DWest had a strong showing at the PIAA AAA State Championship meet at Bucknell University this weekend, especially for a small team compared to many others. Congratulations to these athletes for outswimming many others to even get to this meet! For the girls, junior Morgan Harlan finished 6th in the 500 freestyle, which earned her some hardware and a podium spot! Junior Ellie McNamara raced her way to 14th place finishes in the 500 freestyle and 200 freestyle, also scoring points for the girls. Senior Mary Kate Johnson finished 25th...

Congratulations to the following athletes for qualifying for the PIAA AAA State Championship meet at Bucknell University this weekend. They leave tomorrow and will compete on Friday and Saturday against the top 32 swimmers and relays in the state. All information can be found on this website if you would like to follow along (they live stream too) - https://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=swimming We have five amazing girls representing our team: Keira Carmella (sophomore): 200 IM, 100 Freestyle, 200 Medley Relay & 400 Freestyle Relay Abby Harlan (senior): 400 Freestyle Relay Morgan Harlan...

DWest had another strong showing on the second (and last) day of the PIAA District 1 Championship Meet! Although DWest had only five girls swimming at the meet, they came in 6th place overall in terms of points! This feat speaks volumes as to the strength of the girls who represented our team. In a fast 100 freestyle event, sophomore Keira Carmella dropped time to place 11th and senior Mary Kate Johnson went a speedy 55.43 to place 26th. The girls then destroyed the 500 freestyle with junior Morgan Harlan...

DWest looked strong on the first day of the PIAA District 1 Championship Swim Meet! The girls swam in the morning. The medley relay (Morgan Harlan, Keira Carmella, Ellie McNamara, and Mary Kate Johnson) dropped 1.03 seconds to place 9th – way to go, girls! In the 200 freestyle, junior Morgan Harlan dropped over 2 seconds to place 16th and junior Ellie McNamara dropped 1.13 seconds to place 8th and make the podium. Sophomore Keira Carmella also earned herself a podium spot with her 6th place finish in the 200...

Congratulations to the Downingtown West Girls for being undefeated and the Ches-Mont Champs (National Division) for 2 years in a row (2023-2024 & 2024-2025)!

The DWest boys had a fantastic showing at the WCASD Last Chance Meet today! It was a sprint day for these boys and they rose to the occasion. New District Cut Congratulations to the following swimmers for obtaining a new District consideration cut in the 200 freestyle relay – Cole Cichewicz, Shane Martin, Jake Lennon, and Henry Dennin! It was a junior boy relay anchored by a senor boy – and they lowered their time by a whopping 3.47 seconds! Additional Successes The boys 200 medley relay also lowered their...

DWest swimming had an impressive showing at the Scott Elliott Ches-Mont (“SECM”) Invitational meet yesterday. There were many new District cuts, numerous best times, and lots of smiles. Congratulations to everyone! New District Cuts DWest had some new District cuts yesterday. The girls team added 5 new times/events for swimmers who had already qualified for the District meet. The boys added 4 new cuts….and 3 new members to the boys District team – junior Sean Borkowski, junior Cole Cichewicz, and sophomore Austin Verlinghieri! Here are the new District cuts for...

Congratulations to our swimmers at tonight’s JV Invitational meet. Many athletes swam their best times and several qualified for the Scott Elliott Ches-Mont Invitational meet ("SECM") on Saturday! Freshman Ads Fieo dropped 2.31 seconds in the 200 freestyle and freshman Gavin Riley dropped 4.5 seconds. In the 200 IM, freshman Kunj Tailor dropped over 5 seconds. We saw some FAST races in the 50 freestyle! Sophomore Aubrey Lydon qualified for the SECM with a time of 27.02 seconds, along with sophomore Addie Campbell who swam a 27.57. Sophomore CC Bailey...

What a night to be a Whippet! Both the girls team and the boys team won last night against Avon Grove, the girls finished the season undefeated and are the Ches-Mont Champs (National Division) for the second year in a row, and our team got to celebrate our talented and wonderful seniors! Go DWest!!! Girls Swimming The girls started the meet with the 200 medley relays placing 1st (Morgan Harlan, Lexi Furlong, Abby Harlan, and Mary Kate Johnson) and 3rd (Aubrey Lydon, Lily Krausse, Charlotte Campbell, and Allie Leamy). Then,...

Another great night for our Downingtown West team! Both the girls and boys secured victories against Kennett High School…congratulations to everyone!!! Girls Our girls dominated the meet and are currently undefeated! They had many 1st through 3rd place finishes including the following: Abby Harlan (senior) – 1st place 100 freestyle Morgan Harlan (junior) – 1st place 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke Ellie McNamara (junior)– 1st place 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly Keira Carmella (sophomore) – 1st place 200 IM Lexi Furlong (freshman) – 1st place 100 breaststroke Seraphim Rahardjo (senior)...