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January 31, 2011

Loyola, NDP win National Catholic swim titles

Loyola and Notre Dame Prep scored a double victory at this past weekend's National Catholic High School Swimming Championships at Villanova and La Salle universities in Philadelphia, bringing home the boys and the girls team titles.

The Dons won their fourth straight championship, paced by Oliver Bennett, who won the 100-yard butterfly and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays. For NDP, gold medals went to Kendall Krumenacker (100 freestyle) and Erin Dunseith (100 backstroke), who each also swam on a winning relay.

For the Dons, Kendrick McDonald, JP Clancy and Aaron Jones joined Bennett on the 200 medley relay while Alex Porter, Connor McGarvey and Cameron James swam on the 400 freestyle relay.

Other swimmers who finished in the top six for the Dons: James (100 freestyle, 200 individual medley), Porter (50 and 200 freestyle), Michael Feihe (100 butterfly, 100 backstroke), Jones (100 freestyle), Bennett (500 freestyle), McDonald (100 breaststroke, 200 IM), Kevin Blum (100 breaststroke, 200 IM), Tommy Brennan (100 butterfly) and Ian Silverman (200 and 500 freestyle).

For NDP, Summer Legambi, Maryellen Mangione and Leigh Musselman joined Dunseith on the winning 200 medley relay. Krumenacker, Dani Potis, Nana Salvatori and Melissa Dorsch won the 200 freestyle relay.

Top six finishers for the Blazers: Krumenacker (50 and 100 freestyle), Salvatori (100 and 200 freestyle), Potis (200 and 500 freestyle), Mangione (100 breaststroke and 200 IM), Emily Hoelting (100 breaststroke) and Mussleman (200 IM).

Loyola rolled up 448 points to outdistance second-place Gonzaga with 371 points and third-place Malvern Prep with 203. NDP scored 443 points to beat Good Counsel with 297 and third-place Holy Cross with 203.

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