Sean White hadn’t swum competitively for nearly five weeks before going up against the best breaststrokers in the state this past weekend.

“I’d go to St. Francis (Aquatic Center) with any volunteers who wanted to go with me, every day for about an hour,” said the Southern Regional High School senior, who on Saturday, March 5, qualified for Sunday’s finals in the 100-yard breaststroke during the NJSIAA State Championships at Gloucester County Institute of Technology.