Swimming

Then a student at Winchester Thurston, Maeve Kelley competes in the girls 500 freestyle during the 2020 WPIAL Class AA Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Shady Side Academy’s Maeve Kelley is picking up where she left off
February 20, 2021
Shady Side Academy sophomore swimmer Maeve Kelley wasn’t sure how this season would go.

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Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao competes in the girls 100-yard butterfly during the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships on Feb. 27, 2020, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Several new top marks highlight latest WPIAL swimming and diving performance lists
February 15, 2021
The WPIAL released its latest swimming and diving performance lists Monday, and individual swimmers, relays and divers continue to produce new WPIAL-best performances.

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Kiski Area’s Parker Sterlitz swims during practice Feb. 8, 2021, at Kiski Area High School.
Kiski Area swimmers focused on top performances as WPIALs looms
February 14, 2021
Last year as a freshman, Parker Sterlitz had a goal of joining classmate Levi Hansen on the medals podium for the Class AAA boys 500-yard freestyle at the WPIAL championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Penn Hills diving newcomer qualifies for WPIAL meet
Three weeks before the season, freshman Luke Hoolahan decided to pick up diving. Even with his limited experience, the Penn Hills swimming and diving coaching staff started to think early in the season that Hoolahan had an opportunity to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA Swimming and Diving meet.

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Gateway’s Andrew Holmes competes in the boys 500 freestyle during the 2020 WPIAL Class AAA Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Gateway’s Andrew Holmes posts top WPIAL time in 200 IM
Gateway junior Andrew Holmes earned a WPIAL swimming championship automatic qualifying time in the 200-yard individual medley with a personal-best of 1 minute, 52.04 seconds against North Hills on Feb. 9.

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South Fayette’s Lexi Ray competes in the girls 100 breaststroke during the 2020 Class AAA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship.
South Fayette swimmers maintain focus through constant changes
It has been a challenge for all sports to find any sort of routine or normalcy during this pandemic.

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TJ swimmer Hallie Findlan is a senior on the 2020-21 team.
Thomas Jefferson swimmers maintain success through pandemic protocols, coaching change
Thomas Jefferson’s first-year coach is a familiar figure to the many members of the swim program.

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Baldwin’s Abbey Herrle is a junior diver on the 2020-21 team.
Baldwin junior dives into 5-sport schedule
Baldwin junior Abbey Herrle doesn’t have time to waste.

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Fox Chapel junior David Manelis won gold at the WPIAL Class AAA diving championships in 2020.
Fox Chapel’s David Manelis set to defend his WPIAL diving title
February 13, 2021
Fox Chapel senior diver David Manelis ran away with the WPIAL Class AAA diving title last season when he beat out the rest of his competitors by more than 100 points.

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Pine-Richland’s Delaney Allen competes in the girls 100 freestyle during the 2020 WPIAL Class AAA swimming and diving championship at Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
After setting school record, Pine-Richland’s Allen turns focus toward WPIAL success
Delaney Allen was exhausted as she climbed out of the pool after swimming her hardest in the 50-yard freestyle on Jan. 28 against North Allegheny when she started hearing screams of joy coming from her teammates.

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Beth Shoop of Riverview High School warms up Jan. 16 with teammates at Killer Whales swim club practice at Fox Chapel High School.
Riverview’s Shoop chasing WPIAL swimming success in 500 freestyle
Riverview senior Beth Shoop swam the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5 minutes, 31.36 seconds during Fox Chapel’s Jan. 14 meet with Woodland Hills.

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Hampton’s Richie Donato competes in the boys 200 individual medley during the 2020 AAA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
Hampton boys head into WPIAL swim championships with great expectations
It’s official. The WPIAL swim finals will take place March 6-7.

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WPIAL releases latest swimming and diving performance lists
February 8, 2021
The WPIAL released its latest swimming and diving performance lists Monday, and there are changes at the top in four individual events and a relay from meets this past week.

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Belle Vernon’s Ian Shahan competes in the Class AA boys 100-yard freestyle at last year’s WPIAL swimming championships Feb. 28, 2020, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Dates for WPIAL swimming championships finalized
February 3, 2021
The WPIAL swimming steering committee met Wednesday afternoon and made some highly anticipated decisions regarding the Class AA and Class AAA championship meets.

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Hallie Findlan, a senior at Thomas Jefferson, is the defending WPIAL Class AA champion in the girls 100-yard freestyle.
In-pool profile: Thomas Jefferson’s Findlan ready to defend WPIAL 100 free title
Hallie Findlan was a woman of steel against Steel Valley on Jan. 25 as she swam the top WPIAL Class AA girls 100-yard freestyle time this season.

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Butler’s David Bocci stands on the No. 2 podium step, fourth from the left, signifying his runner-up finish in the Class AAA boys 100-yard butterfly at the WPIAL swim championships Feb. 27, 2020, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
In-pool profile: Butler’s Bocci has sights set on WPIAL swimming gold
February 2, 2021
David Bocci played second fiddle in the 100-yard butterfly and 500 freestyle at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Quaker Valley’s Isabel Huang owns the top time in the WPIAL Class AA girls 200-yard individual medley and 100 backstroke through meets ending Jan. 30, 2020.
WPIAL posts latest swimming and diving performance lists
February 1, 2021
The WPIAL on Monday morning released its latest swimming and diving performance lists.

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Hempfield swimmers get pumped up before the start of the 2020 WPIAL Class AAA swimming and diving championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Meeting could steer WPIAL swimmers in right direction
January 31, 2021
The WPIAL swimming steering committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, and the group could finalize a plan for the championships and provide answers amid the uncertainty with covid-19 gathering restrictions.

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Quaker Valley’s Isabel Huang competes in the girls 200 individual medley during the 2020 WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships at Trees Pool.
WPIAL champ Isabel Huang of Quaker Valley picking up where she left off last season
Quaker Valley junior swimmer Isabel Huang stepped to the top spot of the podium at the WPIAL championship twice last season, winning gold in the 200-yard IM and 100 backstroke. She is picking up where she left off.

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Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao in the girls 100 breaststroke during the 2020 AAA WPIAL Swimming and Diving Championship at Trees Pool on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020.
Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao off to fast start in quest to defend WPIAL, PIAA championships
January 30, 2021
Two years ago, then-eighth grader Sophie Shao witnessed Fox Chapel freshman Zoe Skirbol make history with a WPIAL swimming championship in the 100-yard breaststroke and a state title in the 200 individual medley.

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