Unionville High School senior Izzy Iwasyk, the 2024 Daily Local News Girls Swimmer of the Year, has an impressive resume that features many highlights, including 10 PIAA 3A state championship medals.
Among the Chester County teams at the upcoming PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships March 13-16 at Bucknell University, Conestoga looks the strongest, based on its performance at the District 1 3A meet last month. At Districts, the Pioneers finished second in the boys team competition, while Conestoga placed third in the girls competition. Conestoga is […]
The Unionville High School swim team’s meet against Great Valley Friday on Senior Night not only was special for the Longhorn seniors competing, but was particularly poignant for the memory of their one-time teammate, Emma Hill.
Following the Unionville-Kennett swim meet Friday in front of a standing room only crowd at the Kennett YMCA, Longhorn head coach Mike Mangan reflected on the long rivalry between these two talented neighboring teams. “It’s like a sibling rivalry,” said Mangan. “It’s like an extended family, there’s a family aspect to it. I have a certain fondness for the Kennett senior class Gabe Summa and Julia Banker taught my twin daughters how to swim.” If Friday’s meet was a family gathering, then there was joy on both sides of the family the Longhorn girls won 108-62 and the Blue Demon boys prevailed 96-73.
In its opening dual meet of the 2023-24 season, the Unionville High School swim team swept Oxford Friday at the Kennett YMCA, with the boys winning 85-59 and the girls prevailing, 89-63.