MIHS Boys Claim 3rd Place at Sea-King District Tournament

Luke Dunn (center) on podium at Districts after winning the 500 free.

Mercer Island, WA, February 17, 2026 -  The Mercer Island High School Boys Swim and Dive team finished in third place at the Sea-King District Championships on February 13 and 14 at Mary Wayte pool.

The team was led by first place finishes by Connor Carson (10) in 1-meter diving (483.70) and Luke Dunn (10) in the 200 IM (1:51.84) and 500 freestyle. Also making the podium were Zizi Song (10) fifth place in the 50 freestyle (21.87), Alex Jack (11) fifth place in the 100 backstroke (54.71), and Brendan Sung (12) fifth place in the 100 breaststroke (59.94).

All 3 of Mercer Island’s relays made the podium.

• 400 free relay (3:15.65) in third place: Luke Dunn, Zizi Song, Andrew Wang, Alex Xia
• 200 medley relay (1.37.84) in fourth place: Luke Dunn, Brendan Sung, Alex Jack, Zizi Song
• 200 free relay (1:29.96) in fourth place: Graham Lucas, Andrew Wang, Alex Xia, Zizi Song

Several other swimmers placed in the finals and helped score points for the Islanders.

200 free: Andrew Wang (9) eighth place (1:48.93), Ashwin Krishnamoorthy (9) 11th place (1:50.84)

50 free: Alex Xia (9) 11th place (22.34)

100 free: Alex Xia ninth place (49.11)

500 free: Ashwin Krishnamoorthy ninth place (4:54.27), Andrew Wang 12th place (5:05.56)

100 back: Rhodes Butler (12) 11th place (57.71)

100 breast: Henry Xing (10) 11th place (1:02.53)

1-meter diving: Asher Weeks (9) second place (432.30), Shane Kornblum (12) third place (368.80), Keith Chung (10) seventh place (251.25)

All KingCo Team

For their performances in the regular season during dual meets, multiple athletes earned all-league honors.

First Team All KingCo: Luke Dunn and Connor Carson
Second Team All KingCo: Asher Weeks and Ashwin Krishnamoorthy
Honorable Mention: Shane Kornblum, Andrew Wang, and Alex Xia

At the 2026 KingCo 3A Championships at Hazen High School on February 6-7, the team placed fourth.

The following are the results by event:

200 free: Alex Xia 2nd (1:47.00), William Browd 6th (2:05.06)

200 IM: Andrew Wang 6th (2:08.74), Naren Bhat 12th (2:12.06)

50 free: Zizi Song 2nd (21.82), Alex Xia 6th (25.83), Brendan Sung 9th (22.91)

100 fly: Wyatt Jones 10th (58.79), Ashwin Krishnamoorthy 11th (59.06), Will Liu 12th (59.66)

100 free: Rhodes Butler 6th (51.51), Wyatt Jones 11th (54.77)

200 free relay: 3rd (1:29.73) Alex Xia, Andrew Wang, Brendan Sung, Zizi Song

100 back: Alex Jack 4th (55.10), Rhodes Butler 8th (58.44), Naren Bhat 9th (1:10.34)

100 breast: Henry Xing 11th (1:05.64), Ashwin Krishnamoorthy 12th (1:14.66)

400 free relay: 2nd (3:21.21) ZiZi Song, Brendan Sung, Andrew Wang, Alex Xia

1 meter diving: Connor Carson 1st (490.70), Asher Weeks 2nd (425.00), Shane Kornblum 3rd (322.60), Keith Chung 6th (254.10)