Perry High School swimmers swept the top individual honors on the 2024-25 All-Federal League swim teams. Panthers senior Sophie Baker is the league’s girls swimmer of the year, while Perry freshman Talan Smith won that honor for the boys.
Baker finished her career as a four-time state qualifier and was the 2025 Division I state runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle, the best finish ever by a Perry swimmer. Baker also finished third at the state meet in the 100 backstroke.
Smith began his career by reaching his first state meet, winning the 200 freestyle at sectionals and taking second in the 500 free along the way.
Jackson’s Doug Nist is the boys coach of the year and Richard Vaughn of Hoover won that award for the girls.
2025 Boys All-Federal League Swimming
- First team
- Jeremy Mitchell, McKinley, jr.
- Talan Smith, Perry, fr.
- Luke Mazon, Jackson, so.
- Mason Lewis, Hoover, jr.
- Brayden Peresie, Hoover, sr.
- Rylan Canter, Green, sr.
- Dannie Warren, Jackson, fr.
- Lucas Villejoin, GlenOak, so.
- Aitor Garmendia, Hoover, jr.
- Carter Brant, Hoover, jr.
- Isaac Zackary, Jackson, sr.
- Ryland Most, Hoover, jr.
- Noah Fitzsimmons, GlenOak, jr.
- Soren Lewis, GlenOak, jr.
- Eric Wasco, Jackson, sr.
- Evan Dilley, Jackson, sr.
- Ben Allen, Jackson, jr.
- Swimmer of the Year: Talan Smith, Perry
- Coach of the Year: Doug Nist, Jackson
- Second team
- Nico Burress, GlenOak, sr.
- Alex Click, GlenOak, sr.
- Benjamin Kotyk, Lake, jr.
- Brayden Pritchard, Jackson, so.
- Zachary Wasco, Jackson, so.
- Duncan Collier, Jackson, so.
- Spencer Phillips, Hoover, fr.
- Canaan Sommers, GlenOak, jr.
- James Fox, Jackson, sr.
- Nick Trissel, Perry, sr.
- Lucas Bauer, Lake, so.
- Jackson Bavis, Jackson, sr.
- Matt Warren, GlenOak, fr.
- Shawn Duong, Jackson, fr.
- Zach McGregor, GlenOak, sr.
- Ben Fisher, Hoover, so.
- Austin Hoffman, Jackson, sr.
- Honorable mention
- Brady May, Hoover, so.; Chase Arnold, Hoover, sr.; Josh Gfroerer, Green, sr.; Mason Petro, Hoover, fr.; Nick Giavasis, GlenOak, jr.; Colton Butler, GlenOak, jr.; Andrew Green, Hoover, fr.; Grant Caldwell, Jackson, jr.; Brodie McIntyre, Jackson, so.; Hiro Hayakawa, Green, so.; Nate Loew, GlenOak, sr.; Ethan Osborne-Roby, Hoover, so.; Harvey Takano, GlenOak, sr.; Liam Fierbaugh, Perry, so.; Liam Kendle, GlenOak, jr.; Evan Newcomb, Jackson, fr.; Michael Jenkins, Perry, jr.
2025 Girls All-Federal League Swimming
- First team
- Sophie Baker, Perry, sr.
- Anna Helmuth, Hoover, jr.
- Marie Lochridge, Hoover, jr.
- Laina Swartzwelder, Green, sr.
- Ava Carosielli, Hoover, jr.
- Ainsley Marcum, GlenOak, jr.
- Nina Shulik, Jackson, sr.
- Abra Manofsky, Jackson, sr.
- Ava Scott, Hoover, fr.
- Maria Zwick, GlenOak, sr.
- Grace Micelli, Jackson, jr.
- Katarina Ataya, Jackson, jr.
- Carly Robson, Green, fr.
- Kaitlyn Kuhn, Jackson, sr.
- Maria Helmuth, Hoover, fr.
- Nicole Hayes, Lake, jr.
- Kenadi Medina, GlenOak, so.
- Swimmer of the Year: Sophie Baker, Perry
- Coach of the Year: Richard Vaughn, Hoover
- Second team
- Emma Studer, GlenOak, jr.
- Lauren Nist, Jackson, fr.
- Emma Rich, Green, fr.
- Elizabeth Stephens, Lake, fr.
- Leighah Bracken, Perry, sr.
- Scarlet Schuld, Perry, fr.
- Emma Colvin, Jackson, fr.
- Rowan Holliday, GlenOak, so.
- Maddie Burt, Green, jr.
- Sydney Harbour, GlenOak, sr.
- Gabriella Ascani, Hoover, jr.
- LeahGrace Brown, Perry, fr.
- Chloe Durbin, Green, so.
- Annika Ham, Jackson, sr.
- Lucie Bossart, Jackson, jr.
- Ava Mitchell, Green, fr.
- Kyla Fisher, Hoover, fr.
- Honorable mention
- Leanna Riedinger, Hoover, sr.; Riley Calvert, GlenOak, so.; Abigail Warner, Green, fr.; Avery Belden, Jackson, sr.; Kaitlynn Weaver, Jackson, jr.; Avery Becherer, Perry, so.; Leah Vickers, Jackson, so.; Kylee Pudder, GlenOak, sr.; Addyson Whaley, Lake, fr.; Caroline Kostur, Hoover, jr.; Jocelyn Kohmann, Jackson, so.; Elizabeth Bridges, Lake, sr.; Paige Sloane, Hoover, sr.; Magdalene Ashbaugh, Jackson, fr.; Isabelle Montgomery, Jackson, sr.; Reagan McKimm, Jackson, jr.; Ava Linke, Hoover, jr.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Sophie Baker, Talan Smith lead 2025 All-Federal League swim teams