Warwick’s girls swim team relies on Hayden Eby to compete in a full schedule of events — 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley, and a relay team. Hayden sees her role this season to help in developing teamwork for a young team of just 2 seniors.
Individually, Hayden wants to make this year her best. She previously qualified for the District 3 meets as a sophomore and junior. This year she wants to make the District podium.
Mia Parry, a senior, competes for Garden Spot despite Garden Spot not having a girls swim team.
Mia returns as a 200-yard individual medley gold medal winner in the 2025 Lancaster-Lebanon Swim Meet. She also earned a silver medal in the 100-yard freestyle competition. Her goal this year to win a state medal. For this she hopes to lower her time in the freestyle races. Mia practices with the Reading YMCA Swim Team.
Henry Paterson competes as a senior in his first year of swimming for McCaskey. Sprints are his specialty — 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. His goal is to break 50 seconds in the 100-yard fly and qualify for states.
In Henry’s prior years, he was home schooled while swimming for York YMCA (with 5:30 a.m. practices) and the Lancaster Aquatic Club. He concurrently swims for Lancaster Aquatic Club during the McCaskey swim team season.
Olivia Hirst contributes her “backstroke specialist” abilities to a powerhouse Elizabethtown girls swim team. She competes in the 100-yard backstroke and the backstroke portion of the medley relay. Additionally, she swims the 100-yard freestyle and the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Olivia has qualified for the District 3 meet for three years as a backstroke member of the 200-yard medley relay.
“Stay hungry” says Andrew Gates, a senior 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle swimmer for Hempfield. The team trains to win its third Lancaster-Lebanon League title and fourth section title in a row. “Stay hungry” seems good inspiration for his teammates and him.
Individual goals for Hempfield’s team are qualifying as many swimmers as possible for “getting to states” and especially a relay team with eyes on a medal.
Kaylina Bansal competes for McCaskey swim team as a student at Lancaster Country Day School under a cooperative between the two schools.
Kaylina specializes in a long-distance race, 500-yard freestyle, though she is flexible for other races, especially relays, should her coach ask of her.
Since elementary school, Kaylina has swum for the 5 Star Swim Club Team at Lititz Rec Center. And in the summers, she swims for Skyline Pool’s swim team.
Geno Falduts competes as a junior on the Conestoga Valley swim team. His specialties are the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley. He swims 5 days a week for CV and one day at the Reading YMCA, where he encounters competition and friendships.
According to Geno, CV has a small team in members this year; however, with some promising freshmen swimmers, the outlook for the future is bright.
Lancaster-Lebanon League swim coaches have recognized league champions and all-stars for the 2024-25 season. (Pictured is Warwick champion Brody Reber.)
League Champion: Hempfield
Section 1 Champion: Hempfield
Section 2 Champion: Elizabethtown
200 Medley Relay: Gates, Fatta, Shirey, Taylor, Hempfield
200 Fresetyle: Trevor Olson, Penn Manor
200 Individual Medley: Brody Reber, Warwick
Lancaster-Lebanon League swim coaches have recognized league champions for the 2023-24 season.
Section 1 Champion: Manheim Township
Section 2 Champion: Ephrata
League Champion: Manheim Township
Individual Champions
200 Medley Relay: Mandrell, Mosner, Schwartz, Emuwa, Manheim Township
200 Freestyle: Dru Landis, Penn Manor
200 Individual Medley: Cami Schwartz, Manheim Township
Lancaster-Lebanon League swim coaches have recognized league champions for the 2022-23 season. (Pictured are Ephrata champs Chad Jones, Ava Kopsnyder and Ethan Lloyd; below are girls 200 freestyle relay champs Ava Kopsnyder, Megan Martin, Kauri Parsons, Allie Ludwig, and boys 200 medley relay champs Chad Jones, Joey Myer, Ethan Lloyd and Peter Suhrbier.)
Section 1 Champion: Hempfield
Section 2 Champion: Elizabethtown