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Avon Lakes wins 2024 SWC Boys Swimming & Diving Championship

Avon Lake High School won its fourth straight Southwestern Conference Boys Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday (January 27) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Shoremen won 2 of the 12 events but used its depth to fuel the victory and compiled 429 points in 2024.

Olmsted Falls High School finished runner-up with 248 points, while Avon High School placed third with 236 points and Amherst Steele High School took fourth with 199 points.

Avon Lake’s Joe Swain set a new SWC record while winning both the 200-yard IM (1:53.95) and 100-yard Butterfly (50.05). The previous records were 1:54.57 and 52.52, respectively.

Final Team Scores
1. Avon Lake – 429
2. Olmsted Falls – 248
3. Avon – 236
4. Amherst Steele – 199
5. Berea-Midpark – 185
6. North Ridgeville – 134
7. Elyria – 9

Top Six Finishers

200 medley relay: 1. Olmsted Falls (Brady Link, Jackson Kaylor, Jackson Stump, Ben Frazier), 1:42.35; 2. Avon Lake A, 1:48.70; 3. Avon, 1:49.33; 4. Avon Lake B, 1:52.59; 5. North Ridgeville, 1:53.72; 6. Berea-Midpark, 1:57.76

200 free: 1. Jackson Stump (Olmsted Falls), 1:49.63; 2. Brandon Porr (Avon), 1:58.09; 3. Jonah Franke (Avon Lake), 1:59.82; 4. Gavin Bello (Avon), 1:59.91; 5. Mason Kinser (Amherst), 2:02.21; 6. Ethan Homolya (Amherst), 2:03.04

200 IM: 1. Brady Link (Olmsted Falls), 2:07.19); 2. Tommy Lipowski (Avon), 2:09.29; 3. Evan Kehoe (Berea-Midpark), 2:09.30; 4. Jackson Kaylor (Olmsted Falls), 2:11.46; 5. Ethan Bonus (North Ridgeville), 2:18.66; 6. Bilge Bayarbadrakh (Avon Lake), 2:21.97

50 free: 1. Ben Frazier (Olmsted Falls), 22.85; 2. Dakota Bedient (Avon Lake), 23.42; 3. Logan King (Avon Lake), 23.77; 4. Sean Flanigan (Avon), 24.10; 5. Matt Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 24.14; 6. Wyatt Modic (Avon Lake), 24.94

100 fly: 1. Jackson Stump (Olmsted Falls), 54.23; 2. Logan King (Avon Lake), 59.08; 3. Naji Habre (Berea-Midpark), 59.98; 4. Declan Mackowski (Amherst), 1:00.89; 5. Clayton Tysl (Avon Lake), 1:02.82; 6. Owen Guscott (North Ridgeville), 1:06.13

100 free: 1. Ben Frazier (Olmsted Falls), 50.26; 2. Colin Reitzel (Amherst), 50.38; 3. Dakota Bedient (Avon Lake), 51.66; 4. Sean Flanigan (Avon), 52.59; 5. Matt Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 53.99; 6. Jaden Orlandi (Amherst), 55.13

500 free: 1. Evan Kehoe (Berea-Midpark), 5:16.25; 2. Brandon Porr (Avon), 5:21.10; 3. Jonah Franke (Avon Lake), 5:28.86; 4. Mason Kinser (Amherst), 5:32.39; 5. Colin Draeger (Avon Lake), 5:55.21; 6. Matthew Sherban (Avon Lake), 6:02.98

200 free relay: 1. Avon Lake (King, Modic, Ian Fababe, Bedient), 1:34.77; 2. Amherst, 1:36.84; 3. Berea-Midpark, 1:39.12; 4. North Ridgeville, 1:40.09; 5. Olmsted Falls, 1:44.11; 6. Avon, 1:44.69

100 back: 1. Brady Link (Olmsted Falls), 57.65; 2. Colin Reitzel (Amherst), 59.34; 3. Tugso Bayarbadrakh (Avon Lake), 1:00.89; 4. Brady Mackert (Olmsted Falls), 1:01.84; 5. Andrew Young (North Ridgeville), 1:05.05; 6. Bilge Bayarbadrakh (Avon Lake), 1:06.03

100 breast: 1. Tommy Lipowski (Avon), 1:04.27; 2. Jackson Kaylor (Olmsted Falls), 1:05.16; 3. Declan Mackowski (Amherst), 1:07.78; 4. Yost Smith (Avon Lake), 1:08.12; 5. Ian Fababe (Avon Lake), 1:09.21; 6. Ethan Bonus (North Ridgeville), 1:12.07

400 free relay: 1. Olmsted Falls (Link, Frazier, Mackert, Stump), 3:27.92; 2. Avon, 3:36.79; 3. Avon Lake, 3:38.52; 4. Amherst A, 3:38.64; 5. Berea-Midpark, 3:39.99; 6. Amherst B, 3:49.74

Diving: 1. Jake Gilbride (Avon Lake), 449.00; 2. Thomas Smith (Avon), 368.55; 3. Joshua Kacenjar (Avon Lake), 231.70 4. Owen Kovacs (Avon), 201.90; 5. Tavion Moore (Berea-Midpark), 198.60

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Olmsted Falls’ Frazier Named SWC Boys Swimmer of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for January 22-28 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Ben Frazier
Olmsted Falls
Junior

Ben won his individual events the 50 and 100 Free and helped Medley Relay, and 400 Free Relay to victories at the SWC Championship.

Other Notable Performances:

Matthew Trimbitas (Fr.), North Ridgeville
Was the Rangers’ highest performer at the SWC Championship.

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Berea-Midpark’s Kehoe Named SWC Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for January 15-21 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Evan Kehoe
Berea-Midpark
Junior

Evan had seven first place and a second place finish over two meets last week. Won the 200 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay against North Ridgeville. He missed the school record in the IM vs North Ridgeville by .12. Won the 200 IM, 100 Fly and 400 Free Relay while taking second in the 200 Free Relay against Elyria.

Other Notable Performances:

Sean Flanigan (So.), Avon
Posted personal best time in the 50 and 100 freestyles this week. He picked up wins in the 50 Free against Avon Lake, Elyria, and Olmsted Falls. He also won the 100 Free against Elyria. Sean also was a member of 4 first place relays this week, with personal best splits in each of them.

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Avon’s Smith Named SWC Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for January 8-14 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Thomas Smith
Avon
Sophomore

Thomas swam four events against Akron Firestone, where he achieved best times in the 200 Freestyle and 50 Freestyle. He then won diving and swam three more events in helping to beat Amherst. He went even faster than the previous day in his 50 Free. Smith then placed 13th in the 87 school Northeast Classic in diving to help pace the Eagles at the meet as their high scorer.

Other Notable Performances:

Bilge Bayarbadrach (Sr.). Avon Lake
Helped win the IM while also setting a new personal record in the Backstroke against Westlake.

Tavion Moore (So.), Berea-Midpark
Won the diving competition against Olmsted Falls and scored his highest point total of 132.10.

Brady Mackert (Fr.), Olmsted Falls
Won the 50 Free, 100 Free and led off the 200 Free relay in a victory against Berea-Midpark park. He was just out touched as an anchor as the 400 Free relay, but had his lifetime best on his relay leg.

 

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Olmsted Falls’ Stump Earns SWC Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week Honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for January 1-7 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Jackson Stump
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Jackson came in first in all four of his events against Westlake. He won the 500 Free and 100 Back while anchoring both the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay.

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Olmsted Falls’ Link Named SWC Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for December 18 – 31 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Brady Link
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Brady won the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle and assisted both the Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay wins against Amherst.

 

 

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Avon’s Porr Earns SWC Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week Honors

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week for December 11-17 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Brandon Porr
Avon
Junior

Brandon made the finals in all four of his events at the 50+ team Northwest Classic. He finished 8th in the 200 Freestyle, 12th in the 500 Freestyle, 14th in the Medley Relay and 14th in the 400 Freestyle relay. His 200 Freestyle and 100 Free Relay split were lifetime best times.

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Avon’s Lipowski Named SWC Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week for November 18 – December 3 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week
Tommy Lipowski
Avon
Sophomore

Tommy won the Medley Relay and 100 Breaststroke against Nodonia and Riverside this week. He then won 50 Breaststroke with a lifetime best time and the 100 Breaststroke with a lifetime-tying best time at the 35 team Chardon Hilltopper Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Dakota Bedient (Sr.), Avon Lake
Earned wins in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle at the Shoremen’s first meet of the season.

Ethan Bonus (Jr.), North Ridgeville
Posted personal records in the 100 Breaststroke, 100 Freestyle, 50 Freestyle, 200 IM, 100 IM, and 50 Breaststroke.

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2022-23 All-SWC Boys Swimming and Diving Honors

Avon Lake High School senior Joe Swain was named the 2022-23 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Player following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Swimming and Diving season.

Avon Lake Head Coach Daniel Smith and North Ridgeville High School Head Coach Jason Young were selected 2022-23 SWC Co-Coach of the Year.

Results of the SWC Championship determined the first and second team recipients. Each school also gets two honorable mention.

2022-23 SWC MVP
Joe Swain, Avon Lake

2022-23 SWC Coach of the Year
Daniel Smith, Avon Lake
Jason Young, North Ridgeville

2022-23 All-SWC First Team
One Meter Diving – Jake Gilbride – Avon Lake
200 Yard Medley Relay – Joe Swain, Tyler Grabowski, Logan King, Nick Haven – Avon Lake
200 Yard Freestyle – Brady Link – Olmsted Falls
200 Yard IM – Joe Swain – Avon Lake
50 Yard Freestyle – Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Butterfly – Joe Swain – Avon Lake
100 Yard Freestyle – Quinn Kroneker – Avon Lake
500 Yard Freestyle – Brandon Porr – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Nathan Buck, Logan King, Tyler Grabowski, Quinn Kroneker – Avon Lake
100 Yard Backstroke – Colin Reitzel – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Breaststroke – Brady Link – Olmsted Falls
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Dakota Bedient, Quinn Kroneker, Nick Haveb, Joe Swain – Avon Lake

2022-23 All-SWC Second Team
One Meter Diving – Grant Higgins – Avon
200 Yard Medley Relay – Brandon Porr, Tommy Lipowski, Gavin Bello, Alex Rini – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle – Quinn Kroneker – Avon Lake
200 Yard IM – Evan Kehoe – Berea-Midpark
50 Yard Freestyle – Andrew Margolin – North Ridgeville
100 Yard Butterfly – Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Freestyle – Nick Haven – Avon Lake
500 Yard Freestyle – Mason Kinser – Amherst Steele
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Ben Frazier, Brady Link, Andrew Surtman, Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Backstroke – Dakota Bedient – Avon Lake
100 Yard Breaststroke – Tommy Lipowski – Avon
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Ben Frazier, Brady Link, Jackson Stump, Andrew Surtman – Olmsted Falls

2022-23 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Jaden Orlandi, Amherst Steele
Ethan Homolya, Amherst Steele
Thomas Smith, Avon
Sean Flanigan, Avon
Bilge Bayarbadrakh, Avon Lake
Yost Smith, Avon Lake
Alex Dettmer, Berea-Midpark
Adam Svoboda, Berea-Midpark
Owen Burgess, Elyria
Ryan Rubinoski, Elyria
Cole Winslow, Midview
Evan Kneisel, Midview
Stephen Watt, North Ridgeville
Andrew Young, North Ridgeville
Jonah Masterson, Olmsted Falls
Kyle Mallory, Olmsted Falls

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Avon Lake Repeats as SWC Boys Swimming and Diving Champions in 2022-23

Avon Lake High School won its second straight Southwestern Conference Boys Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday (January 28) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Shoremen, who won their first outright league title in 21 years last season, dominated the field again by winning seven of the 12 events and compiling 416 points in 2023. [Complete Results (PDF)]

Avon High School finished runner-up with 208 points, while Amherst Steele High School placed third with 198 points and Berea-Midpark High School took fourth with 168 points.

Avon Lake’s Joe Swain set a new SWC record while winning both the 200-yard IM (1:53.95) and 100-yard Butterfly (50.05). The previous records were 1:54.57 and 52.52, respectively.

Final Team Scores
1. Avon Lake – 416
2. Avon – 208
3. Amherst Steele – 198
4. Berea-Midpark – 168
5. Olmsted Falls – 159
6. North Ridgeville – 142
7. Elyria – 14
8. Midview – 6

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