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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Hopkins Girls Swim At State

Junior Rae Bullinger led the way with a seventh-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Hopkins High School had one swimmer crack the top 10 at the state swimming and diving meet that took place Thursday through Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Junior Rae Bullinger placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:04.94. The junior also placed 15th in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:09.11. Meanwhile, eighth grader Kate Glover placed 21st in the 200-yard freestyle in the preliminaries, finishing with a time of 1:57.07. Glover also placed 21st in prelims for the 500-yard freestyle, coming in at 5:16.00. Hopkins’ 200-yard freestyle relay team—made up of Bullinger, sophomore Kate Segar, junior Andrea Sanabria and Glover—finished 19th in the preliminaries. The four raced to a time …

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Hopkins Swimmers to Compete in State Meet

Two Hopkins High School athletes will compete with the best high school swimmers in the state at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center this weekend.

This weekend, countless hard practices, unwavering dedication and the perfect taper will pay off when girls compete in the Minnesota State High School League Girls Swimming and Diving State Tournament. Beginning Friday, swimmers from Hopkins High School will take to the water with the best high school swimmers in the state. Last year, Hopkins High School came in 20th at the girls state meet. This year, here's who you can root for: *** Want to cheer on the athletes? Class 2AA swimming prelims start at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16. Finals start at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event is at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center and tickets are $8.

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