Here are the swimmers and divers to watch at the District 29-5A meet
Flour Bluff will look to maintain its dominance on Friday as the District 29-5A swim meet is contested at the Corpus Christi Natatorium.
The Hornets girls are aiming for their 17th consecutive district title and the boys are going for three straight.
The Bluff girls will rely on some different faces this season after graduation losses, while the Hornet boys feature two of the best swimmers in the region in juniors Jaden Ferguson and Jaden Lopez.
The top six finishers in each event will qualify for the Region VIII-5A swim meet to be held Feb. 9-10 at the Corpus Christi Natatorium.
Here are a look at some athletes to watch on Friday:
BOYS
Flour Bluff: Jaden Ferguson, jr.; Wilson Hammond, sr.; Nathan Lane, sr.; Jaden Lopez, jr.; Connor Murphy, jr.; Yzac Salut, jr.; Caedmon Stapper, jr.; Landon Wendel, so.; Samuel Zhang, sr.
Gregory-Portland: Edwards Cooper, so.
King: Ezekiel Butcher, sr.
Veterans Memorial: Max Frost, fr.; Dabeluchi Isiofia, sr.; Pierce Kabfleisch, sr.; Jacob Pena, sr.; Temoc Zamora, jr.
GIRLS
Flour Bluff: Olivia Boniog, so.; Ema Elizondo, jr.; Bailey Elwood, jr.; Meredith Gayanilo, jr.; Angela Going, jr.; Avery Morgenroth, sr.; Alexandria Orta, so.; Gabrielle Robinson, so.; Grace Steinbruck, sr.; Riley Vicha, jr.; Mona Zhang, sr.
King: Emily Hand, sr.
Veterans Memorial: Lily Fick, jr.; Catherine Hamisch, sr.
More: High school swimming: 2024 Corpus Christi district meet results
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