2017 MPSSAA State Swimming Championships

By Reach for the Wall staff.

A week after the Virginia High School League (VHSL) and Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) held their State Championships, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) held its own State Swimming Championships yesterday (Feb. 26) for their Class 4A/3A and Class 3A/2A/1A high schools at the University of Maryland’s Eppley Recreation Center.

Here is some coverage from the Washington Post of this meet.  And, below are summaries of the results (PDF) of the 4A/3A State Swimming Championships and the 3A/2A/1A State Swimming Championships.

MPSSAA Class 4A/3A State Championships

Team Scores (Top 10)

Women:

1. Walter Johnson High School – 292

2. Sherwood High School – 246

3. Montgomery Blair High School – 228

4. Winston Churchill High School – 226

5. Northwest High School – 176

6. Bethesda – Chevy Chase – 174

7. Walt Whitman High School – 159

8. Quince Orchard High School – 140

9. Springbrook High School – 78

10. Magruder High School – 72

Men:

1. Richard Montgomery High School – 289

2. Winston Churchill High School – 287

3. Bethesda – Chevy Chase – 196

4. Wootton High School – 189

5. Walter Johnson High School – 160

6. Quince Orchard High School – 159

7. Northwest High School – 149

8. Walt Whitman High School – 125

9. Clarksburg High School – 113

10. Gaithersburg High School – 103

MPSSAA Class 3A/2A/1A State Championships

Team Scores (Top 10)

Women:

1. Poolesville High School – 363

2. Easton High School – 233

3. Queen Anne’s High School – 216

4. Tuscarora High School – 175

5. C Milton Wright High School – 122

6. Patterson Mill High School – 98

7. Stephen Decatur – 95

8. Kent County High School – 85.5

9. Middletown High School – 78

10. North Harford High School – 68

Men:

1. Poolesville High School – 347.5

2. Middletown High School – 220

3. Rockville High School – 197.5

4. Oakdale High School – 170

5. La Plata High School – 118

6. Patterson Mill High School – 113

7. C Milton Wright High School – 109

8. Easton High School – 107

9. Tuscarora High School – 106

10. Walkersville High School – 96

State Records

Men 200 Yard IM:  Timmy Ellett (Walter Johnson) – 1:52.61

Women 200 Yard IM:  Catherine Belyakov (Quince Orchard) – 2:03.81

Women 100 Yard Butterfly:  Emily Wang (Churchill) – 55.18

Women 500 Yard Freestyle:  Madison Waechter (Montgomery Blair) – 4:52.65

Men 100 Yard Breaststroke:  Eli Fouts (Quince Orchard) – 55.25

Women 100 Yard Breaststroke:  Jaycee Yegher (Northwest) – 1:01.76

Men 100 Yard Backstroke: Remington Oland  (Catoctin) – 50.42

Men 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:  Richard Montgomery H.S. – 1:26.50

• Greg Afolabi-Brown,   Simon Li, ,  Jonathan Mendley, Kenny Afolabi-Brown

Women 200 Yard Freestyle Relay:  Walter Johnson H.S. – 1:36.74

• Maya Drill,  Celine Nugent,  Kiki Bonetta-Misteli,  Margaret Wolfson

Men 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:  Churchill H.S. – 3:10.33

• Noah Pereles, Sanjay Wijesekera, Andy Rothstein,  Zachary Einhorn

Women 400 Yard Freestyle Relay:  Churchill H.S.  – 3:30.74

• Emily Wang,  Beth Wright,  Hanan Bandak,  Maya Fischer

Special thanks for Walter Johnson Swim and Dive team for the photos.