Swimming History
The 2011 Catholic High Swim Team Won the State Title




State Champions (Division I) (1) 2005, 2011
State Runners-Up (9) 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
City Championships (25) 2011
City Runners-Up (7)
Metro Championships 2009, 2011
Individual State Champions (7)



Collegiate Swimmers

  • Robbie Moon '00 at LSU
  • Travis Wright '03 at U. of Tennessee
  • Adam D'Aquin '04 at Centenary College in Shreveport
  • Geoffrey Winkler '04 at Delta State in Cleveland, Mississippi
  • Karl Boehringer '04 at Stanford University in California
  • Joe Veron '04 at Louisiana State University
  • Blake Tribou '05 at U.S. Naval Academy
  • Todd Burford '06 at Louisiana State University
    Sam Winkler '06 at College of Charleston
  • Anthony Cane '07 at University of Massachusetts
  • Peter Henry '08 at Centenary College in Shreveport 
  • Colin Finnegan '12 at Lousiana State University
  • Grant Grenfell '12 at Louisiana State University 

Individual State Champions- 7

  • Robbie Wright - 100 Backstroke (2000)
  • Matt Arabie - 50 Freestyle (2001 School individual event record :21.68, beat 2nd place from Jesuit by .01)
  • Travis Wright - 200 IM, 100 Fly (2000, 2001) 2001 time of :50.41 was LHSAA 5A state record until 2009
  • Karl Boehringer - 100 Free and 100 Breast (2002) :58.14 in 100 breast is school record and :47.10 in 100 free is 2nd best in school history. Chosen as swimmer of the year in 2002. Led off 200 Free relay in :21.01 for fastest 50 of all time
  • Joe Veron  - 200 IM and 500 Free (2002) Time of 1:54.54 is school record and 4:36.73 is school record in 500 Free
  • Todd Burford - 500 Free (2005)
  • Grant Grenfell - 200 IM (2010)

Relay State Champions

  • 1997 in 200 Medley Relay (Kyle Price, Rodrigo Lara, Collin Ford and Brian Goad)
  • 2002 in 200 Free and 400 Free Relay (Joe Veron, Karl Boehringer, Adam D'aquin, Kurt Boeheringer)
  • 2005 - 400 Free Relay (Blake Boeheringer, Bingham Giamalva, Anthony Cane, Todd Burford) Beat Jesuit by 3 seconds to win the 2005 State Championship by 4 1/2 points over Jesuit. Had to beat them in last event to win meet. Only team in last 29 years to be Jesuit at state.
  • Relays won Total: 3
  • All Americans - 7 last was Grenfell in 2010

CHS School Records

  • 200 Medley Relay - 1:37.96-Grenfell, Finnegan, Cazenave, Vicknair
  • 200 Free - 1:40.71 Brian Zielinski 1979
  • 200 IM - 1:54.54 Joe Veron 2002
  • 50 Free - :21.68 Matt Arabie 2001, Karl Boehringer led off 2003 200 Free relay in :21.01, :20.44 by Brian Zielinski in 1980 is fastest 50 Free split ever by a CHS Swimmer(4th leg)
  • 100 Fly - :49.07 Brian Zielinski 1980 Stood as the highest classification record until 2001- record bested by Alton Smith of Jesuit
  • 100 Free - :45.13 Brian Zieliski 1980 Stood as the highest classification record until 2001- record bested by Alton Smith of Jesuit
  • 500 Free - 4:36.73 Joe Veron 2002- Currently the 5A State record
  • 200 Free Relay - 1:26.91 2002 Karl Boehringer, Joe Veron, Adam D'Aquin, Kurt Boehringer
  • 100 Back - :52.15 Grant Grenfell 2010
  • 100 Breast - :58.14 Karl Boehringer 2002
  • 400 Free Relay - 3:13.09 2002 Karl Boehringer, Joe Veron, Adam D'Aquin, Kurt Boehringer