Swimming & Diving
2025 Girls National Champions
2025 Girls State Champions
2025 Girls and Boys CIF Champions
2025 Girls and Boys Trinity League Champions
Forms
Online Registration
SMCHS Swimming and Diving Team Online Medical Registration
SMCHS Athletics uses online medical registration for all sports. No athlete will be permitted to participate in practices until the registration process is complete. For the swim and dive team, the following forms must be submitted online.
· Athletic Physical Evaluation Form (need to complete one per school year, not one for each sport you play)(if you played a fall or winter sport, you still need to go to the online website and add “Swimming and Diving, Boys” or “Swimming and Diving, Girls” to your list of sports and electronically sign all the forms)
· Statement of Consent
· Sudden Cardiac Arrest Information Sheet
· Staph Infection Information Sheet
· CIF Parent Code of Conduct
· Concussion Information Sheet
· Diocese of Orange Sports Activity Permission Form & Release
· CIF Athlete Code of Ethics
STEPS TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION
Our school is using AthleticClearance.com for online registration. To access, please go to the school webpage (smhs.org) and select the pull down menu “Athletics.” Then, select “Sports Medicine.” Once there, look for “To Begin the Process” and select “Click Here”. Select AthleticClearance.com. Select the California icon. Then, select “Start Registering your Athlete.” Then, log in using your account info from last year (user name and password) or if you are a registering for the first time, please create your account. After logging in, select “Start Clearance Here.” There are five steps to the online registration:
Student Info (this is where you will upload your scanned athletic physical form)
Medical History
Parent/Guardian Info
Signatures
Donation (this step is optional)
Some details: You will also see “To Download the Physical Form”. If you need to complete a physical, please print this out and take it to your doctor to have him or her fill out and sign. You will then need to scan the document and upload it to the online registration site. Please read the information on the registration home page of our website before you upload the Physical Form. Your physical is only good for 1 year (365 days). Our season ends on May 17, 2025. If you took a physical before May 17, 2024, you will need to get another physical to cover you for this upcoming season.
Note that one form—the 1) Swimming and Diving Team Contract must still be submitted on paper and must be mailed to the school, care of Rich or Ron Blanc, or hand delivered to either Coach Rich or Ron Blanc. This form is green and was included in the student registration packet that he or she picked up at the swim\dive team registration meetings after school. You can also find this form on the Swimming & Diving team page on our school’s website. To access it, go to smhs.org and select the pull down menu “Athletics.” Then, select “Teams.” Then, select “Spring Season”. Then, select the Swimming & Diving icon. Then, select the link “Forms.” Then, select the form.
Payment of Team Participation Fees: This year, each athlete’s family will be automatically billed for their participation fees on Saturday, January 11. The fees will be pulled on Friday, February 14. Swimmers participation fee is $1750. Diver participation fee is $450. By your son or daughter attending the student-athlete sign up meetings in December/January, they have agreed to join the team and be subject to this billing. If you have decided not to join the team, you must email Coach Rich Blanc (blancr@smhs.org) or Coach Ron Blanc (blancron@smhs.org) by January 8 to avoid being assessed the participation fee charge
Order Forms
Team Contract
Sponsorship Form
Calendar
2025 Awards Banquet
Rosters
- 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
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Craycraft | 12 | Dive |
| Jenna Haigh | 12 | Dive |
| MacKenna Hall | 10 | Dive |
| Kayla Keoveunxay | 10 | Dive |
| Olivia O'Brien | 10 | Dive |
| Samantha Whitton | 10 | Dive |
| Gracyn Aquino | 12 | Swim |
| Gillian Ascari | 9 | Swim |
| Katie Brown | 10 | Swim |
| Hannah Campbell | 11 | Swim |
| Nicole Christensen | 12 | Swim |
| Sammy Cummins | 12 | Swim |
| Valentina Delgado | 9 | Swim |
| Giselle Hollis | 12 | Swim |
| Morgan Hoppe | 12 | Swim |
| Audrey Lee | 12 | Swim |
| Sydnie Massucco | 10 | Swim |
| Victoria Mori | 12 | Swim |
| Teagan O'Dell | 12 | Swim |
| Kali Rankin Zelada | 11 | Swim |
| Daniela Scott | 9 | Swim |
| Eileen Song | 10 | Swim |
| Chloe Stinson | 12 | Swim |
| Vivian Taylor | 10 | Swim |
| Yingxin (Zoe) Xiao | 9 | Swim |
| Nicole Yang | 9 | Swim |
| Serena Ye | 9 | Swim |
| Sophia Zhu | 11 | Swim |
Girls JV Swim & Dive Roster
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Lauren Arcari | 9 | Swim |
| Dolma Arow | 12 | Swim |
| Emily Atienza | 10 | Swim |
| Lulu Dilao | 9 | Swim |
| Chloe Garcia | 9 | Swim |
| Emma Gomez | 12 | Swim |
| Danielle Gorrell | 12 | Swim |
| Brooke Kaltenbach | 12 | Swim |
| Emerson Kavelaars-Eakins | 11 | Swim |
| Hannah Kim | 9 | Swim |
| Allison Leung | 10 | Swim |
| Angela Lim | 11 | Swim |
| Bethany Mader | 10 | Swim |
| Sophia Mader | 10 | Swim |
| Addie Matthews | 12 | Swim |
| Jaylin Nigro | 10 | Swim |
| Clarisse Salazar | 11 | Swim |
| Kiley Stoufflet | 10 | Swim |
| Kathy Yu | 11 | Swim |
| Megan Zimmerman | 12 | Swim |
Boys Varsity Swim & Dive Rosters
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Valentino Nieto | 12 | Dive |
| Amir Ali | 9 | Swim |
| Evan Bueras | 12 | Swim |
| Andrew Calhoun | 11 | Swim |
| Zhenfei (Jeffrey) Chang | 10 | Swim |
| Nicholas Chen | 9 | Swim |
| Luke Collins | 10 | Swim |
| Parker Coombs | 11 | Swim |
| Adam Cuthbert | 11 | Swim |
| Aaron Deng | 9 | Swim |
| Haofei (Matthew) Ding | 9 | Swim |
| Kenneth Dodge | 9 | Swim |
| Carson Eich | 11 | Swim |
| Xiuhan (Daniel) Fu | 12 | Swim |
| Sonit Joshi | 11 | Swim |
| Matthew Kim | 12 | Swim |
| Bennett Korner | 11 | Swim |
| Adam Lee | 12 | Swim |
| Nicholas Lee | 12 | Swim |
| Tyler Lee | 10 | Swim |
| Darren Nguyen | 11 | Swim |
| Taylor Thongintra | 10 | Swim |
| Rowan Yoo | 9 | Swim |
Boys JV Swim & Dive Rosters
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Allen | 11 | Swim |
| Andrew Curtis | 11 | Swim |
| Charles (Luke) d'Arcy | 10 | Swim |
| Zakari Huey-Nazareno | 11 | Swim |
| Chase Kim | 11 | Swim |
| Preston Kwon | 10 | Swim |
| Chanho (Caleb) Lee | 9 | Swim |
| Ryan Lezak | 9 | Swim |
| Jia Le (Kevin) Liang | 9 | Swim |
| John Martinez | 12 | Swim |
| Jackson Nigro | 12 | Swim |
| Benjamin Patterson | 10 | Swim |
| Chase Ryan | 10 | Swim |
| Ruyi (Louis) Sheng | 10 | Swim |
| Benjamin Stafford | 10 | Swim |
| Kobe Tsui | 9 | Swim |
| Nyle Wolf | 10 | Swim |
| Baichen (Thomas) Yu | 10 | Swim |
| Feiyang (Young) Zhang | 11 | Swim |
Boys Open Swim Team Roster
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Abanoub Abdelmalek | Swim | 12 |
| Jack Baldwin | Swim | 10 |
| Jack Burke | Swim | 10 |
| Christopher Cass | Swim | 9 |
| John D'Affronte | Swim | 9 |
| Jackson Few | Swim | 10 |
| James Grayce | Swim | 12 |
| River Hart | Swim | 9 |
| David Hermance | Swim | 9 |
| Tingyu (Marcus) Hu | Swim | 10 |
| Matthew Kenney | Swim | 9 |
| Tyler Kooman | Swim | 10 |
| Ozan-David Kose-Montoya | Swim | 10 |
| Luke Lagumbay | Swim | 11 |
| Hayden Mansoury | Swim | 12 |
| Joey Miller | Swim | 12 |
| Pablo Ramirez | Swim | 10 |
| Marek Seablom-Michel | Swim | 12 |
| Tianrui (Ray) Sun | Swim | 9 |
| Hongwen (Thomas) Zhu | Swim | 10 |
Girls Open Swim Team Roster
| Name | Grade | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Katarina Abolfathi | Swim | 9 |
| Phoebe Alvarez | Swim | 10 |
| Courtney Backhus | Swim | 10 |
| Violet Boyer | Swim | 10 |
| Sydney Calder | Swim | 10 |
| Lehan (Janine) Cao | Swim | 11 |
| Eusmary Cisneros | Swim | 11 |
| Makena Corris | Swim | 10 |
| Arianna Da Silva | Swim | 11 |
| Samantha Elizarraraz | Swim | 11 |
| Alea Gauthier | Swim | 11 |
| Grace Kim | Swim | 9 |
| Laura Liu | Swim | 11 |
| Keira Mayes | Swim | 12 |
| Cate McDonald | Swim | 10 |
| Makena Moore | Swim | 12 |
| Mia Morse | Swim | 9 |
| Alana Siluk | Swim | 9 |
| Gwyneth Stanisai | Swim | 9 |
| Lucy Stiles | Swim | 12 |
| Audrey Tanuwidjaja | Swim | 10 |
| Gloria Zhou | Swim | 10 |
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.
open girls head coach: olivia romo
Also back to the coaching staff but not new to Santa Margarita is Coach Olivia Romo. Coach Romo is no stranger to Eagle Aquatics as she swam for four years and played water polo for four years, being part of a Trinity League championship team in each season of swimming. Coach Romo was a captain of the SM Swim Team her senior year and is part of the school-record 4x50 backstroke relay. Coach Romo took her aquatics skills to Goldenwest College where she is on her collegiate swimming and polo teams. In 2015, 2016 and 2018 Coach Romo led the Frosh/Soph Boys teams and helped coach the Boys Frosh/Soph win the Trinity leage title in ‘18. Coach Romo also helps out coaching the team during dryland workouts. Coach Romo enjoys going to the beach and camping, and is a newlywed to the love of her life, Ben. Ben and Olivia reside in Ladera Ranch.
open boys head coach: Joel Yamasaki
Finding high-quality and experienced coaches is always a challenge, so finding Coach Joel Yamasaki is truly a blessing. Coach Yamasaki bring extensive swimming experience to the position. Coach Yamasaki swam for the Hawthorne Otters swim club and the Lakewood Aquatics Club under legendary coach Jim Montrella. Coach Yamasaki swam for Jim Montrella’s brother, equally legendary John Montrella at Millikan High School, where he set 2 Moore League records in the 100 free (:51.11) and the 100 fly (:57.13). Coach Yamasaki then went onto swim at Long Beach City College with his 3rd legendary coach, Dennis Fosdick. In 2021, Coach Yamasaki led the Boys Frosh/Soph to the Trinity League runner-up finish, and his swimmers have broken 2 school records. Coach Yamasaki is a “meat and potatoes” eater and anything salty and spicy.
jv & open boys assistant coach: bailey martinSanta Margarita is honored to add Coach Bailey Martin to the coaching staff. Coach Martin joined the SMCHS faculty and staff working in our learning support center and first swam competitively at age 10. Coach Martin spent four years on her high school swim team at Heritage High School in Northern California where she was named a team captain in her senior year. Coach Martin gained further swim experience by being a member of the Seawolves club swim team and taught swim lessons throughout high school. A lifeguard at the University of Oregon’s rec center, Coach Martin worked at famous Hanna’s Steakhouse. Coach Martin enjoys camping at Joshua Tree, going to the beach, weightlifting and running and spending time with her beloved German Shepard. A little known fact is Coach Martin is a triplet and a registered foodie.
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Records
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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
Boys California State Champions:
- 2023
- 2024
Boys CIF Champions:
- 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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
Boys League Champions:
- 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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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@SMCHSswim win their 5th straight girls CIF State title and the Boys their 2nd consecutive State championship pic.twitter.com/A10A0RcZsn
— SMCHS Swim & Dive (@SMCHSswim) May 15, 2024


