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Published February 16, 2013, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Wildcat swimmers compete in WIAA state swim and diving finals at UW-Madison


Nate Wronski and T.J. Baldini wait their turn for their next dive in the 16-swimmer rotation Friday afternoon. Each boy performed a total of 11 dives for eight judges.

  • Nate Wronski and T.J. Baldini wait their turn for their next dive in the 16-swimmer rotation Friday afternoon. Each boy performed a total of 11 dives for eight judges.
  • River Falls junior Nate Wronski reaches the peak of a dive Friday afternoon. Wronski finished the competition in 12th place with 289.45 points. Overall winner was sophomore Joe Kaszubowski from Whitefish Bay. He was also the champion last year.
  • Nate Wronski, T.J. Baldini and another competitor grimmace as they watch another diver nearly strike the board on a tricky backward manuever.
  • Swimmers Isaac Dzubay, left, Colin Neilsen and Tom Ramquist listen to coach Lynn Huiskamp before competing in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
  • Coach Roxie Van de Water poses with River Falls divers Nate Wronski and T.J. Baldini after the two finished 12th and 10th, respectively, in a field of 16 competitors Friday afternoon.
  • Wildcat co-captain Isaac Dzubay shares a laugh with coaches Huiskamp and Kirk Gednalske ahead of the relay.
  • River Falls swimmers Garth Watson, left, and Monroe Maher respond to shouts from the crowd ahead of a race on Friday night.
  • River Falls swimmers Colin Neilsen, left, and Austin Lynum offer a modest wave to River Falls fans in the upper deck of the UW-Natatorium who were cheering for them.
  • Swimmers, from left, Tom Ramquist, Ethan Larson, Isaac Dzubay and Austin Lynum (obscured) watch fellow competitors as they wait for their turn to use swim lane for relay start practice ahead of Friday night's state meet.
  • Fellow River Falls swimmers shout encouragement to relay swimmers Colin Neilsen, Alex Haskins, Tom Ramquist and Isaac Dzubay as they compete in the 200-free at Friday's WIAA swim championships.
  • River Falls' Tom Ramquist earned a trip to the awards platforms Friday evening for his fifth place performance in the 50-yard freestyle race. Teammate Isaac Dzubay also swam the event, finishing 12th among the 16 qualifiers.
  • The bleachers in the UW-Natatorium appeared full when Friday night's WIAA Division II swim and dive finals got underway.