Honorees were chosen based on regular-season and postseason performance, with emphasis given to the latter. For questions, please email jvarlas@dailymemphian.com.
Boys swimmer of the year
Ian Call
Ian Call, Collierville, freshman: Call won a pair of races at the Shelby County championship meet, taking the 200-yard individual medley in a time of 1:55.08 and the 100 breaststroke in 57.56. He placed sixth in the state meet in the latter race, lowering his time to 56.55 and making himself the lone Shelby County boy to earn a top-eight finish.
Girls swimmer of the year
Eva Rottink
Eva Rottink, Houston, sophomore: Rottink led the Mustangs to a team title at the Shelby County meet, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:51.78 and the 50 freestyle in 23.63 while also swimming on a pair of first-place relays. At state, she won the 100 backstroke (53.59), took second in the 200 free and had the lead leg on the Mustangs’ title-winning 200 IM relay and the 400 freestyle squad that took second.
Boys all-metro team
Ian Call, Collierville, freshman; Samuel Callan, MUS, senior; Owen Campbell, Lewisburg, senior; Adan Carney, Arlington, sophomore; Miles Chapman, Collierville, sophomore; Alex Guild, Houston, senior; Austen Hays, Bartlett, freshman; Mac Herren, Lewisburg, senior; Coleman Kimmel, MUS, junior; Alex Lacina, Houston, senior; Henry Lindeman, MUS, senior; Miles Merkle, St. George’s, senior; Carter Moore, Houston, sophomore; Sam Schneidau, MHEA, sophomore; Anderson Smith, Lewisburg, senior; Porter Spiceland, MUS, sophomore; Joshua Ungab, MUS, junior.
Relays: Collierville 400 freestyle; Houston 200 freestyle, 200 medley; MUS 200 freestyle, 200 medley, 400 freestyle.
Girls all-metro team
Hannah Carpenter, Northpoint, freshman; Taylor Cole, Houston, sophomore; Chloe Frandsen, Houston, senior; Lydia Hansen, Westminster, junior; Amber Hong, Collierville, senior; Kylie Landry, Collierville, junior; Erin Madigan, Collierville, junior; Murphy Moore, Houston, senior; Evie Munz, Collierville, junior; Christina Post, Collierville, junior; Sam Riggen, Houston, sophomore; Kaia Robinson, DeSoto Central, freshman; Alison Roth, Houston, senior; Eva Rottink, Houston, sophomore; Roos Rottink, Houston, sophomore; Ella Smith, Houston, senior.
Relays: Collierville 200 freestyle, 200 medley, 400 freestyle; Houston 200 freestyle, 200 medley, 400 freestyle.
Coach of the year
Jonathan Pennington
Jonathan Pennington, Houston: Pennington guided the Mustangs to the team championship at the county championships before fini... Click here to read full article
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