Maximus Williamson Named High School Swimmer of the Year

Maximus Williamson Repeats as Swimming World Male High School Swimmer of the Year

A 12 months in the past, Swimming World acknowledged Keller High School’s Maximus Williamson as its High School Male Swimmer of the Year. Well, the Texan finds himself in the identical state of affairs, as Williamson was the runaway alternative for Swimmer of the Year accolades for the 2024-25 season.

In the early levels of his school profession on the University of Virginia, Williamson’s repeat choice hinged on his spectacular efficiency at February’s Texas State Championships. While main Keller High, Williamson established three nationwide highschool data on the 6A championship meet, setting marks within the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.

Swimming World selects its annual High School Swimmer of the Year awards primarily based on a complete scoring course of that rewards athletes for his or her nationwide rating, setting nationwide data and for his or her power-points rating. Many due to Bob Klapthor for his work in figuring out the High School Swimmers of the Year.

Williamson’s report within the 200 freestyle stood out amongst his three requirements, as he touched the wall in 1:30.46. That efficiency suggests a sub-1:30 clocking is probably going sooner or later, and it was complemented by a 41.54 swim that earned Williamson a state title within the 100 freestyle. His nationwide report within the 50 freestyle was produced on the leadoff of Keller’s 200 freestyle relay, the place Williamson went 19.08.

In addition to main the nation within the occasions during which he set nationwide data, Williamson produced the No. 2 time highschool time within the nation within the 100 butterfly, due to an outing of 46.27.

Williamson was adopted within the Swimmer of the Year tabulation by California’s Luka Mijatovic, from Foothill High School. An age-group report holder in a number of occasions, Mijatovic set a highschool report within the 500 freestyle when he went 4:11.91. Mijatovic, who represented the United States over the summer time on the World Championships in Singapore, additionally had the No. 2 highschool time for 2024-25 within the 200 freestyle, the place he went 1:32.52.

A characteristic on Maximus Williamson will probably be included within the subsequent version of Swimming World, and that profile will even run on the Swimming World web site.