--- title: SR 508. Midtown High School Girls Swim Relay Team; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr508 cite_as: SR 508, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr508 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr508.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr508/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71876 date: 2025-03-31 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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/sr507.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr509.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr508.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 508 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-31 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Jason Esteves - RaShaun Kemp - Nan Orrock - Elena Parent text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR508/2025 upstream_id: 2016626 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - high school sports - swimming - Fulton County - legislative recognition --- # SR 508. Midtown High School Girls Swim Relay Team; congratulate ## Text 25 LC 112 3561 Senate Resolution 508 By: Senators Esteves of the 35th, Kemp of the 38th, Orrock of t he 36th and Parent of the 44th A RESOLUTION Congratulating the Midtown High School girls swim relay team; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, the Midtown High School girls swim relay team has established and maintained2 a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics; and3 WHEREAS, the Midtown High School girls swim relay team brought special recognition to4 its school and to Fulton County by winning first place in the 400 Free Relay, breaking the5 school record by an impressive seven seconds with a time of 3:31.75; and6 WHEREAS, this exemplary relay team included the exceptional talents of Rhea El-Deiry,7 Dabney Bond, Katya Tumanova, and Sarah Paisley Owen; and8 WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding9 athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the10 team; and11 WHEREAS, as this magnificent team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by12 performing with courage and precision over months of training a nd competition, it is13 abundantly proper to call them champions.14 S. R. 508 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3561 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body15 congratulate the Midtown High School girls swim relay team for claiming first place in the16 400 Free Relay and extend best wishes for their continued success.17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed18 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Midtown High19 School girls swim relay team.20 S. R. 508 - 2 - ## 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 Senate resolution congratulates the Midtown High School girls swim relay team in Fulton County for winning first place in the 400 Free Relay and setting a new school record. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate rather than a piece of regulatory law. It honors the Midtown High School girls swim relay team for winning first place in the 400 Free Relay, breaking the school's previous record by seven seconds with a time of 3:31.75. The resolution names the four team members: Rhea El-Deiry, Dabney Bond, Katya Tumanova, and Sarah Paisley Owen. The Senate formally congratulates the team and wishes them continued success, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for the team. It creates no new law, funding, or ongoing obligation. ### What it does - Formally congratulates the Midtown High School girls swim relay team on behalf of the Georgia Senate for winning first place in the 400 Free Relay. - Recognizes the team for breaking the school record by seven seconds with a time of 3:31.75. - Names the four team members honored: Rhea El-Deiry, Dabney Bond, Katya Tumanova, and Sarah Paisley Owen. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the team. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the four members of the Midtown High School girls swim relay team, and involves Midtown High School and the Secretary of the Senate, who must prepare a copy for distribution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial effect; it is a public, formal acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of a local high school athletic achievement, giving the team and school official recognition in the legislative record. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the team's win in the 400 Free Relay and the new school record time of 3:31.75. - The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate the team and wish them continued success. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the team. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-31) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Jason Esteves, RaShaun Kemp, Nan Orrock, Elena Parent - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71876 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr508.md?full=1