MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake boys swimming wrapped up the regular season on Thursday, hosting the Columbia Basin Big Nine League Champs event at Moses Lake High School.

The 200-yard medley relay team of Dylan Bond, Zachary Washburn, Cole Lindberg and Ryan Jorgensen kicked things off by taking first place with a state-qualifying time of 1:40.22.

Washburn took first in the 50 freestyle and 100 breaststroke on Thursday afternoon in addition to his work with relays.

Washburn, Jorgensen and Bond joined Isaac Patten on the second-place 400-yard freestyle relay. Patten, Kade Pack, Nicholas Moore and Lindberg finished third in the 200 freestyle relay.

Bond took first in the 500-yard freestyle, while placing second in the 50 free. Lindberg took second in the 100 butterfly. He also snagged third in the 100 backstroke.

Jorgensen grabbed fourth place in the 50 freestyle before taking sixth in the 100 butterfly. In the 100 backstroke, Patten finished fourth on the afternoon. Patten also grabbed sixth in the 100 free.

Moore finished fifth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200. Pack grabbed sixth in the 200 individual medley in addition to placing seventh in the 100 breaststroke.

Head coach Tony St. Onge said, right now, his team’s “on fire.” Early on in the final regular season meet of the season, St. Onge said his swimmers were grabbing best times across the board, by significant margins.

“Just means I’m really gonna work ‘em extra hard the next few days before districts, they’re not tired enough,” St. Onge said with a smile.

While having a laugh about the team’s success, St. Onge said it is a benefit having swimmers performing so well going into the districts to give him and other coaches the chance to work on more specialized things.

St. Onge said he’s confident in taking a group of about 16 swimmers into districts, including three swimmers that have never been on a swim team in their life before.

“From where we started this season to where we are now, we’ve seen a lot of improvement,” St. Onge said.

The Moses Lake head coach raved about his team as young men, citing their respect and character. St. Onge said the lack of issues with this group has given them the opportunity to focus on nothing other than swimming.

“They’ve learned a lot, and they’ve accomplished a lot, and we’re ecstatic, from the first-year kid all the way through that relay that made it to state,” St. Onge said.

Junior Zachary Washburn has state-qualifying times across the board in his events already heading into districts next week. St. Onge said the Moses Lake junior is simply a “god-given talent.”

“He has that feel for the water that 99.9 percent of the people just don’t have,” St. Onge said. “You see him swim, he just flows through the water. It’s like he’s one with the water.”

St. Onge said Washburn is in the top percent in the country for swimmers in his age group. Washburn said taking care of state times before districts arrived was one of his main goals coming into the season.

“Most people think, oh, we’re just gonna go through the season and see how we progress through it,” Washburn said. “But, I want to get it over with, get all the state cuts done, and go into districts with a clear mind and be relaxed.”

The Moses Lake junior said it’s good having experience as an upperclassmen, with a routine he’s done for years.

“Having that experience behind my back, it’s all just pushing me forward,” Washburn said. “It’s all just muscle memory at this point.”

Heading into the postseason this year, Washburn has his eyes on the 50-yard freestyle record, a record he missed by just four one-hundredths last year at the state finals.

The Chiefs host the District 6 Championships next week, with prelims beginning on Feb. 6.