The Blue Devils girls swimming and diving team marked a first in school history by winning the Northwest Division I District at Bowling Green State University in February.
With 235 points, the team climbed to the top ahead of second-place Magnificat (183) with its 200-yard medley relay team (senior Lily Richard, sophomore Olivia Hruschak, junior Anya Dragan and sophomore Lillian Giacomazza) placing second with a time of 1:49.12.
Meanwhile, the 200 free relay team (sophomores Rylan Sheets and Giacomazza, Dragan and senior Chloe Parr) also placed second (1:38.91), despite being seeded eighth and swimming from an outside lane.
Other notable achievements were Giacomazza placing fourth individually in the 100 fly (59.13), and Rylan Sheets placing fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:14.59), while diver Alex Burns set a school record in the six dive and broke her own record.
The district championship capped a remarkable season that peaked with a Greater Cleveland Conference (GCC) Championship win as well as Coach Mike Milliken being named coach of the year by the Northwest District, the GCC and the Medina Gazette.
“These experiences in the pool — learning to push through challenges, working as a team, handling both success and setbacks — are preparing our students with skills that extend far beyond athletics,” says Brunswick Superintendent Jason Niedermeyer. “The entire district is proud of what these Blue Devils have achieved."
