Minnetonka senior Evan Witte has won five individual state titles and led the Skippers to back-to-back state runner-up finishes. (Aaron Lavinsky, The Minnesota Star Tribune)

When Evan Witte first dove into Minnetonka’s pool his freshman year, he already had people talking.

“I have a lot of friends in the swimming community, and [during his freshman year] they were like, ‘Do you realize how good Evan is?’ ” Minnetonka swim coach John Bradley said.

Bradley did realize. And soon everyone else would too.

Now a Minnetonka senior and state champ multiple times over, Evan Witte is the Star Tribune’s All-Minnesota Boys Swimmer of the Year.

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