All-PrepXtra girls and boys swim teams for 2019
Aaron TorresGirls
All members of the Knox News All-PrepXtra girls swim team are nominees for the girls swimmer of the year. The winner will be announced May 29 at the third annual Knox News Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Emily Aycock
Hardin Valley, Sr.
Event: 200-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The Oakland University signee finished fourth in the 200-yard free at the state meet, finishing in 1:49.68.
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Rachel Aycock
Hardin Valley, Jr.
Event: 500-yard freestyle
Why chosen: Aycock finished fourth in the 500-yard free at the state meet, finishing in 4:58.49.
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Julia Burroughs
Maryville, Fr.
Event: 50-yard freestyle
Why chosen: Burroughs finished fifth in the 50-yard free at the state meet, finishing in 23.67.
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Emma Martin
Webb, So.
Event: 200-yard individual medley
Why chosen: Martin finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley at the state meet, finishing in 2:05.35
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Rylee Orr
Halls, Fr.
Event: 1-meter diving
Why chosen: Orr finished fifth in the state in diving with 335.65 points.
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Annie Rimmer
Carter, Jr.
Event: 100-yard freestyle, 100 butterfly
Why chosen: Rimmer finished fourth in the state in the 100-yard free and the 100-yard fly. She finished in 55.43 in the fly and in 51.50 in the free.
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Laurel Smith
Bearden, So.
Event: 1-meter diving
Why chosen: Smith finished second in the state in diving with 373.80 points.
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Kelly Wetteland
Maryville, Fr.
Event: 100-yard breaststroke
Why chosen: Wetteland finished fifth in the state in the 100-yard breast, finishing in 1:04.76.
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Relays
Hardin Valley Academy
(Rachel Aycock, Mary Kate Darby, Kylie Cutcher, Emily Aycock)
Event: 400-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The relay finished third at the state meet, finishing in 3:32.66.
Maryville
(Amy Van Son, Olivia Leonard, Anne Lauren Bellah, Julia Burroughs)
Event: 200-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The relay finished sixth at the state meet, in 1:38.19.
Maryville
(Gracie Bellah, Olivia Leonard, Kelley Wetteland, Julia Burroughs)
Event: 400-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The relay finished fifth at the state meet, in 3:33.37.
Coach of the year
Ben Whiteside
Hardin Valley Academy
Why chosen: Whiteside led the Hardin Valley Academy girls team to a third-place finish in the state meet.
Boys
All members of the Knox News All-PrepXtra boys swim team are nominees for the boys swimmer of the year. The winner will be announced May 29 at the third annual Knox News Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Nicholas Cassell
Berean Christian, Jr.
Event: 1-meter diving
Why chosen: Cassell was the state champion in the 1-meter dive, finishing with 517.10 points.
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Jack Hamilton
Webb, Sr.
Event: 200-yard individual medley
Why chosen: The Pennsylvania signee finished third in the state in the 200-yard IM, finishing in 1:52.62.
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Ethan Hathcock
Heritage, Sr.
Event: 500-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The Wingate signee finished third in the state in the 500-yard free, finishing in 4:36.88.
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Thomas Horne
Sevier County, Jr.
Event: 100-yard butterfly, 200 freestyle
Why chosen: Horne finished second in the state in the 100-yard fly, finishing in 49.49. He placed third in the state in the 200-yard free, finishing in 1:40.99.
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Coleman Kredich
West, Sr.
Event: 50-yard freestyle, 100 freestyle
Why chosen: The Duke signee was the state champion in the 50-yard free, finishing in 20.22, and in the 100-yard free, finishing in 44.44.
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Alex Mays
Maryville, Sr.
Event: 200-yard individual medley, 100 backstroke
Why chosen: Mays finished second in the state in the 200-yard IM, finishing in 1:51.95. He finished third in the 100-yard backstroke, finishing in 49.08.
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Jacob Reasor
Clinton, Jr.
Event: 1-meter diving
Why chosen: Reasor placed second in the state meet in the 1-meter dive, finishing with 502.60 points.
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Tommy Weir
Berean Christian, Sr.
Event: 50-yard freestyle
Why chosen: The Tennessee signee placed second in the state in the 50-yard free, finishing in 20.66.
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RELAYS
Maryville
(Alex Mays, Noah Salcido, Eli Tate, Jackson Scott)
Event: 200-yard medley
Why chosen: The relay won the state championship, finishing in 1:32.01.
Maryville
(Ryan McCrory, Caleb Fikes, Caden Fritz, Eli Tate)
Event: 200-yard free relay
Why chosen: The relay finished third in the state, finishing in 1:27.36.
Maryville
(Noah Salcido, Ryan McCrory, Alex Mays, Jackson Scott)
Event: 400-yard free relay
Why chosen: The relay won the state championship, finishing in 3:09.02
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jenna Johnson
Maryville
Why chosen: Johnson led Maryville to a second-place finish in the state championship.