Photographer Jamie Nygaard had a perfect (if damp) poolside perspective on Bluffton High School swim team performances at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Northwest Division II district championship swim meet at Bowlng Green State University.

Junior Riley Verb advances to the OHSAA Ohio State High School Division II Swimming and Diving Championship, Feb. 23-26 in Canton, Ohio. He qualified in the 200 individual medley (IM) and 100 breaststroke events.

See Icon coverage with swimmer results at https://www.blufftonicon.com/news/2022/02/20/verb-qualifies-state-tourna...

Swimmers in these photos:

Ella Armstrong, sophomore; Allison Diller, junior; June Essinger, freshman, Izzy Stechschulte, sophomore; Rory Youngpeter, freshman.

Landon Armstrong, junior; Xavier Diller, freshman; Riley Verb, junior; Charles Wright, freshman.