Following the Kennett High School boys swim team’s 120-43 win against Oxford Saturday at the Kennett YMCA, which clinched the Ches-Mont American Division title for the Blue Demons, Kennett head coach Cindy Millison reflected on what qualities made this team special.
In its opening dual meet of the 2023-24 season, the Unionville High School swim team swept Oxford Friday at the Kennett YMCA, with the boys winning 85-59 and the girls prevailing, 89-63.
The Avon Grove High School girls swimming team opened its season with an impressive 114-51 win against Oxford on Friday in front of a spirited crowd at the Jennersville YMCA, while the Hornets prevailed in the boys meet, 88-61.
The Chester County high school swimming season has begun, and the local scene looks strong again. Downingtown East, which finished 9-0 last winter, returns a strong group of swimmers, and Conestoga also returns a strong crop, led by senior Jake Wang, who was the Daily Local News 2022-23 Boys Swimmer of the Year.
Last winter, the Chester County high school swimming scene featured a District 1 champion in Conestoga and the Daily Local News Girls Swimmer of the Year in Downingtown East senior Alexa Fulton. The Pioneers lost four All-American swimmers to graduation, and Fulton is now swimming for the University of Texas, but there are plenty of other fine swimmers to watch in Chester County this winter.