Viewmont High’s Gabby Henry won the 50 freestyle and Woods Cross’ Justin Chamberlain took first in the 100 breaststroke at the 5A state swimming championships Feb. 24 at Brigham Young University. Henry also took second in the 100 butterfly for the 10th-place Vikings girls squad. Chamberlain’s eighth-place finish in the 200 Individual Medley also helped the seventh-place Wildcats boys team.

Viewmont

The Viewmont girls 200 free relay lineup of Henry, Vivienne Loose, Veronika Paschen and Hallie Gerrard also made finals at state, taking fifth overall.

For the eighth-place VHS boys team, Isaac Hale was sixth in the 100 free and eighth in the 50 free while swimming a leg on the fourth-place 200 free relay team which also included Andrew Webster, Henry Helgesen and Eric Chamberlain. Hale, Webster, and Eric and Thomas Chamberlain also swam on the sixth-place 400 free relay squad. Webster also reached finals in the 200 free and 500 free events.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross’ Isaac Chomjak came in eighth in the 100 free event while also swimming legs on the fourth-place 200 medley relay team, which also included Justin Chamberlain, Diego Gutierrez and Ammon Kamauu, and the seventh-place 400 free relay squad of Kamauu, Will Hunter, Chomjak and Chamberlain.

The girls team who placed ninth were led by Ava Glissmeyer, who took fifth in the 100 backstroke, and Alanna Holzer, who was sixth in the 50 free. The duo also swam legs on the fourth-place 400 free relay team – which also included Jade Bevans and Bekah Cyril – and the fifth-place 200 medley relay squad with Cyril and Grace Gilbert also competing in that lineup.

In the Unified Boys mixed 50 free race, Landon Wade finished fifth for the Wildcats.

Also competing at state for WXHS were Kalli Holzer, Santiago Leal, Soph Mortensen, James Norman and Brody Rogers.

Bountiful

Also at the 5A state swimming championships, the Bountiful High boys team placed 11th behind the eighth-place showing of the 200 medley relay squad of Henry Long, Andy Duke, Liam Glissmeyer and Cole Crimmins.

The girls 200 free relay team of Madelynn Fenwick, Ellie Showalter, Zoe Nielsen and Ellie Watkins came in 16th for the 22nd-place girls squad.

Davis

At the 6A state swimming championships Feb. 24 at Brigham Young University, Davis’ Garrett Barker was fifth in the 200 free to lead the boys to a 10th-place finish. He also made finals in the 500 free, taking ninth place.

“What an exhilarating weekend we had at state!” said head coach Kit Barker. “Our state swimmers gave their all and performed admirably and we as coaches are very proud of their efforts!”

Allie Allen, Micah Hale, Sam Landheim, Mason Simons and Nahlia Stewart also scored points for the Darts by making finals in individual events and relays.

Farmington

Farmington’s Elsie Crowell had two All-State finishes at the 6A state championships, coming in seventh in the 200 IM and the 100 back to lead the girls team to a 12th-place showing. 

Three school records were also broken for Farmington in the girls 200 medley and 400 free relays and the boys 200 free relay. Crowell, Jacie Nielson, London Spears and Brooke Belnap swam the girls relay in 1:58.99 in the first event of the meet while the same lineup swam an FHS record-breaking 3:56.80 to end the meet. Jack Smart, Jake Rizley, Clarke Tholl and Ezra Moon swam on the boys relay that touched in 1:33.43 to be tops on the school’s leaderboard.

Belnap also closed out her senior year with personal-best times in the finals of the 50 free and 100 butterfly where she earned 10th and 15th places, respectively.

Tholl was the top swimmer for the boys Phoenix 14th-place squad, also taking 10th in the finals in the 100 breast while swimming in the 100 free and on the 200 medley relay team. Will Scott came in 12th in the 200 IM while Moon was 15th in the 100 free with a PR.

Another highlight for Farmington was sophomore Hailey Monson winning the Unified mixed 100 free and 50 free races.

Also swimming at state for Farmington were Mia Cikara, William “Spud” Farnsworth, Heidi Holbrook, Maddy Kartchner, Kael Michaelson and Max Murray.

“State went great for us,” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “This year, best times dominated where almost every swim was a best one, due to the training and commitment of our outstanding swimmers. Even those that did not go their best times put in 100% effort, and did amazing. The State meet is very high-energy and emotional. The last relays for the girls and boys were the highest energy. Everyone was up on their feet, cheering like crazy! When they finished, there was not a dry eye in the house. It was a great way to finish the meet and the season.”