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Oliver Martin may have put the finishing touches on a brilliant swimming career on Saturday.

Or he may have more swimming to do.

The West High senior and Michigan football recruit said on national signing day the door was opening for him to pursue swimming in college.

“I could see myself potentially doing that,” Martin said when asked on signing day about swimming in college. “The problem is there is just a little overlap so I would come in if I wanted to and swing the sprint events at the end of the season.”

If his career in the pool is over, Martin closed it in fitting fashion on Saturday.

Martin won the 50 freestyle title in a time of 20.72 to earn his eighth career gold medal at the state swimming meet at the Marshalltown YMCA.

The time of 20.72 was eighth best all-time at the state meet and gave Martin his first individual state title.

Martin added a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle in 46.36 and helped the West High 200 medley relay team to a seventh-place finish as the Trojans place ninth in the team standings with 94 points.

Waukee won its second straight team title, racking up 259 points to finish 68 clear of runner-up Johnston.

Martin joined Izaak Hajek, Sam Deyak and Brennon Keen on the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in 1:37.27 and teamed with Keen, Ben Berhow and Noah Bruns to place 10th in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:28.23.

West High also received 11th place finishes from Lane Griffis in the 500 freestyle and Ben Berhow in the 100 breaststroke on its way to 94 teams points.

City High freshman Forrest Frazier placed third in the 100 backstroke, breaking his own school record with a time of 52.01, to lead the Little Hawks to a 16th place team finish with 45 points.

Frazier added a ninth-place finish in the 100 breaststroke and joined Louis Stephan, Eric Thomas and Mickale Sadecky to place 10th in the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:38.42.

State Swimming Meet

Team Scores – 1. Waukee 259; 2. Johnston 191; 3. Bettendorf 185; 4. Cedar Rapids Washington 165.5; 5. West Des Moines Dowling 160; 6. Ames 153; 7. Ankeny 144; 8. West Des Moines Valley 117; 9. West High 94; 10. Pleasant Valley 93; 11. Davenport Central 92; 12. Fort Dodge 72; 13. Sioux City 71; 14. Linn-Mar 65; 15. Cedar Falls 57; 16. City High 45; 17. Atlantic 33; 17. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson 33; 19. Lewis Central 22; 20. Dubuque Senior 21; 21. Dubuque Hempstead 20; 22. Des Moines Roosevelt 19.5; 23. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 16; 24. Des Moines Lincoln 14; 25. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9; 26. Decorah 7; 27. Mason City 5; 27. Muscatine 5; 29. Des Moines East 1; 29. Carroll 1. 

Individual Results

(Winner/Area Competitors)

200 Medley Relay – 1. Bettendorf 1:34.08; 7. West High (Izaak Hajek, Sam Deyak, Brennon Keen, Oliver Martin) 1:37.27; 10. City High (Forrest Frazier, Louis Stephan, Eric Thomas, Mickale Sadecky) 1:38.42.

200 Freestyle – 1. Zach Linder (WAU) 1:40.72.

200 IM – 1. Caleb Aman (BET) 1:49.43; 16. Eric Thomas (ICH) 2:01.60; 23. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 2:04.21.

50 Freestyle – 1. Oliver Martin (ICW) 20.72; 24. Brennon Keen (ICW) 23.09.

100 Butterfly – 1. Jackson Kuhlers (WAU) 50.11; 13. Izaak Hajek (ICW) 53.68.

100 Freestyle – 1. Zach Linder (WAU) 45.81; 3. Oliver Martin (ICW) 46.36.

500 Freestyle – 1. Dylan Moffatt (CF) 4:32.24; 11. Lane Griffis (ICW) 4:51.80.

200 Free Relay – 1. Johnston 1:25.41; 10. West High (Oliver Martin, Brennon Keen, Ben Berhow, Noah Bruns) 1:28.23.

100 Backstroke – 1. Caleb Aman (BET) 50.89; 3. Forrest Frazier (ICH) 52.01; 18. Eric Thomas (ICH) 56.05.

100 Breaststroke – 1. Dalton Lillibri (AME) 57.87; 9. Forrest Frazier (ICH) 59.86; 11. Ben Berhow (ICW) 1:00.20; 12. Louis Stephan (ICH) 1:01.21; 13. Sam Deyak (ICW) 1:01.35.

400 Freestyle Relay – 1. Johnston 3:07.62; 18. West High (Noah Bruns, Izaak Hajek, Ethan McAreavy, Ben Berhow) 3:20.21