Meet The Ledger’s 2025 All-County Girls Swimming and Diving Team

Another women swimming and diving season has come to an finish, and there weren’t a whole lot of modifications from a 12 months in the past. McKeel’s Bryce Palmer repeated as the ladies prime swimmer, and McKeel repeated as the highest women staff. George Jenkins was the second-best women staff within the county, whereas on the East facet, All Saints is a constructing squad, beating Winter Haven at Ridge and ending simply behind the third-place Blue Devils at county. Four first-team alternatives, together with Palmer returned to the primary staff from final 12 months, whereas two extra swimmers, Elin Jonsson and Lily Jonsson had been former first-team alternatives who returned to the primary staff. Here are the swimmers, diver and coach who’re being honored for 2025.

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Swimmer of the 12 months

Bryce Palmer

McKeel, Junior

100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly

Palmer received county titles in each occasions. She went on to win the district title within the 100 breast then completed second at regionals. She returned to the state meet and completed sixth. In the 100 butterfly, she completed second at districts, seventh at regionals and twenty first at state.

Coach of the 12 months

Zoe Kader

All Saints

Kader is rebuilding the All Saints swim staff and led the ladies to championship on the Ridge meet. All Saints additionally completed at fourth at county and fifth at districts.

First Team

Vanessa Calva

George Jenkins, Senior

100 freestyle, 200 freestyle

Won county and completed second at districts, eighth at regionals and sixteenth at state in 100 free. Won county and completed district runner-up in 200 free.

Elin Jonsson

McKeel, Sophomore

100 backstroke

Won county and district titles, completed sixth at regionals then took fifteenth at state.

Lily Jonsson

McKeel, Senior

500 freestyle

Won the county title and completed district runner-up.

Claire Scarborough

McKeel, Sophomore

50 freestyle

Won county title, took second at districts and completed seventh at regionals.

Madeline Dolan

George Jenkins, Junior

200 particular person medley

Won county title and completed third at districts.

Emma Ketchum

Kathleen, Sophomore

Diving

Won diving at county, districts and regionals then completed fifth on the state meet.

Savannah Rhodes

Frostproof, Freshman

50 Freestyle DIS, 100 Freestyle DIS

Second at state in each occasions.

Danielle Tamayo

George Jenkins, Freshman

50 Freestyle DIS, 100 Freestyle DIS

Second at state in each occasions.

Honorable point out

All Saints: Brielle Nichols, Callie Ruyle, Mali O’Connor, Emily Bataille, Brooke Gunderson.

Frostproof: Caroline Rowe.

George Jenkins: Cori Parker.

Kathleen: Hannah Bushnell.

Lake Wales: Ady Warrick, Lillian Hare, Emilie Coulombe.

Lakeland Christian: Quinn Reese.

McKeel: Lyla Winstead, Gracie Williamson, Joelle Borglund, Ryleigh Rutherford, Lyla Patterson, Jocelyn Chanthavongsa, Sophia Silveira Lima, Ella Bracken.

Santa Fe Catholic: Taylor Seone, Gaby Lacen-Morales.

Winter Haven: Nora VanGundy, Lucy Broyles, Sophia Dinger.