The Tallulah Falls varsity swim teams dove back into the season following the Thanksgiving break at Habersham Central’s Jingle Jam Invitational in Clarkesville on Saturday. The teams had outstanding showings with the boys team placing 3rd out of 15 teams and the girls team placing 5th out of 19 teams.
Notable swims from the boys team include several new GHSA state qualifying times. The boys relay team of Emery Sims, Nelson Wilkinson, Henry Rickman, and Emre Sungur placed 1st and qualified in both the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relays. Wilkinson swam to a 1st place finish and qualified for the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 56.90, securing an individual event for himself for the 3rd consecutive season. Wilkinson also placed 3rd in the 100-yard backstroke. Sungur swam to two 1st place finishes and qualified in the 200-yard Individual Medley and the 500-yard freestyle, breaking the school record in the 500. The record was previously held by Hunter Weyrich (’20). Rickman placed 2nd in the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke.
Notable swims from the girls team include top 3 finishes. The A relay of Daya Ssemakula, Emma Jackson, Karis Tatum, and Emily Wolfe swam to a 1st place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Ssemakula raced to a 2nd place finish in the 100-yard freestyle.
“We are so proud of all of our swimmers and their accomplishments,” says coach Rachel Nichols.
The team will make their next appearance Friday, December 10 at home at the Winter Snow Invitational.
