Packer swimmers take down Albert Lea
Published 11:29 pm Thursday, December 5, 2013

Ben Carroll of Austin swims the 200-yard individual medley Thursday at Albert Lea. Carroll took third place in the event. — Micah Bader/Albert Lea Tribunet
The Austin boys swimming and diving team opened its season with a 94-75 win over Albert Lea on the road Thursday.
Craig Heimark took first in the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyles for the Packers, Ian Christopherson took first in the 50-yard freestyle, Alec Anderson took first in diving and Sawyer Myers took first in the 500-yard freestyle.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Mitch Mayer, Myers, Seth Clasen and Christopherson took first, the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Heimark, Clasen, Ben Carroll and Christopherson took first and the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Heimark, Myers, Ben Carroll and Isaac Christopherson took first.
AUSTIN RESULTS
200-yard medley: Mitch Mayer, Sawyer Myers, Seth Clasen, Ian Christopherson (first, 1:50.36); Sam Clasen, Giancarlo, Ben Walker, Matt Knoll (third, 1:57.36)
200-yard freestyle: Craig Heimark (first, 1:51.13); Isaac Christopherson (second, 1:59.46); Carter Oster (fifth, 2:24.45)
50-yard freestyle: Ian Christopherson (first, 22.88); Seth Clasen (fourth, 24.84); Matt Knoll (fifth, 25.09)
Diving: Alec Anderson (first, 262.10); Jacob Browning (third, 93.35)
100-yard butterfly: Ben Walker (second, 1:00.48); Seth Clasen (third, 1:00.64); Ben Carroll (fourth, 1:01.14)
100-yard freestyle: Craig Heimark (first, 51.03); Ian Christopherson (second, 51.09); Sam Clasen (fourth, 57.94)
500-yard freestyle: Sawyer Myers (first, 5:16.43); Isaac Christopherson (second, 5:27.61); Carter Oster (fifth, 6:50.49)
200-yard freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Seth Clasen, Ben Carroll, Ian Christopherson (first, 1:35.77); Matt Knoll, Giancarlo Morconi, Mitch Mayer, Isaac Christopherson (third, 1:41.55)
100-yard backstroke: Ben Walker (second, 1:05.58); Sam Clasen (third, 1:11.69); Joshua Snee (fourth, 1:13.12)
100-yard breaststroke: Giancarlo Marconi (second, 1:19.99); Matt Knoll (third, 1:21.03); Zach Newman (fifth, 1:24.11)
400-yard freestyle relay: Craig Heimark, Sawyer Meyers, Ben Carroll, Isaac Christopherson (first, 3:23.13); Mitch Mayer, Ben Walker, Sam Clasen, Giancarlo Marconi (second, 3:58.36)