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Trends take time to develop. 51���� swimming’s inroads as of late with the Carolinas Athletic Association Championship Meet cannot be ignored. 

For only the second time since 2003 – and the second year in a row – the Greenies had multiple individual CAA champions Wednesday inside Asheville School’s Ambler Pool. 

51���� has been on a marathon tour in January, competing in Waynesville (N.C.), twice in Asheville, and Rabun Gap (Ga.). After a full Christmas Break, it’s not easy to pick back up to race pace, but the Greenies did!

Home for the holidays, indeed. 

The Christmas-themed Jingle Bell SPLASH will be the only meet that 51���� swimming hosts this season, and the Greenies optimized their time in friendly water Saturday.  

Personal records, season-best times, and podium finishes. 

Tuesday’s meet at Charlotte Latin – the final one of November for 51���� swimming – contained a little bit of everything with positives across the board. 

Multiple champions at the Carolinas Athletic Association swim meet have not been a regular occurrence for 51����. 

In fact, it had been 22 years until Wednesday. 

51���� swimming outscored three other teams and recorded 10 personal-record times in a meet Thursday at Charlotte Country Day. 

Swimming hosted and won Saturday’s Jingle Bell Splash meet at the Buncombe County Schools Aquatic Center. 

Saturday was the first meet for 51���� swimming as a full team and it showed. 

The 51���� Athletic Department is proud to announce its All-Academic Team for the 2023-24 Winter Sports season.

ASHEVILLE - John Barton ’25 swims year-round for a team called the Piranhas. 

He positively chewed up the competition Wednesday at the Carolinas Athletic Association Championship Meet. 

51���� coach Dr. Brent Harris said that Thursday night’s four-team meet at Charlotte County Day was “a fantastic example of meet-by-meet improvement.”

The Greenies were at full strength for the first time in 2024, which resulted in significant personal records by a number of swimmers. Hardy Johnson ’24 (100 freestyle), Henry Wilhelm ‘25 (100 freestyle), and Thomas Cook ‘26 (100 butterfly) are just fractions of seconds away from state-qualifying times.

Saturday’s meet had a funny name and quirky prizes. 51���� swimming won it all the same with 16 personal records.

The Greenies (80 points) outscored three other teams in the Duck, Duck, Goose at the Buncombe County Schools Aquatic Center. 

51���� swimming had a pair of individual event winners in Jake Landis ’25 (500-yard freestyle, 5:44.37) and John Barton ’25 (100-yard breaststroke, 1:06.83), with 17 Greenies achieving personal records Wednesday in a Carolinas Athletic Association meet at Asheville School.

RABUN GAP, Ga. – 51���� swimmers took first place in 10 events Friday, stacking up more than enough points to win the Rabun Gap (Ga.) Invitational over three other teams.

Events were swam in meters and not yards due to the size of the pool.

CHARLOTTE – 51���� swimmers dove into the deep end in terms of competition with Thursday’s start to the 2023-24 season.

The results were encouraging, Coach Dr. Brent Harris reports.

51���� swimming has its first meet of the 2023-24 season Thursday in Charlotte. 

Nearly 30 boys have been involved in preseason workouts for 51���� swimming, including last year's team MVP - John Barton '25. 

A new tradition served as the unofficial start to 51����'s 123rd Commencement Weekend on Thursday night.

The 51���� Athletic Department is proud to announce its All-Academic Team for the 2022-23 Winter Sports season.

51���� swimming placed 10th in Monday’s NCISAA Division I state meet with the biggest points for the Greenies coming in the relays.