{"id":145343,"date":"2015-07-23T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=145343"},"modified":"2015-07-21T11:13:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:13:00","slug":"carmel-high-school-dominates-high-school-all-americans-roster-in-400-free-relay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/carmel-high-school-dominates-high-school-all-americans-roster-in-400-free-relay\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmel High School Dominates High School All-Americans Roster In 400 Free Relay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carmel High School<\/strong> capped a historic 2014-2015 high school swimming season with an astounding performance in the girls\u2019 400 freestyle relay, leading the rest of the schools on the high school All-Americans list by a substantial margin for a relay sweep. The Bolles School was also looking for a relay sweep on the boys side, but came up short in the 400 free relay.<\/p>\n

Our 11-part NISCA All-American Showcase is highlighting each event on the high school swimming schedule, and Swimming World<\/i> is proud to partner with the National Interscholatic Swim Coaches Association to provide a global spotlight on high school swimming in the United States.<\/p>\n

Carmel\u2019s 3:15.38 in the relay was mind-boggling. The swim not only is six seconds faster than runner-up Santa Margarita Catholic High School<\/strong>, but it would have been competitive at the NCAA championships. The time set a national record that will be tough to reach for many years.<\/p>\n

Veronica Burchill, Claire Adams, Kendall Smith<\/strong> and Amy Bilquist<\/strong> participated in the relay to help the school win its 29th consecutive girls state title in Indiana. That ties the school with Punahou High School in Hawaii for the most state titles in history.<\/p>\n

Helped greatly by anchor Katie McLaughlin<\/strong>, Santa Margarita was the only school in the 3:21, posting a 3:21.04. The remaining schools in the top 8 all contained athletes with impressive credentials at the junior national level, giving them a lift into an esteemed position nationally.<\/p>\n

Girls 400 Freestyle Relay National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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Breaking 3:00 is a rare feat in the 400 free relay for high school boys, and this past season almost witnessed a couple of teams breaking that barrier. Northgate High School<\/strong> got the closest with a 3:00.21 at the California Interscholastic Federation\u2019s North Coast championships. Mason Tittle, Eric Van Brocklin, Calvin Kirkpatrick<\/strong> and Maxwell Bottene<\/strong> were looking to take down the national public school record of 2:59.00 set last year by Granada High School, which is another school in the North Coast section.<\/p>\n

LaSalle College High School<\/strong>, one of the top teams in Pennsylvania, also chased the elusive 3:00 barrier and won the state meet with an incredible 3:00.93 for second in the nation. Two teams managed to break 3:02 for third and fourth place on the high school All-Americans list. Greenwich High School<\/strong> took third overall with a 3:01.70, while The Bolles School<\/strong> claimed fourth with a 3:01.85.<\/p>\n

Boys 400 Freestyle Relay National Top 8 (Mobile users: Click the “+” to expand content)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n[table \u201c\u201d not found \/]
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2014-15 NISCA Girls High School All-Americans<\/h2>\n