The smell of chlorine and humid air filled the natatorium at Chisholm Trail Middle School on Monday, Jan. 14 as the boys swim team placed fourth against Olathe South, Shawnee Mission North, Shawnee Mission Northwest and De Soto High School.

“I thought [this meet] was a good challenge,” sophomore Teigan Brown said. “[We were against] 6A schools so it was good to see them at a competition.”

The results of the meet were:

200 free:  sophomore Callahan Eckardt, 4th place

200 IM:  senior Chris Stack, 1st place, junior Brendan Frieders, 4th place

50 free:  senior Alex Kain, 10th place

100 fly:  senior Aaron Akin, 2nd place

100 free: Chris Stack, 1st place and a state qualifying time

500 free:  Eckardt, 2nd place

100 breast: Akin, 1st place, Frieders, 7th place, sophomore Nick Stack, 8th place

“I like the challenge and how hard it is compared to other sports,” Brown said. “It’s a new sport to me so that’s kind of cool.”