Highland's Stephen Castillo celebrates after breaking the pool record in the Boys 50 Yard Freestyle Finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Media
Highland's Stephen Castillo relaxes before he swims in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo relaxes before he swims in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo relaxes before he swims in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo gets ready to swim in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo gets ready to swim in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo gets ready to swim in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo (second from right) gets ready to swim in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo (right) gets ready to swim in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Highland's Stephen Castillo relaxes before he swims in the boys 50 yard finals during the Highland boys swimming invite held at Highland High School on Friday December 28, 2012. | Charles Mitchell~For Sun-Times Medi
Stephen Castillo didn’t have the weekend he was hoping for at last year’s boys swimming state finals. But if anyone can put that sort of disappointment into perspective, it’s the Highland senior. Castillo has had to deal with much more serious issues, ones most teenagers …
