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Record effort as St. Viator rolls past Elgin

St. Viator earned a victory over visiting Elgin in a boys swimming dual meet Tuesday, and Lions sophomore Michael Balcerak took another name off the pool record board in the process.

Balcerak won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:41.95, breaking the mark established by Fremd's Tyler Holcomb - a two-time state champion in that race, in 1992 and 1994.

Balcerak also won the 50 free (22.05) and had a leg on the Lions' fastest 200 free relay of the season with Ben Peinsipp, Dante Cerone and Mitchell Warren (1:33.11) as St. Viator won 77-17.

Other double winners for the Lions included Peinsipp in the 200 free (1:55.57) and 100 backstroke (1:00.89), Cerone in the 100 breast (1:11.92) and 100 free (54.32) and Warren in the 200 IM (2:08.11) and 100 fly (58.98).

Prospect d. Maine South: The Knights gave a clinic in how to win a dual meet with depth, edging out the Hawks 96-90.

Prospect won just four races - the 200-yard medley relay, the 200 IM (Alex Morikado, 2:13.56), the 100 back (Ryan Lakner, 58.34) and the 100 breast (Jacob Kosinski, 1:08.08). But the Knights also got a victory in diving from Anthony Liva and didn't allow Maine South any 1-2 finishes.

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