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Rockwall, Texas’ Amelia Lester has declared her intention to swim for the US Navy Academy at West Level’s class of 2029. Lester, a present senior at Heath Excessive Faculty, swims membership for the Metropolis of Richardson Swim Group.
I’m thrilled to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my tutorial and athletic profession at the US Navy Academy. I’m grateful for all of the alternatives I’ve been given, and for all of the individuals who have helped me alongside the way in which(love you mother). I can’t wait to be aside of the lengthy grey line. GO ARMY BEAT NAVY!
Heath Excessive Faculty is assessed within the 6A division in Texas*, and on the 2024 UIL 6A State Championships, Lester helped Heath to a twelfth place end out of 105 groups. She swam a finest time within the 500 free, swimming a 4:56.69 to put runner up within the comfort closing. She additionally competed within the 200 free, the place she swam a 1:54.45 for twenty first. On Heath’s relays, Lester contributed a 54.32 break up on the 400 free relay and a 26.73 butterfly leg within the 200 medley relay to assist Heath place seventh.
A month later, Lester swam on the NCSA Spring Championships. There, she hit finest instances within the 400 free (4:26.58), 800 free (9:03.85), and 1500 free (17:25.23) to put twenty fifth, 4th, and tenth, respectively.
Lester continued her lengthy course success on the NT SMU Texas Senior Circuit, the place she swam 6 private bests en route to five high 8 finishes. Her finest instances got here within the 200 free (2:07.27), 200 again (2:26.70), 100 fly (1:04.41), 400 IM (5:09.59), 400 free (4:23.83), and 200 fly (2:16.86). Within the 400 free and 200 fly, Lester positioned 1st total, along with her 200 fly good for her first US Open lower.
Greatest Instances:
- 200 fly – 2:03.13
- 200 free – 1:52.55
- 500 free – 4:56.69
- 1000 free – 10:13.81
- 1650 free – 17:10.66
On the 2024 Patriots League Championships, the Military girls have been 2nd solely to their rivals, the Naval Academy, regardless of successful 2 extra occasions. Present junior Molly Webber led the Black Knights with 3 particular person wins. Webber, equally to Lester, is a fly/distance free specialist and has PBs of 1:46.88/4:46.38/16:44.67 within the 200/500/1650 free, and a 1:59.81 200 fly.
Lester will add some wanted depth to Military’s roster, as her 500 free would have ranked 4th on their 2023-24 roster, whereas her 1650 would have ranked 2nd, behind solely Webber. Lester’s bests are already score-worthy, as on the 2024 Patriot League Championships, her 17:10.66 within the 1650 would have positioned tenth and her 500 free finest would have certified for the championship closing. Lester’s third occasion would probably come within the 200 fly, the place she would have certified for the comfort closing—making her a possible 3x finalist.
Whereas Webber swept 200-500-1650 frees, Navy’s depth beat out Military’s starpower. Within the 200 free, Navy outscored Military 83-59, and within the 500 free Navy beat Military 93-79. Solely within the 1650 free was the narrative flipped, as Military outscored Navy 80-69. Lester, together with fellow (highschool) class of 2025 recruit April Chun, a distance freestyler with PBs of 4:59.17/17:15.44 within the 500/1650 frees, will look to additional strengthen Military’s distance group.
Military will look to bridge the hole with Navy with their class of 2029 by including depth. Along with Lester, the Black Knights will welcome one other Texan in Elle Burke (again), Abby Reich (again), Elayna Ling (IM), April Chun (distance free/IM), and Eden Chuang (breast/IM).
*A 6A classification in Texas means the college has 2275+ college students, and is the division for Texas’ largest excessive colleges.
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