Meet the 2025 All-Upstate highschool girls and boys swimming groups

With the state championships full, listed below are the All-Upstate highschool girls and boys swimming workforce for 2025. 

Boys 

Swimmer of the Year 

Will Bridges 

Eastside | Sophomore 

Events: 100 again, 100 free 

Why chosen: Bridges had the Upstate’s quickest occasions in each occasions as he helped Eastside win the Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship, the program’s 11 straight title. Bridges took second place within the 100 again (50.58) and 100 free (46.95). He was a part of the profitable 400 free relay workforce and the second-place 200 medley relay workforce.  

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First workforce

Quinn Beason

Eastside | Sophomore 

Event: 500 free 

Why chosen: Beason had the Upstate’s quickest time at 4:41.78 and missed a Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship by simply .18 seconds. 

Jimmy Beeson

Greer Middle College | Senior 

Events: 100 butterfly, 50 free 

Why chosen: Beeson gained Class AAA state championships and had the Upstate’s quickest occasions throughout all classifications within the 100 butterfly (48.20) and the 50 freestyle (20.47). He additionally swam the primary leg on the profitable 400 freestyle relay workforce which set a state document. He is dedicated to Brigham Young University.

Luke Hamon 

Daniel | Junior 

Event: 200 free 

Why chosen: Hamon gained the Class AAAA state championship and had the Upstate’s quickest time at 1:41.90 

Owen Harmon

Southside Christian | Senior 

Event: 100 breast 

Why chosen: Harmon gained the Class AAA state championship and posted the Upstate’s quickest time at 55.79. He is dedicated to South Carolina. 

Walker Simpson

St. Joseph’s | Senior 

Event: 200 IM 

Why chosen: Simpson gained the Class AAA state championship and had the quickest time within the Upstate with 1:54.28. 

Relays 

200 free

Eastside: Ben York, Jr.; Quinn Osborn, Jr.; Cooper Hughes, Jr.; Levi Smith, Sr.

400 free

Eastside: Levi Smith, Sr.; Ben York, Jr.; Reynolds Chilton, Sr.; Will Bridges, So.

200 medley

Eastside: Will Bridges, So.; Cooper Hughes, Jr.; Collin Brickner, Jr.; Quinn Osborn, Jr.

Second workforce

100 butterfly: Brycen Andrews, Fountain Inn, Sr.

500 freestyle: Harper Church, Eastside, So.

200 IM: Finn McEnroe, Spartanburg, Jr.

50 Free/100 Free: Levi Smith, Eastside, Sr.

100 backstroke: Cade Taylor, J.L. Mann, Sr.

100 breaststroke: Maddex Ternes, Greer Middle College, Sr.

Relays 

200 free: J.L. Mann (Elijah McDowell, So.: Watson Caldwell, Sr.; County Plyler, Jr.; Matthw Bulla, Jr.) 

400 free: Greer Middle College (Jimmy Beeson, Quinn Anderson, Wim Clay, Maddex Ternes) 

200 medley: Greer Middle College (Jimmy Beeson, Maddex Ternes, Quinn Anderson, Wim Clay) 

Girls

Swimmer of the Year

Susan Seeley

Eastside | Junior 

Events: 200 free, 500 free 

Why chosen: Seeley led Eastside to the Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship. She gained particular person state championships in each occasions. She completed in a time of 1:52.40 within the 200 freestyle and 5:56.74 within the 500 free. She was additionally on two state championship relay groups. 

First workforce

Ansley Brinkman

Riverside | Sophomore 

Event: 50 free  

Why chosen: Brinkman gained the Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship with 23.84. She additionally gained the 100 free state title. 

Claire Burns

J.L. Mann | Sophomore 

Event: 200 IM 

Why chosen: Burns helped J.L. Mann win the Class AAAAAA Division 1 state championship and gained the 200 particular person medley with 2:03.55. 

Grace Hunt

Southside Christian | Senior 

Event: 100 breast 

Why chosen: Hunt gained the Class AAA state championships with 1:02.63 and that was the Upstate’s finest throughout all classifications. 

Bella Stewart 

St. Joseph’s | Junior 

Event: 100 again 

Why chosen: Stewart led St. Joseph’s to the Class AAA state championship and gained the 100 again with a time of 58.78, finest within the Upstate throughout all classifications. 

Bella Strawn

Byrnes | Senior 

Event: 100 free 

Why chosen: Strawn gained the Class AAAAA Division I state championship with 52.32. 

Lauren York

Eastside | Freshman 

Event: 100 butterfly 

Why chosen: York had the Upstate’s quickest time within the 200 butterfly with 58.21 as she completed fourth within the state on the Class AAAAAA Division 2 meet. 

Relays

200 free

Eastside: Laila Harvey, Sr.: Kiera Cook, So.; Susan Seeley, Jr.; Darcy O’Sullivan, Jr. gained the Class AAAAA Division 2 state championship. 

400 free

Eastside: Connie Miller, 7^th; Harper Penny, Jr; Kiera Cook, So.; Susan Seeley, Jr. gained state championship.

200 medley

Eastside: Connie Miller, 7^th; Anna Kate Barr, Sr.; Lauren York, Fr.; Darcy O’Sullivan, Jr. completed runner-up. 

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Second workforce

200 IM/100 free: Odette Brown, St. Joseph’s, So.

100 breaststroke: Chelsea Girardeau, Wade Hampton, Jr.

50 freestyle: Connie Miller, Eastside, 7^th

100 butterfly: Allie Parker, Dorman, Sr.

200 free/100 again: Abby Schneider, Wade Hampton, Jr.

500 freestyle: Emily Schneider, Wade Hampton, Jr.

Relays

200 free: J.L. Mann (Mia Stephen; Josie Mullen, Sr.; Fiona Haefner, Sr.; Madeline Degeorge, Jr.) 

400 free: Wade Hampton (Abby Schneider, Jr.; Lindsey Guertin, Sr.; Chelsea Girardeau, Jr.; Emily Schneider, Jr.) 

200 medley: St. Joseph’s (Bella Stewart, Jr.; Odette Brown, So.; Sutton Alexander; Rachel Overton, So.) 

Todd Shanesy covers highschool athletics for the Greenville News, Spartanburg Herald-Journal and Anderson Independent Mail within the USA TODAY Network. Contact him by electronic mail at todd.shanesy@shj.com. Follow him on X, previously known as Twitter, at @ToddShanesySHJ.