2022-23 Girls Swim/Dive Season Preview
American Conference
Head Coach: Kelley Mehallis
Players to watch: Alayna Brooker – Senior / 100 Breast / 100 Fly / Relays– Annabelle Zamary – Senior / 100 Free / 50 Free / Relays– Olivia (Ollie) Salgado – Junior / 200 Free / 100 Free / Relays
Season outlook: Super excited for this season and to defend our suburban league champs title for both our boys & girls teams! Our team has a lot of strong competitors and we are looking forward to a successful season!
Head Coach: Fritz Gisewhite
Players to watch: Gabby Dudic, JR– Jenna Matheson, JR– Emma Welsh, SR
Season outlook: We have a very young and inexperienced team and are hoping to just improve as the season goes along.
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Head Coach: Will Turnbull
Players to watch: Lainey McDaniels, Sr. Sprint Free and Butterfly– Anna Eisentraut, SO. Backstroke and Distance Free– Kaylee Johnson, Sr. Backstroke and Distance Free
Season outlook: Following a very successful season last year, we are excited to continue to build on that success both on an individual basis and as a team. This season our team is led by a very strong group of seniors that are going to help usher in the future of our program and support everyone else in between. Our team has grown in numbers and talent and we are so excited to get the season underway.
Head Coach: Charlie Lownes/ Ivan Baker
Players to watch: Katie Critchet (junior, backstroke)– Sasha Koval (freshman)
Season outlook: A lot of young talent has come in this year, sprinkled with some returning swimmers that have worked hard over the summer to get better.
Head Coach: Mark DiSalvo
Players to watch: Abby DiSalvo, senior, fly and freestyle– Kayla Smith, junior, back– Julia Grandon, junior, freestyle
Season outlook: Our girls team moved up to D1 this season. We are returning most of the team with the exception of our diver, so we are expecting to swim well.
Head Coach: Corey Spicer
Players to watch: Jeanie Barzellato JR (Breaststroker/Distance)– Gabriella Melin JR (Distance Freestyle)– Ella Houk SO (Diver)
Season outlook: It’s going to be hard to replaced the Seniors we lost last year, but we are very excited to see our returning swimmers and divers grow to fill those roles this season. Our juniors and seniors will be a huge part in our success this year as they make up a majority of the team. They will be fun to watch and will be great role models for our new swimmers to learn from throughout the season.
Head Coach: Elizabeth Hillegas
Players to watch: Rachel Tan, Jr., IM– Kate Archer, Jr., diver
Season outlook: This is my first season as a head coach so I am excited about the potential growth I see in the team! The swimmers and divers all have great work ethics and attitudes at practice which is great to see.
National Conference
Head Coach: Chris Thomas
Players to watch: Dylan Escano (Senior, 100 Butterfly and 100 Breast)– Caroline Cain (Junior, 50 Free and 100 Fly)– Cecilia Hickin (Senior, 50 Free and 100 Back)
Season outlook: The Bees Swim & Dive Team has been working hard in and out of the pool, and looking forward to another successful swim season. Led by senior captains (Dylan Escano, Joe Krosky, Cecilia Hickin, and Molly Ryan) and a strong showing of underclassmen. The coaches are excited to see the teams progress and believe in the potential of this team.
Head Coach: Matt Davis
Players to watch: Marisa Schenkenberger– Carrie Caniglia– Mia Dezelci
Season outlook: The girls lost 17 Sr last year to graduation but the girls are still loaded with talent and look to win another district Championship and top 10 state performance as a team. We are young but excited to see that talent grow over the year.
Head Coach: Glenn Yorkievitz
Players to watch: Emily Yorkievitz, Sophomore, (200 Free, 50 Free, 100 Fly)– Hailey Kaminski, Sophomore, (50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Back)– Mallory Ralls, Junior (200 Free and 500 Free)
Season outlook: An experienced yet young team ready to make our mark this season. Looking improve upon our 3rd place finish in the conference last year.
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Head Coach: Ryan Miller
Players to watch: Annalia Dye (Senior)– Kaitlyn Casalinova (Sophomore)– Paige Galperin (Senior)
Season outlook: Lady Bulldogs look to build on last years young team. Eager to race and ready to make their mark on the record board.
Head Coach: Merrin Richardson
Players to watch: Meredith Bartel, 2023, IM and 100 breast stroke– Connor Mook, 2025, 50 Free– Andrew Popovic, 2024, 50 and 100 Free
Season outlook: We are in transition & rebuild. Looking forward an exciting year.
Head Coach: Autumn Reeves
Players to watch: Maddy Schnelzer 3 year– Camryn Henderson 3 year– Eliana Wilson 2 year
Season outlook: Looking for returning letterwinners to make an immediate impact and carry the team. The returning swimmers will continue to grow and build on their events that will help the team. We are also looking forward to freshman and new swimmers to add depth to our lineup. For the women, Tashi Lama, Hailey Otradovec, and Becca Gasser. This will help with our performance at the Suburban League Championship Meet.
