Dean Lyon catches his breath after swimming during the last chance meet Thursday. Lyon is one of the state qualifiers heading to Gillette later this week.
The boys swimming season is nearing an end with the state swim meet in Gillette taking place this weekend.
The Green River Wolves Boys Swimming and Diving Team took second in regionals two weeks ago, and has qualified eight swimmers in state events.
During last week's last chance meet, the Wolves picked up their final state qualifier, Lane Huchison.
Competing at regionals, head coach Colleen Seiloff said the team had a number of great performances. Michael Richmond won the 400-meter freestyle event.
In diving, Keyan Moore took third with 345.55 points and Coleton Spalding took fifth with 321.10 points.
Ethan Moffatt took first in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:10.03 while Brendan Bloomquist finished the same event in third place with a time of 1:13.67.
In relays, the Wolves took second in the 200-meter freestyle relay with a time of 1:48.82, second in the 200-meter medley relay with a time of 2:00.67 and fifth in the 400-meter freestyle relay with a time of 4:20.65. The team earned 239 points during the competition, taking second to Kelly Walsh High School's 403 points.
For the week leading into the state competition, head coach Colleen Seiloff said it's a week to focus on fine-tuning the swimmers' technique and giving them rest to allow them to compete fresh and in the best mental and physical condition in Gillette.
During the course of the season, Seiloff said the team has shown it understands the need to work hard to better themselves.
"As a group, they've improved significantly," Seiloff said.
While the team will lose three seniors at the end of the season, Seiloff said she has a strong group of swimmers returning to the program next year, as well as a number of freshmen who currently swim in the USA Swimming program.
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