![Washington senior Josh Hughes (top lane) touches just ahead of Iowa City West freshman Aidan Keen to win the 500-yard freestyle event Saturday during the MVC Super Meet at Jefferson. Hughes won by .05 seconds. Washington finished second to Dubuque Senior. (Photo by Margaret O'Banion)](/images/resized/images/photos/washington/bswimming/01_200_146.png)
Hughes captures tight 500 at MVC swim
Josh Hughes has been one of the top long-distance swimmers in Iowa during his prep career at Cedar Rapids Washington.
In fact, he probably could have swum all the way from here to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore by now if you added all his miles together in the pool.
Hughes will swim at Johns Hopkins next year and probably major in biology as he works toward a spot in the medical field. For now, he's set his sights on trying to win a state title in the 500-yard freestyle next month in Marshalltown.
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