1990

Joe Hudepohl (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The sophomore led St. Xavier to one of the most dominating team titles in OHSAA history. He was state champion in both the 200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, and 400 Freestyle Relay. Moreover, he blew away the state record in each event with times of 1:37.38, 44.66, and 3:03.25, respectively. Including a 20.96 in-season 50 Freestyle swim, Hudepohl had national ranks of 13th, 2nd, and 4th in the 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle.

Matt Brunsman (3)
Yellow Springs

The senior was, like Hudepohl, also one of the very best swimmers in the entire country this year. He won the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke with the 2nd best time in Ohio history in each. His 1:49.47 time in the 200 IM and 56.29 time in the 100 Breaststroke were the 1st and 4th best times in the nation this year.

Jamie Farnham (2)
Hudson

The junior was state champion in the 100 Backstroke and finished runner-up in the 200 IM. His time of 1:52.08 in the 200 IM was the 6th fastest in the nation this year.

Jake Harms (2)
Toledo St. Francis

The sophomore repeated as state champion in the 500 Freestyle and finished 2nd to Hudepohl in the 200 Freestyle. His 500 Freestyle time was 13th best in the country this year.

Greg Harper (1)
Hawken

The senior was state champion in the 50 Freestyle and finished 2nd in the 100 Freestyle.

Doug Day (1)
Upper Arlington

The junior was state champion in the 100 Butterfly and finished 4th in the 200 IM.

Marty Hubbell (1)
Waynesville

The sophomore was runner-up in the 100 Breaststroke and finished 3rd in the 200 IM.

Chad Guist (1)
St Thomas

The senior was runner-up in the 50 Freestyle and 3rd in the 100 Butterfly.

Andy Kendrick (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior gets a special inclusion into the all-star team as he brought back an older era where state level swimmers can also be divers, and vice-versa. He was runner-up in Diving this year, finished 5th in the 100 Butterfly, and swam the butterfly leg on St. Xavier’s state record setting 200 Medley Relay which at 1:34.72, won the event by 4 seconds.

Rob Drumm (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior was runner-up in the 500 Freestyle and finished 6th in the 200 Freestyle.

1991

Joe Hudepohl (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior had arguably the greatest prep season ever, setting 5 state records and 3 national records. His individual national record times were 1:34.96 in the 200 Freestyle; 43.54 in the 100 Freestyle; 20.01 in the 50 Freestyle leading off the 200 Freestyle Relay; and he also set a state record in the 500 Freestyle with an in-season time of 4:24.49. After anchoring X’s 400 Freestyle Relay to victory, he became the first Ohio swimmer ever to win 4 events at the state meet.

Marty Hubbell (2)
Waynesville

The junior was state champion in both the 200 IM and 100 Breaststroke. His 1:50 time in the 200 IM was 5th best in the nation this year while his 56.8 in the 100 Breaststroke was 6th best.

Jason Praeter (1)
Waynesville

The senior was state champion in both the 50 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly.

Jake Harms (3)
Toledo St. Francis

The junior was state champion in the 500 Freestyle for the 3rd straight year and finished runner-up to Hudepohl in the 200 Freestyle.

Mike Andrews (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior was state champion in the 100 Backstroke, 4th in the 200 IM, and was part of St. Xavier’s state champion 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams. That medley relay set a new state record and his 100 Backstroke time of 49.93 was 2nd best in Ohio history and 7th best in the nation this year.

Juliano Costa (1)
Canton McKinley

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Freestyle and 3rd in the 200 Freestyle. His 100 Freestyle time of 45.2 was the 8th best time in the nation this year.

Jamie Farnham (3)
Hudson

The senior was runner-up in the 200 IM and finished 3rd in the 100 Backstroke.

Rob Drumm (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was runner-up in the 500 Freestyle, 5th in the 200 Freestyle, and part of St. Xavier’s state title 400 Freestyle Relay.

Scott Claypool (1)
Hudson

The freshman was 3rd at state in the 50 Freestyle and 4th in the 100 Freestyle.

Doug Day (2)
Upper Arlington

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Butterfly and 6th in the 100 Freestyle.

1992

Joe Hudepohl (3)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior led St. Xavier to their 2nd ever national team title with a victory in the 50 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Freestyle Relay. His relay leadoff times of 20.01 and 43.43 tied (his own) and set a new national record, were obviously the top times in the country, and both relays finished with state record times. He had additional national rankings of 6th and 13th with in-season 500 and 200 Freestyle times of 4:28 and 1:39.

Marty Hubbell (3)
Waynesville

The senior repeated as state champion in both the 100 Breaststroke and 200 IM. His 55.76 time in the 100 Breaststroke was 2nd best in Ohio history and his 1:49.88 in the 200 IM was the 3rd best. Those times were also ranked 3rd and 7th in the nation this year, respectively.

Mike Andrews (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was state champion in the 100 Backstroke, runner-up in the 200 IM, and part of St. Xavier’s state title 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams. The 100 Backstroke and both relays were done in state record time, with his 49.64 finish in the 100 Backstroke being 3rd best in the nation.

Jay Hladish (1)
Solon

The senior was just runner-up in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke, but he had national rankings of 6th in the 50 Freestyle with a 20.57, 9th in the 100 Backstroke with a 50.30, and 5th in the 100 Freestyle with a 44.69 from leading off Solon’s 400 Freestyle Relay team.

Adam Katz (1)
Hawken

The senior was state champion in the 500 Freestyle and runner-up in the 200 Freestyle.

Dod Wales (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The freshman was state champion in the 100 Butterfly (tie), was 3rd in the 100 Freestyle, and was part of St. Xavier’s state title and state record setting 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams.

Brad Watterson (1)
Cincinnati Turpin

The senior tied Dod Wales for the state title in the 100 Butterfly and was 3rd in the 200 Freestyle.

Scott Claypool (2)
Hudson

The sophomore makes his 2nd straight all-star team after winning the 100 Freestyle and finishing 4th in the 50 Freestyle. His 100 Freestyle time of 45.08 was 10th best in the nation while his 50 Freestyle time of 20.77 was 11th best.

Karl Scheer (1)
Cincinnati Country Day

The junior was state champion in the 200 Freestyle and finished 5th in the 100 Freestyle.

Jake Harms (4)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior and now 4x all-star just missed out on becoming the first boys’ swimmer in Ohio history to win the same event for 4 straight years after he was runner-up in the 500 Freestyle. Harms was also 4th in the 200 Freestyle.

1993

Scott Claypool (3)
Hudson

The junior was state champion in both the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, successfully defending his state title in the latter. His 1:38.06 time in the 200 Freestyle and 44.43 time in the 100 Freestyle were both the 2nd best times in Ohio history. Those times, plus his 20.83 swim in the 50 Freestyle gave him national rankings of 4th, 3rd, and 14th, respectively.

Dod Wales (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The sophomore broke out at the right time for St. Xavier, leading them to their 4th straight team victory after he successfully defended his 100 Butterfly state title, was runner-up in the 200 Freestyle, and anchored St. Xavier’s state title winning 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams. His 1:38.12 time in the 200 Freestyle and 49.56 time in the 100 Butterfly were both the 5th best times in the nation this year.

Mike Melley (1)
Shaker Heights

The senior was state champion in the 500 Freestyle and finished 3rd in the 200 Freestyle. His 500 Freestyle time of 4:27.70 was 3rd best in Ohio history and 4th best in the country this year, while his 1:39.9 time in the 200 Freestyle was 12th best in the nation.

Matt Schlessman (1)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The senior was state champion in the 200 IM and finished 3rd in the 100 Freestyle. His time in that 100 Freestyle of 45.25 was the 14th best time in the nation this year.

Steve Pater (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was state champion in the 100 Backstroke and finished 4th in the 200 IM. His 100 Backstroke time was top 20 in the country.

Jason Druso (1)
Cincinnati Anderson

The senior was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke and finished 4th in the 50 Freestyle. His 25.7 split on Anderson’s 3rd place 200 Medley Relay was a state record.

Karl Scheer (2)
Cincinnati Country Day

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Freestyle and finished 4th in the 200 Freestyle. His 100 Freestyle time of 45.12 was the 9th best time in the nation this year.

Pat Maynard (1)
Upper Arlington

The sophomore was state champion in the 50 Freestyle.

3-way tie:

Tom Richter (1)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The senior was 3rd in the 100 Butterfly, 3rd in the 100 Backstroke, and swam the butterfly leg on St. Ignatius’ state title winning 200 Medley Relay.

Scott Oswiecinski (1)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The senior was runner-up in the 50 Freestyle, 4th in the 100 Freestyle, and part of both of St. Ignatius’ runner-up freestyle relay teams.

Kyle Goodrich (1)
Columbus St. Charles

The sophomore was runner-up in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 Breaststroke.

Dan Clevenger (1)
Clermont Northeastern

The senior only had a single event at the state finals but in that, the 100 Butterfly, his time was good enough to be ranked top 10 in the nation.

1994

Dod Wales (3)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior was state champion in the 200 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly (3rd straight), and anchored St. Xavier’s 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams to victory. That made him the 2nd swimmer in Ohio history to win all 4 events at the state meet. Wales’ 200 Freestyle time of 1:37.84 was 2nd best in the nation and Ohio history, his 100 Butterfly time of 49.32 was 4th best in the nation, and his anchor times in the 200 and 400 Freestyle relays were 20.12 and 43.68, respectively.

Justin Thornton (1)
St. Paris Graham

The sophomore was state champion in the 100 Backstroke and 200 IM. His 100 Backstroke time of 49.42 was a new state record and the 3rd best time in the nation this season, while his 1:51.72 time in the 200 IM was top 10 in the nation as well.

Scott Claypool (4)
Hudson

The senior makes his 4th straight all-star team after winning the 50 and 100 Freestyle. His best times of 20.4 and 44.89 were the 2nd and 5th best times in the nation this year. He graduates with 5 individual titles to his name including 3 straight in the 100 Freestyle.

Kyle Goodrich (2)
Columbus St. Charles

The junior was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke and runner-up in the 200 IM. His 100 Breaststroke time of 57.45 was a Top-16 national time.

Jay Tant (1)
Kettering Alter

The sophomore was runner-up in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle. Both of his times (20.71 and 45.57) were nationally ranked Top-16 times.

Gerry Shay (1)
Hawken

The sophomore was state champion in the 500 Freestyle and 6th in the 200 Freestyle.

Josh Carothers (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was runner-up in the 200 Freestyle, 3rd in the 500 Freestyle, and part of champion St. Xavier’s state title 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams.

Brian Guibord (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Backstroke, 4th in the 200 Freestyle, and was part of champion St. Xavier’s state title 400 Freestyle Relay team.

Joel Davis (1)
Upper Arlington

The senior was 3rd in both the 100 and 200 Freestyle.

Pat Maynard (2)
Upper Arlington

The junior was runner-up in the 100 Butterfly, 6th in the 100 Freestyle, and his 100 Butterfly time of 49.5 was 7th best in the country this year.

1995

Justin Thornton (2)
St. Paris Graham

The junior repeated as state champion in both the 100 Backstroke and 200 IM. His 100 Backstroke time of 49.30 set a new state record and was the 2nd fastest time in the country this year, while his 200 IM time of 1:50.7 was the 9th best time in the nation.

Jay Tant (2)
Kettering Alter

The junior was state champion in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle. His 20.83 and 45.87 times were both Top-16 nationally ranked.

Pat Maynard (3)
Upper Arlington

The senior was state champion in the 100 Butterfly over 3x defending champion Dod Wales, finished 4th in the 100 Freestyle, and was part of Upper Arlington’s state title winning 200 Medley and Freestyle Relay teams. His 49.2 time in the 100 Butterfly was 3rd fastest in the nation this year while his 20.80 leadoff time on the 200 Freestyle Relay gave him the 13th best 50 Freestyle time in the nation.

Dod Wales (4)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior repeated as state champion in the 200 Freestyle, finished runner-up in the 100 Butterfly, and anchored St. Xavier’s 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays to 2nd and 1st place finishes. His 200 Freestyle time of 1:39.1 was the 6th best time in the nation, his 49.31 100 Butterfly time was 4th best, and his anchor leg on the 400 Freestyle Relay clinched the 6th straight state title for the Bombers. Wales graduates with a record 12 titles to his name (5 individual, 7 relay).

Steve Harms (1)
Toledo St. Francis

The junior was state champion in the 500 Freestyle and finished runner-up in the 200 IM. His 500 Freestyle time of 4:29.79 was 8th best in the nation this year.

Rob Henikman (1)
Ashland

The junior was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke and finished 3rd in the 50 Freestyle. His 100 Breaststroke time of 56.89 was 9th best in the nation this year.

John Stamates (1)
Massillon Jackson

The senior was runner-up in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle, missing out on a state title by .01 and .13, respectively. His 100 Freestyle time was 10th best in the nation while his 50 Freestyle was 16th best.

Matt Drenik (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The sophomore was runner-up in both the 200 and 500 Freestyle and was part of St. Xavier’s 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams which finished 2nd and 1st, respectively. His 500 Freestyle time of 4:30.27 was 10th best in the nation this year while his 200 Freestyle time of 1:40.42 was 20th best.

Steve Kemmerling (1)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The sophomore was 3rd in both the 100 and 200 Freestyle, and his 200 Freestyle time was ranked 16th in the country.

Jeff Bell (1)
Springfield North

The senior was 3rd in the 100 backstroke and 4th in the 100 Butterfly.

1996

Justin Thornton (3)
St. Paris Graham

The senior tied a record by winning the same 2 events for a third consecutive season after his championships in the 200 IM and 100 Backstroke. His 100 Backstroke was the national title time this year at 48.67 while his 200 IM was a 1:49.82 and the 7th best time in the country. This was the 3rd straight year he broke the 100 Backstroke state record, and his 6 total career titles ties Dale Hudson for most individual wins in state history.

Kevin Butler (1)
Worthington

The senior led Worthington to their best state finish after becoming a surprise double-event winner in the 100 and 200 Freestyle. His 200 Freestyle time of 1:39.50 was top 10 in the country, and he also led Worthington to a state title in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a 20.2 split.

Steve Harms (2)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior led St. Francis to their first team title since 1968. He repeated as state champion in the 500 Freestyle, state runner-up in the 200 IM, and anchored St. Francis’ 400 Freestyle Relay to victory.

Rob Henikman (2)
Ashland

The senior won an event for the 2nd straight year, this time taking the 50 Freestyle and adding a runner-up finish in the 100 Breaststroke. His 50 Freestyle time of 20.68 was 8th best in the country this year.

Steve Kemmerling (2)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The junior tied Kevin Butler for the state title in the 100 Freestyle and was 3rd in the 200 Freestyle.

Matt Houp (1)
Kettering Alter

The senior took down defending champion Rob Henikman in the 100 Breaststroke and his best time this year of 56.44 was 6th best in the nation.

James Holder (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior led St. Xavier to a state title in the 200 Medley Relay and finished 2nd and 3rd in the 50 and 100 Freestyle, respectively. His 100 Freestyle preliminary time of 45.40 was the 11th best time in the nation this year.

Kevin Euans (1)
Westerville North

The freshman was state champion in the 100 Butterfly with the 14th best time in the nation. He is the first boys’ freshman with a Top-16 national time in the Gold Star era.

Rory McVay (1)
Worthington

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Backstroke, 3rd in the 100 Butterfly, and was part of Worthington’s state title winning 200 Freestyle Relay.

Julian Daily (1)
Cincinnati Seven Hills

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Butterfly and 3rd in the 100 Backstroke.

1997

Matt Drenik (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was state champion in the 200 Freestyle and his 200 Freestyle (1:38.66) and 100 Freestyle (45.23) times were the 9th and 8th best in the country this year, respectively. He overcame a disqualification in the 100 Freestyle at finals by swimming the clinching leg on the 400 Freestyle Relay with a 44.8 split that won the meet for St. Xavier.

Craig Wales (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was state champion in the 100 Butterfly, runner-up in the 100 Backstroke, and was part of St. Xavier’s state title 400 Freestyle Relay team and runner-up 200 Medley Relay team. His 100 Butterfly time of 49.83 was a Top-16 nationally ranked swim.

David Weis (1)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior was state champion in the 50 Freestyle, was runner-up in the 100 Freestyle, and anchored St. Francis’ state title winning 200 Freestyle Relay. His 50 Freestyle time of 20.68 was 12th best in the country this year.

Nick Cheney (1)
Lima Shawnee

The senior was state champion in the 100 Freestyle and runner-up in the 50 Freestyle.

Jim Pullin (1)
Hawken

The sophomore was state champion in the 500 Freestyle and was 4th in the 200 Freestyle.

Steve Kemmerling (3)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The senior makes his 3rd straight all-star team after finishing 2nd in both the 100 and 200 Freestyle.

Ryan Earhart (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The sophomore was state champion in the 100 Backstroke, finished 5th in the 100 Butterfly, and was part of St. Xavier’s state title winning and clinching 400 Freestyle Relay team.

Tony Kurth (1)
Toledo St. Francis

The sophomore was state champion in the 200 IM and was part of St. Francis’ state champion 200 Medley Relay team.

Daniel Kelley (1)
Columbus Beechcroft

The senior was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke.

Kevin Euans (2)
Westerville North

The sophomore was runner-up in 100 Butterfly, 5th in 100 Freestyle and his 49.82 best time in the 100 Butterfly was the 14th best national time this year and #1 in Ohio.

Reid Gustin (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior was runner-up in the 500 Freestyle, 5th in the 200 Freestyle, and was part of St. Xavier’s state title clinching 400 Freestyle Relay, running down his St. Francis rival on the 3rd leg.

Several other swimmers scored enough to usually make all-star team. Euans and Gustin were selected as all-stars despite scoring less points (31) than Bateman, Ketchum, and Kirk (32). Reasons were: having nationally ranked swims (Euans) and being a key component of the winning team’s close victory (Gustin).
- Josh Bateman Honorable Mention
  St. Ignatius
- Dan Ketchum Honorable Mention
  Sycamore

1998

Dan Ketchum (1)
Cincinnati Sycamore

The sophomore was state champion in the 200 and 500 Freestyle with 1:37.84 and 4:25.68 times that were ranked 2nd and 3rd in the nation, respectively. Both times were also 2nd best in Ohio history and the 500 Freestyle was one of the greatest races in state history and a new meet record time. He also split 44.55 on Sycamore’s 400 Freestyle Relay.

Jason Cobb (1)
Centerville

The sophomore was state champion in both the 50 and 100 Freestyle, swimming times of 20.40 and 45.07. Those times were 3rd and 5th best in the nation this year, and the 50 Freestyle was 3rd best in state history. He also split a state record 19.64 anchoring Centerville’s 200 Freestyle Relay.

Tony Kurth (2)
Toledo St. Francis

The junior led St. Francis to their 2nd team title in 2 years, repeating as state champion in the 200 IM and finishing runner-up in the 100 Butterfly with times of 1:48.96 and 49.97 (prelims). His 200 IM time beat Mark Rhodenbaugh’s legendary state record by a hundredth of a second and was 4th best in the nation this year, while his 100 Butterfly was . He also led St. Francis to state titles in the 200 and 400 Freestyle Relays with best split times of 20.3 and 44.8.

Jim Pullin (2)
Hawken

The junior finished runner-up to Ketchum in both the 200 and 500 Freestyle but did so with the 6th and 4th best times in the nation, respectively at 1:38.93 and 4:25.74. That 500 Freestyle time was faster than David Fairbanks’ old state record from 1985.

Mark Gangloff (1)
Akron Firestone

The sophomore was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke and finished 4th in the 200 IM. Both of his swims were Top-16 nationally, with his 100 Breaststroke time of 55.64 being ranked 4th. That 100 Breaststroke time was 0.20 off Glenn Mills’ 1980 state record.

Kevin Euans (2)
Westerville North

The junior reclaimed his state title in the 100 Butterfly and was 8th in the 200 IM. His 100 Butterfly best time of 49.11 was the 5th best time in the nation this year.

Matt Keay (1)
Shaker Heights

The senior was runner-up in both the 200 IM and 100 Freestyle. His 200 IM time of 1:49.44 was 5th best nationally and included a freestyle split of 24.96 that would have been the 2nd fastest split at the Division I NCAA Championships!

Ryan Earhart (2)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The junior successfully defended his state title in the 100 Backstroke with a 50.51 time that was ranked 15th nationally. He was also 3rd in the 100 Butterfly and was X’s best swimmer on their runner-up 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams.

John Carroll (1)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior was 3rd in both the 200 IM and 500 Freestyle, and he was part of St. Francis’ state title winning 200 Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay teams. His 1:50.91 preliminary time in that 200 IM was a top 10 national time.

James Leahy (1)
Toledo St. Francis

The junior was runner-up in the 50 Freestyle, 3rd in the 100 Backstroke, and was part of St. Francis’ state title winning 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams.

1999

Tony Kurth (3)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior was national swimmer of the year, becoming the first Ohioan to win 4 events at the state meet while setting a record in each. His 200 IM at 1:47.70 broke his own state mark, his 48.79 prelim time in the 100 Butterfly was a new state meet record, and he anchored both of St. Francis’ Freestyle Relays to state records. His anchor times on the relays were 19.81 and 43.95, and that 400 Freestyle Relay set a new national record at 3:01.80. His national ranks in the 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, and 100 Freestyle (44.30 leading off the prelim relay) were ranked 1st, 4th, and 2nd in the nation, respectively.

Dan Ketchum (2)
Cincinnati Sycamore

The junior repeated as state champion in both the 200 and 500 Freestyle. His 1:37.29 in the 200 Freestyle was the 2nd best in Ohio history and the top time in the nation this year, while his 4:22.73 in the 500 Freestyle was a new state record and the 2nd best time in the nation. He also split 44.40 on Sycamore’s 400 Freestyle Relay.

Mark Gangloff (2)
Akron Firestone

The junior was state champion in the 100 Breaststroke and finished runner-up in the 200 IM. His 100 Breaststroke time of 55.58 was 5th in the nation and 2nd best in Ohio history while his 200 IM time of 1:48.63 was better than the old state record and 2nd in the nation. His 29-second breaststroke split on the 200 IM was a state record and better than even most college swimmers this year, and he tied his own state record with a 25.1 breaststroke split on the 200 Medley Relay.

Jayme Cramer (1)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The sophomore was state champion in the 100 Backstroke, runner-up in the 100 Butterfly, and was part of St. Xavier’s state record setting 200 Medley Relay. His 49.14 time in the 100 Backstroke was 4th in the nation, his 49.50 in the 100 Butterfly was 9th, and his 21.71 butterfly split on the 200 Medley Relay was a state record.

Todd Minnier (1)
Cleveland St. Ignatius

The junior was state champion in the 100 Freestyle and finished 3rd in the 100 Butterfly. His respective times of 45.23 and 49.54 were 9th and 12th in the nation.

Ed Matkovich (1)
Upper Arlington

The sophomore was runner-up in the 100 Freestyle and 4th in the 100 Backstroke. His best season times of 44.98 in the 100 Freestyle, 50.70 in the 100 Backstroke, and 20.53 in the 50 Freestyle were 7th, 14th, and 5th best in the country.

James Leahy (2)
Toledo St. Francis

The senior was state champion in the 50 Freestyle, finished 5th in the 100 Backstroke, and was part of St. Francis’ national record setting 400 Freestyle Relay (45.12 split). His 20.74 time in the 50 Freestyle was 9th best in the country this year.

Jim Pullin (3)
Hawken

The senior was runner-up in both the 200 and 500 Freestyle. His times of 1:39.86 and 4:29.34 were 12th and 11th best in the nation this year.

Ryan Earhart (3)
Cincinnati St. Xavier

The senior was runner-up in the 100 Backstroke, 4th in the 200 Freestyle, and swam the backstroke leg on St. Xavier’s state record setting 200 Medley Relay. His 100 Backstroke time of 50.21 was 11th best in the country.

Jon Haag (1)
Ashland

The junior was runner-up in the 50 Freestyle and finished 3rd in the 100 Freestyle.

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1990-1999

Ohio High School Swimming