On Saturday the Highlands Varsity Swim Teams finished their 2024-25 regular season.
Swimming in a meet with 19 schools, all of them bigger than Highlands, the boys team of Finneaus Garner, Aniah McKim, Jack Sumner and Jesus Mendoza-Tentle finished third. The boys finished 25-10-0 for the season.
The girls team of just two girls, Layla Babac and Trinity Fernandez-Faust tied for 12th with a season record of 2-29-4.
The boys were led by Jr. Olympians McKim and Garner. McKim won the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Garner won the 50 freestyle and finished second in the 100 freestyle. The four boys teamed up to score 3rd and 4th in the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 freestyle relay respectively.
Babac and Fernandez-Faust both had best times in the 100 breaststroke.
Next up for the teams are the 2025 NCHSAA 1A-2A West Regionals Friday, Jan. 31.
All four of the boys plus Paolo McRae, who was unavailable for this meet, have qualified with automatic times for regionals in various events.
Babac and Fernandez-Faust have qualified for regionals with consideration times.