St. Charles East senior girls swimmer Nicole Chapko closed her career by competing in three races at Saturday’s state finals at Evanston. Her top finish – a sixth-place swim in the 100-yard breast stroke – happened just moments before she completed the anchor leg for the Saints’ 12th-place 400 freestyle relay. Chapko added a ninth-place race in the 200 individual medley and earned a nod as the St. Charles Bank & Trust-Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week. Chronicle sports reporter Kevin Druley caught up with Chapko after the finals, and the following is an edited transcript:

What was the difference in the 100 breast stroke final?

My turns were a little off. ... That’s what I was trying to focus on. It didn’t quite work out the way I wanted to, but I tried to stay up with the girls by me and still get a pretty good time, so I was pretty happy with that.