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Two Richmond schools, Saint Christopher&#8217;s (sixth straight boys) and The Collegiate School (five straight girls), brought home hardware with dominating performances at The Collegiate School Aquatic Center in Richmond, the pool which saw nine American records set at 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n<p>The Collegiate girls swept all three relays and the Saints captured two. Each set one state record in the process. The Cougar quartet of <strong>Valentina<\/strong> <strong>Linkonis<\/strong>, <strong>Savannah Harris<\/strong>, <strong>Jasper Jones<\/strong> and <strong>Emory DeGuenther<\/strong> captured the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.70 while St. Christopher&#8217;s boys (<strong>Matthew Matthews<\/strong>, <strong>Edward Johnson<\/strong>, <strong>Ryan Smith<\/strong> and <strong>Ben Franks<\/strong>) sailed to a 1:32.69 finish in the 200 medley relay.<\/p>\n<div>Saints coach Bucka Watson capsuled his boys success in a heartfelt tribute to his team.<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe VISAA state meet brings out the best in the Saint Christopher\u2019s swim and dive team,&#8221; Watson said. &#8220;We have some elite swimmers in addition to a deep and talented roster. But what I\u2019m most proud of is how they continue to foster a team culture around an inherently individual sport. Senior captains Edward Johnson, Max Alger and Ryan Smith deserve all the credit for leading this team to one inspired swim after another.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>Cougar coach Mike Peters echoed Watson\u2019s refrain, saying: \u201cWe went into the meet looking to balance the seriousness of a high-level meet with the fun and excitement that comes from that environment. The team was led by a talented group of upperclassmen that were a major part of winning all three relays, but it was the depth that carried the meet. We had 11 swimmers score on the girls&#8217; side and had three separate events (50 free, 100 free, 100 back) that had the maximum four scorers make it back in the top 16.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>Swimmer of the Meet awards went to double winners, each of whom reprised their wins from 2025. <strong>Elizabeth Bryan<\/strong> (Oakcrest), a Navy recruit, posted wins in the 200 IM (2:01.99) and 100 breaststroke (1:02.91). DeGuenther (Duke), won the 100 and 200 frees in 51.09 and 1:50.07 while anchoring winning 200 medley and 400 free relays. Bryan and DeGuenther shared the girls&#8217; award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Will Charlton<\/strong> of The Covenant School (Navy) again won the 200 (1:38.65) and 500 frees (4:23.69) to solidify his boys&#8217; swimmer of the meet nod. His 500 free time eclipsed Olympian Townley Haas&#8217; 2015 mark of 4:25.15. Meanwhile, <strong>Tyler Phillips<\/strong> of Trinity Christian School and a Stanford commit garnered the only other state record with a 47.15 clocking in the 100 fly.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most riveting individual final came in the girls&#8217; 500 free where two freshmen battled. St. Catherine&#8217;s <strong>Brantley<\/strong> <strong>Patterson<\/strong>, sixth as an eight grader in 2025, pulled away after the 300-yard mark from <strong>McKinley Busen<\/strong> of The Madeira School to secure the win in 4:55.08 to 4:55.67.<\/p>\n<p>Another freshman winner, <strong>Erin Kass<\/strong> of Madeira, displayed perhaps the meet&#8217;s best underwaters, earning a 54.65 automatic All-American mark in the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n<div>The Division II championship for girls was won by The Seton School of Manassas, which scored 29 percent of its points through mastery on the springboard. The Division II boys trophy was hosted by the Covenant School, which placed fourth overall.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/visaa-championships\/high-school\/2026\/February\/13?rtn=%2Fresults%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full Meet Results<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Girls&#8217; Team Scores (Top Five)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Collegiate School &#8211; 357<\/div>\n<div>St. Catherine&#8217;s &#8211; 230<\/div>\n<div>Bishop O&#8217;Connell &#8211; 205<\/div>\n<div>Potomac School &#8211; 187<\/div>\n<div>Seton School &#8211; 172<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Boys&#8217; Team Scores (Top Five)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>St. Christopher&#8217;s &#8211; 349<\/div>\n<div>Bishop O&#8217;Connell &#8211; 217<\/div>\n<div>Collegiate School &#8211; 194<\/div>\n<div>Covenant School &#8211; 163<\/div>\n<div>Flint Hill School &#8211; 133<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collegiate School, Saint Christopher Continue VISAA Dominance It was business as usual at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Schools state championships this weekend. 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