It’s the stuff of legends.
The Highland Park High School girls swim team won its 10th consecutive 4A state championship Saturday at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center in Austin. That’s the longest winning streak for any team in any sport in the history of the University Interscholastic League, the governing body of Texas high school sports.
It wasn’t a runaway victory this time though. It came down to the final event – the 400-yard free relay. Down by three points going into the relay, Highland Park needed to top Frisco, or the streak would be over.
Needless to say with a time of 3:34.27, Highland Park won the relay, swam by freshmen Meredith Kelly and Emma Gruber and seniors Katie Streepey and Allison Arnold in that order.
Streepey helped Highland Park pull away from Frisco, who was just one lane over. Arnold, a multi-state record holder, cemented the relay and state victory. Frisco finished third in the relay with a time of 3:37.33
With the win, Highland Park ousted Frisco 232-227 in the final standings and continues their dominance. Congratulations to all the current and former HP swimmers!
Special thanks to Pat Harris for making the signs that helped everyone cheer on the team from the stands, and also thanks to my sister, a former HP swimmer, for her assistance with this post.
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