Nation Ford Second, Catawba Ridge Third at Boys 4A State Swimming Championship

Swimmers from Nation Ford, Lake Wylie, Clover and Lancaster won six individual and relay titles combined.

Nation Ford High School placed second and Catawba Ridge High School finished third at the South Carolina High School League Boys 4A State Swimming Championship on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the University of South Carolina.

Riverside won the team title with 480 points. Nation Ford scored 327, and Catawba Ridge scored 255. Lake Wylie High School placed fifth with 218 points, giving York County three of the top five teams.

Indian Land High School finished 10th with 131 points. Lancaster High School placed 19th with 45, Clover High School was 21st with 43, South Pointe High School was 22nd with 42, and York Comprehensive High School was 28th with 10.

Martin sweeps his events for Lake Wylie

Lake Wylie’s Grant Martin won both of his individual events. He took the 100 breaststroke in 56.83, more than two seconds ahead of South Pointe’s Bradley McCrae, and won the 200 individual medley in 1:53.82, again finishing ahead of McCrae.

Martin also swam on Lake Wylie’s 400 freestyle relay with Beckham Alexander, Jasper Leck and Daniel Hogan, which finished second in 3:26.14. The same four swimmers placed fourth in the 200 medley relay.

Alexander placed sixth in the 50 freestyle and eighth in the 100 freestyle. Leck finished seventh in both the 100 butterfly and the 200 individual medley.

Frank wins butterfly title for Lancaster

Lancaster’s Micah Frank won the 100 butterfly in 51.20, holding off Nation Ford’s Grayson Reiger by 0.16 seconds. Frank also placed second in the 100 backstroke in 52.18, behind South Aiken’s Sean Parker. His two swims accounted for all 45 of Lancaster’s points.

Bancroft wins 50 freestyle for Clover

Clover’s John Bancroft won the 50 freestyle in 21.23, touching 0.02 seconds ahead of Parker. Bancroft also placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke in 59.82. His two swims accounted for all 43 of Clover’s points.

McCrae places second twice for South Pointe

South Pointe’s Bradley McCrae finished second to Martin in both of his events, swimming 58.87 in the 100 breaststroke and 1:55.91 in the 200 individual medley. McCrae scored all 42 of South Pointe’s points.

Nation Ford wins two titles

Reiger won the 500 freestyle in 4:40.67, finishing 4.52 seconds ahead of Riverside’s Josiah Pendergraph, before placing second to Frank in the 100 butterfly.

Nation Ford’s 200 freestyle relay of Noah Harris, Jude Cross, Reiger and Levi Vaden won in 1:27.68, more than a second ahead of Riverside. The 200 medley relay of Harris, Nicholas Giraldo, Reiger and Vaden finished second in 1:38.16.

Vaden placed third in both sprint freestyle events. He finished the 50 freestyle in 21.31, 0.08 seconds behind Bancroft, and the 100 freestyle in 47.13, 0.14 seconds out of first.

Giraldo placed third in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200 individual medley. Harris finished third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 100 backstroke. Cross placed fourth in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle.

Catawba Ridge relays power third place finish

Catawba Ridge’s 400 freestyle relay of Grayson Perkiss, Tanner Bell, Asher Craig and Luke Villano placed third in 3:28.00, the team’s only top three finish.

Catawba Ridge relied on depth, scoring with 13 individual swims. Craig placed sixth in the 100 freestyle and eighth in the 50 freestyle. Brewer Carruthers finished seventh in the 500 freestyle and eighth in the 200 freestyle, and Linyun Tong placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke.

Indian Land places 10th

Indian Land’s top finish came from Jacob Neely, who placed sixth in the 100 backstroke in 55.09 and ninth in the 100 butterfly. The 400 freestyle relay of Brysen Keller, James Neely, Caleb Hunkin and Jacob Neely finished eighth in 3:33.97.

York Comprehensive scores in two events

Wyatt Branch scored all 10 of York Comprehensive’s points, placing 15th in the 200 freestyle and 17th in the 500 freestyle.

Nation Ford Results

50 freestyle: 3. Levi Vaden 21.31; 15. Tyler Glover 23.83

100 freestyle: 3. Levi Vaden 47.13; 21. Tyler Glover 54.69; 29. Henry Harrison 59.02

200 freestyle: 4. Jude Cross 1:48.26; 23. Henry Harrison 2:07.24; 27. Michael Russo 2:10.19

500 freestyle: 1. Grayson Reiger 4:40.67; 3. Nicholas Giraldo 4:59.28; 4. Jude Cross 5:02.06

100 backstroke: 4. Noah Harris 53.48

100 butterfly: 2. Grayson Reiger 51.36; 3. Noah Harris 53.25

200 individual medley: 6. Nicholas Giraldo 2:02.29

200 medley relay: 2. Nation Ford 1:38.16 (Noah Harris, Nicholas Giraldo, Grayson Reiger, Levi Vaden)

200 freestyle relay: 1. Nation Ford 1:27.68 (Noah Harris, Jude Cross, Grayson Reiger, Levi Vaden)

400 freestyle relay: 7. Nation Ford 3:33.66 (Henry Harrison, Nicholas Giraldo, Tyler Glover, Jude Cross)

Catawba Ridge Results

50 freestyle: 8. Asher Craig 22.83

100 freestyle: 6. Asher Craig 50.33; 17. Luke Villano 54.12; 18. Braxton Harriman 54.24

200 freestyle: 8. Brewer Carruthers 1:56.31; 11. Grayson Perkiss 1:57.28

500 freestyle: 7. Brewer Carruthers 5:13.42; 9. Ryan Johnson 5:19.16; 24. Thomas McBurney 5:39.17

100 backstroke: 14. Jarek Pierson 58.49; 23. Ryan Johnson 1:01.91

100 breaststroke: 7. Linyun Tong 1:04.65; 13. Braxton Harriman 1:08.02; 30. Thomas McBurney 1:14.16

100 butterfly: 17. Tanner Bell 58.03; DQ Grayson Perkiss

200 individual medley: 8. Tanner Bell 2:07.82; 14. Jarek Pierson 2:10.87; 16. Luke Villano 2:12.89; 23. Linyun Tong 2:17.18

200 medley relay: 7. Catawba Ridge 1:44.19 (Brewer Carruthers, Linyun Tong, Tanner Bell, Asher Craig)

200 freestyle relay: 10. Catawba Ridge 1:37.42 (Grayson Perkiss, Luke Villano, Brewer Carruthers, Braxton Harriman)

400 freestyle relay: 3. Catawba Ridge 3:28.00 (Grayson Perkiss, Tanner Bell, Asher Craig, Luke Villano)

Lake Wylie Results

50 freestyle: 6. Beckham Alexander 22.42

100 freestyle: 8. Beckham Alexander 51.14

200 freestyle: 24. Chase Peterman 2:07.28; 28. Miles Birch 2:11.77

500 freestyle: 27. Miles Birch 5:57.91

100 backstroke: 21. Daniel Hogan 1:01.40; 24. Blake Klinefelter 1:01.92

100 breaststroke: 1. Grant Martin 56.83; 15. James Edwards 1:08.81; 21. Jack Tyler 1:10.40

100 butterfly: 7. Jasper Leck 55.87; 15. Daniel Hogan 57.31; 27. James Edwards 1:00.88

200 individual medley: 1. Grant Martin 1:53.82; 7. Jasper Leck 2:07.52; 22. Blake Klinefelter 2:16.55

200 medley relay: 4. Lake Wylie 1:40.38 (Beckham Alexander, Grant Martin, Jasper Leck, Daniel Hogan)

200 freestyle relay: 14. Lake Wylie 1:41.94 (James Edwards, Blake Klinefelter, Brody Flemming, Chase Peterman)

400 freestyle relay: 2. Lake Wylie 3:26.14 (Beckham Alexander, Jasper Leck, Daniel Hogan, Grant Martin)

Indian Land Results

50 freestyle: 18. Caleb Hunkin 23.95; 23. Fadi Belabed 24.62; 29. William Whitmore 25.27

100 freestyle: 19. Caleb Hunkin 54.41; 24. Fadi Belabed 56.11

200 freestyle: 16. Brysen Keller 2:01.33

500 freestyle: 18. Brysen Keller 5:31.66

100 backstroke: 6. Jacob Neely 55.09; 17. James Neely 59.16

100 butterfly: 9. Jacob Neely 56.09; 21. Nazar Lebedzeu 1:00.08

200 individual medley: 12. James Neely 2:09.46

200 medley relay: 10. Indian Land 1:48.73 (James Neely, William Whitmore, Jacob Neely, Fadi Belabed)

200 freestyle relay: 12. Indian Land 1:39.03 (Caleb Hunkin, Nazar Lebedzeu, William Whitmore, Fadi Belabed)

400 freestyle relay: 8. Indian Land 3:33.97 (Brysen Keller, James Neely, Caleb Hunkin, Jacob Neely)

Lancaster Results

100 backstroke: 2. Micah Frank 52.18

100 butterfly: 1. Micah Frank 51.20

Clover Results

50 freestyle: 1. John Bancroft 21.23

100 breaststroke: 4. John Bancroft 59.82

South Pointe Results

100 breaststroke: 2. Bradley McCrae 58.87

200 individual medley: 2. Bradley McCrae 1:55.91

York Comprehensive Results

200 freestyle: 15. Wyatt Branch 2:00.06

500 freestyle: 17. Wyatt Branch 5:28.79

Boys 4A Top 10 Team Scores

1. Riverside 480; 2. Nation Ford 327; 3. Catawba Ridge 255; 4. South Aiken 225; 5. Lake Wylie 218; 6. T.L. Hanna 197; 7. Lucy Beckham 151; 8. Fountain Inn 150; 9. Hilton Head Island 139; 10. Indian Land 131. Lancaster placed 19th with 45, Clover 21st with 43, South Pointe 22nd with 42 and York Comprehensive 28th with 10.

Source: Official results, 2026 SCHSL Boys 4A State Championships