Bolles swim teams stretch record state championship streaks out to nearly four decades

The Bolles swim dynasties rolled on at the high school state swimming championships.

The Bulldogs won their 37th consecutive state championship in a romp in the Class 1A meet while the Bolles girls won their 34th straight title in similar runaway fashion.

The Bulldogs girls racked up 605.5 points, more than double of state runner-up Saint Andrew’s (249). It was a similar rout on the boys side, with Bolles piling up 626, virtually triple that of Saint Andrew’s (209). In Class 2A, Bishop Kenny’s quest for a fourth consecutive crown came up agonizingly short. The Crusaders finished as state runner-up (212) to Mater Lakes (221).

In 2A, area swimmers brought home seven individual titles, with West Nassau’s Brody Singley pulling off another double in the 100 fly and 200 free, and Bishop Kenny’s Carter Wright winning the 50 free and 100 back. Kenny’s 200 medley and 400 free relay teams won state titles for the boys. For the 2A girls, Fernandina Beach’s Neriah Giedrys won the 100 breast.

But it was Bolles’ dominance that remains the annual story. Allison Kelly (200 free), Gianna Vasto (diving), Lila Higgo (100 back), Victoria Edgar (100 breast) and the 400 relay, 200 medley and 200 free relays all won state titles.

The boys were a wrecking ball, winning 11 events in the second-largest blowout in state history. Only Bolles’ 471-point margin over victory last year was bigger.

Andrew Kravchenko (50 free, 100 free), Xavier Sohovich (200 free, 500 free), Liam Carrington (200 IM, 100 back), Antoine Destang (100 fly) and Eldad Zamir (100 breast) all brought home titles. The relay teams also swept the top of the podium in the 400 free, 200 free and 200 medley.

Class 2A

Girls

Team scores: 4. Stanton, 144; 5. Fernandina Beach, 132; 20. Wolfson, 44; 25. Bishop Kenny, 30; T30. Yulee, 15.

Individual results (locals in top 5 shown)

200 medley relay: 3. Stanton, 1:48.80; 4. Fernandina Beach, 1:49.35.

Diving: 4. Grace Campbell (Bishop Kenny), 318.30.

100 free: 5. Monica DiGaetani (Wolfson), 53.36.

500 free: 5. Rileigh Revere (Fernandina Beach), 5:09.22.

100 breast: 1. Neriah Giedrys (Fernandina Beach), 1:02.73; 5. Gabriella Marim (Stanton), 1:05.25.

400 free relay: 2. Stanton, 3:36.45.

Boys

Team scores: 2. Bishop Kenny, 212; T9. Stanton, 90.5; 18. West Nassau, 40; 27. Wolfson, 26; 30. Fernandina Beach, 24; 40. Baker County, 5.

Individual results (locals in top 5 shown)

200 medley relay: 1. Bishop Kenny, 1:33.57.

200 free: 1. Brody Singley (West Nassau), 1:39.01.

50 free: 1. Carter Wright (Bishop Kenny), 20.78; 4. Ramsey Walker (Fernandina Beach), 21.12; 5. Owen Kerkezi (Bishop Kenny), 21.17.

100 fly: 1. Brody Singley (West Nassau), 49.33.

200 free relay: 5. Bishop Kenny, 1:27.78.

100 back: 1. Carter Wright (Bishop Kenny), 48.12.

100 breast: T3. William Watson (Stanton), 58.10.

400 free relay: 1. Bishop Kenny, 3:06.80

Class 1A

Girls

Team scores: 1. Bolles, 605.5; 10. Episcopal, 81; 16. Union County, 35; 26. Providence, 15; 38. University Christian, 7

Individual results (locals in top 5 shown)

200 medley relay: 1. Bolles, 1:40.84.

200 free: 1. Allison Kelly (Bolles), 1:48.06; 4. Ainsley Stephan (Bolles), 1:48.93; 5. Heidi Stoute (Bolles), 1:49.11.

200 IM: 2. Ella Gotham (Bolles), 2:02.36; 3. Gracyn Lanning (Bolles), 2:02.39; 4. Lucero Mejia Arce (Bolles), 2:03.41.

50 free: 1. Blakely Hammel (Episcopal), 22.90; 2. Leah Chin (Bolles), 23.31; 3. Riley Miller (Bolles), 23.53; 5. Elisabeth Stewart (Bolles), 23.96.

Diving: 1. Gianna Vasto (Bolles), 469.80; 2. Alexiya Downer (Bolles), 448.05; 4. Haley Aschenbrenner (Providence), 412.30.

100 fly: 5. Ella Chan (Bolles), 55.54.

100 free: 1. Blakely Hammel (Episcopal), 50.17; 2. Allison Kelly (Bolles), 50.52; 3. Savannah Branon (Bolles), 51.14; 4. Riley Miller (Bolles), 51.52.

500 free: 2. Ainsley Stephan (Bolles), 4:51.91; 4. Heidi Stoute (Bolles), 4:54.47; 5. Neala Klein (Bolles), 4:56.07.

200 free relay: 1. Bolles, 1:32.46.

100 back: 1. Lila Higgo (Bolles), 52.74; 2. Lucero Mejia Arce (Bolles), 54.76; T5. Phoebe Mayo (Bolles), 56.32.

100 breast: 1. Victoria Edgar (Bolles), 1:02.48; 3. Gracyn Lanning (Bolles), 1:02.8; 4. Eva Whitehead (Union), 1:03.25; 5. Savannah Branon (Bolles), 11:03.43.

400 free relay: 1. Bolles, 3:22.44.

Boys

Team scores: 1. Bolles, 626; 6. Episcopal, 94.

Individual results (locals in top 5 shown)

200 medley relay: 1. Bolles, 1:28.09; 5. Episcopal, 1:36.80.

200 free: 1. Xavier Sohovich (Bolles), 1:34.92; 2. George Dovellos (Bolles), 1:37.03; 4. Bingxiang Qin (Bolles), 1:39.28; 5. Nicholas Kwan (Bolles (1:39.28).

200 IM: 1. Liam Carrington (Bolles), 1:47.16; 2. Cohen Yuen Chiam (Bolles), 1:48.66; 3. Louis Joos (Bolles), 1:49.88; 4. Lucas Young (Bolles), 1:50.05.

50 free: 1. Andrew Kravchenko (Bolles), 19.84; 3. Tristan Dorville (20.46); 5. Charles Zuhoski (Bolles), 20.58.

100 fly: 1. Antoine Destang (Bolles), 47.61; 2. George Dovellos (Bolles), 48.23; 3. Lucas Knapp (Bolles (49.45); 5. Michael Gumino (Bolles), 50.07.

100 free: 1. Andrew Kravchenko (Bolles), 43.65; 3. Tristan Dorville (Bolles), 45.25.

500 free: 1. Xavier Sohovich (Bolles), 4:20.27; 4. Clayton Magyar (Bolles), 4:31.47; 5. Nicholas Kwan (Bolles), 4:35.20.

200 free relay: 1. Bolles, 1:21.25.

100 back: 1. Liam Carrington (Bolles), 48.51; 2. Krish Jain (Bolles), 49.20; 3. Ethan Bathala (Bolles), 49.82; 4. Lucas Young (Bolles), 50.47.

100 breast: 1. Eldad Zamir (Bolles), 54.69; 2. Cohen Yuen Chiam (Bolles), 54.84; 3. Louis Joos (Bolles), 55.95; 4. Wyatt Porch (Bolles), 56.17.

400 free relay: 1. Bolles, 2:56.44.