The Central Buckeye League (CBL) is pleased to announce the 2026 all-league winners for the swimming & diving season.
Team Champions
Boys Team Champion: Bexley
Girls Team Champion: Bexley
Championship Coaches
Boys Coach of the Year: Mitch Fries (Bexley)
Girls Coach of the Year: Sandy Sliwowski (Bexley)
Swimmers of the Meet
Boys Swimmers of the Meet: Wystan Cann (Columbus Academy), Ethan Liu (Columbus Academy), William Duan (Columbus Academy)
Girls Swimmers of the Meet: Sophie Dankof (Bexley), Maddie Esposito (Columbus Academy), Katie Drummond (Bexley)
Team Rankings
Girls
- Bexley
- Columbus School for Girls
- Grandview Heights
- Columbus Academy
- Buckeye Valley
- Bishop Ready
Boys
- Bexley
- Columbus Academy
- Buckeye Valley
- Grandview Heights
- Worthington Christian
Relay Events
200 Yard Medley Relay
Boys
1st Team: Columbus Academy — Ethan Liu, William Duan, Justin Li, Boris Kimkhe
2nd Team: Bexley — Orion Abner, Rocco Saenz, Liam Starkey, Auggie Kuiken
Honorable Mention: Buckeye Valley — Charlie Stover, Charlie Bogdanovitch, Andrew Helder, Noah Krantz
Girls
1st Team: Bexley — Sophie Dankof, Avery Chapman, Katie Drummond, Coco Kaplansky
2nd Team: Columbus Academy — Emily Ricci, Maddie Esposito, Kayla Riedel, Nousha Afaghi
Honorable Mention: Columbus School for Girls — Emma Mathwig, Caroline Gilani, Margaret Krabacher, Grace Chapman
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
Boys
1st Team: Columbus Academy — Wystan Cann, Boris Kimkhe, Max Berry, Luke Lu
2nd Team: Bexley — Gage Delgado-Jones, Asher Crilly, Auggie Kuiken, Hayes Bucco
Honorable Mention: Grandview Heights — Bruno Lount, Andrew Rowland, Anders Olson, Theodore Halberg
Girls
1st Team: Bexley — Miriam Schrimpf, Coco Kaplansky, Vivi Hoy, Katie Drummond
2nd Team: Columbus School for Girls — Caroline Gilani, Yinan Chen, Emma Mathwig, Grace Chapman
Honorable Mention: Grandview Heights — Campbell Catlett, Adelaide Hopkins, Hattie Fischer, Mira Bondy
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
Boys
1st Team: Columbus Academy — Ethan Liu, Luke Lu, Wystan Cann, William Duan
2nd Team: Bexley — Orion Abner, Hayes Bucco, Linus Rosenthal, Liam Starkey
Honorable Mention: Buckeye Valley — Brayden Rish, Gavin Smith, Zachary Schibler, Aiden Cusack
Girls
1st Team: Bexley — Evie Meissner, Kendal Starkey, Hadley Langolf, Charlotte Holzhall
2nd Team: Columbus Academy — Maddie Esposito, Nousha Afaghi, Emily Ricci, Kayla Riedel
Honorable Mention: Grandview Heights — Campbell Catlett, Adelaide Hopkins, Hattie Fischer, Mira Bondy
Individual Events
200 Yard Freestyle
Boys
1st Team: Ethan Liu (Columbus Academy, So)
2nd Team: Luke Lu (Columbus Academy, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Linus Rosenthal (Bexley, Fr)
Girls
1st Team: Maddie Esposito (Columbus Academy, Sr)
2nd Team: Charlotte Holzhall (Bexley, Sr)
Honorable Mention: Genevieve Bennett (Bexley, Fr)
200 Yard IM
Boys
1st Team: Wystan Cann (Columbus Academy, Fr)
2nd Team: Liam Starkey (Bexley, So)
Honorable Mention: Gage Delgado-Jones (Bexley, So)
Girls
1st Team: Sophie Dankof (Bexley, So)
2nd Team: Kendal Starkey (Bexley, Fr)
Honorable Mention: Coco Kaplansky (Bexley, So)
50 Yard Freestyle
Boys
1st Team: Bruno Lount (Grandview Heights, So)
2nd Team: Justin Li (Columbus Academy, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Orion Abner (Bexley, So)
Girls
1st Team: Katie Drummond (Bexley, So)
2nd Team: Hadley Langolf (Bexley, Sr)
Honorable Mention: Vivi Hoy (Bexley, So)
1 Meter Diving
Boys
1st Team: Jackson Monus (Bexley, Jr)
2nd Team: Rylan Mifsud (Columbus Academy, So)
Girls
1st Team: Maura Yates (Grandview Heights, Jr)
2nd Team: Delaney Woods (Columbus School for Girls, Sr)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Langolf (Bexley, So)
100 Yard Butterfly
Boys
1st Team: Wystan Cann (Columbus Academy, Fr)
2nd Team: Sam Zhu (Worthington Christian, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Josiah Doyel (Worthington Christian, So)
Girls
1st Team: Katie Drummond (Bexley, So)
2nd Team: Campbell Catlett (Grandview Heights, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Genevieve Bennett (Bexley, Fr)
100 Yard Freestyle
Boys
1st Team: William Duan (Columbus Academy, Jr)
2nd Team: Theodore Halberg (Grandview Heights, So)
Honorable Mention: Boris Kimkhe (Columbus Academy, So)
Girls
1st Team: Maddie Esposito (Columbus Academy, Sr)
2nd Team: Avery Chapman (Bexley, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Grace Chapman (Columbus School for Girls, Sr)
500 Yard Freestyle
Boys
1st Team: Ethan Liu (Columbus Academy, So)
2nd Team: Sam Zhu (Worthington Christian, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Linus Rosenthal (Bexley, Fr)
Girls
1st Team: Kayla Riedel (Columbus Academy, Fr)
2nd Team: Hadley Langolf (Bexley, Sr)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Leukart (Bexley, Jr)
100 Yard Backstroke
Boys
1st Team: Luke Lu (Columbus Academy, Jr)
2nd Team: Justin Li (Columbus Academy, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Liam Starkey (Bexley, So)
Girls
1st Team: Sophie Dankof (Bexley, So)
2nd Team: Campbell Catlett (Grandview Heights, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Holzhall (Bexley, Sr)
100 Yard Breaststroke
Boys
1st Team: William Duan (Columbus Academy, Jr)
2nd Team: Max Berry (Columbus Academy, Jr)
Honorable Mention: Rocco Saenz (Bexley, Fr)
Girls
1st Team: Vivi Hoy (Bexley, So)
2nd Team: Grace Chapman (Columbus School for Girls, Sr)
Honorable Mention: Avery Chapman (Bexley, Jr)