Boys Swimming

Avon High School junior Tommy Lipowski was named the 2024-25 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Swimmer, while Avon Lake High School senior Jake Gilbride was selected 2024-25 SWC Most Valuable Diver following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Swimming and Diving season. In addition, Avon Head Coach Adam Crabtree and Berea-Midpark High School Head Coach Ty Morgan earned 2024-25 SWC C0-Coach of the Year honors.

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

2024-25 SWC Swimming MVP
Tommy Lipowski, Avon

2024-25 SWC Diving MVP
Jake Gilbride, Avon Lake

2024-25 SWC Co-Coach of the Year
Adam Crabtree, Avon
Ty Morgan, Berea-Midpark

2024-25 All-SWC First Team
One Meter Diving – Jake Gilbride – Avon Lake
200 Yard Medley Relay – Luke Lundgard, Tommy Lipowski, Gavin Bello, Ian Cibulskas – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle – Brandon Porr – Avon
200 Yard IM – Tommy Lipowski – Avon
50 Yard Freestyle – Matthew Trimbitas – North Ridgeville
100 Yard Butterfly – Evan Kehoe – Berea-Midpark
100 Yard Freestyle – Luke Lundgard – Avon
500 Yard Freestyle – Brandon Porr – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Kris Childers, Ian Cibulskas, Brandon Porr, Tommy Lipowski – Avon
100 Yard Backstroke – Luke Lundgard – Avon
100 Yard Breaststroke – Tommy Lipowski – Avon
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Gavin Bello, Brandon Porr, Ryan Moody, Luke Lundgard – Avon

2024-25 All-SWC Second Team
One Meter Diving – Thomas Smith – Avon
200 Yard Medley Relay – Brady Mackert, Jackson Kaylor, Ben Frazier, Tyler Price – Olmsted Falls
200 Yard Freestyle – Evan Kehoe – Berea-Midpark
200 Yard IM – Jackson Kaylor – Olmsted Falls
50 Yard Freestyle – Colin Reitzel – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Butterfly – Gavin Bello – Avon
100 Yard Freestyle – Colin Reitzel – Amherst Steele
500 Yard Freestyle – Gavin Bello – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Matthew Trimbitas, Owen Guscott, Alex Ciuta, Andrew Young – North Ridgeville
100 Yard Backstroke – Brady Mackert – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Breaststroke – Jackson Kaylor – Olmsted Falls
400 Yard Freestyle Relay –  Bayler Devins, Garrett Carney, Sean Michels, Evan Kehoe – Berea-Midpark

2024-25 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Aiden Haney, Amherst Steele
Declan Mackowski, Amherst Steele
Will Blayney, Avon
Kyle Miller, Avon
Ian Fababe, Avon Lake
Jonah Franke, Avon Lake
Tavion Moore, Berea-Midpark
Adam Svoboda, Berea-Midpark
Owen Burgess, Elyria
Ethan Bonus, North Ridgeville
Andrew Young, North Ridgeville
Nick Gonzalez, Olmsted Falls
Liam McNeeley, Olmsted Falls

Avon High School won the 2025 Southwestern Conference Boys Swimming & Diving Championship Saturday (January 25) on the campus of Cleveland State University. The Eagles, who won 9 of the 12 events to earn 394 points, captured its first title since a tie in 2021 and second overall as a program.

Berea-Midpark High School finished runner-up with 221 points, while Avon Lake High School placed third with 200 points and North Ridgeville High School took fourth with 196 points.

Final Team Scores

1. Avon – 394
2. Berea-Midpark – 221
3. Avon Lake – 200
4. North Ridgeville – 196
5. Olmsted Falls – 166
6. Amherst Steele – 121
7. Elyria – 0

Individual Results
200 Medley Relay: 1. Avon A (Luke Lundgard, Tommy Lipowski, Gavin Bello, Ian Cibulskas),1:42.41; 2. Olmsted Falls, 1:46.48; 3. Avon Lake, 1:49.20; 4. North Ridgeville, 1:50.36; 5. Avon B, 1:55.11; 6. Berea-Midpark, 1:58.54

200 Free: 1. Brandon Porr (Avon), 1:51.25; 2. Evan Kehoe (Berea-Midpark), 1:51.65; 3. Colin Draeger (Avon Lake), 2:01.03; 4. Aiden Haney (Amherst), 2:07.78; 5. Matt Sherban (Avon Lake), 2:12.20; 6. Max Mylonas (North Ridgeville), 2:16.26

200 IM: 1. Lipowski (Avon), 2:03.69; 2. Jackson Kaylor (Olmsted Falls), 2:14.28; 3. Ethan Bonus (North Ridgeville), 2:14.53; 4. Will Blayney (Avon), 2:26.82; 5. Kyle Miller (Avon), 2:28.35; 6. Garrett Carney (Berea-Midpark), 2:29.97

50 Free: 1. Matt Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 22.88; 2. Colin Reitzel (Amherst), 23.08; 3. Ben Frazier (Olmsted Falls), 23.45; 4. Sean Michels (Berea-Midpark), 23.91; 5. Cibulskas (Avon), 24.62; 6. Andrew Young (North Ridgeville), 24.90

100 Fly: 1. Kehoe (Berea-Midpark), 55.32; 2. Bello (Avon), 55.60; 3. Declan Mackowski (Amherst), 58.27; 4. Owen Guscott (North Ridgeville), 1:00.70; 5. Kris Childers (Avon), 1:02.77; 6. Alex Ciuta (North Ridgeville), 1:02.84

100 Free: 1. Lundgard (Avon), 49.37; 2. Reitzel (Amherst), 50.98; 3. Frazier (Olmsted Falls), 51.14; 4. Michels (Berea-Midpark), 51.90; 5. Trimbitas (North Ridgeville), 51.95; 6. Mackert (Olmsted Falls), 52.44

500 Free: 1. Porr (Avon), 5:05.06; 2. Bello (Avon), 5:13.86; 3. Jonah Franke (Avon Lake), 5:25.46; 4. Aiden Haney (Amherst), 5:57.88; 5. Ryan Moody (Avon), 5:59.93; 6. Lucas Bobula (Berea-Midpark), 6:01.05

200 Free Relay: 1. Avon A (Childers, Cibulskas, Porr, Lipowski), 1:35.92; 2. North Ridgeville, 1:36.21; 3. Olmsted Falls, 1:36.80; 4. Berea-Midpark, 1:36.90; 5. Avon Lake, 1:37.19; 6. Avon B, 1:43.56

100 Back: 1. Lundgard (Avon), 55.50; 2. Mackert (Olmsted Falls), 58.23; 3. Adam Svoboda (Berea-Midpark), 1:03.21; 4. Young (North Ridgeville), 1:04.42; 5. Childers (Avon), 1:05.72; 6. Ciuta (North Ridgeville), 1:06.78

100 Breast: 1. Lipowski (Avon), 1:01.43; 2. Kaylor (Olmsted Falls), 1:05.85; 3. Ian Fababe (Avon Lake), 1:06.10; 4. Mackowski (Amherst), 1:06.37; 5. Bonus (North Ridgeville), 1:09.92; 6. Blayney (Avon), 1:10.14

400 Free Relay: 1. Avon A (Bello, Porr, Moody, Lundgard), 3:31.31; 2. Berea-Midpark, 3:37.58; 3. Amherst, 3:45.93; 4. Avon B, 4:02.26; 5. Avon Lake B, 4:07.28; 6. North Ridgeville, 4:14.92

Diving: 1. Jake Gilbride (Avon Lake), 445.65; 2. Thomas Smith (Avon), 391.10; 3. Tavion Moore (Berea-Midpark), 253.00; 4. Joshua Kacenjar (Avon Lake), 220.80

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week for January 13-19 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week
Luke Lundgard
Avon
Freshman

Luke won three events against Strongsville and four versus Olmsted Falls and Avon Lake. During those wins, he had three personal best times. Luke helped the Eagles finish the season undefeated in the SWC for the first time in school history.

Other Notable Performances:

Ben Frazier (Sr.), Olmsted Falls
Finished first in the 50 Freestle and second in the 100 Butterfly with a lifetime best while also helping the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle Relay win its races against Amherst

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for December 23 – January 5 this afternoon. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week
Gavin Bello
Avon
Sophomore

Gavin posted 16 wins and 5 lifetime bests over break. He has wins against Berea-Midpark, Wadsworth, Elyria and North Ridgeville. Additionally, he had personal best times in the 200 Butterfly, 400 Individual Medley, 100 Individual Medley and 500 Freestyle to finish top 3 in each at the Eagle Open and Beachwood Distance Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Johnny Habre (Jr.), Berea-Midpark
Placed first in the Medley Relay, 50 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke and 200 Freestyle Relays against both Padua and Elyria Catholic.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for December 16-22 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week
Tommy Lipowski
Avon
Sophomore

Tommy won the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle (season-best time), 100 Breaststroke and 200 Freestyle Relay against Amherst. He also qualified for 3 A finals and 1 B final at the Northwest Classic where he placed 6th in the 100 Breaststroke, 14th in the 200 Freestyle Relay, 10th in the 200 Individual Medley and 5th in the 200 Medley. All were lifetime best performances.

Other Notable Performances:

Evan Kehoe (Sr.), Berea-Midpark
Placed 7th in 100 Butterfly, 14th in 200 Freestyle and helped his team qualify to the finals in 200 Freestyle Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay at Jim Stacy Winter Championships. Swam a personal record in 200 Freestyle and season-best time in the 100 Butterfly, and splits in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for December 9-15 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week
Garrett Carney 
Berea-Midpark
Junior

Garrett played key role in his team winning the 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay while also finishing second with a person best in the 200 Individual Medley and third with a personal best in the 100 Butterfly in a victory over Brecksville-Broadview Heights.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for December 2-8 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week
Sean Michels
Berea-Midpark
Sophomore

Sean won the 50 Freestyle and 200 Freestyle Relay while finishing runner-up in the Medley Relay and 100 Breaststroke in a win over Amherst. He then took fourth in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 400 Freestyle Relay and fifth in the 200 Freestyle Relay at the Oberlin Invitational.

Other Notable Performances:

Luke Lundgard (Fr.), Avon
Finished as the top freshman in the 100 Freestyle (third place) and 100 Backstroke (sixth place) at the 37-team Chardon Hilltopper Invitational. Both times are the fastest a freshman has gone at Avon in over a decade. He also helped the Eagles finish second in the Medley Relay and third in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Both times were also faster than any Eagles team in more than 10 years and helped secure Avon’s highest finish ever at the meet.

Brady Mackert (So.), Olmsted Falls
Swam lifetime bests while placing second in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke and third in the 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay at the Oberlin Invitational.

The Southwestern Conference released its Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week for November 17 – December 1 this evening. Below is this week’s honoree:

Boys Swimming Athlete of the Week
Evan Kehoe
Berea-Midpark
Senior

Evan won the 200 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay in a victory against Avon Lake

Olmsted Falls High School senior Brady Link was named the 2023-24 Southwestern Conference Most Valuable Swimmer, while Avon Lake High School junior Jake Gilbride was selected 2023-24 SWC Most Valuable Diver following the conclusion of the SWC Boys Swimming and Diving season. In addition, Avon Lake Head Coach Daniel Smith earned 2023-24 SWC Coach of the Year honors.

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

2023-24 SWC Swimming MVP
Brady Link, Olmsted Falls

2023-24 SWC Diving MVP
Jake Gilbride, Avon Lake

2023-24 SWC Coach of the Year
Daniel Smith, Avon Lake

2023-24 All-SWC First Team
One Meter Diving – Jake Gilbride – Avon Lake
200 Yard Medley Relay – Brady Link, Jackson Kaylor, Jackson Stump, Ben Frazier – Olmsted Falls
200 Yard Freestyle – Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls
200 Yard IM – Brady Link – Olmsted Falls
50 Yard Freestyle – Ben Frazier – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Butterfly – Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Freestyle – Ben Frazier – Olmsted Falls
500 Yard Freestyle – Evan Kehoe – Berea-Midpark
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Logan King, Wyatt Modic, Ian Fababe, Dakota Bedient – Avon Lake
100 Yard Backstroke – Brady Link – Olmsted Falls
100 Yard Breaststroke – Tommy Lipowski – Avon
400 Yard Freestyle Relay – Brady Link, Ben Frazier, Brady Mackert, Jackson Stump – Olmsted Falls

2023-24 All-SWC Second Team
One Meter Diving – Thomas Smith – Avon
200 Yard Medley Relay – Dakota Bedient, Yost Smith, Logan King, Wyatt Modic – Avon Lake
200 Yard Freestyle – Brandon Poor – Avon
200 Yard IM – Tommy Lipowski – Avon
50 Yard Freestyle – Dakota Bedient – Avon Lake
100 Yard Butterfly – Logan King – Avon Lake
100 Yard Freestyle – Colin Reitzel – Amherst Steele
500 Yard Freestyle – Brandon Poor – Avon
200 Yard Freestyle Relay – Jaden Orlandi, Declan Mackowski, Ethan Homolya – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Backstroke – Colin Reitzel – Amherst Steele
100 Yard Breaststroke – Jackson Kaylor – Olmsted Falls
400 Yard Freestyle Relay –  Brandon Poor, Sean Flanigan, Gavin Bello, Tommy Lipowski – Avon

2023-24 All-SWC Honorable Mention
Mason Kinser, Amherst Steele
Cole Mayer, Amherst Steele
Will Blayney, Avon
Alex Rini, Avon
Dakota Bedient, Avon Lake
Logan King, Avon Lake
Naji Habre, Berea-Midpark
Tavion Moore, Berea-Midpark
Cory Pegram, Elyria
Jeremiah Vickers, Elyria
Matthew Trimbitas, North Ridgeville
Andrew Young, North Ridgeville
Brady Mackert, Olmsted Falls
Jonah Masterson, Olmsted Falls

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