HIGH-SCHOOLOur best pictures of the Tennessee state swimming finals in Nashville Denny SimmonsSwimmer cross the pool along the bulkhead before the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFather Ryan's Lucy Trailov celebrates after competing in the girls 100 yard butterfly during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Trailov finished second with a time of 54.97.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanBearden's Sarah Griffith performs an inward 1 1/2 somersault pike during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Griffith finished in first place.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanMartin Luther King Magnet High School's Spencer Nicholas looks for his score after swimming the boys 100 yard butterfly race during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Nicholas won the race with a time of 45.08 and broke the state meet record.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanEnsworth School's Lilly Robertson swims the girls 200 yard freestyle race during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Robertson came in first place with a time of 1:49.70.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanBaylor's Claire Ellis enters the water cleanly during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Ellis finished in second place in the competition.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanThe Houston Mustang girls 200 yard medley relay team takes the podium after coming in first place with a time of 1:43.69 during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. The team consisted of Eva Rottink, Taylor Cole, Samantha Riggen and Roos Rottink.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanMartin Luther King Magnet High School's Spencer Nicholas competes in the boys 100 yard butterfly race during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Nicholas won the race with a time of 45.08 and broke the state meet record.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFarragut High School students, from left, Sophia Kovalevskaya, 16, Ella Roettger, 15, and Iris Chen, 17, cheer on their swimmers during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanMcCallie swimmer Benton Grutter leaves the blocks during the boys 200 yard medley relay during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Montgomery Bell Academy came in first place with a time of 1:31.27.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanCoaches and swimmers cheer on their teams during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanOak Ridge High School's Stephen Zhukov competes in the boys 200 yard freestyle during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Zhukov finished in second place with a time of 1:39.16.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanUniversity School of Nashvlle's Anna Hulan is congratulated by Karley Wolfgram after competing in the girls 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Hulan came in first place with a time of 2:02.71 with Wolfgram finishing second with a time of 2:04.95.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanThe boys 50 yard freestyle heat begins during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanDonelson Christian Academy's Mack Schumann competes in the boys 200 yard freestyle race during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Schumann finished first in the race with a time of 1:37.66.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFranklin Road Academy's Maston Ballew loosens up before competing in the boys 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Ballew won the race with a time of 1:48.08.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFranklin Road Academy's Maston Ballew competes in the boys 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Ballew won the race with a time of 1:48.08.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanOak Ridge High School's Andrew Chou reacts to narrowly losing to Franklin Road Academy's Maston Ballew in the boys 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Chou finished in third place with a time of 1:49.48.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanUniversity School of Nashvlle's Anna Hulan does the breast stroke in the girls 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Hulan came in first place with a time of 2:02.71.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanBearden's Sarah Griffith performs a back somersault 1 1/2 twists during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Griffith finished in first place.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanEnsworth School's Ava Preistley celebrates her last dive during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFather Ryan's Lucy Trailov, left, and Houston's Roos Rottink celebrate after competing in the girls 100 yard butterfly during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Rottink finished first with a time of 54.01 and Trailov finished second with a time of 54.97.Denny Simmons / The TennesseanFranklin Road Academy's Maston Ballew competes in the boys 200 yard intermediate medley during the 2024 Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association State Championships at the Centennial SportsPlex in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Ballew won the race with a time of 1:48.08.Denny Simmons / The Tennessean