Local swimmers reach the GHSA state finals at Georgia Tech

February 5, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

A total of thirteen swimmers from local high schools advanced through the Georgia High School Association’s State Championship Preliminaries this week to reach the State Finals on Thursday at Georgia Tech.

Adairsville, Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland will be represented across nine events in their respective classifications.

In Class A-AAA, Andrew Harris of Adairsville qualified in the 100-yard butterfly with a 59.85 preliminary time. The Tigers’ 200-yard freestyle relay team also earned a spot in Thursday afternoon’s finals with a 1:38.21 mark.

All of the other finalists are in Class AAAA.

Cartersville freshman William Galland made the finals in the 50-yard freestyle (22.02) and the 100-yard butterfly (55.80). He will also join teammates Nate Rives, Luke Gibson, and Grayson Paradis in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.79 preliminary time) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:38.31).

Freshman Anniston Duckett of Cass made the finals of the 100-yard butterfly with a preliminary time of 1:08.75, and the Woodland girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay team, consisting of Kailyn Black, Kimberlin Smith, Madysen Grano, and Emily Guin, reached Thursday’s finals with a time of 1:51.87.

A total of 60 schools are represented at the Class A-AAA State Championships, and 37 schools have finalists in the Class AAAA State Championships.

Most events for the local swimmers in the finals are scheduled for 3 p.m. or later on Thursday at Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center. Exact starting times are available at GHSA.net.