BOISE - It was a feat so cool, they threw the coach in the pool.

Lake City, behind two individual champions in three events and two second-place finishes in relay events, won its first boys state swimming title at the Boise City Aquatics Center on Saturday, edging Moscow by 10 points.

"It was a complete team effort today," Lake City coach Jonathan Siegler said. "We knew it was going to be close like districts. I was a nervous wreck all the way through."

After the Lake City boys had received their championship trophy, they threw Siegler in the pool to celebrate the title.

"He knew it was coming," said Lake City senior captain Seth Helbling. "We were standing on the podium and he knew it was coming. It was a good feeling to see him in the water. I think he actually enjoyed it."

Junior Joe Loftus successfully defended his title in the 100-yard butterfly in 51.10 seconds and also won the 100 backstroke for Lake City in 50.65.

“It was fun to do it again,” Loftus said. “It’s always good to get the state title back, but scoring points for the team was good. It was a good feeling to come away with a state team title.”

Sophomore Bryce Kananowicz won the 200 individual medley and was second in the 500 freestyle for Lake City. Kananowicz set a state meet record in the individual medley in 1:54.21, surpassing the mark set by former Lake City standout Mason Shaw in 2007 (1:54.90).

“It was pretty exciting,” said Kananowicz of his 200 win. “I was happy I could do that and help my teammates win a state title. This feels absolutely amazing and it’s great to share this with these guys. We’ve never won a state title in 17 years, so it feels great to help bring them a state championship.”

“It was a phenomenal day,” said Helbling of the relay teams. “Our relays were where the points were at today. We got pumped up and pulled through to get second.”

Coeur d’Alene’s boys 200 freestyle relay team of Dyson Savage, Kade Hern, Gus Koch and Ethan Cordes won in 1:33.40. The Vikings finished third, three points behind Moscow.

Post Falls freshman Suzanne de Tar finished second in the 200 freestyle 2:06.10, senior Anatasia de Tar was second in the 50 freestyle in 24.90 for the Trojans, who finished fifth in the girls team standings with 135 points, followed by Lake City in fifth with 134 points.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lake City 243.50. 2, 2, Moscow 233. 3, Coeur d’Alene 230. 4, Boise 187. 5, Centennial 158. 6, Mountain View 124. 7, Timberline 113. 8, Bonneville 87. 9, Wood River 80. 10, Lewiston 77. 11, Hillcrest 74. 12 (tie), Bishop Kelly, Century 68. 14, Eagle 62.50. 15, Capital 60. 16, Rocky Mountain 40. 17, Burley 35. 18 (tie), Twin Falls, Deary 32. 20 (tie), Skyline, Snake River 25. 22, Meridian 20. 23, Highland 18. 24, Post Falls 14. 25 (tie), North Valley Academy, Middleton 13. 27, Jerome 12 28, Rigby 8. 29, Kuna 7. 30, Gooding 5. 31, Pocatello 3.

WINNERS, LOCALS IN TOP 8

200-yard medley relay — 1, Moscow, 1:37.97. 2, Lake City (Joe Loftus, Tyler Maryon, Bryce Kananowicz, Brandon Penney), 1:38.48. 3, Coeur d’Alene (Gus Koch, Ethan Cordes, Travis Griffard, Dyson Savage), 1:43.25.

200 freestyle — 1, Kirby Johnson, Moscow, 1:43.53. 4, Gus Koch, Coeur d’Alene, 1:53.82.

200 individual medley — 1, Bryce Kananowicz, Lake City, 1:54.21. 4, Travis Griffard, Coeur d’Alene, 2:04.10.

50 freestyle — 1, Tanner Anderson, Moscow, 22.00. 3, Brandon Penney, Lake City, 22.41. 5, Ethan Cordes, Coeur d’Alene, 22.58.

100 butterfly — 1, Joe Loftus, Lake City, 51.10. 3, Ethan Cordes, Coeur d’Alene, 54.97.

100 freestyle — 1, Kirby Johnson, Moscow, 48.26. 5, Brandon Penney, Lake City, 49.98.

500 freestyle — 1, Bowen Anderson, Moscow, 4:40.42. 2, Bryce Kananowicz, Lake City, 4:41.30. 7, Kade Hern, Coeur d’Alene, 5:23.74.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Coeur d’Alene (Dyson Savage, Kade Hern, Gus Koch, Ethan Cordes), 1:33.40. 2, Lake City (Taran Loper, Seth Helbling, Nick Gosselin, Brandon Penney), 1:34.53.

100 backstroke — 1, Joe Loftus, Lake City, 50.65. 3, Gus Koch, Coeur d’Alene, 55.08.

100 breaststroke — 1, Tanner Anderson, Moscow, 56.94. 3, Travis Griffard, Coeur d’Alene, 59.30.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Moscow, 3:15.26. 2, Lake City (Seth Helbling, Bryce Kananowicz, Tyler Maryon, Joe Loftus), 3:23.23. 6, Coeur d’Alene (Christian Whitfield, Chase Davis, Kade Hern, Travis Griffard), 3:38.49.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Boise 305. 2, Wood River 262. 3, Eagle 213. 4, Post Falls 135. 5, Lake City 134. 6, Centennial 118. 7, Bonneville 115. 8, Moscow 107. 9, Bishop Kelly 91. 10 (tie), Century, Sandpoint 70. 12, Twin Falls 58. 13, Skyline 56. 14, Hillcrest 54. 15, Highland 53. 16, Rocky Mountain 51. 17, Capital 50. 18, Genesee 37. 19, Mountain View 35. 20, Coeur d’Alene 33. 21, Columbia 31. 22, Idaho Falls 30. 23, Vallivue 23. 24, Meridian 13. 25, Marsh Valley 7. 26, Timberline 4. 27 (tie), Lewiston, North Valley Academy, Nampa 2.

WINNERS, LOCALS IN TOP 8

200-yard medley relay — 1, Boise, 1:51.46. 7, Lake City (Amy Danner, Tiffany Portue, Jessica Penney, Madeline Barrett), 2:02.67.

200 freestyle — 1, Nicole Bruneel, Eagle, 1:55.73. 2, Suzanne de Tar, Post Falls, 2:06.10.

200 individual medley — 1, Lena Friesen, Wood River, 2:07.44. 6, Tiffany Portue, Lake City, 2:23.17. 7, Jessica Penney, Lake City, 2:26.73.

50 freestyle — 1, Hailey Johnson, Genesee, 24.89. 2, Anatasia de Tar, Post Falls, 24.90. 8, Madison Contor, Sandpoint, 26.55.

100 butterfly — 1, Annie Taylor, Boise, 58.79.

100 freestyle — 1, Lena Friesen, Wood River, 53.76. 3, Anatasia de Tar, Post Falls, 54.85.

500 freestyle — 1, Nicole Bruneel, Eagle, 5:11.11. 7, Tiffany Portue, Lake City, 5:38.17.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Boise, 1:41.48. 2, Post Falls (Suzanne de Tar, Olivia Roland, Laura Lallana, Anatasia de Tar), 1:46.30. 5, Sandpoint (Shanna Crayne, Michele Rockwell, Kasey Collins, Madison Contor), 1:49.53.

100 backstroke — 1, Annie Taylor, Boise, 59.22. 3, Olivia Roland, Post Falls, 1:00.78.

100 breaststroke — 1, Maddie Eyolfson, Boise, 1:06.17. 4, Jessica Penney, Lake City, 1:13.91.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Boise, 3:41.05. 4, Post Falls (Olivia Roland, Suzanne de Tar, Margaret Holloway, Anatasia de Tar), 3:54.75. 7, Lake City (Amy Danner, Madeline Barrett, Jessica Penney, Tiffany Portue), 3:57.85. 8, Sandpoint (Kaitlin Wallis, Michele Rockwell, Shanna Crayne, Madison Contor), 4:02.63.