Tennessean All-Midstate high school boys and girls swimming teams 2020
Tom Kreager
GIRLS
All individual members of the Tennessean All-Midstate girls swim team are nominees for the girls swimmer of the year.
Alexandra Andueza
Blackman, So.
Event: 1-meter dive
Why chosen: Andueza won her second straight state title, compiling 419.75 points.
Morgan Carteaux
Ravenwood, Fr.
Event: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Why chosen: Carteaux finished second in the state meet in the 50 freestyle in 23.00 and finished seventh in 100 freestyle in 51.82 seconds.
Kallie Chelsvig
Ensworth, Sr.
Events: 500 freestyle
Why chosen: The Notre Dame signee finished first in the event at state in 4:49.98.
Lauren Hurt
Brentwood, Sr.
Events: 200 IM, 100 butterfly
Why chosen: The Rice signee was second in 2:02.28 in the 200 IM at the state meet and finished fourth in the 100 butterfly in 55.00 seconds.
Alex Massey
Harpeth Hall, Sr.
Events: 200 IM, 100 butterfly
Why chosen: The Yale signee won the 200 IM at state in 2:00.62 and finished second in 100 butterfly in 53.83.
Ella Platek
Pope John Paul II, Sr.
Event: 100 breaststroke
Why chosen: The Vanderbilt signee won the event at state in 1:03.99.
Alex Walsh
Harpeth Hall, Sr.
Event: 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke
Why chosen: The Virginia signee won the 200 in 1:45.19 and won the 100 backstroke in 51.35 for a state record and independent school national record.
Gretchen Walsh
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Why chosen: The Virginia commitment set national high school records in winning the 50 free in 21.59 seconds and the 100 free in 46.98 seconds at the state meet.
Relays
Harpeth Hall
Event: 200 medley relay
(Ava Claire Williams, Jr.; Alex Walsh, Sr.; Alex Massey, Sr.; Gretchen Walsh, Jr.)
Why chosen: Won state in 1:40.02
Brentwood
Event: 200 free relay
(Jordan Hurt, Sr.; Lindy Hunter, Fr.; Reagan Hurt, So; Lauren Hurt, Sr.)
Why chosen: Finished second in 1:36.61.
Harpeth Hall
Event: 400 freestyle relay
(Lexi Stewart, So.; Alex Massey, Sr.; Alex Walsh, Sr.; Gretchen Walsh, Jr.)
Why chosen: Won state title in 3:20.81 – a state record
Coach of the year
Polly Linden
Harpeth Hall
Why chosen: Harpeth Hall finished second in the state meet with 220 points.
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BOYS
All individual members of the Tennessean All-Midstate boys swim team are nominees for the boys swimmer of the year.
Telly Coleman
La Vergne, Sr.
Events: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Why chosen: Finished sixth at the state meet in the 100 free (46.68) and was third in the 50 free (20.95).
Will Hanger
St. Andrew’s Sewanee, So.
Event: 100 breaststroke
Why chosen: Hanger finished eighth in the event at the state meet in 58.87 seconds.
Joseph Jordan
Oakland, Sr.
Events: 50 free, 100 free
Why chosen: The Tennessee signee finished first in the 50 freestyle in 20.41 seconds at the state meet and also won the 100 freestyle in 44.73.
Spencer Jyawook
Independence, Sr.
Event: 100 butterfly
Why chosen: The Saint Leo signee won the 100 butterfly at the state meet in 47.98 seconds.
Jake Mason
Ensworth, So.
Why chosen: 200 IM, 500 freestyle
Why chosen: Mason finished fifth at state meet in 1:54.26 in the 200 IM and was second in the 500 freestyle in 4:31.89.
Rob McCall
Ensworth, Jr.
Event: 100 backstroke
Why chosen: McCall was second in the state meet in the event in 50.65.
Patrick Powell
MBA, Sr.
Event: 1-meter dive
Why chosen: Powell finished sixth at state with 370.80 points.
Samuel Tiblier
Brentwood Academy, Jr.
Event: 200 freestyle
Why chosen: Tiblier finished third in state meet in 1:40.39
Relays
MBA
Event: 200 medley relay
(Oliver Pilkinton, Fr., Thomas Miller, Sr., Isaiah Dulin, Fr., George Mabry, Sr.
Why chosen: Finished third in state meet in 1:34.67.
Oakland
Event: 200 free relay
(Joseph Jordan, Sr.; Justin Clemmer, Jr.; Wesley Earls, Sr.; Jackson Diamond, Sr.)
Why chosen: Finished third in state meet in 1:28.13.
MBA
(Oliver Pilkinton, Fr.; Jack Flanagan, Jr.; Owen Reese, Fr.; George Mabry, Sr)
Event: 400 free relay
Why chosen: Finished second in state meet in 3:09:17.
Coach of the year
Pat Killian
MBA
Why chosen: MBA finished third in the boys state meet with 172.5 points. It marked the Big Red's highest finish since 2014.
Reach Tom Kreager at 615-259-8089 or tkreager@tennessean.com and on Twitter @Kreager.