Swimming

Shady Side Academy swimmers in the pool after taking the plunge to celebrate winning the PIAA Class 2A girls team title Saturday, March 14, 2026 Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Shady Side outduels Franklin Regional for team title, Hampton’s Lainey Sheets shines at PIAA Class 2A swim meet
March 15, 2026
LEWISBURG — Franklin Regional and Shady Side Academy went back and forth over the course of two hours Saturday evening to decide the PIAA Class 2A girls swimming team champion at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium.

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Franklin Regional finished second to Shady Side Academy in the girls team race at the PIAA Class 2A swimming champoinships Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Franklin Regional girls swimmers finish 2nd in team standings at PIAAs, just short of title
March 14, 2026
LEWISBURG — Franklin Regional and Shady Side Academy went down to the wire Saturday evening to decide the PIAA Class 2A girls team championship at Bucknell University.

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Hampton’s Gabriella Elk won the PIAA Class 2A girls diving title March 14, 2026, at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Hampton’s Gabriella Elk successfully defends PIAA Class 2A diving title
LEWISBURG — Gabriella Elk left quite a lasting impact on diving at the PIAA-championship level.

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Swimmers take the blocks during the PIAA Class 2A 400-yard relay girls prelims March 14, 2026, at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Several WPIAL swimmers to contend for state titles on Day 2 of PIAA Class 2A meet
LEWISBURG — The final day of PIAA Class 2A swimming Saturday will have several WPIAL competitors in the evening’s championship finals.

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Freshman Elyse Brenenborg, freshman Ella Kiger, junior Ava Jochims and freshman Rachael Bummer won the 200 medley relay for Shady Side Academy at the PIAA Class 2A swimming championships Friday, March 13, 2026. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Ava Jochims, Shady Side Academy girls shine on big stage at PIAA Class 2A swim meet
LEWISBURG — As the No. 1 seed by eight seconds in the Class 2A girls 200-yard individual medley, Shady Side Academy junior Ava Jochims felt confident that she could bring home a second straight state championship in the event Friday evening at the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell University.

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Franklin Regional’s Magdalena Hull, Jamie Kociela, Aidah Holm and Scarlett Zolnak won gold in the 200 free relay at the PIAA Class 2A swimming championships Friday. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Franklin Regional girls relay team wins PIAA gold
March 13, 2026
LEWISBURG — Scarlett Zolnak waited as patiently as she could.

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Beaver’s Isaac Burtt competes at the PIAA Class 2A diving championships March 13, 2026, at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Beaver’s Isaac Burtt takes 9th at PIAA Class 2A diving championships
LEWISBURG — Isaac Burtt made his PIAA diving debut at last year’s Class 2A championships and placed 13th overall.

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The PIAA Class 3A swimming championships got underway March 11, 2026, at Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Several WPIAL swimmers in medal contention at PIAA Class 2A swimming championships
LEWISBURG — The WPIAL will be well represented in the 12 finals heats Friday evening at the PIAA Class 2A championships at Bucknell.

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Upper St. Clair’s Nazar Zoukovski won the 100 free at the PIAA Class 3A swimming championships Thursday, March 12, 2026 at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Gold goes to Upper St. Clair senior, North Allegheny swimmers at PIAA Class 3A meet
March 12, 2026
Nazar Zoukovski took third in the boys 100-yard freestyle at the 2024 PIAA Class 3A swimming championships.

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WPIAL medalists at the PIAA Class 3A girls diving championships on March 12, 2026, at Bucknell, included, from left, North Allegheny's Maggie Lapina (second), Mars' Marin Raible (third) and Seneca Valley's Ali Waters (fourth). (Michael Love | TribLive)
WPIAL trio climbs medals podium at PIAA Class 3A girls diving championships
LEWISBURG — The WPIAL again was well represented on the medals podium at the PIAA Class 3A girls diving championships.

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Swimmers take the blocks for the start of the 400-yard relay at the PIAA Class 3A swimming championships March 12, 2026, at Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
WPIAL swimmers earn top seeds in 5 events on Day 2 of PIAA Class 3A swim championships
LEWISBURG — The WPIAL will have four of the top five seeds for the championship heat of the Class 3A boys 100-yard freestyle Thursday evening at the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell.

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North Allegheny senior Claire Bacu won the 200 freestyle at the PIAA Class 3A swimming championships Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Bucknell. (Michael Love | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Claire Bacu, relay teams claim gold on 1st day of PIAA swim meet
March 11, 2026
Claire Bacu is a state champion.

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Fox Chapel freshman Ellie Lange is all smiles after winning the Class 3A girls 200-yard individual medley Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the PIAA swimming championships at Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Fox Chapel’s Ellie Lange rallies for 200 IM gold in PIAA swimming championships debut
LEWISBURG — Freshman Ellie Lange was in fifth place entering the third leg of her swim in the championship heat of the 200-yard individual medley Wednesday evening at the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell University.

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Knoch senior Adrian Lavorini swims freestyle during practice Jan. 30, 2026, at Butler YMCA. (Michael Love | TribLive)
Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini eyes golden opportunity at PIAA championships
LEWISBURG — Adrian Lavorini concludes his high school swim career Friday and Saturday at the PIAA Class 2A swim championships at Bucknell.

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The WPIAL medalists from the PIAA Class 3A boys diving championships March 11, 2026, at Bucknell University were, from left, North Allegheny's Anthony Farrah and Ethan Maravich and Upper St. Clair's Carter Wells. (Michael Love | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Ethan Maravich takes silver at PIAA diving championships
LEWISBURG — A new PIAA Class 3A boys diving champion was guaranteed Wednesday afternoon after last year’s titlist, Governor Mifflin’s Alex Wodehose, graduated and now is diving at Penn State.

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The PIAA Class 3A swimming championships got underway March 11, 2026, at Bucknell University. (Michael Love | TribLive)
North Allegheny’s Claire Bacu, Fox Chapel’s Ellie Lange among top seeds after prelim heats at PIAA meet
LEWISBURG — Numerous WPIAL swimmers made their mark and earned spots in evening championship heats Wednesday on the first day of the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell.

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Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle wins the girls 100-yard breaststroke during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming and diving championships Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
A-K Valley’s WPIAL champs ready for test vs. state’s best at PIAA swim meet
March 9, 2026
Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle enjoyed the chance to celebrate her WPIAL Class 3A girls 100-yard breaststroke gold medal won Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Gateway’s Gunner Raymer placed fifth in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 breaststroke at the 2026 WPIAL championships. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
Gateway swimmers advance to PIAA championship meet
March 8, 2026
Gunner Raymer said he was under the weather and not at his best for the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships Feb. 26 an 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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The 2025-26 Quaker Valley boys and girls swim teams. (Courtesy of John Doucette)
Amelia Suhayda, Marcus Zhan lead Quaker Valley swimmers at WPIAL meet
Quaker Valley senior Marcus Zhan earned a runner-up finish in the 200-yard freestyle event at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Feb. 26-27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Fox Chapel freshman Delaney O’Toole is the No. 1 seed in the Class 3A girls 100-yard backstroke at the PIAA swimming championships March 12, 2026, at Bucknell. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
WPIAL swimmers earn top seed in 22 events for PIAA championships
March 2, 2026
The PIAA released the qualifier lists, with alternates, in each Class 3A and Class 2A event for the swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell.

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