Kennedy sets the Springfield Swim Club record with his victory

Jake Kennedy from Springfield. (PETE BANNAN – MEDIANEWS GROUP)

It was no surprise that Jake Kennedy had another standout day for Springfield as he earned a 249-228 victory over Karakung in a Delco Swim League meet on Saturday morning.

Kennedy, who was named the Daily Times’ Best Swimmer of the Year for 2021-22 and earned nine PIAA medals in his high school career, set a team record in the boys’ 18-and-under 100-meter freestyle with a time of 49.01 seconds and was part of the freestyle relay with Alex Chan, Tristan Ronayne and Colin Christie that set a Springfield pool record of 1:31.75.

Ronayne (18U individual medley, backstroke, relay) and Chan (18U butterfly, breaststroke, relay) were among the triple winners for Springfield, along with Haviland Gunn (8U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), Joshua Pace (8U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Lydia Leddy (12U breaststroke, freestyle, relay), Kate Lukban (14U individual medley, freestyle, relay), Gretche Murphy (14U butterfly, backstroke, relay) and Ayva Christie (18U butterfly, freestyle, relay).

Karakung received triple wins by Harvey Stewart (10U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle), James Fingerut (14U individual medley, backstroke, freestyle), Avery O’Neill (10U butterfly, freestyle, relay) and Quinn McGoldrick (12U individual medley, backstroke, relay).

Folcroft 208, Aquatics 191 >> Leading the way for Folcroft were three-time winners Abby Smith (12U individual medley, breaststroke, relay), Malia Washington (12U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle) and Nate Frazier (18U backstroke, freestyle, relay).

The big winners in the aquatics division were Shelby Fioravanti (8U butterfly, freestyle relay), AJ Fioravanti (10U backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle), Caden Fiabane (12U individual medley, backstroke, freestyle), Callie Fiabane (14U individual medley, backstroke, freestyle), Lucas Region (14U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle) and Elena Walls (18U breaststroke, freestyle, relay).

Ridley Park 281, Prospect Park 186 >> Top performers for Ridley Park included Anthony Bailey (10U butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke), Brayden Saunders (12U individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke), Alex Bernaski (14U individual medley, butterfly, breaststroke), Bennett Saunders (8U butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke), Charlie Graziosi (12U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle), Rori Kennedy (18U individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle), Elle Hines (8U butterfly, freestyle, breaststroke) and Lydia Fletcher (10U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle).

Madison Ford (14U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle) and Jimmy Toland (18U butterfly, breaststroke, relay) were three-time winners for Prospect Park.

Lansdowne 272, Ridley Township 202 >> Lansdowne was strengthened by three-time winners Jenna Stokes (8U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), Olivia Di Biasi (10U backstroke, freestyle, relay), Catharina De Martinis (14U individual medley, breaststroke, relay), Jannah Rhyshek (14U backstroke, freestyle, relay), Jillian Rhyshek (18U backstroke, freestyle, relay) and Finn Hilliard (18U butterfly, freestyle, relay).

Evan Snyder (8U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), Wyatt Hoke (14U individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle) and Mason Gaiting Neal (10U butterfly, backstroke, relay) led Ridley Township.

Broomall’s Lake 261, Briarcliffe 214 >> Morgan Peterson of Broomall’s Lake made team history in the 18U back with a time of 32.56 seconds.

The way for Broomall’s Lake was shown by the triple winners Olivia Heinisch (8U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Owen Heinisch (8U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Ellie Hartman (12U individual medley, breaststroke, relay) and Emme Hedley (12U backstroke, freestyle, relay).

Briarcliffe saw strong performances from three-time winners Brody Zimmerman (10U butterfly, breaststroke, 12U relay), Max Walkowiak (12U medley, breaststroke, relay), Natalie Dougherty (14U medley, backstroke, breaststroke), Molly Mae Travers (14U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Hunter Zimmerman (14U medley, butterfly, breaststroke) and Josh Travers (18U medley, backstroke, relay).

Hilltop 332, Knowlton 123 >> Hilltop won easily behind three-time winners Noah Shearn (10U breaststroke, freestyle, relay), Emily McCloskey (12U medley, butterfly, freestyle), Sofia Kelling (14U medley, backstroke, relay), Giselle Kelling (14U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Jacob Muntz (18U backstroke, breaststroke, relay), Ryan Muntz (18U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Devon Fix (18U medley, backstroke, relay) and Maddie McCloskey (18U butterfly, freestyle, relay).

For Knowlton, Bella Quarantotto (8U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Valeria Santoso (8U backstroke, freestyle, relay) and Jacob DelPrato (14U individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle) each won three times.

Nassau 244, Drexel 165 >> Michael Tittermary of Nassau set pool and team records in the 18-year-old freestyle with a time of 1:21.50. He also secured victories in the backstroke and freestyle relay.

Other triple winners for Nassau were Lana Thomas (10U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Layla Worrell (10U backstroke, breaststroke, relay), Keeghan Fisher (12U backstroke, freestyle, relay), Grace Jara (14U individual medley, butterfly, backstroke), Luca Tomassian (12U butterfly, freestyle, relay) and Dominic Geiger (12U individual medley, breaststroke, relay).

Sammy Mapes (18U IM, freestyle, relay), Jake Pecsi (8U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Tucker Pickett (10U backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) and Tommy Angelucci (14U IM, butterfly, breaststroke) each took first place in three events.

Lawrence Park 250, Conestoga 222 >> LP’s Beatrix Wilent and Kelsey Bianco broke Conestoga pool records in the girls’ 12-year-old breaststroke (37.64) and the girls’ 12-year-old freestyle (29.08), respectively.

Key players in the victory at Lawrence Park included three-time winners Alexis Klock (10U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), Wilent (12U medley, breaststroke, relay), Bianco (12U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Michael Levenick (12U backstroke, freestyle, relay), Anna Stark (14U medley, breaststroke, relay), Briana Klock (14U butterfly, freestyle, 18U relay), Viola Wilent (18U butterfly, breaststroke, relay) and Annabel Bailey (18U backstroke, freestyle, relay).

Tyler Adams (8U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Ben Roeltgen (14U individual medley, backstroke, relay) and Liam Jones (14U butterfly, breaststroke, relay) each won three events for Conestoga.

Tinicum 226, Brookhaven 221 >> Leading Tinicum to victory were three-time winners LJ Mireider (10U IM, breaststroke, relay), Connor Boyle (10U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Kailee Roberts (8U butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke), Olivia Stewart (12U IM, freestyle, relay) and Payton Rush (14U IM, freestyle, relay).

Despite the loss, Brookhaven saw triple victories by Luke Habich (18U IM, butterfly, freestyle), Owen Gallagher (14U IM, butterfly, relay), Kara Damico (18U butterfly, freestyle, relay) and Lucy McClellan (18U IM, backstroke, relay).

Riddlewood 193, Clifton Heights 179 >> Alex Curatola (8U backstroke, freestyle, relay), Rhys Thomas (10U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Alexander Dussling (10U backstroke, freestyle, relay) and Adam Circa (18U backstroke, freestyle, relay) led Riddlewood to victory.

Brianna Brown (10U butterfly, freestyle, relay), Travis Meehan (14U individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle), Molly Heckman (14U backstroke, open butterfly, open relay) and Ashley Brown (14U butterfly, freestyle, open medley) each won three events for Clifton.

Springfield Country Club 304, Creekside 169 >> Leading the SCC to victory were three-time winners Madison Koenigs (8U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), James Nave (8U breaststroke, freestyle, relay), Nora Ferguson (10U butterfly, backstroke, freestyle), Declan Phelan (10U butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle), Madi Phelan (12U individual medley, backstroke, relay), Juniper Solt (12U breaststroke, freestyle, relay), Michael Nave (12U individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle), Kayla Pekarsky (14U individual medley, breaststroke, relay) and Annabel Cook (18U individual medley, breaststroke, relay).

In the Suburban Swim League:

St. Albans 312, Hidden Hollow 188 >> Jonathan Hoole (18U backstroke, freestyle, butterfly) and Dylan Kebea (8U medley relay, butterfly, freestyle relay) were triple winners for Hidden Hollow.