High School Sports

A Rock Hill High swimmer is The Herald’s Athlete of the Week

The Herald’s Athlete of the Week is...

Valerie Perez

Perez helped set two school records at the 5A state championships on Oct. 14.
Perez helped set two school records at the 5A state championships on Oct. 14. RHHS Athletics


The Bearcats’ junior swam a school-record 5:37.91 to finish 22nd at the S.C. 5A state championships at the University of South Carolina, Oct. 14.

Perez also helped the 400 freestyle relay to a school-record time of 3:56.97 to finish 17th at the 5A state meet.

Perez competed in the state meet for the third consecutive season.

Rock Hill finished 27th of 29 teams at the 5A state championship event.

Check today to vote for the Herald’s next Athlete of the Week. Go to heraldonline.com. Winners will be announced next week.

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This story was originally published October 26, 2023 at 9:10 AM.

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