From February 2008:

It just keeps getting wetter and better. Chamblee swim continues to compete with an intensity level unknown to their opponents. The determination is paying off and the swimming Bulldogs have only lost three meets.
“They are exceeding my expectations every day, every week, every month,” said head coach Curtis Johnson.
In a highly talented region, the tensions were high on January 26 at the DeKalb County swim meet. Chamblee girls placed second in the county behind perennial powerhouse Lakeside and the boys placed third behind Lakeside and Dunwoody.
“We placed second behind Lakeside in the 400 free relay by two seconds,” said sophomore Max Mitchell, Chamblee swim’s “rising star’ according to the coach. “But we broke a team record.”
In the most recent regular meet, the Bulldogs took on the swim world’s nemesis, St. Pius X (6-AAAA). They were defeated but only in points.
“Pus swims all year round,” said distance swimmer Eric Wertz. “So we did well.”
A lot of the Chamblee ability lies in the speed swimmers – the 50 and 100 distances – most notably senior Nigel Plummer.
“Plummer has already broken three school records,” said Johnson. “He is on the cusp of breaking yet another. He may be Olympic one day.”
The relays are also a source of power for Chamblee with dominant speed swim-
mers combined with the will to go all the way.
“The swim team has done an awesome job this year, not only with their times, but also with their motivation and hard work,” said junior team captain Addie Hamilton.
In the midst of the extremely competitive atmosphere, the team regards each member as family.
“Our team is absolutely a family,” said Hamilton. “We get work done, but in the time in between, we love hanging out, getting to know everyone on the team, and playing the occasional water polo.”
This comfort level melds the swimmers into a tight-knit team focused on
improving together. “We’ve really come together,” said Mitchell, “and the team’s gotten faster.”
Coming together is one thing but holding it together for another is something else entirely. However, this will not be a problem for the Bulldogs.
“Our sophomores are going to be really good by senior year,” said Wertz, “and the juniors are at their best and will get better.”
With the county meet out of the way, the team is ready and waiting for state.
“We’re going to do great at state,” said Mitchell. “Zeke’s going to score high in the fly and backstroke, Nigel’s going to get first in the 50 free, and I’m going to try and score in the 200 I.M.’
The mindset of the Bulldogs is reflected in Johnson’s instructions for the swimmers.
“Attack, attack, attack, even in the face of superior odds, a superior team,” said Johnson. “Do your best every time.”