Medal upon medal…Selah Wiltshire shines in the pool, and showed out at state. For her efforts, she earns BLITZ Swimmer of the Year honors.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

50 Free State RU
100 Free State 3rd
100 Breast State 3rd
200 Medley Relay State Champion
200 Free Relay State Champion

Selah Wiltshire set a couple of school records this season, and at state she was Runner-Up in the 50 Free, 3rd in the 100 Free and 100 Breast, and was a HUGE part of the State Champion 200 Medley and 200 Free Relay teams.

VOTING RESULTS

1. Selah Wiltshire – 69 pts (12 1st-place votes)
2. Lucia Roser de Hoyos – 46 pts (2)
3. Zoey Zellner – 32.5 pts
4. Haley Hayes – 27 pts (3)
5. Ansley Nunnally – 21 pts

Voting included our 17-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts; 7th-8th 0.25 pts

Teammates Wiltshire and Roser de Hoyos went 1-2 in the voting, securing a total of 14 1st-place tallies. Haley Hayes came up with three such votes.

HISTORY OF SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

• 2025-26 – Selah Wiltshire – Tallulah Falls SR
• 2024-25 – Madison Dampier – Tallulah Falls SR
• 2023-24 – Madison Dampier – Tallulah Falls JR
• 2022-23 – Madison Dampier – Tallulah Falls SO
• 2021-22 – Montgomery Dampier – Tallulah Falls SR
• 2020-21 – Katherine Law – Jefferson SR

The award is dominated by Tallulah Falls at this point. It’s still a young award, but Wiltshire is the third from TFS to take it.

WHO WILL WIN IT NEXT YEAR?

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