Girls Swimming

Avon High School Senior Alex Downing was named the 2023-24 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Swimmer and Avon Lake senior Bella Pfeil was named the 2023-24 SWC Most Valuable Diver following the conclusion of the SWC Girls Swimming and Diving season. In addition, Avon Head Coach Adam Crabtree was selected 2023-24 SWC Coach of the Year.

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

2023-24 SWC Swiming MVP
Alex Downing, Avon

2023-24 SWC Diving MVP
Bella Pfeil, Avon Lake

2023-24 SWC Coach of the Year
Adam Crabtree, Avon

2023-24 All-SWC First Team
One Meter Diving – Bella Pfeil – Avon Lake
200 Yard Medley Relay – Sierra Kobak, Ashley Porr, Eva Molenaar, Violet Siftar – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle – Alex Downing – Avon
200 Yard IM – Sierra Kobak – Avon
50 Yard Freestyle – Ashley Porr – Avon
100 Yard Butterfly – Alex Downing – Avon
100 Yard Freestyle – AJ Sliman – Amherst Steele
500 Yard Freestyle – Grace Grove – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Alex Downing, Emma Molenaar, Ashley Poor, Sierra Kobak – Avon
100 Yard Backstroke – Emma Molenaar – Avon
100 Yard Breaststroke – Sierra Kobak – Avon
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Eva Molenaar, Emma Molenaar, Violet Siftar, Alex Downing – Avon

2023-24 All-SWC Second Team
One Meter Diving – Ellyn Huron – Avon
200 Yard Medley Relay – Kellie Riley, Arden Dlugosz, Stephanie Trimbitas, Ava Steinbrunner – North Ridgeville
200 Yard Freestyle – Emma Molenaar – Avon
200 Yard IM – Eva Molenaar – Avon
50 Yard Freestyle – Leah Slivochka – Avon
100 Yard Butterfly – Grace Henely – Midview
100 Yard Freestyle – Violet Siftar – Avon
500 Yard Freestyle – Eva Molenaar – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Sophie Millard, Bridget Sonntag, Sophia Watson, AJ Sliman – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Backstroke – AJ Sliman – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Breaststroke – Grace Henely – Midview
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Grace Grove, Claire Petrillo, Lizzie Sonntag, AJ Sliman – Amherst Steele

2023-24 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Abbey McConihe, Amherst Steele
Carson Timko, Amherst Steele
Ava Baranski, Avon
Claire MacKay, Avon
Adelyn Lee, Avon Lake
Victoria Lustri, Avon Lake
Lilly Becker, Berea-Midpark
Sydney Trella, Berea-Midpark
Lilly Parker, Elyria
Jasmine Smith, Elyria
Reagan Henely, Midview
Arden Dlugosz, North Ridgeville
Stephanie Trimbitas, North Ridgeville
Addie Mackert, Olmsted Falls
Emma Woyscheszik, Olmsted Falls

Avon High School won its fourth consecutive Southwestern Conference Girls Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday (January 27) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Eagles dominated the field again by winning 9 of the 12 events and compiling 429 points in 2024.

Avon Lake High School finished runner-up with 249 points, while Amherst Steele High School placed third with 219 points and Berea-Midpark High School took fourth with 177 points.

Avon’s Alex Downing became the first student-athlete in history to win 16 career gold medals at the SWC Championship. She won the 200 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly (meet record). Downing also anchored the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay to victories for the Eagles.

Final Team Scores
1. Avon – 429
2. Avon Lake – 249
3. Amherst Steele – 219
4. Berea-Midpark – 177
5. North Ridgeville – 129
6. Olmsted Falls – 122
7. Midview – 50
8. Elyria – 2

Top Six Performers

200 medley relay: 1. Avon A (Sierra Kobak, Ashley Porr, Eva Molenaar, Violet Siftar), 1:56.30; 2. North Ridgeville, 2:03.37; 3. Avon B, 2:04.36; 4. Avon Lake, 2:04.95; 5. Amherst, 2:08.25; 6. Berea-Midpark, 2:08.53

200 free: 1. Alex Downing (Avon), 1:56.74; 2. Emma Molenaar (Avon), 2:01.87; 3. Grace Grove (Amherst), 2:02.86; 4. Emma Woyscheszik (Olmsted Falls), 2:04.03; 5. Annalise Bolton (Olmsted Falls), 2:11.50; 6. Ella Nock (Avon), 2:12.10

200 IM: 1. Sierra Kobak (Avon), 2:13.82; 2. Eva Molenaar (Avon), 2:17.96; 3. Reagan Henely (Midview), 2:22.32; 4. Stephanie Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 2:26.95; 5. Molly Hoock (Avon Lake), 2:32.77; 6. Ava Baranski (Avon), 2:33.53

50 free: 1. Ashley Porr (Avon), 26.29; 2. Leah Slivochka (Avon), 26.46; 3. Kellie Riley (North Ridgeville), 26.66; 4. Victoria Lustri (Avon Lake), 26.84; 5. Lilly Becker (Berea-Midpark), 26.89; 6. Rachel Delap (Olmsted Falls), 27.90

100 fly: 1. Alex Downing (Avon), 57.49; 2. Grace Henely (Midview), 1:04.85; 3. Emma Woyscheszik (Olmsted Falls), 1:04.91; 4. Abbie Hill (Avon Lake), 1:07.20; 5. Leah Slivochka (Avon), 1:07.22; 6. Claire Petrillo (Amherst), 1:07.77

100 free: 1. AJ Sliman (Amherst), 57.70; 2. Violet Siftar (Avon), 57.71; 3. Addison Mackert (Olmsted Falls), 58.54; 4. Stephanie Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 58.82; 5. Lustri (Avon Lake), 59.22; 6. Ava Baranski (Avon), 1:00.14

500 free: 1. Grace Grove (Amherst), 5:28.48; 2. Eva Molenaar (Avon), 5:39.33; 3. Reagan Henely (Midview), 5:46.26; 4. Claire MacKay (Avon), 5:50.54; 5. Olivia Slivinski (Avon Lake), 5:51.27; 6. Rachel Delap (Olmsted Falls), 5:57.49

200 free relay: 1. Avon (Downing, Emma Molenaar, Porr, Kobak), 1:42.58; 2. Amherst A, 1:51.51; 3. North Ridgeville, 1:51.59; 4. Avon Lake, 1:51.69; 5. Olmsted Falls, 1:51.93; 6. Amherst B, 1:52.36

100 back: 1. Emma Molenaar (Avon), 1:02.93; 2. AJ Sliman (Amherst), 1:05.79; 3. Violet Siftar (Avon), 1:06.62; 4. Kellie Riley (North Ridgeville), 1:08.74; 5. Addison Mackert (Olmsted Falls), 1:09.52; 6. Sophie Millard (Amherst), 1:12.37

100 breast: 1. Sierra Kobak (Avon), 1:08.57; 2. Grace Henely (Midview), 1:09.03; 3. Lilly Becker (Berea-Midpark), 1:12.38; 4. Ashley Porr (Avon), 1:15.65; 5. Claire MacKay (Avon), 1:16.78; 6. Sophia Watson (Amherst), 1:18.51

400 free relay: 1. Avon A (Eva Molenaar, Emma Molenaar, Siftar, Downing), 3:45.50; 2. Amherst, 4:03.54; 3. Avon B, 4:09.72; 4. Berea-Midpark, 4:10.71; 5. Olmsted Falls, 4:11.05; 6. Avon Lake, 4:13.90

Diving: 1. Bella Pfeil (Avon Lake), 480.00; 2. Ellyn Huron (Avon), 420.35; 3. Sydney Trella (Berea-Midpark), 296.05; 4. Paige Tate (Berea-Midpark), 250.90; 5. Lyla Grabowski (Avon Lake), 239.10; 6. Aurie Zirke (Berea-Midpark), 221.15

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Alex Downing
Avon
Senior

Alex became the first person in history to win 16 career gold medals at the SWC Championship. She won the 200 Free and the 100 Butterfly with a meet record time. She also anchored the 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay to victories for the Eagles, who won the SWC Championship for a fourth straight season.

Other Notable Performances:

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

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Eva Molenaar
Avon
Senior

Eva had 9 individual and 10 relay wins over two meets last week, one at Strongsville with Elyria, Midview and Olmsted Falls and the other at Avon Lake. Her winning time in the 100 Fly was a personal best, while she picked up a season best time in the 200 Free.

Other Notable Performances:

Annalise Bolton (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Posted six first place and two second place finishes in SWC wins over Elyria and North Ridgeville. She won the 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay and 400 Free Relay against the Pioneers and then the 100 Free and 400 Free Relay while taking second in the Medley Relay and 200 Free against the Rangers.

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Emma Molenaar
Avon
Senior

Emma won four events against Akron Firestone, three events against Amherst, and qualified for finals in all four of her swims at the Northeast Classic Invitational. She achieved lifetime best times in the 50 Free, 100 Fly, 100 Breast, and relays splits in the 50 Free and 100 Free this past week. Emma was also one of only 2 freshmen to qualify for finals in the 100 and 200 Freestyle events at the 87 team Northeast Classic Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Victoria Lustri (Jr.). Avon Lake
Won both of her events at the Westlake tri-meet on Friday.

Sydney Trella (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Won the diving competition against Olmsted Falls with a score just shy of the school record.

Addie Mackert (Jr.), Olmsted Falls
Won the 200 Freestyle (lifetime best) and 100 Free while also anchoring the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay wins against Berea-Midpark.

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Emma Woyscheszik
Olmsted Falls
Junior

Emma led the team to four first place finishes against Westlake—in the 50 Free (lifetime best), 100 Fly, and supported the team as an anchor both the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay.

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Rachel Delap
Olmsted Falls
Senior

Rachel won the 200 Freestyle and came in second in the 100 Backstroke while assisting in the 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay to wins against Amherst. Both individual performances were lifetime bests.

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

Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Week
Alex Downing
Avon
Senior

Alex won the 100 Free, 200 Free, and 200 Free Relay at the 50+ team Northwest Classic. She also finished 2nd in the 400 Free Relay. Downing broke the Avon school record in the 100 Free and tied the school record in the 200 Free and 50 Freestyle with her relay lead off.

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

Girls Swimming Athlete of the Week
Sierra Kobak
Avon
Sophomore

Sierra won the 200 IM, Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay and 100 Butterfly against Riverside. She also won the 200 IM and Medley relay versus Nordonia. Sierra then picked up a win the 50 Breaststroke while taking second in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke as well as a third in the 100 IM at the 35-team Chardon Hilltopper Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Victoria lustri (Jr.), Avon Lake
Won both the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke at the team’s first meet of the season.

Stephanie Trimbitas (Jr.), North Ridgeville
Was the high-point scorer for the first two meets.