Grace Hoeper has had a major impact on the Iowa City, City High Little Hawks swimming and diving team this fall. The Solon freshman swims with the Little Hawks under a program sharing agreement and set a new City High record in the 50-yard freestyle Saturday, Nov. 6 during Regional competition at Dubuque Hempstead High School with a time of 24.02 seconds. She was also named the Regional Athlete of the Year as she qualified for the State Meet in the 50 freestyle (2nd place), won the 100-yard freestyle in 52.32 seconds, and anchored the second place 200-yard freestyle relay and sixth place 400-yard relay.
Hoeper bested her state qualifying time in the 50 with a 23.64 performance in the Friday, Nov. 12 preliminary heats, and took sixth place in the finals on Saturday, Nov. 13 in 24.06 seconds.
During the finals on Saturday, Nov. 13, Hoeper finished sixth in the 50 in 23.64 seconds and was fifth in the 100-yard event.
Avery Mann, a fellow Lady Spartan wearing City High red, was 12th in the 500-yard freestyle at Hempstead in 5:58.43, and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:33.05. While she did not qualify for the State Meet, Mann went as an alternate for a relay.

2021 Regional Meet, Dubuque Hempstead High School

50-yard freestyle — 2, Grace Hoeper, 24.02
100-yard freestyle — 1, Hoeper, 52.32
500-yard freestyle — 12, Avery Mann, 5:58.43
200-yard IM — 8, Mann, 2:33.05
200-yard freestyle relay — 2, City High (Averi Loria, Saoirse Miller, Amelia Lang-Fallon, Hoeper), 1:42.81
400-yard freestyle relay — 6, City High (Kalea Seaton, Loria, Margalit Frank, Hoeper), 3:47.94
2021 State Swimming and Diving Meet
50-yard freestyle (prelims) — 6, Hoeper, 23.64
100-yard freestyle (prelims) — 6, Hoeper, 52.34
50-yard freestyle (finals) — 6, Hoeper, 24.06
100-yard freestyle (finals) — 5, Hoeper, 52.82
200-yard freestyle relay — 17, City High (Loria, Miller, Lang-Fallon, Hoeper), 1:42.65
400-yard freestyle relay — 26, City High (Seaton, Loria, Frank, Hoeper), 3:47.94