Congratulations to the Mill Creek swimmers and divers for their outstanding performance Friday and Saturday Gwinnett County Championship Diving and Swimming Meet Finals. Both the boys and girls swam and dove extremely well!  The girls team finished THIRD and the boys team finished FIFTH!  We are extremely proud of each and every participating athlete!!!

State qualifying times were achieved by Iris Ochoa (50 free, 100 free), Grace Smith (50 free. 100 fly), Marlee Carmichael (50 free, 100 free), Adelaine Dunnington (50 free), Emily Johnson (50 free), Lilly Murphy (100 back), Allison Shin (100 back), Kennedy Martin (100 back), Keegan Privett (200 free, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free), Jackson Fleming (200 free, 100 fly), Weston Skidmore (200 IM, 100 back), Owen Van Houten (200 IM, 500 free), Evan Smola (200 IM), Morris Peele (50 free, 100 fly), Caleb Jolly (50 free, 100 breast), Leah McCarthy (diving), Corinne Dunnington (100 back), and Ryan Ross (100 fly, 100 back, 100 free). There were other swimmers extremely close to qualifying for state.

Swimmers and divers placing in the top 10:
Keegan Privett (200 free - 5th), Weston Skidmore (200 IM - 4th, 100 back - 4th), Owen Van Houten (200 IM - 9th), Iris Ochoa (50 free - 3rd, 100 free - 2nd), Grace Smith (50 free - 9th, 100 fly - 5th), Leah McCarthy (diving - 2nd), Ryan Ross (100 fly - 4th, 100 back - 9th).

Relays (improved dramatically!!!):
Ryan Ross, Owen Van Houten, Morris Peele, Caleb Jolly (200 medley relay - 4th); Kennedy Martin, Berkley Colavito, Grace Smith, Emily Johnson (200 medley relay - 5th); Caleb Jolly, Keegan Privett, Morris Peele, Weston Skidmore (200 free relay - 4th); Grace Smith, Adelaine Dunnington, Marlee Carmichael, Iris Ochoa (200 free relay - 4th);  Ryan Ross, Owen Van Houten, Weston Skidmore, Keegan Privett (400 free relay - 4th); and Emily Johnson, Lillian Murphy, Marlee Carmichael, Iris Ochoa (400 free relay - 3rd).

Other swimmers scoring in the meet:
Girls:  Marlee, Carmichael (50 free - 14th, 100 free - 13th), Berkley Colavito (100 breast - 21st), Adelaine Dunnington (50 free - 13th, 100 free - 21st), Corinne Dunnington (200 IM - 21st, 21st), Caroline Hurd (200 IM - 18th, 100 fly - 22nd), Emily Johnson (100 free 0 19th), Samantha Jones (200 free - 25th), Ileana Lopez Barnes (100 fly - 20th, 500 free - 11th), Kennedy Martin (100 back - 13th, 100 breast - 13th), Lilly Murphy (200 free - 15th, 100 back - 14th), Ava Syed (200 IM - 25th, 100 breast - 26th), Rory Terry (500 free - 26th), Kate Thigpen (200 IM - 14th, 500 free - 19th), and Mariela Toro (2000 free - 28th, 500 free - 16th).

Boys: Adam Conner (200 free - 21st, 500 free - 17th), Jackson Fleming (200 free - 15th, 100 fly - 16th), Caleb Jolly (50 free - 20th, 100 breast - 14th), Nick Newton (100 breast - 25th), Morris Peele (50 free - 21st, 100 fly - 12th), Keegan Privett (100 back - 12th), Alex Schoepfer (diving - 14th), Evan Smola (200 IM - 15th, 100 fly - 19th), Owen Van Houten (500 free - 12th), and Jack Wallace (100 free - 29th).

Congratulations to all of the participants in the County Meet! The team displayed tremendous spirit and sportsmanship!

The finals results are attached.