No one was better this year than Waldon McIntosh. He broke some school records, and came up clutch at state to earn his Tallulah Falls team a back-to-back state title. McIntosh earns BLITZ Swimmer of the Year honors.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

100 Fly State Champion
100 Back State Runner-Up
200 IM State 3rd
200 Medley Relay State Champion
200 Free Relay State Champion
State High Point Winner

State Champ in the 100 Fly and 200 Free & 200 Medley Relays, McIntosh was also the Runner-Up in the 100 Back and 3rd in the 200 IM. He was the State High Point Winner as the most dominant athlete in the pool.

VOTING RESULTS

1. Waldon McIntosh – 73 pts (12 1st-place votes)
2. Alex Delgado – 61 pts (5)
3. Jayden Martinez – 30 pts
4. Coleman Rudisill – 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 McIntosh and Delgado went 1-2 in the voting, securing a total of all 17 1st-place tallies.

HISTORY OF SWIMMER OF THE YEAR

• 2025-26 – Waldon McIntosh – Tallulah Falls JR
• 2024-25 – Kyle Davis – Jefferson SR
• 2023-24 – Kyle Davis – Jefferson JR
• 2022-23 – Kyle Davis – Jefferson SO
• 2021-22 – Hunter White – Union County SR

McIntosh is the first TFS boys swimmer to take the award, ending a 3-year streak for Kyle Davis of Jefferson.

WHO WILL WIN IT NEXT YEAR?

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