Swimming – Hornet Boys reload for another season with plenty of depth throughout lineup; seek 13th straight District XI Title

Junior Michael Iacobelli won a pair of individual races at last year's District XI championship and leads a strong boys team seeking its 13th straight title


Head coach – Tim O’Connor (23rd season)

Assistants – Doug Cornish, Rob Barnum, Matt Richards, Mandy Lovett, Frank Donnelly (diving), Marc Manley

Last season – 11-2 overall, 11-0 EPC, won 15th straight league title and 12th straight District XI championship

Swimmers lost to graduation – Evan Bova, Matt Gertner, Patrick Kuzdzal, Jake Young, James Mont (Diver), Drew Stenger (Diver)

Key returnees Sr. Devin Metzger, Sr. Brendan McCourt (Diver, District XI & PIAA State Champion), Sr. Gio Germano, Sr. Cooper Kocon, Sr. Paul Petre, Jr. Michael Iacobelli (District XI champ 100 breaststroke/200 IM), Jr. Connor Shriver, Jr. Nick Soares, Jr. Luke Rautzhan (District XI champ 500 free), Soph. AJ Lamack, Soph. Alex Magditch, Soph. James Manley, Soph. Bobby Perose

Key newcomers – Fresh. Ethan Ferris, Fresh. Jack Reppert, Fresh. Andrew Taylor

First league meet – Dec. 10 Whitehall (4 p.m.)

Follow the team on social media: Twitter – @Emmaussports.com, @ehsmenswim; Facebook – Emmaus Swimming & Diving

Coach O’Connor: “This year our goal is unchanged: our goal is to win districts. We graduated some really good seniors and in that senior group we had some great leadership. What’s made our boys team so successful during this run is that we’ve had some really good senior classes and this year is no different, in fact, this year might even be better than it was in recent years.”

“The depth on this team is really good, more than we’ve had in the last four or five years and we’re really excited for a good year and we expect a lot from our young kids. I expect to see some of these freshmen and sophomores not to simply follow the lead from some of the upperclassmen, but be willing to go faster.”

Roster breakdown:

Seniors (5) – Gio Germano, Cooper Kocon, Brendan McCourt, Devin Metzger, Paul Petre

Juniors (7) – Davin Glynn Michael Iacobelli, Owen Mont, Luke Rautzhan, Nick Soares, Connor Shriver, Dylan Strella

Sophomores (5) – AJ Lamack, Alex Magditch, James Manley, Set Metzger, Bobby Perose

Freshmen (7) – Ryan DeJohn, Jack Engel, Ethan Ferris, Ben Goldman, Jack Niggel, Jack Reppert, Andrew Taylor