26-03-2025
Vote: Who should be the Statesman Journal's girls swimmer of the year?
Vote: Who should be the Statesman Journal's girls swimmer of the year?
Silverton's Breeza Rodriguez competes in the 100-yard freestyle at the state meet. Rodriguez is a nominee for Statesman Journal girls swimmer of the year.
There were plenty of strong performances from Salem-Keizer swimmers through the 2024-25 season, with a handful of local athletes nabbing podium spots at last month's state championships.
Now we want you to vote for the girls swimmer of the year. Vote at The poll will be open until 11 a.m. Sunday, March 30.
Here are the nominees for the top Salem-area girls swimmer for the 2024-25 season.
Sophia Buswell, South Salem
Buswell took sixth place in the 100-yard butterfly (59.52 seconds) at the Class 6A state championships.
Leah Ellerbee, Stayton
Ellerbee took third place in the 500 freestyle (5:33.47) at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships.
Abby Evans, West Salem
Evans took ninth place in the 100 freestyle (54.82) and 200 freestyle (2:01.53) at the Class 6A state championships.
Ellie Gladow, Salem Academy
Gladow took sixth place (58.29) in the 100 freestyle at the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A state championships.
Gentry Hagedorn, Central
Hagedorn took fifth place in the 50 freestyle (25.56) at the Class 5A state championships.
Odelya Laroya, West Salem
Laroya took third place in the 50 freestyle (24.32) at the Class 6A state championships.
Breeza Rodriguez, Silverton
Rodriguez took fifth place in the 100 freestyle (57.43) and sixth place in the 100 backstroke (1:05.54) at the Class 5A state championships.
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Jarrid Denney covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at JDenney@ or on X @jarrid_denney
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