When he packs up and heads to Stanford University this fall, Jimmy Yoder will be able to add one more designation to a very long list of accomplishments.
Yoder has been named the top male prep swimmer in Georgia by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which rolled out its sport-by-sport honor roll on Friday.
The recent Lassiter High School graduate leaves as one of the school's most decorated athletes in any sport. As a senior, he won four state championships and guided the Trojans to a third-place finish in the Georgia High School Association Class AAAAAA state meet.
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His victory in the 100-meter butterly also set a state record (48.55 seconds). When he committed to compete at Stanford, a swimming website called Yoder "the first big verbal" for coach Ted Knapp.
The Cardinal finished 7th in the NCAA championships this season.
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Earlier this spring, The Marietta Daily Journal named Yoder its male swimmer of the year after he helped establish multiple records in county events.
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