The Walton girls crowded the podium, showcased their depth and clocked a new state-record in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:33.50) to score a 366-to-243 victory over four-time defending team state champion Lambert and take home the Class 6A-7A girls swimming and diving team state crown. Walton’s talented lineup of state qualifiers piled up the points in events like the 50-yard freestyle that saw Evan Arsenault, Jasmin Hoffman and Melissa Cox finish second, third and fourth, respectively, for 60 of the Raiders’ 366 total points. Walton’s state-record performance in the 200-yard freestyle relay added 48 points and four Raiders swimmers finished in the top seven of the 100-yard freestyle, including Emma Cole who won the event with a 49.45 finish. The Raiders occupied four of the 10 lanes and compiled 78 points with their depth in the 100-yard freestyle.
On the boys' side, Brookwood successfully defended its Class 6A title, by taking the newly combined Class 6A-7A state crown with a 233.5-point effort. Mill Creek finished a close second with 209 points and Lambert totaled 196 points for third place. Andrew Huenniger added 21 points with a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly and teammate Drew Grier’s tenth-place finish added 13 points in the event. Huenniger clocked a 1:38.40 in the 200-yard freestyle to earn a third-place finish worth 20 points and the team added 34 more points with a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. This is the Broncos’ fifth all-time boys swimming state title.
Class A-5A
The Marist girls used 219 points to edge second-place Chamblee (210) and third-place Starr’s Mill (208.5) in route to a third consecutive Class A-5A team state title. The War Eagles were led by Elizabeth Bailey, who won state in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.11) and took a second-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly. Starr’s Mill edged Chamblee by less than seven-tenths of a second to take state in the 200-yard freestyle relay, while Marist (1:40.95) added 38 points with a fourth-place finish behind Chamblee (1:40.87).
St. Pius outscored two-time defending state champion Westminster 340-to-283 to clinch the boys Class A-5A state title, its first since 2014. Jeffrey Durmer got the Golden Lions off to a fast start with a state title-clinching 1:40.13 finish in the 200-yard freestyle. Durmer also took a first-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle, while teammate Ian Grum placed second (4:31.05) to tally a 45-point event for the state champs.
GHSA Swimming Championships at Georgia Tech
Class AAAAAA-AAAAAAA Team Results
Boys
- Brookwood (233.5) 2. Mill Creek (209) 3. Lambert (196) 4. Hillgrove (176.5) 5. Johns Creek (167) 6. North Forsyth (166) 7. Lassiter (164) 8. Peachtree Ridge (160)
Girls
- Walton (366) 2. Lambert (243) 3. Pope (223) 4. Brookwood (222) 5. Lassiter (217.5) 6. Centennial (175) 7. Johns Creek (169) 8. Dunwoody (165)
Class A-AAAAA Team Results
Boys
- St. Pius (340) 2. Westminster (283) 3. Chamblee (233) 4. Calhoun (223.5) 5. Lovett (172) 6. Pace Academy (147) 7. Wesleyan (146) 8. Holy Innocents' (144)
Girls
- Marist (219) 2. Chamblee (219) 3. Starr's Mill (208.5) 4. Wesleyan (198) 5. Columbus (181.5) 6. Blessed Trinity (180) 7. St. Pius (171) 8. Westminster (148)
Class AAAAAA-AAAAAAA Diving
Boys
- Peter Smithson, Collins Hill (613.45) 2. Park Hardigree, Colquitt County (586.40) 3. Josh Getty, Walton (524.80)
Girls
- Rachel Renner, Sequoyah (527.45) 2. Ambria D'Alonzo, Mill Creek (512.60) 3. Samantha Carmon, Walton (482.70)
Class A-AAAAA Diving
Boys
- Grant Summers, St. Pius (578.05) 2. Anthon Stewart, Greater Atlanta Christian (514.65) 3. Santia Morales, Westminster (513.35)
Girls
- Abby Gardner, Wesleyan (554.60) 2. Ellie Crump, Marist (509.05) 3. Kate McCahan, Wesleyan, (475.80)
Individual Results (Top three places)
Class AAAAAA-AAAAAAA
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay
- Hillgrove (1:33.28) 2. Johns Creek (1:34.15) 3. Lassiter (1:35.10)
200 Yard Freestyle
- Michael Taylor, Johns Creek (1:36.16) 2. Anada Lim, Sprayberry (1:37.25) 3. Andrew Huenniger, Brookwood (1:38.40)
200 Yard IM
- Jack DalMolin (1:47.59) 2. Andrew Winton, Collins Hill (1:47.83) 3. Raunak Khosla, Milton (1:49.46)
50 Yard Freestyle
- Mihalis Deliyiannis, Roswell (20.62) 2. Brady Fields, Hillgrove (20.84) 3. Jonathan Vater, Alpharetta (21.04)
100 Yard Butterfly
- Raunak Kholsa, Milton (48.68) 2. Andrew Huenniger, Brookwood (48.91) 3. Ryan Pilkington, Lambert (50.05)
100 Yard Freestyle
- Ananda Lin, Sprayberry (44.66) 2. Jonathan Vater, Alpharetta (45.51) 3. Yannick Smith, North Atlanta (46.00)
500 Yard Freestyle
- Bradley Dunham, Dacula (4:26.78) 2. Jake Magahey, Mill Creek (4:26.87) 3. Nick Mahoney, North Gwinnett (4:33.61)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- North Forsyth (1:24.97) 2. Lambert (1:25.69) 3. Hillgrove (1:26.19)
100 Yard Backstroke
- Michael Taylor, Johns Creek (45.53) 2. Chris Thames (50.21) 3. Christopher Pierce (50.32)
100 Yard Breastroke
- Jack DalMolin, North Forsyth (54.89) 2. Jonathan Yang, Peachtree Ridge (55.55) 3. Andrew Winton, Collins Hill (55.69)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Mill Creek (3:06.84) 2. North Gwinnett (3:08.55) 3. North Forsyth (3:09.32)
Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay
- Lambert (1:44.21) 2. Johns Creek (1:46.02) 3. Pope (1:46.11)
200 Yard Freestyle
- Emma Cole, Walton (1:46.73) 2. Caitlyn McHugh, Allatoona (1:49.53) 3. Haley Arner, Collins Hill (1:49.82)
200 Yard IM
- Devan Sweeney, Brookwood (2:01.04) 2. Addie Bullock, Kennesaw Mountain (2:02.28) 3. Michelle McCord, Creekview (2:02.43)
50 Yard Freestyle
- Tatum Smith, Johns Creek (23.25) 2. Evan Arsenault, Walton (23.39) 3. Jasmin Hoffman, Walton (23.40)
100 Yard Butterfly
- Addie Bullock, Kennesaw Mountain (54.03) 2. Devan Sweeney, Brookwood (54.55) 3. Sophie Taylor, Lassiter (55.39)
100 Yard Freestyle
- Emma Cole, Walton (49.45), 2. Maddy Cohen, Brookwood (49.96) 3. Evan Arsenault, Walton (51.09)
500 Yard Freestyle
- Caitlyn McHugh, Allatoona (4:51.77) 2. Allison Natasi, Lassiter (4:53.17) 3. Emma Layton, Chattahoochee (4:53.31)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Walton (1:33.50) 2. Pope (1:36.19) 3. Lambert (136.64)
100 Yard Backstroke
- Sarah Sorenson, Pope (55.88) 2. Elly Deas, Centennial (56.37) 3. Jami Williams (56.80)
100 Yard Breastroke
- Adeline Farrington Johns Creek (1:01.92) 2. Allie Reiter Dunwoody (1:02.45) 3. Emily Snyder, Creekview (1:02.45)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Walton (3:24.44) 2. Brookwood (3:28.58) 3. Lassiter (3:30.39)
Class A-AAAAA
Boys
200 Yard Medley Relay
- St. Pius (1:33.63) 2. Westminster (1:35.72) 3. Chamblee (1:35.89)
200 Yard Freestyle
- Jeffery Durmer, St. Pius (1:40.13) 2. Andrew Ferrell, Lovett (1:40.44) 3. Caleb Black, Calhoun (1:41.63)
200 Yard IM
- Brennan Pastorek, Savannah Country Day (1:46.06) 2. Owen Downs, Westminster (1:50.99) 3. Connor LaMastra, Pace Academy 1:51.30
50 Yard Freestyle
- David Gray, Mt. Paran (20.78) 2. Marty Strange, McIntosh (20.94) 3. Blake Reynolds, St. Pius (21.06)
100 Yard Butterfly
- Cade Anderson, Holy Innocents' (49.84), 2. Connor LaMastra, Pace Academy (50.21) 3. Andrew Ferrell, Lovett (51.01)
100 Yard Freestyle
- Brennan Pastorek, Savannah Country Day (44.12) 2. David Gray, Mt. Paran (45.18) 3. Marty Strange, McIntosh (46.30)
500 Yard Freestyle
- Jeffrey Durmer, St. Pius (4:30.38) 2. Ian Grum, St. Pius (41:31.05) 3. Caleb Black, Calhoun (4:36.23)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Westminster (1:27.18) 2. Lovett (1:28.20) 3. Chamblee (1:28.91)
100 Yard Backstroke
- Cade Anderson, Holy Innocents' (49.31) 2. Owen Downs, Westminster (51.50) 3. Ian Grum, St. Pius (51.52)
100 Yard Breastroke
- Hunter Mason, Rome (56.66) 2. Liam Bell, Chamblee (57.46), Brooks Merkle, Whitefield Academy (58.05)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Calhoun (3:12.48) 2. St. Pius (3:12.49) 3. Westminster (3:13.68)
Girls
200 Yard Medley Relay
- Chamblee (1:46.19) 2. Woodward Academy (1:50.84) 3. Marist (1:50.88)
200 Yard Freestyle
- Elizabeth Bailey, Marist (1:51.11) 2. Hannah Mattson, Brookstone (1:51.21) 3. Hannah Wasmuth, Wesleyan (1:51.73)
200 Yard IM
- Da Della Torre, Oconee County (1:59.90) 2. Jade Foelske, Chamblee (2:02.93) 3. Audrey Pastorek, Savannah Country Day (2:05.14)
50 Yard Freestyle
- Donna Blaum, Starr's Mill (22.86) 2. Allie Paschal, LaGrange (23.63) 3. Abby Gardner, Wesleyan (24.32)
100 Yard Butterfly
- Jade Foelske, Chamblee (54.70) 2. Elizabeth Bailey, Marist (55.34) 3. Raleigh Bentz, Providence Christian (55.53)
100 Yard Freestyle
- Danielle Della Torre, Oconee County (50.16) 2. Hannah Mattson, Brookstone (51.74) 3. Abby Pilkenton, Holy Innocents' (52.78)
500 Yard Freestyle
- Savannah Mitchell, Providence Christian (4:58.78) 2. Samantha Eason, St. Vincent's Academy (5:02.10) 3. Lindsey Grater, Chestatee (5:02.55)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Starr's Mill (1:37.13) 2. Chamblee (1:37.88) 3. Columbus (1:40.87)
100 Yard Backstroke
- Raleigh Bentz, Providence Christian (54.66) 2. Allie Paschal, LaGrange (54.66) 3. Audrey Pastorek, Savannah Christian (56.97)
100 Yard Breastroke
- Julia Von Biberstein, Chamblee (1:03.97) 2. Palmer Ristroph, Aquinas (1:06.78) 3. Ashley Steinbach, Columbus (1:07.29)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
- Starr's Mill (3:32.93) 2. St. Pius (3:38.41) 3. Westminster (3:39.90)
- Compiled by Score Atlanta
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