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
