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Swimming and Diving - Boys JV
Teams & Schedules
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2024 - 2025Head Coach: Justin FernandezIHSA State Finalist
2018 4th Place, 2023 8th Place, 2024 4th PlaceIHSA Sectional Champions
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Metro Catholic Association Conference Champions
2011, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Champions
1959, 1964, 1965
IHSA Individual State Champions
1968 50 Free - Steve Stasukitis
The Wolfpack boys swimming and diving program uses a combination of threshold training, active rest and VO2 max swimming in addition to drylands, weights and plyo-metrics to get ready for the season. In the past 17 years, both swimming and diving teams have had 95 state qualifiers for 474 events, 121 All-Americans, 366 sectional champions and 180 conference champions. The Wolfpack swim team has been named IHSA Team Academic Achievement winners for 17 consecutive years.
The Boys Swimming and Diving season runs from mid-November to late February and is a winter sport. It has two levels; Junior Varsity and Varsity.
Team Coaches
Team News
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Wolfpack Win HP Early Bird Pentathlon
The Pack won the Highland Park Early Bird Pentathlon. The competition featured three levels and five events: 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke, and 150 freestyle. Freshman Kelton Szerlong won the 50 freestyle in JV2 with a new personal best and triumphed in the 50 butterfly, winning by 0.08 seconds. He also dominated the 50 backstroke with a time of 28.37, winning by over 2 seconds. Szerlong finished fifth in the 150 freestyle and placed 2nd overall in the JV2 high point standings. Sophomore Christian Chora earned runner-up in both the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly in the JV1 category. He also won the 50 breaststroke and finished first in the JV1 high point competition. Juniors Owen Snow and Will Melby were key contributors, with Snow finishing third and Melby fifth in the 50 backstroke, and both helping to dominate the JV events. Melby also placed 5th in the 50 breaststroke, contributing 26 points. Sophomore Deven Emerson added to the team’s success with a fifth-place finish in the JV1 150 freestyle, and Snow placed eighth in the same event. The Wolfpack won the JV1 team competition and placed fifth in the JV2 team competition.Read More -
Wolfpack Place 4th at Quad
The Wolfpack faced off against the University of Chicago Laboratory School, Lane Tech College Prep, and Jones-Payton Coop in an epic quad meet at the University of Chicago’s premier Gerald Ratner Center. Ignatius placed fourth overall scoring 56 points. Freshman Leo Fallara placed ninth in the 200 freestyle with a new personal best time. Senior James Corby and Sophomore Giovanni McNeill placed fourth and fifth in the 50 freestyle with season best times. Corby and Fallara placed sixth and eighth in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Kelton Szerlong and McNeill finished sixth and eighth in the 100 freestyle. Relay Team of Szerlong, Sophomore Colin Corby, McNeill, and Corby placed third in the 200 freestyle relay. Szerlong had a quick turnaround and joined Colin Corby to place fifth and eighth in the 100 backstroke. Relay team of Corby, Szerlong, McNeill, and Corby placed sixth in the 400 freestyle relay.Read More
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