Boys swimming: Clarkstown South senior Luke Dwyer is the lohud Rockland Swimmer of the Year

Clarkstown's Luke Dwyer won the 100-yard butterfly at the Section 1 Swimming Championships at Felix Festa Feb. 14, 2024.
Clarkstown's Luke Dwyer won the 100-yard butterfly at the Section 1 Swimming Championships at Felix Festa Feb. 14, 2024.

Rockland Swimmer of the Year: Luke Dwyer

School: Clarkstown South

Year: Senior

Highlights: In the 200-yard freestyle, Dwyer won the NYSPHSAA championships, the Section 1 title, set at new Rockland County record and Clarkstown record. He garnered All-County first-team honors and the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association 'All American' consideration award. In the 200 individual medley, he won the Rockland County title and set the team record. In the 100 butterfly, Dwyer won the NYSPSHAA and Federation titles, won the Section 1 title, and became the Section 1 League and Championship meet record holder. He's the Rockland County and team record holder. Dwyer garnered All-County first-team honors and the NISCA All-American automatic award for the event. Dwyer won the Rockland County title in the 100 freestyle. He placed fourth in the 500 free at the League 1 championships. He finished second at the League 1 championships in the 100 backstroke. Dwyer, as a member of Clarkstown's 200 medley relay and 200 free relay, won Rockland County titles. Clarkstown finished second in the 200 medley relay at the League 1 championships and third in the 400 free relay. At the Section 1 championships, Dwyer helped the Clarkstown 200 medley relay finish second and helped the 200 free relay win the title. In the relays at the NYSPHSAA championships, Dwyer helped the 200 free relay finish fifth and the 200 medley relay finish fourth. Dwyer was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the NYSPHSAA championship meet and the Most Outstanding Performer of the Rockland County Championships. He garnered All-League and All-Section honors.

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First team

200-yard medley relay: Clarkstown (Isaih Francis, Jr. Clarkstown South, Lucas Keahon, Jr., Clarkstown North, Luke Dwyer Sr., Clarkstown South, Max Johnston, Fr., Clarkstown South)

200 freestyle: Dwyer, Clarkstown South

200 individual medley: Matthew Pellumbi, 8th grade, Pearl River

50 free: Francis, Clarkstown South

Diving: Luke Leale, Jr., Suffern

100 butterfly: Dwyer, Clarkstown South

100 free: Keahon, Clarkstown North

500 free: Patrick Franshaw, So., Pearl River

200 free relay: Clarkstown (Francis, Johnston, Keahon, Dwyer)

100 backstroke: Francis, Clarkstown South

100 breaststroke: Eric Schreck, Sr., North Rockalnd

400 free relay: Clarkstown (Isaiah Fernandez, Sr., Clarkstown South; James Bloete, Sr., Clarkstown South; Aidan Dwyer, So., Clarkstown South; Lucas Park, So., Clarkstown South)

Coach of the Year: Theo Tomljanovich, Clarkstown

Second team

200-yard medley relay: North Rockland (Michael Leach, Jr.; Eric Schreck, Sr.; Zackary Rodriguez, Jr.; Aidan Tat, Jr.)

200-yard medley relay: Suffern (Aidan Ramierez, Jr.; Ben Courtney, So.; James Hyman, Jr.; Ivan Li, So.)

200 free: Courtney, Suffern

200 individual medley: Jacob Bender, Sr., Nyack

50 free: Hyman, Suffern

Diving: Andriy Yakob, Jr., Suffern

100 butterfly: Colm Driscoll, Jr., Tappan Zee

100 free: Isaiah Fernandez, Sr., Clarkstown South

500 free: Michael Gauthier, So., Clarkstown South

200 free relay: North Rockland (Schreck, Rodriguez, Jonathan Bleyzer, Jr.; Tat)

100 backstroke: Max Johnston, Fr., Clarkstown South

100 breaststroke: Aidan Dwyer, So., Clarkstown South

400 free relay: Suffern (Hyman, Courtney, Ramirez, Avery Vinas, Fr.)

Honorable mention

Daniel Andrew, Jr., Clarkstown North; Robert Bean, So., Nyack; Dylan Cable, Fr., North Rockland; Jaewon Chae, So., Tappan Zee; Owen Connolly, Sr., Suffern; Ian Duff, Jr., Nyack; Lucas Gambino, So., Tappan Zee; Ethan Gluzman, So., Clarkstown North; Adrian Guerrero, Sr., Clarkstown South; Jerrin Jofrin, Fr., North Rockland; Will Kiernan, Jr., Suffern; Domenick Masiello, So., Tappan Zee; Mark Molloy, 8th grade, Pearl River; Emet Park, Fr., Tappan Zee; Ian Park, So., Tappan Zee; Frederick Pellumbi, Fr., Pearl River; Justin Sanchez, Fr., North Rockland; Sebastian Silwecki, Jr., North Rockalnd; Alexander Soto, Fr., Nyack; River Traitz, Jr., Clarkstown South; Quincy Trenczer, 8th grade, Nyack; Zachary Trenczer, So., Nyack; Lucas Vargas, Fr., North Rockland; Jonathan Zhu, Jr., Clarkstown South.

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