 3:49.26), just ahead of Zeeland's Meyering, MaKenna Landes, Miriam Norman and Lauritzen, who finished in 3:50.20.
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