--- title: SR 33. Brookwood High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr33 cite_as: SR 33, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr33 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr33.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr33/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69475 date: 2025-01-27 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr32.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr34.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr33.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 33 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-01-27 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Nikki Merritt - Sheikh Rahman - Nabilah Islam Parkes - Shawn Still - Clint Dixon - Bill Cowsert - Sally Harrell - Randal Mangham text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR33/2025 upstream_id: 1929136 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school sports - swimming and diving - Brookwood High School - legislative honors --- # SR 33. Brookwood High School Girls Swimming and Diving Team; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 33 By: Senators Merritt of the 9th, Rahman of the 5th, Islam Parkes of the 7th, Still of the 48th, Dixon of the 45th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the Brookwood High School girls swimming and diving team has established and maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and WHEREAS, the team brought special recognition to its school by winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship with a collective 493.5 points; 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 of each member of the team as well as the astute direction of Head Coach Willie Hildebrand; and WHEREAS, this victory would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of the entire team, whose accomplishments included state titles in the 100-yard backstroke, the diving competition, and both the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle relay; 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 swimming and diving team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A 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 swimming and diving 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 swimming and diving team for winning the 2023-2024 GHSA Class 7A State Swimming and Diving Championship. ### Plain-language summary 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. ### What it does - 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. ### Who it affects 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. ### Why it matters 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. ### Key provisions - 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. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-01-27) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-01-27) - Sponsors: Nikki Merritt, Sheikh Rahman, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Shawn Still, Clint Dixon, Bill Cowsert, Sally Harrell, Randal Mangham - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69475 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr33.md?full=1