A local swimmer is arguably the best swimmer of his age in the entire state of Louisiana – a young man who has solidified his place in the state’s record books with consistently dominant performances.
E.D. White swimmer Jonathan Husbands has enjoyed an amazing run of success in the pool, including setting a state record in the 50 free.
Husbands competes for the Cardinals, but also for the Thibodaux Regional Swim Team and the Bayou Country Club.
He has success at every turn and has rewritten record books at every level. At the SCSA Meet of Champions, Husbands broke the record for the 50-yard butterfly, swimming a 25.68 second race, topping the previous record by .03 of a second.
At that meet, he also broke the 50-yard freestyle record by more than a whole second, swimming a 22.59-second race. That topped the old mark of 23.65 set in 2004.
For the Thibodaux Regional Swim Team, Husbands also has had immense success.
At the 2025 Louisiana Age Group Long Course State championships, Husbands took a treasure chest of medals, taking gold in the 50 free and 50 breaststroke, silvers in the 400-free relay, 50 backstroke, 100-free, 200-free relay, 200-medley relay and 100-breast stroke. He also took bronze in the 400-medley relay.
In taking gold in the 50 free, Husbands broke the Louisiana State Record swimming a 24.23-second, topping the old record of 24.47 seconds set in 2023.
This past week, Jonathan continued his successes, winning the 14U 50-freestyle, breaking the meet record with a long course time of 24.85 seconds.
He also took bronze this past weekend at the Senior Southern Zone Championships, in the process, qualifying for the Junior Nationals and officially making him the 3rd fastest 14-year-old in the country in the 50 free.
He also re-broke his own record, swimming a 24.08-second race. That time makes him the 30th fastest 14-year-old in United States history.
