The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds swim team recently handed out team awards for its 2014-15 winter season.
Award winners are:
Most improved: Michael Glodowski, Julia Munoz and Kayla Cullen (age 8 and under); Melanie Boddy, Olivia Vassar and Luke Sperl (9-10); Amber Sperl and Owen Vassar (11-12); Kelsey Leaf and Austin Buss (13-14) and Katherine Leaf and Daniel Parks (15 and up).
Hardest Worker: Dylan Kostuch and Amber Sperl.
Swimmers of the Meet: Mitchell Glodowski, Luke Sperl and Katherine Leaf (Wittenberg); Mitchell Glodowski, Aleah Breed and Melanie Boddy (Iola, Dec. 13); Ethan Lashua, Cassidy Kostuch and Amber Sperl (Seymour, Dec. 20); Dylan Kostuch, Julia Munoz and Myah Heschke (Iola, Jan. 13); Jacob Lashua and Jessica Gutschow (Rhinelander); Ethan Lashua, Austin Buss and Emma Ziepke (Iola, Jan. 17); Daniel Parks and Kelsey Leaf (Stevens Point); and Ethan Olson and Katherine Leaf (Seymour, Jan. 31).
Swimmer of the Year: Katherine Leaf and Ethan Olson.
Perfect meet attendance: Ana Holder, Phillip Johnsrud, Katherine Leaf and Ethan Olson.
Alumni status: Jessica Faldet.
New team records: 200-yard freestyle relay (Jakob Struble, Daniel Parks, Ethan Olson and Mitchell Glodowski), 1:41.86; 500 freestyle, Katherine Leaf, 6:03.45; 100 freestyle, Katherine Leaf, 59.46; 100 backstroke, Katherine Leaf, 1:12; 200 freestyle, Katherine Leaf, 2:17.96; and 200 individual medley, Katherine Leaf, 2:36.18.