Boys Swimming
2017 -2018 Boys Swimming & Diving
Head Coach: Margaret P. Kaplan
| Name | Year |
| Joseph Blair | Fr |
| Henry Blair | Jr |
| Aiden Bowers | Jr |
| Rafe Coffino | Fr |
| Kyle Colby | Jr |
| Quinn Colby | Jr |
| Bradley Daly | Fr |
| Zachary Eichenberger | Jr |
| Gavrie Elliott | So |
| Jack Engle | Fr |
| Noah Falbaum | So |
| Noah Falk | Jr |
| Matthew Fenlon | Fr |
| Luciano Fernandez* | Sr |
| Oliver Fernandez | So |
| Samuel Hamroff | Jr |
| Malcolm Hanchet* | Sr |
| Landon Highbloom | Jr |
| Reese Highbloom | Fr |
| Nathan Huang | Jr |
| Zachary Kessler | Jr |
| Garrett Kiesel | Jr |
| Chirag Kumar | Jr |
| John Laidlaw | So |
| Thomas Macchetto | Jr |
| Jake McAlpin | Sr |
| Luke McHugh | So |
| Brenden Myler | Sr |
| Christopher Myler | Jr |
| Josh Nachman | Sr |
| Bopaiah Paruvangada* | Sr |
| Stephen Pearce | So |
| Scott Renza | Fr |
| Ellis Ritchie | Jr |
| Daniel Sakharuk | Jr |
| Benjamin Stern | Fr |
| Marc Stern | Jr |
| Jack Sullivan* | Sr |
| Pranay Talla | So |
| Eli Thaler* | Sr |
| Joseph Weiner | Fr |
| Zach Weitzen | Fr |
| Daniel Xu | So |
| Wyatt Yates | Jr |
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Head Coach Meg Kaplan
| Sport(s) Coached | Boys Swimming |
| Coached at Greeley since… | 2000 |
| Family Info | Married since 1993 with 2 children, Valerie and Nicholas |
| Athletic Background | Participated in Volleyball, Basketball, Softball and Swimming throughout my four years at John Jay High School in Cross River, NY |
| Why did you decide to coach sports? | I decided to coach in 1988 upon graduating from College at John Jay as a way to give back to a community that gave me so many opportunities. |
| What is the most rewarding / fun thing for you about coaching? | Watching the excitement of a new swimmer compete for the first time, for a diver to achieve a qualifying score and the rivalries between schools in the pool from the dual meet season to the New York State Championships. |
Boys Swimming Win Section 1 Title
For the second year in a row, the Boys Swimming & Diving team captured the Section 1 Title on February 8th. Individual Champions were Tyler Hill in the 100 Free and 100 Back events and John Koster in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Butterfly. The 200 IM Relay (Paruvangada, Schmitt, Koster and Hill) and 400 Free Relay (Danield Sakharuk, John Koster, Raymond Zheng and Hill) teams also won their events. Andrew Schmitt finish 2nd in the 100 Breast.
More pictures from the event are on the team page.
Boys State Championship Swimming Recap: Hill Takes Home Two Titles, Koster Wins Scholar Athlete of the Year
At the Eisenhower Park Aquatic Center on Long Island, Tyler Hill became a Champion and repeated as Champion to cap a stellar senior season.
Hill improved upon his 3rd place finish last year and won the 100 Meter Freestyle with a time 44.53.
Shortly thereafter, he repeated his state title in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 49.01.
John Koster was awarded the Section One Scholar Athlete of the Year for his abilities both in and out of the pool.
In other events the 400 Meter Free Relay Team of Sakharuk, Zheng, Koster and Hill finished 5th. The 200 Meter Free Relay Team of Schmitt, Sullivan, Sakharuk and Zheng finished 26th. Andrew Schmitt finished 23rd in the 100 Meter Breast. Congrats to the entire team for another strong season.
Boys Swimming & Diving Win Conference 1 Championship (again)
With huge efforts by all Greeley swimmers and divers, Greeley beat out top rivals Fox Lane, New Rochelle/Bronxville and Scarsdale to take home the championship for a 9th straight time.
Podium finishes for Greeley were:
- 1st place 200 Medley relay team: Bopaiah Paruvangada, Andrew Schmitt, John Koster and Raymond Zheng
- 1st place 200 free: Tyler Hill
- 1st place 200IM: John Koster
- 1st place 100 free: Tyler Hill
- 2nd place 200 free relay: Schmitt, Jack Sullivan, Koster and Hill
- 2nd place 100 breast: Schmitt
- 2nd place 100 butterfly: Koster
- 2nd place 400 free relay: Daniel Sakaruk, Sullivan, Raymond Zheng and Hill.
Several swimmers made state meet cuts as well: 200 free relay, 400 free relay and Tyler Hill 100 free.
For complete results click here to be directed to Section 1’s Swimming Site
2016-2017 Boys Swimming
Coaches: Meg Kaplan, Suzanne Guziec, Mike Darland
| Name | Year |
| Seamus Blair* | Sr |
| Patrick Carousso | Sr |
| Ryan Gonzalez | Sr |
| Owen Greene | Sr |
| Tyler Hill* | Sr |
| Andrew Klein | Sr |
| John Koster* | Sr |
| Tommy Park* | Sr |
| Erik Rauch | Sr |
| Andrew Schmitt | Sr |
| Raymond Zheng | Sr |
| Luciano Fernandez | Jr |
| Malcolm Hanchet | Jr |
| Bopiah Paruvangada | Jr |
| Coleman Smith | Jr |
| Jack Sullivan | Jr |
| Eli Thaler | Jr |
| Henry Blair | So |
| Aiden Bowers | So |
| Kyle Colby | So |
| Quinn Colby | So |
| James Colby | So |
| Zach Eichenberg | Fr |
| Noah Falk | Fr |
| Sam Hamroff | So |
| Nathan Huang | So |
| Zach Kessler | So |
| Garrett Kiesel | So |
| Chiraf Kumar | So |
| Thomas Machetto | So |
| Christopher Meyler | So |
| Ellis Ritchie | So |
| Daniel Sakharuk | So |
| Marc Stern | So |
| Henry Asa | Fr |
| Gavrie Elliott | Fr |
| Noah Falbaum | Fr |
| Oliver Fernandez | Fr |
| Johnny Laidlaw | Fr |
| Luke McHugh | Fr |
| Stephen Pearce | Fr |
| Pranay Talla | Fr |
| Daniel Xu | Fr |
| Wyatt Yates | Fr |
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* - Captains
Section 1 Swimming Championships - February 7-8, 2017
2015-2016
Tyler Hill NYS State Champion
Greeley Boys Swim Team places 4th at states March 5 in Buffalo NY
Tyler Hill is the State Champion 100 back 50.08 setting a new Greeley and Section 1 record, earning All-American Consideration breaking the oldest record still held in section 1 since 1995.
Tyler - "I am proud to bring back a state title to Greeley because I know it's a very special thing."
The last Greeley boys swimming state champion was the 2009 400 Free Relay team of Mike Nicholson, Matt Hadley, Taegan Clarke and Risten Clarke. There have been no individual Greeley boys swim state champions in Coach Kaplan's 15 years as head coach.
3rd in 100 free with a time of 45.95 also setting a new Greeley and Seciton 1 record and earning All-American Consideration breaking the section record formerly held by fellow Greeley Swimmer Risten Clarke
River Elms
3rd 500 free with a time of 4:39.01
4th 200 free with a time of 1:42.19
Graham Blair, John Koster, River Elms and Tyler Hill
3rd place 400 freestyle relay team 3:10.07
Danny Papes, LuisFelipe Carvao, River Elms and Tyler Hill
8th place 200 freestyle relay team broke their own Greeley record from last year with a time of 1:27.74
Bopaiah Paruvangada
14th 100 back 53.22
Danny Papes
earned the Section 1 Sportsmanship Award
Graham Blair and LuisFelipe Carvao
earned Section 1 Scholar Athlete Awards
2016-17 Boys Varsity Swimming Schedule & Results
Last Updated 1/15/17 - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| Date | Time | Opponent | Result | Notes |
| 11/30 | 4:00PM | at White Plains HS | Not Scored | |
| 12/14 | 4:30PM | New Rochelle/Bronxville at New Rochelle HS | W 86-82 | |
| 12/16 | 4:30PM | at Suffern HS | W 101-77 | |
| 12/20 | 4:30PM | vs Clarkstown South at Purchase College | W 98.5-81.5 | |
| 1/6 | 4:30PM | vs Arlington at Poughkeepsie MS | W 89-76 | |
| 1/10 | 4:30PM | vs Scarsdale at Purchase College | W 96-85 | |
| 1/13 | 5:30PM | vs Brewster at Green Chimneys | ||
| 1/19 | 4:30PM | at North Rockland HS | ||
| 1/24 | 4:30PM | vs Fox Lane at Purchase College | ||
| 2/3 | 5:00PM | vs TBD at Purchase College | ||
| 2/7 | 5:00PM | vs TBD at Felix Festa MS | ||
| 2/8 | 5:00PM | vs TBD at Felix Festa MS |
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Greeley wins 9th Straight Conference 1 Title
With huge efforts by all Greeley swimmers and divers, Greeley beat out top rivals Fox Lane, New Rochelle/Bronxville and Scarsdale to take home the championship for a 9th straight time.
Podium finishes for Greeley were:
- 1st place 200 Medley relay team: Bopaiah Paruvangada, Andrew Schmitt, John Koster and Raymond Zheng
- 1st place 200 free: Tyler Hill
- 1st place 200IM: John Koster
- 1st place 100 free: Tyler Hill
- 2nd place 200 free relay: Schmitt, Jack Sullivan, Koster and Hill
- 2nd place 100 breast: Schmitt
- 2nd place 100 butterfly: Koster
- 2nd place 400 free relay: Daniel Sakaruk, Sullivan, Raymond Zheng and Hill.
Several swimmers made state meet cuts as well: 200 free relay, 400 free relay and Tyler Hill 100 free.
For complete results click here to be directed to Section 1’s Swimming Site
2017-2018 Boys Swimming Schedule & Results
Last Updated 2/14/18 - Subject to change
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | Result | Notes |
| 12/4 | 4:30PM | at Fox Lane | Purchase College | W 97-84 | Meet |
| 12/12 | 4:30PM | at Suffern | Purchase College | W 93-82 | Meet |
| 12/14 | 4:30PM | at North Rockland | Purchase College | W 101-80 | Meet |
| 12/19 | 4:30PM | at Brewster | Purchase College | W 95-77 | Meet |
| 1/9 | 4:30PM | at Scarsdale | Westchester Comm. College | W 97-86 | Meet |
| 1/18 | 4:30PM | at New Rochelle | Purchase College | W 105-79 | Meet |
| 1/23 | 4:30PM | at Clarkstown South | Felix Festa MS | W 97-87 | Meet |
| 1/24 | 4:30PM | at Rye | Hommocks MS | W 99-82 | Meet |
| 1/25 | 4:30PM | see below | Purchase College | Conference Tourney | |
| 1/26 | 9:00AM | Clarkstown, Suffern, John Jay/Brewster, New Rochelle/Bronxville, Scarsdale, Fox Lane, North Rockland, Rye/Blind Brook/Rye Neck | North Rockland HS | 1st of 9 Teams | Conference Tourney |
| 2/8 | 5:00PM | 25 Schools | Purchase College | Sectionals (Diving) | |
| 2/12 | 5:00PM | 25 Schools | Felix Festa MS | Sectionals (Prelims) | |
| 2/13 | 5:00PM | 25 Schools | Felix Festa MS | 1st of 25 Teams | Sectionals (Finals) |
Boys Swimming: Sakharuk and Paruvangada Recognized
Greeley swimmers Daniel Sakharuk and Bopaiah Paruvangada were recognized by the Journal News as outstanding swimmers to watch in 2017-2018.
Sakharuk was named as one of lohud.com's "Elite 8." Paruvangada was part of the "Second 8" group. Congrats to both swimmers in the young season.
The lohud.com can be found here.