--- title: SR 303. Brookwood High School Girls Swim and Dive Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr303 cite_as: SR 303, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr303 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr303.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr303/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70963 date: 2025-02-28 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Brookwood High School Girls Swim and Dive Team; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 303 By: Senators Merritt of the 9th, Islam Parkes of the 7th, Anderson of the 43rd, Mangham of the 55th, Still of the 48th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphasis on character and academics; and WHEREAS, excellent performance, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable 2025 campaign, the team captured its second consecutive state title with a decisive 427-269 victory over runner-up Harrison; and WHEREAS, the team was led by Nicole Amike, who earned individual state titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyles as well as contributed to the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team along with Sophie Hamilton, Hailey Dopson, and Amelia Moore; and WHEREAS, as additional testament to the team's exemplary performance, Hailey Dopson also secured an individual state title in the 100-yard backstroke; and WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit demonstrated by each member; and WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by performing with courage and precision over months of training and competition, it is abundantly proper to call them champions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship and extend best wishes for their continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution congratulates the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial measure from the Georgia Senate honoring the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for capturing its second consecutive state title in the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship. The text recounts the team's decisive 427-269 win over runner-up Harrison and highlights standout swimmers, including Nicole Amike, who won individual state titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events and swam on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay team with Sophie Hamilton, Hailey Dopson, and Amelia Moore, and Hailey Dopson, who also won the 100-yard backstroke. The resolution formally congratulates the team and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy for distribution to the team. It does not change any Georgia law. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team for winning the 2025 GHSA Class 6A State Swimming and Diving Championship. - States the team defeated runner-up Harrison by a score of 427-269 to win its second consecutive state title. - Names individual achievements, including Nicole Amike's wins in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle and Hailey Dopson's win in the 100-yard backstroke. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Brookwood High School girls swim and dive team and specific swimmers, including Nicole Amike, Sophie Hamilton, Hailey Dopson, and Amelia Moore, as well as Brookwood High School itself. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal or funding effect. It provides the team with an official Senate record of recognition for their championship season, which the Secretary of the Senate will distribute to them as a keepsake. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the team's second consecutive state title and 427-269 win over Harrison in the 2025 GHSA Class 6A championship. - The resolution credits Nicole Amike with individual titles in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle and a role on the winning 200-yard freestyle relay. - It credits Hailey Dopson with an individual state title in the 100-yard backstroke. - The resolving clause formally extends the Senate's congratulations and best wishes for the team's continued success. - A final clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-02-28) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-02-28) - Sponsors: Nikki Merritt, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Tonya Anderson, Randal Mangham, Shawn Still, Clint Dixon, Sheikh Rahman, Bill Cowsert - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70963 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr303.md?full=1