Girls' Swim & Dive Makes Waves at Sections

Congratulations to our Red Knights who qualified for the MSHSL State girls' swim & dive meet this year!

The Benilde-St. Margaret's girls' swim & dive team had tremendous success on Nov. 8 at the Section 2A finals, placing second overall and sending seven individual qualifiers to complete at State:

• Diving - Celia Schoen '29 (2nd place)
• 100 Fly - Emma Rudowsky '26 (Section Champion) & Harriet White '25 (2nd place)
• 500 Free - Emma Rudowsky '26 (Section Champion) & Harriet White '25 (3rd place)
• 200 Free Relay - Harriet White '25, Siri Gudmundson '25, Lilly Schilling '26, Emma Rudowsky '26 (2nd place)
• 400 Free Relay - Carina Gatdke '28, Siri Gudmundson '25, Madeline Kirkvold '28, Lilly Schilling '26 (2nd place)

"It's really a reward and celebration for them," coach Nate Stone said. "We get to bring a fairly large squad of 10 students with alternates, which makes competing in a meet like State all the more fun and exciting. All the hard work has been done, and it's an opportunity to really enjoy racing."

The 2024 MSHSL Girls Swim & Dive State Tournament will be help Nov. 14-16 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota. 

Tickets and further information about the tournament can be found on the MSHSL website. Regular updates will be provided on this announcement as the tournament progresses. 

We are #BSMproud of all of our BSM swimmers and wish them the best of luck at the State tournament! 

Update: Monday, Nov. 18 

Starting on Thursday, Nov. 14, Celia Schoen '29 took 25th place in diving at the State A tournament. 

Emma Rudowsky '26 finished in 7th place for the 100 Fly and 3rd place for the 500 Free. Harriet White '25 placed 16th place for the 100 Fly and 7th place for the 500 Free. 

The Red Knights relay teams polished off the weekend by placing 13th in the 200 Free Relay and 10th in the 400 Free Relay. 

Congratulations to our BSM swimmers!