Free State junior Jordan Portela catches his breath while competing in the 200 yard freestyle event at the 2016 6A Boys State Swimming and Diving Championships Saturday afternoon in Topeka.

At the Class 6A state swimming and diving championships, there’s Free State High junior Jordan Portela, and then there’s everybody else.

Portela dominated the state meet for the third straight year, winning state titles in the 200-yard freestyle and 100 butterfly for the third time on Saturday at Capitol Federal Natatorium.

He received a standing ovation from the crowd when he broke his own state record in the 100 fly in 49.44 seconds. An eight-time state champion in his three-year career, Portela earned his third straight Athlete-of-the-Meet honor.

Portela’s performance led the Firebirds to third place in the team standings for the second straight year with 245 points. Shawnee Mission East won the team title with 384.5 points.

“Hasn’t that just been a compliment to his ability and him as a person?” FSHS coach Annette McDonald said of Portela’s Athlete-of-the-Meet award. “He’s just a really super, polite, great guy all around, always wishing everybody the best. But he definitely stands out among everybody.”

The Firebirds opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay — Portela, sophomore Evan Eskilson, junior Evan Yoder and senior Carson Ziegler. Portela swam his leg of the butterfly in 21.93 seconds, 1.49 seconds faster than anybody else, and Ziegler held off Blue Valley North in the last leg for the victory. Ziegler celebrated by picking up and hugging his teammates, then he did a fist pump on the medal podium.

“On our relays, we’re just like, ‘Oh, we have to get Jordan in within two seconds (of our opponent),’ and then we know we’re going to win it,” Eskilson said. “Having someone of that caliber is hard to describe, that’s for sure.”

In the next event, the 200 freestyle, Portela won but fell more than a second short of his goal of breaking the state record.

When he jumps into the pool, Portela swims like he’s racing on an airport’s moving walkway.

“That was hard doing it back-to-back, but I had some great competitors in there, and it was fun racing,” Portela said. “I didn’t get my goal, but it was OK.”

Along with Portela’s big day, Eskilson finished runner-up in the 200 backstroke and fourth in the 200 freestyle. In the backstroke, he broke the school record (52.35 seconds), which was set earlier in the season by Portela.

“To be fair, he set the record in a Speedo in an in-season meet. I beat it here, tapered and in a suit,” Eskilson said with a laugh. “But it’s exciting because I know that for the next year or so, my name is going to be up there, and that’s something to be proud of.”

Free State junior Evan Yoder took second place in the 200 individual medley and sixth in the 100 breaststroke, junior Chad Bourdon was third in diving, and senior John Walpole was ninth in the 500 freestyle and 11th in the 200 freestyle.

Lawrence High finished eighth with 91 points, its best finish at state since 2002.

LHS sophomore Stephen Johnson placed fourth in the 200 and 500 freestyle.

“For both of my races, I was generally somewhat happy,” Johnson said. “I missed a couple of goals in them, but I bounced back and still got pretty decent times — dropped time. The relays, I think, were better than my individual races.”

The Lions — Johnson, senior Chase Odgers, junior Patrick Oblon and sophomore Alex Heckman — finished 10th in the 200 freestyle relay, but would’ve placed sixth had they qualified for the ‘A’ finals during prelims.

Before the final event, the 400 freestyle relay, the Lions were sitting in 11th place in the team standings. The Lions took seventh in their final race, with sophomore Isaac Springe, and propelled themselves over a few other schools.

“It came down to the last race, obviously, and we did really well,” LHS coach Kent McDonald said. “They all did their best times in at least one race today and (Friday). You can’t ask for any more than that.”

CLASS 6A

Saturday at Topeka

Team scores: SM East 384.5, Blue Valley North 363, Free State 245, Blue Valley Northwest 206, Blue Valley 141.5, Blue Valley West 132, Wichita East 128, Lawrence 91, Olathe South 88, Washburn Rural 85, Olathe Northwest 78, Wichita West 73, Olathe East 60, SM South 53, Olathe North 44, Topeka High 28, SM North 22, Manhattan 18, SM West 17, Wichita South 16, Wichita Northwest 10, Wichita Southeast 7, Derby 5, SM Northwest 4, Campus 2.

Individual results

200 medley relay

Championship finals — 1. Free State (Evan Eskilson, Evan Yoder, Jordan Portela, Carson Ziegler), 1:36.01; 2. Blue Valley North (Ryan McMonigle, Jackson Rhodes, Marshall Wietharn, Mitch Fisher), 1:36.77; 3. Shawnee Mission East (Evan Root, Tom Peters, Ian Longan, PJ Spencer), 1:38.58; 4. Blue Valley (Jack Weber, Owen Anderson, Trevor Spraetz, Tilston Harrelson), 1:39.62; 5. Wichita East (Sam Hutchinson, Jack Quah, Matthew Randle, Hugh McPherson), 1:40.81; 6. BV Northwest (Jake Willenbring, Denis Sumarokov, Alex Thill, Joey Lambertz), 1:42.66; 7. Olathe South (Alec Sappenfield, Luke Wardle, Max Stoneking, Levi Chun), 1:43.66; 8. Wichita West (John McCullough, Bailey Chavez, Dominick Jones, Elijae Draper), 1:44.31.

Consolation finals — 9. Washburn Rural (Nik Connolly, Tarrin Fisher, Jacob Gardner, Jackson Ramshaw), 1:44.11; 10. SM North (Charlie Kaifes, Julian Rivera, Keighan Miller, Carter Jacobson), 1:44.55; 11. Olathe Northwest (Colden Miller, Alec Corkill, Steven Grabill, Nick Kiekbusch), 1:45.39; 12. SM South (Spencer Brown, Thomas Ott, Josh Buss, Joe McAtee), 1:45.78; 13. Lawrence (Alex Heckman, Isaac Springe, Chase Odgers, Patrick Oblon), 1:45.84; 14. Olathe East (Jake Gartenberg, Tyler Laflin, Trevor Walters, Zack Rodriguez), 1:46.12; 15. Topeka High (Matthew Mattivi, Jack Palmer, Matthew Ricks, Dylan Hall), 1:46.75; 16. BV West (Anthony Albarelli, Noah Pollock, Mitch DeWalt, Trevor Baier), 1:48.95.

200 freestyle

Championship finals — 1. Portela, Free State, 1:39.94; 2. Aidan Holbrook, SM East, 1:42.50; 3. Logan McMonigle, BV North, 1:43.76; 4. Stephen Johnson, Lawrence, 1:44.60; 5. Jonah Park, BV West, 1:45.54; 6. Ian Hulshof, BV North, 1:46.16; 7. Sam Bruck, SM East, 1:46.22; 8. Chase Mays, Olathe North, 1:47.84.

Consolation finals — 9. Tyler Cunningham, SM East, 1:47.80; 10. Colin Hutton, Wichita East, 1:48.61; 11. John Walpole, Free State, 1:49.05; 12. Connolly, Washburn Rural, 1:49.76; 13. Bennett Hense, SM East, 1:50.56; 14. McCullough, Wichita West, 1:50.81; 15. Tyler Maupin, Blue Valley, 1:52.78; 16. Chad Coates, BV West, 1:53.09.

200 individual medley

Championship finals — 1. Will Vance, BV North, 1:54.53; 2. Yoder, Free State, 1:57.43; 3. Joe McGuire, SM East, 2:00.40; 4. Stoneking, Olathe South, 2:00.87; 5. McPherson, Wichita East, 201.86; 6. Rhodes, BV North, 2:02.53; 7. Austin Lee, Olathe East, 2:02.70; 8. Christian Hense, SM East, 2:03.53.

Consolation finals — 9. Carter Kirkland, SM East, 2:02.40; 10. Randle, Wichita East, 2:03.38; 11. Quah, Wichita East, 2:04.71; 12. Jack Zink, BV North, 2:05.22; 13. Jackson Tilden, SM East, 2:06.02; 14. Wardle, Olathe South, 2:06.57; 15. Earl Hwang, Wichita East, 2:07.08; 16. Palmer, Topeka High, 2:08.25.

50 freestyle

Championship finals — 1. Sam Disette, BV North, 20.71; 2. Jordan Cowen, BV West, 21.25; 3. Colten Becker, BV Northwest, 21.54; 4. Hayden Linscott, SM East, 21.64; 5. (tie) Longan, SM East and Colin Strickland, Blue Valley, 21.77; 7. Fisher, BV North, 21.83; 8. Thill, BV Northwest, 22.15.

Consolation finals — 9. Kevin Massey, BV Northwest, 22.08; 10. Spencer, SM East, 22.19; 11. Joe Stokes, SM South, 22.25; 12. Matthew Felsen, BV Northwest, 22.48; 13. Ziegler, Free State, 22.68; 14. Mason Witterstaetter, BV West, 22.69; 15. Owen Stamper, BV North, 22.76; 16. Thomas Dworak, Derby, 22.82.

Diving

Championship finals — 1. Brant Pitcairn, Olathe Northwest, 521.00; 2. Ryan O’Neil, SM West, 425.00; 3. Chad Bourdon, Free State, 401.70; 4. Jackson Wells, BV Northwest, 394.95; 5. Robert Sniezek, SM East, 381.50; 6. Connor Cox, Washburn Rural, 377.45; 7. Dylon Miller, Wichita South, 361.55; 8. Bradley Davis, Olathe Northwest, 355.15; 9. Carter Nelson, Manhattan, 350.75; 10. Joe Claycomb, Olathe Northwest, 348.60; 11. Izaiah Bowie, Lawrence, 347.95; 12. Skylar Eklund, Free State, 336.15; 13. Jaden Karnes, SM Northwest, 332.45; 14. Kyle Fuhrman, Olathe Northwest, 326.20; 15. Pete Stanton, 319.90; 16. Lawson Smith, SM East, 308.75.

100 butterfly

Championship finals — 1. Portela, Free State, 49.44 (record; old record: 49.77, Portela, Free State, 2015); 2. R. McMonigle, BV North, 51.60; 3. Becker, BV Northwest, 51.76; 4. Eskilson, Free State, 52.32; 5. Thill, BV Northwest, 52.45; 6. Ricks, Topeka High, 52.82; 7. Weber, Blue Valley, 53.38; 8. Mays, Olathe North, 54.03.

Consolation finals — 9. Kirkland, SM East, 53.91; 10. Cunningham, SM East, 54.20; 11. Hense, SM East, 54.58; 12. Grabill, Olathe Northwest, 55.30; 13. Tilden, SM East, 55.43; 14. Stefano Pedrazzini, BV North, 55.78; 15. Ethan Kallenberger, Free State, 55.88; 16. Gartenberg, Olathe East, 56.48.

100 freestyle

Championship finals — 1. Disette, BV North, 46.41; 2. Linscott, SM East, 46.90; 3. Vance, BV North, 47.33; 4. Strickland, Blue Valley, 47.64; 5. Fisher, Washburn Rural, 48.22; 6. Stokes, SM South, 48.76; 7. Root, SM East, 48.77; 8. Felsen, BV Northwest, 49.14.

Consolation finals — 9. Massey, BV Northwest, 49.57; 10. Elias Lowland, SM East, 49.77; 11. Heckman, Lawrence, 49.84; 12. Spencer, SM East, 50.25; 13. Witterstaetter, BV West, 50.28; 14. Odgers, Lawrence, 50.82; 15. Noah Harris, BV Northwest, 50.83; 16. Noah Williams, Wichita Northwest, 51.38.

500 freestyle

Championship finals — 1. Holbrook, SM East, 4:39.63; 2. L. McMonigle, BV North, 4:45.13; 3. Stoneking, Olathe South, 4:46.77; 4. Johnson, Lawrence, 4:46.99; 5. Hulshof, BV North, 4:48.02; 6. Park, BV West, 4:48.49; 7. Bruck, SM East, 4:48.88; 8. Lee, Olathe East, 4:54.64.

Consolation finals — 9. Walpole, Free State, 4:51.71; 10. Alec Lebeda, Wichita Southeast, 4:55.98; 11. Hense, SM East, 5:00.17; 12. McCullough, Wichita West, 5:00.18; 13. Connolly, Washburn Rural, 5:02.97; 14. Matt Bandy, Manhattan, 5:03.50; 15. Brett Carey, Free State, 5:10.14; 16. Palmer, Topeka High, 5:11.06.

200 freestyle relay

Championship finals — 1. BV North (Fisher, Stamper, Vance, Disette), 1:26.05; 2. BV Northwest (Felsen, Thill, Massey, Becker), 1:26.48; 3. BV West (Coates, Park, Witterstaetter, Cowen), 1:28.59; 4. SM East (Holbrook, Peters, Spencer, Linscott), 1:29.08; 5. Wichita West (Chavez, Draper, David Garcia, Jones), 1:31.01; 6. Olathe South (Brandon Powell, Chun, Wardle, Stoneking), 1:32.41; 7. Free State (Kallenberger, Brandon Bunting, Walpole, Ziegler), 1:32.87; DQ. Olathe North (Evan Hiesberger, Cameron Bohl, Justin Bright, Mays).

Consolation finals — 9. Blue Valley (Spraetz, Anderson, Maupin, Strickland), 1:31.77; 10. Lawrence (Odgers, Oblon, Heckman, Johnson), 1:32.09; 11. Olathe Northwest (Chris Kamerer, Grabill, Corkill, Kiekbusch), 1:32.11; 12. SM South (Joe McAtee, Spencer Brown, Greg Strobel, Stokes), 1:33.53; 13. Wichita Northwest (Williams, Noah Thompson, Duncan Haase, Blaine Siemiller), 1:34.44; 14. Olathe East (Rodriguez, Sam Ockerhausen, Kyle Gabrielson, Lee), 1:4.51; 15. Wichita South (Gabriel Enriquez, Robert Morrison, Nathan Corn, Isaiah Gough), 1:35.00; 16. SM North (Keighan Miller, Julian Rivera, Clayton McMillin, Carter Jacobson), 1:35.48.

100 backstroke

Championship finals — 1. R. McMonigle, BV North, 50.84; 2. Eskilson, Free State, 52.35; 3. Weber, Blue Valley, 52.93; 4. Longan, SM East, 53.30; 5. Gartenberg, Olathe East, 53.48; 6. Root, SM East, 54.16; 7. Hutchinson, Wichita East, 55.56; 8. Randle, Wichita East, 55.80.

Consolation finals — 9. Ricks, Topeka High, 56.08; 10. Pedrazzini, BV North, 56.23; 11. Charlie Kaifes, SM North, 56.86; 12. Willinbring, BV Northwest, 58.01; 13. Bohl, Olathe North, 58.11; 14. Brock Robbins, BV Northwest, 58.26; 15. Josh Buss, SM South, 58.65; 16. Kallenberger, Free State, 1:01.06.

100 breaststroke

Championship finals — 1. Cowen, BV West, 57.02; 2. Fisher, Washburn Rural, 58.84; 3. Quah, Wichita East, 59.00; 4. Fisher, BV North, 1:00.57; 5. Rhodes, BV North, 1:00.81; 6. Yoder, Free State, 1:00.85; 7. Peters, SM East, 1:02.17; 8. McGuire, SM East, 1:03.12.

Consolation finals — 9. Jones, Wichita West, 1:01.89; 10. Anderson, Blue Valley, 1:01.93; 11. Bandy, Manhattan, 1:02.42; 11. Zink, BV North, 1:02.77; 13. Wardle, Olathe South, 1:02.87; 14. McPherson, Wichita East, 1:02.98; 15. Jon Fleming, Campus, 1:04.03; 16. Thompson, Wichita Northwest, 1:04.81.

400 freestyle relay

Championship finals — 1. BV North (Vance, Hulshof, L. McMonigle, Disette), 3:08.81; 2. Free State (Eskilson, Walpole, Yoder, Portela), 3:10.21; 3. SM East (Holbrook, Longan, Root, Linscott), 3:12.86; 4. BV Northwest (Harris, Felsen, Massey, Becker), 3:15.15; 5. Blue Valley (Maupin, Harrelson, Weber, Strickland), 3:16.79; 6. BV West (Coates, Witterstaetter, Park, Cowen), 3:17.21; 7. Lawrence (Odgers, Springe, Heckman, Johnson), 3:20.26; 8. Wichita East (McPherson, Hutton, Randle, Hutchinson), 3:21.33.

Consolation finals — 9. Olathe North (Hiesberger, Bright, Bohl, Mays), 3:23.44; 10. Washburn Rural (Connolly, Jacob Lee, Gardner, Fisher), 3:25.55; 11. SM South (Noah Birkel, Strobel, Brown, Stokes), 3:25.92; 12. Olathe East (Lee, Rodriguez, Gabrielson, Gartenberg), 3:26.49; 13. Olathe Northwest (Corkill, Chris Kamerer, Grabill, Kiekbusch), 3:26.96; 14. Wichita West (Garcia, Logan Godsey, Draper, McCullough), 3:30.35; 15. Derby (Dworak, Brett Voth, Danny Smith, Jacob Prickett), 3:30.99; DQ. Wichita Northwest (Williams, Thompson, Haase, Siemiller).

All-State

First team

Colten Becker, BV Northwest; Jordan Cowen, BV West; Sam Disette, BV North; Evan Eskilson, Free State; Tarrin Fisher, Washburn Rural; Aidan Holbrook, SM East; Hayden Linscott, SM East; Logan McMonigle, BV North; Ryan McMonigle, BV North; Brant Pitcairn, Olathe Northwest; Jordan Portela, Free State; Max Stoneking, Olathe South; Will Vance, BV North.

Second team

Mitch Fisher, BV North; Ian Hulshof, BV North; Stephen Johnson, Lawrence; Ian Longan, SM East; Joe McGuire, SM East; Ryan O’Neil, SM West; Jonah Park, BV West; Jackson Rhodes, BV North; Evan Root, SM East; Colin Strickland, Blue Valley; Alex Thill, BV Northwest; Jack Weber, Blue Valley; Evan Yoder, Free State.

Co-coaches of the year — Derek Berg, BV North and Wiley Wright, SM East.

Swimmer of the meet — Jordan Portela, Free State.