Clippers' Kaminski 10th, 12th at state meet
WIAA state swimming
Clippers' Kaminski 10th, 12th at state meet WIAA state swimming Check out this story on greenbaypressgazette.com: http://gbpg.net/2fLqSSs
Wisconsin Published 9:14 p.m. CT Nov. 11, 2016
Katie Kaminski(Photo: Submitted)
Katie Kaminski of Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrapped up her high school swimming career for the Clippers with a 10th place in the 100-yard breaststroke and 12th place in the 200 individual medley at Friday night's WIAA Division 2 state championship meet in Madison.
The 10th place in the breaststroke represents the best result at the state meet fot the Clippers senior, who'd qualified for state in at least one event all four years of high school. Her previous top placing at state was 12th in last year's 100 breaststroke.
Kaminski recorded a time of 1 minute, 9.63 seconds in the breaststroke and 2:15.18 in the medley at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium. Both were off her seed times (1:09.32 and 2:13.47, respectively) but, as the No. 8 seed in the medley and the ninth seed in the breaststroke, Clippers coach Dave Bubnik said the results are about what he expected from her.
"I'm just happy she made it all four years," Bubnik said. "She's a great swimmer. She knows what she wants and she goes out and gets it."
Kaminski had hoped to earn a medal, awarded to the top six finishers in each event, but she said she was pleased.
"Last week (in the sectional meet), I had one of the best meets I ever had," she said. "To swim two difficult meets in a row like this, it's tough to do."
Bubnik said Kaminski had a couple of issues in the medley, including getting caught in the wake of a swimmer in the lane next to her during the backstroke segment after a solid butterfly in the first 50 yards.
"Every little things costs tenths of a second," Bubnik said. "But, you can't blame (the result) on any of that. You're there to swim and do your job."
Kaminski said she had mixed feelings about her last swim meet for Sturgeon Bay.
"It's definitely bittersweet," Kaminski said. "Four years is a long time, I feel like I'm ready to be done, but it's kind of sad, like it's a part of me."
And, she has something to look forward to after she graduates from high school, as she committed this week to attend Minnesota State University Moorhead and will sign a letter of intent to swim for the Dragons' NCAA Division III program.
"It's the right place for me, academically and team-wise," Kaminski said. "I'm really excited."
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