Islanders Rachel Godfred receives her first place medal in the 200-yard individual medley from coach Jeff Lowell during the 3A state swim championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Saturday. - Chad Coleman/Mercer Island Reporter
Chad Coleman/Mercer Island Reporter
Islanders Rachel Godfred receives her first place medal in the 200-yard individual medley from coach Jeff Lowell during the 3A state swim championships at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, Saturday.

Swim star Godfred leaps past records


November 19, 2008 · Updated 2:20 PM 

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Islander Rachel Godfred receives a medal from her coach, Jeff Lowell, after she broke former Olympian Mary Wayte’s high school record in the 200 individual medley, Saturday, on her way to winning the state title in the event. Godfred also won the state title in the 500-yard freestyle, breaking a 32-year-old Islander record.

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