The Lake Belton High School swim team dominated the District 22-5A Championship meet on January 24, 2025, capturing both the women’s and men’s team titles with scores of 174 and 206 points, respectively. The boys’ 200-yard medley relay team of Elijah Firkins, Connor Johnson, Kaleb Vazquez, and Kieran Scott set the pace with a first-place finish at 1:57.86. The girls’ 400-yard freestyle relay team of Christine Kim, Gweneth Clark, Elizabeth Simeroth, and Brooke Phillips also took gold with a time of 3:55.43, sealing the team’s overall victory. The boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay (David Stewart III, Conner Florea, Firkins, and Joshua Naumann) followed suit with another first-place finish, clocking in at 1:37.86.

Lake Belton swimmers showcased exceptional individual performances throughout the meet. Christine Kim claimed two individual District Champion titles, winning the girls’ 50-yard freestyle in 25.01 and the 100-yard freestyle in 54.98. Gweneth Clark added to the team’s success with a second-place finish in the girls’ 200-yard freestyle at 2:05.29 and a victory in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:02.61. Brooke Phillips secured a win in the girls’ 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:19.40, while teammate Rowan Sebek earned second in the girls’ 500-yard freestyle at 6:13.98.

On the boys’ side, David Stewart III shined, taking first place in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.89) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.19). Kieran Scott led the charge in the boys’ 50-yard freestyle with a winning time of 24.78, closely followed by Samuel Stevens (second, 25.00) and Elijah Firkins (third, 25.08). Connor Johnson and Joshua Naumann contributed to the team’s point total with first and second-place finishes in the boys’ 100-yard breaststroke, at 1:08.52 and 1:10.45, respectively. With numerous top-three finishes across individual and relay events, Lake Belton High School once again demonstrated their dominance and teamwork, finishing the meet with a commanding overall victory.

Along with both teams winning their District meet. Christine Kim was named District Girls Swimmer of the Meet and David Stewart was named District Boys Swimmer of the Meet. The team looks to continue this success as they look forward to their Regional swim meet in two weeks. We had 24 out of 25 swimmers qualify. The following swimmers have qualified for Regionals:

Girls Qualifiers:
Isabella Clark
Bailee Baker
Sofia Moreno
Elizabeth Simeroth
Lillian Paulk
Gweneth Clark
Eden Kruse
Rowan Sebek
Brynlee Armstrong
Christine Kim
Brooke Phillips

Boys Qualifiers:
Mehul Bensal
Elijah Firkins
Jacob Gerakos
Samuel Stevens
Kaleb Vazquez
Conner Florea
Joshua Naumann
Jonas Rela
Kieran Scott
Nicholas Dasilva
Connor Johnson
David Stewart
Aidan Fenton