DRIPPING SPRINGS – Eleven Dripping Springs High School swimmers qualified for the UIL 6A State Meet after competing at the Region VII-6A Championships Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio.
Grace Rabb captured a pair of regional titles in the 100-yard backstroke (54.31) and 200-yard individual medley (1:59.68) to earn Region Swimmer of the Meet and lead the girls team to a fourth-place finish with 225 points. Rabb also anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay to a state-qualifying performance, joining Laurel Hoskovec, Lexi Landrum and Izzy Boldrick for a time of 3:31.03. The quartet of Rabb, Landrum, Macie McCurry and Sidney Blake also advanced to state after timing 1:47.59 in the 200-yard medley relay.
Hoskovec qualified for the state meet in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:03.82 and anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay to a state appearance with McCurry, Landrum and Fairlane Bynum in 1:37.40.
For the boys, Zach Collins timed 51.05 in the 100-yard backstroke to punch his ticket to state. Collins also joined Landon Bucher, Connor Caffrey and Nathan Nolan for a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay with a school-record time of 1:24.95. As a team, the Tigers placed eighth with 139 points.
The UIL 6A State Meet will be held Feb. 21-22 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin.
State Qualifiers
Girls
• Sidney Blake - 200-yard medley relay
• Izzy Boldrick - 400-yard freestyle relay
• Fairlane Bynum - 200-yard freestyle relay
• Laurel Hoskovec - 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay
• Lexi Landrum - 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay
• Macie McCurry - 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay
• Grace Rabb - 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard IM, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard freestyle relay
Boys
• Landon Bucher - 200-yard freestyle relay
• Connor Caffrey - 200-yard freestyle relay
• Zach Collins - 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard freestyle relay
• Nathan Nolan - 200-yard freestyle relay
