Last weekend Varsity Swimming concluded their season with the boys’ and girls’ state meet, and it was a significant success! Both teams did exceptionally well, and everyone saw substantial improvement in their events. Because of the pandemic, the girls and boys had to compete on different days, so the girls swam on Saturday morning and the boys on Monday morning. As a girls’ swim team member, I was able to swim in our session, and then I and some other Captains went to watch the boys swim, so I witnessed all this speed. Out of 21 boys teams that competed at state meet, they got eighth place and out of 25 girls teams that competed at state meet, we got fourth. With that, I will give an overview of both sessions and shout out some fantastic swims!
The girls killed it by placing fourth overall in the state. The best part of all is that we beat Bishop England by 18 points which was a huge success for a time since they have been our rivals all season. Below are some swims that placed top 10 in the girls’ meet!
Mia Matthews (12): 9th in the 200 Free
Julia Reed (9): 4th in the 200 I.M.
Lily Burnette (9): 8th in the 50 Free
Paisley Hodges (11): 6th in the 100 Fly
Sarah Burnette (12): 8th in the 100 Free
Lily Burnette (9): 6th in the 500 Free
Paisley Hodges (11): 9th in the 500 Free
Julia Reed (9): 5th in the 100 Back
Mia Matthews (12): 8th in the 100 Breast
9th Place in the 200 Medley Relay
4th Place in the 200 Free Relay
3rd Place in the 400 Free Relay
The boys also killed it at States. Similar to the girls list, here are swims that placed top 10.
Kyle Hertwig (11): 1st in the 50 Free
Joseph Schady (9): 9th in the 100 Fly
Caleb Anderson (11): 10th in the 100 Fly
Kyle Hertwig (11): 3rd in the 100 Free
Jack Troy (9): 1st in the 500 Free
Jack Troy (9): 2nd in the 100 Back
3rd Place in the 200 Medley Relay
7th Place in the 200 Free Relay
All in all, it was an amazing season and I am sad that it will forever be over for me. I have faith that Magnet swim will continue getting better and better and I have complete confidence that this team can place top 3 in the state in the coming years!