Lely Girls Swim Team Sets School Relay Record at State Meet

The Lely girls swim team set new school records while competing in the Class 3A state swim meet, Saturday in Stuart.

Caelan Burt, Mia Witthoff, Loren Fernandez and Emma Nash set a school record in the 200 free relay (1:43.17), good enough for 15th in the state. The same quartet made it to the state meet in the 400 free relay (3:48.62), finishing 12th in the state.

Burt set school records in the 50 free (24.31) and 100 free (53.26), advancing to the state finals in both events. She finished ninth in the state in both the 50 and 100.

Overall, the Trojan girls finished 21st in the state. Witthoff and Fernandez are team captains.