Makenzie Norman wins two state swimming titles

It’s one thing to capture a state championship in an event, it’s something else to win it two years in a row.

Cheney High’s swimmer Makenzie Norman accomplished that feat at the 2A-1A state championships, Nov. 13-14, the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Wash. She won her second state title in the 100-yard freestyle in 52.74 seconds. She also won her first 50 freestyle championship in 24.72. According to head coach Jennifer Hochwalt, Norman set new team records in both events.

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