DeKalb-Sycamore co-op swimmer Ryan Schultz didn’t have any expectations heading into the state meet last year.

Schultz had seen the meet before when he was an alternate on a relay team as a freshman, but he didn’t know what it was like to swim in such an intense meet. As a sophomore, Schultz, who qualified in the 100-yard breaststroke, knew he’d be back in the future, so he just wanted to experience the atmosphere and gain
experience.

“I was swimming in heat two, so I wasn’t really contending for anything,” Schultz said. “Last year, I just kind of got a feel for how state’s going to be.”