Ranking the best girls swimmers and divers from Wichita high school area
With the 2026 Kansas high school girls swim and dive season already underway around the state, the Wichita area is once again loaded with standout talent to watch this spring.
To recognize that talent, The Eagle has compiled a list of the 10 best swimmers in the area through a combination of last season’s results and feedback from area coaches. There is also a list of 40 more top Wichita-area girls swimmers and divers to watch, followed by a full list of all Wichita-area swimmers and divers to watch appearing below.
Top 10 Wichita-area girls swimmers
Note: The list is sorted in alphabetical order.
Kaylonie Amphone-Suh, East freshman
Hollyn Griffin, Andover sophomore
Kimberlyn Grim, Norwich senior
Jordan Kleeman, East senior
Evey Maloney, Kapaun Mt. Carmel freshman
Helena Melo, Andover freshman
Ridlee Parkhurst, Derby junior
June Schmidt, East senior
Lauryn Vogt, Hillsboro senior
Genevieve Wilhite, Bishop Carroll senior
40 other Wichita-area girls swimmers to watch
Note: The list is sorted in alphabetical order.
Maggie Bailey, Bishop Carroll senior
Amanda Barleen, Kapaun Mt. Carmel freshman
Michaela Blankenship, Derby senior
Lily Brenneis, Valley Center freshman
Brynn Eilert, Andover junior
Louisa Eriksen, Classical freshman
Lillie Flaharty, Andover Central sophomore
Hope Friedel, Derby sophomore
A.J. Gooch, Hutchinson senior
Ella Goodman, Andover sophomore
Quinn Hamilton, Andover Central sophomore
Sienna Hurst, Andover Central senior
Karsyn Hutto, Winfield sophomore
Sophia Isom, Winfield freshman
Carlyle Johnson, Collegiate senior
Aliyyah Jones, Independent junior
Talia Jost, Hillsboro senior
Jemma Just, Hillsboro sophomore
Chloe Keeler, Maize South sophomore
Aubrey Larcom, El Dorado sophomore
Lilly Lawless, Belle Plaine freshman
Kaitlyn Ly, East junior
Ansley McCaslin, Winfield sophomore
Madelyn McCluskey, Maize South junior
Lindsay McIntyre, Andover Central junior
Clara Monahan, Collegiate junior
Alice Schmidt, Classical freshman
Georgia Shinliver, Wellington sophomore
Bernie Stout, Bishop Carroll junior
Hannah Swain, Buhler sophomore
Jordyn Tauiliili, Newton freshman
Kylie Thorn, Maize junior
Kat Valdivia, Collegiate freshman
Anna Vermeeren, Kapaun Mt. Carmel sophomore
Brynlee Westhoff, Northwest junior
Adyson Wiens, McPherson senior
Alayna Wiggins, Hutchinson sophomore
Blake Zaleski, Kapaun Mt. Carmel freshman
Alli Zerger, Andover sophomore
Madey Zerger, Andover sophomore
10 Wichita-area divers to watch
Kennedy Archibald, Andover Central senior
Birdie Buell, East sophomore
Joslyn Cox, Campus junior
Alexis Evans, Campus junior
Michelle Ford, Maize South sophomore
Gabby Kinman, Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior
Claire Mowry, Eisenhower senior
Sydney Schumaker, Maize South senior
Trinity Scolari, Andover senior
Julia Whitworth, Maize freshman
Kansas high school girls swimming and diving team previews
City League girls swimmers and divers to watch
Bishop Carroll: Genevieve Wilhite, sr.; Maggie Bailey, sr.; Elli Hay, sr.; Bernie Stout, jr.; Jada Kearn, jr.; Olivia Cline, sr.; Anabelle Marten, fr.; Grace Hocking, fr.
East: Jordan Kleeman, sr.; June Schmidt, sr.; Kaitlyn Ly, jr.; Birdie Buell, so.; Kaylonie Amphone-Suh, fr.; Kara Reida, sr.; Natalia Sanchez, so.; Ruby Blanton, jr.
Heights: Karina Mekhtieva, sr.; Sloane Conrady, jr.; Campbell Schmitz, jr.; Gwen Paitz, sr.;
Kapaun Mt. Carmel: Evey Maloney, fr.; Amanda Barleen, fr.; Anna Vermeeren, so.; Gabby Kinman, sr.; Blake Zaleski, fr.; Emily Kauffman, sr.; McKenzie Sobba, fr.; Delaney Erdman, sr.; Addyson Krueger, fr.; Lorelai Sullenger, fr.; Millie Stewart, sr.; Julia Judkins, jr.
North: Ellianna Klaus, jr.; Ella Hendricks, jr.
Northwest: Brynlee Westhoff, jr.; Abby Rouse, so.
South: Emily Roush, jr.
Southeast: Brenna Bleier, sr.; Alawna Pickell-Stanley, sr.
AV-CTL girls swimmers and divers to watch
Andover: Hollyn Griffin, so.; Helena Melo, fr.; Ella Goodman, so.; Alli Zerger, so.; Madey Zerger, so.; Brynn Eilert, jr.; Trinity Scolari, sr.; Malea Olsen, so.; Sydney McLain, so.; Skylin Ruud, so.; Kaelyn Gifford, fr.; Grier Hand, jr.; Amanda Stumpe, sr.
Andover Central: Sienna Hurst, sr.; Lindsay McIntyre, jr.; Kennedy Archibald, sr.; Lillie Flaharty, so.; Quinn Hamilton, so.; Katie McIntyre, sr.; Addison Bacon, jr.; Alexi Thorstenberg, sr.; Hufsa Roohi, so.; Ava von Merveldt, sr.; Ade Post, fr.
Buhler: Hannah Swain, so.; Evey Brooks, so.; Addyson Tech, jr.; Reyne Kaufman, jr.; Avery Schrader, sr.; Regan Walle, so.; Harper Kendrick, so.
Campus: Joslyn Cox, jr.; Andrea Blomberg, jr.; Carrigan Welch, jr.; Alexis Evans, jr.
Circle: Lacie Flora, jr.; Paisley Bowser, jr.; Alexis Flora, fr.
Collegiate: Carlyle Johnson, sr.; Kat Valdivia, fr.; Clara Monahan, jr.; Brooke McKown, sr.; Cameron Reilly, jr.
Derby: Michaela Blankenship, sr.; Hope Friedel, so.; Ridlee Parkhurst, jr.; Sophia Rogers, jr.; Scarlett Powell, sr.; Kenadie Carter, jr.; Mika Cermak, so.; Livi Dennison, so.
Eisenhower: Claire Mowry, sr.; Stella Wright, sr.; Aleia Fickler, fr.; Jena Koeppen, jr.; Gianna Bellick, sr.
El Dorado: Aubrey Larcom, so.; Carly Carter, sr.; Ashlen Hall, so.; Makenzie Reiswig, jr.
Goddard: Aurora Wollard, so.;
Hutchinson: A.J. Gooch, sr.; Alayna Wiggins, so.; Juliana Stivers, jr.; Morgan Most, jr.; Emma Buller, sr.; Avery Saenger, so.
Maize: Kylie Thorn, jr.; Olivia Rivers, fr.; Tori Van Ness, sr.; Julia Whitworth, fr.; Alexah Blanpied, sr.
Maize South: Madelyn McCluskey, jr.; Sydney Schumaker, sr.; Michelle Ford, so.; Chloe Keeler, so.; Ivy Liu, fr.; Leah Liu, fr.; Clara Stover-Brown, sr.; Rylin Dehncke, so.
McPherson: Adyson Wiens, sr.; Ella Schrag, sr.
Newton: Jordyn Tauiliili, fr.; Scout Wedel, so.; Emma Gering, sr.; Addison Ediger, jr.
Valley Center: Lily Brenneis, fr.; Taelyn Holmes, fr.; Vivian Johnson, fr.; Samantha Anderson, so.; Bekah Holmes, so.; Abby Corcoran, fr.
Wellington: Georgia Shinliver, so.
Winfield: Sophia Isom, fr.; Karsyn Hutto, so.; Ansley McCaslin, so.; Addisyn Spengler, sr.; Macy White, jr.; Rilynn Hann, fr.; Ella Schwilling, sr.; Jailee Cullum, sr.
Other Wichita-area girls swimmers and divers to watch
Belle Plaine: Lilly Lawless, fr.
Classical: Louisa Eriksen, fr.; Alice Schmidt, fr.
Hesston: Angela Ewert, sr.
Hillsboro: Lauryn Vogt, sr.; Talia Jost, sr.; Jemma Just, so.; Gracelyn Just, sr.
Independent: Aliyyah Jones, jr.
Norwich: Kimberlyn Grim, sr.
Wichita Trinity: Landry Moore, fr.; Mia Hawks, sr.; Elise Kahrs, fr.
This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 6:02 AM.
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