Jesuit Dallas swimming & diving dominated the 2023 UIL District 7-6A Championships, held on Saturday, January 27 at the Alfred J. Loos Natatorium in Addison, Texas. The Rangers finished the district championship with 170 points, dominating the field and finishing 42 points ahead of second place Pearce en route to securing the 10th district championship in program history.
 
The Rangers' 200-yard medley relay team started the meet by setting a new district record, hitting the wall in 1:37.05. The race began with a strong, 25.60 split from freshman Jonah Ruhl in the backstroke, followed by a 26.21 in the breaststroke by senior William Savarese and a 23.48 in the butterfly from sophomore Luke Lary before sophomore Sam Kennington brought home the win with a 21.76 50-yard freestyle split.
 
Savarese broke two meet records during his final performance at the district meet, leaving an indelible impact upon his departure. The Michigan commit's first record was earned with a 1:51.25 in the 200 Yard Individual Medley, besting the field by over nine seconds. Savarese then broke the previous 500 free relay record by nearly four seconds, swimming a 4:30.70 to win the event by over 20 seconds.
 
Ruhl scored Jesuit's first individual championship of the meet with a 1:46.40 in the 200-yard freestyle, qualifying for regionals alongside sophomore Sebastian Suwanda, who placed second with a 1:46.66. In the 100-yard freestyle, Ruhl secured his second district title with a 48.08, edging Highland Park senior GB Stalnaker by 0.86 seconds for the win.
 
Jesuit continued its dominance with a win in the 200-yard free relay, as the team of senior Teddy Scherer, junior Flyn Hughes, sophomore Sebastian Suwanda and Kennington beat J.J. Pearce by 0.86 seconds for the district crown, clocking a 1:30.09 total relay time. The Rangers punctuated its stellar district performance with another meet record, setting a new mark in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Ruhl, Suwanda, Lary and Savarese posted a 3:10.37 to secure the win, defeating Pearce by eight seconds and toppling the previous record of 3:13.41, set by Highland Park in 2015.

In addition to the district championship, three members of the Jesuit Dallas swimming & Diving team earned major awards. Savarese was named the Boys' Swimmer of the Meet, Rangers head swimming coach Doug Moyse was named the District Boys Swim Coach of the Meet, and diving coach Sierra Thain earned Dive Coach of the Meet honors. Jesuit senior diver Trey Smith qualified for regionals, finishing fourth with a 261.50 while Kade Turay finished fifth with a 240.10.
 
The UIL Region II-6A Swimming & Diving Championships will begin on Friday, Feb. 9 at the LISD Westside Natatorium in Lewisville, Texas. The two-day meet will conclude on Saturday, Feb. 10.
 
Regional Qualifiers
 
200 Yard Medley Relay: (1st, 1:37.05) – NEW DISTRICT RECORD
200 Yard Freestyle: Jonah Ruhl (1st, 1:46.40); Sebastian Suwanda (2nd; 1:46.66)
200 Yard Individual Medley: William Savarese (1st; 1:51.25) – NEW DISTRICT RECORD
50 Yard Freestyle: Luke Lary (2nd, 22.33); Sam Kennington (3rd, 22.43)
100 Yard Butterfly: Luke Lary (2nd, 52.53); Flyn Hughes (4th, 53.75)
100 Yard Freestyle: Jonah Ruhl (1st, 48.08); Sam Kennington (5th, 50.71); Jackson Addison-Jordan (6th, 51.03)
500 Yard Freestyle: William Savarese (1st, 4:30.70) – NEW DISTRICT RECORD; Sebastian Suwanda (2nd, 4:50.77), JP McCosker (6th, 5:14.74)
200 Yard Free Relay: (1st, 1:30.09)
100 Yard Breaststroke: Teddy Scherer (3rd, 1:01.51); Oliver Miller (5th, 1:04.54)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: (1st, 3:10.37) – NEW DISTRICT RECORD
One-Meter Dive: Trey Smith (4th, 261.50)