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 |