DALLAS — The three-time defending TAPPS State Champion Bishop Lynch women's swim team, along with the men's team, opened the 2026-27 season with strong performances Saturday afternoon at the KayCee Pool, winning the BL Invitational.

The women's team defeated Nolan Catholic 108-60, while the men's team earned an 86-66 victory over the Vikings. Combined, Bishop Lynch outscored Nolan Catholic 194-126.

Senior Rush Trent led the way for the men's team, earning first-place finishes in all four of his events. Trent helped the 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay teams secure victories while also winning the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly.

Senior Carolina Girard paced the women's team with four first-place finishes of her own. Girard contributed to victories in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay while also winning the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke.

Sophomore Jaxon Thai was named the Swimmer of the Meet by head coach Ross Myers. In his first swim meet, Thai finished third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 28.95 and fifth in the 100-yard freestyle.

PODIUM FINISHES

MEN

200-Yard Medley Relay

• 1st: Holt Harmon, Miller Mayer, David Umana, and Rush Trent — 1:50.65

200-Yard Freestyle

• 2nd: Liam Gallaher — 2:14.68

50-Yard Freestyle

• 1st: Rush Trent — 22.81
• 2nd: Jack Abney — 25.76
• 3rd: Jaxon Thai — 28.95

100-Yard Butterfly

• 1st: Rush Trent — 58.77
• 2nd: David Umana — 1:04.20

100-Yard Freestyle

• 1st: Jack Abney — 59.61
• 2nd: Garrison Cragg — 1:06.32

500-Yard Freestyle

• 1st: Liam Gallaher — 6:39.77
• 2nd: Gus Worrall — 7:27.33

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

• 1st: Jack Abney, David Umana, Garrison Cragg, and Liam Gallaher — 1:53.81

100-Yard Backstroke

• 2nd: Holt Harmon — 1:02.73

100-Yard Breaststroke

• 1st: Miller Mayer — 1:09.89

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

• 1st: Rush Trent, Miller Mayer, Liam Gallaher, and Holt Harmon — 3:54.70

WOMEN

200-Yard Medley Relay

• 1st: Grier Beeson, Carolina Girard, Rachel Camp, and Emily Schwabe — 1:59.66

200-Yard Freestyle

• 1st: Grier Beeson — 2:05.68
• 3rd: Caroline Hays — 2:16.01

200-Yard Individual Medley

• 2nd: Sophia Whitney — 2:23.15
• 3rd: Ellie McPike — 2:31.33

50-Yard Freestyle

• 3rd: Ellie Goyne — 27.72

100-Yard Butterfly

• 1st: Rachel Camp — 1:07.64
• 2nd: Ellie McPike — 1:08.53

100-Yard Freestyle

• 1st: Carolina Girard — 58.78

500-Yard Freestyle

• 3rd: Ellie Goyne — 6:38.63

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

• 1st: Caroline Hays, Ellie Goyne, Emily Schwabe, and Carolina Girard — 1:52.70

100-Yard Backstroke

• 1st: Sophia Whitney — 1:05.48
• 3rd: Ema Barron — 1:14.33

100-Yard Breaststroke

• 1st: Carolina Girard — 1:16.42
• 2nd: Rachel Camp — 1:20.87
• 3rd: Claire Fike — 1:22.54

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

• 1st: Caroline Hays, Ellie McPike, Sophia Whitney, and Grier Beeson — 4:00.26

For full meet results, please click here.

NEXT UP

Bishop Lynch will compete twice at Jesuit's David A. Segal Family Aquatic Center this week. The Friars will face Jesuit and Ursuline in a tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 22, before returning to the pool on Saturday, Sept. 26, for the Ranger Relays, where they will compete against several of the premier high school programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

 

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