Swimming

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, at Franklin & Marshall College over the weekend, to close out the season.

As a team, the girls placed fifth (417.5 points) out of 29 teams. As a team, the boys placed 13th (152 points) out of 39 teams. As a combined program, the Falcons placed sixth (569.5 points).

Mary Bao finished third in the girls 100-yard breaststroke finals (1:03.90) and Cece Traub was seventh (1:05.47). Hannah Bateman finished fifth in the girls 100-yard backstroke finals (55.69) and Bella Oushalkas placed sixth (56.58). Bateman finished fifth in the girls 200-yard IM (2:04.62). Bao placed 10th in the girls 100-yard butterfly (57.89). Lola Early placed eighth in the girls 100-yard freestyle (52.32). Shea McGlynn placed seventh in the girls 500-yard backstroke (5:07.25). The girls 200-yard freestyle relay team of Hannah Bateman, Mary Bao, Zoe Tashjian and Lola Early placed second and earned an All-American time of 1:42.14. The girls 200-yard freestyle relay (B) of Cece Traub, Anna Oushalkas, Isabella Chen and Bella Oushalkas placed 10th in 1:40.50. Early placed seventh in the girls 50-yard freestyle (23.84). The girls 400-yard freestyle relay team of Lola Early, Zoe Tashjian, Mary Bao and Hannah Bateman placed seventh (3:31.35).

The boys 200-yard medley relay team of Luke Luo, Brady Li, James Yan and Yixing Shi placed fifth in 1:36.15. The boys 200-yard freestyle relay (B) of Pablo Li, Brady Li, William Hu and Yixing Shi placed ninth (1:25.89).

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, at Franklin & Marshall College. The girls 200-yard medley relay (Hannah Bateman, Mary Bao, Zoe Tashjian and Lola Early) placed second with a 1:43.85 All-American time in the finals.

Hannah Bateman (sixth, 2:07.48) and Cece Traub (eighth, 2:07.72) made the finals for their heats in the girls 200-yard IM. The girls 200-yard medley relay also made the finals of their heat (1:45.42). And the girls 200-yard freestyle relay also made the finals as well (1:41.04).

The boys 200-yard medley relay made the finals of their heat (1:37.10). The boys 200-yard freestyle relay also made the finals of their heat (1:26.56).

New time, was originally scheduled at 1:00pm

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed in the 2025 MAPL Swimming Championships at Lawrenceville School. Both the boys and girls finished second out of seven teams.

The Peddie swimmers showcased remarkable grit and versatility at the MAPL meet, stepping up in a variety of events outside of our typical lineup to support the team’s efforts, head coach Emmett Walling said. In an impressive performance, the girls team set three new MAPL meet records:

Girls 200-yard medley relay: Hannah Bateman (Backstroke, 25.60), Mary Bao (Breaststroke, 29.57), Zoe Tashjian (Butterfly, 26.01) and Lola Early (Freestyle, 23.77).
Additionally, Hannah Bateman set two individual meet records in the following events:
Girls 200-yard IM: 2:04.73
Girls 100-yard backstroke: 55.10

On the individual side, freshman Pablo Li had a standout performance, winning the boys 50-yard freestyle with a notable time of 21.41, and just narrowly missing first in the boys 100-yard freestyle. He was on the heels of Mercersburg Academy post-grad Sebastien de Fabrique (46.61), finishing second with a time of 46.89.

For the girls, Lola Early had a strong showing, winning both the girls 50-yard freestyle (23.95) and girls 100-yard freestyle (52.14). Junior Shea McGlynn also posted a fantastic swim in the girls 500-freestyle, setting a season-best of 5:04.53. And to finish off the meet, Mary Bao earned a win in the girls 100-yard breaststroke and sent the team into the girls 400-yard freestyle relay with great energy.

The Falcons next compete at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships from Thursday, Feb. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 15.

New time, was originally scheduled at 1:00pm

The Peddie varsity boys swimming team (106-74) and varsity girls swimming team (107-70) both fell in a dual meet with Germantown Academy on the road. The Falcons next host The Hun School of Princeton in a dual meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Aquatic Center.

The Peddie varsity swimming team opened the season competing in the Hill Relays at The Hill School. Both the boys and the girls placed first. The girls won the event for the fourth consecutive season. Combined the teams won 10 of the 16 events held for the day. First-years Siwoo Jeong, Pablo Li, Brady Li, Griffin Hayden, Bryan Lee, Alice Churilova and Amelia Kunamneni contributed in a big way in their debuts.

First-place finishes:

Girls 400-yard medley relay: Bella Oushalkas, Mary Bao, Zoe Tashjian, Lola Early (4:04.09)

Girls 5×100 yard freestyle relay: Julia Ulrich, Hannah Bateman, Shea McGlynn, Eva Sofia Edenbaum Anna Terhaar, Shea McGlynn, Madi Bickford, Rosie Carmichael (4:52.98)

Girls 200-yard butterfly relay: Lola Early, Antoinette Uy, Zoe Tashjian, Sam Kent (1:54.86)

Girls 800-yard freestyle relay: Anna Terhaar, Shea McGlynn, Cece Traub, Alice Churilova (8:16.13)

Girls 200-yard breaststroke relay: Isabella Chen, Sam Kent, Julia Ulrich, Mary Bao (2:13.88)

Girls 200-yard freestyle relay: Zoe Tashjian, Anna Terhaar, Lola Early, Hannah Bateman (1:42.96)

Boys 400-yard medley relay: Luke Luo, Brady Li, James Yan, Pablo Li (3:37.10)

Boys 400-yard freestyle relay 4×100 IM: Andrew Ma, Oliver Kim, Victor Tse, Griffin Hayden (3:58.28)

Boys 800-yard freestyle relay: Siwoo Jeong, Andy Wang, Bryan Lee, Jerry Wang (7:42.32)

Boys 200-yard freestyle relay: Pablo Li, Brady Li, Yixing Shi, Rishi Seth (1:29.24)

The Falcons next compete in the 2024 USA Swimming Winter Junior Championships – East from Wednesday, Dec. 11 to Saturday, Dec. 14 at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed against Lawrenceville School and Mercersburg Academy in a tri-meet and home opener.

The varsity girls team defeated both Lawrenceville School (128-42) and Mercersburg Academy (104-66). The varsity boys team defeated Lawrenceville School, 112-58.

First-place finishes (girls):

200-yard medley relay: Bella Oushalkas, Cece Traub, Mary Bao, Isabella Chen (1:47.99)

200-yard freestyle Hannah Bateman (1:53.90)

200-yard IM: Cece Traub (2:07.50)

50-yard freestyle: Lola Early (24.05)

100-yard freestyle: Zoe Tashjian (58.55)

100-yard freestyle: Lola Early (52.49)

500-yard freestyle: Shea McGlynn (5:07.61)

200-yard freestyle relay: Lola Early, Zoe Tashjian, Bella Oushalkas, Hannah Bateman (1:36.80)

100-yard backstroke: Hannah Bateman (59.33)

100-yard breaststroke: Mary Bao (1:04.80)

400-yard freestyle relay: Lola Early, Zoe Tashjian, Mary Bao, Hannah Bateman (3:33.05)

First-place finishes (boys):

50-yard freestyle: Pablo Li (21.25)

100-yard freestyle: Pablo Li (47.42)

The Falcons next travel to Germantown Academy for a dual meet on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2:45 p.m.

New time, was originally scheduled at 1:00pm

The Peddie varsity boys swimming team (106-74) and varsity girls swimming team (107-70) both fell in a dual meet with Germantown Academy on the road. The Falcons next host The Hun School of Princeton in a dual meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at the Aquatic Center.

New time, was originally scheduled at 1:00pm

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed in the 2025 MAPL Swimming Championships at Lawrenceville School. Both the boys and girls finished second out of seven teams.

The Peddie swimmers showcased remarkable grit and versatility at the MAPL meet, stepping up in a variety of events outside of our typical lineup to support the team’s efforts, head coach Emmett Walling said. In an impressive performance, the girls team set three new MAPL meet records:

Girls 200-yard medley relay: Hannah Bateman (Backstroke, 25.60), Mary Bao (Breaststroke, 29.57), Zoe Tashjian (Butterfly, 26.01) and Lola Early (Freestyle, 23.77).
Additionally, Hannah Bateman set two individual meet records in the following events:
Girls 200-yard IM: 2:04.73
Girls 100-yard backstroke: 55.10

On the individual side, freshman Pablo Li had a standout performance, winning the boys 50-yard freestyle with a notable time of 21.41, and just narrowly missing first in the boys 100-yard freestyle. He was on the heels of Mercersburg Academy post-grad Sebastien de Fabrique (46.61), finishing second with a time of 46.89.

For the girls, Lola Early had a strong showing, winning both the girls 50-yard freestyle (23.95) and girls 100-yard freestyle (52.14). Junior Shea McGlynn also posted a fantastic swim in the girls 500-freestyle, setting a season-best of 5:04.53. And to finish off the meet, Mary Bao earned a win in the girls 100-yard breaststroke and sent the team into the girls 400-yard freestyle relay with great energy.

The Falcons next compete at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships from Thursday, Feb. 13 – Sunday, Feb. 15.

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, at Franklin & Marshall College. The girls 200-yard medley relay (Hannah Bateman, Mary Bao, Zoe Tashjian and Lola Early) placed second with a 1:43.85 All-American time in the finals.

Hannah Bateman (sixth, 2:07.48) and Cece Traub (eighth, 2:07.72) made the finals for their heats in the girls 200-yard IM. The girls 200-yard medley relay also made the finals of their heat (1:45.42). And the girls 200-yard freestyle relay also made the finals as well (1:41.04).

The boys 200-yard medley relay made the finals of their heat (1:37.10). The boys 200-yard freestyle relay also made the finals of their heat (1:26.56).

The Peddie varsity swimming team competed at the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, at Franklin & Marshall College over the weekend, to close out the season.

As a team, the girls placed fifth (417.5 points) out of 29 teams. As a team, the boys placed 13th (152 points) out of 39 teams. As a combined program, the Falcons placed sixth (569.5 points).

Mary Bao finished third in the girls 100-yard breaststroke finals (1:03.90) and Cece Traub was seventh (1:05.47). Hannah Bateman finished fifth in the girls 100-yard backstroke finals (55.69) and Bella Oushalkas placed sixth (56.58). Bateman finished fifth in the girls 200-yard IM (2:04.62). Bao placed 10th in the girls 100-yard butterfly (57.89). Lola Early placed eighth in the girls 100-yard freestyle (52.32). Shea McGlynn placed seventh in the girls 500-yard backstroke (5:07.25). The girls 200-yard freestyle relay team of Hannah Bateman, Mary Bao, Zoe Tashjian and Lola Early placed second and earned an All-American time of 1:42.14. The girls 200-yard freestyle relay (B) of Cece Traub, Anna Oushalkas, Isabella Chen and Bella Oushalkas placed 10th in 1:40.50. Early placed seventh in the girls 50-yard freestyle (23.84). The girls 400-yard freestyle relay team of Lola Early, Zoe Tashjian, Mary Bao and Hannah Bateman placed seventh (3:31.35).

The boys 200-yard medley relay team of Luke Luo, Brady Li, James Yan and Yixing Shi placed fifth in 1:36.15. The boys 200-yard freestyle relay (B) of Pablo Li, Brady Li, William Hu and Yixing Shi placed ninth (1:25.89).