Kirkland high school swimmers prepare for state meet this weekend | Prep boys swimming

Members of the Juanita and Lake Washington boys swim teams spent the week preparing for this weekend's state tournament, after competing in the SeaKing district tournament the weekend before.

Members of the Juanita and Lake Washington boys swim teams spent the week preparing for this weekend’s state tournament, after competing in the SeaKing district tournament the weekend before.

As a team Lake Washington finished in 12th place at the district meet, while Juanita finished in 13th place. Both will be represented at the state meet this weekend at the 3A state finals, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

During the district meet Lake Washington’s Alex Coffey finished in fifth place in the diving competition, with a score of 265.9. He was also a member of the 10th place 400 freestyle relay team, which included Ethan Petz, Robert Krossa and Isaac Smith. They finished the race in 3:43.24.

Juanita diver Josh Reyes was eighth overall with a score of 217. The Rebels 200 yard freestyle relay team of Mark Stevens, Max Peterson, Mikal Boyer and Jake Helsel finished in 12th place with a time of 1:38.46. In the 400 freestyle relay, Juanita’s team of Evan Ellefsen, Boyer, Kyle Grchel and Helsel were 11th with a time of 3:44.08.