The swimming and diving team gave a valiant effort, down only eight points heading into the final session, but ended up fourth in the two-day state tournament at GRAP.

Henry Fauls '14 repeated as 100 butterfly champion, and Dallas Tarkenton '13 finished second in the 200 IM to lead the Saints.

The Saints won their first Prep League title since 2005 and return many talented swimmers.

Team scores: Fork Union Military Academy 275, Bishop O’Connell 242.5, Woodberry Forest 217, St. Christopher’s 211, Collegiate 202, Hampton Roads Academy 194, Trinity Episcopal 160, Norfolk Academy 127.5, Covenant 105, Benedictine 86. Other: 15. Steward 42.
Individual results
200 medley relay: 1. Woodberry Forest (Zach Switzer, Mac Trainor, Bear Bondurant, Alex Hapgood) 1:34.69; 200 freestyle: 1. Townley Haas (Ben) 1:41.74; 200IM: 1. Switzer (Woodberry Forest) 1:50.20; 50 freestyle: 1. Henry Bassett (Stew) 21.12; 1-meter diving: Joe Bedford (NA) 372.20; 100 butterfly: 1. Henry Fauls (St. Christopher’s) 51.18; 100 freestyle: 1. Ali Khalafalla (FUMA) 45.21; 500 freestyle: 1. Haas (Ben) 4:37.14; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Fork Union (Khalafalla, Michael Guerci, Karim Elsayed, Mohamed Saleh); 100 backstroke: 1. Switzer (WF) 48.92; 100 breaststroke: 1. Eli Holstege (Covenant) 57.28; 400 freestyle relay: 1. Fork Union (Khalafalla, Guerci, Elsayed, Saleh) 3:08.61.