2025 GHSAA 1-3A State Championships
- Feb. 4-8, 2025
- Atlanta, Georgia
- SCY (25 yards)
- Meet Central
- Full Results (PDF)
The Georgia 1-3A state meet featured a first-time team winner, and another that celebrated a title for the first time in 15 years.
The Lovett girls won its first-ever title on the strength of a victory in the final event, while the Greater Atlanta Christian boys team won its first championship since 2010.
GIRLS’ RECAP
Two girls won two events each: Greater Atlanta Christian’s Abigail Heizer, and Mount Vernon Presbyterian’s Chloe Cappola.
A senior who has signed with Auburn, Heizer was the sprint freestyle queen, winning the 50 freestyle in a time of 22.98 and the 100 freestyle in 50.10. Heizer finished second in both events last year.
Heizer (anchor) also was a part of Atlanta Christian’s winning team in the 200 medley relay, which finished with a time of 1:43.54. Madeline House, Abby Sutter and Caroline Parker were the other team members.
Cappola is a junior who first won the 100 butterfly in a personal best time of 55.84. She then won the 100 backstroke in a time of 56.02.
In the last event, Lovett’s team of Virginia Jane Hultgren, Decker Stedman, Lyla Nelson and South Carolina signee Alexis Dalton won the 400 freestyle relay in a time of 3:34.28. That brought Lovett’s final total to 410, just ahead of Greater Atlanta Christian (402.5).
Other individual winners were:
- Hattie Wasmuth. A senior from Wesleyan who has signed with Buffalo, Wasmuth repeated as champion in the 200 IM in a time of 2:06.07.
- Madeline House. A senior from Greater Atlanta Christian who is headed to Queens University in Charlotte, House won the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:51.09.
- Abbey Suits. The sophomore from Wesleyan won diving with 628.60 points.
- Decker Stedman. A freshman from Lovett, Stedman won the 500 freestyle in a personal best time of 4:59.89.
- Alexis Dalton. She won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:03.83.
Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Lovett, 410
- Greater Atlanta Christian, 402.5
- Jefferson, 213
- Mount Vernon, 190
- Calhoun, 183
BOYS’ RECAP
No individual won two events, but Eric Xu and Max Perry of Wesleyan each won one event and were a part of two winning relay teams, while James Sorensen of Greater Atlanta Christian won one event and was a part of a winning relay team.
A junior, Sorensen won the 100 backstroke in a personal best time of 49.04, and he also swam leadoff for Greater Atlanta Christian’s winning team in the 200 medley relay. The team clocked a time of 1:36.48, just .15 ahead of runner-up Galloway.
Other team members were Ephraim Ng, Carson Credendino and Makais Burrough.
Xu won the 200 IM in a time of 1:51.06, and then was a part of Wesleyan’s winning teams in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. In the 200 freestyle relay, Xu swam leadoff and Perry anchored for a team that finished with a time of 1:26.05. Jace Neeb and Ryan Cowart were the other members.
In the 400 freestyle relay, Xu swam third and Perry anchored for a team that won the event in a time of 3:12.58. Other team members were Cowart and Vishaan Pandya.
In addition, Perry repeated as champion in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.95.
Other individual winners were:
- Lauritz Adriansen. The sophomore from Mount Pisgah Christian School set a personal best time of 1:43.24 in winning the 200 freestyle.
- Trevor Sewell. A senior for Holy Innocents Episcopal, he won diving with 515.95 points.
- Kyle Davis. After finishing second last year in the 100 butterfly, the Jefferson senior and Florida Tech signee finished first in a time of 49.79.
- Riley Richards. The junior from Hebron Christian swam a personal best time of 45.56 to win the 100 freestyle.
- Jack Jung. A junior from Sandy Creek, he won the 500 freestyle in a personal best time of 4:41.92.
- Justin Duke. A senior from Jefferson and Carson-Newman signee, Duke won the 100 breaststroke in a time of 57.62.
Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Greater Atlanta Christian, 286
- Wesleyan, 263
- North Hall, 191
- Whitefield Academy, 181
- Galloway, 180
