Gail Pebworth Swimming & Diving Invitational
Photos from the 2023 Gail Pebworth Invitational in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The meet honors legendary Wabash swim coach Gail Pebworth, who's teams placed in the top-20 nationally five times, including two eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. She produced 48 All-Americans; 21 members of the CSCAA All-Academic Team; three NCAA Postgraduate Scholars; three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans; the 1989 Academic All-American of the Year; and two Rhodes Scholar finalists.
The 21 participating teams included men's and women's teams from Albion, Asbury, Birmingham-Southern, Centre, Colorado College, DePauw, Franklin, Manchester, Midway, and Ohio Northern in addition to host Wabash.
Head coach Will Bernhardt (right) chats with assistant coach Keith GIll (left) on the deck prior to the start of swimming on Friday.
Ethan Johns '25 focues before his Friday morning swims.
Aidan Mason '25
Mason (center) was the first Wabash swimmer to race on Friday.
The sophomore competed in the 500-yard freestyle.
Mason follwoing his 500-yard freestyle effort.
Xander Straw '25
Straw (center) in action.
Straw advanced to Friday night's final in this event.
He posted a sixth-place finish with a time of 4:47.98.
There was plenty of support poolside for Wabash swimmers.
Will Renie '27 awaits his race.
Straw glances at the scoreboard following his swim.
Renie (center) in action.
Renie (center) in action.
Renie (center) in action.
Quinn Sweeney '27 on the starting blocks.
Bernhardt looks over the heat sheets.
Bernhardt and Eddie DaMata '26 (left) share a laugh on the pool deck.
Dane Market '26 (left) prior to the start of the 200-yard individual medley.
Nick Sommers '27 on deck prior to the start of his 200 IM heat.
DaMata prior to the 200-yard individual medley prelims.
Justice Wenz '25 readies his goggles.
Wenz enters the pool for the 200 IM.
Wenz during the breaststroke leg.
Wenz at the conclusion of his race.
DaMata awaits the call to the blocks.
Nick Plumb '27 awaits his first race of the weekend.
Plumb was one of seven Wabash swimmers to compete in the 200 IM.
Michael Cruzado '27 awaits the start of his 50-yard freestyle heat.
Keane Albright '25
Ethan Comeyne '25 awaits the start of his 50-yard freestyle prelim.
Albright on the blocks at the start of the 50-meter freestly prelims.
Daniel Streeter '27
Streeter kicks away under the water's surface.
John Allen '27 at the start of the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries.
Johns enters the water.
Johns at the conclusion of his first race of the weekend.
Berhnardt (left) talks through the effort with Johns.
