Jupiter High School district swim: Senior-heavy crew cherishes memories made in championship sweep

Emilee Smarr, Palm Beach Post
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JUPITER — The Warriors girls and boys swim teams dove in for a Class 4A-District 5 championship sweep at the North County Aquatic Complex on Friday afternoon.

The victory was the program's second straight, having previously earned the title in 2018 and 2019.

Jupiter's 20-senior deep core seeded itself nicely for a trip to regionals at Olympia High School (Orlando) next Saturday, where coach Kiril Zahariev and the Warriors plan on another series of speedy performances ahead of states at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center in Stuart.

Senior Morgan Cogle, who also belongs to the roster of the Jamaican Swimming Federation, powered the girls' team to the top, coming first in the 100-yard freestyle (53.55) to contribute 20 points to the final team score.

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Seniors Morgan Cogle and Alexa Hansen snap a selfie with the newest addition to Jupiter swim's trophy case at Class 4A-District 5 championships on Friday in Jupiter.
Seniors Morgan Cogle and Alexa Hansen snap a selfie with the newest addition to Jupiter swim's trophy case at Class 4A-District 5 championships on Friday in Jupiter.

Eager to get her hands on the hardware and pose with her teammates, Cogle said, "It's just been really fun to try to push myself to get harder and faster every year."

In the 100 free, sophomore Kaitlyn Demaria and senior Emma Gardner came in second (56.88) and third (59.71), respectively.

"I've been swimming for high schools since freshman year, but I'm finally at the point where I can some of my events and actually score points for the team, which feels really good," said senior Hudson Bishop.

A Coast Guard commit, Bishop led Jupiter's boys 200-yard medley relay team to a first-place finish (1:38.39), overwhelming the heat sheet with a whopping 40 points — six ahead of second-place Martin County.

Senior Hudson Bishop, left, points at Jupiter's fourth district trophy since 2018 with teammates at Class 4A-District 5 championships on Friday in Jupiter.
Senior Hudson Bishop, left, points at Jupiter's fourth district trophy since 2018 with teammates at Class 4A-District 5 championships on Friday in Jupiter.

The energy after the sweep was electric, but there was still a tinge of bittersweetness in the air. Some Warriors have been swimming with each other for as long as 11 years, the majority spending that much more time together in practices for water polo or club races with the Jupiter Dragons.

"We were all little kids so we've all kind of grown up together in the same grade, swimming, all progressing and pushing each other so having that experience is really special and I know we're all going to go on to bigger and better things," Bishop said.

Full meet results

Girls

200-yard medley relay: 1. Jupiter (1:54.50), 2. Dwyer (1:57.95), 3. Vero Beach (1:58.66)

200 freestyle relay: 1. Harmony (1:48.94), 2. Martin County (1:49.32), 3. Jupiter (1:50.21)

400 freestyle relay: 1. Jupiter, 3:43.59, 2. Dwyer, 3:53.23, 3. Martin County, 3:53.75

200 freestyle: 1. Riley McVayne, Dwyer (1:54.72), 2. Alexa Hanssen, Jupiter (2:07.46), 3. Hayden Jansen, Centennial (2:09.61)

100 freestyle: 1. Morgan Cogle, Jupiter (53.55), 2. Kaitlyn Demaria, Jupiter (56.88), 3. Emma Gardiner, Jupiter (59.71)

200 IM: 1. Addison Kent, Jupiter (2:08.55), 2. Kaitlyn Demaria, Jupiter (2:19.94); 3. Olivia Nelson, Dwyer (2:25.07)

50 freestyle: 1. Addison Chardon, Dwyer (25.15), 2. Sarina Steele, Harmony (25.58), 3. Lilly Bermudez, Jupiter (25.72)

500 freestyle: 1. Anna Viloria, Treasure Coast (5:35.55), 2. Kamila Branka, Vero Beach (5:37.63), 3. Addison Kneiss, Martin County (5:47.80)

Diving: 1. Evelyn Hall, Dwyer 528.40, 2. Olivia Hisey, Dwyer 423.45, 3. Meredith Wagner, Harmony 396.55

100 butterfly: 1. Madeline Shields, Vero (59.46), 2. Dayanira Melendez, Martin County (1:04.52), 3. Madeline Paskoski, Martin County (1:05.79)

100 backstroke: 1. Addison Kent, Jupiter 58.78, 2. Riley MacVane, Dwyer 59.51, 3. Morgan Cogle, Jupiter 1:00.64

100 breaststroke: 1. Madelyn Bussom, Martin County 1:12.01, 2. Lilly Bermudez, Jupiter 1:12.63, 3. Olivia Nelson, Dwyer 1:13.00

Team: 1. Jupiter 470, 2. Martin County 429, 3. Dwyer 349

Boys

200-yard medley relay: 1. Jupiter (1:38.39), 2. Martin County (1:43.86), 3. Harmony (1:54.11)

200 freestyle relay: 1. Jupiter (1:32.08), 2. Martin County (1:32.94), 3. Harmony (1:39.42)

400 freestyle relay: 1. Jupiter, 3:24.78, 2. Harmony, 3:48.36, 3. Melbourne, 3:50.84

Boys 200 IM: 1. Aaron Stephenson, Harmony (2:07.21), 2. Lincoln Salazar, Martin County (2:14.38), 3. Kevin Sem, Jupiter (2:17.30)

200 freestyle: 1. Theodore Bouwman, Jupiter (1:52.07), 2. Daniel Shipman, Martin County (1:56.08), 3. Kyle Wessel, Gardens (2:00.39)

100 freestyle: 1. Evan Pelletier, Martin County (49.51), 2. Mason Taylor, Jupiter (50.30), 3. Jack Fox, Jupiter (52.62)

100 butterfly: 1. Leif Bouwman, Jupiter (53.25), 2. Henry Hazell, Vero (55.26), 3. Max Lasanta, Dwyer (55.96)

500 freestyle: 1. Theodore Bouwman, Jupiter (5:03.01), 2. Jake Grubba, Jupiter (5:37.42), 3. Kevin Sem, Jupiter (5:38.50)

Diving: 1. Aiden Gaines, Fort Pierce Central 418.00, 2. Nick Vishudanand, Harmony 385.45, 3. Justin Bowman, Martin County 316.75

50 freestyle: 1. Leif Bouwman, Jupiter (21.83), 2. Evan Pelletier, Martin County (22.25), 3. Hudson Bishop, Jupiter (22.43)

100 backstroke: 1. Hudson Bishop, Jupiter, 53.64, 2. Henry Hazell, Vero Beach 57.69, 3. Aiden Brown, Treasure Coast 1:05.67

100 breaststroke: 1. Daniel Shipman, Martin County 1:01.69, 2. Connor Chen, Jupiter 1:03.15, 3. Aaron Stephenson, Harmony 1:03.68

Team: 1. Jupiter 546, 2. Melbourne 315, 3. Martin County 308

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