Top 25 boys swimmers and divers for 2022-23 season
Clockwise, from top left: Patrick Broderick, Noah Cakir, John Holler and Allan Chu.
Newsday's annual look at the top 25 boys swimmers and divers on Long Island this winter, in alphabetical order.
Patrick Broderick, Manhasset, Sr.
He finished third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:33.55) and 15th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:45.58) at last season's state Federation championships.
Colin Buscarino, Hauppauge, Jr.
Buscarino finished fourth in the 1-meter dive at the Suffolk championships last season.
Noah Cakir, St. Anthony’s, So.
Cakir placed second in the 200-yard individual medley (1:51.33) and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.02) at last season's state Federation championships. He won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:51.96 and the 100-yard backstroke in 56.66 at last season's CHSAA championships.
Allan Chu, Syosset, Jr.
Chu finished 12th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:40.75) and 11th in the 200-yard individual medley (1:56.39) at last season's state Federation championships.
Christopher Dandola, St. John the Baptist, Sr.
Dandola finished 19th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.70) and was in the top 25 for his 100-yard freestyle (54.33) at last season’s CHSAA championships.
Noah Guinta, Comsewogue, Sr.
He finished sixth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.68) and 13th in the 100-yard backstroke (51.98) at last season's state Federation championships.
John Holler, Smithtown, Sr.
Holler placed 15th in both the 100-yard breaststroke (59.57) and 200-yard individual medley (1:57.28) at last season's state Federation championships.
Brian Kern, Chaminade, Sr.
Kern had an impressive showing at the CHSAA championships last season, finishing sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (53.39) and eighth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.17). He also completed the 50-yard freestyle in 22.90.
David Kushnirsky, Hewlett, Soph.
He placed seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (58.48) at last season's state Federation championships.
Clockwise, from top left: Pierre Leroy, Stephen McDonald, Aaron Mendoza, Ryan Nuñez and Ethan Miao.
Pierre Leroy, Huntington/Harborfields/Whitman, Sr.
He placed fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:35.11) and 11th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.27) at last season's state Federation championships. He also was a part of two county championship-winning relay teams.
Stephen McDonald, Chaminade, Sr.
McDonald finished sixth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41:42) and 11th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:40.23) at last season's state Federation championships. He also was a member of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay at the CHSAA championships last season.
Matthew McManus, St. Anthony’s, Sr.
He finished 16th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.84) and 21st in the 100-yard freestyle (47.80) at last season's state Federation championships.
Aaron Mendoza, St. Anthony’s, Jr.
Mendoza finished eighth in both the 100-yard butterfly (51.08) and 100-yard backstroke (51.39) at last season's state Federation championships.
Ethan Miao, Levittown-East Meadow, Sr.
At last season's Nassau championships, Miao finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (48.59) and 10th in the 50-yard freestyle (22.71).
Ryan Nuñez, Kellenberg, Sr.
He placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.50) and fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:41.12) at last season's state Federation championships. Nunez also won the 100-yard butterfly in 50.43 at the CHSAA championships.
Ethan Nus, Hewlett, Soph.
He placed 19th in both the 200-yard individual medley (1:55.40) and 100-yard butterfly (51.59) at last season's state Federation championships.
From left, Martin Perecinsky, Nicholas Rhodes and Adrian Romej
Martin Perecinsky, Kings Park, Jr.
He finished fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (51.27) and 10th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.84) at last season's state Federation championships.
Nicholas Rhodes, South Side-Lynbrook, Sr.
Rhodes finished 11th in the 100-yard butterfly (50.90) and 10th in the 100-yard backstroke (51.16) at last season's state Federation championships.
Adrian Romej, Levittown-East Meadow, Sr.
He finished 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1.43:76) at last season's state Federation championships.
Tyler Romero, Deer Park, Jr.
He finished seventh in the 1-meter dive at the Suffolk championships last season.
From left, Lucas Silva, Evan Spagnoletti and Vincent Vinciguerra.
Lucas Silva, Chaminade, Sr.
He placed seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (50.81) at last season's state Federation championships. Silva also was a member of the winning 200-yard freestyle relay at the CHSAA championships last season .
Evan Spagnoletti, Huntington/Harborfields/Whitman, Sr.
He finished 14th in the 100-yard butterfly (51.52) and placed in the top 50 for the 50-yard freestyle (22.21) at last season's state Federation championships. He also was a part of two county championship-winning relay teams.
Vincent Vinciguerra, Ward Melville, Jr.
He placed 15th in the 100-yard freestyle (47.29) and 21st in the 50-yard freestyle (21.83) at last season's state Federation championships.
Tristan Weingarten, Connetquot-East Islip, Jr.
Weingarten finished 10th in the 100-yard freestyle (46.75) and 11th in the 50-yard freestyle (21.54) at last season's state Federation championships.
Tristan Yang, Jericho, Fr.
Yang finished fourth last season in the 1-meter dive (504.40) at last season's state Federation championships.
Colin Buscarino, left, and Tristan Yang.
