FM's Cottrell seeded 6th at state

BURLINGTON - Fort Madison's John Cottrell is the next in a line of Fort Madison swimmers to qualify for the state swim meet.

Cottrell has the sixth fastest preliminary speed in the state in the 100 butterfly. Cottrell will put that time up against the best swimmers in the state next weekend in Iowa City.

Cottrell will also compete in the 100-yard breast stroke, having the 20th best time in the early seedings. Official times and seeding sheets are expected Sunday night.

The Bloodhound also runs track for Fort Madison, and was part of the state qualifying cross-country team earlier this fall.

Cottrell qualified on Saturday at the single-class district qualifier at Davenport Central High School. His time in the 100-yard butterfly was third best at the district meet at 51:25.

The Burlington  200-yard Medley Relay team is also seeded 20th for next week's meet.

The state meet takes place Friday with preliminaries and finals on Saturday at the University of Iowa's Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The top eight swimmers in each event will receive awards on the podium on Saturday.