On March 4th and 5th, the MHSAA hosted their annual Boys Swim & Dive State Championship meets across the state of Michigan. At the Division 3 event, one individual competed on behalf of Cabrini, Sophomore Drew Bylow.  While this was not Bylow’s first visit to the State Meet in his high school career, nor the first time he  qualified in multiple events, this weekend marks the first time he placed in the top 16 in both events he competed in.

In total, Bylow qualified for 6 individual events throughout the course of the season and chose to race in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke this year. On Day 1, Bylow was seeded in the top 12 in the 200 Freestyle, and after the completion of this first race, he dropped more than a second off of his entered time.  Later in the afternoon, Bylow hopped back in the water to swim his favorite race, the 100 Backstroke, and once again, he swam faster than his entered time.  These two performances secured him a spot to compete on Day 2.

 The next day of competition was even tougher than the first, as only the top 16 in each event returned to swim again. Going into Day 2, Bylow had already earned personal best records in his two events, but that didn’t stop him from swimming even faster! In the 200 Freestyle, he swam a 1:47.97 which earned him 10^th place, and in the 100 Backstroke, he swam a :55.42, and placed 12^th.  Each time Bylow dove into the pool he secured a lifetime best record; a feat in which his coaches couldn’t be more proud!

With the completion of this event comes the end of another season of Boys Swim & Dive. While the team looks forward to a much-deserved break, the coaches are excited and hopeful for what’s to come next season.