Friendswood girls finish 16th; boys 34th at state swim meet

February 22, 2026

Each year the Friendswood High School swim team qualifies swimmers to compete at the University Scholastic League (UIL) state swim meet at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center on the UT campus in Austin.

Last year, Friendswood had several medal winners as the girls finished 5th in the state while the boys placed 14th. The girls scored 132 points behind state champion Boerne Champion (172 points) while the boys scored 41 points behind state champion Frisco Wakeland (153.5 points).

This year, the Friendswood swimmers didn't have anyone medal as no one qualified for the swim finals as they all were placed in the consolation finals after swimming in the preliminaries.

In the girls competition, Boerne Champion repeat as the 2026 5A state champions with 218 points while Frisco Centennial finished a distant second with 147 points. Friendswood finished 16th with 49 points.

The Friendswood boys finished 34th in the state as College Station A&M Consolidated slipped by defending champion Frisco Wakeland 257.5 points to 201 points. Friendswood score 13 points.

Those competing for Friendswood girls were Edi Jakob (200 IM, 500 Freestyle), Taylor Welch (Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke), Madison Witley (girls 1 meter dive), and the Girls 200 Medley Relay (10th place) (Carmen Laurito, Taylor Welch, Edi Jakob, Julia Rupp), Girls 200 Freestyle Relay (14th place) (Olivia Esbeck, Emma Brueggeman, Carmen Laurito, Taylor Welch), and the Girls 400 Freestyle Relay (15th place) (Edi Jakob, Olivia Esbeck, Julia Rupp, Emma Brueggeman).

Competing for the Friendswood boys was Caleb Livesay (100 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke).