DeKalb GA News

Greater Atlanta Christian School issued the following announcement on Feb. 17. 

Led by head coach Emily Krug, the Varsity Swim and Dive team traveled to Georgia Tech to compete in the GHSA Swimming & Diving State Championship from February 3-5. In total, the Spartans had 17 members of their team qualify for the state meet.

After a year full of dedication and hard work, both the Boys and Girls Varsity Swim Teams finished as the GHSA Class A-AAA State Runner Ups for the 2021-2022 season. The Boys team finished with 216 points while the Girls team finished 276 points.

"We have a lot of talented student-athletes at GAC! Our swimmers and divers have worked so hard this season and it showed this weekend as both the girls and boys finished 2nd in 1-3A! They all did a phenomenal job! I am so proud of them and I love watching them compete and race!"- Coach Krug.

Listed below are GAC's results from the state competition:

Boys- Runner Up Champs	Girls- Runner Up Champs
Trey Carter: 200 Free State Champion 3rd Place 100 Free	Abigail Heizer: 2nd Place 50 Free 3rd Place 100 Free
Luke Bussenius: 15th place 200 Free event	Ainsley Bennett: 4th Place 500 Free 6th Place 200 Free
Aiden Daniels: 7th Place 100 Backstroke	Rachel Todebush: 5th Place 200 IM 6th Place 100 Breaststroke
Parker Wagnon: 13th Place 50 Free	Madeline House: 6th Place 500 Free 6th Place 100 Butterfly
Charlie Davis: 14th Place 50 Free	Jenna Jackovich: 13th Place 500 Free
Luke Stanley: 8th Place 100 Breaststroke
2nd Place 200 Free Relay	2nd Place 200 Medley Relay
3rd Place 400 Free Relay	2nd Place 200 Free Relay
4th Place 200 Medley Relay	4th Place 400 Free Relay

Junior Diver William Link was the first Spartan to compete at State. He placed 5th overall in the 1 Meter Diving event, and the points he earned were added to the Boys team total.

Original source can be found here.