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2023-24 Winter All-Met: Boys’ swimming first team, second team, relays, honorable mention

Check out this year’s picks for the D.C. area’s top boys’ swimming performers

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March 26, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
Adriano Arioti of Georgetown Day is the 2023-24 boys' Swimmer of the Year. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
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The following student-athletes have been selected to The Washington Post’s 2023-24 All-Met team for boys’ swimming:

Swimmer of the Year

Adriano Arioti, Sr., Georgetown Day

The D.C.-area’s best swimmer over the past two years, Arioti did not falter in his final season. The Harvard commit broke the 200-yard individual medley Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic record by more than three seconds and was a state champion in the 100 freestyle with a 44.96-second time. Arioti, who was also All-Met Swimmer of the Year last winter, is expected to contribute immediately in Cambridge, Mass., while also studying neuroscience.

First team

Brady Begin, Sr., Churchill

A physical presence, the North Carolina commit highlighted his senior season with a first-place finish at Metros in the 500 freestyle (4:25.95), then took second in the event at states.

Simon Bermudez, Sr., Flint Hill

A first-team member last year, Bermudez dropped his 100 breaststroke time by 0.86 seconds. The senior won the 200 individual medley (1:47.13) and the 100 backstroke (47.68) at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championships.

Nasim Elkassem, Sr., Churchill

Elkassem was a part of a loaded senior class that led the Bulldogs to a state title. The University of Southern California commit dominated the freestyle at Metros, winning the 50 in 20.39 and the 100 in 44.73.

Rian Graham, Sr., Herndon

Graham posted a time of 47.76 seconds in the 100 butterfly at the Virginia Class 6 state championships, qualifying him as an all-American, and won the 200 freestyle at the state meet, too.

Josh Howat, Jr., Lake Braddock

The junior has established himself as the top short-distance freestyler in the area. He sprinted to another first-place finish in the 50 freestyle (20.19) and 100 freestyle (44.38) at states.

Elliot Lee, Sr., Richard Montgomery

Lee emerged as one of the area’s top swimmers with a breakout senior year. Especially skilled in the butterfly, Lee is committed to Yale.

Evan Mackesy, Sr., Magruder

The Purdue commit competed with Begin to become the best long-distance swimmer in the area. Mackesy topped the Churchill star at Metros in the 500 freestyle with a 4:29.04 finish.

Eli Martin, Sr., Washington-Liberty

The Virginia Tech commit set his personal best in the 100 breaststroke at the Virginia Class 6 state championships with a time of 54.65 seconds.

JT Schmid, Sr., Robinson

Another future Tar Heel, Schmid finished as the top backstroker in Virginia. At the state meet he won the 200 backstroke, the 200 IM and was part of a pair of relay victories.

Kyle Wang, Sr., Churchill

One of three Churchill first-teamers, he won the 200 freestyle at Metros with a 1:38.14 and then won the 100 and 200 at the Maryland Class 4A/3A state meet. Wang is committed to Northwestern.

Coach of the Year

Dennis Witol, Churchill

Witol took full advantage of a talented and experienced roster that featured four Division I seniors. The second-year head coach led the Bulldogs through a bounce-back season, as they won Metros and the Maryland 4A/3A state title.

Second team

Finn Bacon, Sr., Gonzaga

Samir Elkassem, Sr., Churchill

Evan Graham, Sr., Key School

Joshua Lopez, Jr., DeMatha

Malcolm McKenzie, Sr., Gonzaga

Tynan O’Donoghue, Sr., Whitman

Griffin Oehler, Fr., Georgetown Prep

H.T. Tragle, Sr., Riverside

Andrew Vanas, So., Georgetown Prep

Brian Wilbur, Sr., Sherwood

Relays

200 freestyle: Michael Kaiser, Sr.; Samir Elkassem, Sr.; Kyle Wang, Sr.; Nasim Elkassem, Sr. (Churchill): 1:22.82

200 medley: JT Schmid, Sr.; Nicholas Byrnes, Sr.; Jack Fulham, Jr.; Liam Hickey, Sr. (Robinson): 1:32.38

400 freestyle: Brady Begin, Sr.; Samir Elkassem, Sr.; Nasim Elkassem, Sr.; Kyle Wang, Sr. (Churchill): 3:01.57

Honorable mention

Gavin Abelende, Jr., La Plata

Lleyton Arnold, Sr., Battlefield

Charlie Begin, So., Churchill

Palmer Bice, Jr., Gonzaga

Anderson Bishop, Jr., Gonzaga

Andrejs Brooks, Jr., Gonzaga

Nate Decker, Sr., Broadneck

Luc Dionne, Fr., Walter Johnson

Thomas Duncan, Sr., The Heights

Tyler Coapstick, Jr., Wootton

Charlie Greenwood, Jr., St. Albans

Alex Grocholski, So., Colgan

Sam Harris, Sr., West Springfield

Beck Hastings, Sr., Thomas Jefferson

Cole Hilton, Sr., Northwest

Charley Hu, Sr., Langley

Ryan Jastrzembski, Sr., Independence

Aaron Jia, Jr., McLean

Alex Jungbluth, Fr., DeMatha

Michael Kaiser, Sr., Churchill

Griffin Koester, Sr., Woodgrove

Misha Kojanov, Jr., Blair

Yaron Li, So., Chantilly

Alex Nguyen, Jr., Richard Montgomery

Seamus Rooney, So., DeMatha

Matthew Rose, Jr., The Heights

James Skipper, Jr., Whitman

Mike Soh, Jr., Centreville

Ashton Sun, Sr., Wootton

Joe Umhofer, Sr., St. Andrews

Nate Wallace, Sr., Blair

Owen Watkins, Sr., Good Counsel

Caden Wilkinson, Jr., Gonzaga

Tyler Whitacre, Sr., Westfield

Cooper Zakorchemny, So., Good Counsel

Michael Zhou, So., Langley

Arthur Zhou, Fr., St. Albans