PIAA Boys’ Swimming & Diving Individual Champions – 500 Freestyle

Year Winner (School) Class Championship Time & Runner-Up
2023 Parker Sterlitz (Kiski Area) 2A 4:30.40; def. Matthew Purcell (Northgate) by 1.23
2022 Matthew Purcell (Northgate) 2A 4:35.14; def. Woobie Kupsky (MMI Prep) by 1.14
2021 Kyle Thome (Indiana) 2A 4:40.22; def. R.J. Farina (Notre Dame Green Pond) by 0.08
2019 Rick Mihm (North Allegheny) 3A 4:23.48; def. Matt Bonnell (Abington) by 0.33
2018 Rick Mihm (North Allegheny) 3A 4:24.02
2015 Jarod Kehl (West Allegheny) 2A 4:31.21
2014 Zach Buerger (North Allegheny) 3A 4:22.75
  Jarod Kehl (West Allegheny) 2A 4:28.80
2013 Zach Buerger (North Allegheny) 3A 4:28.12
  Drew Damich (Chartiers Valley) 2A 4:33.75
2012 Christian McCurdy (Penn-Trafford) 3A 4:28.29
2011 John Nappi (Mt. Lebanon) 3A 4:27.64
David Paulk (Shady Side Acad.) 2A 4:29.41
2010 Jonathan Buerger (N. Allegheny) 3A 4:25.35
2008 Trevor Scheid (Shady Side Acad.) 2A 4:24.42
2003 Patrick Mellors (Central Catholic) 3A 4:28.45
1999 Brent McAuliffe (McGuffey) 2A 4:37.78
1997 Matt Harrington (Hampton) 2A 4:29.57
1993 Patrick Wetzel (North Allegheny) 3A 4:33.56
1987 Eric Namesnik (Butler) 4:32.34
1986 Eric Deglau (Mt. Lebanon) 4:35.11
1985 Eric Deglau (Mt. Lebanon) 4:33.96
1981 Craig Ludwick (Chartiers Valley) 4:32.75
1980 Craig Ludwick (Chartiers Valley) 4:38.16
1977 Jeff Trew (Shaler) 4:37.71
1976 Jeff Trew (Shaler) 4:33.55