Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost is the Butler Eagle Girls Swimmer of the Year after winning the 100-yard butterfly WPIAL title for the third time and medaling at the PIAA championships. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw

Kira Schrecongost entered this past high school swim season with a relaxed mindset. Especially at states, no one could’ve blamed Luke Lamb for having anything but.

Freeport’s Schrecongost (girls) and Mars’ Lamb (boys), both seniors, earned the Butler Eagle’s Swimmer of the Year awards after exceptional showings in the pool.

Lamb had his goals in mind from the outset, stacking weight on his shoulders as he aimed to win a second consecutive PIAA crown. The future Navy swimmer tripped up in the 50-yard freestyle at states, unexpectedly finishing eighth (20.72 seconds).

“It was heartbreaking to watch him after that race,” Planets coach Karen Guise said. “He 100% could’ve (said), ‘I’m not going to do it. It’s too much pressure.’ But he didn’t. ... He was ready.”

Lamb rebounded the next day to earn gold in the 100 back (47.78).

Mars' Luke Lamb is the Butler Eagle Boys Swimmer of the Year after he won the 100-yard backstroke state title and his second straight WPIAL gold in the race and in the 50 free. Jason Malmont/Special to the Eagle

Meanwhile, Schrecongost won her third WPIAL Class 2A 100 butterfly title in four years. Then came, as Yellowjackets coach and Kira’s mother, Sheryl Schrecongost, said, the icing on the cake — a gold (54.96) at states.

The future Duquesne swimmer also finished fifth at the PIAA meet in the 200 individual (2:06.87).

The younger Schrecongost is as punctual as they come. Coach Schrecongost said, “She is early for everything, she’s 100% ready, on-time and when it comes to swimming ... she is the first one on the pool deck if not the first one in the water.”

The elder Schrecongost showed a belief in her daughter, and was the first to show conviction in her ability to accomplish what she did.

“I was just like, ‘I knew you could do it,’” Coach Schrecongost said. “I think that sometimes as a coach, or even just a parent, you see things ... that they don’t see. You see the bigger picture. I’m like, ‘I know you have this in you. You just need to have that confidence.’”

The following are the Butler Eagle’s swimming and diving all-stars from 2024-25, listed alphabetically:

Freeport’s Isaac Barton took first place in the boys 50-yard freestyle para and 100-yard freestyle para in the PIAA Class 2A Swimming and Diving Championships. Brett Crossley/For the Eagle

This past season, Barton was the only Butler County swimmer to win a pair of individual state titles, in the 50 free para (25.82) and 100 free para (56.98).

Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini won two district medals this year in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

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Lavorini was a two-time medalist at the WPIAL Class 2A title meet, finishing third in the 200 IM and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (58.99).

Knoch’s Giona Lavorini is committed to Pitt next year and won four WPIAL and state medals as a senior. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw

Lavorini, maybe the most accomplished swimmer in Knights history, leaves after a stellar senior campaign. She won the WPIAL Class 2A 100 breaststroke crown (1:03.03), then finished second in that event at states (1:03.18).

The Pitt commit also medaled in the 200 IM at WPIALs (2:07.59) and states (2:07.92).

Mars’ Mya Lee won her first PIAA diving medal in March, finishing sixth. Brett Crossley/For the Eagle

After leaving the WPIAL Class 3A girls diving championship as the district runner-up, Lee was anticipating a fantastic finish at states. An illness threw a bit of a wrench into those plans.

She fought off a fever on the big stage, earning a sixth-place medal at Bucknell University.

Slippery Rock senior swimmer Mollie Massella won a District 10 title and PIAA medal in the 100-yard butterfly. Submitted photo

Massella was the sixth-fastest 100 fly swimmer (58.90) in PIAA Class 2A this season. She won the District 10 Class 2A title in that event and was also part of the Rockets’ third-place 200 and 400 free relay teams.

Freeport's Nathaniel Tarbi won two district medals this year in the 100-yard freestyle and 200 free to make the state meet. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Morgan Phillips

Tarbi had a fantastic senior year for the Yellowjackets, medaling in the 100 free (fourth, 49.13) and 200 free (sixth, 1:48.25) at the WPIAL Class 2A championships. In those same events at states, Tarbi placed 15th (49.67) and 13th (1:47.54), respectively.

Seneca Valley's Ali Waters won WPIAL and PIAA medals in diving for the first time this season. Jared Todhunter/Special to the Eagle

After multiple injuries as a gymnast, Waters turned to diving. It hasn’t taken her long to become one of the best in the area, as she earned fourth-place Class 3A finishes at both WPIALs and states. Also owns SV program and pool records.