Congratulations to the Girls' Swimming and Diving Team on an outstanding performance at the IHSA Sectional on Saturday, November 8, where the Ramblers earned a second-place team finish and qualified in all three relays and eight individual events for the IHSA State Championship. This is the first time since 2011 that Rambler swimmers qualified for each event!
Special congratulations to the following sectional swimmers and divers:
Ellie Tolentino '27 – 200 Free (2:00.81) and 500 Free (5:27.17)
Emma Farris '26 – 100 Breaststroke (1:12.30)
Mattea D'Anniballe '26 – 5th place, Diving
Jacque Abassi '29 – 8th place, Diving
The following Ramblers have qualified for the IHSA State Championship, which will take place on Friday, November 14, and Saturday, November 15, at FMC Natatorium in Westmont:
200 Medley Relay (1:44.50) – Maeve Atwood '28, Kate Kelly '27, Kinsley Fitzgerald '27, and Kennedy Fitzgerald '29
200 Individual Medley – Maeve Atwood '28 (2:05.82) and Victoria Simon '27 (2:05.90)
50 Freestyle – Sophia Friestedt '27 (23.51) and Lia Roggi '28 (23.68)
100 Butterfly – Lia Roggi '28 (56.51) and Kinsley Fitzgerald '27 (57.15)
100 Freestyle – Sophia Friestedt '27 (51.23) and Victoria Simon '27 (52.74)
500 Freestyle – Gaby Simon '26 (5:06.90)
200 Freestyle – Gaby Simon '26 (1:54.84)
200 Free Relay (1:34.43) – Lia Roggi '28, Sophia Friestedt '27, Kinsley Fitzgerald '27, and Kennedy Fitzgerald '29. This relay team also broke the Loyola school record!
100 Backstroke – Maeve Atwood '28 (56.86) and Kennedy Fitzgerald '29 (57.78)
100 Breaststroke – Kate Kelly '27 (1:04.86)
400 Free Relay (3:27.28) – Victoria Simon '27, Sophia Friestedt '27, Kinsley Fitzgerald '27, and Lia Roggi '28
Congratulations to
Head Swim Coach Mike Hengelmann and assistant coaches
Liz Shewchuck, Greg Hartman, Chris Kearney, Tyler Hines, Joe Springer, and
Diving Coach Tony D'Amico on guiding the Ramblers to an impressive sectional finish and state qualification.