SR 33: Brookwood High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team; congratulate

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It recognizes the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA (Georgia High School Association) Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship, scoring a combined 493.5 points. The resolution credits the team's success to Head Coach Willie Hildebrand and notes state titles in the 100-yard backstroke, diving, and the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team, but it creates no new rights, funding, or legal obligations.

• Formally congratulates the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team on the Senate's behalf for their 2023-2024 state championship win.
• States the team's combined score of 493.5 points and lists specific event titles won, including the 100-yard backstroke and diving competition.
• Names Head Coach Willie Hildebrand as credited for guiding the team's performance.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the team.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes for the team's continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or requirement.

The resolution directly names the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team and its head coach, Willie Hildebrand. It has no legal or financial effect on any other Georgians, agencies, or institutions.

This resolution has no practical effect on Georgia law, funding, or policy. Its significance is symbolic: it gives the team and coach official recognition from the state Senate and provides them with a printed copy of the honor.

• The resolved clause has the Senate formally congratulate the team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy of the resolution available to the team.
• The whereas clauses recite background facts, including the team's 493.5 point total and individual event titles, but carry no legal force.

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
• legislative honors