Callis dropped two and a half seconds in the 400 free win and swam her 2nd fastest 200 fly ever. She is headed to NC State this fall. Archive photo via Emerson Callis
2026 Richmond Super Sectionals
- May 14-17, 2026
- Richmond, VA
- LCM (50 meters)
Emerson Callis swam to another two wins at Richmond Sectionals, winning the 200 fly and 400 free on Saturday night. She swam to a 2:12.80 in the 200 fly, the 2nd fastest swim of her career as her lifetime best if a 2:12.61 from March 2024. Later in the session, she posted a lifetime best 4:19.07 in the 400 free to drop from her previous best of a 4:21.62. Callis will head to NC State this fall and is the #6 ranked recruit in the class.
Fellow top 20 ranked recruit Virginia Hinds swam to a 1:02.48 in the 100 back. Hinds is the #13 ranked recruit and is a Georgia commit for this fall. She dropped 0.66 off of her lifetime best of a 1:03.14.
The final win of the evening on the girls side came from 16 year old Samantha Roemer who touched in a 26.21 in the 50 free. That dropped from her previous best 26.55 from Futures last July. She swam a 26.95 at this meet a year ago…