(New Buffalo, MI) - A sophomore at New Buffalo High School has made all-state in swimming.
Phoebe Zalewski qualified for all-state honors by finishing in 6th place in the 100 meter freestyle during a state championship tournament at Oakland University last month.
Zalewski is on a school coop team consisting of swimmers from larger schools like Bridgman and Berrien Springs. New Buffalo High School Athletic Director Matt Johnson said the team because of their combined enrollment goes up against some of the best swimmers in the state.
“She’s competing at the highest level,” he said. Zalewski fell just short of qualifying for all-state in other categories with an 11th place finish in the 200 meter freestyle and her relay team placing 11th in the 200 meter relay.
“She’s got a really great future as a swimmer,” he said. Other awards for Zalewski this year included being conference champion in the 100 meter freestyle. Zalewski also participates during the off-season in USA Swimming, a non-school related sanctioning body that hosts regional and national competitions, and works on power lifting during the winter. “She’s doing the little things to try to elevate herself, which is awesome,” Johnson said.
