Packer swimmers win 11 events to beat Albert Lea

The Austin boys swimming and diving team beat Albert Lea 95-84 in Albert Lea Tuesday.

The Packers took first in 11 of the 12 events.

Nick Brehmer took first in the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyle, Michael Thorsheim took first in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-backstroke, Carson Hackel took first in the 50-yard freestyle, Caleb Bentley took first in diving, Sawyer Myers took first in the 500-yard freestyle, and Chris Brown took first in the the 100-yard breaststroke.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Hackel, Brown, Thorsheim, and Craig Heimark took first, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Brehmer, Jacob Bentley, Ian Christopherson, and Thorsheim took first, and the 400-yard relay team of Brehmer, Bentley, Christopherson, and Hackel took first.

AUSTIN RESULTS

200-medley relay: Carson Hackel, Chris Brown, Michael Thorsheim, Craig Heimark (first, 1:55.64); Sam Clasen, Alex Laury, Gabe Franta Jacob Legreid (third, 2:04.05)

200-freestyle: Nick Brehmer (first, 1:56.20); Ian Christopherson (third, 2:08.70); Joe Johnson (fourth, 2:10.20)

200-individual medley: Michael Thorhseim (first, 2:11.58); Chris Brown (fourth, 2:08.70); Joe Johnson (fourth, 2:10.20)

50-freestyle: Carson Hackel (first, 25.30); Jordan Bentley (second, 25.55); Craig Heimark (fourth, 27.54)

Diving: Caleb Bentley (first, 184.60); Courtland Healey (fourth, 88.20)

100-butterfly: Ben Carroll (second, 1:09.70); Seth Clasen (third, 1:10.87); Gabe Franta (fourth, 1:11.63)

100-freestyle: Nick Brehmer (first, 52.84); Jordan Bentley (third, 58.36); Craig Heimark (fourth, 58.99)

500-freestyle: Ian Christopherson (first, 5:43.08); Sawyer Myers (third, 5:54.59)

200-freestyle relay: Nick Brehmer, Jacob Bentley, Ian Christopherson, Michael Thorsheim (first, 1:38.94); Chris Brown, Gabe Franta, Alex Knoll, Jacob Legreid (third, 1:46.77); Ben Carroll, Alex Laury, Drew Peterson, Sawyer Myers (fifth, 1:54.00)

100-backstroke: Michael Thorsheim (first, 1:02.73); Carson Hackel (second, 1:09.23); Joe Johnson (fifth, 1:12.93)

100-breaststroke: Chris Brown (first, 1:10.84); Alex Laury (second, 1:15.47); Gabe Franta (fourth, 1:19.37)

400-freestyle relay: Nick Brehmer, Jacob Bentley, Ian Christopherson, Carson Hackel (first, 3:49.08); Jacob Legreid, Craig Heimark, Joe Johnson, Sawyer Myers (third, 4:05.78)

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