Girls’ National High School Mythical Championships: How Carmel Dominated the Country in 2023
Times compiled by Bob Klapthor
Carmel High School was named the national high school team champions for both girls and boys for the 2022-23 school year, and the girls’ competition was not close. The Greyhounds outpaced their nearest competition, Santa Margarita, by more than 60 points while setting a national high school record in the 200 medley relay and Alex Shackell led the national rankings in the 100 butterfly. Carmel was also second in both freestyle relays while Lynsey Bowen, Molly Sweeney and Berit Berglund each had multiple top-eight swims.
Below are the full mythical rankings from this year’s girls’ high school competition. The lists are assembled by considering the top times recorded in high school meets only, with each swimmer only eligible to place in two individual events plus two relays (so a third relay containing the same swimmer would be ineligible for the list). Points are awarded to the top-16 swimmers in each event, with the scoring following the usual procedures from the NCAA Championships.
In addition to the Carmel stars, swimmers such as Teagan O’Dell, Erin Gemmell and Leah Shackley highlight these rankings.
KEY
* NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL RECORD
** NATIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL RECORD• Results are based on times swum during the 2022-23 high school season.
• National high school rules state that swimmers can swim a maximum of four events (including relays) with no more than two individual events.
• NISCA altitude conversions (which are used for All-America recognition) are not applied for this compilation.
EVENT #1
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Fossil Ridge—Ft. Collins, Co. (2-10-18) 1:38.13
Bayley Stewart, Zoe Bartel, Coleen Gillilan, Kylee Alons
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Harpeth Hall—Nashville, Tn. (2-9-18) 1:38.77
Alex Walsh, Ella Nelson, Alex Massey, Gretchen Walsh
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Carmel—Carmel, In. (2-11-23) 1:36.98* 40
Berit Berglund Sr., Molly Sweeney Fr., Alex Shackell So., Meghan Christman Sr.
2 Brookfield East—Brookfield, Wi. 1:39.68 34
3 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. 1:40.53 32
4 Campolindo—Moraga, Ca. 1:41.14 30
5 Myers Park—Charlotte, NC 1:41.66 28
6 Cherry Creek—Greenwood Village, Co. 1:41.77 26
7 Penn—Mishawaka, In. 1:41.91 24
8 New Trier—Winnetka, Il. 1:41.96 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Riverview—Sarasota, Fl. 1:42.04 18
10 Davis Senior—Davis, Ca. 1:42.07 14
11 Hinsdale Central—Hinsdale, Il. 1:42.16 12
12 Windermere—Windermere, Fl. 1:42.23 10
13 Sacred Heart—Louisville, Ky. 1:42.25 8
14 Woodlands—Woodlands, Tx. 1:42.32 6
15 King’s Academy—West Palm Beach, Fl. 1:42.41 4
16 Carondelet—Concord, Ca. 1:42.43 2
EVENT #2
200 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-14-08) 1:42.81
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Katie Ledecky—Stone Ridge, Md. (2-7-15) 1:41.55
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Erin Gemmell, Sr.—Stone Ridge, Md. 1:43.45 20
2 Cavan Gormsen, Sr.—Sacred Heart, NY 1:45.12 17
3 Addison Sauickie, Jr.—Riverview, Fl. 1:45.38 16
4 Lynsey Bowen, So.—Carmel, In. 1:45.49 15
5 Annika Parkhe, Jr.—Deerfield, Il. 1:45.60 14
6 Asia Kozan, Sr.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 1:45.82 13
7 Emily Brown, Jr.—Dublin Coffman, Oh. 1:45.88 12
8 Madison Mintenko, So.—Pine Creek, Co. 1:45.93 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Josephine Ramey, Sr.—Fishers, In. 1:46.05 9
10 Lainy Kruger, Sr.—Notre Dame, Ky. 1:46.36 7
11 Sydney Gring, Sr.—Muhlenberg, Pa. 1:46.47 6
12T Lillie Nesty, Sr.—PK Yonge Research, Fl. 1:46.65 4.5
12T Summer Cardwell, Sr.—Countryside, Fl. 1:56.65 4.5
14 Ava DeAnda, Fr.—Riverside Poly, Ca. 1:46.68 3
15 Elise Clift, Jr.—Mansfield, Tx. 1:47.13 2
16T Helena Jones, Sr.—Wilsonville, Or. 1:47.15 0.5
16T Willo Hanson, Sr.—Jamestown, Va. 1:47.15 0.5
EVENT #3
200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Torri Huske—Yorktown, Va. (2-25-21) 1:53.73
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Ella Eastin—Crean Lutheran, Ca. (5-16-15) 1:53.90
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Teagan O’Dell, So.—Santa Margarita, Ca. (5-13-23) 1:53.38** 20
2 Molly Sweeney, Fr.—Carmel, In. 1:55.88 17
3 Campbell Stoll, Sr.—Arrowhead, Wi. 1:56.37 16
4 Maddie Sipowski, Sr.—King’s Academy, Fl. 1:57.03 15
5 Sienna Karp, Sr.—Walter Johnson, Md. 1:57.70 14
6 Avery Kalmfoth, Fr.—Myers Park, NC 1:58.01 13
7 Asia Kozan, Sr.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 1:58.09 12
8 Piper Enge, Jr.—Mercer Island, Wa. 1:58.13 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Kathryn Hazle, Sr.—University City, Ca. 1:58.36 9
10 Caroline Bricker, Sr.—Cheyenne Mountain, Co. 1:58.49 7
11 Grace Rainey, Sr.—Hough, NC 1:58.54 6
12 Olivia Swalley, Sr.—Johnston, Ia. 1:58.59 5
13 Gracie Weyant, Jr.—Riverview, Fl. 1:58.66 4
14 Julia Podkoscielny, Sr.—Pine Crest, Fl. 1:58.81 3
15 Eleanor Sun, Sr.—Stone Ridge, Md. 1:58.84 2
16 Campbell Chase, Jr.—Woodrow Wilson, Tx. 1:58.88 1
EVENT #4
50 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Abbey Weitzeil—Saugus, Ca. (5-16-15) 21.64
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Gretchen Walsh—Harpeth Hall, Tn. (2-7-20) 21.59
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Hailey Tierney, Sr.—Arrowhead, Wi. 21.84 20
2 Lucy Thomas, Sr.—Brookfield East, Wi. 21.89 17
3 Alex Shackell, So.—Carmel, In. 21.93 16
4 Lily Christianson, Jr.—Penn, In. 22.02 15
5 Katie Bell Sikes, Jr.—Orange, NC 22.17 14
6 Jada Scott, Sr.—San Antonio Johnson, Tx. 22.42 13
7 Camille Spink, Sr.—Battlefield, Va. 22.55 12
8 Lily King, So.—Mt. Pleasant, Pa. 22.58 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Kit Schneider, Sr.—Hinsdale Central, Il. 22.59 9
10 Lawson Ficken, Sr.—Cherry Creek, Co. 22.64 7
11 Morgan Carteaux, Sr.—Ravenwood, Tn. 22.65 6
12 Trinity Hoang, Sr.—Vista Ridge, Tx. 22.66 5
13 Mena Boardman, Fr.—Phillips Exeter, NH 22.67 4
14T Alexis Fulton, Sr.—Downington East, Pa. 22.68 2.5
14T Gracyn Aquino, So.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 22.68 2.5
16 Alyssa Bozzuto, Jr.—King’s Academy, Fl. 22.69 1
EVENT #5
100 YARD BUTTERFLY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Torri Huske—Yorktown, Va. (2-25-21) 49.95
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Claire Curzan—Cardinal Gibbons, N.C.
(2-10-22) 49.24
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Alex Shackell, So.—Carmel, In. 50.89 20
2 Kiley Wilhelm, Sr.—Myers Park, NC 51.20 17
3 Charlotte Crush, Fr.—Sacred Heart, Ky. 51.55 16
4 Campbell Stoll, Sr.—Arrowhead, Wi. 51.85 15
5 Leah Shackley, Jr.—Bedford, Pa. 51.93 14
6 Ella Jablonski, So.—Lakeside, Wa. 52.05 13
7 Annika Parkhe, Jr.—Deerfield, Il. 52.13 12
8 Ava Whitaker, Sr.—Rockwall, Tx. 52.36 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Tess Howley, Sr.—Sacred Heart, NY 52.55 9
10 Kelsey Zhang, Fr.—Saratoga, Ca. 52.62 7
11 Annie Jia, So.—Hatboro Horsham, Pa. 52.64 6
12 Maggie Schalow, Sr.—Corona Del Mar, Ca. 52.65 5
13 Katie Christopherson, Jr.—Westminster Schools, Ga. 52.77 4
14 Taylor Grimley, Jr.—Germantown, Pa. 52.98 3
15 Sydney Gring, Sr.—Muhlenberg, Pa. 53.00 2
16 Gaby Van Brunt, Sr.—Saint Andrew’s, Ga. 53.03 1
EVENT #6
100 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Abbey Weitzeil—Saugus, Ca. (5-16-15) 47.09r
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Gretchen Walsh—Harpeth Hall, Tn. (2-8-20) 46.98
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Erika Pelaez, Jr.—So. Florida HEAT, Fl. 48.08 20
2 Erin Gemmell, Sr.—Stone Ridge, Md. 48.19 17
3T Camille Spink, Sr.—Battlefield, Va. 48.52 15.5
3T Hailey Tierney, Sr.—Arrowhead, Wi. 48.52 15.5
5 Lily King, So.—Mt. Pleasant, Pa. 48.58 14
6 Lily Christianson, Jr.—Penn, In. 48.59 13
7 Lawson Ficken, Sr.—Cherry Creek, Co. 48.77 12
8 Maggie Wanezek, Jr.—Brookfield East, Wi. 48.82 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Ava DeAnda, Fr.—Riverside Poly, Ca. 48.85 9
10 Addison Sauickie, Jr.—Riverview, Fl. 49.03 7
11 Marin Clem, So.—Southlake Carroll, Tx. 49.07 6
12 Alexis Fulton, Sr.—Downington East, Pa. 49.08 5
13 Berit Berglund, Sr.—Carmel, In. 49.09 4
14 Kiley Wilhelm, Sr.—Myers Park, NC 49.13 3
15 Aslen Gersper, Sr.—Saint Andrew’s, Fl. 49.15 2
16 Helena Jones, Sr.—Wilsonville, Or. 49.26 1
EVENT #7
500 YARD FREESTYLE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-14-08) 4:34.78
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Katie Ledecky—Stone Ridge, Md. (2-6-15) 4:26.58p
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Cavan Gormsen, Sr.—Sacred Heart, NY 4:39.82 20
2 Bailey Hartman, Jr.—Carondelet, Ca. 4:42.58 17
3 Lynsey Bowen, So.—Carmel, In. 4:42.81 16
4 Michaela Mattes, Sr.—Cardinal Mooney, Fl. 4:43.80 15
5 Madeleine Hebert, Sr.—Coronado, Nv. 4:44.60 14
6 Elise Clift, Jr.—Mansfield, Tx. 4:46.20 13
7 Katherine Hazle, Sr.—University City, Ca. 4:46.23 12
8 Jenna Kerr, Sr.—Barrington, Il. 4:46.30 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Lexie Ward, So.—Carmel, In. 4:46.36 9
10 Andrea Dworak, So.—James Hubert Blake, Md. 4:46.77 7
11 Skylar Knowlton, So.—St. Thomas Aquinas, NH 4:46.86 6
12 Lainey Mullins, Sr.—Tower Hill, De. 4:46.96 5
13 Maggie Schalow, Sr.—Corona Del Mar, Ca. 4:47.33 4
14 Emily Brown, Jr.—Dublin Coffman, Oh. 4:47.43 3
15 Lily Gormsen, So.—Sacred Heart, NY 4:47.55 2
16 Madi Mintenko, So.—Pine Creek, Co. 4:47.70 1
EVENT #8
200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Carmel—Carmel, Ind. (2-14-15) 1:30.72
Veronica Burchill, Claire Adams, Kendall Smith, Trude Rothrock
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Baylor—Chattanooga, Tn. (2-11-12) 1:31.18
Kristen Vredeveld, Ashley Yearwood, Kimberlee John-Williams, Bria Deveaux
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. (3-28-23) 1:29.61** 40
Teia Salvino Jr., Asia Kozan Sr., Gracyn Aquino So., Teagan O’Dell So.
2 Carmel—Carmel, In. (2-11-23) 1:30.23* 34
Molly Sweeney Fr., Grace Dougherty Jr., Meghan Christman Sr., Alex Shackell So.
3 Cherry Creek—Greenwood Village, Co. 1:30.81 32
4 Arrowhead—Hartland, Wi. 1:31.14 30
5 Hatboro-Horsham—Horsham, Pa. 1:32.65 28
6 Germantown—Fort Washington, Pa. 1:32.66 26
7 Bolles—Jacksonville, Fl. 1:32.82 24
8 Stevenson—Lincolnshire, Il. 1:33.06 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Stone Ridge—Bethesda, Md. 1:33.07 18
10 Monte Vista—Alamo, Ca. 1:33.12 14
11 Upper Arlington—Upper Arlington, Oh. 1:33.30 12
12 Campolindo—Moraga, Ca. 1:33.38 10
13 Hinsdale Central—Hinsdale, Il. 1:33.51 8
14 Penn—Mishawaka, In. 1:33.58 6
15 King’s Academy—West Palm Beach, Fl. 1:33.64 4
16 Woodlands—Woodlands, Tx. 1:33.67 2
EVENT #9
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Olivia Smoliga—Glenbrook So., Ill. (11-17-12) 51.43
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Claire Curzan—Cardinal Gibbons, NC (2-10-22) 49.61
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Leah Shackley, Jr.—Bedford, Pa. (3-4-23) 50.83* 20
2 Teagan O’Dell, So.—Santa Margarita, Ca. 50.96 17
3 Maggie Wanezek, Jr.—Brookfield East, Wi. (11-12-22) 51.09* 16
4 Charlotte Crush, Fr.—Sacred Heart, Ky. 51.14 15
5 Erika Pelaez, Jr.—So. Florida HEAT, Fl. 51.78 14
6 Berit Berglund, Sr.—Carmel, In. 51.80 13
7 Ali Pfaff, Sr.—Rockbridge, Va. 52.85 12
8 Adriana Smith, Jr.—Campolindo, Ca. 52.87 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Charlotte Wilson, Jr.—Cherry Creek, Co. 52.95 9
10 Lily Cleason, Sr.—Ann Arbor Skyline, Mi. 53.00 7
11 Camille Murray, Sr.—McKinney North, Tx. 53.13 6
12 Clare Logan, Jr.—Westfield, NJ 53.14 5
13 Tess Howley, Sr.—Sacred Heart, NY 53.24 4
14 Sylvie Roy, So.—Mt. Lebanon, Pa. 53.28 3
15 Catie Choate, Sr.—Norcross, Ga. 53.36 2
16 Delaney Herr, So.—Mira Costa, Ca. 53.44 1
EVENT #10
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Kaitlyn Dobler, Aloha, Ore. (2-22-20) 58.35
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Alex Walsh—Harpeth Hall, Tn. (2-10-18) 58.88
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Lucy Thomas, Sr.—Brookfield East, Wi. 58.89 20
2 Molly Sweeney, Fr.—Carmel, In. 59.63 17
3 Maya Mellott, So.—San Ramon Valley, Ca. 59.65 16
4 McKenzie Siroky, Sr.—Livonia Stevenson, Mi. 1:00.07 15
5 Sarah Bennetts, Sr.—Davis Senior, Ca. 1:00.11 14
6 Grace Rainey, Sr.—William A. Hough, NC 1:00.12 13
7 Addie Robillard, So.—Saint Ursula, Oh. 1:00.17 12
8 Caroline Bricker, Sr.—Cheyenne Mountain, Co. 1:00.20 11
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Avery Klamfoth, Fr.—Myers Park, NC 1:00.56 9
10 Jada Scott, Sr.—San Antonio Johnson, Tx. 1:00.59 7
11 Piper Enge, Jr.—Mercer Island, Wa. 1:00.69 6
12 Gillian Tu, Sr.—Issaquah, Wa. 1:00.72 5
13 Hannah Marinovich, Jr.—Clovis West, Ca. 1:00.74 4
14 Katie Christopherson, Jr.—Westminster Schools, Ga. 1:00.81 3
15 Evelyn Entrekin, Sr.—Chamblee, Ga. 1:01.01 2
16 Samantha Armand, Sr.—Green Level, NC 1:01.04 1
EVENT #11
400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL
Carmel—Carmel, Ind. (2-14-15) 3:15.38
Veronica Burchill, Claire Adams, Kendall Smith, Amy Bilquist
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Santa Margarita—R.S. Margarita, Ca. (5-14-22) 3:14.80
Macky Hodges, Teia Salvino, Teagan O’Dell, Justina Kozan
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Pts
1 Brookfield East—Brookfield, Wi. 3:18.95 40
2 Carmel—Carmel, In. 3:21.84 34
3 Germantown—Fort Washington, Pa. 3:22.14 32
4 Riverview—Sarasota, Fl. 3:22.22 30
(3:16.84 with Teagan O’Dell=non-scoring since national HS rules allow swimmers a
maximum of four events—including relays—with no more than two individual events.
5 Santa Margarita—RS Margarita, Ca. 3:22.59 28
6 Stone Ridge—Bethesda, Md. 3:22.97 26
7 Arrowhead—Hartland, Wi. 3:23.33 24
8 Mercer Island—Mercer Island, Wa. 3:23.43 22
CONSOLATION FINAL
9 Hatboro-Horsham—Horsham, Pa. 3:23.63 18a
10 Cherry Creek—Greenwood Village, Co. 3:23.70 14
11 Dublin Jerome—Dublin, Oh. 3:23.75 12
12 Carroll—Southlake, Tx. 3:23.80 10
13 South Florida HEAT—Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 3:24.30 8
14 Davis Senior—Davis, Ca. 3:24.47 6
15 Myers Park—Charlotte, NC 3:24.60 4
16 Pioneer—Ann Arbor, Mi. 3:24.90 2
TEAM STANDINGS: THE TOP 10
COMBINED
1. Carmel, Ind. 235.0
2. Santa Margarita Catholic, Calif. 164.5
3. Brookfield East, Wis. 138.0
4. Arrowhead, Wis. 120.5
5. Cherry Creek, Colo. 100.0
6. Stone Ridge School, Md. 83.0
7. Riverview, Fla. 75.0
8. Myers Park, N.C. 74.0
9. Germantown, Pa. 61.0
10. Penn, Ind. 58.0
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1. Carmel, Ind. 235.0
2. Brookfield East, Wis. 138.0
3. Arrowhead, Wis. 120.5
4. Cherry Creek, Colo. 100.0
5. Riverview, Fla. 75.0
6. Myers Park, N.C. 74.0
7. Penn, Ind.. 58.0
8. Hatboro-Horsham, Pa. 52.0
9. Campolindo, Calif. 51.0
10. South Florida HEAT, Fla. 42.0
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
1. Santa Margarita Catholic, Calif. 164.5
2. Stone Ridge School, Md. 83.0
3. Germantown, Pa. 61.0
4. Sacred Heart Academy, N.Y. 52.0
5. Sacred Heart Academy, Ky. 39.0
6T. Bolles, Fla. 24.0
6T. King’s Academy, Fla. 24.0
8. Carondelet, Calif. 19.0
9. Cardinal Mooney, Fla. 15.0
10. Saint Ursula Academy, Ohio 12.0