On October 10, 2024, the Vestavia Hills Swim team took an hour-long bus ride to Boaz, Alabama for their fourth meet of the season. There were many great swims on the girls' and boys' teams! Both teams ended with a first-place finish out of thirteen teams.
The facility at the Boaz Parks and Recreation is nice. The pool has touchpads which allow times to be more accurate. This is because when the swimmer hits the wall, the touchpad picks it up and stops the time. This is also really helpful when swimmers want to see their splits for their races or relays. Not all swim meets have the luxury of providing touchpads. Some meet rely on people to time which can cause faster or slower times due to human error.
Here’s a highlight of the swims that took place! The men’s 200-yard medley relay finished first place with Ari Azrad, William Lazenby, Andrew Hilsmier, and Shepherd Rubin. Aiden Tillis had a first-place finish in the men’s 200-yard freestyle. Shepherd Rubin finished close behind him with a third-place finish. Both of them swam the state cuts which qualifies them to swim the 200 free at the state championship which will take place in Huntsville on November 22nd and 23rd. Andrew Hilsmier and William Lazenby finished first and second place in the 200 Individual Medley (IM). Both of them also swam the state cut which will qualify them for the State Championships. Ari Azrad had another great swim, finishing first in the 100 fly. He qualified to swim the 100 fly at state. Ari Azrad finished first in the 100 free with another qualifying time! Aiden Tillis and Shepherd Rubin finished first and second in the 500 free and both of them swam qualifying times! Andrew Hilsmier finished first in the 100 back and swam a qualifying time.
On the girls' side, Rilie Reid and Emily Jin finished first and second in the 50 free. Rilie Reid had another first-place finish in the 100 free. She swam the qualifying time for State. Angela Zhang finished first in the 500 free and swam the qualifying time. Kathryn Fulton finished second in the 500 free. The women’s 200 freestyle relay finished in first place with Rilie Reid, Angela Zhang, Jasmine Zhang, and Emily Jin. Jasmine Zhang finished third in the 100 back. Both the girls’ and the boys' 400 free relay finished first!
The swim team has their next meet at the Crossplex on November 12. It will also be Senior Night. Come out and support the senior class as well as the swim and dive team! Go Rebels!
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