Ohio highschool boys swimming, Columbus Dispatch All-Metro group

Three swimmers from Division I state champion St. Charles and 5 particular person champions spotlight The Dispatch’s 2025-26 All-Metro boys swimming and diving group.

The Athlete of the Year in every sport – 30 in all – will likely be introduced on the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards on June 22 at Upper Arlington High School.

Austin Carpenter, St. Charles

The Texas signee and four-time state qualifier repeated as champion within the 100-yard freestyle (43.06), positioned third within the 100 breaststroke (53.38) and helped the 200 free (1:19.41) and 200 medley (1:27.2) relays to championships because the Cardinals pulled away for a repeat group title. At district, Carpenter received his third straight 100 breast title in a state-record 52.97 and likewise received the 100 free in a meet-record 43.06.

Sammy DaJusta, Upper Arlington

A junior and three-time Division I state qualifier, DaJusta repeated as district champion within the 200 free (1:38.65) and was third within the 100 free (45.68), enjoying a big half in UA edging St. Charles for the group title. At state, DaJusta was fourth within the 200 free (1:38.64) and fifth within the 100 free (45.57) and swam on the runner-up 200 free (1:22.33) and 400 free (3:01.47) relays.

Luke DeFrancisco, DeSales

DeFrancisco’s finest highschool meet was his final, as he received Division II state championships within the 100 breast (56.35) and 200 particular person medley (1:48.77) on the heels of repeating as district champion in these occasions (55.98 and 1:49.33, respectively). DeFrancisco earned the highest seed for each swims at state. A four-time state qualifier, DeFrancisco was state runner-up within the 100 breast as a junior and earned 5 top-eight finishes in his ultimate three seasons.

Andrew Keir, Westerville South

A Wisconsin commit and central Ohio’s high big-school diver the previous few years, the junior repeated as Division I district champion with 586.5 factors – second statewide solely to eventual state champion Mitch Caldwell of Solon – and remained in competition at state till late, ending sixth (474.15). Keir was third at state final yr and eighth as a freshman.

Jake Lloyd, St. Charles

No one had a greater Division I state meet than Lloyd, a senior who set or was part of 4 state or state-meet information. The Arizona State signee received the 50 free (19.39) and 100 breast (53.06) in report instances and was on the record-setting 200 free and 200 medley relays. Lloyd received the 50 free district title in 19.83, the one swimmer statewide to interrupt 20 seconds, and was district runner-up within the 100 breast (53.82).

Jack Mahaffey, Wellington

The junior turned the Jaguars’ first swimming state champion, profitable the 100 backstroke (48.38) in Division II after putting seventh within the 50 free (21.21). While Mahaffey’s championship time was not a state report, he swam 0.15 of a second sooner through the Winter Junior Championships in December. A 3-time state qualifier, Mahaffey repeated as district champion within the 100 again (49.15) and was runner-up within the 50 free (21.26).

Jackson Monus, Bexley

The junior and Indiana commit pulled off a 3rd straight dominant run to the Division II state diving championship, scoring a state-record 617.2 factors at district and 549.15 at state. Those victories got here by 278.05 and 66.3 factors, respectively.

Jacob Nadur, Dublin Coffman

Central Ohio’s high freshman this season, Nadur was Division I district runner-up within the 200 IM (1:52.31) and fourth within the 500 free (4:36.52) earlier than putting third (1:50.94) and ninth (4:34.98), respectively, in these occasions at state. Nadur’s instances all through the season in each highschool and membership occasions ranked within the high eight statewide in no fewer than six occasions, in accordance with SwimMeet.com and SwimCloud.com.

Griffin O’Neill, Upper Arlington

The senior proved key to each UA’s district championship and fourth-place end at state. O’Neill was district runner-up within the 100 free (45.3) and 200 free (1:40.15), then was state runner-up within the 100 free (48.46) and third within the 200 free (1:38.17). He additionally led off the runner-up 200 free and 400 free relays.

Nolan Schneider, Granville

The senior, a four-time state qualifier, was Division II district champion within the 200 free (1:44.41) and runner-up within the 100 free (47.66), main the Blue Aces to their first district title since 2020. Schneider was fourth within the 200 free (1:42.5) and seventh within the 100 free (46.77) at state. He additionally swam on the fifth-place 400 free relay (3:14.09) and sixth-place 200 free relay (1:28.11) as Granville completed ninth, finest amongst central Ohio groups.

David Shaw, Dublin Coffman

The senior outperformed his seeding in each particular person occasions at state, ending fifth within the 200 IM (1:51.87) and eighth within the 100 butterfly (50.47). He had been seeded seventh and thirteenth in these swims coming off a district meet during which he positioned third (1:52.95) and sixth (50.71), respectively.

Alex Wu, St. Charles

The senior reached his third state meet by profitable the 100 again (49.94) and 200 IM (1:48.41) at district, then positioned second within the 200 IM (1:49.23) and eighth within the 100 again (1:15.65) at state. He additionally was on the Cardinals’ profitable 200 free relay and fourth-place 400 free relay (3:03.66).

COACH OF THE YEAR: Kyle Goodrich, St. Charles

The Dispatch’s All-Metro Coach of the Year for the second straight season, Goodrich oversaw an much more dominant championship run for the Cardinals this winter than final. Behind championship swims from two relays, Carpenter and Lloyd, St. Charles pulled away to a 37.5-point win over Cincinnati St. Xavier (348.5-311) a yr after needing a win within the 400 free relay to edge the St. Xavier by a degree.

A 1995 graduate of St. Charles, Goodrich additionally coached the Cardinals’ first state title group in 2008 and three state runners-up between 2002 and 2009. He later served as an assistant coach earlier than starting his second stint atop this system through the 2020-21 season.

Goodrich swam at Indiana and graduated from Capital’s legislation faculty in 2000.

High faculty sports activities reporter Dave Purpura will be reached at dpurpura@dispatch.com and at @dp_dispatch on X.