About the Program

The JPIIHS Varsity Swim Team is led by Head Coach Grant Miller and Assistant Coach Paul Lyons.

The Cardinal Swim Team today consists of 20-30 athletes. We are a co-ed program that trains and competes together during a 4-month season starting in October. JPII competes in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) North District, Division I. We compete annually with teams from Bishop Lynch, Nolan Catholic, Ursuline Academy, Prestonwood Christian, Trinity Christian Academy and Parish Episcopal School..

 

Program Details

Swimming is part of a student's daily school schedule and routine at JPII

Practices are held at Oak Point Recreation Center in Plano and rotate between 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM (A days) and 6:00 AM - 7:30 AM (B days)

Competition and meets vary each year, with most held on either a Friday or Saturday during the Winter seasons in and around the DFW area.

State championships are held in San Antonio every February.

 

This is an all-inclusive team and family that welcomes anyone willing to work hard in pursuit of individual and team goals in the pool. Participants vary from beginner level all the way to aspiring Division I college athletes.

Coaching Philosophy

We believe that hard work, consistency, variety, challenge and attention to detail provide the right framework to make a swimmer successful. Racing is why we are here, and getting better at racing comes from consistently challenging what you think you can or can't do. Combine that with a family of support, and there's nothing that can't be accomplished.

 

"It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen" - John Wooden

Program Goals

In the end, our overriding goal is to mold and grow better swimmers, better leaders and better people. What we do is an extension of the beliefs and goals of JPII itself and we live those values every day.

 

Competitively, our goals are to compete for best times individually, to win team competitions and to compete and win at the highest level possible.

 

Program History

The JPII Swim program began in 2008 with a team of 15 swimmers. Among some of the standout athletes who have attended JPII and led the team are......... 

Girls: Kate Walsh, Isabella Thomas, Natalie Urrego, Havana Campo, Samantha Navarro, Angela Li, Kate Coolman, Darby Gall, Kaitlyn Cava, Milan Dao, Mariska Suwanda, Alyssa Jones, Aynsley Fitzgerald, Kristine Cava, Katherine Dang.

Boys: Cole Brewer (Wake Forest), Jack Provost, Caleb Crowe (TCU), Adam Faulk, Alex Lou (Austin College), Patrick Shambo, Andrew Doyle, Winston Hewes (Cal Lutheran), Sam Fanatico (Villanova), Michael Belair '21 (Kentucky),  Jackson Summers '22 (Holy Cross), Justin Bond ‘23 (Ava Maria), Michael Ryfa ‘24 (VMI), Trevor Novak ‘25 (Case Western).

Additional Resources
Team Records (coming soon!)
TAPPS Swimming
TISCA
USA Swimming