Indiana state swim photos

OK, I'm a few weeks late, but here are a few photos from the Indiana Boys state swimming championship meet on February 27-28. The meet featured six-time state champion and national high school record setter in the 200 individual medley, Kyle Whitaker. Carroll swimmer and Prep Sports Swimmer of the Year Sam Trahin finished second to Whitaker in a personal best time of 1:49.83 to Whitaker's record-setting time of 1:45.25.



_{February 27, 2009 - Carroll's Sam Trahin swims the breaststroke leg of the 200 individual medley during the preliminaries of the IHSAA swimming and diving meet on Friday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. Trahin qualified with a No. 4 seed for the championship final today.
Photo by Chad Ryan.}

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_{February 27, 2009 - Homestead's Peter Rondot sets the pace in the first heat of the 500 freestyle preliminaries during the IHSAA state swimming and diving meet on Friday at the IUPUI Natatorium. Rondot was chosen as the final swimmer from the sectionals to make the state field in the event, but he turned in a personal best time of 4:39.50 to earn a spot in the championship final.
Photo by Chad Ryan.}

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_{February 27, 2009 - South Adams swimmer Justin Klopp pushes off at the start of his 50 freestyle preliminary heat during the IHSAA boys state swimming and diving championships on Friday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. Klopp qualified ninth in the event and seventh in the 100 butterfly for Saturday's finals.
Photo by Chad Ryan.}

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_{February 27, 2009 - Homestead swimmer Nick Jones, left, and head coach Chad Englehart yell out to Peter Rondot during the final 25-yard length of his 500 freestyle preliminary heat in the IHSAA boys state swimming and diving preliminaries on Friday at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. Rondot, who was the last swimmer from the sectionals to be added to the event, swam a personal best time to earn a spot in the championship final.
Photo by Chad Ryan.}

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The lights are on, but nobody's home ... yet

With 36 days left until opening day of the Fort Wayne TinCaps' inaugural season at Parkview Field in downtown Fort Wayne, Ind., manufacturer reps and contractors installed the final light pole in left-center field on Wednesday, March 11, then adjusted the light heads to attain the correct amount of lumens on the playing surface.

Photo illustration by Chad Ryan