Dubuque Hempstead captures first-ever boys state swimming championship

Winners crowned in the pool from the campus of the University of Iowa

Dubuque Hempstead captured the team title at the Iowa boys State swimming championships Saturday. / X/IHSAA

For the first time in program history, Dubuque Hempstead raised the banner as boys state swim champions.

Hempstead tallied 213.5 points, capturing the crown over Iowa City West from the Campus and Wellness Center in Iowa City. Waukee was third followed by Linn-Mar, Waukee Northwest and Cedar Falls.

Another stellar #iahsswim championships inside noisy CRWC @uiowa! Congratulations to all of this weekend’s competitors. The 2025 team champions: Dubuque Hempstead. Coach Rick Loeffelholz’s squad wins their first title with 213.5 points and two relay wins.… pic.twitter.com/9NNk4Nkc4k

— IHSAA (@IHSAA) February 15, 2025

In the final race of the two-day event, the Dubuque Hempstead claimed the 400 freestyle relay over Iowa City West, as Logan Westhoff, Kyle Powers, Jake Dolphin and Owen Leitzen went 3:05.04 to win. 

Powers, Leitzen, Mason Lemm and Westhoff also won the 200 freestyle relay while Ethan Landon, Winston Fan, Hayden Hakes and Olvier Mikulski of Iowa City West won the 200 medley relay.

Hakes won two individual races, securing gold in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Parker Macho of Linn-Mar and Finn Martin of Newton also won two races each.

Macho was first in the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly while Martin claimed the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle. Dylan Alt of Waukee Northwest won the 100 backstroke and Kiefer Roemer from Bettendorf the 100 breaststroke.

Jaiden Lovelace of Sioux City won the 200 free para and the 100 free para while Teagan Kinzie from Atlantic claimed the 50 free para race.

And the 2025 para-swimming champ: Sioux City! Sophomore Kaiden Lovelace won the 200 and 100 para #iahsswim freestyle.
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— IHSAA (@IHSAA) February 15, 2025