At the beginning of the 21-22 season, Coach Schraven and his coaching staff set the season’s goal for the boys and girls team: the boys to finish at least as runner up at WPIAL and the girls finish in the top five. And both teams did just that. Both teams swam exceptionally well on March 3 and 4 during the WPIAL Swimming Championship at Joe C. Trees Pool at the University of Pittsburgh.

Congratulations to our WPIAL champions: sophomore Kaitlyn Connors won the 100 Free and senior Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan won the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. Kaitlyn also finished second in the 200 Free. Six senior boys and three sophomore girls medaled in at least one individual event. For the boys, Will Perham finished 2^nd in the 100 Breast. Ryan Senchyshak placed 3^rd in the 500 free and 5^th in the 100 Free. Andrew White dropped the biggest time from his seed times and was 5^th in both 200 IM and 500 Free. Daniel Wang, finished 6^th in the 100 Back and 7^th in the 50 Free. Ethan Neal placed 8^th in the 100 Back. For the girls, Amanda Aidar was 3^rd in the 100 Fly and 5^th in the 200 IM. Kendell Drew, a first time WPIAL qualifier, finished 7^th in the 100 Back. Contributing points to the team are the top sixteen finishers: senior Rachel Fibbi finished 15^th in the 500 Free, Ethan Neal was 9^th in 100 Back, Will Perham placed 13^th in the 200 IM, junior Colby Bernard placed 13^th in the 100 Fly and. sophomore Whit Burns placed 15^th in the 100 Breast.

Our relay teams performed exceptionally well. Both girls and boys teams finished 2^nd in the 200 Free Relay. The girls’ team comprised of Kaitlyn Connors, Freja Kile, Kendell Drew, and Amanda Aidar. The boys’ team consisted of Daniel Wang, Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Andrew White, and Ryan Senchyshak. Likewise, both girls’ and boys’ team placed 4^th in the 400 Free Relay. The girls’ team members are: Amanda Aidar, Freja Kile, Kendell Drew, and Kaitlyn Connors. The boys’ team comprised of Andrew White, Ethan Neal, Matvey Zoukovski, and Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan. The boys 200 Medley Relay team of Daniel Wang, Will Perham, Ethan Neal, and Ryan Senchyshak finished 3^rd

There were fourteen boys and five girls that qualified in the individual events and they all swam best times. It is noteworthy to mention our first timers swimming at WPIAL (some made the second cuts in 2021, but due to limited number of swimmers to compete, they were unable to swim): juniors Colby Bernard, Alex Petkov, and Matvey Zoukovski; sophomores Whit Burns, Kendell Drew, Matthew Fibbi, Freja Kile, Pavel Shabanow, and Max Shipley; freshman Liam Tomb. We also have our first time relay swimmers: freshman Maren Davis and sophomore Evie Sullivan. Congratulations to all on a very successful WPIAL. 

Results Girls:

• Kaitlyn Connors: WPIAL Champion 100 Free, 2^nd Place 200 Free
• Amanda Aidar: 3^rd Place 100 butterfly, 5^th Place 200 IM
• Kendell Drew: 7^th Place 100 Backstroke. 18^th Place 50 Free
• Rachel Fibbi: 15^th Place 500 Free
• Freja Kile: 21^st Place 200 Free

Results Girls Relay:

• Kaitlyn Connors, Freja Kile, Kendell Drew, and Amanda Aidar: 2^nd Place 200 Free Relay
• Amanda Aidar, Freja Kile, Kendell Drew, and Kaitlyn Connors: 4^th Place 400 Free Relay
• Maren Davis, Evie Sullivan, Sarina Krishnaswamy, and Rachel Fibbi: 18^th Place 200 Medley Relay

Results Boys:

• Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan: WPIAL Champion 100 Butterfly, WPIAL Champion 100 Backstroke
• Will Perham: 2^nd Place 100 Breaststroke, 13^th Place 200IM
• Ryan Senchyshak: 3^rd Place 50 Free, 5^th Place 100 Free
• Andrew White: 5^th Place 200 IM, 5^th Place 500 Free
• Daniel Wang: 6^th Place 100 Backstroke, 7^th Place 50 Free
• Ethan Neal: 8^th Place 100 Butterfly, 9^th Place 100 Backstroke
• Colby Bernard: 13^th Place 100 Butterfly
• Whit Burns: 15^th Place Place 100 Breaststroke
• Max Shipley: 17^th Place 200 Free, 19^th Place 500 Free
• Pavel Shabanow: 21^st Place 200 IM
• Matvey Zoukovski: 21^st Place 50 Free, 22^nd Place 100 Free
• Liam Tomb: 21^st Place 100 Breaststroke
• Alex Petkov: 24^th Place 100 Breaststroke
• Matthew Fibbi: 25^th Place 500 Free, 30^th Place 200 Free

Results Boys Relay:

• Daniel Wang, Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan, Andrew White, and Ryan Senchyshak: 2^nd Place 200 Free Relay
• Daniel Wang, Will Perham, Ethan Neal, and Ryan Senchyshak: 3^rd Place 200 Medley Relay
• Andrew White, Ethan Neal, Matvey Zoukovski, and Ganesh Sivaramakrishnan: 4^th Place 400 Free Relay