The 2025-2026 Rockland boys swimming and diving team has been chosen. It was chosen based off of results for the entire season.
The Rockland boys swimmer of the year is Suffern’s Ben Courtney, who set records and competed in the New York State championships.
Ben Courtney
Rockland Boys Swimmer of the Year
School: Suffern
Year: Senior
Highlights: At the Rockland County Championships, Courtney took first place in the 200-yard individual medley and also won the 100 butterfly. He was named the Most Outstanding Performer of the Rockland County Championships. At the Section 1, League 1 Championships, Courtney won the 100 butterfly and the 100 breaststroke titles. At the Section 1 championships in February, he won both the fly and the breaststroke titles. On March 7, he finished 11th at the New York State Championships in the 100 butterfly. He placed in the top 40 in the 100 breaststroke. He also qualified for the state championships in the 200 IM but didn’t compete in the event. Courtney is the Suffern record holder in the 100 fly and breaststroke. He garnered All-League and All-Section honors this year.
And the rest of the first team
200-yard medley relay: Pearl River (Mark Molloy, So.; Matthew Pellumbi, So.; Frederick Pellumbi, Jr.; Patrick Fanshaw, Sr.)
200 freestyle: Max Johnston, Jr., Clarkstown South
200 individual medley: M. Pellumbi, Pearl River
50 freestyle: Emet Park, Jr., Tappan Zee
Diving: Andrew Compres, Jr., Suffern
100 free: Park, Tappan Zee
200 free relay: Suffern (Avery Vinas, Jr.; Daniel Hodge, Sr.; Nicolas Van Inwegen, Sr.; Walter Horn, Sr.)
100 backstroke: Johnston, Clarkstown South
400 free relay: Pearl River (Molloy, M. Pellumbi, F. Pellumbi, Fanshawe)
Coach of the year
Kenneth Driscoll, Pearl River
Second team
200-yard medley relay: Suffern (Kieren Guerrero, Sr.; Ben Courtney, Sr.; Ivan Li, Sr., Walter Horn, Sr.)
200 freestyle: Nicolas Van Inwegen, Sr., Suffern
200 individual medley: Guerrero, Suffern
500 free: Daniel Hodge, Sr., Suffern
Diving: Terryn McCarter Sr., Suffern
100 butterfly: Frank Pellumbi, Jr., Pearl River
100 free: Mark Molloy, So., Pearl River
500 free: Avery Vinas, Jr., Suffern
200 free relay: Tappan Zee (Ian Park, Sr.; Andre Del Rosso, Sr.; Kyle Dixon, Fr.; Emet Park, Jr.)
100 backstroke: Marc Losada, So., Pearl River
100 breaststroke: Alex Cheung, So., Clarkstown South
400 free relay: Suffern (Inwegen, Vinas, Courtney, Hodge)
Honorable mention
Finnegan Baronian, 8th grade, Pearl River; Luke Bender, 7th grade, Nyack; Cameron Bucko, So., Pearl River; Dylan Cable, Jr., North Rockland; Jaywon Chae, Sr., Tappan Zee; Jacob Contreras, So., Tappan Zee; Luca Gambino, Sr., Tappan Zee; Michael Gauthier, Sr., Clarkstown South; Drew Gigante, Fr., Suffern; Ethan Gluzman, Sr., Clarkstown North; Nick Gonzalez, 8th grade, North Rockland; Artem Gradinar, Jr., Nyack; Igor Gradinar, Fr., Nyack; Kavi Greenaway, 7th grade, Nyack; Stanley Howard, So., Nyack; Marcus Huang, 7th grade, Suffern; Daniel Hussey, Jr., Pearl River; Jerrin Jofrin, Jr., North Rockland; Jinwoo Jung, So., Clarkstown South; Luke Keywork, Fr., Tappan Zee; Samuel Lazarow, So., Clarkstown North; Manthos Papadacos, So., Tappan Zee; Lucas Park Sr., Clarkstown South; Michael Pellumbi, 7th grade, Pearl River; Lincoln Prisciantelli, Sr., Suffern; Ryan Prisciantelli, So., Suffern; Yo Wei Priset, So., North Rockland; Ethan Rosenthal, Jr., Clarkstown North; Andy Sanchez, Fr., North Rockland; Justin Sanchez, Jr., North Rockland; Jacob Santiago, Sr., Suffern; Aidan Silverman, 8th grade, Pearl River.
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This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Suffern’s Ben Courtney headlines 2026 Rockland boys swimming all-stars
Reporting by Debbie Schechter, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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