Bear Creek’s Maier set to swim at 4A state meet

Published 4:14 pm Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Bear Creek student Katie Maier, who swims for Issaquah High, will compete at this weekend’s 4A state meet in the 100-yard backstroke, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. The meet will take place at the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

At last weekend’s 4A SeaKing District II swim and dive championships, Maier finished fifth in both the 500 free (5:16.96) and 100 back (1:00.59) with personal best times in each event. The 400 free relay took third and 200 medley relay finished seventh.

Bear Creek’s Maggie Leist is an alternate at state for Skyline High on the 200-yard freestyle relay.