The Varsity Boys' Swimming team won its fourth consecutive NCISAA Division I Swimming Championship on February 13, 2023. It's the tenth state title for the program in the last eleven years, and the nineteenth overall for the program.  

The Hawks kicked off the finals session with a dominant win in the 200 medley relay, in an All-American time of 1:32.79. Zachary Spicer (backstroke), Norvy Clontz (breaststroke), Aidan Hill (butterfly, and Wiley Spinner (freestyle) established a new meet record by nearly a second, and a new Charlotte Latin record by more than two seconds. In the next event, Norvy Clontz and Wiley Spinner swept the 200 freestyle, both earning All-American consideration, and junior Gabe Piscitelli finished seventh. Clontz's time of 1:38.55 eclipsed his own school record of 1:40.21 set at the 2022 NCISAA championship.

The records kept falling as Aidan Hill won the 100 butterfly in an All-American time of 48.69 to break the Latin school record of 49.58 set by Ikenna Eruchalu in 2016. James Harper claimed the next record, finishing third in the 100 freestyle with a time of 45.81 to take down the long-standing CLS record of 46.09 set by Charlie Higgins in 2008. Junior Zachary Spicer followed suit in the 100 backstroke, placing third with the All-American consideration time of 50.13 and shaving .02 off the Latin school record set by Collin Higgins in 2010. Clontz continued to set the bar in the 500 freestyle, winning the event in an All-American time of 4:26.44 and lowering the Latin school record for the third time in two seasons. The 200 freestyle relay of Aidan Hill, Bryce Spangler, Gabe Piscitelli, and James Harper placed second and bettered the Latin record set in 2021 by Hill, Kwame Thornhill, Stephen Kim, and Ethan Bershad. 

The Hawks closed out the meet with yet another dominant relay performance. The 400 freestyle relay of Spinner, Harper, Spicer, and Clontz turned in an All-American time of 3:05.18 to break the previous NCISAA and Latin school record of 3:08.42 set by the Hawks last year. 

The Hawks were represented by twenty-two swimmers who attained NCISAA qualifying times at Latin meets throughout the season. In addition to the records mentioned above, the boys' team achieved twenty-three lifetime personal bests, including significant drops by Harrison Short, Ryan Kim, Thomas Hamilton, and Merritt Backerman. Congratulations Hawks!

NCISAA Div I Swimming Championship Results
Photos I - Preliminary Session
Photos II - Finals Session

INDIVIDUAL CLS SCORERS:
Norvy Clontz - 200 freestyle* (1st - All-American consideration), 500 freestyle* (1st - All-American)
Aidan Hill - 100 butterfly* (1st - All-American), 100 backstroke (4th)
Wiley Spinner - 200 freestyle (2nd - All-American consideration), 100 butterfly (3rd)
James Harper - 50 freestyle (3rd), 100 freestyle* (3rd)
Zachary Spicer - 100 freestyle (5th), 100 backstroke* (3rd)
Bryce Spangler - 100 breaststroke (3rd), 100 butterfly (6th)
Harrison Short - 200 individual medley (6th), 500 freestyle (10th)
Alden Fletcher - 200 individual medley (8th), 100 breaststroke (7th)
Gabe Piscitelli - 200 freestyle (7th), 50 freestyle (11th)
George Glassner - 100 butterfly (9th), 100 backstroke (9th)
Ben Spiegler - 500 freestyle (14th)

* New Latin School Record  

CLS RELAYS:
200 Medley Relay* "^ (1st) - Zachary Spicer, Norvy Clontz, Aidan Hill, Wiley Spinner
200 Freestyle Relay* (2nd) - Aidan Hill, Bryce Spangler, Gabe Piscitelli, James Harper
400 Freestyle Relay* " ^ (1st) - Wiley Spinner, James Harper, Zachary Spicer, Norvy Clontz

* New Latin School Record
" New NCISAA Div I Meet Record
^ All-American Consideration

TOP 5 TEAM SCORES:
1. Charlotte Latin - 393.5
2. Cary Academy - 326
3. Ravenscroft - 251
4. Durham Academy - 217
5. Charlotte Country Day - 207