We've got our team-by-team girls swimming preview for the 2023 season with the top returners, newcomers and information on each team in the McHenry County area here

Here are 5 girls swimmers/divers to watch in the Northwest Herald area for the 2023 season.

Maggie Bendell became the first Cary-Grove student to win a diving state championship. For her accomplishment, she is the 20222 Northwest Herald 2022 Girls Swimmer of the Year.

Cary-Grove's Maggie Bendell followed in her father Curt's footsteps and won a state diving title on Saturday at the IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet.

Cary-Grove’s Maggie Bendell will compete for her second state diving medal in as many years after taking first in the IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet preliminaries on Friday at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

Crystal Lake South co-op's 400 free relay of Avery Watson, Bella Fontana, Mackenzie Resch and Abby Uhl enter the IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet with the third-fastest time. The preliminaries begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday, with the top 12 moving on to Saturday's finals.

Crystal Lake South co-op’s Avery Watson won four events and was named Most Valuable Swimmer at the Fox Valley Conference Invite on Oct. 29. The Gators junior was voted Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Check out the team-by-team girls swimming preview with the top returners, newcomers and information on each team in the McHenry County area.

Here are five girls swimmers to watch in the Northwest Herald area this season.

Richmond-Burton girls swimmer Eleni Gewalt had an impressive postseason, which earned her a second consecutive Northwest Herald Girls Swimmer of the Year award.

Woodstock North's Hannah Blaksley broke the school record in the 100 free and qualified for her first IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet, tying for 26th in the 50 free. The Thunder senior was voted by readers as the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Richmond-Burton senior Eleni Gewalt won two more state medals and Cary-Grove sophomore Maggie Bendell became the first from her school to win a state medal in diving at Saturday's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet finals.

Images from the IHSA State Swimming and Diving Championships at FMC Natatorium in Westmont on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021.

Richmond-Burton's Eleni Gewalt will add two state medals to her collection and Cary-Grove's Maggie Bendell will take hold of her first after each qualified for Saturday's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet finals at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont.

Seven local swimmers qualified for next week's IHSA Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont, including repeat qualifiers in Richmond-Burton's Eleni Gewalt and Huntley's Ella Young.