A Shout-out for Joe Beutler

It's not like swimming is the end-all, be-all sport around these parts, and that is just fine, but local swimmer, Joe Beutler, is the end-all, be-all swimmer around these parts and Southern Utah should take note. A double gold medalist at the recent 3-A State Championship in Provo and 3-A State Swimmer of the Year, Joe one-upped his accomplishments a week or so ago at the Western Sectional meet in Phoenix, Arizona by setting a state mark in the 1650 yard freestyle event and the 1000 yard freestyle event. In the latter event, Joe qualified for Nationals. No, not Nationals for his age-group (he's 15) but Nationals for every age group. He is one of the top distance swimmers in the entire United States and will have the opportunity to get some valuable experience at that level in the Nationals this weekend in Federal Way, Washington.

Joe is a freshman at Snow Canyon Middle School and should be making waves for years to come. Here at the SUSBlog, we wish you the best and will be following your progress.