Swimming & Diving
Swimming and Diving
2025 Girls National Champions
2026 Boys State Champions
2026 Girls and Boys CIF Champions
2026 Girls and Boys Trinity League Champions
Schedule
Calendar
Schedule
- Boys Varsity Schedule
- Boys Open Schedule
- Boys Junior Varsity Schedule
- Boys Diving Schedule
- Girls Varsity Schedule
- Girls Open Schedule
- Girls JV Schedule
- Girls Dive Schedule
Boys Varsity Schedule
| 2025- 2026 Boys Varsity Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/5/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/13/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational (Prelims) | Mt. San Antonio College | 1:30 PM |
| Saturday | 3/14/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational (Finals) | Mt. San Antonio College | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Servite HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | USC Invite | USC | 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/1/2026 | St. John Bosco HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | California Catholic Swim Invitational | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday | 4/16/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Prelims) | Foothill HS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 4/18/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Finals) | Foothill HS | 9:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/29/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday | 5/7/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Prelims) | Mt. San Antonio College | 9:00 AM |
| Saturday | 5/9/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Finals) | Mt. San Antonio College | 10:00 AM |
| Friday | 5/15/2026 | CIF State Championships (Prelims) | Clovis West HS | 1:00 PM |
| Saturday | 5/16/2026 | CIF State Championships (Finals) | Clovis West HS | 10:30 AM |
Boys Open Schedule
| 2025- 2026 Boys Open Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/5/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Servite HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Friday | 3/20/2026 | Santa Margarita Swim Invitational (Prelims) | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | Santa Margarita Swim Invitational (Finals) | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/1/2026 | St. John Bosco HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational | Mt. San Antonio CC | 8:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/29/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
Boys Junior Varsity Schedule
| 2025 - 2026 Boys Junior Varsity Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/5/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Servite HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | USC Invite | USC | 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/1/2026 | St. John Bosco HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational | Mt. San Antonio CC | 8:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday | 4/16/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Prelims) | Foothill HS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 4/18/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Finals) | Foothill HS | 9:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 4/29/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
Boys Diving Schedule
| 2025 - 2026 Boys Varsity Diving Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Friday | 3/13/2026 | Mission Viejo Invitational | Marguerite Rec. Center | 9:00 AM |
| Saturday | 3/28/2026 | Santa Margarita Invitational | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Monday | 4/27/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | Crown Valley Pool | 10:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/30/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Finals) | Marguerite Rec. Center | 8:30 AM |
| Tuesday | 5/5/2026 | CIF State Qualifying | Mt. San Antonio College | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday | 5/14/2026 | CIF State Championships (Finals) | Clovis West HS | 2:00 PM |
Girls Varsity Schedule
| 2025- 2026 Girls Varsity Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 3/4/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 9:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/13/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational (Prelims) | Mt. San Antonio College | 1:30 PM |
| Saturday | 3/14/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational (Finals) | Mt. San Antonio College | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Rosary HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | USC Invite | USC | 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | California Catholic Swim Invitational | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Friday | 4/17/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Prelims) | Foothill HS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 4/18/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Finals) | Foothill HS | 9:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 4/28/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday | 5/7/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Prelims) | Mt. San Antonio College | 9:00 AM |
| Saturday | 5/9/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Finals) | Mt. San Antonio College | 10:00 AM |
| Friday | 5/15/2026 | CIF State Championships (Prelims) | Clovis West HS | 1:00 PM |
| Saturday | 5/16/2026 | CIF State Championships (Finals) | Clovis West HS | 10:30 AM |
Girls Open Schedule
| 2025- 2026 Girls Open Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 3/4/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 9:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Rosary HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Friday | 3/20/2026 | Santa Margarita Swim Invitational (Prelims) | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | Santa Margarita Swim Invitational (Finals) | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational | Mt. San Antonio CC | 8:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 4/28/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
Girls JV Schedule
| 2025 - 2026 Girls Junior Varsity Swimming Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Saturday | 2/21/2026 | Pentathlon | SMCHS | 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Woodbridge HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 3/4/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Prelims) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 3/6/2026 | Capo Valley Relays (Finals) | Capo Valley HS | 4:00 PM |
| Saturday | 3/7/2026 | Villa Park Relays | Villa Park HS | 9:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 3/10/2026 | Crean Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/19/2026 | Rosary HS | Servite HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 3/21/2026 | USC Invite | USC | 4:00 PM |
| Thursday | 3/26/2026 | Mater Dei HS | Mater Dei HS | 3:15 PM |
| Saturday | 4/11/2026 | Mt. Sac Invitational | Mt. San Antonio CC | 8:00 AM |
| Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Orange Lutheran HS | SMCHS | 3:15 PM |
| Friday | 4/17/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Prelims) | Foothill HS | 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | 4/18/2026 | Foothill Swim Games (Finals) | Foothill HS | 9:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/23/2026 | JSerra HS | JSerra HS | 3:15 PM |
| Tuesday | 4/28/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Prelims) | SMCHS | 4:00 PM |
| Friday | 5/1/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | SMCHS | 2:00 PM |
Girls Dive Schedule
| 2025 - 2026 Girls Varsity Diving Schedule | ||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Friday | 3/13/2026 | Mission Viejo Invitational | Marguerite Rec. Center | 9:00 AM |
| Saturday | 3/28/2026 | Santa Margarita Invitational | SMCHS | 10:00 AM |
| Monday | 4/27/2026 | Trinity League Championships (Finals) | Crown Valley Pool | 10:00 AM |
| Thursday | 4/30/2026 | CIF Division I Championships (Finals) | Marguerite Rec. Center | 8:30 AM |
| Tuesday | 5/5/2026 | CIF State Qualifying | Mt. San Antonio College | 2:00 PM |
| Thursday | 5/14/2026 | CIF State Championships (Finals) | Clovis West HS | 9:30 AM |
Roster
- Girls Varsity Swim & Dive Rosters
- Girls JV Swim & Dive Roster
- Boys Varsity Swim & Dive Rosters
- Boys JV Swim & Dive Rosters
- Boys Open Swim Team Roster
- Girls Open Swim Team Roster
Girls Varsity Swim & Dive Rosters
Girls JV Swim & Dive Roster
Boys Varsity Swim & Dive Rosters
Boys JV Swim & Dive Rosters
Boys Open Swim Team Roster
Girls Open Swim Team Roster
Coaches
Co-varsity head coach: rich blanc
Coach Rich Blanc begins his 25th year coaching the Girls Varsity and the 23rd year coaching the Boys Varsity. In 2021, the Girls Varsity finished with an overall record of 5-0, won its 21st straight Trinity League championship and won the CIF Division I Championships for the 7th year in a row. The team also was named Swimming World magazine’s National Independent champions. The Boys Varsity had its most successful season finishing with a 5-1 overall record, won the Trinity League championship, and won its first CIF Division I title. Both varsity teams ended the season ranked in the Orange County Register top team. Coach Blanc now has a combined 310-73-3 dual meet record in his years running the Eagles swim program, which is considered one of the top swimming programs in California. In 2000 and 2017, he was named the Orange County Swim Coach of the Year, and in 2014, Coach Blanc was named the National High School Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA). In addition to swimming, Coach Blanc teaches Economics at SMCHS. He resides in Ladera Ranch and is married to his lovely bride Taylor and together they are raising their amazing sons Adrian and Chance.
co-varsity head coach: ron blancLike his brother, Coach Ron Blanc brings 34 years of swim coaching experience to the Eagles. Coach Blanc coached at Mater Dei for 9 years, winning the 1990 CIF swimming title and a school-record 40 dual meets in a row. Coach Blanc has now coached at SMCHS for 26 years. When Coach Blanc's captured the 2000 CIF swimming championship at SMCHS, they became the only coaches in CIF swimming history to win 2 CIF titles at 2 different schools. Coach Blanc has had the privilege of coaching 109 All-Americans and 415 All-CIF swimmers at SMCHS. Since he began coaching at SMCHS, both varsities have been ranked in the Top 10 in the OC Register every year and has won 100 of 126 possible team league titles—a record no team in the Trinity league can match. In 2014, Coach Blanc was named the National High School Swim Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) and is a Level 5 Certified coach with the ASCA which only the top 5% of coaches in the U.S. achieve. He is also the Admissions Director at SMCHS and is married to his lovely bride, Kelley and reside in Ladera Ranch with their amazing cat, Mochi.
jv girls head coach: renee blanc-supernaw
Coach Supernaw returns for her 25th year coaching the Eagles Junior Varsity. In her 24 years with the Eagles, Coach Supernaw has compiled one of the most impressive records of any junior varsity team in California. She has coached the team to a 173-16 overall record and has guided her swimmers to break 101 lower level school records. Her JV team in 2021 won its 21st straight Trinity League championship, unprecedented in league history, going undefeated in league (4-0) and 6-0 overall. Coach Supernaw’s teams have built a reputation as the best junior varsity girls program in Orange County. 158 of her swimmers have won individual league titles in 22 years. Coach Supernaw teaches math at SM & enjoys making lemon squares and is enjoying being married to the love of her life, Mr. Shaun Supernaw and their incredible daughter Kayla Marie in November 2018. Mr. & Mrs. Supernaw currently live in Ladera Ranch.
jamie gorrell (meet manager)
christian macias
jordan shoemaker (celis)
jackson nigro
jim robison
kristen zepeda
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History
EAGLE SWIMMING & DIVING HISTORY
Santa Margarita Catholic High School Swimming and Diving has enjoyed a rich history of success since the team began during the school’s first year of existence in 1987. Since that first season in Spring 1988, the team has grown to over 130 student/athletes and the list of team accomplishments and nationally ranked student/athletes has continued to expand.
Girls National Champions:
- 2017
- 2018
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Girls California State Champions:
- 2018
- 2019
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
Girls CIF Champions:
- 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Boys California State Champions:
- 2023
- 2024
- 2026
Boys CIF Champions:
- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Girls League Champions:
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Boys League Champions:
- 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
In October 2007, the Swimming and Diving team witnessed the inauguration of the beautiful Eagle Aquatics Center. An Olympic-sized 50 meter pool with a full Colorado Timing System set up and permanent bleacher seating for 500 graces the east end of the campus. The pool has hosted national-level water polo events and several major club swimming meets and went through an extensive retrofit in 2020.
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw the first Eagle swimmers participate in the Olympic Games:
- Katie McLaughlin (’15)—USA—Silver Medal, 4 X 200 Freestyle Relay
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Anicka Delgado (’20)—Tokyo—Ecuador—50 & 100 Freestyle
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Anicka Delgado (’20)—Paris—Ecuador—50 Freestyl
The success of the Swimming and Diving team is unparalleled in Trinity League history and in Southern California high school swimming. Some achievements include:
- 11 Consecutive (12 total) CIF-SS Division I Girls team championships
- 5 Consecutive CIF-SS Division I Boys team championships
- 7 CIF California Girls State Swimming and Diving champions
- 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Swimming World magazine Girls National Champions
- 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 NISCA (National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association) Girls National Champions
- 25 Consecutive Girls team league championships
- 17 Boys team league championships
- 124 out of the 144 total team league championships (Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Open) since 2000
- 92 Consecutive Dual Meet Victories, Girls Varsity (2011-present)
In the past several years, Eagle Swimming has set 6 National High School swimming records:
- Katie McLaughlin, 100 Butterfly, :51.53, 2015
- Ella Ristic, Mackenzie Degn, Anicka Delgado, Samantha Shelton, 400 Freestyle Relay, 3:18.26, 2017
- Grant Shoults, 200 Freestyle, 1:33.26, 2016
- Grant Shoults, 500 Freestyle, 4:12.87, 2016
- Macky Hodges, Teia Salvino, Teagan O’Dell, Justina Kozan, 400 Freestyle Relay 3:14.80, 2022
- Teia Salvino, Asia Kozan, Gracyn Aquino, Teagan O'Dell, 200 Freestyle Relay 1:29.60, 2023
Several notable Eagle Swimmers and Divers have qualified for the Olympic Trials, the highest level of competition in the country:
- Phillipe Demers (’97)—1996, 2000
- Frank Uxa (’98)—2000
- Matt Martin (’97)—2000
- Meagan Brown (’08)—2008
- Conor Murphy (’10)—2012
- Katie McLaughlin (’15)—2012, 2016, 2020
- Mackenzie Degn (’19)—2016
- Isabelle Odgers (’18)—2016, 2020, 2024
- Kahley Rowell (’10)—2016
- Grant Shoults (’16)—2016, 2020
- Samantha Shelton (’18)—2016
- Chris Taber (’14)—2016
- Ella Ristic ('20) - 2020
- Noah Brune ('19) - 2020
- Justina Kozan ('22) – 2020, 2024
- Anicka Delgado (’20)—2020, 2024
- Humberto Najera (23)—2020, 2024
- Macky Hodges (’23)—2020, 2024
- Teagan O’Dell (’25)—2020, 2024
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