Jack Roberts during warm-ups at the Alaska Swimming State Championship April 25-28 in Anchorage. It was his final meet as a member of the Wrangell Swim Club.
The only member of the Wrangell Swim Club to qualify, senior Jack Roberts competed and set several personal bests at the Alaska Swimming State Championship, a four-day meet held at the Bartlett High School pool in Anchorage on April 25-28.
Twenty-two teams from around the state competed in this end-of-season swim club tournament.
Roberts swam preliminaries and advanced to the finals in all of his events.
In the 50-yard freestyle, he placed fifth with a time of 22.17 seconds. In the 100-yard freestyle, he won fourth place with a personal best of 47.67. For the 100-yard breaststroke, he came in sixth with a personal best of 1:00.14. In the 100-yard butterfly, he earned sixth place with a time of 51.93, and in the 200-yard individual medley he placed sixth with a personal best of 2:00.20.
"I was happy that he was able to close out his swim club career with some personal bests," said mother and coach Jamie Roberts via email on May 3. "He left it all in the pool."
This was his third swim meet in the past seven weeks, and his final one as a member of the Wrangell Swim Club. Earlier in April, Roberts attended the Western Zone Senior Championship in St. George, Utah, and the previous month he competed in the Speedo Sectionals in Federal Way, Washington.
"I feel lucky to have coached him because I got to see his growth as a swimmer and was able to be at almost all his meets," said Coach Roberts. "It was bittersweet to walk away from the meet, as Jack has made many friends from around the state over the last 10 years. Swimmers become like family and swim meets are the reunion. Many are going off to college and there's no telling whether your paths may cross again."
In the fall, Roberts will attend Southwestern Oregon Community College and swim for the SWOCC Lakers swim team.
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