The name has changed, but little else has.
Whether it's the Maryland Scholastic Association or the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association really doesn't matter. Loyola and Calvert Hall are still the giants of high school swimming in the area.
They stood astride the MSA for three decades, but now that the MSA has dissolved after 70 years, they are in the MIAA.
In the first MIAA Championships last night, Loyola piled up 323 points to host Calvert Hall's 232, followed by Gilman (202), McDonogh (173), Mount St. Joseph (173), Severn (51) and Archbishop Spalding (38).
The result was predictable, because Loyola clobbered Calvert Hall by 64 points in their dual meet two weeks ago. That was one of the largest point margins in the history of the storied rivalry.
"We did better in these championships than in the dual meet at Loyola," Calvert Hall coach Reds Hucht said.
"Some of the kids' times came down. T. J. Apicella had his best times ever in the 200 IM and 100 breast and Greg Hillis broke 50 seconds in the 100 free for the first time.
"Of course, we always do better in our home pool. The kids were so miserable over there, they had to redeem themselves."
Loyola coach Murray Stephens predicted before last night's finals that his Dons would win by at least 50 points, perhaps by as many as 80, with Calvert Hall, Gilman and McDonogh in pursuit.
The lone double-winner was Loyola's Joe Curreri, a freshman who captured the 200-yard individual medley and 100 breaststroke.
Next for Calvert Hall are the National Catholic Championships Saturday and next Sunday at Villanova and the Eastern Championships Feb. 25-26 at La Salle.
Loyola isn't entering either meet. For Stephens' young Dons, the Easterns are too competitive and the National Catholics are not competitive enough.
"We don't fit either mold right now," Stephens said, noting that his swimmers will point for the National Junior Championships March 21-25 in Buffalo, N.Y., and the Eastern Zone age group meet March 30-April 1 at Princeton.