2026 MIAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships: St. John's Prep, Wayland Repeat Winners

The 2026 MIAA Boys Swimming and Diving Championships were held Sunday, February 15 at MIT's Zesiger Center.

Here is a recap of the action: 

Division 1

Despite not winning a single event, Saint John’s Preparatory once again found the winning formula and took home the program’s third consecutive state championship.

The Eagles finished with 193 points to hold off a stern challenge from Westford Academy (181) and Minnechaug Regional High School (181). Xaverian Brothers High School was fourth overall (151).

Sophomore Brendan Titley was second in the 100-yard freestyle (46.48 seconds) and senior Wes Ross third in the 200 freestyle (1:44.03) to lead St. John’s Prep, which also placed second in the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Titley, senior Ben Masterson, junior Eric Forsyth and Ross (1:27.85).

Westford Academy’s strong push was led by a double-victory from senior Aiden Gouldson, who won the 50 freestyle (20.48) and 100 freestyle (45.17). The Ghosts also set the tone with their opening win in the 200 medley relay with Gouldson, sophomore Jacob Barrett, freshman AJ Aggarwal, and senior Aaron Gao (1:36.89).

Minnechaug was sparked by senior Alexander Parent, who took first in the 500 freestyle (4:30.54) and third in the 200-yard individual medley. Junior Collin Purcell added a win in the diving (532.90) for the Falcons, who also won the 400 freestyle relay with seniors Zachary Parent, Jon Kowalski, Benjamin Latourelle and Alexander Parent (3:13.11). Zachary Parent added a second in the 200 freestyle.

Other event winners included: junior Leo Tran of Sharon High School in the 200 freestyle (1:39.41); sophomore Zack Pecora of Franklin High School in the 200 IM (1:52.62); senior Philip Wang of Brookline High School in the 100 butterfly (50.63); senior Jack Eaddy of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in the 100 backstroke (52.68); and senior Brian Story of Haverhill High School in the 100 breaststroke (57.26). Xaverian captured the 200 freestyle with seniors Matt Spalding, Henry Schwartz, Mark Ehrenzeller and Jack Herman (1:27.13).

Results

Division 2

Led by a pair of wins from junior Luke Kroncke, Wayland High School held the edge in its rivalry with Weston High School and made it back-to-back state championships.

Kroncke prevailed in the 50 freestyle (21.25) and 100 freestyle (46.66) to spark the Warriors, who finished with 291 points. Weston was second with 263.5, just ahead of Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (262). Belchertown High School finished fourth (141).

Wayland also won the 400 freestyle relay to end the meet behind Kroncke, freshman Jack Galalis, and seniors Alex Lu and Kevin Jia (3:18.83). Jia added seconds in the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke, just ahead of senior teammate David Ryu’s third-place finish in the latter. The Warriors also were second in the 200 medley relay.

Weston won the 200 freestyle relay with seniors Jerry Liu and Andrew Pettinato, sophomore Zoltan Ilkei Dibinga, and senior Nico Carillo (1:29.36), and was second in the 400 freestyle relay. Liu placed second in both the 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
Either Wayland or Weston has won every Division 2 state championship contested since 2012, and all but one since 1999.

For Mystic Valley, senior Christian Antonucci won the 100 breaststroke (56.34) and was third in the 200 IM, while senior Thomas Sodeyama-Cardoso was second in the 500 freestyle. The Eagles also won the 200 medley relay with senior Jaden Anthony, Antonucci, freshman Brandon Wamala, and senior Dylan Pham (1:35.93) and took thirds in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Junior Cole Falk of North Reading High School and junior Grant Dwyer of Salem High School were other double winners. Falk captured the 200 freestyle (1:43.31) and 100 butterfly (49.87), while Dwyer earned gold in the 200 IM (1:52.63) and 500 freestyle (4:40.30).

Other individual state champions were senior Landen Boutilier of Masconomet Regional High School in the diving (464.80 points); and junior Hunter Morgan of Sandwich High School in the 100 backstroke (53.70).

Results

For a complete gallery of images from the 2026 MIAA Swimming and Diving Championships, visit the Owen Jones Photography website.