The Patriots won the National Girls Prep Team Championship for the 2004-2005 season by scoring 120.5 points, just ahead of the 118 points tallied by Anne Arbor Pioneer (Michigan) and Arrowhead High (Wisconsin). Swimming World Magazine compares the nation’s top 12 scholastic times in every event and provides corresponding scores, similar to a meet.

The undefeated Patriots captured their third consecutive Easterns Interscholastic Swimming & Diving title by scoring 619 points at the two-day meet during which GA posted the fourth-fastest mark in the 200-yard medley relay (1:45.15)

Individually, GA benefited from the talents of Alicia Aemisegger '06 and Teresa Crippen '08. Aemisegger had the country’s third-fastest time in the 200-yard medley (1:59.48, meet record) and was fourth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:48.25). As for Crippen, as a ninth grader, she tied for the fifth-fastest time in the 100-yard backstroke. She also won the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.37) and the 100-yard backstroke (55.60). Claire Crippen ’07 took third in the 200-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle.

In the 200-yard medley relay, Aemisseger (breastroke), Teresa Crippen ’08 (backstroke, Hannah Mein '05 (butterfly), and Sara Coenen '06 (freestyle) took first with a time of 1:45.15. The foursome of Aemisseger, Katie Magee '07, Teresa Crippen '08, and Coenen won gold with a time of 3:24.84.

All-Americans: Alicia Aemisegger '06, Sara Coenen '06, Claire Crippen '07, Teresa Crippen '08, Jennifer Kopenitz '07, Katie Magee '07, Bridgette McCabe '05, Eliza McDevitt '08, Kerri McIlvain Sepich '05, Hannah Mein '05, Lauren Sylvester '07.

ROSTER
Alicia Aemisegger '06
Ashley Begley '07
Colleen Boland '05
Sara Coenen '06
Claire Crippen '07
Teresa Crippen '08
Caitlin DeFusco '07
Lisa Horn '08
Andrea Konski '07
Jennifer Kopenitz '07
Jacquelyn Kunkel '05
Sarah Ladley '06
Hillary Ladov '05
Katie Magee '07
Bridgette McCabe '05
Brittany McCabe '05
Eliza McDevitt '08
Kerri McIlvain '05
Jennifer McMillin '05
Hannah Mein '05
Ashley Mills '07
Jennifer Nunn '06
Michelle Palopoli '07
Abaigeal Reilly '07
Nicole Romano '08
Lauren Sylvester '07
Alyssa Tsoubanos '05
Danielle Visco '06

MANAGERS
Hilary Barrer '08
Steven Dennis '08

COACHES
Richard Shoulberg 1760
Stu Kukla
Peggy Cook Bradley
Rob Cragg
Christian Lear