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The 2019 Indiana Boys State Swimming and Diving Championship took place on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, Ind.
Carmel’s Jake Mitchell broke the Indiana state record in the 500 free while his teammate Wyatt Davis did the same in the 200 IM. Mitchell and Davis also teamed up with Griffin Hadley and Augustus Rothrock to set a new state mark in the 4×100 free relay.
Behind a relay sweep and three state records, Carmel secured their fifth-consecutive – and 19th overall – championship title with a total of 353.5 points, well ahead of Franklin Community (178) and Fort Wayne Carroll (173).
Splash through Swimming World’s photo gallery from today’s meet via our chief photographer Peter H. Bick.
Top 5 Team Scores:
- Carmel – 353.5
- Franklin Community – 178
- Fort Wayne Carroll – 173
- Chesterton – 165.5
- Munster – 160
The meet began as Davis (21.48), Ryan Malicki (25.80), Hadley (21.81) and Alec DeLong (20.12) won the opening 4×50 medley relay in a combined time of 1:29.21. Munster finished second in 1:30.68 and Fort Wayne Carroll took third in 1:31.10.
Future Michigan Wolverine Mitchell cruised to first in the 200 free, stopping the clock in 1:34.24 as the first of only four swimmers under the 1:40 barrier. His teammate Rothrock claimed the runner-up spot in 1:39.07 while Chesterton’s Andrew Alders placed a close third in 1:39.11.
Not too long after leading off the winning medley relay, Davis – who will join teammate Mitchell in Ann Arbor in 2020 – was back in the pool to defend his state title in the 200 IM with a final time of 1:45.63. Second went to Fort Wayne Carroll’s Tristan DeWitt in 1:47.27 while third belonged to Munster’s Holden Raffin in 1:48.65.
Franklin County and future Indiana Hoosier Jacob Destrampe splashed-and-dashed his way to victory in the 50 free, racing to the wall with a quick 20.54. Highland’s Ethan Churilla was right behind him in 20.56 for second while DeLong raced to third in 20.71.
Caiden Lake of Oak Hill dove to first on the 1-meter board, finishing with a final score of 525.85 for the win. Seymour’s Devin Ramsey placed second with 522.85 points while Hamilton Southeastern’s Nathan Barr took third with a total score of 488.40.
Shortly after finishing second in the 200 IM, DeWitt found himself on top of the podium in the 100 fly with a winning time of 47.53. Munster’s Grant Afman (48.40) and Fort Wayne Carroll’s Noah Yarian (48.67) finished second and third, respectively.
Destrampe proved his sprint talent by adding the 100 free title in addition to his 50 free gold from earlier after sprinting to the wall in 44.78. It was deja-vu on the podium: Churilla again took silver in 44.97 as DeLong grabbed another bronze in 45.22.
Mitchell dominated the 500 free, winning by 15 seconds in a blistering time of 4:16.72 en route to destroying Kyle Whitaker’s 2010 Indiana state record of 4:19.79. Rothrock (4:31.02) and Fisher’s Aaron Frollo (4:23.33) completed the top three.
Carmel’s William Kok (20.79), DeLong (21.26), Rothrock (20.72) and Mitchell (19.94) combined to post a two-second victory in the 4×50 free relay with a time of 1:22.71 ahead of runner-up Franklin Community’s 1:24.41 and third-place finisher Chesterton’s 1:24.65.
Davis’ second individual gold medal of the day came in the 100 back, where he powered home to a win in 46.66 to crush the previous Indiana state record of 47.06 set by Aaron Whitaker back in 2014. Yarian was second in 48.28 and Raffin was third in 48.59.
Kyle Adams gave Munster their first-ever individual champion in program history by getting his hands to the wall first in the 100 breast with a time of 54.08. Fort Wayne Carroll’s Jack McCurdy raced to second in 55.19 and Zionsville’s Coleman Modglin finished third in 55.53.
Carmel ended the meet with a bang as Mitchell (44.04), Rothrock (46.07), Hadley (44.92) and Davis (43.72) completed their relay sweep in record-setting fashion. Their time of 2:58.75 broke Chesterton’s previous state mark of 2:59.36 set in 2014. Franklin County (3:03.76) and Chesterton (3:05.64) completed the top three podium finishers.
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Definitely not munster’s first ever state title.