The Shao sisters, Vivian and Sophie, have a lot going for them, and it doesn’t begin or end in the pool, where both are two of the best performers on the Foxes’ girls team. “Both girls are multitalented, exceptional, hard-working girls,” says swim coach Dan Taylor of the sisters, who also hold excellent academic records...Read More

The Foxes’ senior swimmers are proud of a distinction that no others before or after them can ever claim: They are the first (and only) class that was part of the original group that inaugurated the new pool when it opened in 2016 and then swam in it all four years of high school. During...Read More

What a year it was for Fox Chapel Area High School sports! We had two individual PIAA AAA champions this year, freshman swimmer Zoe Skirboll and senior Robby Shymansky, in singles tennis. Their achievements are extraordinary considering Zoe’s win was the school’s first gold medal in swimming in 24 years, and Robby broke a Foxes’...Read More

What a great time of life it is for swimmer Zoe Skirboll! The freshman broke four school records this season, set a new WPIAL record in the 100 breaststroke, surpassed the previous record in the 200 IM, and now is Fox Chapel Area High School’s first PIAA gold medalist in swimming in 24 years. Zoe...Read More

Before this season, junior Leia Ross had not been a member of the Fox Chapel Area High School Swimming Team. But she had friends who were, and they encouraged her to join them. Now, she is ecstatic that she did, and even wishes she had signed up sooner considering the great year she’s had individually...Read More