By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
KAITLYN ALDRIDGE, Shawnee Heights
A sophomore, Aldridge earned All-City first-team honors as a freshman, placing third in the city meet in the 100-yard backstroke and helping Shawnee Heights place third in the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay. Aldridge competed in the 2024 Class 5A state meet, helping the T-Birds post a 13th-place finish in the 'B' final of the 400 free relay.
Washburn Rural junior Audrey Appuhn has won multiple Class 6A state medals two straight seasons. [File photo/TSN]
AUDREY APPUHN, Washburn Rural
Appuhn, a junior, placed in multiple events in the Class 6A state meet for the second straight season, taking fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:12.72) and sixth in the 500 freestyle (5:17.70). Appuhn also helped Rural win the 'B' final (ninth place) in the 6A 200 medley relay. Appuhn won three golds in the city meet as Rural won its 21st straight title and four golds in the Centennial League meet as the Junior Blues won a fourth straight league title.
JELLA BELGARDT, Washburn Rural
Belgardt, a senior, was part of Rural's winning 400 relay team and three second-place finishes in the city meet as the Junior Blues won their 21st straight city team title. Belgardt won a pair of gold medals and also posted a second-place and third-place finish as Rural won its fourth straight Centennial League title. Belgardt swam on Rural's team that won the 'B' final (ninth place) in the 200 medley relay (1:59.01) in the 6A state meet.
Topeka High junior Hara Del Castillo was a Centennial League champion last season. [File photo/TSN]
HARA DEL CASTILLO, Topeka High
A junior, Del Castillo earned All-City honors for the second straight season, finishing second in the city meet in the 100-yard backstroke and 100 freestyle and helping High post a third-place finish in the 200 medley relay. Del Castillo won the Centennial League title in the 100 backstroke and was second in the 100 butterfly. Del Castillo competed in the 6A state meet.
RHIANNON GOOD, Washburn Rural
Good, a junior, capped her sophomore season with a seventh-place finish in the Class 6A one-meter diving event (359.40). Good tied for the city diving title as Rural won its 21st straight city team championship and she finished third in the Centennial League meet as the Junior Blues won their fourth straight championship.
Seaman senior Joslynn Grace helped lead the Vikings to a third-place team finish in Class 5A-1A last season [File photo/TSN]
JOSLYNN GRACE, Seaman
Grace, a senior, helped Seaman post a runnerup finish in the Class 5A-1A 200 medley relay (1:56.90) and a fifth-place finish in the 200 free relay (1:44.47) last season. Grace also finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.12) and eighth in the 200 individual medley (2:15.23) at state as the Vikings finished third as a team. Grace was a four-event champ in the city meet and had two firsts and two seconds in the United Kansas Conference meet.
Hayden senior Kaylee Gregg finished fifth in Class 5A-1A diving last season. [File photo/TSN]
KAYLEE GREGG, Hayden
A senior, Gregg finished fifth in the Class 5A-1A one-meter diving event in 2024 with a score of 364.80 after finishing 10th at state as a sophomore. Gregg tied for the championship in the diving event in the city meet and placed second in the Centennial League meet. Gregg also swam a full schedule for the Wildcats.
Hayden junior Presley Green is a returning All-Centennial League champion for the Wildcats. [File photo/TSN]
PRESLEY GREEN, Hayden
Green, a junior, was the Centennial League champion in the 200 freestyle and she finished third in the 100 backstroke and swam on the Wildcats' third-place 200 medley relay. Green placed third in the 200 individual medley and third in the 500 free in the city meet to earn her spot on the All-City team.
Shawnee Heights senior Ashtynn Landry is a multi-time All-City pick for the T-Birds. [File photo/TSN]
ASHTYNN LANDRY, Shawnee Heights
A senior, Landry was a repeat All-City first-team pick last season, finishing second in the city meet in the 200 free and and the 500 free while also swimming on the T-Birds' third-place 200 freestyle relay and third-place 400 free relay. Landry shared the Swimmer of the Year award in the United Kansas Conference, finishing third in the 200 freestyle and helping Heights finish fourth in a pair of relays. Landry was 11th at state in the 200 free.
Washburn Rural senior Genevieve Miranda won four gold medals in the 2024 Centennial League meet. [File photo/TSN]. [File photo/TSN]
GENEVIEVE MIRANDA, Washburn Rural
Miranda, a senior, helped Rural win the 'B' final (ninth place) in the 200 medley relay (1:59.01) in the 6A state meet and finished 11th in the 'B' final in the 50 freestyle (25.84). Miranda swam on the Junior Blues' winning 400 free relay in the city meet and finished second in the 50 free and third in the 100 butterfly. Miranda won four gold medals in the Centennial League meet as Rural won its fourth straight team title.
