Grabbing state meet berths, 42 county youth swimmers combined for 64 top-three individual event showings at the Georgia Parks & Recreation Association’s Summer Swim League District 5 Meet on July 12 at the Cherokee County Aquatic Center in Holly Springs.

Highlighting the performances, 14 swimmers captured individual titles, including Garrett Dempsey, Dylan Villhauer, Clare Mills and Meghan Peterson, who won a pair of events each.

Opening his day with the boys’ 14-and-under 100 Individual Medley, Dempsey completed his swim in 1 minute and 3.87 seconds — nearly 6 seconds better than runner-up and fellow county performer Drew Madsen (1:09.85) — for his first title, then claimed the 50 Butterfly in 27.79, edging Thaddeus Palmer, of Cherokee, by .62. Meanwhile, Villhauer, a two-event winner in 2013, repeated the feat by taking the 18U boys’ 50 Free in 22.59 — .56 faster than Josh Butler, of Cherokee –– and the 50 Fly in 24.02 — 2 seconds better than the runner-up.

One of three 8U girls’ swimmers to come away on top, Mills took the 100 IM by more than 7 seconds with a 1:39.06 and claimed the 25 Backstroke in 20.83, and the 18U girls’ Peterson took the 50 Back in 29.40, before winning the 50 Fly in 28.49.

Earning a single event title apiece were 8U girls’ Lainey Blase (25 Free, 18.76) and Reya Kiser (25 Fly, 21.19); 12U girls’ Kyra Larson (50 Breast, 38.63); 14U girls’ Teresa Lee (50 Fly, 30.77); 10U boys’ Jacob Herbert (25 Breast, 19.00) and Grant Davis (100 IM, 1:17.46); 12U boys’ Nicholas Janflone (100 IM, 1:22.95); 14U boys’ Bryan Stevens (50 Back, 31.81) and Evan Adamson (50 Breast, 35.65); and Butler in the 18U boys’ 50 back with a 26.90.

Along with their victories, Davis (50 Free, 29.14, second place), who won the 100 IM by more than 11 seconds, Herbert (100 IM, 1:28.82, second), Blase (25 Back, 21.10, second) and Kiser (100 IM, 1:46.79, second) secured a second top-three effort apiece.

In addition, 13 other county performers earned a pair of individual state berths, including Madsen (100 IM) and Palmer (50 Fly), who complemented their second-place showings by finishing second and third, respectively, in the 100 Free.

Others advancing in two events are 18U girls’ Dever Johnson (100 Free, 1:02.48, second; 50 Back, 34.78, third); 14U girls’ Ansley Davis (50 Back, 31.49, second; 50 Fly, 31.06, second); 12U girls’ Rachel Selph (100 Free, 1:06.01, third; 50 Breast, 39.96, third); 10U girls’ Laurel Blase (25 Free, 14.86, second; 25 Fly, 17.18, second) and Ashley Fortin (100 IM, 1:26.20, third; 25 Fly, 17.44, third); 8U girls’ Abbi Laczko (50 Free, 42.54, third; 25 Fly, 24.86, third); 14U boys’ Dylan Banker (50 Free, 27.99, third; 50 Breast, 36.62, second) and Brock Edwards (50 Free, 26.82, second; 50 Fly, 31.64, third); 10U boys’ Carson Portis (25 Free, 16.12, third; 25 Fly, 17.56, second); and 8U boys’ Clint Schuler (50 Free, 36.89, second; 25 Free, 15.80, second) and Bryson Shaw (50 Free, 42.08, third; 25 Free, 19.07, third).

Along with the individual berths, county swimmers teamed up to advance to state in 22 relay events, as well.

Securing a pair of relay teams in each event, 10U boys’ swimmers took second and third in both the 100 Medley and 200 Free relays, while the 18U (1:47.25) and 14U (2:07.34) boys topped their respective 200 Medley fields and the 8U girls won 100 Medley (1:31.94) and 200 Free (1:21.61) titles and added a runner-up finish in the 200 Free (1:23.58).

The Georgia Parks & Rec Class A State Championships will be held July 25-26 in Cumming.