Carmel Named Swimming World National High School Champ

Carmel Named Swimming World Girls’ National High School Champion for tenth Time (Full Results)

For the ten^th time, Carmel High School (Indiana) can have fun being named Swimming World’s ladies’ nationwide highschool champion. And this newest title may include a bit of extra pleasure, because the Greyhounds needed to overcome sickness on the finish of their season to as soon as once more land within the prime spot.

When a bout of the flu plagued Carmel High final winter, the timing was unlucky. The sickness popped up throughout the Indiana postseason, and whereas it didn’t deter the Greyhounds from capturing a 39^th straight state championship, the squad’s performances weren’t what was envisioned. Would that illness stop coach Chris Plumb’s crew from capturing one other legendary nationwide crown?

Nope.

As a nod to the unbelievable firepower and depth yearly placed on show by the varsity, Carmel earned its 10^th nationwide championship with 131 factors for the 2024-25 scholastic season. That whole was eight factors away from the 123 amassed by Rosary (Illinois), which is acknowledged because the Independent Schools champ. In third was California’s Santa Margarita, which scored 118 factors.

Swimming World, due to the calculations and devoted time of Bob Klapthor, yearly acknowledges the highest highschool packages within the nation. All instances produced by athletes in highschool competitors are scored by Klapthor utilizing a 16-place system. Swimmers are restricted to 2 particular person occasions and two relays or one solo occasion and three relays, per highschool guidelines. Klapthor ensures every college’s entries mirror their most scoring.

In reaching double-figure nationwide championships, Carmel was sensational in relay motion. The Greyhounds registered the highest instances within the nation within the 200 medley relay (1:39.10) and 400 freestyle relay (3:18.39), and completed with the second-fastest time within the 200 freestyle relay (1:31.54).

Individually, Olympian Alex Shackell accounted for the rest of Carmel’s scoring, due to a No. 2 rating within the 100 butterfly. Shackell had a greatest of fifty.67, which was .05 shy of the highest time by Hatboro-Horsham’s Annie Jia.

“Dealing with the flu was both a mental and physical challenge —  not being at your best while competing against elite competition is a daunting task, and the team really came through,” Plumb stated after Carmel gained the state title. “This team was deep in all the events and speaks to how difficult it is just to even make the roster.”

The Top-10 Teams (Overall)

1. Carmel (Indiana) – 131
2. Rosary (Illinois) – 123
3. Santa Margarita (California) – 118
4. Bellevue (Washington) – 114
5. New Trier (Illinois) – 101
6. Windermere (Florida) – 100
7. Phillips Exeter (New Hampshire) – 89
8. The Bolles School (Florida) – 78
9. Mira Costa (California) – 78
10. Saint Charles North (Illinois) – 74

The Top-10 Teams (Public)

1. Carmel (Indiana) – 131
2. Bellevue (Washington) – 114
3. New Trier (Illinois) – 101
4. Windermere (Florida) – 100
5. Mira Costa (California) – 78
6. Saint Charles North (Illinois) – 74
7. Hatboro-Horsham (Pennsylvania) – 59.5
8. Riverview (Florida) – 41
9. Pine Creek (Colorado) – 37
10. Wawasee (Indiana) – 36

The Top-10 Teams (Independent)

1. Rosary (Illinois) – 123
2. Santa Margarita (California) – 118
3. Phillips Exeter (New Hampshire) – 89
4. The Bolles School (Florida) – 78
5. Germantown Academy (Pennsylvania) – 56
6. Charlotte Country Day (North Carolina) – 46
7. Sacred Heart Academy (Kentucky) – 38
8. Cary Academy (North Carolina) – 20.5
9. Liberty Christian (California) – 16
10. Cardinal Gibbons (North Carolina) – 13
11. Woods Charter (North Carolina) – 13
12. Raleigh Charter (North Carolina) – 13