Lancaster-Lebanon League swim coaches have recognized league champions and all-stars for the 2025-26 season. All-Stars will be announced later. (Pictured is Henry Paterson, member of McCaskey's two champion relay teams.)
Section 1 Champion: Hempfield
Section 2 Champion: Cocalico
League Champion: Hempfield
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