The Edmonds-Woodway and Meadowdale boys swim team are rebuilding after losing some of their top people.

Senior Ali Abadi, who earned medals in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly at last year’s Class 4A state championships, has recovered from a broken wrist but decided to focus on his club swimming. Meanwhile Meadowdale graduated its state competitors.

The Warriors’ top returner is junior Thomas Ernest. He’ll be joined by several talented freshmen, including Peter Doolittle, Ken Weller and Kellen Jay.

“We’re working a lot more on depth this year,” Edmonds-Woodway coach Kate Trettevik said.

Turnout is high for both Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace. Trettevik also coaches the Hawks, who have 12 individuals out. The Warriors boast a roster of 33.

Mountlake Terrace is led by seniors Franco Yip and Evan Nebel.

“We have a lot of freshmen that came in,” Trettevik said. “They’re really promising. Some of them never swam before. They’ve improved a lot in a short time. Future years will be good.”

Edmonds-Woodway and Mountlake Terrace staged a fundraiser on New Year’s Eve. Twenty-six individuals from both teams ended up swimming 10,000 yards, consisting of 100 100-yard laps, at Shoreline Pool.

The goal was to raise money for the swim programs, Trettevik said.

“If budget cuts come up again, we’ll have that money to help with rentals and equipment,” she said. “Everyone one of them finished 100-100s.”

Meadowdale and Lynnwood are in the same position as their district counterparts with plenty of new swimmers.

“Some of them have a little bit of summer league experience,” said coach Kati Girard. “But it’s not a real experienced squad.”

The goal is to qualify as many people to districts, Girard said.

“We have a lot of growth ahead,” she added. “There are people who have potential.”