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I\u2019m thankful for my family, coaches, and teammates who have helped me along the way. I\u2019m looking forward to being apart of an amazing team! Go Mountaineers!!??&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A talented breaststroker and IMer, McDonald does his club swimming with Mason Manta Rays and earned bronze in the 200m breast at Elkart Sectionals back in March. He also finished third in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the 18&amp;U Winter Championships &#8211; Oxford in December.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 breast &#8211; 55.57<\/li>\n<li>200 breast &#8211; 2:01.77<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 1:51.60<\/li>\n<li>400 IM &#8211; 4:03.33<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A rising senior at Lakota East High School, McDonald\u00a0placed seventh in the 200 IM and ninth in the 100 breast as a junior at the Ohio State Championships. 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