Shelbyville senior Karissa Hamilton closed out her swim career as a Golden Bear with a top-25 finish in the 50-yard freestyle and top-30 finish in the 100 freestyle Friday night at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Competing in her third IHSAA state championship meet, Hamilton was chasing a top-16 finish in her best event – the 50 free. She is the school record holder in the event with a time of 24.27 seconds, which she set in the sectional championship race at New Palestine.

Hamilton was seeded 19^th Friday in the 32-swimmer field for the 50 free.

Swimming in the fourth and final heat, Hamilton touched the wall in 24.46 seconds. She missed the cut to Saturday’s consolation race by .33 seconds.

Hamilton swam in the same heat with Penn sophomore Lilian Christianson, the defending state champion. Christianson finished in 22.51 seconds and returned Saturday and set a new state record of 22.14 to repeat as state champion.

Without advancing in the 50 free, Hamilton returned to the starting blocks to close out her career in the 100 freestyle. Also the school record holder in that event, Hamilton clocked 54.26 seconds to finish 26^th overall in the field.

On Saturday, Carmel captured its 36^th consecutive state championship, a national record for any sport or gender. Fishers was runner-up with Hamilton Southeastern placing third.

Nine state records were set during the 2022 state finals.

Former Shelbyville swimmer Grace Lux (photo), now competing for Fishers, finished seventh in the 100 breaststroke and was part of the fourth-place finishing 200 medley relay team.

Lux will attend Purdue University in the fall and compete for the Boilermakers swim program.