The Detroit Lakes boys swimming island diving team opened its season with a third-place finish at the Uvaas Otter Invite in Fergus Falls on Saturday.
The Lakers had a team score of 249 behind a big day from senior John Gulon. He took first place in the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.83), 100-yard backstroke (59.21) and second in the 400-yard relay with Micah Barberg, Ryan Erickson and Zane Roberts with a time of 3:59.66.
Barberg also turned heads with a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle at 1:01.06 and a fourth-place finish in the backstroke (1:10.34). Barberg also swam in the third-place 200-yard medley relay with Erickson, Luther Van Offelen and Zane Roberts to a time of 2:05.06.
Fergus Falls took first place in its home invite with a score of 487. Park Rapids took second with a total of 209.
TEAM SCORES
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1st- Fergus Falls 487, 2nd- Park Rapids 309, 3rd- Detroit Lakes 249, 4th- Morris Area 228, 5th- Perham-New York Mills 207, Thief River Falls 159
DETROIT LAKES TOP THREE FINISHES
200Y MEDLEY RELAY- Micah Barberg, Ryan Erickson, Luther Van Offelen, Zane Roberts 2:05.06; 200Y FREE- 1st- John Gulon 2:02.83; 50Y FREE- 3rd- Zane Roberts 27.18; DIVING- Gregory Simons 149.65; 50Y FLY- 2nd- Van Offelen 33.07; 100Y FREE- 2nd- Barberg 1:01.06; 500Y FREE- 3rd- Roberts 6:29.5; 50Y BACK- 3rd- Brayden Francis 41.00; 100Y BACK- 1st- Gulon 59.21; 400Y FREE RELAY- 2nd- Gulon, Barberg, Erickson, Roberts 3:59.66
