Check out the top finishers in the boys’ SOL Liberty Division Championships. UD captains photo courtesy of Cindy Hanson. Click on the following link to view a gallery of meet photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/p46636067 (Team photo provided by Upper Dublin swimming)
Upper Dublin captured the SOL Liberty Division Title with 443 points, marking their 25th consecutive SOL title! The Flying Cardinals turned in 10 medal winning performances (of 12), including DOUBLE GOLD from Jack Vitella in the 200 and 500 free and Franco Ciccarone in the 100 fly and 100 back and a GOLD from Toby Herzog in the 100 breast for a total of eight GOLD medals, including the three relays (Jack, Jon, Julian, Michael, Spencer, Franco, Toby), two Bronze medals (Spencer Motelson100 fly, Alex Freilich 100 back). Seventeen of the 18 swimmers/divers that participated scored in the top 16, earning points for the team and the Cardinals highest point total - 56 points – came in the 100 Fly. Out of 35 swims, there were 30 season best times. The gold medal 400 Free Relay swum by Jack Vitella, Michael Gewartowski, Spencer Motelson and Jonathan In - dropped 4.97 seconds to 3:15.23 to get the pool, beating last year's record also held by UD.
2023 SOL Liberty Division Championships
Boys Team Rankings
1.Upper Dublin 443
2. Abington 379
3. Wissahickon 371.5
4. Plymouth Whitemarsh 330.5
5. Hatboro-Horsham 271
6. Quakertown 96
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
1.Upper Dublin (Franco Ciccarone, Toby Herzog, Spencer Motelson, Julia Ruocco) 1:38.25
2. Hatboro-Horsham (Spencer Alderson, David Ji, Jack Giuliana, Kyle Long) 1:38.74
3. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Ryan Taylor, Alex Babka, Brennan Coyle, Joe Fazio) 1:39.91
4. Wissahickon (Dean Bowers, Nelson Cratius, Tyler Shilling, Reed Harris) 1:40.34
5. Abington (Coling Nash, John Frachetti, Alex Pasquarello, Andrew Horton) 1:40.37
6. Quakertown (Josh Miller, Joshua Einolf, Connor Fritsch, Kellen Lowrie) 1:52.99
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
1.Jack Vitella UD 1:44.18
2. Jordan Quimby Wiss 1:48.58
3. Nathan Valentine Wiss 1:49.01
4. Nick Donofrio Wiss 1:50.86
5. Aidan Smith PW 1:51.03
6. Jack Giuliana HH 1:52.31
Boys 200 Yard IM
1.David Ji 1:58.77
2. John Franchetti Aton 1:59.34
3. Joshua Einolf Qtown 2:02.75
4. Alex Freilich UD 2:02.81
5. Jonathan In UD 2:03.28
6. Alex Babka PW 2:03.99
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle
1.Brennan Coyle PW 23.50
2. Andrew Horton Aton 21.94
3. Spencer Alderson HH 22:15
4. Reed Harris Wiss 22.38
5. Ezra Holmlund UD 22.47
6. Ryan Taylor PW 22.88
6. Logan Bruno Wiss 22.88
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly
1.Franco Ciccarone UD 53.03
2. Joshua Einolf Qtown 53.96
3. Spencer Matelson UD 53.97
4. Jack Giuliana HH 53.98
5. Alex Pasquarello Aton 55.09
6. Michael Gewartowski UD 56.06
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1.Upper Dublin (Michael Gewartowski, Jonathan In, julian Ruocco, Jack Vitella) 1:29.30
2. Wissahickon (Logan Bruno, Reed Harris, Nick Donofrio, Nathan Valentine) 1:29.37
3. Abington (Darren Mo, Brendan Mo, Benny Suit, Andrew Horton) 1:29.56
4. Hatboro-Horsham (Kyle Long, Ethan Cooper, Cooper Alderson, Jack Bamgardner) 1:34.04
5. Plymouth Whitmarsh (Gavin Kriebel, Alex Babka, Eli Krassen, James Fassbender) 1:36.1
Boys 1M Diving
1.Michael Flamm PW 456.25
2. Julian Alderfer PW 328.45
3. Nick Delucca PW 326.80
4. Kai Savadove Aton 242.85
5. Josh Foster UD 206.30
6. Thomas Mazur, Wiss 202.50
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle
1.Brennan Coyle 47.20
2. Spencer Alderson HH 48.47
3. Andrew Horton Aton 49.61
4. Jonathan In UD 50.10
5. Nick Donofrio Wiss 50.188
6. Nathan Valentine Wiss 50.38
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
1. Jack Vitella UD 4:46.94
2. Reed Harris Wiss 4:51.03
3. Ethan Cooper 4:57.67
4. Toby Herzog UD 4.57.68
5. Jordan Quimby 4:58.00
6. Chuckie Eames Aton 5:03.22
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke
1.Franco Ciccarone UD 56.21
2. Colin Nash 56.51
3. Alex Frelich UD 56.86
4. Ryan Taylor PW 57.55
5. Dean Bowers Wiss 58.87
6. Cooper Alderson HH 59.41
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
1.Toby Herzog UD 59.43
2. David Ji HH 1:00.33
3. John Franchetti Aton 1:00.36
4. Nick Arena Aton 1:01.39
5. Nicolas Medvedev UD 1:01.69
6. Alex Babka PW 1:02.40
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1.Upper Dublin (Jack Vitella, Michael Gewartowski, Spencer Motelson, Jonathan In) 3:15.23
2. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Brennan Coyle, Aidan Smith, Ryan Taylor, Joe Fazio) 3:17.03
3. Hatboro-Horsham (Spencer Alderson, Ethan Cooper, Jack Giuliana, David Ji) 3:17.88
4. Wissahickon (Nick Donofrio, Jordan Quimby, Nathan Valentine, Logan Bruno) 3:18.63
5. Abington (Brendan Mo, Colin Nash, Benny Suit, John Franchetti) 3:19.37
6. Quakertown (Connor Frisch, Kellen Lowrie, Josh Miller, Joshua Einolf) 3:42.24
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