Swimmers of the Year: Alex Shackell & Molly Sweeney, Carmel

Left: Alex Shackell Right: Molly Sweeney

The Hamilton County Reporter has named two Carmel swimmers, sophomore Alex Shackell and freshman Molly Sweeney, as its 2023 Girls Swimmers of the Year.

Shackell is already halfway through an amazing career for the Greyhounds, adding four state championships to her total during last weekend’s state meet. Shackell set new state records in winning the 50 freestyle (21.93 seconds) and butterfly (50.89 seconds), then was part of national record setting relay teams: The medley relay (1:36.98) and the 200 free relay (1:30.23).

Sweeney joined Shackell on both of those winning relays, then won two individual state championships of her own. Sweeney was first in the individual medley (1:56.82) and the breaststroke (59.78 seconds), making her the first freshman to go 4-for-4 at the state meet since Carmel’s Claire Adams in 2013.

 

FIRST TEAM

Name                                              School                                                              Grade

Berit Berglund                                   Carmel                                                                  Senior

Lauren Bergman                               Hamilton Southeastern                                    Senior

Lynsey Bowen                                   Carmel                                                                  Sophomore

Addison Carlile                                  Fishers                                                                  Freshman

Meghan Christman                          Carmel                                                                  Senior

Audrey Crawford                             Hamilton Southeastern                                     Junior

Erin Cummins                                    Carmel                                                                  Senior

Grace Dougherty                              Carmel                                                                  Junior

Lucy Enoch                                          Carmel                                                                  Freshman

Keira Kask                                           Carmel                                                                  Senior

Madelyn Lathrop                              Carmel                                                                  Junior

Nalanie Marinel Cortez                  Fishers                                                                  Senior

Kate Mouser                                      Fishers                                                                  Senior

Jo Jo Ramey                                        Fishers                                                                Senior

Ashley Saple                                       Hamilton Southeastern                                    Senior

Emma Schwertfeger                       Fishers                                                                  Sophomore

Alex Shackell                                      Carmel                                                                  Sophomore

Avery Stein                                         Fishers                                                                  Junior

Anna Stolle                                         Hamilton Southeastern                                 Senior

Molly Sweeney                                 Carmel                                                                  Freshman

Alexandra Ward                                Carmel                                                                  Sophomore

Vivian Wilson                                     Carmel                                                                  Senior

SECOND TEAM

Name                                                 School                                                             Grade

Kayla Barr                                            Carmel                                                                  Sophomore

Claire Francis                                      Fishers                                                                  Sophomore

Naomi Haines                                    Hamilton Southeastern                                   Freshman

Avery Hannon                                   Fishers                                                                   Freshman

Ellie Hayward                                     Noblesville                                                          Sophomore

Katelyn Kertin                                    Hamilton Southeastern                                   Senior

Parker Kurzawa                                 Carmel                                                                  Senior

Sabrina Ledwith                                Noblesville                                                          Freshman

Teegan Madara                                 Hamilton Heights                                             Junior

Maya McDonald                               Noblesville                                                          Junior

Eryn McMahon                                 Noblesville                                                          Freshman

Grace Newton                                   Hamilton Southeastern                                    Senior

Ava Olson                                            Hamilton Southeastern                                 Senior

Gretchen Osmun                             Fishers                                                                  Senior

Frankie Ramey                                  Fishers                                                                  Freshman

Caroline Santerre                             Noblesville                                                          Senior

Emma Schumacher                         Fishers                                                                  Sophomore

Alyssa Street                                      Carmel                                                                  Junior

Exley Tricker                                       Noblesville                                                          Sophomore

Haddie Vohs                                      Noblesville                                                          Freshman

Kiley Zoeller                                       Hamilton Southeastern                                 Sophomore

HONORABLE MENTION

Name                                               School                                                            Grade

Isabella Amaya                                  Westfield                                                            Senior

Alexa Boillat                                        Westfield                                                            Senior

Helena Gibson                                   Carmel                                                                  Freshman

Eloise Harrison                                  Hamilton Southeastern                                 Junior

Eliana Hill                                             Westfield                                                            Sophomore

Alexandra Irvin                                  Westfield                                                            Junior

Campbell Lively-Mason                 Hamilton Heights                                             Sophomore

Bridget Mick                                       Westfield                                                            Sophomore

Melaina Munson                              Carmel                                                                  Junior

Ella Penny                                           Hamilton Southeastern                                 Senior