Alamo Heights’ Connor Foote captures two swimming golds at state.
Alamo Heights junior Connor Foote found himself in the enviable position of ranking state gold medals.
He earned two of them on Saturday in claiming the boys Class 5A in the 100-yard freestyle and the 100 backstroke at the UIL state championships held at Josh Davis Natatorium.
He also broke two school records in the process.
Foote successfully defended his 100 freestyle state title by holding off Georgetown’s Corby Furrer to clock 44.38.
Foote captured his second gold with a dominating performance in the 100 backstroke, winning in 48.42. That was more than a second faster than runnerup Jeremy Kelly of Georgetown (49.52).
“I was probably more excited with the 100 back because that the first time I’ve ever hit 48,” Foote said. “I looked over my past videos of me swimming that, and I saw that my tempo was not as fast as everyone else’s, so I decided to pick it up a bit, and it really helped out.”
Foote claimed second place at state in the 100 backstroke a year ago.
Alamo Heights coach Norm Collins was particularly impressed with how Foote performed, especially after he missed several days of training when two snowstorms blew through San Antonio over the previous two weeks.
“We had a week off because of snowpocalypse and then to come back and to be able to do what he did today is unprecedented,” Collins said.
Foote opened the meet by swimming the lead leg (backstroke) of the Mules’ 200 medley relay. He turned in a split of 22.05, the fastest in his heat. Collins thinks that is the school’s fastest time in the 50 backstroke.
“That gave him confidence to go out to really go out and get it,” Collins said. “We knew he could go out harder than he ever does and still be able to hang on.”
Foote said he knew he was going to have a strong meet after that event.
“I’ve never come close to hitting 21 in a 50-yard back, and it was really exciting to
be that close,” Foote said. “It showed me that I could get down to 48, 47.”
Foote was one of two gold medalists at the boys championships.
Reagan senior Luke Prior also claimed gold, tying Round Rock Westwood sophomore Sonny Wang for first in Friday’s Class 6A boys 50 freestyle. Each clocked in at 20.56.
Prior, making his statemeet debut, entered with the seventh-fastest qualifying time (20.92) from preliminaries.
Also Friday, Clark senior Jackson Stallworth captured third in the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.97. Humble Kingwood junior Garret Green won in 47.80.
Stallworth nearly captured another medal when
the Cougars finished fourth in the 200 freestyle relay. He teamed with freshman Evan Croley, junior Lane Stallworth and senior Keith Elms to turn in a time of 1:23.74.
The state championships continue Monday (Class 6A girls) and Tuesday (Class 5A girls).
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