• Charlotte Storch in the 100 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Quinn Wood in the 100 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Alyssa Weeber in the 500 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Alyssa Weeber in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS sophomore Alyssa Weeber swims to second place in the 100-yard breaststroke. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Megan Ward in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Charlotte Storch in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Charlotte Storch in the 50 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hailey Smith in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hailey Smith in the 50 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Milo Morrison in the 100 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Michael Melara in the 50 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan in the 200 medley relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan swims to first place in the 100-yard butterfly. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cameron McLennan in the 100 backstroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mika Laukkanen Raskauskas in the 100 backstroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Mika Laukkanen Raskauskas in the 50 freestyle(Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adelina Kowalewski in the 100 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Adelina Kowalewski took first place in the 100-yard backstroke. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Samuel Holroyd in the 50 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS senior Evan Hernandez competes in the 200-yard individual medley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Evan Hernandez in the 200 individual medley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Blake Hauck in the 100 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Cedric Gaskey in the 100 freesetyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Emmylou Cook in the 200 medley relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Emmylou Cook in the 100 breaststroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Wyatt Coen in the 500 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Wyatt Coen in the 200 medley relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Wyatt Coen in the 200 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kate Burriel in the 500 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kate Burriel in the 100 breaststroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • PHS junior Lucas Brandt catches his breath after finishing the 500-yard freestyle. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucas Brandt in the 500 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucas Brandt in the 200 individual medley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Lucas Brandt swims to first place in the 200-yard individual medley (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kayden Boynton in the 500 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Kayden Boynton in the 100 breaststroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Evan Bennett in the 100 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Evan Bennett in the 100 backstroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hollie Barton in the 200 freestyle relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Hollie Barton in the 50 freestyle (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ike Avery in the 200 medley relay (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Ike Avery in the 100 breaststroke (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.

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