Bill Text: TX SR165 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Cathedral High School boys' swim team for winning a state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR165 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR165-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The boys' swim team from Cathedral High School in | ||
| El Paso added another chapter to its illustrious history by | ||
| winning the 2021 Texas Association of Private and Parochial | ||
| Schools Division I state championship on February 10, 2021, at | ||
| the Bill Walker Pool in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, En route to claiming the 30th boys' swimming | ||
| championship in 32 years, the Irish excelled in a variety of | ||
| events, besting 18 other schools with 272 total team points; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Irish swimmers made a particularly strong | ||
| showing in the relay competition, with the 200-yard medley, | ||
| 200-yard freestyle, and 400-yard freestyle squads each claiming | ||
| second place; in individual events, senior Adrian Prieto placed | ||
| second in the 100-yard freestyle and third in the 200-yard | ||
| freestyle, and junior Javier Terrazas finished third in the | ||
| 100-yard backstroke and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle; junior | ||
| Elijah Villalva took home third place in the 100-yard butterfly | ||
| and also finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The other Cathedral High swimmers who proudly | ||
| represented their school at the state meet included Sebastian | ||
| Machado, Carlos Rodriguez, Brandon Herrera, Robert Rodriguez, | ||
| Daniel Rivera, Oscar Luevano, Mauricio Olvera Escobar, Esteban | ||
| Veliz, and Nareg Aidinian; the swimmers were guided by head coach | ||
| and Cathedral graduate, Calvin Zielsdorf, whose leadership | ||
| helped Cathedral reclaim the crown after second-place finishes | ||
| in 2019 and 2020; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These talented young Texans have distinguished | ||
| themselves through their skill, hard work, and enduring | ||
| commitment to excellence, and they may indeed reflect with pride | ||
| on their extraordinary accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Cathedral High School boys' | ||
| swim team on winning the 2021 TAPPS Division I state championship | ||
| and extend to the swimmers, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Blanco | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 22, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
