26 swimmers and 2 divers earned an overall team win in this weekend’s South Zone Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (TISCA) 6A Swim and Dive Championship meet conducted at Bill Walker Pool and Josh Davis Natatorium Pool Dec. 6-7. This is the 15th consecutive year that Reagan’s combined score has led them to overall victory during the annual two-day invitational. The team score was 1,112 to Johnson’s 667.5 points and Boerne Champion’s 660.5 points—Reagan’s closest competitors of the 41 competing teams. The Rattler women’s team also placed 1st in the women’s category with a whopping 659 points, Rattler men placed 2nd with an equally impressive 453 points. In the dive category, RRHS earned the top 1-meter and 3-meter dives!
To put a fine point on their achievement, the team also shattered 8 TISCA records:
Montse Spielmann broke the record in the 50 fly (24.59), 200 fly (1:58.35) and 50 breast (29.90)
Tessa Christiansen broke the record in the 200 back (1:59.94)
The Men’s 400 medley relay broke the record (3:30.31) with Johnny Ganser, Darryl Gaona III, Grant Lilly, Samuel Killpack
And Grant Lilly broke the record in the 50 breast (26.70), 400IM (3:58.68) and 1000 Free (9:21.88)
Below are the top 16 women’s finishes (* indicates new TISCA record):
1 Meter Dive: (1st Place) Caroline Holcomb, (4th) Chloe Ruan
3 Meter Dive: (1st Place) Caroline Holcomb, (4th) Chloe Ruan
400 Medley Relay (2nd Place): Amelia Miller, Montse Spielmann, Andy Torres Sosa, Tessa Christiansen
50 Fly: (1st) *Montse Spielmann, (7th) Andy Torres Sosa
50 Back: (3rd) Amelia Miller, (11th) Addie Carpenter
800 Free Relay (2nd Place): Amelia Miller, Tessa Christiansen, Andy Torres Sosa, Montse Spielmann
200 Back: (2nd) *Tessa Christiansen, (5th) Amelia Miller, (8th) Addie Carpenter, (10th) Isabella Ott
50 Breast: (2nd) *Montse Spielmann
400 IM: (2nd) Cloe Nader
200 Fly: (1st prelims) *Montse Spielmann, (1st) Tessa Christiansen, (4th) Andy Torres Sosa, (10th) Daniela Delarue
200 Medley Relay (2nd Place): Amelia Miller, Montse Spielmann, Andy Torres Sosa, Tessa Christiansen
200 Free: (5th) Sophia Williamson, (10th) Isabella Ott
200 IM: (1st) Montse Spielmann, (2nd) Andy Torres Sosa, (6th) Daniela Delarue, (10th) Cloe Nader, (15th) Ellie Bailey
50 Free: (8th) Tessa Christiansen
100 Fly: (2nd) Amelia Miller, (12th) Cloe Nader, (15th) Daniella Delarue
100 Free: (1st) Montse Spielmann, (16th) Sophia Williamson
500 Free: (1st) Tessa Christiansen, (2nd) Andy Torres Sosa, (16th) Lydia Barrett
200 Free Relay (5th): Daniela Delarue, Addie Carpenter, Isabella Ott, Sophia Williamson
100 Back: (3rd) Amelia Miller, (8th) Addie Carpenter, (13th) Isabella Ott
400 Free Relay (2nd Place): Montse Spielmann, Andy Torres Sosa, Amelia Miller, Tessa Christiansen
1000 Free: (1st) Cloe Nader, (11th) Ellie Bailey, (13th) Lydia Barrett, (14th) Gabi Walker
Below are the top 16 men’s finishes (* indicates new TISCA record):
200 Medley Relay (2nd place): Charles Escobar, Darryl Goana III, Grant Lilly, Johnny Ganser
200 IM: (3rd) Grant Lilly, (7th) Johnny Ganser, (12th) Charles Escobar
50 Free: (10th) Darryl Goana III, (14th) Samuel Killpack
100 Free: (3rd) Johnny Ganser, (5th) Samuel Killpack
200 Free Relay (6th): Samuel Killpack, Darryl Goana III, Connor Mayo, Marco Hernandez
100 Back: (5th) Charles Escobar
400 Free Relay (1st Place): Grant Lilly, Johnny Ganser, Charles Escobar, Charles Killpack
100 Breast: (3rd) Grant Lilly, (11th) Darryl Goana III, (14th) Connor Mayo
400 Medley Relay (*2nd Place): Johnny Ganser, Darryl Goana III, Grant Lilly, Samuel Killpack
50 Fly: (16th) Samuel Killpack
800 Free Relay (2nd Place): Grant Lilly, Johnny Ganser, Samuel Killpack, Darryl Goana III
200 Back: (3rd) Johnny Ganser, (4th) Charles Escobar
50 Breast: (2nd) *Grant Lilly, (8th) Johnny Ganser
200 Breast: (5th) Darryl Goana III
400 IM: (1st) *Grant Lilly, (6th) Charles Escobar, (16th) Jareth Cantu
100 IM: (2nd) Johnny Ganser, (6th) Darryl Goana III, (12th) Samuel Killpack
1000 Free: (1st) *Grant Lilly, (10th) Jacob Pollack, (15th) Jared Cantu
Congratulations to all of these athletes! With more swimming left in the season, we have a lot to look forward to. Follow all the action at @reaganswimanddive on Instagram or the team website: https://rattlersports.com/sports/swimmingdiving/
Strike ’em Rattlers!