Discovery Canyon’s Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle May 18 at the 2019 4A Boys’ Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Photo by Christian Murdock (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)
Highlights from the finals Saturday in Thornton, Colo. Photos by Christian Murdock
Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Mullen’s William Chavez, left, congratulates Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty after he won the 50-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTEen’s)Cheyenne Mountain’s Ryan Leach competes in the diving competition Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Leach finished sixth with a 399.85 and received Diver of the Year honors. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School coach Bob Bell, left, watches from the edge of the pool Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Tommy Rauchut swims to a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Raglan Ward swims to a seventh-place finish in the in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swims to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swim to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty takes second in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)PIne Creek’s Joshua-Ryan Lujan celebrates from the top of the podium after winning the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain swim coach Kate Doane hugs Ryan Leach after he was named 4A Diver of the Year Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)The Discovery Canyon swim team stands with their second-place trophy Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School swim coach Bob Bell coaches from the sidelines in his last swim meet Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Bell is retiring after 44 years coaching at the Colorado Springs school. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado’s Jackson Sawyer, front, competes in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)PIne Creek’s Joshua-Ryan Lujan celebrates from the top of the podium after winning the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain swim coach Kate Doane hugs Ryan Leach after he was named 4A Diver of the Year Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)The Discovery Canyon swim team stands with their second-place trophy Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School swim coach Bob Bell coaches from the sidelines in his last swim meet Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Bell is retiring after 44 years coaching at the Colorado Springs school. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado’s Jackson Sawyer, front, competes in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Mullen’s William Chavez, left, congratulates Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty after he won the 50-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTEen’s)Cheyenne Mountain’s Ryan Leach competes in the diving competition Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Leach finished sixth with a 399.85 and received Diver of the Year honors. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School coach Bob Bell, left, watches from the edge of the pool Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Tommy Rauchut swims to a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Raglan Ward swims to a seventh-place finish in the in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swims to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swim to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty takes second in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)
Discovery Canyon’s Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place finish in the 200-yard freestyle May 18 at the 2019 4A Boys’ Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Photo by Christian Murdock (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)
Highlights from the finals Saturday in Thornton, Colo. Photos by Christian Murdock
Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Mullen’s William Chavez, left, congratulates Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty after he won the 50-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTEen’s)Cheyenne Mountain’s Ryan Leach competes in the diving competition Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Leach finished sixth with a 399.85 and received Diver of the Year honors. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School coach Bob Bell, left, watches from the edge of the pool Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Tommy Rauchut swims to a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Raglan Ward swims to a seventh-place finish in the in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swims to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swim to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty takes second in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)PIne Creek’s Joshua-Ryan Lujan celebrates from the top of the podium after winning the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain swim coach Kate Doane hugs Ryan Leach after he was named 4A Diver of the Year Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)The Discovery Canyon swim team stands with their second-place trophy Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School swim coach Bob Bell coaches from the sidelines in his last swim meet Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Bell is retiring after 44 years coaching at the Colorado Springs school. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado’s Jackson Sawyer, front, competes in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)PIne Creek’s Joshua-Ryan Lujan celebrates from the top of the podium after winning the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain swim coach Kate Doane hugs Ryan Leach after he was named 4A Diver of the Year Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)The Discovery Canyon swim team stands with their second-place trophy Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School swim coach Bob Bell coaches from the sidelines in his last swim meet Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Bell is retiring after 44 years coaching at the Colorado Springs school. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado’s Jackson Sawyer, front, competes in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon Brian Hobbs swims to a sixth place in the 200-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Gabe Grauvogel competes in the 200-yard IM Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Mullen’s William Chavez, left, congratulates Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty after he won the 50-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTEen’s)Cheyenne Mountain’s Ryan Leach competes in the diving competition Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. Leach finished sixth with a 399.85 and received Diver of the Year honors. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Coronado High School coach Bob Bell, left, watches from the edge of the pool Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Tommy Rauchut swims to a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Cheyenne Mountain’s Raglan Ward swims to a seventh-place finish in the in the 100-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swims to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Braden Whitmarsh swim to a second-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)Discovery Canyon’s Quintin McCarty takes second in the 100-yard backstroke Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the 2019 4A Boys Swim and Dive State Championship at Veteran Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE)
