In a sense, Kona Aquatics was just happy to be there.
But Maile Lawson, Aye Chan San Tun and Duke Becker did much more than just show up at Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center on Oahu.
“We were just really looking for time drops,” coach Steve Borowski said. “We weren’t really focused on winning.”
Why not do both?
The BIIF was shut out from gold at the HHSAA meet in February, but Big Island swimmers bounced back smoothly at the Hawaii long course age group championships.
Becker led a prolific showing from isle boys in the 10-and-under division by winning the points title, snagging four golds.