News Post
Swim Team Wins 24th Consecutive CCSL Title
The St. Joseph’s Academy swim team scored 563 points on the way to its 24th consecutive Capital City Swim League Championship. The win marked SJA’s 31st city championship in program history.
Winning two individual events and two of three relays, the Redstickers outdistanced the 18-team field. The meet was held October 21 and November 1 at Crawfish Aquatics.
All 18 SJA swimmers scored points in individual events to contribute to the team total; 17 swimmers placed in the top eight in individual events.
“SJA swimming performed very well over the two-day meet, recording nearly 100 percent season-best times and with swimmers recording 20 lifetime-best times,” said head coach Jimmy Roberts. “SJA swimmers kept the meet lively and loud cheering for every relay and individual swim. I am so proud of our total team effort in the pool and out of the pool. We had so many smiles, having fun and posting great swim performances.”
The top three finishers in each event are as follows:
200 medley relay: Riley Roedel, Molly Mayo, Audrey Lemoine and Molly Watson, first place, 1:49.78
200 freestyle: Mary Claire Roberts, third place, 2:00.46
200 individual medley: Molly Mayo, first place, 2:08.40; Riley Roedel, second place, 2:11.22
100 butterfly: Riley Roedel, second place, 58:57; Audrey Lemoine, third place, 1:01.04
500 freestyle: Mary Claire Roberts, second place, 5:23.08
200 freestyle relay: Allie Chisholm, Audrey Lemoine, Cate Clapinski and Caroline Babin, first place, 1:43.49
100 breaststroke: Molly Mayo, first place, 1:05.75; Audrey Lemoine, second place, 1:08.26
400 freestyle relay: Riley Roedel, Molly Watson, Sydney Frances Kline and Molly Mayo, second place, 3:39.58
Team captains Juliana Robillard and Sydney Frances Kline represented SJA in the Team Captains March.
Six SJA seniors were named to the 2025 CCSL All-Academic Team: Caroline Babin, Skylar Bordelon, Sophia Farah, Sydney Frances Kline, Juliana Robillard and Isabella Vargas.
SJA will spend the next two-and-a-half weeks preparing for the LHSAA Division I State Championship Meet, set for November 21-22 at the SPAR Aquatic Center in Sulphur.