By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
2026 Arkansas Activities Association 6A State Swimming and Diving Championships
Feb. 27-28, 2026 Bentonville, AR SCY (25 yards) ResultsIt was a great eight for the girls and a fantastic four for the boys of Bentonville at the Arkansas Activities Association 6A State Swimming and Diving Championships.
The girls’ team won its eighth straight state title, while the boys won their fourth straight crown, both in dominating fashion.
Girls’ Recap
While Bentonville dominated the team standings, the individual standouts were Little Rock Central senior Zoe Smith, Har-Ber senior Hayden Gibson and Springdale junior Sofia McAfee.
An NC State commit, Smith made it seven individual titles for her high school career, winning her fourth straight title in the 100 free with a personal best time of 48.82. Smith also won the 50 free in a personal best time of 22.64. The lone individual event Smith hasn’t won in her state championship career came in the 100 back in 2024, when she was the runner-up.
Gibson, an Arkansas commit, repeated as champion in both the 200 IM (2:01.75) and the 100 back (54.57).
McAfee won the 100 fly in a personal best time of 56.03 after taking 2nd last year, and then repeated as champion in the 100 breast with a time of 1:07.31.
Gibson was also a part of two winning relay teams, first swimming the back (no final split times were recorded) leg for Har-Ber’s team that won the 200 medley relay in 1:50.08. Other team members were Aubrey Herden, Riley Gibson and Reese Waller.
Gibson later split 24.49 on the anchor leg for Har-Ber’s team in the 200 free relay that won with a time of 1:42.61. Other team members were Herden (26.01), Gibson (25.97) and Waller (26.14).
Other event winners were:
Bentonville West junior Ella Butcher, a Utah commit, repeated as champion in the 200 free with a time of 1:53.28. Bentonville senior Katie Parker claimed the 1-meter diving title with 423.75 points. Fayetteville junior Abby Stewart won the 500 free in 5:11.51 after placing 2nd in the event last year. Bentonville claimed the 400 free relay iin 3:46.56 behind the team of Makiah Goldtrap (55.08), Lucy Newton (57.46), Lexi Boskus (57.65) and Julia Wenglarski (56.37).Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
Bentonville, 477.5 Conway, 311 Har-Bert, 256 Fayetteville, 239 Central-LR 190Boys’ Recap
Bentonville was led by senior Yofang Yu, a North Carolina commit. HeYu swept the sprint freestyle events, claiming the 50 free in 21.17 and the 100 free in 46.89. It was his third straight title in the 100 free.
Yu also split 46.40 on the anchor leg for Bentonville’s 400 free relay team that won with a time of 3:11.43. Other team members were Jackson Kees (46.77), Zach Lehmann (48.97) and Jack Wenglarski (49.29).
The other multi-event winner was Little Rock Central senior Joshua Smith, a Wisconsin commit.
Smith, who won the 100 back and 200 IM last year, captured the 200 free in a personal best 1:38.72 and the 100 breast in 55.45.
Smith also split 24.78 in the breast leg of Little Rock Central’s 200 medley relay team that won with a time of 1:35.23. The rest of the team was comprised of Brook Flagg (23.21), Win Milholland (24.76) and Akshay Shoban (22.48).
Other event winners were:
Fayetteville senior Ethan Nguyen captured the 200 IM in a time of 1:53.31 after finishing 2nd last year. Another Fayetteville senior, Emory Robison, won the 1-meter diving event with 473.40 points. Kees, a junior for Bentonville, repeated as champion in the 100 fly with a time of 50.13. Bentonville senior Dhane Boskus, a Queens University commit, claimed the 500 free with a time of 4:43.93. In the 200 free relay, Bentonville won in 1:26.67 behind the team of Kees (21.16), Zach Lehmann (22.02), Boskus (21.67) and Kellan Knutson (21.82). North Little Rock junior Garrett Price captured the 100 back in a personal best time of 51.54 after taking 3rd last year.Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5
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