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Cape, Sussex Academy girls shine at state swim championships

Cape’s Isla Touw leaves the blocks in the Cape’s 400 free relay. She and teammates Jenna Reinhold, Sidney Caldwell and Mia Jaoude placed third with a time of 3:41.67. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
February 24, 2025

The Cape and Sussex Academy girls’ swim teams made it to the top 10 in the state, as the Seahawks placed fifth with 122 points and the Vikings took eighth place with 112 points in the DIAA State Championships Feb. 22 at the University of Delaware’s Harry W. Rawstrom Natatorium.

Taking the top spot was Ursuline Academy with 341 points, with the other top 10 as follows: Charter School of Wilmington garnered second with 245, St. Mark’s took third with 157, Tower Hill placed fourth with 137, Wilmington Friends showed for sixth with 119, Mount Pleasant took seventh with 114, Padua placed ninth with 11 and Brandywine garnered 10th with 100.

Cape senior Jenna Reinhold was awarded academic All-American.

“We had a lot of potential going into states, and it was great to have success as a team,” said Reinhold. “This is the first time since 2021 Cape girls have been on the podium, individually or with a relay, so that was really exciting.”

Sussex Academy’s Anna Mumford was the only downstate swimmer to reach the top of the podium, with a 4:58.07 time in the 500 freestyle.

“It was so much fun to race that event,” said the Seahawks freshman. “It was not my best time, which I got at conferences, but I’m still proud of myself and thankful for my team for cheering me on.”

Mumford also won the 200 freestyle.

Other top finishers included Mia Jaoude of Cape taking second place in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, Gretchen Maughan of Sussex Academy capturing third in the 100 breaststroke, and the Cape 400 freestyle relay securing a third-place finish. 

See full results at suburbanswim.club/wp-content/uploads/finals_diaa/rt_results/index.htm.

Cape’s third-place 400 free relay team is (l-) Isla Touw, Sidney Caldwell, Mia Jaoude and Jenna Reinhold.
The girls’ Academic All-American team is (l-r) Peyton Salvatore, Mount Pleasant; Jenna Reinhold, Cape; Leah Norton, Brandywine; Saryn McCullough, Newark Charter; Madison Davis, Newark High; Charlotte Rasmussen, Tower Hill; and Cailyn Pan, Charter School of Wilmington.
Sussex Academy’s Victoria Evans starts off the Seahawks’ medley relay team. She and teammates Gretchen Maughan, Anna Mumford and Addison McKay took sixth place with a time of 1:53.93.
Cape’s Isla Touw took 13th in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:02.05.
Sussex Academy’s Gretchen Maughan places third in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:07.77 time.
Cape parents show their support for the Vikings’ third-place 400 free relay team.
Cape senior Jenna Reinhiold swims to 16th place in the 100 fly with a 1:02.74 time.
Indian River’s Macyn Hockman took sixth in the 100 fly with a time of 59.90.
Sussex Academy’s Anna Mumford relaxes after winning the 500 free with a time of 4:58.07.
Sussex Academy’s Anna Mumford wins the 500 free with a time of 4:58.07. She won by 15 seconds over the second-place finisher.
Sussex Tech’s Jenna Chambers places 14th in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:13.27 clocking.
Sussex Academy’s Gretchen Maughan celebrates her third-place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.77.
Cape junior Sidney Caldwell sings the national anthem before the girls’ competition.
Jenna Reinhold leaves the blocks for the 400 free relay.
Seahawks senior Lyla Baker leaves the blocks in the 400 free relay. She and teammates Anna Mumford, Victoria Evans and Gretchen Maughan placed 10th with a 3:53.25 time.
Cape sophomore Mia Jaoude, right, is congratulated for her second-place finish in the 100 freestyle by first-place winner Annika Jorgensen from Tower Hill.
Cape sophomore Mia Jaoude leaves the blocks in the 100 freestyle. She placed second in the event with a 52.90 time.
Cape freshman Zoey Neufeld placed 12th in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:40.58.
Cape girls representing the Vikings are (l-r) Jenna Reinhold, Mia Jaoude, Sidney Caldwell, Isla Touw and Zoey Neufeld. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Cape head coach Bill Geppert relaxes before the competition with (l-r) freshman Zoey Neufeld and sophomore Isla Touw.
Cheering on their teammates are Sussex Academy’s (l-r) Addison McKay, Gretchen Maughan and Camila Figueroa.
The Cape girls stand in third place for the 400 free relay.
Sussex Academy’s Anna Mumford stands in first place on the podium for the 500 freestyle. In second is Katherine Grant from Brandywine and third is Rowan O'Donoghue of St. Mark’s.

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