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Cape teams fare well at DIAA swim championships

Newark Charter and Sallies win state titles
The 200 freestyle relay team of seniors (l-r) JP Heid, Ryan Bixler, Dylan Kaplan and Josh Toback broke the school record with a time of 1:32.66. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
February 24, 2019

The Cape boys’ and girls’ swim teams participated in the DIAA State Championships at Carpenter Sports Natatorium in the University of Delaware’s Lil’ Bob. The girls took 12th place with 85 points, while the boys placed 15th with 61.

Newark Charter won the girls’ division with 284 points, while Salesianum took first place in the boys’ division with 397 points.

The 200 freestyle relay team of seniors JP Heid, Ryan Bixler, Dylan Kaplan and Josh Toback broke the school record with a time of 1:32.66.

Final results can be viewed on http://www.sslswim.org.

The 200 freestyle relay team of seniors (l-r) JP Heid, Ryan Bixler, Dylan Kaplan and Josh Toback broke the school record with a time of 1:32.66. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Josh Toback swims the 200-yard freestyle.
Sussex Tech’s Jonathan Lee swims to 14th place in the breaststroke in 1:04.46.
Sussex Academy’s Trey Mitchell swims to 12th place in the individual medley with a time of 2:06.28.
Milford’s Ben Sobota leaves the blocks in the 50 free. He finished 10th with a time of 22.64.
The Indian River 200 freestyle relay team of (l-r) Michael Barnes, Mitch McGee, Max Kohr and Will Douds took third with a time of 1:30.67. They are the first Indian River swimmers to reach the podium in the history of the DIAA swim championships.
Sussex Central’s Jordan Pritchett swims the fly leg of the medley relay. He finished 14th in 1:49.62.
Cape sophomore Thomas Weeks placed 14th in the 500 free in 5:01.03.
Cape senior Josh Toback swims the 100 butterfly.
Cape coaches (l-r) Pete Olson, Bill Geppert and Kristina Lingo cheer on their 400 free relay team.
Cape’s Dylan Kaplan leaves the blocks in the 200 free relay.
Cape’s JP Heid swims a leg of the 200 free relay.
Cape senior Madelyn McGreevy swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.
Cape senior Madelyn McGreevy makes the turn in the 100 breaststroke.
Erin Morrissey takes off from the blocks in the final of the 200 freestyle relay.
Aya Daisey takes off as Madelyn McGreevy touches up, while teammates Amaya Daisey and Erin Morrissey look on in the 200 free relay.
Aya Daisey swims to seventh in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:02.07.
Cape junior Gianna Vayda swims the breaststroke leg of the medley relay.
Sussex Academy’s Tess Mariner swims to 15th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.82.
Sussex Tech’s Kelsey Fowler starts of the medley relay for the Ravens.
Tech’s Kylie Mitchell places fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:11.40.
The Sussex Tech medley relay team awaits the referee’s signal.
Cape’s Amaya Daisey awaits the touch of Erin Morrissey in the 200 free relay.
Sussex Tech’s Brittany Hall leaves the blocks in the 200 free relay.
Molly Doppler swims the fly for Sussex Tech.

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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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