WPIAL Girls’ Swimming & Diving Individual Champions

The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has crowned individual champions in girls’ swimming & diving since 1973. The 2022-2023 season marks the WPIAL’s 51st year of competition in the sport.

Below you will find links to each champion(s) by event, as well as a list of the 27 student-athletes who won four WPIAL individual swimming & diving titles in a specific event.

50 Free | 100 Free | 200 Free | 500 Free | 100 Back | 100 Breast | 100 Fly | 200 IM
200 Free Relay | 400 Free Relay | 200 Medley Relay | 1-Meter Dive

To view the list of team champions, please click here: LINK

Champion School Years Event(s)
Maggie Foley North Catholic 2020-2023 1-Meter Dive
Sophie Shao Fox Chapel 2020-2023 100 Fly
Christina Shi North Allegheny 2020-2023 1-Meter Dive
Molly Smyers North Allegheny 2018-2021 500 Free
Torie Buerger North Allegheny 2017-2020 100 Back
Olivia Livingston Gateway 2017-2020 50 Free, 100 Free
Trinity Ward Mt. Lebanon 2016-2019 100 Fly
Bailey Bonnett Highlands 2014-2017 200 IM
Emily Zimcosky Geibel Catholic 2013-2016 100 Free
Maria Lohman Chartiers Valley 2012-2015 1-Meter Dive
Kristen Murslack Pine-Richland 2010-2013 200 IM
Andrea Marko Greensburg C.C. 2007-2010 100 Back
Becca Zimmer Bethel Park 2006-2009 500 Free
Sarah Dunleavy Bethel Park 2005-2008 200 IM
Kaitlyn Orstein Mt. Lebanon 2001-2004 100 Breast
Cindy Weir Penn-Trafford 1998-2001 50 Free
Brittany Garza Shady Side Academy 1997-2000 1-Meter Dive
Jen O’Brien Penn Hills 1997-2000 1-Meter Dive
Sara Trohaugh Montour 1995-1998 100 Back
Kay Toth Peters Township 1994-1997 500 Free
Cathy Bardzil Peters Township 1993-1996 100 Breast
Beth Clark Freeport 1993-1996 1-Meter Dive
Candie Burke Baldwin 1987-1990 100 Breast
Melanie Morgan Gateway 1986-1989 50 Free
Anne Spaeder Gateway 1985-1988 200 IM
Michelle Chow Gateway 1983-1986 100 Free
Melanie Buddemeyer Penn Hills 1981-1984 100 Fly, 200 IM