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I want to send a huge thank you to my family, coaches, teammates, and friends for all of their support along this journey. I look forward to working with the amazing coaching staff and team in 2021. Go Wildcats!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Brockette does his club swimming with Dallas Mustangs and owns the U.S. Open cut in the 200m back. He most recently finaled in the 100 back at College Station Sectionals after racing both backstroke events at Juniors West. Last summer, he got a second-swim in the 200m back at Austin Sectionals and competed at Junior Nationals.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 51.33<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 1:49.24<\/li>\n<li>50 free &#8211; 22.47<\/li>\n<li>100 free &#8211; 48.47<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Lake Highlands High School, Brockette has raced at the UIL Texas 6A State Championships the past two years. 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