Gateway Class of 2005 Katrina grew up around the pool. Before her school years, when her dad traveled for work, her mom would spend many days at the hotel pool with Katrina and her older sister, Andrea. Katrina officially kicked off her swimming career in the summer 1993 with the Bel-Aire Barracudas at the age [more…]
SIMPSON, CONOR
Gateway Class of 2005 During his athletic career at Gateway, Conor proved to be one of the most versatile athletes to ever perform for the Gators. By his sophomore year, Conor was a starter and letter winner in three sports requiring vastly different skill sets – football, swimming, and volleyball. He had already earned four [more…]
ROSE, CINDY
Gateway Class of 1984 Cindy DiNunzio (Rose) grew up in a swimming family. Al Rose, her dad, was Head Coach of the JCC Sailfish USA swim team and her siblings, Margie, Mindy and Allan all swam on summer swim clubs including Park Swim club, Haymaker swim club, Gateway Gators (H.S.) or the year round program [more…]
TRUSCHEL, STEVE
Gateway Class of 1990 Continuing the tradition of Gateway swimmers inducted in the Hall of Fame, Steve Truschel successively competed at the WPIAL, PIAA, and National levels. He not only was a two-time WPIAL 100 yard breaststroke gold medalist, but his 1989 time is still the team record at the Gator Swamp. His times from [more…]
1988 GIRLS PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM TEAM
PIAA STATE CHAMPION WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS…SECOND PLACE SECTION V CHAMPIONS WESTMINSTER RELAY CHAMPIONS The 1988 Girls’ Swim Team had much to prove after the previous year’s team missed winning the State Championship by tenths of second. The graduation of Michelle Chow and Celeste Makiel left a void in leadership and many events. But the girls responded [more…]
SHEARER, SCOTT
Gateway Class of 1977 Scott Shearer‘s swimming accomplishments are the result of his tireless training, motivation and his competitive nature. Scott was the quiet teammate whose leadership was proven by always practicing and competing at one hundred percent. His teammates fed off his intense work ethic and supportive encouragement. Scott’s attention to perfect his technique [more…]
1970 WPIAL & PIAA CHAMPION BOYS SWIMMING 200 YARD MEDLEY TEAM
MEL NASH, CRAIG SIMPSON, CORKY SEMLER, ROB CREAGAN The story of the 1970 Gateway boys 200 yard medley relay team actually began the previous year in 1969 when Gateway’s medley relay team of Mel Nash, Rick Marshall, Rob Creagan and Craig Simpson were WPIAL champions, set a new Gateway school record, and finished third at [more…]
1985 GIRLS PIAA CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM TEAM
PIAA CHAMPIONS WPIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS…THIRD PLACE SECTION V CHAMPIONS DUAL MEET RECORD…10-0 MOON INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONS DUAL MEET RESULTS GATEWAY 49 NORWIN 27 GATEWAY 89 PLUM 83 GATEWAY 101 HIGHLANDS 70 GATEWAY [more…]
KUNKLE, JASON
Gateway Class of 1991 Jason Kunkle’s accomplishments as a swimmer epitomize how determination and hard work lead to success. During his freshman year he struggled to keep pace with veteran and more accomplished swimmers. As he gained experience, his competitiveness and practice ethic yielded great rewards during his junior year. He became one of Gateway’s [more…]
MAKIEL, CELESTE
Gateway Class of 1987 Celeste Makiel was, quite simply, the best distance swimmer to ever come out of Gateway. Her talents were not limited to distance swimming, however. In addition to her preeminence in the distance events, Celeste Makiel was one of the best all-around girl swimmers to ever swim for Gateway. Along with [more…]