The season came to a memorable end for five members of Bradley-Bourbonnais’ girls swim team over the weekend.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Abby Bonilla, Madeline Folk, Isabelle Trudeau, and Aly Swafford, who also competed individually in the 50-yard freestyle, took to the pool at the IHSA State Championships in Westmont on Friday to cap off what had been a resurgent season for the program.

Although the Boilermaker swimmers did not advance to Saturday’s finals in either event, head coach Ashley Porter said the team’s performances were a rewarding way to end the season.

“That group (at state), and really our entire team, pushed harder than we ever have,” she said. “That group in particular worked really hard, especially together. They wanted to essentially rewrite the record boo

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