The swim team won the Metro Championship on Saturday, November 8, at the GNOHSSL Metro Swimming Championships meet at Franco’s Athletic Club in Mandeville. Jesuit secured the boys’ team title with 359.5 points, finishing ahead of runner-up E.D. White, which had 342 points.

Leading the charge was senior Aidan Villars, who captured gold in two individual events. He earned an All-America consideration time in the 100-yard butterfly (49.16) and also won the 100-yard backstroke (51.91).

The victory was a testament to the team’s depth, with several other Blue Jays reaching the podium for key performances. The 200-yard medley relay team of senior Ben Breithaupt, junior Dillon Nguyen, and freshmen Liam Phan and Harrison Tschirn earned a second-place finish (1:40.90). The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Villars, Breithaupt, senior Grant Castillon, and sophomore Conor Samuels also placed second (1:29.36). Breithaupt secured an individual second-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.43).

“A lot of my guys had practiced this morning and last night after the meet, and they still performed exceptionally well. I’m extremely proud of them. I can’t wait to see what my teammates do.” said team captain Castillon.

With the metro title secured, the team now has its sights set on a state championship after last year’s second-place finish. The state meet will take place Saturday, November 22 at SPAR in Sulphur.

Top 10 Team Scores

1. Jesuit 359.5 points. 2. E.D. White 342. 3. Northshore 318. 4. St. Paul’s 182. 5. Rummel 141.5. 6. Fontainebleau 127.5. 7. Brother Martin 115.5. 8. Pope John Paul II 101. 9. Destrehan 84. 10. Ben Franklin 78.

Event Results

Event	Jesuit Swimmer(s)	Place	Time
200 Medley Relay	Phan, Breithaupt, Tschirn, Nguyen	2nd	1:40.90
200 Freestyle	Castillon	7th	1:51.84
	Aiden Kee (SO)	10th	1:54.15
	James Ganucheau (SO)	12th	1:55.40
	Chase Vidrine (FR)	15th	1:59.53
200 Individual Medley	Phan	7th	2:10.57
	Tripp Yount (FR)	8th	2:06.87
50 Freestyle	Samuels	7th	22.82
	Nguyen	8th	23.06
	Luke Barnett (JR)	13th	23.56
100 Butterfly	Villars	1st	49.16
	Samuels	4th	54.28
	Tschirn	15th	58.64
100 Freestyle	Breithaupt	7th	50.38
	Nguyen	9th	50.32
500 Freestyle	Yount	5th	5:04.51
	Louis Roux (JR)	6th	5:09.38
	Tschirn	8th	5:20.26
	Ganucheau	9th	5:21.80
200 Freestyle Relay	Villars, Breithaupt, Samuels, Castillon	2nd	1:29.36
100 Backstroke	Villars	1st	51.91
	Phan	4th	56.99
	Castillon	7th	58.08
	Kee	10th	58.63
100 Breaststroke	Breithaupt	2nd	59.43
	Barnett	11th	1:05.23
	Roux	13th	1:05.70
400 Freestyle Relay	Villars, Samuels, Castillon, Kee	4th	3:20.24