2025-26 Season
Season officially begins October 27
2024 - 2025 Season Summary
By Coach Trimble
The varsity swimming team showed tenacity and adaptability in the 2024-25 season, achieving success through unity and team spirit that fed individual determination. The boys' team claimed its 14th consecutive CISAA conference victory and were the NCISAA Division I runner-up by a mere three points to Ravenscroft School. The CLS boys have now been in the top two at states for the past fifteen years. On the girls’ side, our small-but-mighty squad held their own against some very deep competition, finishing third in the CISAA to the eventual state champions and state runner-up. With only six girls scoring individually, the Hawks managed to finish 4 th in the NCISAA Championship. The teams’ accomplishments were made possible by the collective effort of 46 swimmers. Seventy percent of the team qualified to compete at states. Each member of the team had at least one personal best time during the season, culminating in 50 PRs at the CISAA championship and an additional 41 best times at the NCISAA championship. The Hawks had five individual CISAA champions, two victorious CISAA relays, and claimed three CISAA conference records. At the state level, Norvy Clontz won an individual championship, defending his title in the 200 freestyle for the third year in a row and breaking his own NCISAA meet record in the process. The boy’s 200 medley relay also took first place, and three new Latin school records were set: Norvy Clontz – 200 freestyle, David Sammons – 200 individual medley, and Lila Connor – 100 backstroke. Most importantly, the team competed with honor, heart, and a commitment to one another. We will miss our ten senior swimmers, but look forward to welcoming our rising ninth graders to the varsity squad.
2023 - 2024 Season Summary
By Coach Michael Chadwick
The Charlotte Latin Girls team had an incredible season led by strong senior leadership. From the beginning of the season, the Latin girls were ready to show the world that they were a force to be reckoned with. The defending state champions in the 200 medley and 400 free relays, Dorothy Patterson, Charley Floyd, Lila Connor, and Ivy Monk proved to be even faster than last season. The quartet broke their own Latin school record in the 200 medley relay (1:46.34) and achieved an All-American consideration standard in the 400 free relay (3:29.71). The 2023-2024 girls’ swim team set a memorable standard as they truly showed what it looks like to be a team that supports one another and competes in each and every race.
Girls’ CISAA Championships: 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022
Girls’ NCISAA Championships: 1975, 19976, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
CISAA All-Conference:
2025 - Lila Connor (1st Team 100 Free), Karlin Smith (2nd Team 500 Free)
2024 - Lila Connor (2nd Team 200 Free & 100 Free), Ivy Monk (2nd Team 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke), Karlin Smith (2nd Team 500 Free)
2023 -
Lila Connor, Ivy Monk, Karlin Smith
2022 - Ivy Monk, Lila Connor, Charley Floyd, Dorothy Patterson
2021 - Lindsay Flynn, Charley Floyd, Maria Llerenas Soto, Ivy Monk
2020 - Lindsay Flynn, Evelyn Peters
2019 - Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Lindsay Flynn, Evelyn Peters
2018 – Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Lindsay Flynn, Matigan Simpson, Evelyn Peters
2017 – Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Elizabeth Lancaster, Evelyn Peters
2015 – Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, Gretchen Grams, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan
2014 – Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, Chapman Hughes, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan
2013 – Hope Draglin, Ashley Dyke, Chapman Hughes, Rozhina McClanahan
2012 – Lindsay Bosek, Hope Dragelin, Ashley Dyke, Chapman Hughes, Rozhina McClanahan
2010 – Lindsay Bosek, Ashley Dyke, Maggie Gardner, Caroline Higgins, Meredith Summers
2008 – Libby Farrell, Caroline Higgins, Amy Masters, Caroline Rand
NCISAA All-State:
2023 -
Lila Connor, Charley Floyd,
Ivy Monk,
Dorothy Patterson
2022 - Ivy Monk
2020 - Lindsay Flynn
2019 - Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Lindsay Flynn, Evelyn Peters
2018 – Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Lindsay Flynn, Matigan Simpson, Evelyn Peters
2017 – Amy Dragelin, Jessica Flynn, Elizabeth Lancaster, Matigan Simpson
2016 – Amy Dragelin, Gretchen Grams, Jessica Flynn, Elizabeth Lancaster
2015 – Hope Dragelin, Leila Evans, Elizabeth Lancaster, Rozhina McClanahan
2012 – Lindsay Bosek, Hope Dragelin, Ashley Dyke, Chapman Hughes
2010 – Lindsay Bosek
All-American
2024 - Ivy Monk (200 IM)
2024 - Lila Connor, Charley Floyd, Dorothy Patterson, Ivy Monk (400 Free Relay)
2023 - Ivy Monk (200 IM)
2023 - Lila Connor, Dorothy Patterson, Charley Floyd, Ivy Monk (400 Free Relay)
Collegiate Commitments
2025 - Lila Connor- Georgetown University
2024 - Ivy Monk, University of North Carolina
2024 - Charley Floyd, Tulane University
2021 - Lindsay Flynn, University of Michigan
2020 - Evelyn Peters, MIT
2019 - Amy Dragelin, University of North Carolina
2019 - Jessica Flynn, New York University
2017 – Elizabeth Lancaster, Auburn
2015 – Hope Dragelin, Boston College
2015 – Rozhina McClanahan, NC State
2014 – Chapman Hughes, Columbia University
2013 – Ashley Dyke, Texas Christian University
2012 – Lindsay Bosek, James Madison University
2011 – Leslie Hamilton, Centre College
2010 – Caroline Higgins, Virginia Tech
HISTORY
2022 - 2023 Season Summary
By Coach Michael Chadwick
My first season as the Head Coach of the Hawks swim team was an honor and a joy. Having been coached by Patty Waldron, I was excited to build on the incredible program that she carried the past 15 years. During the regular season, our boys' team proved their strength early on and remained undefeated. Our girls team had a fantastic run having only lost one meet to Country Day. At the CISAA conference championship, our boys achieved their 12th consecutive CISAA title and our girls walked away with a 2nd place finish. Both teams proved their determination and grit and we knew that we needed to bring our best to states.
Click here to read about the CISAA Swimming Championship.
The Hawks brought a large team of 45 swimmers to the NCISAA state championships. The meet was electric from start to finish. We opened and closed the meet with both our boys' and girls' teams winning the 200 medley and 400 free relays in record performances. Our boys' team won their 4th consecutive state title and our girls' team won 3rd place, only 2 points behind a very strong Country Day team. As a former swimmer for the Hawks and first year coach, it was something special to see our athletes come together as a team and support each other on each and every race. Read about the NCISAA Swimming Championships for boys
here and for girls
here.
2021 - 2022 Season Summary
By Coach Patty Waldron
During the dual meet season our boys were undefeated and were the hands-on favorite to win the conference championship. On the girls' side, we had lost regular season meets to both Cannon and Country Day by 2 points. We knew we were in the hunt, but Providence Day was the heavy favorite due to their depth. Throughout the meet, the Hawks were focused, positive, and supportive of one another. The boys' team took care of business and captured an 11th consecutive CISAA title, while the girls' team battled its way to an incredible one-point victory. (Read more about the swimming sweep of CISAA titles here.)
At the NCISAA State Championship, the Hawks were represented by 22 boys and 13 girls. Swimmers must achieve a qualifying time in each individual event in order to compete at states. Once again, the boys' team was favored, but we knew it would be a battle with Cary Academy and there would be no room for errors. On the girls' side, Cary Academy was the heavy favorite, but there was a four-team hunt for second and the Hawks were determined to compete. In a prelims and finals format, the Hawks perfectly executed the team plan of putting in fast swims in the morning to optimally position us for scoring in the finals. In a bit of a fairy tale ending for my final season at the helm of the Hawks, the boys' team captured its third consecutive state title and the girls' team won a very impressive runner-up trophy. It was definitely a season to remember! (Read more about the swimming team's state championship success here.)
2020 - 2021 Season Summary
By Coach Patty Waldron
Varsity swimming approached this season with the attitude that each practice, every meet, and any opportunity to be together was a gift. We are so fortunate to have a pool on our campus and a great partnership with SwimMAC - many teams in the state struggled to find a place to train and could not hold meets. The Hawks hosted Cannon, Providence Day, and Country Day in separate dual meets, held two intrasquad meets, then traveled to Huntersville for the CISAA Swimming Championships (where the girls were 2nd and the guys were 1st) and Greensboro for the NCISAA Swimming Championships. It was odd for the girls and boys to compete separately in the championship meet, but the girls' team set the stage in the morning with incredible energy, some lights-out swims and a 4th place finish in spite of having only 9 competitors. The boys' team kept the momentum going, opening their session with a winning relay that was the first of three NCISAA record-breaking swims, and ultimately claiming their 17th NCISAA title. The culmination of the season was an online celebration that included a special tribute to Coach Collins, a.k.a. Doc, as he prepares to retire after 50 years of teaching and Latin, and 32 years of coaching the swimmers. It was a challenging, but incredibly special year. Go Hawks!
