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Girls swimming watch list: Swimmers and divers to watch in 2023

debbie schechter, rockland/westchester journal news
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The Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.
The Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.

In 2022, new top teams emerged and there were many firsts. Eastchester won the Section 1 title for the first time in program history. Nyack had a state champion for the first time since the 40s.

What does 2023 hold? To be determined, but here's a look at the swimmers and divers we'll be talking about during the season.

2023 lohud girls swimming watch list

White Plains' Saskia Aikman, in red cap, won the 50-yard freestyle at the Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.
White Plains' Saskia Aikman, in red cap, won the 50-yard freestyle at the Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.

Saskia Aikman, Jr., White Plains

Margeaux Anselimi, Jr., Pearl River

Laura Arciniegas, Sr., Clarkstown South

Hanyu (Lani) Bao, So., Tappan Zee

Fiona Barr, Jr., Bronxville/Tuckahoe

Abigail Bartolacci, So., SHEDI

Sophia Bondikov, Jr., Harrison

Clarkstown North freshman Isabella Budnik, finishing third in the 200-yard freestyle at the state championships, is the 2021 LoHud Rockland Swimmer of the Year.
Clarkstown North freshman Isabella Budnik, finishing third in the 200-yard freestyle at the state championships, is the 2021 LoHud Rockland Swimmer of the Year.

Isabella Budnik, Jr., Clarkstown North

Chelsea Calvin, Sr., Suffern

Tamsin Coulthard, So., SHEDI

Jessica Crane, Sr., John Jay-CR

Kailee Dennis, Sr., Suffern

Kayla Dwyer, Jr., Clarkstown South

Nicole Euyoque, Jr., White Plains

Alex Fox, So., Nyack

Nyack's Cornelia Fox won the 100-yard freestyle at the Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.
Nyack's Cornelia Fox won the 100-yard freestyle at the Section 1 girls swimming championships at Felix Festa Nov. 8, 2022.

Cornelia Fox, Sr., Nyack

Maichina Gennarelli, Sr., Yonkers

Lucianna Gutierrez, Jr., Eastchester

Sophia Gutierrez, Fr., Eastchester

Kar Ha., Sr., White Plains

Alexis Hasko, Sr., John Jay-CR

Audrey Ho., Jr., Greeley

Grace Hricay, Sr., White Plains

Manon Jadot, Jr., SHEDI

Serena Ke., So., SHEDI

Alexis Kung. Jr., Briarcliff/Pleasantville/Westlake/Valhalla

Kayla Lombardo, Jr., Rye/Rye Neck/Blind Brook

Sophia Lord, Jr., Rye/Rye Neck/Blind Brook

Lauren Maierle, Jr., Eastchester

Kiera Naughton, Sr., Briarcliff/Pleasantville/Westlake/Valhalla (Briarcliff)

Jade O’Neill, Sr., Clarkstown (Clarkstown South)

Alexandra Pfeiffer, Sr., Eastchester

Katherine Place, Fr., Nyack

Gaea Ramirez, Sr., Suffern

Claudia Rapisarda, So., Eastchester

Sophia Rende, Jr., New Rochelle

Davia Richardson, So., Ursuline

Mackenzie Sabol, Jr., Briarcliff/Pleasantville/Westlake/Valhalla

Caitlin Sims, Sr., SHEDI

Addy Sirkowa, 8th grade, Tappan Zee

Kyra Skoglund, Sr., Suffern

Annabel Smith, Jr., Fox Lane

Kait Sweeney, Sr., Eastchester

Sofia Torres, Fr., Eastchester

Lily Urquiaga, So., North Rockland

Sienna White, Sr., Greeley

Kiersten Zecchin, Jr., North Rockland

2023 Lohud girls diving watch list

Horace Greeley's Sarah Agdern competes in the Section 1 girls diving championships at SUNY Purchase College on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Horace Greeley's Sarah Agdern competes in the Section 1 girls diving championships at SUNY Purchase College on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

Sarah Agdern, Sr., Greeley

Rhyleigh Baumann, So., White Plains

Angelina DeStefano, Jr., Tappan Zee

Nina Iaquinto, So., Suffern

Lucy Johnson, Jr., Greeley

Somers' Julia Wilkinson competes in the Section 1 girls diving championships at SUNY Purchase College on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
Somers' Julia Wilkinson competes in the Section 1 girls diving championships at SUNY Purchase College on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.

Julia Wilkinson, Sr., Somers

Emily Zaris, Fr., Clarkstown South

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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: NY girls swimming watch list: Swimmers and divers to watch in 2023