Petersburg junior Bella Miller and freshman Kendyl Lachapelle start the girls 500-yard freestyle final during the 2026 Region V Swim and Dive Championships at Juneau's Dimond Park Aquatic Center, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. Miller won the race in 5:34.08 and is ranked fourth in the state heading into this weekend's 2026 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Swim and Dive State Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School pool. Lachapelle is ranked 14th.
For the first time ever, the Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team had four swimmers claim regional titles at last weekend's Region V Championship meet.
"I didn't think we'd win four but it's always a possibility. We race and see how it turns out," head coach Andy Carlisle said.
For the boys, freshman Cyrus Hulebak won a regional title in the 200 IM, with a time of 1 minute and 59 seconds and the 100 breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.28.
"I didn't even know what I wanted to swim coming into the season, so I tried to swim a variety of events and I knew whatever I was going to do, I could do...
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