EC Buccaneer Swim Team Advances to State Swim Meet
By Sharisa Nelson
The 2024-2025 East Chambers Buccaneer Swim Team has advanced to State for the third consecutive year. They competed in the Region 3-4A meet Friday, January 31st – Saturday, February 1st at Lamar High School in Houston.
The individual results are as follows:
- Hayden LeVeck kicked off the meet with a dominant 1st place finish in the 200 freestyle and followed it up with a 3rd place finish in the 100 backstroke.
- Jayla Coffey placed 6th in the 50 freestyle and 9th in the 100 butterfly.
- Reid Todd took 3rd place in the 50 freestyle.
- Drew Frederick placed 9th in the 100 butterfly.
- Koby Jones finished 7th in the 100 freestyle.
Relay Success:
The 200 freestyle relay team of Hayden LeVeck, Reid Todd, Koby Jones, and Chip Franklin was on a mission. They went in ready to race and left their mark in a big way—breaking the Region 3-4A record! In the preliminaries on Friday, the relay team swam a 1:37.84. The previous record was 1:37.81 in 200 freestyle relay. The Bucs had set a goal and broke the Region 3-4A record with a time of 1:37.57! Way to go Bucs!
To close out the meet, Hayden, Chip, Drew, and Koby took on the 400 freestyle relay. Coach Todd said, “This race was intense! Our boys took care of business in the pool, held onto their lead, and finished 1st!”
State Qualifiers:
- Hayden LeVeck – 200 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
- Chip Franklin – 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
- Drew Frederick – 400 Freestyle Relay
- Koby Jones – 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay
- Reid Todd – 200 Freestyle Relay
The East Chambers Buccaneer Swim team will compete February 12th – February 14th at the 4A State Championship Meet in San Antonio at the Josh Davis Natatorium. Good luck Bucs!
L to R: Reid Todd, Chip Franklin, Jayla Coffey, Koby Jones, Drew Frederick, and Hayden LeVeck
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