Make room in the trophy case! Charger swimmers and divers successfully defended their state titles, the second in a row for the boys and a state record 10 in a row for the girls.
“The girls absolutely dominated,” said Coach Bob Anderson, beating Clovis by a commanding 469-256, with La Cueva rounding out the top three with a score of 220. “No other swim/dive team, boys or girls, has ever won that many state titles in a row.”
The Academy now has a state record 26 girls team titles, with the last two coming under second-year head coach Jim Van Atta. “It’s exciting to just be part of that legacy,” Coach Van Atta told the Albuquerque Journal. “ … Continuing to try to fill in those shoes (of) my predecessors has been fun and important.”
The boys had a much closer battle, edging out Eldorado by a score of 246-224, with La Cueva taking third at 218 points. “It was a tight meet throughout, with the boys not clinching the win until their victory in the 400 free relay, the very last event,” said Coach Anderson.
Congratulations to all the swimmers and divers, and especially to the following individual and relay state champions:
- Girls 200 Medley Relay: Anoushka Mody ’28, Sophia Siebenthal ’29, Jordan Berg ’26, Riley Rosandich ’30
- Boys 200 Medley Relay: William Leng ’28, Shepard Camp ’26, Soren Carlson ’27, Oliver Mattox ’26
- Boys 200 IM: Shepard Camp ’26
- Girls 100 Free: Riley Rosandich ’30
- Boys 100 Free: Soren Carlson ’27
- Girls 200 Free Relay: Anoushka Mody ’28, Sephira Becker ’26, Bella Moskowitz ’27, Jordan Berg ’26
- Girls 100 Breaststroke: Sophia Siebenthal ’29
- Boys 100 Breaststroke: Shepard Camp ’26
- Girls 400 Free Relay: Bella Moskowitz ’27, Sephira Becker ’26, Lucia Roth ’27, Riley Rosandich ’30
- Boys 400 Free Relay: William Leng ’28, Oliver Mattox ’26, Shepard Camp ’26, Soren Carlson ’27
