Episcopal School of Jacksonville senior Blakely Hammel earned a double victory at the Byron Plapp Invitational last month, winning the 500 freestyle and breaking her own school record in the process.
With a time of 4:48, Hammel shaved off three seconds from her previous record.
The invitational took place at The Bolles School on Saturday, Sept. 12, with 14 schools competing, among them Bolles, Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies, and Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
In total, Hammel walked away with three wins (50 freestyle prelims, 50 freestyle finals, and the 500 freestyle final), one third-place finish, and one fifth-place finish.