Girls' Swimming & Diving

Girls’ 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. Girls’ Swimming was Western New England Division III Champions in 2006-07 and 2007-08. The Swimming & Diving team was New England Class C Champions in 2014. 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

Opponent	Date	Time	Location	Details
vs. Sacred Heart Greenwich	12/7/24	2:30 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Kingswood Oxford Invitational	12/14/24	2:30 PM	Cornerstone Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. The Masters School	1/15/25	4:30 PM	The Masters School	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Hamden Hall Country Day School	1/18/25	2:30 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. School of the Holy Child	1/18/25	2:30 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Ethel Walker School	1/22/25	3:00 PM	Ethel Walker School	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Kingswood Oxford School	1/25/25	3:00 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Westover School	1/25/25	3:00 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Kent School	1/29/25	2:30 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Hotchkiss School	2/5/25	3:00 PM	Hotchkiss School	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Miss Porter's School	2/12/25	3:30 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	2/15/25	3:00 PM	Pool - Higgins '53 Aquatic Center	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. Hopkins School	2/19/25	3:00 PM	Hopkins School	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. TBA - Diving Only	2/28/25	All Day	Williston Northampton School	Details about Girls' Varsity Swimming & Diving
vs. New Englands	3/8/25	All Day	New Englands	Details about Girls' 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.

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Roster

Name	Class	Hometown
Serena Bacetti	2026	Southbury, CT
Chrisy Ding	2025	Beijing
Lily Dorfman	2027	Rye, NY
Neta Dorman	2028	Sherman, CT
Virginia Guevara Figueroa	2026	Emiliano Zapata
Amari Hofbauer	2027	Fishkill, NY
Natalie Hraska	2028	Stormville, NY
Marygrace Hussey	2027	Lakeville, CT
Maddie Lavertue	2027	Woodbury, CT
Fran Masi	2026	Clementi
Naomi Mwanza	2028	Litchfield, CT
Bella Pilch	2027	New Milford, CT
Maeve Prendergast	2027	Hopewell Junction, NY
Thea Rowbotham	2028	Madison, CT
Hannah Soifersmith	2027	New Milford, CT

Diving Coach Sally Ruderman

In addition to serving as the Diving Coach, Sally Ruderman has been coaching crew at Canterbury since 2018 and has coached at several summer programs such as Dirty Water Boat Club in Boston, Massachusetts, and ARION out of Saratoga, New York. Sally rowed all four years in high school and continued to row for Wellesley College, Massachusetts on their three-time NEWMAC championship team in Division III. She is also a USRowing Referee and spends many weekends in the spring, summer, and fall working at local, regional, and national races at the high school, college, and masters levels.

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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.

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