KHS Junior Blake Bunnell, an All-State swimmer, will be competing in Austin in the 4A State Swim Meet this weekend. This will be his third appearance in 3 years. Bunnell, who represents Kennedale High School, will be swimming in the 500 yard freestyle and the 200 yard free.
At the Region 2-4A swimming championships earlier this month, Blake Bunnell won the 500 yard free for the third year in a row with a time of 4:40.71. He also placed second in the 200 yard free with a time of 1:44.37. He has qualified for both events in Austin this year. {{more}}
A competitive swimmer, Blake chose to swim for Kennedale High School even though the school does not field a team other than Blake nor have a swim coach on staff. He has been allowed to enter area meets at the 4A level since very few 3A schools have a swim program. He swims regularly with a Mansfield High School.
Blake Bunnell in 2013 photo
In October competing in the Arlington Swimming Invitational against 4A and 5A teams, Bunnell finished first in the 100 yard backstroke and fourth in the 200 yard freestyle.
Last year in Austin, Bunnell finished 6th in the 500 freestyle and was selected to the 2013 4A All-State Swim Team.The state meet will be broadcasted live on Foxsportssouthwest.com at 9:30 AM on a web cast.
