Kehoe-France Northshore Blast swimmer Colin Babcock won five events to go with a second-place finish in the Crescent City Swim Club Last Chance Long Course Meet June 26-27 at the UNO Lakefront Arena Pool.

Babcock, who graduated from St. Paul’s in May and will be attending Notre Dame in the fall, took home the crown in the 400-meter freestyle (4:33), 100-breaststroke (1:15), 200-butterfly (2:20), 200-individual medley (2:19) and the 400-IM (4:52). As if that wasn’t enough, he also finished runner-up for the 200-breast (2:43).

The meet was a final chance for swimmers, who had already qualified for state to improve their time or make a new state time. The state meet occurs July 15-18 at UNO. This weekend, there is a district meet at Crawfish Aquatics in Baton Rouge and it’s the final chance for anyone who has not qualified for state to make it. All event winners get to state. Babcock was coming off a knee injury and said he viewed the meet more as a workout. He said his focus was on finishing the races. Babcock said he’s ready for the state event.

“I’m training for it and hoping my knee holds out,” Babcock said.

His accomplishments helped the Blast to a second-place finish with 683 points. Crescent City Swim Club won the meet with 748 points.

Two other St. Tammany Parish teams participated, including Fins Swim Club out of Franco’s Athletic Club in Mandeville and the Hurricane Swim Club, located in Slidell.

Fins took fourth (98.5), while the Hurricanes (43) were sixth.

Crew Unattached (100) was third and the Cajun Clippers Swim Team (52) rounded out the top five of 10 teams competing.

In the combined scoring, St. Tammany had a good showing as all three clubs were in the top five of 13. Blast won with 959 points, followed by the host team (925), Fins (223), Crew (100) was fourth and the Hurricane Swim Club (76) rounded out the top five of 13 teams.

The Blast girls’ team won their meet, scoring 276 points. Crescent City (177) was second, followed by local squads Fins (125) along with the Hurricane Swim Club (33) and Nu Wave (11) was fifth among the nine teams.

The meet was mixed, meaning boys and girls competed against each other in the same race.

Also having a strong meet was Blast’s Rhett Guinot. He won the 800-free (9:40). He was third in the 200-free (2:11) and fourth for the 200-IM (2:29). He also tallied a pair of fifths, 100-free (1:00) and 400-free (4:44). He was also sixth for the 400-IM (5:32).

The Blast had one more first with Kara Kopcso taking the 100-fly (1:06). Kopcso was third for the 400 free (4:40) and 400-IM (5:21). She was 10th in the 200-breast (3:12) and fifth among 200-fly (2:34) and 200-IM (2:31) participants.

Two Fins’ members won events. Philip Gallego captured the 50-free (25.86), while teammate Emma Levendoski won the 50-back (33.72). Levendoski also got fourth in the 100-back (1:11).

Other local results:

50-meter freestyle: 5. McDonner, HSC, 28.37; 7. Cooper, Fins, 28.67; 12. Nick Salvetti, Fins, 29.61; 16. Matt Salvetti, Fins, 30.33.

100-free: 3. White, Blast, 59.74; 7. Andrew Knudsen, Blast, 1:01; 16. Klazynski, Blast, 1:04.

200-free: 4. White, 2:12; 7. Andrew Knudsen, 2:17; 10. Alex Knudsen, Blast, 2:20; 13. Nick Salvetti, 2:25; 16. Klazynski, 2:27.

400-free: 7. Joslin, Blast, 5:10; 8. Guzan, Blast, 5:10; 9. Klazynski, 5:11; 11. Jeni Jones, Blast, 5:23.

800-free: 3. Andrew Jones, Blast, 10:13; 4. Klazynski, 10:46; 5. Joslin, 10:52; 6. Osborne, Fins, 10:54; 10. Warwick, Blast, 11:58; 11. Beth Winkler, Blast, 12:00.

50-backstroke: 2. Jennings, Blast, 35.82; 3. Harrison Prieto, Blast, 35.89; 4. Opera, Fins, 35.95; 5. Matt Salvetti, 36.55; 6. Stegen, Blast, 38.02; 7. Jackson, HSC, 38.24; 8. Hope Winkler, Blast, 39.49; 9. Gonzalez, HSC, 40.80.

100 back: 5. Jennings, 1:12; 8. Klazynski, 1:14; 11. Tucker, Blast, 1:16; 13. Harrison Prieto, 1:16; 14. Emily Prieto, Blast, 1:16; 15. Guzan, 1:17.

200-back: 8. Jennings, 2:41; 9. Vinturella, Blast, 2:41; 11. Tucker, 2:45; 13. Klazynski, 2:49; 14. Breaux, Blast, 2:49; 16. Emily Prieto, 2:52.

50-meter breaststroke: 2. Guzan, 32.72; 3. Licciardi, Fins, 42.61; 4. Fritscher, Fins, 43.21; 6. Landeche, HSC, 45.56; 8. Blevins, HSC, 46.59; 13. Stolin, Fins, 49.24.

100-breast: 2. Andrew Knudsen, 1:18; 3. Alex Knudsen, 1:19; 4. White, 1:22; 7. Thompson, Blast, 1:26; 8. Warwick, 1:27; 10. Harrison Prieto, 1:29; 11. Licciardi, 1:30; 14. Nick Salvetti, 1:31; 15: Vinturella, 1:31.

200-breast: 3. Alex Knudsen, 2:44; 4. Andrew Knudsen, 2:47; 5. White, 3:03; 6. Thompson, 3:08; 7. Warwick, 3:08; 9. Joslin, 3:10; 13. Slicho, Fins, 3:13; 16. Vinturella, 3:14.

50-meter butterfly: 2. Guzan, 32.72; 3. Oprea, 33.32; 4. Matt Salvetti, 36.22; 5. Girault, Blast 36.40; 6. Hope Winkler, Blast, 36.43; 8. Licciardi, 37.71; 10. Larsen, Blast, 38.94; 14. Stolin, Fins, 39.47; 15. Stegen, 39.64.

100-fly: 7. Breaux, 1:10; 10. Guzan, 1:11; 14. Cooper, Fins, 1:18; 15. Joslin, 1:18.

200-fly: 2. White, 2:27; 8. Andrew Jones, 2:38; 9. Goudeau, Fins, 2:40.

200-meter IM: 6. White, 2:31; 8. Andrew Knudsen, 2:35; 9. Alex Knudsen, 2:37; 10. Vinturella, 2:39; 12. Breaux, 2:43; 15. Guzan, 2:47; 16. Tucker, 2:48.

400-IM: 4. Andrew Knudsen, 5:23; 5. Alex Knudsen, 5:25; 10. Vinturella, 5:44; 12. Emily Prieto, 6:15.