Photo Courtesy of Holy Spirit Preparatory School

ATLANTA—The varsity and middle school swim teams at Holy Spirit Preparatory School, Atlanta, competed in the Jan. 30 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) State Swimming Championship, which took place at The McAuley Aquatic Center, on the campus of Georgia Tech. When all 36 events were over, the varsity boys and girls teams placed second and fourth overall, respectively. Star Brackin is the varsity and middle school head coach and Amanda Foutch serves as the assistant coach.

Three of the Holy Spirit swimmers broke school records in five different events. They included sophomore Jacob Wilhelm’s third place in the 100 Freestyle (49.96), his fifth place in the 500-yard Freestyle (5:06.70) and his third place in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:04.56); junior Adam Marshall’s sixth place in the 100-yard Backstroke (1:00.55) and sixth-grader Logan Lanier’s seventh place in the 50-yard Breaststroke (41.57). Lanier’s record eclipsed his teammate Wilhelm’s Jan. 2018 record time of 42.48.

Other swimmers to finish in the top 10:

Girls

Soli Amsalu, 500-yard Freestyle, 10th place (7:17.84);

Olivia Arnold, 100-yard Freestyle, ninth place (1:06.02); 100-yard Breaststroke, ninth place (1:29.35);

Riess Estep, 200-yard Individual Medley, third place (2.28.92); 100-yard Breaststroke, third place (1:14.85); 100-yard Butterfly, seventh place, (1:09.84);

Virginia Claire Lehmann, 500-yard Freestyle ninth place (7:16.59);

Analise Oliver, 500-yard Freestyle, eighth place (7:10.38);

200-yard Freestyle Relay team of Olivia Arnold, Analise Oliver, Virgina Claire Lehmann and Riess Estep, third place (1:57.23);

200-yard Medley Relay team of Olivia Arnold, Riess Estep, Analise Oliver and Virginia Claire Lehmann, fourth place (2:24.46).

The Holy Spirit Preparatory School varsity girls swim team that competed at the Jan. 30 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) state swimming meet included (front row, l-r) Olivia Arnold (11th) and Riess Estep (9th); (backrow, l-r) Virginia Claire Lehmann (12th), Analise Oliver (10th) and Soli Amsalu (8th). Photo Courtesy of Holy Spirit Preparatory School

Boys

Luke Farris, 100-yard Breaststroke, seventh place (1:15.26); 200-yard Individual Medley, ninth place (2:36.92);

Micah Gunderson, 50-yard Freestyle, 10th place (24.22);

Jackson Lehmann, 200-yard Individual Medley, seventh place (2:21.71); 500-yard Freestyle, 10th place (6:11.77);

Adam Marshall, 50-yard Freestyle, fifth place, (23.28); 100-yard Backstroke, sixth place (1:00.55); 100-yard Butterfly, eighth place (1:00.24);

Graeme Marshall, 200-yard Freestyle, fifth place (2:06.73); 500-yard Freestyle, eighth place (5:47.21);

Andrew Olsen, 200-yard Individual Medley, 4th place (2:17.09); 100-yard Backstroke, seventh place (1:04.16); 100-yard Freestyle, 10th place (54.19);

Hector Padilla, 200-yard Freestyle, seventh place (2:15.95);

200-yard Medley Relay team of Adam Marshall, Jackson Lehmann, Jacob Wilhelm and Micah Gunderson, third place (1:48.35);

200-yard Freestyle Relay team of Adam Marshall, Andrew Olsen, Micah Gunderson and Jacob Wilhelm, third place (1:34.35).

Middle School (Boys and Girls)

Avery Lanier, 50-yard Breaststroke, 10th place (44.12);

Logan Lanier, 50-yard Breaststroke, seventh place (41.57); 100-yard Freestyle, eighth place (1:09.03);

Elizabeth Miller, 50-yard Butterfly, seventh place (33.93); 50-yard Freestyle, eighth place (30.29); 50-yard Breaststroke, ninth place (43.79);

200-yard Medley Relay team of Avery Lanier, Lauren Wilhem, Elizabeth Miller and Madeline Van Oss, sixth place (2:36.15);

200-yard Freestyle Relay team of Avery Lanier, Lauren Wilhem, Madeline Van Oss and Elizabeth Miller, eighth place (2:20.54).