Swimming and Diving

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Swimming & Diving Team

Thirteen athletes made it in two different events this year and 21 swimmers or divers in total have made the all-state team multiple times.

Posted 2024-03-22T10:30:45+00:00 - Updated 2024-03-22T10:39:37+00:00

Sean Setzer of Ashley High won the Men?0073 50 Yard Freestyle. The 2024 4A NCHSAA State Swimming Championships were held in Cary, N.C. at the Triangle Aquatic Center on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Photos by Dean Strickland, HSOT.com.

The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT boys swimming & diving all-state team features 21 athletes making an appearance on the team for at least the second time, led by Durham School of the Arts senior Lucca Battaglini, who made his sixth appearance across three seasons.

The all-state team is based on performances in either the N.C. High School Athletic Association or N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association championships.

The top two times/marks are first team, the next-best two are second team, and the next-best two are third team.

Previous All-State Teams, Final Rankings

2024 final rankings (Charlotte Latin boys No. 1)
2023 all-state team
2023 final rankings (Charlotte Latin boys No. 1)
2022 all-state team
2022 final rankings (Green Hope boys No. 1)
2021 all-state team
2021 final rankings (Chapel Hill boys No. 1)

State championship coverage, other links

In some events, there were ties across different classifications. In order to determine the teams, the tiebreaker was podium placement (a 1A champ got the spot over a second-place 4A athlete in the same event). If the athletes were still tied, they were each given a spot on the all-state team. There were no tiebreakers needed among athletes who made this year's team.

Thirteen athletes made it in two different events this year: Charlotte Latin's Norvy Clontz and Aidan Hill, Durham School of the Arts' Lucca Battaglini, Ashley's Sean Setzer, Hoggard's William Witmer, Charlotte Country Day's Santi Alzate-Celin, Heritage's James Bennison, Leesville Road's Matthew Marsteiner, Page's Albert Smelzer, Ardrey Kell's Christopher Zhang, Carrboro's Andrew Commins, Middle Creek's Grayson Nye, and East Mecklenburg's Nate Hohm.

The following athletes now have multiple appearances on the HSOT all-state swimming & diving team in their careers, with Battaglini leading the way in first-team appearances with six:

6-time (1): Battaglini******
5-time (1): Clontz****
4-time (4): Smelzer*, Marsteiner****, Nye***, Charlotte Country Day's Freddy Klein
3-time (12): Hohm, Setzer**, Commins*, Bennison, Hill, Witmer*, Providence Day's Granger Bartee*, Charlotte Latin's Wiley Spinner, Marvin Ridge's Charles Heisig*, Charlotte Country Day's Charlie O'Shea, Forsyth Country Day's Thad Austin, Lake Norman Charter's Hayden Schroeder***
2-time (3): Alzate-Celin*, Zhang, Northern Guilford's Jacob Pollina*

*-number of first-team appearances

The full teams are listed below, with players listed in order of their championship times or scores.

HighSchoolOT Boys Swimming & Diving All-State Team for 2024

First Team

Middle Creek's Grayson Nye. The 2024 4A NCHSAA State Swimming Championships were held in Cary, N.C. at the Triangle Aquatic Center on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Photos by Dean Strickland, HSOT.com.

diving: Hayden Schroeder, Lake Norman Charter (senior) — 581.70, 3A champ (3A record)
diving: Jacob Pollina, Northern Guilford (sophomore) — 456.20, 4A champ
200 free: Norvy Clontz, Charlotte Latin (junior) — 1:36.70, NCISAA D1 champ (NCISAA record)
200 free: Andrew Commins, Carrboro (senior) — 1:37.96, 3A champ
200 IM: Charles Heisig, Marvin Ridge (senior) — 1:47.88, 4A champ
200 IM: Ian Stutts, Enloe (junior) — 1:48.01, 2nd in 4A
50 free: Sean Setzer, Ashley (senior) — 19.75, 4A champ
50 free: Albert Smelzer, Page (sophomore) — 20.12, 2nd in 4A
100 fly: Matthew Marsteiner, Leesville Road (senior) — 47.61, 4A champ
100 fly: Alex Townsend, Enloe (junior) — 48.19, 2nd in 4A
100 free: Lucca Battaglini, Durham School of the Arts (senior) — 42.60, 3A champ (state record)
100 free: Sean Setzer, Ashley (senior) — 43.99, 4A champ
500 free: Santi Alzate-Celin, Charlotte Country Day (sophomore) — 4:20.62, NCISAA D1 champ (NCISAA record)
500 free: Norvy Clontz, Charlotte Latin (junior) — 4:21.20, 2nd in NCISAA D1
100 back: Lucca Battaglini, Durham School of the Arts (senior) — 47.30, 3A champ (state record)
100 back: William Witmer, Hoggard (senior) — 47.93, 4A champ
100 breast: Grayson Nye, Middle Creek (senior) — 53.88, 4A champ (4A record)
100 breast: Jordan Willis, Marvin Ridge (junior) — 54.67, 2nd in 4A

Second Team

Luke Nebrich of West Davidson swimming (Feb. 9, 2024)

diving: Cooper Thomas, Cleveland (senior) — 455.15, 2nd in 4A
diving: William Clark, Durham School of the Arts (freshman) — 411.20, 2nd in 3A
200 free: Santi Alzate-Celin, Charlotte Country Day (sophomore) — 1:38.02, 2nd in NCISAA D1
200 free: James Bennison, Heritage (senior) — 1:38.68, 4A champ
200 IM: Freddy Klein, Charlotte Country Day (senior) — 1:49.07, NCISAA D1 champ (NCISAA record)
200 IM: Grayson Nye, Middle Creek (senior) — 1:49.41, 3rd in 4A
50 free: Christopher Zhang, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 20.35, 3rd in 4A
50 free: Luke Nebrich, West Davidson (senior) — 20.36, 1A/2A champ (1A/2A record)
100 fly: Aidan Hill, Charlotte Latin (senior) — 48.26, NCISAA D1 champ (NCISAA record)
100 fly: Andrew Commins, Carrboro (senior) — 48.33, 3A champ
100 free: Christopher Zhang, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 44.53, 2nd in 4A
100 free: Albert Smelzer, Page (sophomore) — 44.58, 3rd in 4A
500 free: Matthew Marsteiner, Leesville Road (senior) — 4:21.91, 4A champ
500 free: Hudson DeGroote, South Garner (senior) — 4:24.02, 2nd in 4A
100 back: James Bennison, Heritage (senior) — 47.97, 2nd in 4A
100 back: Aidan Hill, Charlotte Latin (senior) — 48.74, NCISAA D1 champ
100 breast: Charlie O'Shea, Charlotte Country Day (senior) — 55.59, NCISAA D1 champ (NCISAA record)
100 breast: Maksym Nechydyuk, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 55.80, 3rd in 4A

Third Team

William Witmer of Hoggard High won the Men?0073 100 Yard Backstroke and set a state 4A record.The 2024 4A NCHSAA State Swimming Championships were held in Cary, N.C. at the Triangle Aquatic Center on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Photos by Dean Strickland, HSOT.com.

diving: Walker Plym, South Mecklenburg (senior) — 408.10, 3rd in 4A
diving: Nate Robinson, Myers Park (sophomore) — 399.45, 4th in 4A
200 free: Jack Haywood, Providence (senior) — 1:38.78, 2nd in 4A
200 free: Wiley Spinner, Charlotte Latin (senior) — 1:39.24, 3rd in NCISAA D1
200 IM: William Witmer, Hoggard (senior) — 1:49.70, 4th in 4A
200 IM: Isaac Holtham, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 1:49.84, 5th in 4A
50 free: Nate Hohm, East Mecklenburg (senior) — 20.48, 4th in 4A
50 free: Thad Austin, Forsyth Country Day (junior) — 20.53, NCISAA D2 champ (NCISAA D2 record)
100 fly: Connor Wickersham, Cannon School (junior) — 48.56, 2nd in NCISAA D1
100 fly: Lucas Li, East Chapel Hill (junior) — 49.14, 3rd in 4A
100 free: Michael Rice, Marvin Ridge (sophomore) — 44.63, 4th in 4A
100 free: Nate Hohm, East Mecklenburg (senior) — 44.72, 5th in 4A
500 free: Wilson Tuttle, Broughton (senior) — 4:27.01, 3rd in 4A
500 free: Aaron Davidson, Sanderson (junior) — 4:29.72, 4th in 4A
100 back: Granger Bartee, Providence Day (junior) — 49.24, 2nd in NCISAA D1
100 back: Chris Erickson, Northern Durham (senior) — 49.27, 3rd in 4A
100 breast: Jack Gessner, Providence (senior) — 55.95, 4th in 4A
100 breast: Calvin Schaper, Research Triangle (sophomore) — 56.04, 1A/2A champ

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Swimming & Diving Team