2026 Oregon School Activities Association 5A State Swimming Championships
- Feb. 20-21, 2026
- Beaverton, OR
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results
Talk about going out on top.
That was certainly the case for Bend High School senior Maddie Thornton, who made her last high school meet a historic one before embarking on a college career at Georgia.
Thornton broke two overall state records at the Oregon School Activities Association 5A State Swimming Championships, setting new records in the 200 IM and 100 back.
A 5A state record was also broken by Bend senior Emma Bronson. Thanks to those performances, the Bend girls’ team won its fourth straight state title. On the boys’ side, there was also a record-breaking performance by Summit senior Brecken Egeland, who set a new state record in the 200 free.
Thurston won the team title, earning its first- ever state championship.
Girls’ Recap
In the 200 IM, Thornton clocked a time of 1:57.28, breaking the old record of 1:58.95 set in 2016 by Keaton Blovad of Lakeridge.
In the 100 back, Thornton touched the wall first in a personal best 53.10, breaking the old record of 53.71 set by Emily Cook of Jesuit in 2017.
“I definitely was putting pressure on myself,” Thornton said to the OSAA website. “But it was just a matter of walking in and fine-tuning the details. I’m really happy I was able to do it my senior year. That makes it really special.”
Thornton ended up a four-time champion in the 100 back and a three-time champion in the 200 IM.
Bronson, who has committed to Alabama, broke her own record in the 100 fly, clocking a time of 54.20 to best the old record time of 54.95 she set at last year’s state meet. Bronson also captured the 200 free in a personal best of 1:52.47.
The other multi-event winner was Bend sophomore Rowan Long, who won the 50 free in a personal best time of 23.82 and added a victory in the 100 free in 52.63.
Those three were also each a part of two winning relay teams for Bend, which swept all three team events.
In the 200 medley relay, the team of Thornton (25.06), Ayla Vodak (29.91), Bronson (24.00) and Long (23.87) won in a time of 1:42.84.
The 200 free relay was captured by Bend’s squad of Thornton (22.89), Ella McGonigal (25.12), Long (24.32) and Bronson (23.49) in 1:35.82.
In the 400 free relay, Bend won in 3:36.40 behind the team of Charlotte Macaulay (55.20), Rebekah Williams (54.89), Ellie Goldblatt (54.17) and Vodak (52.14).
Canby junior Quincy Taliaferro won the 500 free in a time of 5:00.94, while Ridgeview freshman Kaylee Lovrien won the 100 breast in a personal best 1:03.40 to round out the individual winners.
Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Bend, 112
- Summit, 42
- Ridgeview, 26
- Redmond, 26
- West Albany, 24.5
Boys’ Recap
Egeland clocked a time of personal best time of 1:37.05 in the 200 free, breaking the old state record of 1:37.27 set in 2019 by Luke Thornbrue of Century. Egeland later added a victory in the 500 free, besting the field with a time of 4:29.41.
“I’ve been having some fast times,” he said to the OSAA website. “So I thought I definitely could have hit that (record).”
The other multi-event winner was Thurston senior Quinn Davenport, a Pacific commit who swept the sprint freestyles. Davenport won the 50 free in 20.98 and the 100 free in 47.09, both personal bests.
Davenport was also a part of two winning relay teams.
In the 200 medley relay, he anchored in 20.86 to help Thurston win with a time of 1:35.24. Other team members were Wayko Sanders (24.48), Aidan O’Brien (27.54) and Brody Wyatt (22.36).
Davenport followed up by leading off Thurston’s 200 free relay team in 21.49 as they went on to claim the win in 1:27.72. Other team members were Sanders (22.27), Griffin Hagemeyer (22.21) and Wyatt (21.75).
Other event winners were:
- Crescent Valley’s Ty Guenther won the 200 IM in a personal best of 1:54.38.
- Wyatt, a sophomore at Thurston, won the 100 fly in a time of 50.59.
- Sanders, a sophomore at Thurston, won the 100 back in a personal best time of 51.47.
- Silverton sophomore Colin Ross claimed the 100 breast in a personal best time of 58.77.
- Crescent Valley captured the 400 free relay in 3:16.45 behind the team of Corbin Bye (48.57), Cy Cheatham (49.92), Guenther (48.24) and Gavin Morag (49.72).
Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5
- Thurston, 67
- Crescent Valley, 55
- Bend Senior, 46
- Silverton, 37
- Summit, 26
