DNJ all-area swimming team capsules
GIRLS
Sara Carmichael
Oakland, Junior
Event: 500 free, 100 breaststroke.
Why chosen: Finished 32nd at state (5:31.98) and second at the county meet (5:41.00) in the 500 free. Took 37th at state (1:13.64) and first in the county (1:14.80) in the 100 breaststroke.
Hana Collins
Oakland, Junior
Event: 100 butterfly
Why chosen: Finished 27th at state (1:00.69) and first in the county (1:02.69, meet record) in the 100 butterfly. Finished first (2:06.51) at the county meet in the 200 freestyle.
Lexi Grisham
Siegel, Junior
Event: 100 free, 200 free.
Why chosen: Finished 13th at state (53.35) in the 100 freestyle and 18th at state in the 200 freestyle (1:57.30). Won the county meet in both the 200 IM (2:17.43) and 500 free (5:26.14), which set a meet record.
Gracie Hines
Riverdale, Junior
Event: 50 free.
Why chosen: Finished 21st at state (25.20) and first in the county (26.57) in the 50 freestyle. Also won the county meet in the 100 free.
Rachel Massaro
Oakland, Senior
Event: 100 backstroke, 200 individual medley.
Why chosen: Finished seventh in the state (57.7) while breaking a county meet record (1:00.90) in the 100 backstroke. Took 10th at state (2:08.71) and second in the county (2:19.00) in the 200 IM.
Girls relays
Oakland
200 medley
Team: Rachel Massaro, Sara Carmichael, Hana Collins, Lexi Platt.
Why chosen: Finished 22nd (1:57.11) at state and and first in the county (1:58.43).
Riverdale
200 freestyle
Team: Bailey Lugo, Makenzie Johnson, Ashleigh Pucci, Gracie Hines.
Why chosen: Finished 30th at state (1:48.21).
Oakland
400 freestyle
Team: Rachel Massaro, Lexi Hawkins, Sara Carmichael, Hana Collins.
Why chosen: Finished 14th at state (3:45.32) and first in the county (3:55.22).
Honorable mention
Delaney Amos, Stewarts Creek; Anica Gilbert, MTCS; Elise Jones, Central Magnet; Kahlia Jordan, La Vergne; Hailey Simmons, Riverdale; Kaira Sweetman, Central Magnet; Anna Weis, Central Magnet.
BOYS
John Anderson
Smyrna, Senior
Meet: 100 free
Why chosen: Finished 41st in the state (50.89) in the 100 freestyle while setting a school record during regional qualifying.
Joey Clemmer
Oakland, Junior
Event: 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley
Why chosen: Finished 12th at state (59.63) in the 100 breaststroke and 17th at state (1:59.90) in the 200 IM. Won the county title in the 200 freestyle (1:58.01).
Telly Coleman
La Vergne, Freshman
Event: 100 butterfly
Why chosen: Finished 42nd at state (57.18) and first in the county (56.89) in the 100 butterfly. Was first in the county (52.31) in the 100 freestyle. Also finished 61st at state in the 50 freestyle.
Jackson Diamond
Oakland, Freshman
Event: 100 backstroke.
Why chosen: Finished 40th at state (59.02) in the 100 backstroke. Took second in the county in the 500 freestyle (5:35.64).
Nick Gill
Central Magnet, Junior
Event: 200 free
Why chosen: Finished 48th in the state (1:54.79) and second in the county (1:58.94) in the 200 free.
Paul Kullmar
Siegel, Junior
Event: 500 freestyle
Why chosen: Won the county 500 freestyle title (5:27.83) while also placing 40th at state and winning the county title in the 200 IM.
James Simmons
Siegel, Senior
Event: 50 free
Why chosen: Finished 50th in the state (23.32) in the 50 free. Also finished second in the county and 53rd in the state in the 100 free.
Relays
Oakland
200 medley
Team: Joey Arnold, Joey Clemmer, Jake Harris, Jackson Diamond.
Why chosen: Finished 28th in the state (1:52.35) and first in the county (1:51.48).
Riverdale
200 free
Team: Garrison Hearst, Noah McLane, Noah Friend, Daniel Reissner.
Why chosen: Finished 34th in the state (1:38.00) and first in the county (1:39.97).
Smyrna
400 free
Team: Cameron Robertson, Beau Bullock, Grant Holland, John Anderson.
Why chosen: Finished 21st at state (3:29.33) at the state meet.
Honorable mention
Noah Boyd, Blackman; Sam Duffield, Siegel; Seth Henson, Oakland; Jackson Jordan, Siegel; Joseph Jordan, Oakland; David Wendt, Central Magnet; Caleb Salyasek, Stewarts Creek.