February 8, 2025 — From Feb. 7-8, Baylor School went on to compete at the 2025 TISCA State Championships in Knoxville, TN. By the end of the meet, Baylor School claimed titles on the women’s team (by 18 points) and as a combined team for its 20th consecutive year (by 240.5 points). The men’s team, in a hard fought battle, finished as runner-up by less than 20 points.
While the Baylor School had many amazing swims to constitute for its team finishes, one notable swim goes to the men’s 400 Freestyle Relay with Ethan Gover (JR), Jon Smith (SR), Luke Waldrep (SR), and Hayden Vicknair (SO) as they secured a win while also breaking both the school and state record with a time of 2:59.41. This time also qualifies these swimmers for the 2025 summer Junior Nationals! The previous record was held by Baylor School’s decorated swimmers Trey Freeman, Piotr Kurleto, Zach Althoff, and Jack Kirby from 2018 with a time of 2:59.52.
We would also like to recognize the following swimmers for reaching their new 2025 Futures cuts in the following SCY events:
- Connor Hupman – 200 Freestyle
- Anara Summers – 200 Individual Medley
- Felix Vicknair – 200 Individual Medley
- Javer Diaz Lopez – 200 Individual Medley
- Ellie Lydon – 100 Butterfly
- Radford Walker – 100 Butterfly
- Luke Higgo – 100 Backstroke
And the following swimmers for reaching their 2025 summer Senior National cuts:
- Hayden Vicknair – 100 Butterfly and 100 Freestyle
You can find the full meet results here!
