Facility:
Kunkel Aquatic Center, Alumni Sports & Fitness Center
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604
A bus is scheduled to depart from the high school at 7:45 a.m.
Warmups begin at 9 a.m.
Meet starts at 11 a.m.
The McGinness Pool is a 50m x 25y competition pool with non-turbulent lane lines. The
competition course will be 8 deep-water lanes. There will be 13 lanes available for warm-up/cool down during the meet. A Colorado System 7 timing system with electronic pads and full 8-line scoreboard readout will display official times and finish.
Admission:
Meet Live Stream Link: TBA
Big Spring Bulldog Bash
A bus will depart at 7:30 a.m. from Bishop McDevitt High School to Big Spring High School. All swimmers should be at the high school no later than 7:25 a.m.
Big Spring High School
100 Mt. Rock Road
Newville, PA 17241
A return bus from Big Spring back to Bishop McDevitt is currently scheduled. A return bus will be cancelled if it determined all swimmers plan to return home with their parents.
Swimming Competition - Saturday, December 27, 2025
Location: Palmyra High School Natatorium
Palmyra Area High School
1125 Park Drive
Palmyra, PA 17078
Please enter rear of high school at "Pool Entrance".
Palmyra charges regular admission for all home swim meets.
Adults: $5.00
Students (Gr. 1-12): $3.00
Meet is scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. with a 2:15 p.m. bus departure from McD.
Bishop Mcdevitt swimmers will compete in the even lanes (2,4,6).
Diving will not be a part of this meet.
Parents may sign-up to donate drink/snack donations for this and future meets HERE
The location of this meet is the Spartan Athletic Center on Milton Hershey's campus.
665 Brook Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Meet is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. with a 2:30 p.m. bus departure from McD.
Diving will be a part of this meet and will occur after event #8, 50 free.
Parents may sign-up to donate drinks and snacks for this and future meets HERE
Bishop McDevitt at Mechanicsburg Dual Meet - Tuesday, January 13
Mechanicsburg High School
500 South Broad Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Meet is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.
A bus will depart from McD at 2:30 p.m.
Warm-ups: (All 8 lanes)
Bishop McDevitt 4:00 – 4:25
There will be a 15 min break after 50 Free - pool will be open for warm-up/cool downs.
Lane Assignments:
Mechanicsburg Odd Lanes – (lane 1 exhibition)
Bishop McDevitt Even Lanes – (lane 8 exhibition)
Scoring lanes 2 through 7
Pool Details:
The team captains invite all swimmers and divers to join them at the PA Farm Show immediately after the school's midterms conclude on Wednesday January 14. Team members will be at the Farm Show from approximately 12-3 and return to school/Central Penn for practice (there will be a practice at the normal time). Team members are encouraged to carpool to the Farm Show.
An exact departure time will be discussed at our pre-practice team meetings.
Admission to the Farm Show is free
The location of this tri-meet is the Derry Township Community Center.
605 Cocoa Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
https://hersheycommunitycenter.org/
The meet is scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m.
Bus departure from McD is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
3:05-3:25 Hershey warm-up
3:25-3:45 Lower Dauphin warm-up
3:45-4:05 Bishop McDevitt warm-up
Coaches' and captains' meeting
Meet will begin at 4:15 p.m. with diving.
At the conclusion of diving, there will be a general 10-minute warm-up.
At the conclusion of event # 8 50 Free, there will be another 10-minute break.
The pool is located in the Fitness and Aquatic Center on the Campus of Loyola University Maryland. 4900 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is proud to host the 89th National Catholic High School Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. The National Catholic Championships will be held on the weekend of January 17 & 18, 2026 at the Mangione Aquatic Center on the Evergreen campus of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
Important notes from the meet director for this year's meet:
The meet format is similar to previous years.
Pizza Social at Hotel Lobby - Friday, January 16 (time TBA)
All team members, parents and siblings are invited to a pizza social on Friday, January 16 in the lobby of the team hotel (Hyatt Baltimore Inner Harbor). Please RSVP to Dina Duffy if you plan to join your team members for this informal pre-meet social. Pizzas will be paid for by the team.
Please RSVP to Dina Duffy by Thursday, January 15 by text or email. Dina specifically needs to know how many family members plan to attend in addition to their swimmer or diver.
Dina Duffy
717-439-1238
The pool is located in the Fitness and Aquatic Center on the Campus of Loyola University Maryland. 4900 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is proud to host the 89th National Catholic High School Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. The National Catholic Championships will be held on the weekend of January 17 & 18, 2026 at the Mangione Aquatic Center on the Evergreen campus of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
Important notes from the meet director for this year's meet:
The meet format is similar to previous years.
Team Dinner - Saturday, January 17 (during National Catholic Championships weekend)
All swimmers, divers, parents and guests are welcome to join the coaches at a team dinner on Saturday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Sabatino's in Little Italy (we will depart from the team hotel and walk as a team to the restaurant a few blocks away)
The pool is located in the Fitness and Aquatic Center on the Campus of Loyola University Maryland. 4900 N. Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola University Maryland is proud to host the 89th National Catholic High School Swimming and Diving Championship Meet. The National Catholic Championships will be held on the weekend of January 17 & 18, 2026 at the Mangione Aquatic Center on the Evergreen campus of Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore.
Important notes from the meet director for this year's meet:
The meet format is similar to previous years.
Senior Recognition Night
Senior swimmers and divers from Bishop McDevitt will be recognized during this meet.
Seniors will have the option of having a teammate speak about their memories and future plans based on the team's senior questionnaire.
Parents are welcome to be on deck during the recognition period. Bishop McDevitt seniors will be recognized at the beginning of the meet.
The location of this meet is the West Shore Natatorium on Red Land High School's campus.
Red Land High School
560 Fishing Creek Rd
Lewisberry, PA 17339
