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North Hall's Powers, area swimmers ready for state swim championships
Gainesville's Colin Monaghan the favorite in 100-yard breaststroke
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North Hall's Ty Powers, right, and teammate David Schofield talk at the finish of heat 6 in the boys’ 50-yard freestyle at the Hall County swim championships on January 24. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times
Paul Powers is well aware that he still has a lot of competitive swimming ahead of him in his life. He has a four-year career at the University of Michigan, national championships, world championships and, potentially, the Olympics to look forward to in the coming years. But first, the state’s top-ranked swimmer has his sights set on this weekend’s GHSA Swimming and Diving State Championships, which begin with the preliminary rounds today at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
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