Oswego Co-op junior Chase Maier had a banner day at the IHSA state meet on Saturday, finishing in second place in both the 200 and 500 freestyle and lowering his lifetime bests in both events.

Oswego Co-op junior Chase Maier, who won the 200-yard freestyle and the 500 freestyle, and swam on the second-place 400 freestyle relay to qualify for state in all three events, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Marmion was second and Oswego Co-op third at the Metea Valley Sectional swimming meet on Saturday, while Oswego's Chase Maier swept the 200 and 500 freestyle races and Marmion's Brayden Capen won the 200 IM to lead state qualifiers.