Cullman recently held an awards banquet to recognize its outstanding athletes on the swim and dive teams. 

The dive team won both the ARPA district and state championship, while the swim team finished second and third in those events, respectively. 

See a complete recap below.

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Head Swim Coach

Charis Peek 

 

Assistant Swim Coaches

Caroline Haigh, Ruby Hudson, & Anna Page

 

Head Dive Coach

Alec Benzek

 

Junior Swim Coaches

Madeline Dowdy

Mika Lackey 

 

Senior Swimmers

Chase Duncan

Frankie-Kate Kruger

Troy Mann 

 

 

 

Record Breakers

 

6 & Under Girls (CWAC Pool Record) – June 18, 2024 @ Cullman Challenge 

100 Free Relay: 1:39.71 (Audrey Smith, Mary Doss Amuso, Evie Stidham & Emri Lackey)

 

6 & Under Girls – July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship

100 Free Relay: 1:31.49 (Mary Doss Amuso, Audrey Smith, Malia Swidecki & Emri Lackey) 

 

Emri Lackey (6&U female)

25 back: 21.44 (July 13, 2024 @ ARPA District II Championship)

25 free: 19.08 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

25 Free (CWAC Pool Record): 20.29 (June 18, 2024 @ Cullman Challenge)

 

9-10 year old – July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship

200 Mixed Medley Relay: 2:24.50 (Jaxon Curry, Lauren Hughes, Abram Lackey & Faith Peek)  

 

11-12 year old

200 Mixed Medley Relay (July 13, 2024 @ ARPA District II Championship)

2:10.36 (Georgia Dowdy, Tate Tysinger, Sophia Saho & Briar Lackey)

 

200 Mixed Free Relay (June 6, 2024 @ Cullman vs. Guntersville) 

2:00.84 (Griffin Berryhill, Sophia Aaron, Georgia Dowdy & Tate Tysinger) 

 

Briar Lackey (11-12 year old male)

100 free: 59.14 (July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship)

 

Magnus Mann (13-14 year old male)

50 free: 23.22 (June 27, 2024 @ Cullman vs. Boaz)

100 free: 51.59 (July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship) 

50 back: 26.35 (June 27, 2024 @ Cullman vs. Boaz)

50 breast: 29.80 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

100 breast: 1:06.28 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

100 fly: 1:03.60 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

100 IM: 58.23 (July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship)

200 IM: 2:18.33 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

 

13-14 year old girls – July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship

200 Medley Relay: 1:58.02 (Mika Lackey, Edie Hudson, Madeline Dowdy & Elizabeth Hughes)

 

Madeline Dowdy (13-14 year old female)

100 free: 55.74 (July 13, 2024 @ ARPA District II Championship)

100 fly: 1:05.94 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

 

Mika Lackey (13-14 year old female)

50 back: 28.89 (July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship)

100 back: 1:03.03 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

100 breast: 1:12.15 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

100 IM: 1:03.30 (July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship)

200 IM: 2:20.33 (June 15, 2024 @ Madison Medal Meet)

 

15-18 year old – July 27, 2024 @ ARPA State Championship

200 Mixed Free Relay: 1:38.49 (Madeline Dowdy, Hilson Cole, Mika Lackey & Magnus Mann)

 

 

CST Century Club

 

Sophia Aaron

Ezra Basch

Griffin Berryhill

Guy Caffey V

Hilson Cole

Karson Corliss

CJ Curry

Jaxon Curry

Georgia Dowdy

Madeline Dowdy

Chase Duncan

Morgan Fuller

Edie Hudson

Elizabeth Hughes

Lauren Hughes

Abram Lackey

Briar Lackey

Emri Lackey

Mika Lackey

Magnus Mann

Faith Peek

Anakin Powell

Grayson Randall

Harper Rodriguez

Sophia Saho

Audrey Smith

Camp Smith

Gunner Stracener

Keith Swidecki

Hannah Thigpen

Tate Tysinger

Sofia Velez

 

 

High Point Winners 

Boy Runner-up: Ezra Basch

Boy Winner: Magnus Mann

 

Girl Runner-up: Madeline Dowdy 

Girl Winner: Georgia Dowdy