By Keith Dunlap on SwimSwam
2026 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Association Division 1 State Swimming Championships
Feb. 19-20 Morgantown, WV SCY (25 yards) ResultsIt was a new format this year for the annual West Virginia Secondary School Activities Association State Swimming Championships, with meets held in two Divisions instead of one as in years past.
In Division 1, it was a sweep for George Washington High School, claiming titles in both the girls’ and boys’ meets.
The girls’ contest was incredibly close, with George Washington prevailing by just one point over runner-up Parkersburg in a meet where seven points separated the top-five teams.
George Washington also won the boys’ title, finishing four points ahead of runner-up Bridgeport.
Girls’ Recap
The meet came down to the last race, where a 3rd-place finish in the 400 free relay was good enough for George Washington to hold on to the team title by the slimmest of margins. Parkersburg was 2nd in the relay.
Morgantown, which finished 3rd in the final team standings — just three points behind George Washington — won the event in 3:52.50 behind the team of Lily Kozel (56.56), Maya Nalcakan (58.95), Avery Householder (1:01.69) and Ellie Perella (55.30).
The individual standouts of the meet were Fairmont Senior High sophomore Claire Ciemania, Bridgeport sophomore Emma Ahmed and Parkersburg sophomore Delaney Snodgrass.
Ciemania had a double repeat, defending her titles in both the 200 IM (2:08.32) and the 100 back (56.28). She also had a 24.58 anchor split to help Fairmont Senior win the 200 free relay in a time of 1:45.34. Other team members were Giana Armistead (26.41), Lily Rosenberger (27.63) and Hailey Rogers (26.72),
Ahmed ruled the sprint freestyle events, claiming the 50 free in 24.69 and the 100 freeare in 53.69, both personal best times. She also had a 25.73 fly split to help Bridgeport win the 200 medley relay in 1:56.32. Other team members were Brooklyn Richmond (29.60), Jacie Wood (34.10) and Kennedy Marsh (26.89).
Snodgrass also had a double repeat, once again claiming both the 200 free (1:52.69) and 500 free (4:59.48) in personal best times.
Morgantown sophomore Ellie Perella claimed the 100 fly title in a personal best time of 1:02.29, while the 100 breast was won by University High junior Monica Fisher in a personal best time of 1:08.89.
Girls’ Team Standings — Top 5
George Washington, 58 Parkersburg, 57 Morgantown, 55 Bridgeport, 54 Fairmont Senior 51Boys’ Recap
Much like their female counterparts, the George Washington boys also held on in the last event, finishing 2nd in the 400 free relay to edge Bridgeport in the final standings. Bridgeport was 3rd in the relay.
Morgantown’s team of Solomon Rolston (50.87), Owen Gregory (50.14), Lincoln Alugbuo (49.23) and Christian Hammer (47.43) won the event in a time of 3:17.67.
George Washington was led by senior Kenneth McGlothen, a West Virginia commit who won the 200 IM (1:51.13) and then later repeated as champion in the 100 back (49.77).
McGlothen also had a 23.79 back split to help George Washington win the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:40.10. Other team members were Sam Lopinsky (27.58), Wes Hamrick (25.12) and Ali Elkhansa (23.61).
The other multi-event winner was Parkersburg sophomore Levi More, who captured the 200 free (1:42.74) and the 500 free (4:36.36), both in personal best times.
Other event winners were:
Musselman senior Sawyer Wright, a Frostburg State commit, won the 50 free in a personal best time of 21.84. Hammer, a senior for Morgantown, repeated as champion in the 100 fly with a personal best time of 49.97. Fairmont Senior High sophomore Tred Bennington claimed the 100 free in a personal best time of 46.68. Bridgeport won the 200 free relay in 1:29.28 behind the team of James Hadjis (21.67), Patrick Hammond (23.39), Cole Parsons (22.26) and Nate Dodson (21.96). Saint Albans senior John Humphreys topped the field in the 100 breast, clocking a personal best time of 58.11.Boys’ Team Standings — Top 5
George Washington, 83 Bridgeport, 79 Morgantown, 76 John Marshall, 47 Musselman, 44
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