All six Arlington swim teams earned winning records this summer

By Dave Facinoli Published August 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

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All six Arlington teams emerged with winning records in this summer’s Northern Virginia Swimming League and Colonial Swimming League competition.

Of those, the two Colonial Swimming League squads won division championships with undefeated 5-0 marks.

The Arlington Knights of Columbus Holy Mackerels finished atop the Red Division, with the Fort Myer Squids taking the White Division title.

Knights of Columbus and Fort Myer last won division championships in the same season back in 2012. Each finished 4-1 to tie for titles that summer.

The Knights of Columbus earned the division title and a 5-0 record for the second year in a row, and they also won the league’s relay carnival this summer. The team has won four of the last five overall Red Division team crowns and was second in 2024.

Three of the top individual swimmers for Arlington Knights of Columbus this summer were Jack Parker, Aubrey Larson and Savigna Neely Martin. Each won races at the league’s season-ending all-star meet.

They also won races at the preceding divisional championships, along with Summer Springer, Mary Hecmanczuk, Edith Kuhlman, Victoria Gammell, Abby Duffy and Brennan Gyor.

The division title for Fort Myer was its first since 2012.

The top Fort Myer swimmers this summer were division meet winners Fincher Harper, Gavin Heeb, Deacon Sinder, Bancroft Henderson, Aileen Kee, Clara McCarthy and Sasha Taylor.

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