WPIAL Swimming Day 2 Recap

The WPIAL Swimming & Diving Championships wrapped up on Friday, March 1 and our Panthers had their best overall showing in several years. The boys brought home the runner-up trophy with 282 points, while the girls finished a very strong 5^th place while scoring 179 points. Highlights of the second day of the swimming competition include the podium-topping performances by Senior Kaitlyn Connors in the 100 freestyle—her third consecutive WPIAL victory in that event—as well as by Sophomore Nazar Zoukovski, also in the 100 freestyle. The boys 400 free relay team of Max Shipley, Ben Whiteford, Whit Burns and Nazar Zoukovski also won the final event of the meet, the 400 freestyle relay in exciting fashion with a .3 second victory over North Allegheny.

Here is a summary of all the performances that scored points on Day 2 of the swimming competition:

Girls 100 free – Kaitlyn Connors – 1^st

Boys 100 free – Nazar Zoukovski – 1^st, Max Shipley – 7^th

Girls 500 free – Freja Kile – 11^th

Boys 500 free – Matthew Fibbi – 16th

Girls 100 back – Kendell Drew – 12^th

Boys 100 back – Ben Whiteford – 5^th, Pavel Schabanow – 12^th

Boys 100 breast – Griffin Tomsheck – 5^th

Girls 400 free relay – Amanda Aidar, Kendell Drew, Freja Kile, Kaitlyn Connors – 3^rd

Boys 400 free relay – Max Shipley, Ben Whiteford, Whit Burns, Nazar Zoukovski – 1^st

The next and final competition of the season is the PIAA Championships held at Bucknell University on March 13-14. The Panthers have qualified the following swimmers and events for States:

GIRLS

200 medley relay

200 IM – Amanda Aidar

50 free – Kaitlyn Connors

200 free relay

100 free – Kaitlyn Connors

400 free relay

BOYS

200 medley relay

200 free – Nazar Zoukovski, Max Shipley

50 free – Whit Burns

100 fly – Ben Whiteford

200 free relay

100 free – Nazar Zoukovski

100 back – Ben Whiteford

100 breast – Griffin Tomsheck

400 free relay

Good luck at States!!