Boys' Swimming & Diving
Boys’ Swimming & Diving competes in NEPSAC Division 3 and participates in the league’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the end of each season. Practices and home meets are held in the William W. Higgins ’53 Aquatic Center, one of the finest aquatic sports venues in New England. Boys’ Swimming was Western New England Division III Champions in 2005-06 and 2009-2010. The Swimming & Diving team was New England Class C Champions in 2013, then won titles in four straight years from 2016 to 2019. In addition, the team has had several New England champions in individual events in recent years, particularly in the 50 Free, 100 Free, and Diving.
Schedule
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Kingswood Oxford Invitational
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Cornerstone Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Placed | Seventh | |
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The Masters School
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The Masters School | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 41-81 | |
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Hamden Hall Country Day School
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 29-50 | |
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Kingswood Oxford School
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 38-87 | |
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Kent School
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 40-76 | |
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Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 28-97 | |
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Avon Old Farms School
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 32-77 | |
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Wilbraham & Monson Academy
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | CANCELLED | ||
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Greenwich Country Day School
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | CANCELLED | ||
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Hopkins School
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Hopkins School | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 25-86 | |
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Wilbraham & Monson Academy
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Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | Loss | 53-58 | |
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TBA - Diving Only
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All Day
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Williston Northampton School | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | |||
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New Englands
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Williston Northampton | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving | |||
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New Englands
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All Day
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New Englands | Details about Boys' Varsity Swimming & Diving |
Coaches
Head Coach Mark Ciabaton
Mark Ciabaton brings an impressive résumé as an accomplished swimmer to his position as Head Coach of the Canterbury Swimming program. While at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, he was nationally ranked by Swimming World magazine, achieving top 10 status in the 50-yard Backstroke, 100-yard Individual Medley, and 100-yard Butterfly. As a member of the University of Maryland Swim Team, Mark twice earned All-American distinction. He also set the National YMCA record in the 100-yard Butterfly in 1978.
Mark’s coaching experience includes serving as Swim Coach for both the Men’s and Women’s Teams at West Essex Regional Public High School in North Caldwell, New Jersey; Assistant Swim Coach at Newark Academy in Livingston, New Jersey; Swim Coach for The Altamont School in Birmingham, Alabama; and Co-Head Swim Coach and Assistant Water Polo Coach for the Men’s teams at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey.
Diving Coach Sally Ruderman
Assistant Coach Ian Ferrara
Ian Ferrara serves as a Physics Teacher at Canterbury and supports the Donovan Center for Learning science lab. He has worked as Summer Camp Aquatics Director at Camp Echo Bay in New Rochelle, New York, and as a Water Safety Instructor providing swimming lessons. Ian is also a semi-professional musician creating content as a solo artist.