On Saturday, January 31, 2026, we held our 20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational Swimming and Diving Championship.
Congratulations to the following teams who brought home the Traveling Championship Trophies:
- Girls – Seton School
- Boys – The Covenant School
- Over Seton School by only 4-points, 276-272
Our Swimmers of the Meet were:
- Will Charlton (SR), The Covenant School
- Four (4) Gold medals in 200 Free and 500 Free plus the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays
- Two (2) new VISAA D-II Meet Records in 500 Free and 400 Free Relay
- Anne Scherer (SR), The Covenant School
- One (1) Gold medal in 200 Free and one (1) Silver Medal in 100 Free plus 4th in the 200 Free Relay and 5th in the 200 Medley Relay
- One (1) new VISAA D-II Meet Record in 200 Free
Three (3) other outstanding swimmers who competed at this Meet were:
- Tyler Phillips (SR), Trinity Christian School
- Two (2) Individual Gold medals in 100 Fly and 100 Free (back-to-back events!)
- Two (2) new VISAA D-II Meet Records in 100 Fly and 100 Free
- Two (2) new VCAC Championship Meet Records in 100 Fly and 100 Free
- Melissa Paradise (JR), Seton School
- Four (4) Gold medals in 100 Free, 100 Back plus the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay
- Three (3) new VISAA D-II Meet Records in 100 Back, plus the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays
- Three (3) new VCAC Championship Meet Records in 100 Back, plus the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays
- Two (2) new Seton Team Records in the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay
- Ariana Aldeguer (JR), Seton School
- Three (3) Gold medals in 100 Fly, the 200 Medley Relay, and the 400 Free Relay, plus one (1) Silver medal in 200 Free.
- Two (2) new VISAA D-II Meet Records the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay
- Two (2) new VCAC Championship Meet Records the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay
- Three (3) new Seton Team Records in the 200 Free, the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay
It was a very fast Meet, as you can see from the number of records that were set. In addition to VISAA D-II Meet Records, we have traditionally counted this Meet for VCAC Conference Championship Meet Records too. Combined with the new Seton Team Records, we saw an unprecedented total of seventeen (17) new records set at this Meet!
There were nine (9) new VISAA D-II Championship Meet Records set on Saturday – there are only 24 events, so we saw more than one-third of the Meet records broken!
- Girls 200 Medley Relay, 1:49.71, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO)
- Girls 200 Free, 1:51.79, Anne Scherer (SR), The Covenant School
- Boys 100 Fly, 48.92, Tyler Phillips (SR), Trinity Christian School
- Boys 100 Free, 47.00, Tyler Phillips (SR), Trinity Christian School
- Boys 500 Free, 4:28.01, Will Charlton (SR), The Covenant School
- Girls 200 Free Relay, 1:43.02, Trinity Christian School, Audrey Schlieter (SR), Alexa Kriz (FR), Shoshana Feng (SO), Allie Wiggins (SR)
- Girls 100 Back, 56.13, Melissa Paradise (JR), Seton School
- Boys 400 Free Relay, 3:18.51, The Covenant School, Taylor Starr (SR), Sever Mason (SO), Will Litton (8), Will Charlton (SR)
- Girls 400 Free Relay, 3:37.90, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO) Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR)
There were four (4) new VCAC Conference Championship Meet Records broken also:
- Girls 200 Medley Relay, 1:49.71, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO)
- Girls 100 Back, 56.13, Melissa Paradise (JR), Seton School
- Girls 400 Free Relay, 3:37.90, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO) Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR)
- Girls Diving, 11-Dives, 340.00, Meghan Condon (SO), Seton School
And nearly unbelievably to me, we also broke four (4) Seton Team Records:
- Girls 200 Medley Relay, 1:49.71, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO)
- Girls 200 Free, 1:54.53, Ariana Aldeguer (JR)
- Girls Diving, 6-Dives, 195.30, Meghan Condon (SO)
- Girls 400 Free Relay, 3:37.90, Melissa Paradise (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO) Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR)
Congratulations to Seton’s Individual and Relay State VISAA Division II Champions:
- Girls 200 Medley Relay, Seton School, Melissa Paradise (JR), Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO), 1:49.71
- Meghan Condon (SO), Diving, 11-Dives, 340.00
- Ariana Aldeguer (JR), 100 Fly, 57.45
- Melissa Paradise (JR)
- 100 Free, 52.43
- 100 Back, 56.13
- Girls 400 Free Relay, Melissa Paradise (JR), Maggie Schroer (SO) Therese Paradise (8), Ariana Aldeguer (JR), 3:37.90
One final note: With the 50 new Personal Records swum by Seton swimmers on Saturday, we just hit 1,032 Personal Records for the season! Nothing could please me more, not even the final score.
A recording of the livestream broadcast can be found at www.setonswimming.org/videos or Videos – Seton Swimming
Thank you to The Carmel School for providing the Hospitality table for the Coaches, Officials, and Timers!
Here are complete results for the Meet:
Meet Scores-20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26
Meet Results-20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26-v2
Individual Results-20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26-v2
Diving Results-2026 VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26
Diving Sheets-2026 VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26
Meet Records-20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26
VCAC Records-20th Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-Jan31,26
Meet Results-2026 Annual VISAA Division II Invitational-31Jan2026-001 (Coaches Only)