Boosted by two sprint victories for Emmie Lewis, Creekside capped its high school swimming season with a runner-up girls finish at the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 4A championship meet on Oct. 7 at Florida Aquatic Swimming and Training in Ocala.
The Knights’ 221 points in the girls standings placed second to the 350 1/2 from runaway winner Sarasota Riverview.
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Among the stars of the evening was Lewis, who earned first place in the 50-yard freestyle by touching in 22.78 to edge Riverview’s Alexandra Pearson by two hundredths of a second. Shortly afterward, she completed her sprint sweep with a 50.18 in the 100 free, winning by 0.09 over Oviedo’s Danielle Giddens.
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The wins conclude a stellar senior season for Lewis, who has committed to collegiate swimming at South Carolina.
In addition to those victories, Creekside’s girls also got a third-place 100 breaststroke score from Makayla Taggart and earned top-three finishes in each relay. They placed third in the 200 medley relay (Makayla Davies, Taggart, Sophie Oldham and Lily Oldham), third in the 200 free relay (Sophie Oldham, Mikayla LaPointe, Brooke Seay and Emmie Lewis) and second in the 400 free relay (Sophie Oldham, Lily Oldham, Emmie Lewis and Makayla Davies).
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The Knights also fared well on the boys side with a 1:33.62 to win the 200 medley relay for Ian Foulk, Camden Martin, Gage Wright and Bailey Koo. Creekside also took third in the 400 free relay with Ben Poynton, Austin Tomas, Koo and Foulk, finishing seventh overall.
Nease, reclassified from 3A to 4A this year, saw its championship streak end at four seasons but still placed fourth in the boys standings. Luke Zardavets took second in the 100 butterfly and Lincoln Driesse came in third in the 500 free.
In the boys overall standings, Jupiter won the concluding relay to score 206 1/2 points, edging Cypress Bay and Winter Park for the team trophy.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Emmie Lewis leads Creekside in state swimming finals
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