PSAC Individual Competition:
16-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2-Time All-PSAC Award Winner
2024 – 100 Back (20th), 200 Back (11th), 100 Fly (16th), 200 IM (21st)
2023 – 200 Back (9th), 200 Fly (6th), 200 IM (12th), 400 IM (5th)
2022 – 200 Back (11th), 200 Fly (6th), 200 IM (11th), 400 IM (7th)
2021 – 200 Back (8th), 200 Fly (3rd), 200 IM (7th), 400 IM (2nd)
PSAC Relay Competition:
4-Time PSAC Place-Winner
2024 – 400 Medley (6th)
2023 – 800 Free (9th), 400 Medley (8th)
2021 – 800 Free (3rd)
School Rankings:
2nd in 200-yard butterfly (2:08.00 at 2022 F&M Invitational)
3rd in 400-yard IM (4:33.30 at 2021 PSAC Championships)
6th in 200-yard backstroke (2:06.51 at 2023 PSAC Championships)
7th in 100-yard butterfly (58.06 at 2023 F&M Invitational)
9th in 200-yard IM (2:09.92 at 2022 PSAC Championships)
2023-24 (Senior): Scored in all four individual events at the PSAC Championships to become a 16-time PSAC Place-Winner… posted season best times in the 100-yard backstroke (59.59) and 200-yard backstroke (2:06.54), placing 20th and 11th respectively… also competed in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard IM, finishing in 16th and 21st place… swam the butterfly leg in the Raiders’ 400-yard medley relay… swam 58.06 seconds in the 100 Fly at the F&M Invitational, moving into seventh in school history… led the Raiders in the 200 back and the 200 fly… also ranked second in the 100 fly and the 200-yard IM, third in the 100 Back, and fourth in the 400-yard IM.
2022-23 (Junior): Posted four PSAC individual place-winner finished, and reached the championship final in two events… finished fifth-best in the conference in the 400-yard IM and sixth in the 200-yard butterfly… won the consolation final in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:06.51, bettering her previous personal best while moving into sixth all-time… swam in the 800-yard freestyle relay that finished 9th, and the 400-yard medley relay that finished 8th… bettered her personal best in the 200-yard butterfly at the F&M Invitational… ranked as the top Raider in the 200-yard butterfly… ranked second on the team in the 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard IM, and 400-yard IM.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Was a four-time PSAC individual place-winner, and reached the championship final in two events… finished sixth-best in the conference in the 200-yard butterfly and seventh in the 400-yard IM…ranked as the Raiders’ top swimmer for the season in the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM…achieved three SU Women’s Swimming all-time top-10 marks, bettering her previous personal bests in the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM.
2020-21 (Freshman): Posted Top 8 finishes in all four of her individual swims at the PSAC Championships, including two All-PSAC performances, and contributed to an All-PSAC relay finish in her debut season with the Raiders…recorded all-conference classifications with her second-place finish in the 400-yard IM and her third-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly, times that rank third and second respectively in school history for each event…took seventh in the 200-yard IM and eighth in the 200-yard backstroke at the conference meet…contributed to the 800-yard freestyle relay squad that posted an All-PSAC third-place finish at the conference meet…posted the team’s fastest times of the season in the 200-yard butterfly, 200-yard IM and 400-yard IM…ranked third on the team for the season in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly and fourth on the team for the season in the 200-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard backstroke.
Brandywine Heights High School: Totaled four varsity levels for the Bullets…competed at the club level for Boyertown YMCA…finished as a three-time PIAA State Championships qualifier and a four-time PIAA District III Championships qualifier…won the 2020 PIAA District III championship in the 200-yard IM…earned All-State honorable mention in the 200-yard freestyle as a junior…qualified for YMCA Nationals…was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.
About Hersh: Full name is Michaela Beth Hersh…is the daughter of Michael and Michele Hersh…majoring in early childhood education while seeking a minor in disability studies.
