FEDERAL WAY — Moses Lake senior Ander Molitor thought about it for a minute as the mayhem of the WIAA state swimming and diving championships all around him.

“In a way, it’s kind of sad. I just sort of followed my brother into swimming. He’s the reason I got into swimming in the first place and I liked being on the school record board with him,” he said in reference to the 400-yard freestyle relay school record (3 minutes, 14.68 seconds) he was a part of in 2015 along with Madison Molitor, Brenden Eslick and Zack Johnston.

There will be a Molitor attached to the new Moses Lake High School boys 400-yard freestyle relay school record, but just one.

Ander wrapped up his stellar Chiefs swimming career as part of a school record-setting performance when the Moses Lake 400 relay broke its own school record (3:13.57) set in the preliminaries the day before with another big-time swim in an incredibly fast field to finish third in the final race of the two-day Washington state swimming and diving championships at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The Chiefs record board will now include the names Zach Washburn, Dylan Bond, Noah Heaps and Ander Molitor, along with the new time of 3:11.39.

“I love being on a great team,” said Bond, who finished 19th in the 200 freestyle. “We broke our record that we set in prelims by almost two seconds. One of my goals this season was to get on the record board and we finally got it. I’m pretty excited about that.”

Washburn, who came into his first varsity season with the third-fastest 14-year-old freestyle time in USA swimming, had already put his name on the school record board twice this season in the 100 backstroke (54.46) and 100 butterfly (52.22). He finally put up his first freestyle record with a time of 46.48 in the 100 freestyle in a race where winner Matthew King of Glacier Peak posted an All-American time of 45.74 to win. Washburn moved closer to the top shelf of the podium in the 50 freestyle where he finished second (21.28) behind King, who also had an All-American time in that one as well.

“The 50 free was just amazing. Everything had to be perfect because the race came down to hundredths of a second. There’s no room for mistakes,” Washburn said. “With the 100, it was about racing guys I haven’t raced before.

“This meet is just about going fast. There’s guys here with a lot more experience than I have, so I had to use my talent to beat them.”

But the Chiefs freshman, who could own all the Moses Lake records before he’s done, saved his greatest swim for the final race of the day. Washburn went into the water sixth in the eight-team 400 relay against the best swimmers in the state on the anchor leg.

He popped up out his classic underwater kick in the mix and with a couple of big pulls and hit the wall in the first 25 yards, gaining ground. Washburn nailed three perfect turns, put together a driving mid-pool portion in a race where Camas anchor Mark Kim swam a 46.05 leg and the team won in an All-American time of (3:08.74).

The Chiefs freshman went from sixth to third, swimming the final leg in 45.68. Had he made that swim in the 100 freestyle final earlier in the day, Washburn would have won in All-American time.

“Zach’s swim was one of the fastest times ever by a freshman in Washington state history,” Moses Lake coach Tony St. Onge said. “This meet was a nice start to what’s going to be an exciting career. He finally got his school record in the 100 free. He swims the fastest time in school history and finishes third, that tells you the quality of the guys he’s going up against.”

The meet was exceptional with eight of 12 events won in an All-American time. The top two swims in the 100 butterfly were under the All-American standard and the 100 breaststroke did one better with the top four all finishing in All-American time.

But the Moses Lake contingent held its own. Washburn was second in the 50 freestyle and third in the 100 freestyle. Noah Heaps made the podium, placing sixth in the 100 backstroke. Eric Kemper finished eighth in the 100 butterfly.

The 200 freestyle relay (Molitor, Heaps, Bond and Washburn) ran with the big dogs, placing third in a race that saw Camas (1:26.53) win just .20 of a second off the meet record. And, of course that same lineup swam the fastest time in school history in the 400 relay to end the day on the podium in third place.

The Chiefs finished ninth in the 37-team meet, set two new school records, sent three individuals to the podium in four championship swims, along with third-place finishes from both the 200 and 400 relays.

For complete results visit http://wiaa.com/results/swim/17-18/4Aboys/

Top 10 team scores: 1. Camas, 232. 2. Kamiak, 182. 3. Wenatchee, 167. 4. Skyline, 162. 5. Issaquah, 160. 6. Jackson, 150. 7. Newport (Bellevue), 148. 8. Curtis, 146. 9. Moses Lake, 132. 10. Hanford, 108.