 As the youngest participant, Dominick Szabo swims lifetime best and makes
the bonus consols in the 100 meter breaststroke at the National Championships
in Long Island, New York
Dominick Szabo had some leftover energy
from districts, states, and junior nationals, and lowered his best time
in the 100 meter breaststroke by a second and a half. He has been struggling
with mononucleosis for about seven weeks. His time of 1:05.80 is 1.11 second
away from the Olympic trials qualifying standard. In his first national
appearance, Dominick made it to the bonus consols and finished 23rd out
of 51 swimmers. He was the youngest participant in the event and the only
16 year old in the evening finals of the 100 breaststroke.
Boys' state peformances
Our state archives were recently updated.
To view the names of all state qualifiers in NP's history as well as their
preliminary and final performances, click here. If anyone would like to volunteer to research the girls'
state accomplishments, please contact Joe Szabo.
Jeremy Bergman is Outstanding Swimmer
of the 1998-99 season; Stephen Pasquale and Devin Phillabaum are Academic
All-Americans
North Penn's swimming and diving special
awards were given out on March 25. Click here for a list
of the winners and a description of the awards,
as well as NP's All-Americans.
Dominick Szabo 3rd at the Speedo Junior
National Championships (Northeast), 5th overall in the U.S., and qualifies
for senior nationals
The only NP swimmer attending the junior championships, Dominick
Szabo, traveled to Buffalo, NY, to try one more time to make the senior
national cut in the 100 yard breaststroke. Seeded 34th, he swam virtually
alone, but very well, in the first heat of the preliminaries. His time of
56.70 was not broken until the last heat when Patrick Calhoun of
Seymour, Indiana, beat it with a new championship record of 55.69. In the
evening finals Dominick was leading the race all the way to the end, where
he was touched out by Calhoun and Michigan swimmer James Kanak. His time
of 56.45 was a senior national qualifying time.
The following is the top six aggregate results of the 100 breaststroke
involving all three (West, Southeast, Northeast) junior national championships:
- 1. Patrick Calhoun (17) Seymour, IN (55.69*) 56.19
- 2. James Kanak (18) Poseidon, MI, 56.23
- 3. Cheyne Bloch (17) Hawaii SC, Hawaii, 56.24
- 4. Allen Ong (19) Mission Viejo, CA, 56.44
- 5. Dominick Szabo (16) North Penn, PA, 56.45
- 6. Justin Betts (18) Curl-Burke, MD, 57.06
Pennsylvanians in the top 20
Pennsylvanians are well represented in
the latest boys national high school rankings released on March 15 by national
tabulator Bob Klapthor. Brendan
Hansen is first, Kyle Salyards is third in the 100 breaststroke,
Mike Grube is first, Chris Dwyer is sixth in the 50 free.
Chris Grabowski ranks 13th in the 500 freestyle, while Casey Coble
is at 14th place in the 200 IM. North Penn's Steve Fleming was bumped
off the list this past weekend. Dominick Szabo is 10th in the 100
breaststroke. Click for the latest ranking
(the 100 back and 100 breaststrokes are being updated).
Dominick Szabo is .08, Steve Fleming is .59 second away
from the senior national qualifying time
Some noteables from the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships:
- Chris Craig missed the 3rd by .01 and the 2nd place by .05 sec. in
the 200 free
- He swam the second fastest time in the 500 free in NP's history
- Did lifetime best (47.44) leading off the 400 yard freestyle relay
- Stephen Pasquale made lifetime best split in the 50 free (21.52)
- Stephen Fleming lowered his best in the 200 IM by almost two seconds
- He got .59 second close to the senior national qualifying time in the
100 back
- Dominick Szabo swam a lifetime best split (46.62) in the 400 free relay
- He missed the 100 breast senior national qualifying time only by .08
second
Updated tables:
North Penn boys win third state title
in a row!
Jeremy Bergman, Steve Fleming, and
the 400 free relay are gold medalists, and the 200 medley relay breaks the
state record
The NP boys beat arch rival Wilson 178 - 111 for the PIAA Swimming
and Diving Team Championships. It started with a surprise performance by
first-time state qualifier Ryan Hollenbach clinching 12th place in
the diving competition. The next day, in the first swimming event, the 200
medley relay (Steve Fleming, Dominick Szabo, Chris Craig, Stephen Pasquale)
broke the state record with a 1:35.02. That record was broken three more
times before the day ended. First by Wilson, then Hempfield, and Hempfield
again. The NP team finished 2nd with a new team record that was also within
the latest state record. Next, Jeremy Bergman had an outstanding
performance in the 200 freestyle, which he won in a team record time. Chris
Craig finished 4th in the same event. In the 200 IM , both Fleming and Szabo
swam their lifetime best. Szabo finished 3rd, and Fleming 8th in the event.
The next day brought more great performances by the NP boys team. There
were three 3rd place finishes by Bergman (100 free), Craig (500 free), and
Szabo (100 breast), and two state championships by Steve Fleming and the
400 free relay team of Craig, Fleming, Szabo, and Bergman. Pasquale came
in 16th in the 50 freestyle, 17th in the 100 back, Chris Houchins
17th in the 500 freestyle, and Ricky Schillow finished 22nd in the
100 backstroke.
Records broken
STATE RECORD
200 medley relay (Fleming, Szabo, Craig, Pasquale), 1:35.02
TEAM RECORDS
200 medley relay (Fleming, Szabo, Craig, Pasquale), 1:35.02 and 1:34.50
200 freestyle, Bergman, 1:41.41
200 individual medley, Szabo, 1:52.94
100 backstroke, Fleming, 51.47 and 51.28
100 breaststroke, Szabo, 56.84 and 56.67
CLASS RECORDS
200 freestyle, Bergman, 1:41.41
100 backstroke, Fleming, 51.47 and 51.28
100 breaststroke, Szabo, 56.84 and 56.67
50 YARD SPLITS
50 breaststroke, Szabo, 25.54 and 25.53
NP swimmers with the highest number of
top 12 (scoring) state performances
A new table is showing those North Penn boys who have contributed
the most to the team at the PIAA State Championships. Click
for a review.
Record number of hits reach NP's web
site
This past week the number of hits broke the 300 mark and did
it handily. The NP web site received 385 visits, an all-time high almost
doubling the average of 200 per week. As of March 7 , 10 am, the total hits
reached 6,795. The busiest time of the day has been between 8 -11 pm. We
received most of the hits on Sundays and Tuesdays., Thursday being third.
Top 30 lists updated
There are many changes and some new entries in the top 30 lists.
Also, due to many good district times, some fixtures, including Coach Bartle
(50 freestyle), fell of the lists. But unbelieveably, even after more than
two decades, Bill Bartle is still on six lists. He is 3rd in the
200 IM, 4th in the 100 free, 9th in the 500 free, 14th in the 200 free,
20th in the 100 back, and 25th in the 100 breaststroke. Among the new entries
are Chris Houchins, Pat Thompson, and Matt Gibson as
well as Kim Dingman, and Maggie Young. All lists, with the
exception of diving, are up to date. Click to see all boys
and girls rankings.
Dominick Szabo broke two, Steve Fleming
one class record at the district championships
Dominick Szabo broke the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke class record and lowered the fastest 50 yard
breaststroke split to 25.70. Steve Fleming
also broke a class record in the 100 backstroke. The power
point and FINA rankings were
updated after the district championship.
NP boys and girls exceed expectations;
The boys' medley relay breaks district record
The boys 200 medley relay of Steve Fleming, Dominick Szabo,
Chris Craig, and Stephen Pasquale, broke the district record
with a 1:35.98. The old record (1:36.14) was set last year. Both teams sent
all three relays to states while individual qualifiers were Nicole Seward
(200 IM and 500 free) Becki Naudasher and Ashley McNeill
(50 free), Jeremy Bergman (100 and 200 free), Chris Craig (200 and
500 free), Steve Fleming (200 IM and 100 back), Stephen Pasquale
(50 free and 100 back), Ricky Schillow (100 back), Chris Houchins
(500 free), and Dominick Szabo (200 IM and 100 breast). Matt Gibson
also qualified as a member of the 200 free relay team. Check out the boys and girls
results.
76 district championships; 19 district
records...
Top six NP boys district performances since 1972
Visit a part of North Penn's history. Here is an example of what's
there: A list of the winningest NP swimmers and their number of district
titles:
9 titles: Derek Williams (4 individual). Also set most (8) district
records.
8 titles: Jeff Faikish (3), Jason Craig (3), Jeremy
Bergman (2)
7 titles: Bill Bartle (4), John Raeburn (2), Eric Umlauf (0)
6 titles: Pat Shea (3), A. Serang (2), M. Krystopa (1), S. Johnston
(0), D. Szabo (2)
5 titles: Dan Dunigan (3), Chris Craig
(1), Steve Fleming (1)
4 titles: Scott Walker (1), Doug Camburn (0)
3 titles: Tony Bartle (2), Jerry Gilbert (1), Chris Kroberger (2),
Click here for more details
Ryan Hollenbach dives into states!
Ryan Hollenbach and Greg Detweiler both had an outstanding
day, made personal bests, and finished only 4.7 points apart at the District
I. Class AAA diving championships. Hollenbach's score was 387.8 while Detweiler's
383.1. Unfortunately for Detweiler, he finished eighth and thus missed the
state championship. Still, a very strong showing for the young diver.
Newly completed and/or updated tables from the history
of the North Penn Boys Swim Team
North Penn boys pool records from the 1970s
| 1980s | 1990s.
North Penn boys team records from the 1970s
| 1980s | 1990s.
North Penn boys league champions
since 1972.
North Penn boys state performances
since 1972.
Top boys national times as of February 16, 1999
 Click here to
see the top 20 national high school times including public, religious, and
prep schools. If you are aware of missed times, please send us an e-mail
and we will forward it to the tabulator.
The North Penn boys win, the girls finish second at
the Suburban I. League championships;
The 200 medley relay, Dominick Szabo,
and Jeremy Bergman break league championship records, Steve Fleming and
the boys' 200 and 400 freestyle relays break Pennsbury pool records
As usual, the North Penn boys dominated the boys league championships. The
200 medley relay (Fleming, Szabo, Craig, Pasquale) missed the pool
record by three one-hundredth of a second, but set a new league record.
Jeremy Bergman made his season's best time in the 200 freestyle with
a 1:46.03. Dominick Szabo broke Derek Williams' 200 IM record
swimming his second best this season (1:57.69), while Steve Pasquale
lost his bid for the 50 free championship only by one one-hundredth of a
second (22.76). Then Bergman lowered his own league record in the 100 freestyle
(48.31). The 200 free relay (Bergman, Kronstain, Schillow, Pasquale)
erased the old league mark swimming 1:30.48. On course to another 52+ time
in the 100 backstroke, Steve Fleming got caught in the laneline and
came to a halt only two feet from the touchpad, but still broke the Pennsbury
pool record with a 54.11. Two other record-breaking performances (one league
and one pool) ended the championships. Dominick Szabo swam a 59.57 in the
100 breast, and the 400 free relay (Bergman, Craig, Szabo, Fleming) turned
out their third best time in the season clocking 3:16.49. Click here to see the top six finishers in the boys
competition. The girls result are not yet available.
North Penn boys finish the season undefeated
and reach 179 consecutive wins; Dominick Szabo sets a new league record; Steve
Phillabaum and Steve Miller make district qualifying times
 During their last dual meet of the season, the North Penn boys easily
edged C.B. East, and once again finished undefeated. Chris Craig
made a final run for the 200 freestyle pool record, but missed it by 26
one-hundredth of a second. Steve Miller had a strong swim in the
200 IM and made districts clocking 2:12.66. Steve Phillabaum was
precisely on target swimming a 1:07.00, the exact qualifying time, in the
100 breaststroke. Stephen Pasquale edged Steve Fleming (shown
on this picture taken from the Febr. 11 Philadelphia Inquirer) in the
50 free by one one-hundredth of a second, and Dominick Szabo swam
his season's best in the 100 breast with a 58.94. The time marked a league record. Pasquale and Pat
Thompson also swam their season's best in the 100 back and the 100 fly
respectively. Check out the boys' individual times
and the list of 1999 district qualifiers
(the girls' data is incomplete, but we hope to bring it up-to-date after
the league championships). Results of the girls' meet will be posted as
they become available.
Three NP relays in the top 20 national rankings
All three North Penn boys relay teams are in the top 20 in the latest national
high school rankings released on February 9. The list includes public high
schools as well as prep schools, many of whom have completed their season
already. The NP medley relay team (Fleming, Szabo, Craig, Pasquale -
1:37.56) is 9th in the nation. The other public high school from Pennsylvania,
Wilson, is ranked 14th with a 1:38.24. The 200 free relay (Bergman, Schillow,
Pasquale, Craig - 1:28.81) is 20th, Wilson is 9th with 1:27.30; and
the 400 free relay (Bergman, Szabo, Fleming, Craig - 3:12.53) is
currently 10th, while Wilson is not in the top 20. There are two PA public
high school swimmers listed in individual events: Chris Maurer (14th
in the 50 free: 21.40, and 18th in the 100 free: 46.91) and Brendan Hansen
(7th in the 100 breast: 57.52). For this ranking only high school performances
were considered.
 Matt Walsh, an admirable true leader by example, was
a friend and inspiration to many within and beyond his team
After more than a decade-long couragous battle with cancer, North Penn's
Matt Walsh died on February 4, 1999. He was 19 years old. Matt lost one
of his legs to cancer at age six, but he pressed on and became an accomplished
swimmer, skier, and golfer. Few people knew just how good he was. He ranked
third in the backstroke at the United States 1996 Paralympic trials, and
he was practicing hard to make the 2000 team. His teammates admired his
strength and were inspired by his uncompromising will and spirit searching
the limits of what's humanly possible. He will live on in our memories and
will continue to be an inspiration within and beyond his beloved North Penn
swim team.
An inspired Jeremy Bergman, the 200
medley and the 400 free relays set pool and league records
Boys: North Penn-Pennridge
128-54
Girls: North Penn-Pennridge
139-44
On the left: Steve Miller swims the 200
IM
The North Penn boys dedicated their swims to Matt Walsh,
their long-time friend and accomplished teammate, who lost his battle to
cancer just hours before the meet. The boys' extra energy, gained by the
inspiration, lead them to set three new NP pool records. First the 200 medley
relay (Fleming, Szabo, Craig, Pasquale) replaced the old mark of
1:38.88 with an impressive 1:37.56. Then in the last event, Jeremy Bergman
lead off the 400 free relay with a pool record time of 47.84, and by the
time his teammates (Szabo, Fleming, and Craig) finished the race, another
new record was set with a time of 3:12.53. This is also a junior national
qualifying time. The old 100 free record (48.38) was held by Bergman and
Smythe, while the 400 free relay record was owned by North Penn's
legendary quartet of Matt Krystopa, Scott Walker, Derek Williams,
and Dan Dunigan. On the girls' side Kara Ketterer (200 IM)
and the 200 free relay (Umlauf, Naudasher, Rembolt, B. Jernigan)
made district qualifying times. Click to see the individual boys and girls
results and the district qualifiers.
Knights beat Pennsbury 121-65
The boys team was weakened by the flu, but Eric Bicocchi made districts
in the 100 butterfly, and so did Chris Craig in the 100 breast, Pat
Thompson in the 500 and Devin Phillabaum in the 200 freestyle
against Pennsbury. Jeremy Bergman and Dominick Szabo had four
wins each. Both made good times in their individual events (500 and 100
freestyle respectively), and Szabo had a personal best in the 50 free leading
off the 200 free relay. Ryan Hollenbach had an impressive win in
the diving competition. See the meet
results for the lineup and personal times. The girls' times are
not available yet.
Knights and Maidens win over William Tennent;
The boys set nine pool records
Although both the William Tennent and North Penn boys team had an undefeated
8-0 record before they matched up against each other on Thursday, the meet
produced little competition between the two. The Knights broke almost every
pool record. The new marks were set in the following events: 200 medley
relay (Fleming, Szabo, Faikish, Pasquale - 1:40.31), 200 free (Craig),
200 IM (Szabo), 50 free (Pasquale), 100 free (Bergman),
500 free (Craig), 100 back (Fleming), and 100 breast (Szabo).
Second place finisher Steve Fleming also swam within the the old 200 IM
record. An hour later Jeremy Bergman broke Pasquale's fresh 50 free record
when leading off the 200 free relay, and along with Schillow, Pasquale,
and Craig, broke the pool record in the event in 1:28.81. In the end, with
the inclusion of some 1998 marks, the North Penn boys owned all eleven pool
records. The only remaining non-NP record on the board is in diving; an
outstanding 300+ score. The final team score was 138-47. In light of their
superior depth, Girls' coach Denise Geunes decided to give a chance
to her younger swimmers to qualify for districts. The girls' winners were
Brittany and Asley Jernigan, Maureen Schriver, and Becki
Naudasher (200 medley relay), Laura DiLuigi (200 free), Brittany
Jernigan (100 free), Gretchen Sisson (500 free), Naudasher
(100 back), and A. Jernigan, Joanna Clayton, Rebecca Grant, and
Maureen Schriver (400 free). The Maidens won 115-71. Click here to
get the detailed boys results. The girls'
times will be posted as they become available.
  Dominick Szabo is
The Reporter Athlete of the week
The January 28 issue of The Reporter features Dominick Szabo on the
occasion of his 200 IM pool record at North Penn. The old record was held
by former NP standout Derek Williams. In the story Coach Bartle
is quoted as saying "Dominick realizes he has set some mighty high
goals and he realizes what he has to do to accomplish them." The article
also has several quotes by Szabo's friend and rival Steve Fleming.
Both Szabo and Fleming say that the rivalry helped them to become better
swimmers.
A tribute to North Penn's Old-Timers
There are new pictures in our
archives from 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1985. We will be adding more as
time permits and more pictures become available. Also new are tables listing
all North Penn team records from the 1970s,
1980s, and 1990s.
and a roster of all senior classes
since 1972.
BOYS REACH 175th CONSECUTIVE WIN!
Both the boys and girls won their dual meets against Abington. Many younger
swimmers had a chance to prove their ability and they didn't miss out on
the opportunity. Among the girls' noteable achievements are Rebecca Grant's
200 IM, Gretchen Sisson's 100 fly, Brittany Jernigan's 500
free, Kim Dingman's 100 breast, and Maureen Schriver's 100
free. In boys diving Greg Detwiler won with an excellent lifetime
best score. The boys also had some good swims including Justin Fanslau's
100, Steve Pasquale's 200, and Dominick Szabo's 500 freestyle,
as well as Steve Phillabaum's 100 breaststroke. The boys reached
a new milestone by winning the 175th consecutive time since they suffered
their last loss in 1987 against Emmaus. To find the team and individual
scores on the front page use the "back" button or hit the "results"
button on the left.
 North Penn boys keep winning streak alive against Emmaus
in 116-70 win; girls lose 110.5-75.5
Dominick Szabo sets pool record in
the 200 IM
Dominick Szabo broke Derek Williams' 1992 individual medley
pool and dual meet records of 1:58.28. The new record is 1:57.10. He also
made a junior national cut and a dual meet record in the 100 breaststroke
with a time of 59.32. (The picture accompanying this article was taken by
Geoff Patton of The Reporter). Chris Craig missed Jeff
Faikish's 200 freestyle pool record (1:45.91) only by five one hundredth
of a second. In the girls' competition Nicole Seward made the Maidens'
first state qualifying time in the 200 IM (2:13.14). There were also several
district qualifying times in both boys and girls action. Click for detailed
boys and girls meet
results. Several tables were updated right after the Emmaus meet. They are:
the NP district qualifiers; top 30 NP boys and girls
rankings, NP swimmers in light of the men and women FINA
short course point performance ratings, boys' pool
records, and boys' meet records,
and the boys' power points standing.
 The Reporter Athlete of
the Week: Ashley McNeill
The Reporter's "Athlete of the Week" on January 14, 1999 was North
Penn sophomore Ashley McNeill. In the article her coach Denise Geunes
is quoted as saying that Ashley "has a new dedication to swimming this
year."
High school swimming records and rankings from around
the country
Here is a compilation of boys and
girls high school record boards and
rankings from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We continuously expand these
links (the latest additions are Germantown Academy and The Bolles School).
This information will be also accessible through our main record board.
NP boys set two pool records against
Council Rock;
the girls suffer their first loss in
the season
The boys easily passed Council Rock (130-56) and along the way
set two new pool records. First Steve Fleming lowered Jason Craig's
54.54 backstroke time to 53.32, then Dominick Szabo bettered ex-Council
Rock breaststroke star Mike Riordan's record of 1:01.65 to a 1:00.26.
Both Chris Craig and Szabo were involved in four winning performances.
Click here to see all North Penn boys
times. The girls won only two events and lost the meet 99-87. The North
Penn winners were Ashley Jernigan (100 breast) and the 200 freestyle relay
of McNeill, B. Jernigan, Good, and Naudasher.
The girls' detailed results will be posted as soon as they become available.
WILSON RELAYS CLOSEST EVER
Boys: 1. North
Penn 297; 2. Wilson 296; 3. Gov. Mifflin 192
Girls: 1. North
Penn 265; 2. Wilson 263; 3. Muhlenberg 209
It all came down to the last event. The boys were tied with Wilson,
the girls were leading by one point. If Wilson comes in ahead of North Penn,
wins both the boys and girls meet. If they lose, North Penn takes both titles.
Upper Dublin won, NP came in second, and with Wilson third, the Knights
and Maidens triumphed. The boys a record 10th straight
time! Here are the names of the heroes (mixed relay) on whose performance
the final outcome of the championship depended: McNeill, Gibson, DiLuigi,
Faikish, Umlauf, Schillow, Plewinski, and Kronstain.
The meet, that was delayed because of a power outage, didn't start for
the Knights as they hoped. The medley relay's pool record time (Fleming/Szabo/Craig/Pasquale:
1:38.79) wasn't enough for the win. Later the boys broke two meet records
(4X100 IM - Craig/Kronstain/Fleming/Szabo, and 4X50 back - Fleming/Gibson/Schillow/
Pasquale) and established the mark in a new event (4X200 free relay - Bergman/Houchins/Fanslau/Craig).
Perhaps the most exciting race was in the 4X100 IM which NP won breaking
Wilson's 1993 record by almost five seconds. Before the last lap it appeared
that the race was over. Chris Maurer, Wilson's best (21.9) 50 free
styler, turned first, but Dominick Szabo poured all his heart in the race,
caught up, and touched him out by eight one hundredth of a second. His time
of 52.74 may have been the best in North Penn's history, but all his teammates
also had personal bests (Craig 55.66; Kronstain 57.58; and Fleming 54.32).
In the record-setting 4X50 back relay Fleming swam a season's best 24.78.
Other outstanding times include Craig's 200 free (1:43.85), Pasquale's lead
off and Bergman's anchoring 50 free (22.36 and 21.70 respectively), and
Szabo's 50 breast (26.55).
The girls' depth carried them to victory. They had two wins: the 9-10
4X50 free and the 4X50 breast relays. Click here for boys
and girls results.
 Chris Craig in North Penn Life
Chris Craig was written up in the January 8-10, 1999 North Penn
Life. There are two pictures accompanying the article. Some other North
Penn swimmers also mentioned in the story are Justin Fanslau, Devin Phillabaum,
Steve Miller, Jon Faikish, Chris Houchins, and diver Ryan Hollenbach.
 The third Philadelphia Inquirer article on North Penn
swimmers in a week: The latest featured: Jeremy Bergman
The January 6 Philadelphia Inquirer has a story with two pictures
about NP senior Jeremy Bergman. The article starts out about how the number
one 200 freestyle state qualifier finished 16th at the championships and
ends on a determined Bergman's very positive note: This year "everything
is finally starting to click."
Two easy wins over Bensalem
Both the boys and girls won their league meets against Bensalem,
the boys extending their winning streak to 172 since 1987. There were many
new district qualifying times: Chris Houchins and Jon Faikish
(200 IM), Justin Fanslau (200 free), Chris Craig (100 fly),
Steve Fleming (100 free and 500 free), Ricky Schillow (100
back), and Dominick Szabo (50 free and 200 free). Fleming (49.61)
and Szabo (23.10) made one of their cuts leading off the 400 and 200 free
relays. The boys results are
fully available. At the girls' meet Nicole Seward had an excellent
time in the 500 free (5:18.53) and qualified for districts as did Laura
DiLuigi in the 100 back (1:06.49). The other girls' times will be posted
as soon as we receive them. Take a look at the current list of NP boys and
girls district qualifiers.
Chris Craig is in the January 5 Philadelphia Inquirer
In the Boys' Swimming Notebook section Joe Santoliquito featured
a modest Chris Craig then quoted Coach Bartle.saying that: "... I think
our team is made up of a number of Chris Craigs, kids who put the team above
themselves."
Golden Jock official results released
As expected Chris Craig is the official
grand champion. Stephen Pasquale and Steve Fleming both won
two honors. Go to the 1998 Golden Jock time trial results
and compare the category winners and top 12 finishers to those of the previous
three years.
Grand Champion
Chris Craig |
Senior High Scorer
Stephen Pasquale |
Most Improved
Andrew Gaibiselis |
Junior High Scorer
Steve Fleming |
Most Improved Senior
Stephen Pasquale |
Sophomore High Scorer
Chris Houchins |
Most Improved Junior
Steve Fleming |
Freshman High Scorer
Pat Thompson |
Most Improved Sophomore
Justin Kratz |
 Nicole Seward in the Philadelphia Inquirer
In an article titled "Seward is making up for lost
time," the North Penn senior is featured in the December 31, 1998 Philadelphia
Inquirer's "Neighbors Sports" section. In the story Coach Genues
is quoted as saying "She is probably swimming the best on the team
right now." The article also mentions Maureen Schriver.
North Penn district qualifiers in the 1999 FINA Points
Performance Ratings
Recently the official FINA Points Performance Ratings Tables
for 1999 became available. The tables were created by Nick Thierry of Swimnews
Magazine. Check out the ratings for the North Penn district qualifying boys and girls.
Three North Penn swimmers appear on the 1997-98 United
States OVC performance lists
Jeremy Bergman, Steve Fleming, and Dominick Szabo
appear in the USS Official Varification Card search engine in six age group
and six overall national rankings. Fleming's 100 yard back and Szabo's 200
IM times are missing from the lists because they were swum under high school
rules (In USS swimming stand-up starts in the backstroke and flipturns from
back to breast in the IM are not allowed).
United States Age Group OVC Performance Ranking
| Ranking |
Name |
Event |
Age Group |
Time |
| 4 |
Dominick Szabo |
100 yard breast |
15 |
56.98 |
| 15 |
Steve Fleming |
100 meter back |
16 |
1:00.17 |
| 18 |
Dominick Szabo |
200 meter breast |
16 |
2:25.80 |
| 18 |
Dominick Szabo |
100 meter breast |
16 |
1:07.30 |
| 28 |
Steve Fleming |
200 meter back |
16 |
2:10.48 |
| 34 |
Jeremy Bergman |
200 yard free |
16 |
1:42.50 |
United States Open OVC Performance Ranking
| Ranking |
Name |
Event |
Age Group |
Time |
| 116 |
Dominick Szabo |
200 meter breast |
National Open |
2:25.80 |
| 133 |
Dominick Szabo |
100 yard breast |
National Open |
56.98 |
| 166 |
Dominick Szabo |
100 meter breast |
National Open |
1:07.30 |
| 171 |
Steve Fleming |
100 meter back |
National Open |
1:00.17 |
| 195 |
Steve Fleming |
200 meter back |
National Open |
2:10.48 |
| 431 |
Jeremy Bergman |
200 yard free |
National Open |
1:42.50 |
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Many district times made against C.B. West
The NP boys won 130-56, and the following swimmers made district qualifying
times: Chris Houchins (200 free), Jeremy Bergman (200 IM),
Chris Craig (50 free), Steve Fleming (100 fly), Dominick
Szabo and Tim Kronstain (100 free), Eric Bicocchi and
Jon Faikish (500 free). Check out the detailed results
and the whole list of North Penn district qualifiers.
The girls won 105-81. Partial results are available here.
Bergman, Craig, Fleming, and Szabo rewrite
24 year-old mark involving Coach Bartle and his famed brother, and set six
pool and three dual meet records with Faikish and Pasquale at Upper Dublin
Lots of pool and dual meet records were broken (200 medley relay - Fleming,
Szabo, Faikish, Pasquale - 200 free, 200 IM, 100 free, 100 back, and
400 free) and two (500 free and 100 breast) were barely missed at the Upper
Dublin meet that NP won 133-53. Chris Craig broke Jeff Faikish's
record in the 200 free. In the 200 IM Dominick Szabo broke Derek William's
eight year old pool record, and even second place finisher Steve Fleming
swam within the old mark. He later erased Steven Johnston's pool
record in the 100 back. Jeremy Bergman broke Lutz's (Wissahickon)
record in the 100 free. In the 400 free relay, the North Penn team (Craig,
Bergman, Szabo, Fleming) broke a 24 year old record held by North Penn's
Seaman, current coach Bill Bartle, his brother Tony Bartle,
and Muller. Besides the records, Stephen Pasquale had an outstanding
time in the 50 free, as did Craig and Szabo in the 500 free and the 100
breast respectively. Pat Thompson made districts in the 200 IM. Here
are the detailed results and
the new power point standing.
The girls had a much closer win (99-87) against Upper Dublin. Their depth
helped them out against Upper Dublin whose star twins, Lori and Krystle
Eberwein, who train at Germantown Academy, won four individual events.
North Penn's first place finishers were the 200 medley relay (Seward,
Dingman, Grant, McNeill), Becky Naudasher (50 free), and Nicole
Seward (100 back). The full results will be posted as soon as they are
available.
Motivational times
We put together a table of boys and
girls league, district, state, all-American consideration and automatic,
U.S. Open, junior and senior national, and olympic trial times.
Up-to-date boys power points ranking: TOP
TEN.
Nicole Seward breaks Ms. Versatility records
The time trial results are now posted. Click to view the times and the record
board.
 All TOP 30 lists are updated!
Check out the boys and
girls rankings in the history
of North Penn swimming and diving.
North Penn boys rewrite record books
at Parkland's Quad Meet - The girls win 5, the boys
6 events
Although swimming only two individual and two relay events, Dominick
Szabo was involved in setting 10 records. He broke the 200 IM meet record,
the 100 breast quad meet (twice), the pool, and the NP meet record, and
was part of two record-setting relays; the 200 medley (quad meet and NP
meet records) and the 400 free (quad meet, pool, and NP meet record). Steve
Fleming had a junior national cut in the 100 back. He set three individual
(quad meet, class, and NP meet), and two relay records. Chris Craig
was also part of the same relays and himself broke the 500 free quad meet
and NP meet records. Jeremy Bergman, who joined the team again after
a brief illness, and Jonathan Faikish, were each part of one record-setting
relay.
Winners for the girls were Brittany Jernigan (200 IM), Becky
Naudasher (50) free), Ashley Jernigan (100 breast), Lauren
Dorn (diving), and the 200 medley relay (B. Jernigan, A. Jernigan, Rebecca
Grant, Naudasher). Besides the many records, the Parkland meet brought
ample boys and girls district qualifying times and personal bests. One notable
district qualifying performance was achieved by Stephen Pasquale,
who, because of an injury, could only start from the water as the lead-off
for the 400 free relay. During the breaststroke preliminaries Chris Houchins
rocked on the block, but mistakenly Tim Kronstain was disqualified.
Here are the boys and girls final results.
Steve Fleming breaks a dual meet and
a class record, Chris Craig a dual meet record; Craig,
Fleming, and Szabo near pool records during season opener
The NP boys easily won over Methacton
and Neshaminy in their first non-league
and league meets December 8 and10. The boys looked in excellent shape. Steve
Fleming broke the junior class record
in the 100 backstroke. He and Chris Craig broke dual
meet records in the 100 back and 200 free. There were several district
qualifying times, as well as three
near pool record times during the Methacton meet. Craig was two tenth off
of Jeff Faikish's 200 free, Fleming eight tenth off of Bob Molettiere's
100 back, and Szabo three tenth off of Derek Williams' 200
IM pool record. After two meets Steve Fleming is in the lead in the power point rankings by seven points.
North Penn wins Pennsbury Relays
Click here for the results
Water Polo Awards
MVP/Boy: Jeremy Bergman; MVP/Girl: Andrea Umlauf;
Most Improved Boy: Jason Grubb; Most improved Girl: Laura DiLuigi;
Coach's Award/Boys: Steve Phillabaum; Coach's Award/Girls: Monica
Hachen
Parents' Association formed
"The team behind the team" is the motto of the new
support organization for the North Penn Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo
team. Patty Faikish was elected president, (610) 584-9208. Vice Presidents/Boys
are Beth and Doug Gibson, (215) 855-7854, and for the Girls are Holly Seward
(215) 855-7691 and Francine Umlauf (215) 822-8554.
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Salyards gets silver in both the 100 and
200 meter breaststroke at Nationals
PIAA breaststroke silver medalist Kyle Salyards had an outstanding
meet at the Phillips 66 National Swimming Championships. The Pennsylvania
state record holder in the 200 IM, Salyards skipped the 400 IM event to
focus on his breaststroke performance. His time of 1:02.41, is .28 second
faster than this season's top national ranking breaststroker Brendan Hansen's
lifetime best. He also had a world class performance in the 200 meter race
with a time of 2:14.95. While Salyards was swimming in Long Island, Hansen
competed at the short course World Championships and won two 20th places.
Princeton freshman and Peddie swimmer Matthew Weiner
dies suddenly
The following is a newsrelease by Princeton University's Office of Communication:
PRINCETON, N.J., March 23 -- Matthew Weiner, a Princeton
freshman from Medford, N.J., died last evening after collapsing during a
game of pick-up basketball on the University campus. He was 19.
He was pronounced dead at The Medical Center of Princeton
at approximately 6:30 p.m. Emergency physicians cited "sudden cardiac
arrest" as the cause of death. The Mercer County Medical Examiner's
Office will attempt to determine the cause of the cardiac arrest, according
to hospital officials.
Weiner came to Princeton from the Peddie School in Hightstown,
N.J., where he graduated with high honors. In his sophomore and junior years
at Peddie, he was chosen an Academic All-American by Swimming World magazine.
In 1997, he was a finalist in the 200-yard butterfly at the
Summer Junior Nationals. He also coached swimming events
at Special Olympics held at Peddie each spring.
At Princeton, Weiner studied Latin and architecture and
indicated an interest in becoming an architect. An avid swimmer, he participated
in eight intercollegiate varsity meets, including the Eastern Intercollegiate
Swimming League championships. His preferred events were the 200-yard butterfly,
the 400-yard individual medley, and the 500-yard freestyle. He was a resident
of Wilson College.
Survivors include his parents, Thomas J. and Beverly Anne
LoBiondo Weiner of Medford; a twin sister, Cristina Marie, and a brother,
Kevin S.
Funeral arrangements are pending. A memorial service will
be held on the Princeton campus at a later date.
Top 12 seeds and final results at the 1999 PA State
Championship
Random seed times from various PA districts
200 medley relay
Hempfield 1:36.41
Wilson 1:36.77
Emmaus 1:40.10
Parkland 1:40.80
200 free
Justin Donato 1:44.89
Chris Johnson 1:45.04
Josh Cierski 1:46.00
Dams 1:47
200 IM
Brendan Hansen 1:54.62
Casey Coble 1:56.70
Chris Grabowski 1:57.80
Justin Houck 1:57.80
Chan 1:59.96
Rob Barnum 2:01.43
Englert 2:01.50
Kilroy 2:01.70
50 free
Mike Grube 20.91
Chris Maurer 21.42
David Giger 21.52
Chris Dwyer 21.64
Michael Kush 21.84
Kendig 22.14
Gardner 22.20
100 fly
Stouffer 53.30
Rob Savage 54.56
Pillus 56.60
100 free
Mike Grube 46.54
Chris Maurer 46.91
Kush 47.02
Chris Johnson 47.42
Justin Donato 48.12
Giger & Solomon 48.30
500 free
Chris Grabowski 4:46
Dams 4:50
Gooch 4:51
200 free relay
Wilson 1:27.77
Emmaus 1:28.01
Parkland 1:28.60
Hempfield 1:28.78
Coatsville 1:29.08
100 Back
Justin Houck 52.80
Josh Cierski 52.90
Chad White 53.47
Kilroy 54.40
Chan 54.48
100 breast
Brendan Hansen 55.92
Kyle Salyards 56.01
Coble 1:00.70
Barnum 1:01.30
400 free relay
Parkland 3:12.50
Emmaus 3:14.00
Wilson 3:15.00
Outstanding times at the Wilson - Hempfield
meet
The two powerhouses matched up for their last dual meet of the
season and produced some excellent times. The following list shows the top
two finishers in each event.
200 medley relay
1. Hempfield 1:36.41*
2. Wilson 1:36.77
200 free
1. Salyards (H) 1:43.28*
2. Moore (W) 1:47.28
200 IM
1. Houck (W) 1:58.17
2. Chan (H) 1:59.96
50 free
1. Maurer (W) 21.51
2. Kendig (H) 22.14
100 free
1. Moore (W) 49.09
2. Levan (W) 50.77
200 free relay
1. Wilson 1:27.77
2. Hempfield 1:28.78
100 Back
1. Houck (W) 52.96
2. Chan (H) 54.48
100 breast
1. Salyards (H) 56.01*
2. Maurer (W) 59.40
400 free relay
1. Wilson 3:25
2. Wilson 3:25+
More fast times
Wilson's Chris Maurer had a 4:46 in the 500 free, and Chris Dwyer
of Souderton clocked a 21.77 in the 50 free. Also, he reportedly swam a
low 20. anchoring Souderton's 200 free relay.
Fast times
Wilson, State College, and Parkland matched up their powerhouses
at the end of January. The following are some randomly selected fast times
from the meet.
200 medley relay
1. Wilson 1:39.3
200 free
1. Johnson, (P) 1:45.00
200 IM
1. Houck (W) 1:58.00
50 free
1. Maurer (W) 21.40
100 free
1. Maurer, (W) 46.91;
2. Johnson 47.20
200 free relay
1. Wilson 1:27.30
100 Back
1. Houck (W) 52.80
100 breast
1. Strause (W) 1:02.30
400 free relay
1. Parkland 3:12.+
2. Wilson 3:15.00
Best times from Pioneer's latest meet:
Pioneer, the Michigan based number one boys public
high school swim team in the United States had a meet against Ohio's St.
Francis on January 21. Here are Pioneer's top times swum at this event:
200 medley relay
1. Pioneer 1:39.03
200 free
1. Urguhart, (P) 1:45.90
200 IM
1. Cubberly (P) 1:58.17
50 free
1. Drake (P) 21.33
100 fly
2. Callam (P) 55.57
Winning time (S.F.): 52.25
100 free
3. Urguhart, (P) 48.40
500 free
1. Sample (P) 4:52.32
200 free relay
2. Pioneer (P) 1:27.72
(St. Francis swam a 1:25.15!)
100 Back
1. Cubberly (P) 53.35
100 breast
3. Wakefield (P) 1:04.16
Winning time (S.F.): 1:01.43
400 free relay
2. Pioneer 3:15.31
(St. Francis: 3:12.02)
1998-99 boys top six high school times
in the U.S. as of Dec. 31
The following list includes both public and private
schools nationwide.
200 medley relay
Bolles, FL 1:31.70
Akron Firestone, OH 1:35.94
Cinc. St. Xavier, OH 1:36.21
Brophy Prep, AZ 1:36.88
Woodlands, TX 1:37.44
Lake Brantley, FL 1:37.76
17th: North Penn, PA 1:39.75
200 free relay
Bolles, FL 1:24.69
Pine Crest, FL 1:25.91
Berkeley Prep., FL 1:26.11
Toledo St. Francis, OH 1:26.68
Brophy, AZ 1:27.24
St. Thomas Aqui., FL 1:27.69
400 free relay
Bolles, FL 3:02.62
Pine Crest, FL 3:09.70
Berkeley Prep, FL 3:09.82
Brophy, AZ 3:11.28
St.Thomas, FL 3:11.91
Salpointe Cath., AZ 3:12.02
17th: North Penn, PA 3:15.64
200 free
Kirkland, Bolles, FL 1:38.99
Salemo, Bolles, FL 1:40.07
Wagner, Pine Crst, FL 1:40.20
Molari, Bolles, 1:41.08
Keller, Brophy, AZ 1:41.45
Potter, McClint., AZ 1:41.51
200 IM
Grant, Trinity, FL 1:51.26
Hosford, Leon, FL 1:51.97
Ketchum, Sycam., OH 1:52.80
Norris, L. Brantley, FL 1:52.84
Cover, Bolles, 1:52.87
Bartel, Avon Lake, OH 1:53.69
50 free
Larson, Mosa, AZ 20.83
Hillebrand, Chap., AZ 20.84
Brock, Dwyer, FL 20.96
Kramer, Berkeley, FL 21.08
Hosford, Leon, FL 21.10
Anderson, Bolles, FL 21.21
100 fly
Lim, Bolles, FL 47.74
Margalis, Clearw., FL 50.23
Hyman, Shadow Mt., AZ 50.28
Boatright, Bolles, FL 50.63
O'Connor, Brophy, AZ 50.63
Banhos, C. Gibbons, FL 50.99
100 free
Hosford, Leon, FL 45.39
Oliver, Episcopal., FL 45.63
Rosal, Countryside, FL 45.63
Molari, Bolles, FL 45.85
Kirkland, Bolles, FL 45.89
Salerno, Bolles, FL 45.97
500 free
Richardson, Thun., AZ 4:29.13
McConnell, Bolles, 4:29.57
Potter, McClint., AZ 4:31.24
Pullin, Hawken, OH 4:33.67
Shue, Fort Myers, FL 4:33.70
Wagner, Pine Crst, FL 4:34.34
100 Back
Lim, Bolles, FL 46.97*REC
Smolinski, Lk. Cntrl. IN 51.24
Gaffney, Brophy, AZ 51.51
Hyman, Shed. Mt., AZ 51.51
Earhart, St. Xavier, OH 51.57
Darnell, Mosley, FL 51.67
15th: Fleming, NP, PA 52.54
100 breast
Grant, Trinity, FL 55.68
Couto, Bolles, FL 57.14
Tam Bolles, FL 57.21
Norris Lake Brantley, FL 57.26
Gangloff, Firestone, OH 57.44
Hansen, Haverford, PA 57.52
20th: Szabo, NP, PA 59.54
The above is part of a top 20 compilation
by Bob Klapthor (slightly enhanced by Joe Szabo). The times are supposed
to reflect only high school performances. Considering only 11th graders
or lower, Steve Fleming is 7th, Dominick Szabo is 8th on the full national
list. Current national
high school records.
Ex Bolles coach to head U.S. Team
Gregg Troy, who just last season was still coaching
Florida's powerful Bolles School and who is now the women's head coach of
the University of Florida, was named to lead the men's team at this year's
Pan American Games. Check out the national overall
and public high school
ranking.
Girls age group record
16 year-old Natalie Coughlin set
a national age group record in the 100 yard backstroke (52.55) and the 200
backstroke (1:53.45). Her 200 time broke the old record by almost three
seconds. She also swam a great time in the 100 fly with a 52.91!
Some of the best current boys HS age
times in PA
Most of the following times were
swum in USS meets in December 1998.
200 free
Donato 1:43.65; Johnson, 1:45.67
200 IM
Salyards 1:51.38; Hansen 1:52.23; Bonczek 56.91; Coble 1:57.15
50 free
Kush 21.95; Dwyer 22.11; Kerpelman 22.11; Gardner 22.27
100 fly
Grabowski 52.43; Bonczek 52.95; Giger 53.05
100 free
Maurer 48.23; Johnson 48.27; Kush 48.60; Bonczek 48.91
500 free
Henley 4:43.26
100 Back
White 53.47; Smith 53.97; Houck 54.37; Tokarchyk 54.70
100 breast
Hansen 55.19; Salyards 55.72; Bonczek 1:00.30; Coble 1:00.70
Chemical edge?
The December 26 New York Times
had a cover story about performance enhancing drugs. The following is a
list of various types of drugs and their adverse effects:
Stimulants
Increased blood pressure
Heart attacks
Strokes
Psychosis
Addiction
Loss of coordination
Erythropoietin (EPO)
Increased blood pressure
Heart attacks
Blood clots
Strokes
Headaches
Risks from injections
Steroids
Decrease in sperm count
Breast enlargement
Prostate enlargement
Female masculinization
Beta Blocker
Heart failure
Heart rhythm disturbances
Sexual disturbances
Decreased excercise capacity
Low blood sugar
Bad dreams
Growth Hormone
Increases blood pressure
Promotes diabetes
Hands, feet, and jaw can get very large.
Wilson boys post some good times
There were some noteworthy times at the Wilson-Governor
Mifflin boys meet on December 16. 200 medley relay: 1:38.97 (Wilson); 200
IM: 1:57.96 (Justin Houck of Wilson); 100 back: 54.29 (Houck); 100 breast
1:01.75 (Strouss, Wilson); 100 fly: 53.3 (Chris Maurer).
OVC search
(Official Varification Card) Using this USS search menu
one can easily find top national performances by a given age or qualification
standard.
Hansen will compete at World Cup
Pennsylvania state champion breaststroker Brendan
Hansen, who ranks #1 in the U.S. among 16 year olds, turned 17, and was
selected for the United States World Cup Team to compete in Hong Kong next
April.
Wilson wants state title
The December 6 Reading Eagle published a big front
page story about the Wilson swim team and their three stars: Kristen Woodring,
Justin Houck, and Chris Maurer. In the article Houck says: "I'd give
up an individual state championship any day, any day, for a team state championship."
Bolles Rules; Lim Sets National H.S.
Record
Lane9: At the Florida 4A meet,
sophomore Janelle Atkinson of Bolles swam a 4:40.10 to take the 500 free.
The 200 free was won by Melissa Deary of Bolles in a time of 1:47.59.
Trinity Prep's Andrea Georoff had a great swim, winning the
50 free in a 23.08. Also having great swims for Trinity Prep, who finished
second in girls standings, Mirjana Bosevska winning the 200 IM in 2:00.97,
and Christy Watkins who won the 100 fly and 100 back with times of 55.60
and 55.43, respectively. On the men's side, Bolles
junior Alex Lim who came from Malaysia, set a new national record
in the 100 back with his 46.97 swim, won another title in the 100 fly at
47.74, and led off Bolles national record-breaking 200 medley relay with
a 22.15 split for backstroke. The winning time for the medley relay was
1:31.70. Andrew McConnell won the men's 500 for Bolles easily with a 4:29.57,
and the most impressive non-Bolles performance had to be Trinity Prep's
Rassan Grant winning both the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke with times of
1:51.26, and 55.
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