Swimmer of the Year
Anthony Grimm, Jr., Oakton
Grimm spent the first two months of the season recovering from a back injury, but he returned in time to make an impressive run through the postseason meets. He earned All-Met Boys’ Swimmer of the Year honors for the second straight season after posting a state record of 53.86 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke and a first-place finish in the 50 freestyle (19.79), just missing the state record and personal best of 19.67 he set last season.
First team
Sorab Aman, Sr., West Springfield
The George Mason signee placed second in the 100 butterfly (48.83) at the Virginia Class 6 meet.
Aiken Do, So., W.T. Woodson
Do won the Virginia Class 6 state title in the 100 freestyle (44.83) and finished second to Grimm in the 50 free (20.56) to help the Cavaliers to the team championship.
Brett Feyerick, Jr., Georgetown Prep
Feyerick claimed the title in the 100 freestyle at the National Catholic championship meet in January, then returned home to win the 100 free (45.15) and 100 backstroke (48.16) at Metros in February.
Landon Gentry, So., Patriot
Gentry won the Virginia Class 6 title in the 100 butterfly (48.75) and finished second in the 200 individual medley (1:50.84).
Oliver Mills, Sr., Flint Hill
Mills won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division I diving title for the second straight year with a score of 549.40.
Jack Moore, Sr., Briar Woods
The University of Virginia signee placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:38.63) and third in the 500 free (4:33.97) at the Virginia Class 5 meet.
Sam Oliver, Sr., Champe
At the Virginia Class 6 state meet, the Auburn signee won the 200 freestyle (1:39.32) and set a new state record in the 500 free (4:22.99).
Jacob Rosner, Sr., Landon
The Northwestern signee won the 200 freestyle (1:38.14) and the 500 free (4:28.47) at Metros.
Noah Rutberg, Sr., Churchill
At the Maryland 4A/3A championships, Rutberg broke his own state record in the 100 backstroke (49.36) and anchored his team to a state record in the 200 medley relay (1:33.51). He also won the title in the 200 individual medley (1:50.90).
Trace Wall, Sr., Rock Ridge
The Georgia Tech commit set Virginia Class 5 state records with his title-winning races in the 50 freestyle (20.17) and 100 free (44.34).
Coach of the Year
Susie Hamrock, Woodson
In Hamrock’s 12 years as coach, the Cavaliers’ boys and girls have claimed 12 titles between them. The ultimate prize had remained elusive, but after a runner-up finish at the Virginia Class 6 state meet last year, the boys won their first state title since 1993. Hamrock also led the boys to regional titles in each of the past two seasons — and for good measure she coached the girls’ tennis team to the state title in 2018.
Second team
Ziad Bandak, Sr., Churchill
Ollie Bernasek, Sr., Gonzaga
Andrew Blusiewicz, Jr., Dominion
Kent Codding, Sr., Woodson
Dylan Danaie, Jr., Georgetown Prep
J.T. Ewing, So., Gonzaga
Mitchell Meyer, Sr., Woodbridge
Jack Mowery, Sr., Washington-Liberty
Henry Radzikowski, Sr., Battlefield
Joe Schaefer, Sr., Woodson
Relays
200 freestyle: Alec Cooper, Jr.; Michael Paulos, Sr.; Kris Lawson, Fr.; Lucca Scott, Sr. (Whitman): 1:23.39
200 medley: Ryan Catron, Sr.; Mac Marsh, So.; Matthew Pottker, Sr.; Ollie Bernasek, Sr. (Gonzaga): 1:31.28
400 freestyle: Matthew Pottker, Sr.; Ryan Catron, Sr.; J.T. Ewing, So.; Ollie Bernasek, Sr. (Gonzaga): 3:04.91
Honorable mentions
Zachary Bayler, Sr., Wheaton
Jason Bretz, Jr., Whitman
Ryan Catron, Sr., Gonzaga
Benjamin Charles, Sr., Maret
James Collishaw, Sr., Walter Johnson
Alec Cooper, Jr., Whitman
Bailey De Luise, So., Independence
Christian Decker, Sr., Westlake
Sam Duncan, Sr., Madison
Owen Dyson, So., Madison
Finn Gelbach, Fr., The Heights
Jeffrey Gerber, Sr., Thomas Jefferson
Cole Greenberg, So., Quince Orchard
Jordan Gross, Sr., Bullis
Ryan Gruner, Sr., Springbrook
Michael Jiang, Jr., Forest Park
Kyle Johnson, Sr., Park View
Eric Kim, So., Stone Bridge
Charlie Kucik, Sr., Herndon
Alex Landinez, Sr., School Without Walls
Tyler Lentine, Jr., O’Connell
Eric Lundgren, Jr., Woodson
Chris Ma, Jr., Richard Montgomery
Peter Makin, Sr., Fairfax
Mac Marsh, So., Gonzaga
Ryan Mathis, Sr., Georgetown Prep
Mitchell Meyer, Sr., Woodbridge
Jack Mowery, Sr., Washington-Liberty
William Mullen, Sr., O’Connell
Everett Oehler, So., Richard Montgomery
Michael Parker, Jr., Sherwood
Matthew Pottker, Sr., Gonzaga
Michael Salvatori, Sr., John Paul the Great
Nic Santorelli, Sr., Damascus
Sean Santos, So., Good Counsel
Thomas Scheller, Sr., Wilson
Scott Schwendinger, Sr., Quince Orchard
Lucca Scott, Sr., Whitman
Kenny Song, Sr., Poolesville
Jonik Surprenant, Jr., Blake
Aidan Thomas, Jr., Woodson
Conor Vienneau, Sr., La Plata
Ben Voelker, Sr., Calvert
Max Weinrich, So., Sherwood
Ben Long Zuo, Jr., Churchill
— Text by Kate Yanchulis