On Jan. 19 Woodstock co-op’s Adam Steinken swam his best time of the season in the 100-yard breaststroke at the Woodstock Invitational. The time was a little more than two seconds slower than the state-qualifying mark, but the senior’s hopes of making the state meet in Evanston still were very much alive.

Steinken swam that meet without tapering, so he knew the time would get better when he did.

Entering Saturday, Alex Reinbrecht, a swimmer from Jacobs co-op, hasn’t seen his best time of 4:40 in the 500 freestyle. That time came in last year’s sectional. “I’m not tapered yet.”