2025 DIAA Swimming & Diving Championships
- February 18 – 22, 2025
- University of Delaware — Newark, Delaware
- SCY (25 Yards)
- Girls’ Final Results
- Boys’ Final Results
Girls’ Meet
The Ursuline Academy girls won the team’s third-straight DIAA Championship last weekend, pulling away from the other programs to win by 96 points. Senior Eliza Johnson was key to the team’s victory, winning two individual events and racing on two winning relays. Along with Johnson’s wins, it was Ursuline’s range that helped them win by such a convincing margin. The team put at least one swimmer into all but one individual swimming championship final, peaking at four girls in the 100 backstroke final.
Johnson, a Lehigh commit, was one of those swimmers and pulled away to win the race by over two seconds in a lifetime best 55.38. Earlier in the meet, she won the 200 in 2:05.08. The 2:04.89 she swam in prelims to qualify for finals marked a lifetime best.
She also teamed with Mia Devlin, Mia Thayer, and Sammie Weinert for gold in the opening 200 medley relay (1:48.93). They were the only squad under 1:51 and had a similarly dominant win in the 400 freestyle relay to end the meet. There, McKinley Jefferson, Devlin, Taylor Aiello, and Johnson swam 3:36.45 for the event title, winning by almost four seconds.
Most of the individual event titles were won by upperclassmen. In addition to Johnson’s wins, Conrad senior Alyssa Napier won the 50 freestyle (23.85), and Charter School of Wilmington senior Allie Phillips took gold in the 100 butterfly (56.87). Later, Middleton’s Kira Brown earned the victory in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.74), leading a 1-2 finish for the program.
However, amid the upperclassman reign, Sussex freshman Anna Mumford stood out. Mumford matched Johnson by winning two individual events. First, she won gold in the 200 freestyle, winning a close battle with Tower Hill’s Annika Jorgensen by five-hundredths. Her second individual victory wasn’t as close a race, as she stamped her authority on the 500 freestyle with a 4:58.07.
Though Jorgensen was on the wrong side of the touch in the 200 freestyle, she got to stand atop the podium later, winning her first individual state title with a 51.94 in the 100 freestyle.
Final Standings — Girls’ Top 5:
- Ursuline Academy — 341
- Charter School of Wilmington — 245
- St Mark’s — 157
- Tower Hill — 137
- Sussex Academy — 122
Boys’ Meet
A DIAA Championship record in the 200 freestyle relay buoyed Salesianum as the team won its ninth straight state championship. Dylan Ristenbatt, Sebastian Hess, Emery Hess, and Alex Tsakum combined for a final time of 1:25.83, breaking the record St Mark’s swam last season by .67 seconds.
Junior Tim Hanway earned Salesianum’s only other individual victory on the day by touching first in the 500 freestyle. He clocked 4:37.75, winning the race by over two seconds. This was a particularly strong event for the team, with three swimmers in the championship final. It was that kind of depth that helped the program score 389 points, winning by 116 to extend their streak.
St Mark’s finished second overall, tallying 273 points. The team had a strong day out, winning the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays to bookend the championship. Cameron Byrd, Nick Lennon, and Aidan Walsh factored in both relays, with Sean Kemske rounding out the quartet in the medley relay and Rex Haigh in the freestyle.
Tower Hill junior Jamie Brinsfield was the only swimmer to earn two individual event victories at the championships. He won the 100/200 freestyle combo, first clocking a 1:39.35 for the 200 freestyle win. Later, he took gold in the 100 freestyle in 45.64, winning by .13 seconds. Both swims were lifetime bests for Brinsfield. His teammate Blake Erkenbrecher collected another win for Tower Hill, swimming 20.97 in the 50 freestyle. Tower Hill won all the individual freestyle races but the 500 free.
Mt. Sophia swimmers climbed to the top of the podium in back-to-back events. The team made its push during the second half of the meet. First, senior Joseph Duquette earned gold in the 100 backstroke (50.88). Then, sophomore Ethan Chipriano swam 57.31 to win the 100 breaststroke.
Finally, senior and Emory commit Carson Kalish was the only swimmer to break 1:52 in the 200 IM, clocking a lifetime best 1:49.87 for the win.
Final Standings — Boys’ Top 5:
- Salesianum — 389
- St Mark’s — 273
- Charter School of Wilmington — 203
- Cape Henlopen — 176
- Newark Charter — 143