Betsy Schumacker (Conestoga Senior High School 1956)

There was a swimming champion at Conestoga High School before there was a swim team. As a junior high student, Betsy Schumacker won the National Junior 800-meter freestyle championship by shattering the previous record by 31.5 seconds. During her high school career, most of the records Betsy broke were her own. She set three PIAA records, the 50-yard backstroke, 50-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard freestyle, during her junior year. Betsy continued her swimming career while a student at MIT. As a result of her many accomplishments, Betsy Schumacker was a true pioneer in women’s swimming. Formerly a project manager for IBM and a Senior Lecturer at MIT, Betsy now resides in Devon.