Lilla Bognar, Darden Tate Set State Records at South Carolina Senior State

2022 South Carolina Short Course Senior State Championships

• Feb. 10 – Feb. 13, 2022
• North Charleston Aquatic Center, North Charleston, SC
• SCY (Short Course Yards)
• Prelims/Finals Format 
• Meet Results 
• Results on MeetMobile “2022 SC SCSC Short Course Senior State” 

15-year old Lilla Bognar from Team Greenville and 16-year old Darden Tate from Gamecock Aquatics both set state records at the 2022 South Carolina Short Course Senior State Championships, held between Feb. 10 and Feb. 13 in North Charleston. The Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club were the combined team champions. 

Top 5 Combined Team Scores

1. Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club: 2253
2. South Carolina Swim Club: 1992
3. Team Greenville: 1834.5
4. Gamecock Aquatics: 1022
5. Wahoo Aquatic Club: 833

Top 5 Women’s Team Scores

1. Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club: 1333
2. South Carolina Swim Club: 1018
3. Team Greenville: 965.5
4. Wahoo Aquatic Club: 601
5. Gamecock Aquatics: 310

Top 5 Men’s Team Scores

1. South Carolina Swim Club: 974
2. Y-Spartaquatics Swim Club: 920
3. Team Greenville: 869
4. Gamecock Aquatics: 712
5. Southern Tide Swim Club: 558

Lilla Bognar was the high point winner on the women’s side, winning seven individual events and coming in second in an eighth. She swam a time of 53.63 in the finals of the 100 back, which is a new South Carolina 15-16 state record. Her best time coming into the meet was 54.30. Bognar’s time is the 13th fastest this season in the 15-16 age group. 

Bognar’s Other Individual Wins

• 1650 free: 16:50.14 (12.73 drop)
• 200 free: 1:47.91 (1.62 drop)
• 400 IM: 4:16.05 (.05 add)
• 500 free: 4:51.71 (.81 add)
• 200 IM: 1:59.91 (3.89 drop)
• 200 back: 1:56.58 (.93 add)

Bognar’s only individual non-win came in the 100 free, where she swam a time of 51.28 (improving from 51.41) to finish second. High point runner-up Kirsti McEnroe won that event, finishing ahead of Bognar in 48.97. 

17-year old McEnroe, who swims for Y-Spartaquatics and is committed to swim at Stanford, came into the meet with a best time of 49.35 in the event. McEnroe’s time ranks 11th this season in the 17-18 age group, according to the SWIMS database.

McEnroe was also on five relays for Y-Spartaquatics, winning them all (200 medley, 800 free, 200 free, 400 medley, 400 free). 

McEnroe’s Other Individual Wins

• 200 fly: 2:01.23 (2.40 drop)
• 100 fly: 54.08 (.20 drop)

On the men’s side, Darden Tate set state records in the 15-16 age group in the 100 breast, 100 fly, and 50 free. Tate dropped .53 in the 100 breast to finish in 56.16, ranking him 34th in the 15-16 age group this season. 

Tate broke 50 for the first time in the 100 fly to finish in 49.30. That time puts him into the top 50 in the 15-16 age group this season, where he currently ranks 41st. 

His final state record came leading off his 200 free relay, where he split a 20.74, the 35th fastest in the 15-16 age group this season. He was close to that time in his individual 50, where he swam a 20.76. 

Other Highlights

• James Winterfield, from South Carolina Swim Team, was the high point winner on the men’s side. The 17-year old won the 200 free (1:39.83) and the 100 fly (49.18). Although placing second in the 200 IM, he dropped over three seconds in the event, improving to 1:49.97.
• 14-year old Luke Green from South Carolina Swim Team, swam a 51.93 in the 100 fly, improving close to a full second. His time ranks 27th this season in the 13-14 age group.