The District 3 swimming championships are held every year at Cumberland Valley High School’s beautiful natatorium, where crowds pack in to cheer on more than 300 swimmers from some 50 schools across the district that ranges from eastern Berks County to the southwestern reaches of Franklin County.
And Diocesan swimmers every year compete at the highest level and place in the races for the coveted top-place medals. The Crusaders of Bishop McDevitt, who have dominated both the boys’ and girls’ Class 2A championships in recent years, placed third and fourth respectively in the 2025 competition.
Winning gold and silver medals were:
Boys
RJ Duffy – Bishop McDevitt – Gold, 200-yard Individual Medley; Gold, 100-yard Backstroke
Timmy Garber – Trinity – Silver, 200-yard Individual Medley; Silver, 500-yard Freestyle
Omar Lara, Ian Shyk, Bradley Warner and RJ Duffy – Bishop McDevitt – Gold, 200-yard Freestyle Relay; Silver, 400-yard Freestyle Relay
Girls
Sarah Giesselbach – York Catholic – Gold, 200-yard Individual Medley
Addie Elliott – Lancaster Catholic – Gold, 100-yard Backstroke; Gold, 100-yard Butterfly
(Photos by Chris Heisey, The Catholic Witness.)
By Chris Heisey, The Catholic Witness
