Joel Lerner, photographer for The North Shore Weekend/DailyNorthShore.com, catches the action at the IHSA state swimming and diving meet at Evanston High School on Feb. 27. New Trier took sixth (62 points) in the team standings behind Lyons (114), Naperville Central (96), Hinsdale Central (93), Notre Dame (82) and St. Charles North (73). Glenbrook South placed ninth (49 points), while Loyola Academy took 12th (35). Lake Forest shared 13th place (34) with Waubonsie Valley.
Glenbrook South’s Sam Iida celebrates his second-place finish in the 200 IM. He finished the race with a personal-best time of 1:48.33. Normal West’s Andrew Loy won in 1:48.13.
GBS’s Sam Iida drives to a second-place finish in the 200 IM. The junior also took runner-up honors in the 500 freestyle.
GBS senior Patrick Tener performs a dive in the finals. He placed ninth with a 418.30 score.
Highland Park High School’s Levy Nathan races to 12th-place finish in the 500 free (4:42.17). The junior also claimed the fifth-place medal in the 200 free (1:42.29).
HP’s Levy Nathan receives a hug from Lake Forest High School head coach Cindy Dell after the 200 free.
Lake Forest High School’s Dylan Boyd reacts after winning the 200 free.
Lake Forest’s Dylan Boyd embraces coach Cindy Dell after winning the 200 free title (1:37.67). Boyd also placed 7th in the 100 butterfly (50.42).
Lake Forest High School’s John-Michael Diveris performs a dive in the finals. He came in 4th (461.90).
LF’s John-Michael Diveris shakes the hand of a competitor before receiving his fourth-place medal.
Loyola Academy senior Christopher Kearney battles to a fifth-place finish in the 100 free (46.25). He also was third in the 200 free (1:41.03).
Loyola Academy junior Christopher Canning poses after accepting the second-place medal in the diving competition (468.15).
LA’s Christopher Canning goes airborne during the diving competition.
New Trier sophomore Charlie Scheinfeld works his way to a first-place finish in the 100 breaststroke in 55.90.
NT’s Charlie Scheinfeld receives congrats from NT coach Josh Runkle after winning the 100 breaststroke.
NT’s Charlie Scheinfeld shakes a hand on his way to receiving his first-place medal in the 100 breaststroke.
New Trier’s Charlie Gentzkow swims his way to a title in the 200 free for athletes with disabilities. The senior also won the 100 free, while he took runner-up honors in the 50 free and 100 breaststroke.