Abington Friends School

About the Program: Swimming has a long history at Abington Friends School dating back to the early 1900’s when it was a regular part of the School’s physical education program. In the mid-20th century AFS competed interscholastically in swimming and saw Susan Doerr ’64 medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. After a 40-year hiatus, AFS Varsity Swimming restarted in 2007, and the program has recorded steady improvement in both numbers of participants and performance in the pool year over year since then. Varsity Swimming trains at the nearby Abington Club pool with morning and afternoon sessions between November and the end of February during the competitive season. AFS Varsity Boys Swimming is open to all interested students in 8th through 12th grade with coaches placing particular emphasis on fostering an environment geared towards individual improvement for all participants.

AFS Varsity Boys Swimming Most Recent Season (2022-23):

• Cyle Rush ’22 set new school record in 100 Breaststroke in 1:16.35
• AFS placed 5th in Friends Schools League Championship Meet

AFS Varsity Boys Swimming Program Highlights:

• AFS Varsity Boys Swimming joined the Friends Schools League for 2007-08 season.
• Recorded top-5 team finishes at FSL championship meet in ’23 (5th), ’14 (5th), ’13 (5th), ’09 (4th), ’08 (3rd).
• AFS swimmers have earned top-6 places at FSL championship meets 33 times since ’08, led by Evan Steinberg ’17 (8 times), Gabe Solms ’14 (8 times) and Sean Kirwin ’10 (6 times).
• Sean Kirwin holds Friends Schools League records in 200 Yard IM (1:58.53) and 100 Yard Backstroke (53.01).