On Saturday, Feb. 14, the BC boys Varsity Swim & Dive team won the Section 2 Division 1 championship at Shenendehowa High School. It was the team’s first sectional championship since 2001.

The sectional title followed an undefeated regular season for BC Boys Swim & Dive. It was the first undefeated season for the team since 1997. 

“Every person on this team had a part in the success we had this weekend,” said Coach Tom Kearney.  “I am proud of each and every one of them.

Section 2 Championship Highlights

200 Medley Relay – Section 2 Champions (Ewan Izzard, Bhargava Janga, Jacob Hershberg, Eli German)
200 Freestyle Relay – Section 2 Champions (Mikolaj Wloszczynski, Ewan Izzard, Ian Savage, Jack Keating) 
100 Butterfly – Section 2 Champion (Jacob Hershberg), 3rd place (Eli German), 14th place (Levi German)
100 Backstroke – Section 2 Champion (Jacob Hershberg), 2nd place (Ewan Izzard) 5th place (Eli German), 8th place (Levi German)
50 Freestyle – 2nd place (Jack Keating), 5th place (Mikolaj Wloszczynski and 7th place (Ian Savage)
400 Freestyle Relay – 3rd Place (Jack Keating, Ian Savage, Jacob Hershberg, Mikolaj Wloszczynski)
100 Breastroke – 6th place (Bhargava Janga), 12th place (Alex Wang)
100 Freestyle – 3rd place (Jack Keating), 5th place (Ian Savage), 6th place (Mikolaj Wloszczynski), 16th place (Ben Zhang)
200 Freestyle – 15th place (Luke Peters)
200 Freestyle Consolation – 9th place (Alex Skuza)
500 Freestyle – 9th place (Luke Peters), 14th place (Alex Skuza), 16th place (Jack Buenau) 
500 Freestyle Consolation – 1st (Luke Peters)
Diving – 8th place (Max Connolly), 9th place (Tahir Hocalar)

NYS Qualifiers

With their exceptional season and sectional win, several team members have qualified for the NYS Swim & Dive Championships in March. They include:

Eli German (100 Butterfly)
Jacob Hershberg (200 Medley Relay, 100 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly)
Ewan Izzard (200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 100 Backstroke, Individual Medley)
Bhargava Janga (200 Medley Relay, 100 Breaststroke)
Jack Keating (200 Medley Relay, 200 Freestyle Relay, 50 Freestyle)
Ian Savage (200 Freestyle Relay)
Mikolaj Wloszczynski (200 Freestyle Relay)

Congratulations to the entire team on a truly outstanding season!

BC Varsity Swim & Dive

Mason Bergeron
Jack Buenau
Maxwell Connolly (Diver)
Victor Franco
Eli German
Levi German
Jacob Hershberg
Tahir Hocalar (Diver)
Jacob Hussar
Ewan Izzard
Bhargava Janga
Jack Keating
Ezra McIlvain
Lucas Peters
Ian Savage
Alexander Skuza
Kai Uruga
Alex Wang
Mikolaj Wloszczynski
Dayou (Ben) Zhang
Thomas Kearney, Boys Varsity Swim Coach
Jenny VanHorne, Boys Varsity Diving Coach