CARY – The Raleigh Charter Phoenix swept the 1A/2A NCHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday night at the Triangle Aquatic Center as both men’s and women’s teams took the top spots.
The Championship is the seventh title for the women’s program (first since 2018), and third for the men, who also won last year and in 2018.
In the women’s competition, the Phoenix dominated in the relays as Emily Lee, Christiana Hoang, Dorothy Ellen Grant and Reina Liu won the 200-Yard Medley Relay, and Grant, Allyson Deans, Hoang and Liu won the 400 free relay.
Katie Hu, Sydney Chase, Deans and Derin Sen took second in the 200-Yard Freestyle Relay.
Liu also won the 200 IM and 100 backstroke events, setting a new 1A/2A meet record in both.
Woods Charter sophomore Daisy Collins won both the 200- and 500-Freestyle events and shattered the 1A/2A meet records for both in the process. In the 500, she posted a time of 4:45.36 more than 3.5 seconds better than the previous record, and in the 200, she broke the old record by 1.18 seconds. Both previously belonged to Emily Knorr from Salisbury. Collins was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Swimmer.
In the Diving Competition, Community School of Davidson’s Addison Nardone took the top spot and Avery Nardone took third. Thomas Jefferson’s Camryn Clark finished second.
In the team standings, Pine Lake Prep finished in second place with 232 points and NCSSM-Durham took third with 154. The Phoenix tallied 271.5.
In the men’s competition, the Phoenix again controlled the relays as Kyle Su, Alex Lee, Roger Zhang and Leon Zhang won the 200-Yard Medley Relay and Su, Thomas Healy, Jake Walker and Leon Zhang won the 400-Yard Relay.
Leon Zhang also won the 200 Free and 100 Fly and was Co-Most Outstanding Swimming along with Franklin Academy’s Andrew Cook who won the 50- and 100-Freestyle events.
Raleigh Charter’s Alex Lee won the 500 Free, just ahead of Cherryville’s Steven Wyatt. Wyatt’s second-place finish is the first ever medal for Cherryville in the NCHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
In the Diving Competition, Eno River freshman Evan Myers took first place on Friday night at Pullen Aquatic Center. Shelby’s Jacob Urash finished in second.
NCSSM-Durham was the runner-up in the team competition and Seaforth took third place.
The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing outstanding sportsmanship in each of our State Championship events. The Association has partnered with the North Carolina Farm Bureau to award a pair of Sportsmanship Awards at each championship event, recognizing players who have demonstrated the ideals of outstanding character and sportsmanship throughout the 2024-25 season. The winners of the 1A/2A Swimming and Diving Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards were Katie Hu and Tommy Healy from Raleigh Charter, Sydney Haun from Pine Lake Prep and Skyler Qu from NCSSM Durham.
Women
1. Raleigh Charter, 271.5.
2. Pine Lake Preparatory, 232.
3. NCSSM-Durham, 154.
4. Lincoln Charter, 138.
5. Christ the King Catholic High, 114.
Men
1. Raleigh Charter, 257.
2. NCSSM-Durham, 183.5.
3. Seaforth, 169.
T4. Bradford Preparatory School, 146.
T4. Christ the King Catholic High, 146.
