Over the weekend, The Lake Belton Swim Team competed at the Region VI-5A Championship Swim Meet in College Station, TX. The boys team placed 4th overall, and the girls placed 5th! Throughout the weekend, The Broncos broke a total of 18 school records!!! Below are the results of the preliminary portion of the meet that happened on Friday. Swimmers had to place in the top 16 to move on to finals.

Results:
-Girls' 200 Medley Relay (Armstrong, Baker, Simeroth, Webb) finished 11th with a 2:14.66
-Boys' 200 Medley Relay (Stewart, Naumann, Florea, Hepworth) finished 3rd with a 1:40.83
-Girls' 200 Free: Gwen Clark finished 3rd with a 1:58.98; Hannah Voss finished 5th with a 2:00.55; Brynlee Armstrong finished 17th with a 2:23.53; Allison Webb finished 19th with a 2:26.38
-Boys' 200 Free: Parker Hepworth finished 9th with a 1:50.09; Kieran Scott finished 14th with a 1:54.77; Mehul Bansal finished 24th with a 2:40.41
-Girls' 200 IM: Eden Kruse finished 18th with a 2:47.49
-Boys' 200 IM: Joshua Naumann finished 4th with a 2:01.03; Brendan D'Arcy finished 18th with a 2:49.37
-Girls' 50 Free: Christine Kim finished 1st with a 24.30; Elizabeth Simeroth finished 8th with a 26.36; Ava Frobish finished 24th with a 36.98
-Boys' 50 Free: David Stewart III finished 2nd with a 21.70; Conner Florea finished 10th with a 23.22
-Girls' 100 Butterfly: Gwen Clark finished 3rd with a 59,77; Sarah Eltayeb finished 21st with a 1:36.14; Coral Dunham finished 22nd with a 1:36.90
-Boys' 100 Butterfly: Conner Florea finished 4th with a 53.83; Kieran Scott finished 8th with a 56.67
-Girls' 100 Freestyle: Christine Kim finished 1st with a 51.91; Elizabeth Simeroth finished 10th with a 59.00
-Boys' 100 Freestyle: David Stewart III finished 3rd with a 47.65; Parker Hepworth finished 15th with a 52.02; Elijah Firkins finished 18th with a 54.35
-Girls' 500 Freestyle: Hannah Voss finished 4th with a 5:16.55; Jentry Ferguson finished 6th with a 5:27.21; Allison Webb finished 18th with a 6:36.72
-Boys' 500 Freestyle: Jonas Rela finished 16th with a 6:04.33
-Girls' 200 Freestyle Relay: (Kim, Clark, Voss, Ferguson) finished 2nd with a 1:41.89
-Boys' 200 Freestyle Relay: (Firkins, Hepworth, Scott, Rela) finished 8th with a 1:38.44
-Girls' 100 Backstroke: Jentry Ferguson finished 6th with a 1:00.28; Brynlee Armstrong finished 20th with a 1:11.67
-Boys' 100 Backstroke: Elijah Firkins finished 12th with a 59.20
-Girls' 100 Breaststroke: Eden Kruse finished 20th with a 1:31.82; Bailee Baker finished 21st with a 1:31.84; Sarah Eltayeb finished 22nd with a 1:39.61
-Boys' 100 Breaststroke: Josh Naumann finished 6th with a 1:03.67; Jonas Rela finished 19th with a 1:14.31; Mehul Bensal finished 22nd with a 1:25.37; Brendan D'Arcy finished 23rd with a 1:26.71
-Girls' 400 Freestyle Relay: (Kim, Clark, Voss, Ferguson) finished 2nd with a 3:43.23
-Boys' 400 Freestyle Relay: (Stewart, Naumann, Florea, Scott) finished 3rd with a 3:20.16

Saturday, the swimmers who placed in the top 16, swam in the finals portion of the competition. The top 2 athletes in each event get to automatically move on to the state competition. After that, the next 8 fastest swimmers in the state get called up and get to swim at the state swim meet. Our Broncos worked hard, and secured many spots in the state meet!! Below are the results of finals:

Results:
-Girls' 200 Medley Relay (Armstrong, Baker, Simeroth, Webb) finished 11th with a 2:14.66
-Boys' 200 Medley Relay (Stewart, Naumann, Florea, Hepworth) finished 3rd with a 1:39.94 (State Bound)
-Girls' 200 Free: Gwen Clark finished 3rd with a 1:59.61 (State Bound); Hannah Voss finished 4th with a 1:59.69
-Boys' 200 Free: Parker Hepworth finished 9th with a 1:51.10; Kieran Scott finished 13th with a 1:54.85
-Boys' 200 IM: Joshua Naumann finished 5th with a 2:01.68 (State Bound)
-Girls' 50 Free: Christine Kim finished 1st with a 24.18 (State Bound); Elizabeth Simeroth finished 6th with a 26.36
-Boys' 50 Free: David Stewart III finished 3rd with a 21.79 (State Bound); Conner Florea finished 9th with a 23.47
-Girls' 100 Butterfly: Gwen Clark finished 3rd with a 1:00.08
-Boys' 100 Butterfly: Conner Florea finished 4th with a 53.88; Kieran Scott finished 8th with a 567.55
-Girls' 100 Freestyle: Christine Kim finished 1st with a 51.72 (State Bound); Elizabeth Simeroth finished 10th with a 59.24
-Boys' 100 Freestyle: David Stewart III finished 3rd with a 47.71 (State Bound); Parker Hepworth finished 13th with a 52.33
-Girls' 500 Freestyle: Hannah Voss finished 3rd with a 5:12.37 (State Bound); Jentry Ferguson finished 6th with a 5:38.69
-Boys' 500 Freestyle: Jonas Rela finished 16th with a 6:02.02
-Girls' 200 Freestyle Relay: (Kim, Clark, Voss, Ferguson) finished 2nd with a 1:41.55 (State Bound)
-Boys' 200 Freestyle Relay: (Firkins, Hepworth, Scott, Rela) finished 7th with a 1:37.49
-Girls' 100 Backstroke: Jentry Ferguson finished 6th with a 1:00.44 (State Bound)
-Boys' 100 Backstroke: Elijah Firkins finished 11th with a 59.07
-Boys' 100 Breaststroke: Josh Naumann finished 4th with a 1:02.35
-Girls' 400 Freestyle Relay: (Voss, Clark, Ferguson, Kim) finished 3rd with a 3:42.59 (State Bound)
-Boys' 400 Freestyle Relay: (Stewart, Naumann, Florea, Scott) finished 4th with a 3:19.01 (State Bound)