Cathedral Catholic’s Swim & Dive program delivered an outstanding performance at the CIF San Diego Section Division II Finals on Saturday, May 9, at Southwestern College, with the Dons combining for one team championship, multiple individual titles, and several state-qualifying performances.

The Cathedral Catholic boys claimed the CIF Division II team championship with 270 points, while the girls placed fourth overall with 189 points. Throughout the meet, the Dons posted numerous personal bests and showcased the program’s depth and strength.

 

McPhail Earns Sportsmanship Award

Senior Colin McPhail was honored with the CIF Sportsmanship Award. McPhail has been a tremendous leader for the Dons all season, consistently encouraging teammates, supporting others, and bringing positive energy to every practice and competition.

Boys Team Wins CIF Division II Title

The boys team captured the section championship behind two individual champions and dominant relay performances.

Individual Champions

• Max Davies won the 50-yard freestyle in 20.51
• Diego Dantas won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:35.09

Relay Champions

• 200-yard Freestyle Relay – 1:25.29
  (Max Davies, Braylen Axline, Jack Davis, Trenton Van Dillen)
• 400-yard Freestyle Relay – 3:06.74
  (Max Davies, Braylen Axline, Colin McPhail, Eamon Bruhn)

Additional Boys Highlights

• 200 Medley Relay – 2nd place, 1:36.44
  (Trenton Van Dillen, Jack Davis, Colin McPhail, Eamon Bruhn)
• 50 Freestyle
  • Trenton Van Dillen – 5th, 21.70
  • Braylen Axline – 7th, 21.72
• 100 Butterfly
  • Colin McPhail – 6th, 51.57
• 100 Freestyle
  • Max Davies – 3rd, 46.30
  • Eamon Bruhn – 4th, 46.97
  • Colin McPhail – 6th, 48.84
  • Jack Davis – 8th, 49.06
• 100 Breaststroke
  • Trenton Van Dillen – 7th, 59.64
  • Jack Davis – 13th, 1:01.80
  • Hudson Tweed – 15th, 1:03.29
• 200 Freestyle
  • Eamon Bruhn – 15th, 1:52.85

Girls Deliver Strong Fourth-Place Finish

The Cathedral Catholic girls turned in an impressive team performance, highlighted by a CIF championship in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Relay Champions

• 400-yard Freestyle Relay – 3:34.33
  (Vivienne Perez-Vasquez, Patsy Hellmann, Amaya Dresvic, Janie Markowicz)

Additional Girls Highlights

• 200 Medley Relay – 3rd place, 1:48.14
  (Janie Markowicz, Amaya Dresvic, Demi Attia, Vivienne Perez-Vasquez)
• 200 Freestyle
  • Amaya Dresvic – 6th, 1:53.53
  • Demi Attia – 15th, 2:03.59
• 200 Individual Medley
  • Aubree Magnaghi – 16th, 2:21.27
• 50 Freestyle
  • Vivienne Perez-Vasquez – 3rd, 24.41
  • Janie Markowicz – 9th, 24.79
  • Patsy Hellmann – 16th, 25.23
• 100 Butterfly
  • Demi Attia – 15th, 1:02.48
  • Oleisa Chua – 16th, 1:02.86
• 100 Freestyle
  • Vivienne Perez-Vasquez – 9th, 53.68
• 500 Freestyle
  • Amaya Dresvic – 4th, 5:07.95
• 200 Freestyle Relay – 4th place, 1:41.74
  (Patsy Hellmann, Demi Attia, Aubree Magnaghi, Francesca McNeil)
• 100 Backstroke
  • Janie Markowicz – 4th, 58.91

State Championship Qualifiers

The Dons will send five entries to the CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships, which will be held May 15-16 at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex.

Individual Qualifiers

• Max Davies – 50 Freestyle
• Diego Dantas – 500 Freestyle

Relay Qualifiers

• Boys 200 Freestyle Relay
• Boys 400 Freestyle Relay
• Girls 400 Freestyle Relay

Preliminary races will take place on Friday, May 15, with finals scheduled for Saturday, May 16.

Complete Team Effort

In addition to the athletes who competed in the finals, the program’s success was made possible by the contributions of the entire Cathedral Catholic CIF roster, including Robert San Mateo, Reid Emoto-Garay, Cortez Chavez, Ki Baron, Kai Reid, Peter Zapala, Lilian La Raia, and the rest of the Dons who helped make the 2026 season one to remember.

Congratulations to the Cathedral Catholic Swim & Dive program on an incredible CIF championship performance, and best of luck to the state qualifiers as they compete for California titles this weekend.