ROCKWALL (February 10, 2014) Rockwall High School swimmers closed out their last meet of the 2013-14 season at Rockwall ISD Aquatics Center in fine form, sending a record three swimmers to State in individual events – the most ever by a Rockwall High School swim team. Along the way, RHS swimmers re-wrote the school record book.
Congratulations to the following swimmers advancing to State:
Raena Eldridge
1st Place, 50 Freestyle in a time of 23.37 (new RHS record & All-American qualifying time)
1st Place, 100 Butterfly in a time of 55.01 (new RHS record, Region 3-5A Championship meet record, and All-American Qualifying time)
Named Region 3-5A Championships Female Swimmer of the Meet
Haylie Harbin
2nd Place, 200 Freestyle in a time of 1:55.20, a new RHS record
3rd Place, 500 Freestyle in a time of 5:03.49 and State Championship qualifying time
William Rapp
2nd Place, 200 Freestyle in a time of 1:42.04, a new RHS record and State Championship qualifying time
3rd Place, 500 Freestyle in a time of 4:42.76, a new RHS record
Four of the Rockwall HS relays made the podium or set new Rockwall HS team records:
Boys 200 Medley Relay of Noah Day, Evan Scown, Mitchell Eldridge, and William Rapp placed 3rd with a time of 1:37.37, a new RHS team record
Boys 400 Freestyle Relay of Noah Day, Justin Tokuz, Mitchell Eldridge, and William Rapp place 6th with a time of 3:17.84, a new RHS team record
Girls 200 Freestyle Relay of Rebecca Voth, Jasmin Sani, Haylie Harbin, and Raena Eldridge placed 2nd with a time of 1:40.37, a new RHS team record
Girls 400 Freestyle Relay of Haylie Harbin, Jasmin Sani, Rebecca Voth, and Raena Eldridge placed 3rd with a time of 3:43.07
Noah Day also set a new Rockwall HS record in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 52.45, finishing in 4th place.
“These swimmers have been training since September for this meet and they definitely rose to the occasion. Two years ago, we advanced one swimmer to State. Last year, two swimmers qualified. And, this year, we are sending three swimmers to State. It’s easy to see that this program is headed in the right direction,” Coach Paul Wallace said. “Our swimmers deserve high praise. But, the Jacket swimmers aren’t done yet. Our three qualifiers have had their eyes on State all year and I expect to see even faster swims in Austin than we saw here today.”
Haylie Harbin, a senior member of the Lady Jackets said, “This meet was the last home meet for our seniors and thus very special for me. It has been a great experience swimming for the Lady Jackets.” Harbin will be swimming for the Air Force Acacemy in the fall.
“I’m so proud of what the Yellowjacket boys have done this year. We almost qualified a relay for state and most of us will be back next year. It’s an honor to represent the Yellowjackets at State,” said William Rapp, a junior.
Photos attached from Barbara Tokuz. “Record Setting Swimmers.jpg” swimmers are (Front from left): Raena Eldridge, Haylie Harbin, Rebecca Voth, Jasmin Sani (back from left) Noah Day, William Rapp, Justin Tokuz, Mitchell Eldridge, Evan Scown. These are the swimmers who were involved in the 9 new Rockwall HS Team Records. The other captions are identified in the file-name
By the Numbers
Rockwall Yellowjacket Swimmers
One Region 3-5A Championship Meet record set
Two All American Qualifying Swims
Three Jackets advancing to the State Championships
6th place finish for the RHS Girls team
7th place finish for the RHS boys team
9 Rockwall High School Team Records set
Click here for Region 3-5A Regional Swimming & Diving Championships Official Results
Story by Eric Eldridge. Photos by Barbara Tokuz.
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