Congratulations to both the women's and men's teams on their fantastic finishes at States this weekend. The women won Madison's first-ever state title with 230 points (64 points more than second-place Robinson), while the men edged out Oakton for second place with 197 points. This weekend was the most successful weekend of swimming in Madison history!
Despite not winning a single event the women were able to pile up the points with 11 top-8 finishes among our 13 entries. Special recognition goes out to Madeline LaPorte for her performance in the 200 freestyle, where she earned her Automatic All-American status. Freshmen Anna Keating and Elizabeth Kuhlkin established themselves among the very best in Virginia with two top-8 finishes each (Keating placed 2nd in the 100 breaststroke and 3rd in the 200 IM while Kuhlkin finished 5th in the 100 freestyle and 6th in the 50 freestyle). Madison Grosz rounded out the wave of top-8 freshmen talent by placing 6th in the dive competition.
The men's team completed its shocking season by relying on incredible depth to finish in second place. This is the third time the team finished second in the state in the past nine years. Like the girls, the men did not have single first-place finish. Instead, they relied on contributions from eight different athletes top pull away from Oakton, who finished third. Top contributors included Jack Galbraith who finished 4th in the 100 backstroke and 8th in the 100 butterfly, and Abraham Zimmerman who finished 7th in both the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle events.
Both teams are incredibly deep and retain nearly all state competitors next season (only 2 competitors out of 16 are graduating) so the future is extraordinarily bright for Madison Swim and Dive!
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