Welcome to the Tennessee High Vikings swimming & diving team home page.

"When the oceans cover the Earth because of global warming...swimmers will rule the world!"

Congratulations to the swim team for another exceptional six weeks grading period.  The Girls' team ended the 4th six weeks with a GPA of 3.48 while the Boys' team ended the 4th six weeks with a GPA of 3.17.  The overall GPA for the team was 3.30.

The following swimmers/divers had 4.0 averages for the six weeks...William Bane, Robbie Blanton, Kelly Crusenberry, Greg Hanson, Russell Jones, Lydia Oehlwein, Jacob Strang, and Greg Taylor.

The Tennessee High top 10 times of all time are listed in the handout below.  This was updated on 2/18/09.

The 2009 Tennessee State Swimming & Diving Championship Meet was held at the University of Tennessee on the weekend of February 13-14.  The Aquavikes had a great meet!  Here are the THS results:

Event 1 - Boys 200 Medley Relay - Jacob Strang, Robbie Blanton, Greg Breal, Garick Taylor - 1:49.97

Event 3 - Boys 200 Freestyle - Greg Hanson - 1:58.44

Event 4 - Girls 200 Freestyle - Blakeley Adams - 2:15.49

Event 5 - Boys 200 IM - Greg Taylor - 2:10.16

Event 7 - Boys 50 Freestyle - Jeremiah Pickard - 23.67, Mark Holyfield - 24.23

Event 10 - Girls Diving - Madison Mitchell - 92.15, Whitney Dishner - 87.75

Event 12 - Girls 100 Butterfly - Melissa Dunaway - 1:06.01

Event 13 - Boys 100 Freestyle - Greg Hanson - 52.19, Jeremiah Pickard - 53.51, Mark Holyfield - 56.37

Event 16 - Girls 500 Freestyle - Melissa Dunaway - 5:46.22

Event 17 - Boys 200 Freestyle Relay - Greg Breal, Greg Hanson, Garick Taylor, Jeremiah Pickard - 1:36.69

Event 18 - Girls 200 Freestyle Relay - Amy Buck, Tiffany Hove, Blakeley Adams, Melissa Dunaway - 1:53.18

Event 19 - Boys 100 Backstroke - Jacob Strang - 1:04.33

Event 21 - Boys 100 Breaststroke - Greg Taylor - 1:03.47 (new school record), Robbie Blanton - 1:06.28

Event 23 - Boys 400 Freestyle Relay - Garick Taylor, Greg Breal, Jacob Strang, Greg Hanson - 3:38.83

Event 24 - Girls 400 Freestyle Relay - Melissa Dunaway, Amy Buck, Tiffany Hove, Blakeley Adams - 4:11.33

Complete results and Tennessee High Results are listed in the handout below.

The 2009 NETS Regional Swimming & Diving Championships was held at Tennessee High on Friday and Saturday, January 23-24. 

The Tennessee High girls' team finished in 3rd place overall and the boys' team finished in 5th place.  In the combined score, THS came away with the 3rd place finish.

The following Aquavikes qualifed for state at the meet.

Jeremiah Pickard - 50 Free and 200 IM

Mark Hollyfield - 50 Free and 100 Free

Bryce McFerrin - 500 Free

Greg Taylor also had great swims in the 200 IM and 100 Breast...moving into the all-time top 10 in each event.  Greg now ranks 10th in the 200 IM and 2nd in the 100 Breaststroke.

Thanks again to all of the parents and swimmers for your help and efforts this past weekend!

The handout below contains the complete results of the meet.

The swim team defeated Abingdon on Thursday night by the combined score of 203-147.  The boys' team led the way by defeating the Falcons by the score of 106-64.  The girls' team did their part also...winning by the score of 97-83.

Congratulations to Greg Hanson for making his state times in the 100 and 200 Freestyle events.The complete results can be found in the handout below.

Congratulations to the members of the swim team for their efforts in the classroom during the first semester grading period.  The overall GPA for the team was 3.31.  The girls' team GPA was 3.41 while the boys' team GPA was 3.21.

The following members of the team had 4.0 averages...Blakeley Adams, Drew Bailey, William Bane, Rebekah Blair, Amy Buck, Kelly Crusenberry, Whitney Dishner, Melissa Dunaway, Greg Hanson, Maria Heller, Russell Jones, Bryce McFerrin, Lydia Oehlwein,  Jacob Strang, Garick Taylor, and Greg Taylor.

The swim team fell to the Dobyns-Bennett Indians on Monday night by the combined score of 208-154.  The final score of the girls' meet was 97-86 while the boys score was 111-68.  The complete results can be found in the handout below.

Melissa Dunaway was a double winner for the Vikings.  Greg Taylor and Greg Hanson were the only other swimmers to pick up wins on the night.  Congratulations goes out the Greg Taylor for his swim in the 100 Meter Breaststroke which moved him into the top 10 all time in that event.

The Aquavikes took on a tough Sullivan South team on Tuesday night and came out victorious by the combined score of 196-150.  The girls' team led the way, winning by the score of 115-51.  The boys' team was defeated by the score of 99-81.

On Thursday night the team competed in the Big 5's meet.  The girls' team finished 3rd and the boys' team finished 5th.

Complete results from both meets can be found in the handout below.

The Southwest Virginia Invitational was held at Radford University on Saturday, December 13.  The boys' team finished a respectable 5th place and the girls' team finished in 13th place...not bad considering the fact that we took less than half the team to the meet. 

The complete results can be found in the handout below.

The 2008 East Tennessee Classic was held on the weekend of December 5-6 at Dobyns-Bennett High School.  

The team finished 4th overall with the boys' team finishing 4th and the girls' team finishing 5th.  The complete results from the meet can be found in the handout below.

The Viking swim team continued their winning ways on Tuesday night by capturing the annual V-T meet.  The final scores were as follows:

Combined Score              THS - 225           VHS - 125

Boys' Score                    THS - 133           VHS - 45

Girls' Score                    THS - 92            VHS - 90

Congratulations to Melissa Dunaway and Greg Taylor.  Melissa made her state qualifying times in the 200 IM and the 100 Butterfly and Greg made his state qualifying time in the 500 Freestyle!

Complete results from the meet can be found in the handout below.

The Viking tankers defeated the Tazewell Bulldogs and the Patrick Henry Rebels on Monday night.   Individual winners for the Vikings were Greg Hanson, Blakeley Adams, Greg Taylor, Jeremiah Pickard, Brandon Howard, Whitney Dishner, Richard Fredette, Melissa Dunaway, Bryce McFerrin, Kelly Crusenberry, and Jacob Strang.

The final scores were as follows:

Combined              BTHS - 320           THS - 92          PHHS - 82

Boys' Scores         BTHS - 170            THS - 37          PHHS - 35

Girls' Scores         BTHS - 150            THS - 55          PHHS - 47

The complete results for the meet can be found in the handout below.

The swim team defeated Greeneville and Elizabethton on Thursday night in a 3-way meet held in Viking Hall.  The final scores are as follows:

Combined   THS - 311     GHS - 151     EHS - 97

Boys          THS - 157     GHS - 57      EHS - 66

Girls          THS - 154     GHS - 94      EHS - 31

Individual winners for the boys' team were Greg Taylor, Robbie Blanton, Jacob Strang, Richard Fredette, Greg Hanson, Mark Hollyfield, and Brandon Howard.  The winners for the girls' team were Blakeley Adams, Kelly Crusenberry, Melissa Dunaway, Tiffany Hove, and Whitney Dishner.  The vikings swept the relays as well. 

The complete results can be found in the handout below.

The swim team hosts Sullivan East and Sullivan Central on Tuesday, November 18.  The meet will begin at 5:30.

The swim team defeated Sullivan East and Sullivan Central on Tuesday, November 18 in a meet held in Viking Hall.  The final scores were as follows:

Combined         THS - 329   SCHS - 165   SEHS - 42

Boys' Scores    THS - 157   SCHS - 57     SEHS - 37

Girls' Scores    THS - 172   SCHS - 108   SEHS - 5

Congratulations to Melissa Dunaway for making her state qualifying time in the 200 Freestyle.

The complete results can be found in the handout below.

The Aquavikes took to the pool to compete in the annual Maroon & White meet on Tuesday, October 14.  The Maroon team took the meet by a score of 1700-1482 (using the NISCA power points). 

Greg Taylor led the way by winning the 200 Individual Medley and the 100 Breaststroke in state qualifying times.  Other winners for the Maroon team were Greg Hanson, Jeremiah Pickard, Jacob Strang, Brett Williams, and Brandon Howard.

Winners for the White team were Blakeley Adams, Melissa Dunaway, Catherine Hyatt, Amber Yarber, Katie Fox, Taylor Roswall, and Mary Katherine Herndon.

The team will travel to Johnson City on Tuesday, October 21 to take on the Science Hill Hilltoppers.

October

14 (Tuesday) - Maroon & White Meet (Home) -  The meet will begin at 6:00 with warm-ups scheduled for 5:15.

21 (Tuesday) - Science Hill (Away) - The meet will begin at 5:30.  We will leave THS at 3:30.  At the request of Science Hill, the meet will only be a high school meet.  The middle school swimmers will not compete in this meet.  

November

13 (Thursday) - Elizabethton and Greeneville (Home) - The meet will begin at 5:30 with warm-ups scheduled for 4:15.  

18 (Tuesday) - Sullivan East and Sullivan Central (Home) - The meet will begin at 5:30 with warm-ups scheduled for 4:15.

24 (Monday) - Tazewell and Patrick Henry (Home) - The meet will begin at 4:00 with warm-ups scheduled for 3:00.

December

2 (Tuesday) - Virginia High (Away) - The meet will begin at 6:00 with warm-ups scheduled for 5:00.  This will be a combined high school/middle school meet.

5 & 6 (Friday and Saturday) - East Tennessee Classic at Dobyns-Bennett -  The meet warm-up times and start times will be announced at a later date.

11 (Thursday) - Sullivan South (Home) - The meet will begin at 6:00 with warm-ups schedule for 4:45

January

8 (Thursday) - Big 6's Meet (Home) - The meet will begin at 5:30.  The teams involved in the meet will be Tennessee High, Dobyns-Bennett, Science Hill, Sullivan South, Marion, and Morristown.

12 (Monday) - Dobyns-Bennett (Away) - The meet will begin at 6:00 with warm-ups scheduled for 5:00.  We will depart from THS at 4:00.

15 (Thursday) - Abingdon (Home) - The meet will begin at 4:30 with the warm-ups scheduled for 3:15.

19 (Monday) - Morristown (Away @ Carson Newman College) - The meet will start at 6:00 with warm-ups scheduled for 5:15.  We will leave THS at 3:15.

23-24 (Friday and Saturday) - NETS Regional Championship Meet - The meet start times and warm-up times will be announced at a later date.

29 (Thursday) - Last Chance Meet (Home) - This meet is for any swimmer who has not achieved their state qualifying time and is the last chance to make their state time.  The meet will begin at 5:30 with warm-ups scheduled for 4:15.

February

13-14 (Friday and Saturday) - Tennessee State High School Championship Meet - The meet will be held at the University of Tennessee this year.  Information concerning start times will be announced at a later date.