Petersburg's Cyrus Hulebak makes waves with state title in freshman season
Petersburg freshman Cyrus Hulebak swims the breaststroke leg of his state championship boys 200-yard individual medley final during the 2026 ASAA Swim and Dive State Championships at Anchorage's Bartlett High School pool, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. Hulebak won in 1:58.75.
Petersburg freshman Cyrus Hulebak didn't wait for upperclassmen status to reach the top of the mountain, winning a state title in his first year of high school. Even more so, Hulebak accomplished this in an event he didn't think he was going to be swimming before the season started – the 200 IM.
Going into state, Hulebak was seeded first in this race but after the prelims, he was seeded second. Despite going up against a couple of sophomores, juniors and one senior in the finals heat, Hulebak surged ahead with a winning time of 1 minute and 58 seconds. The next closest time was Sitka's Zach Ma...
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