Highlands hosts first ever varsity swim meet

Finneaus Garner ranked 4th in state By Steve Hott, Head Coach Highlands Varsity Swimming and Diving The Highlands Varsity Swim Team hosted its first ever home swim meet at the Rec Park on Jan. 12 […]

By Steve Hott, Head Coach Highlands Middle School Swimming and Diving The Highlands Middle School swim teams concluded their 2023 season at the Far Western North Carolina Middle School Swimming Championships held at the Buncomb […]

From July 27 through July 30, 2023 12 swimmers from the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team joined 3 other swimmers from the MSL (Mountain Swim League) to form Team MSL and compete in the 2023 Jr. […]

McKim qualifies for State Championship Steve Hott, Head Coach Highlands Swimming and Diving All 6 of the Highlands Varsity Swim Team traveled to the 1A&2A NC West Regional Championships in Charlotte on Feb. 4. There are […]

By Head Coach Steve Hott, HS Swimming and Diving The Highlands School Swimming and Diving Team is pleased to announce the addition of 2x NCAA All American Stephen Julka to its coaching staff. Julka dove […]

The Highlands Hurricanes hosted Smoky Mountain Aquatics Club for a 2022 Winter Invitation on Saturday, January 22. Due to weather concerns the North Georgia Rapids and Jackson County swim teams did not attend. The Hurricanes […]

The Highlands School varsity swim team traveled to Franklin to swim against Franklin, Smoky Mountain, Tri-County Early College, and Hayesville on Saturday, Jan. 15. The team of only two freshmen, Finneaus Garner and Bria Taylor […]

The Highlands Boys and Girls Middle School swim team traveled to the 10 lane Asheville Pool on Oct. 7 to compete in the 2021 Far West NC Middle School Swimming Championships. As they’ve done throughout the season, against 5 […]

On Thursday, Sept. 9, the Highlands School Middle School Swim Teams traveled to Franklin for a 6-team swim meet where there were eight boys events and eight girls events. The Highlands boys team won all […]

Taking diving trips into the depths of open water all over the world using SCUBA gear requires an Open Water Diver Certification, which is now available through courses at the Cashiers Community Pool on Tuesdays […]

by Kim Lewicki
Posted on 4 Jun 2021
News

Thanks once again to Art and Angela Williams, owners of the Old Edwards Hospitality Group, Highlands has another feather in its “Recreation Facilities” hat. The pool house has been completely renovated and is open for […]

Chase Kenter, 5th grader at Highlands, represented the Highlands Hurricanes at the 2020 NC State Age Group Swimming Championship in Greensboro, N.C. February 14-16. Representing the Hurricanes by himself, he was still able to score 25 points placing […]

Just off Highway 107 lies an epic oasis with an incredible waterfall and swimming hole approx. 4 miles south of Cashiers. The quarter-mile hike to Silver Run Falls is level, easy-breazy, and is all-age friendly. […]

Plateau area swimmers on the Highlands Hurricanes swim team (HHST) competed in the Clemson Aquatics Team (CAT) Invitational for the second year in a row at Clemson University on Jan. 17-20. Hurricane Head Coach Steve […]