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Cape boys’ swimming garners fourth at DIAA Championships

Salesianum takes first again
Cape’s 400 free relay team garnered third place on the podium. Shown are (l-r) Brady Schell, Shane Toback, Holden Tighe and Jaxen Edwards. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
February 24, 2025

The Cape Henlopen boys’ swim team took their Henlopen Conference championship squad to the DIAA swim championship in the Rawstrom Natatorium at the University of Delaware and garnered fourth place with 176 points. Taking the top spot was Salesianum with 389 points, second went to St. Mark’s with 273 and third was taken by the Charter School of Wilmington.

“I thought we did great,” said Cape senior Holden Tighe. “Lots of school records were broken at the championships. It wasn’t a bad way to end the season, and I think Cape is gonna continue to impress at states over the next few years.”

Rounding out the top 10 were Newark Charter in fifth with 143 points, Brandywine sixth with 133, Tower Hill seventh with 131, Sanford eighth with 120, Mount Sophia ninth with 96 and Archmere 10th with 86.

Sussex Academy placed 12th, Lake Forest took 13th, 16th place went to Indian River and Sussex Tech placed 23rd. Delmarva Christian had its very first swimmer qualification and garnered 26th place.

See full results at suburbanswim.club/wp-content/uploads/finals_diaa/rt_results/index.htm.

 

Cape head coach Bill Geppert is pleased with the outcome of the final race of the evening as his 400 free relay team garners a third-place spot on the podium.
Cape’s 200 free relay team of (l-r) Davis Mault, Jacob Gabbard, Brooks Leonhartt and Weston Bohl took 10th place with a time of 1:34.21.
Sussex Academy’s Michael Whitaker swims the backstroke leg of the medley realy. He and Jackson Laux, Angel Figueroa and Christian Wright came in 10th with a time of 1:43.03.
Shane Toback leaves the blocks in the 200 medley relay. He and Holden Tighe, Brady Schell and Jaxen Edwards took fourth with a time of 1:39.04.
Sussex Academy’s Angel Figueroa placed 16th in the individual medley with a 2:07.60.
Cape sophomore Brady Schell places seventh in the 100 butterfly with a 52.99.
Cape’s Cole Huxtable places 12th in the 200 free with a 1:52.72 time.
Cape senior Holden Tighe places sixth in the 100 freestyle with a 48.66.
Delmarva Christian’s Tristan McCullough places 16th in the 500 free with a 5:16.92.
Cape’s Jack Bain celebrates his ninth-place finish in the 500 freestyle with a 5:05.39 time.
Cape senior Shane Toback takes off in the 100 backstroke. He placed 12th with a 55.48.
Lake Forest senior Kyle Parham swims to fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a 58.78.
Cape freshman Jaxen Edwards swims to third in the 500 free with a 4:43.84.
Cape freshman Jaxen Edwards stands on the third-place podium spot for the 500 freestyle. Taking second was Conner Verbanas of Wilmington Friends and first place Tim Hanway of Salesianum.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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