State records fall when Walter Johnson Mpssaa 4a/3a championships sweep

2025 MPSSAA 4A/3A swimming championships

Walter Johnson High School founded the MPSSA 4A/3A swimming championships last month. The girls' team won its title with 64 points on Montgomery Blair, while the boys triumphed with a lead of 69.5.

Walter Johnson's big day out out

The school won nine single event titles – they have on the side of the boysPresent Four on the girls' –ON The way to his overall victory. Sophomore Luc Dionne was of central importance for the efforts, won his two individual events and taken into account To Both Walter Johnson Boys' Relay wins.

Dionne won the 200 with a 1: 50.25 and then closed the individual event slate with a 55.67 for gold in 100 breast swimming. He swam the breast dodging on Walter Johnson's win 200 Medley Relay and works with backstroker Owen Friedmanbutterfly Noah Potterand freestyler Ray Mukoyama For a 1: 33.36 last time. Dionne and Potter also hit gold in the 400 freestyle relay, which killed 3: 06.04 and ended their team championship efforts with a high note.

Potter improved his silver medal performance compared to last season in the 100-butterfly and swimming a lifelong best 48.10 for gold. He touched 0.24 seconds before Northwoods Quinn Marchionini (48.34).

senior Madeleine Simmons earned the first victory of the day for the maiden team. The Northwestern commit Swam 2: 02.83 to win 200 in and then earned silver in the 100-butterfly with a best seasonal 55.65. Simmons also collected two relay victories at the meeting and led the 200 freestyle relay in 24.41 as she, as she, from Elanor Saybolt, Isla Bartholomew, And Fayth Jeffrey Swam 1: 38.22 for gold, the quartet of Walt Whitmans quartet by 0.23 seconds.

The Walter Johnson Girls met the boys team with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. There, Saybolt, Anne Mulkey, Jeffrey and Simmons won the victory at 3: 30.90.

After registering the third and fourth place in her person Events last year, in the second year, said Saybolt to be on the podium for the first time in her career. She swam a dominant race to win the 500 freestyle and drive 5: 00.87. She won by 7.18 seconds.

Record -Breaking -Spree

Four records in Maryland 4a/3a State went out at the championships. Georgia 2026 commit Virginia Hinds Was at the top of these efforts and broke the records that she set up last year in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

Firstly, Hinds, who swims for Bethesda Chevy Chase, swim in 100 freestyle 49.41 and won a tight race against James Hubert Blake Senior Andrea Dworak. Dwworak, who is On the way to Wisconsin in autumn, a lifelong best of 49.49 for silver met. Both swimmers were under Hinds' earlier record of 49.93. Dworak got an event victory From your own in 200 freestyle (1: 47.10).

Later Hinds undermined her 100 back record with a 53.32 back record. She was faster in both events and praised with lifelong best from 49.35 and 52.87. She was also part of the 200 Medley relay winner, which has her back in front of the backstroke Tory Morse, Hailey Hammond, And Maia Mendizabal (1: 45.29).

Winner of the double event Misha Kojanov And Tyler Coapstick Everyone broke a state record to win one of them person Events. Kojanov, a commit from University of Chicago, undermines the state record in 200 freestyle, the First individual event of the meeting. He swam 1: 37.85 and brought the record sub-1: 38 when he improved the 1: 38.04 Everett Oehler Swam in 2022. The second event victory by Montgomery Blair Senior came in the 100th riding, where he achieved a lifelong best of 49.42.

Coapstick, a senior of Woton, swept the sprint freestyle events. He first crushed the field in the 50 freestyle; He was the only swimmer that broke for 21 seconds and won with a 20.67. Next he won the 100 freestyle and broke another Oehler record with a 45.22. He took. Last year Coapstick was organized in both 50 and 100-freestyle runner-up.

Other event winners

Boys' events

• 500 free: Charlie Start, Winston Churchill Junior, 4: 28.96
• 200 Free Season: Walt Whitman (Luca Kantovitz Nociti, Kyle Chen, Graham Starr, Casper Svensson), 1: 25.91

Girls events

• 50 free: Anna Nishnianidze, Wootton Junior, 23.64
• 100 fly: Maria Webb, Magruder Senior, 54.65
• 100 chest: Catherine Bu, Winston Churchill Junior, 1: 03.16

Last rating

Young Top 5:

1. Walter Johnson – 315
2. Walt Whitman – 245.5
3. Winston Churchill – 199
4. Wootton – 185
5. Montgomery Blair – 179.5

Girl Top 5:

1. 1. Walter Johnson – 298
   2. Montgomery Blair – 234
   3. Walt Whitman – 229
   4. Winston Churchill – 226
   5. Bethesda-chevy Chase-218