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Woodland swimming wins dual meet with Cartersville

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January 23, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com



Members of medley relay teams for Cartersville and Woodland in action on Thursday in Adairsville.
Members of medley relay teams for Cartersville and Woodland in action on Thursday in Adairsville.

The Woodland swim team won a local dual meet on Thursday at the Adairsville natatorium, defeating Cartersville.


Woodland won the combined team scores 250-183.


Woodland topped Cartersville in the girls’ division, while the Cartersville boys edged the Wildcats by two points. Cass had one swimmer compete in the meet, but did not participate as a team.


For Cartersville, Will Galland and Grayson Paradis improved their 50-yard freestyle state qualifying times. Both also qualified for the 500-yard freestyle with their Thursday night times. Additionally, the Canes’ 400-yard relay team, consisting of Galland, Paradis, Luke Gibson, and Nate Rives, qualified for the GHSA state meet.


EVENT WINNERS ON THURSDAY:


Boys

—Cartersville 200-yard medley relay — Nate Rives, Grayson Paradis, Will Garland, Luke Gibson — 1:54.66

— Joel McSwain, Woodland, 200-yard freestyle — 2:10.52

— Will Galland, Cartersville, 50-yard freestyle — 22.31

— Nate Rives, Cartersville, 100-yard freestyle — 55.88

— Will Galland, Cartersville, 500-yard freestyle — 5:12.71

— Woodland 200-yard freestyle relay — Jac Williams, Kaleb Dennis, Joel McSwain, Grant Davenport — 1:42.02

— Hayden Alexander, Woodland, 100-yard breaststroke — 1:13.43

— Cartersville 400-yard freestyle relay — Will Galland, Luke Gibson, Nate Rives, Grayson Paradis — 3:43.39



Girls

— Woodland 200-yard medley relay — Madysen Grano, Peighton Young, Emily Guin, Kailyn Black — 2:06.60

— Kimberlin Smith, Woodland, 200-yard freestyle — 2:48.29

— Brooklyn Bechtold, Woodland, 200-yard individual medley — 3:27.83

— Anniston Duckett, Cass, 50-yard freestyle — 27.15

— Sofia Burns,, Cartersville, 100-yard butterfly — 1:14.40

— Anniston Duckett, Cass, 100-yard freestyle — 1:00.01

— Woodland 200-yard freestyle relay — Madysen Grano, Kimberlin Smith, Kailyn Black, Emily Guin — 1:52.25

— Madysen Grano, Woodland, 100-yard backstroke — 1:13.81

— Sofia Burns, Cartersville, 100-yard breaststroke — 1:17.30

— Woodland 400-yard freestyle relay — Madysen Grano, Kimberlin Smith, Kailyn Black, Emily Guin — 4:24.54

 
 
 

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