Adriano Arioti, Sr., Georgetown Day
The D.C.-area’s best swimmer over the past two years, Arioti did not falter in his final season. The Harvard commit broke the 200-yard individual medley Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic record by more than three seconds and was a state champion in the 100 freestyle with a 44.96-second time. Arioti, who was also All-Met Swimmer of the Year last winter, is expected to contribute immediately in Cambridge, Mass., while also studying neuroscience.
Brady Begin, Sr., Churchill
A physical presence, the North Carolina commit highlighted his senior season with a first-place finish at Metros in the 500 freestyle (4:25.95), then took second in the event at states.
Simon Bermudez, Sr., Flint Hill
A first-team member last year, Bermudez dropped his 100 breaststroke time by 0.86 seconds. The senior won the 200 individual medley (1:47.13) and the 100 backstroke (47.68) at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championships.
Nasim Elkassem, Sr., Churchill
Elkassem was a part of a loaded senior class that led the Bulldogs to a state title. The University of Southern California commit dominated the freestyle at Metros, winning the 50 in 20.39 and the 100 in 44.73.
Rian Graham, Sr., Herndon
Graham posted a time of 47.76 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the Virginia Class 6 state championships, qualifying him as an all-American, and won the 200 freestyle at the state meet, too.
Josh Howat, Jr., Lake Braddock
The junior has established himself as the top short-distance freestyler in the area. He sprinted to another first-place finish in the 50 freestyle (20.19) and 100 freestyle (44.38) at states.
Elliot Lee, Sr., Richard Montgomery
Lee emerged as one of the area’s top swimmers with a breakout senior year. Especially skilled in the butterfly, Lee is committed to Yale.
Evan Mackesy, Sr., Magruder
The Purdue commit competed with Begin to become the best long-distance swimmer in the area. Mackesy topped the Churchill star at Metros in the 500 freestyle with a 4:29.04 finish.
Eli Martin, Sr., Washington-Liberty
The Virginia Tech commit set his personal best in the 100 breaststroke at the Virginia Class 6 state championships with a time of 54.65 seconds.
Another future Tar Heel, Schmid finished as the top backstroker in Virginia. At the state meet he won the 200 backstroke, the 200 IM and was part of a pair of relay victories.
Kyle Wang, Sr., Churchill
One of three Churchill first-teamers, he won the 200 freestyle at Metros with a 1:38.14 and then won the 100 and 200 at the Maryland Class 4A/3A state meet. Wang is committed to Northwestern.
Witol took full advantage of a talented and experienced roster that featured four Division I seniors. The second-year head coach led the Bulldogs through a bounce-back season, as they won Metros and the Maryland 4A/3A state title.
Samir Elkassem, Sr., Churchill
Evan Graham, Sr., Key School
Joshua Lopez, Jr., DeMatha
Malcolm McKenzie, Sr., Gonzaga
Tynan O’Donoghue, Sr., Whitman
Griffin Oehler, Fr., Georgetown Prep
H.T. Tragle, Sr., Riverside
Andrew Vanas, So., Georgetown Prep
Brian Wilbur, Sr., Sherwood
200 freestyle: Michael Kaiser, Sr.; Samir Elkassem, Sr.; Kyle Wang, Sr.; Nasim Elkassem, Sr. (Churchill): 1:22.82
200 medley: JT Schmid, Sr.; Nicholas Byrnes, Sr.; Jack Fulham, Jr.; Liam Hickey, Sr. (Robinson): 1:32.38
400 freestyle: Brady Begin, Sr.; Samir Elkassem, Sr.; Nasim Elkassem, Sr.; Kyle Wang, Sr. (Churchill): 3:01.57
Gavin Abelende, Jr., La Plata
Lleyton Arnold, Sr., Battlefield
Charlie Begin, So., Churchill
Palmer Bice, Jr., Gonzaga
Anderson Bishop, Jr., Gonzaga
Andrejs Brooks, Jr., Gonzaga
Nate Decker, Sr., Broadneck
Luc Dionne, Fr., Walter Johnson
Thomas Duncan, Sr., The Heights
Tyler Coapstick, Jr., Wootton
Charlie Greenwood, Jr., St. Albans
Alex Grocholski, So., Colgan
Sam Harris, Sr., West Springfield
Beck Hastings, Sr., Thomas Jefferson
Cole Hilton, Sr., Northwest
Ryan Jastrzembski, Sr., Independence
Alex Jungbluth, Fr., DeMatha
Michael Kaiser, Sr., Churchill
Griffin Koester, Sr., Woodgrove
Misha Kojanov, Jr., Blair
Alex Nguyen, Jr., Richard Montgomery
Seamus Rooney, So., DeMatha
Matthew Rose, Jr., The Heights
James Skipper, Jr., Whitman
Mike Soh, Jr., Centreville
Joe Umhofer, Sr., St. Andrews
Owen Watkins, Sr., Good Counsel
Caden Wilkinson, Jr., Gonzaga
Tyler Whitacre, Sr., Westfield
Cooper Zakorchemny, So., Good Counsel
Michael Zhou, So., Langley
Arthur Zhou, Fr., St. Albans