Highlands swim team competes at State Championship

By Steve Hott, Head Coach Highlands Varsity Swimming and Diving

The Highlands Varsity Boys Swim Team finished 28th out of 214 1A/2A schools at the NCHSAA 1A/2A State Championships in Cary on Feb. 13.

Highlands Swim Team in Cary, NC at the State Championships.

The 200-yard medley relay of Freshman Chase Kenter (Backstroke), Sophomore Aniah McKim (Breaststroke), Freshman Jack Sumner (Butterfly), and Junior Finneaus Garner (Freestyle) dropped 0.87 seconds off of their seed time and finished 13th.

Finneaus Garner finished 11th in the 50 freestyle and 13th in the 100 Freestyle.

214 1A/2A schools competed at the NCHSAA 1A/2A State Championships on Feb. 13.

The 200-yard Freestyle Relay of Aniah McKim, Sophomore Conner Hughes, Sophomore Paolo McRae, and Finneaus Garner finished 16th.

With 1 Junior, 4 Sophomores (Jesus Mendoza rounds out the team), and 2 Freshman, next year looks even brighter than this outstanding year.

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