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The boys had a great night at the DIAA Delaware High School Boys Prelims!

Posted on March 18, 2026 by Author in MSA Student Highlight No Comments

Congrats to the 2026 MSA Boys States Team:

Elijah Busch

Ethan Chipriano

Drew Magargee

Gabe Munch

Landon Munch

Albert Rhein

Victor Rhein

Nolan Ternahan

David Towle

Ian Towle

Highlights and Results

MSA Swim Team Record Breaker: Ethan Chipriano 100 Breaststroke

Ethan swam 100 Breaststroke in 57.10! Way to go, Ethan!

[Ethan broke his own record which was 57.31 set last year at State Finals]

MSA School Top 16 Individual Swim Times Updates:

Ethan Chipriano swam the 200 IM in 1:55.46! He dropped 2 seconds from his personal best MSA time and remains 3rd on the MSA Top 16 Swim Times.

Ethan Chipriano swam the 100 Breaststroke in 57.10! He remains 1st on the MSA Top 16 Swim Times.

Results:

200 Medley Relay team of Albert Rhein (Back- 32.00), Ethan Chipriano (Breast- 26.57), Nolan Ternahan (Fly- 27.73), Drew Magargee (Free – 24.43) swam 1:50.73 and placed 15th! The team dropped 4.15 seconds from their seed time of 1:54.88 and moved up 6 places from 21st seed position. The team has qualified to swim on Saturday at Finals!

200 Yard IM – Ethan Chipriano swam 1:55.46 and placed 3rd! Ethan dropped 9.98 seconds from his seed time of 2:05.44 and moved up 4 places from 7th seed position. Ethan has qualified to swim on Saturday at Finals!

200 Free Relay team of Drew Magargee (24.56), Landon Munch (27.55), Nolan Ternahan (24.37), and David Towle (25.17) swam 1:41.65 and placed 20th!

100 Breaststroke – Ethan Chipriano swam 57.10 and placed 1st! Ethan dropped 5.37 seconds from his seed time and moved up 7 places from his 8th seed position. Ethan has qualified to swim on Saturday at Finals!

400 Free Relay team of David Towle (57.67), Elijah Busch (57.52), Nolan Ternahan (57.89), and Drew Magargee (55.09) swam 3:48.17 and placed 19th! The team dropped 8.38 seconds from their seed time of 3:56.55 and moved up 1 place from their 20th seed position.

Personal Best Split Times

  • Albert Rhein 50 Back split time of 32.00, dropping 0.36 seconds!
  • Ethan Chipriano 50 Breaststroke split time of 26.57!
  • Nolan Ternahan 50 Butterfly split time of 27.73, dropping from 28.11!
  • Drew Magargee 50 Free split time of 24.43, dropping .5 second!
  • Nolan Ternahan 50 Free split time of 24.37, by dropping .47 seconds!
  • David Towle 50 Free split time of 25.17, by dropping .25 seconds!
  • David Towle 100 Free split time of 57.67, dropping .5 seconds
  • Elijah Busch 100 Free split time of 57.52, dropping 5 seconds
  • Nolan Ternahan 100 Free split time of 57.89, dropping .5 second
  • Drew Magargee 100 Free split time of 55.09, dropping 2.5 seconds!

Swimming in States for the 1st Time

  • Landon Munch
  • Albert Rhein
  • Nolan Ternahan

Congratulations to Ethan Chipriano for being presented with an Academic Student Athlete Award at the Tournament.

Thank you to all the family and friends who came to cheer!

Praise God for His grace and blessings on all of the swimmers. To God be the glory, and may His favor rest on those continuing into finals!

Great job guys!

Coaches Edge and Magargee

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