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Three Scout Swimmers Advance to State Finals
Malone, Bunning and Grumhaus advance from Friday's prelims to Saturday's finals at New Trier.
swimmers moved into the finals of the Illinois High School Association State Meet at 1 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 26) at New Trier High School from Friday's preliminary rounds.
The trio of Scouts assures of putting points on the board during Saturday's competition and their team a standing among the state’s best.
Malone finished ninth among all qualifiers in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:38.41 with Grumhaus 12th, touching in 4:39.16. They will swim in the same heat. The last time that happened earlier this year at the , they pushed each other to third and fourth, respectively.
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Bunning was the 10th qualifier in the 100 backstroke in 52.24, swimming half a second faster than last Saturday’s sectional time.