SR33: SR33 Brookwood High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team; congratulate

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate honoring the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team. It recognizes the team's win at the 2023-2024 GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship, where the team scored 493.5 points and took state titles in the 100-yard backstroke, diving, and the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the team and its head coach, Willie Hildebrand, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team as a keepsake.

• Formally congratulates the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship.
• Credits the team's head coach, Willie Hildebrand, and highlights state titles won in the 100-yard backstroke, diving, and two relay events.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the team.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes for the team's continued success, with no changes to Georgia law or funding involved.

The Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team and its head coach, Willie Hildebrand, are the direct subjects of this honor. The resolution has no effect on the general public, other schools, or state agencies.

This resolution carries symbolic and ceremonial weight rather than legal effect. It gives the team and coach public recognition from the Georgia Senate and a keepsake document, but it does not create funding, rules, or requirements for anyone.

• The whereas clauses describe the team's championship win with a score of 493.5 points and list individual event titles including the 100-yard backstroke, diving, 200 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay.
• The resolved clause formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to the team.

1. 2025-01-27Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-01-17Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)Primary sponsor
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
• Shawn Still (R, SD-048)
• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)
• Bill Cowsert (R, SD-046)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)

• high school sports
• swimming and diving
• Brookwood High School
• Georgia Senate resolutions