South Carolina H 4912: River Bluff Girls Swim State Champions

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2025-2026 Bill 4912 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 14, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4912

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CELEBRATE ANNA HEATH RAY, ELLIE 
WELLS, CARLI WELLS, AND KEELYN DAVIS OF THE RIVER BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIM 
TEAM ON THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES AT THE 2025 AAAAA DIVISION I SOUTH CAROLINA 
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND TO CONGRATULATE THE SWIMMERS AND 
THEIR COACHES ON A REMARKABLE SEASON.

Whereas, Friday, October 10, 2025, in the Carolina Natatorium at the 
University of South Carolina, the River Bluff High School girls swim team 
competed in the AAAAA Division I SCHSL State Championship. The Gators had an 
exceptional season this year. Highlighted by their performance on October 10, 
they had multiple top ten finishes as well as two gold medal finishes with a 
team relay and an individual first place win, helping the team to finish 
overall in fifth place with two hundred and thirty-two points; and

Whereas, out of the ten swimmers to take home gold medals in the 
competition, the River Bluff girls team had four swimmers take home a gold 
medal. Swimmer Anna Heath Ray captured two gold medals as a state champion in 
the 100-yard backstroke with a personal best time of 58.2 seconds and as a 
member of the 200-yard medley relay team. Joining Anna on the gold medal 
winning 200-yard relay team were swimmers Ellie Wells, Carli Wells, and Keelyn 
Davis who finished with a time of 1:50.25. This extraordinary show of teamwork 
and perseverance helped to put the River Bluff Gators in the top five teams in 
the state; and

Whereas, these individual and relay championships represent the 
strength and hard work of the Gators and the determination they have exhibited 
all season long. In a sport that demands mental and physical strength, Head 
Coaches Annie Mahrer and Meredith Mowles, along with Assistant Coaches Christan 
Mowles, Matt Mahrer, and Cait McDade, have expertly demonstrated through their 
own passion for the sport how to maximize their swimmers' skills in and out of 
the pool to shape well-rounded student athletes. These life lessons and 
principles will continue to prove invaluable throughout the continuation of 
their swimming careers and in everyday life; and 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives 
value the pride and recognition that Anna Heath Ray, Ellie Wells, Carli Wells, 
Keelyn Davis and the River Bluff High School girls swim team have brought to 
their school and community. They look forward to following the swimmers' 
achievements in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of 
Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by 
this resolution, celebrate Anna Heath Ray, Ellie Wells, Carli Wells, and Keelyn 
Davis of the River Bluff High School girls swim team on their championship 
titles at the 2025 AAAAA Division I SCHSL State Championship, and congratulate 
the swimmers and their coaches on a remarkable season. 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 
Principal Jacob Smith and Coaches Annie Mahrer and Meredith Mowles of River 
Bluff High School. 

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