Bishop Ireton swimmers capture men's, women's NoVa Catholic titles

Coaches proudly display men's and women's championship trophies.

Bishop Ireton’s swim and dive team made a splash at the Freedom Center Saturday as they swept the men’s and women’s team titles in the northern region of Catholic Schools in Virginia. Bishop O’Connell was a distant second on the men’s side while the Cardinals edged the Knights on the women’s side. For the gals, it was a successful defense of their championship won in 2013, while the men overcame a second place finish to O’Connell a year ago to win the 2014 event going away.

The wins marked the second team championships of the week for the Cardinals, who swept the Alexandria City championships for the 8th straight time under head coach John Gullickson.

Team Results:

Boys: Girls:

Bishop Ireton 311 Bishop Ireton 271

Bishop O’Connell 246 Bishop O’Connell 258

Paul VI 240 Paul VI 205

J0hn Paul the Great 176 St Gertrude’s 204

Seton School 136 Seton School 190

St Michael’s 101 John Paul the Great 74

Benedictine 64