All Delco Swim Teams

Congratulations to the following members of the Central League who were named to the All Delco Swim Teams.

First Team

Noelle DiClemente, Garnet Valley: The senior sprinter is on the first team for the second straight season. She was quickest in the 50 at 23.52 seconds, an All-American consideration time, and second in the 100 free at 51.69. DiClemente finished fifth in the 50 free at states and seventh in the 100 while leading the Jags to a pair of relay B finals. The 200 free relay took home 13th place (with DiClemente anchoring in 23.47 in finals) and the 400 free was sixth thanks to DiClemente’s blistering anchor split of 50.69. DiClemente added a third-place finish in the 50 at districts and a pair of relay medals. She’ll further her career at Washington University in St. Louis.

Catherine Weaverling, Garnet Valley: The sophomore makers her All-Delco debut as the county’s premier fly/back specialist. Weaverling was fastest in Delco in the 100 back in 56.33 and second to Abruzzo in fly with a best time of 55.34, worthy of All-American consideration. She also had a top-five IM time, and the split of 51.51 she posted in the 100 free at states would’ve been in the top five had it been a flat start. Weaverling finished second in districts and fourth in states in the 100 fly. She went from seventh at districts to winning the B final of the 100 back at states for ninth. Weaverling was also on both of the Garnet Valley relays that reached the finals at states.

Alexandra Pastris, Marple Newtown: The freshman garnered a states medal in her first year of varsity competition. Pastris finished fifth at the District 1 championships with a score of 431.95 points. Under the tougher eyes of states judges, she scored 407.95, earning eighth place and the final spot on the podium. Her score of 477.35 won the Central League title and downed the six-year-old Delco record set by Haverford’s Alli Butera (467.85). Pastris’ top six-dive score was 271.40 in a dual meet with Upper Darby. She is the first Marple Newtown girls swimming and diving All-Delco since Dana DePaul in 2007.

Alex Boeckx, Ridley: The junior was one of the revelations of the PIAA championships, becoming the first Ridley male swimming medalist and first Ridley boys swimming All-Delco. He went from the 27th seed in the 200 IM and 15th in the 100 ****** into a pair of A finals. Boeckx finished seventh in the IM, his time of 1:51.44 second-fastest in Delco and worth All-American consideration. In breaststroke, he was sixth after prelims but bumped up to third in 56.30. It’s the third-fastest time in Delco and an All-American consideration cut. Boeckx posted top-10 times in Delco in the 100 fly, 100 back, 50 free and 200 free.

Pat Cullen, Radnor: The senior sprinter lands on the All-Delco squad for a second time. He was second to Brennan in both sprint events, though his time of 20.58 in the 50 was still an automatic All-American time. He was second in the 100 free with a time of 45.84. Cullen returned from states with a pair of medals and four finals swim. He took sixth in the 50 free and was 13th in the 100. He led off the 200 free relay at states to get Radnor fourth place and did the same to pilot the 400 free relay to ninth. Cullen captured the District 1 title in the 50, helping the Raiders’ 200 free relay to a runner-up result. Cullen is bound for Boston College.

Garnet Valley’s Noelle DiClemente gets ready to take off for the anchor leg of the 400 freestyle relay as teammates Amy Townend, center, and Anastasia Erley look on. DiClemente rallied the Jaguars from eight to sixth at the PIAA Class 3A Championships.

Second Team

Sydney Bergstrom, Fr., Strath Haven
Claire Walsh, Sr., Penncrest
Casey Cullen, Fr., Radnor
David Abrahams, Sr., Haverford
Kieran Clark, Jr., Penncrest

Honorable Mention

Garnet Valley: Carson Chapman, Lindsey Chapman, Anastasia Earley, Madison Hines, Alexa Hipp, Avery Malek, Kiera Scudder, Amy Townend, Jimmy Greek, Matthew Hurford, Griffin Young, Aidan Zipf
Haverford: Julia Curran, Elsley Hazell, Brooke Jamieson, Abby Krissinger, Grace Myers, Laura Seavey, Abby Vantrieste, Dean Carson, Zach Given, Jackson Graham, Jon Meyer
Marple Newtown: Kayla Hammond, Gabby Vanderslice, Matthew Gray, Mike Hannig, Tyler Smith, Williams Thomas, Demetrios Tsitsios
Penncrest: Lindsay Cave, Julia Colizzo, Madison Dickert, Emily Hannemann, Samantha Woolery, Sean McGroary, Erick Wade, Steven Woolery
Radnor: Avery Barber, Audrey Collins, Kelsey Wakiyama, Brian Chettle, Rhett Cosgrove, Wil Cosgrove, Andrew Davis, John El-Deiry, Nick Mlodzienski, Jack Undercofler
Ridley: Ashley DePrinzio, Meghan Lynch, Grace Reagan, Marisela Rechner, Zach Anderson, Mason Beck, Mario Costa, Eric Tanzosh
Springfield: Kylie Carney, Brandon Decker, Logan DeConti, Nick Lombrana, Tom Ronayne, Matthew Seifried
Strath Haven: Ava Dijestelbloem, Kelly Rainey, Mia Yancey, Luke Hatzell, Andrew McLaughlin, Will Resweber
Upper Darby: Chloe Lam, Emily Lehman, Carlo Constantine, Kevyn Daly, Patrick Rankin, Hunter Youngblood