VERGENNES — In Champlain Valley Swim League season openers on Tuesday, June 25, the Vergennes Swim Team fell to visiting Town of Essex Swim Team (TEST), 169-238, but the Middlebury Aquatic Club prevailed over host Winooski Swim Team, 286-104.
Middlebury posted four triple winners in the meet. Winning butterfly, backstroke and freestyle were Nora Wootten, 8-and-under; Ivy Kate Doran, U-10; and Calista Carl, U-14. For the boys, Oliver Poduschnick, U-10, won butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle.
Three Vergennes relay teams won the medley: the U-8 girls’ team of Grace LeBeau, S. Chabot, Emma Huestis and J. Jewett; the U-10 boys’ team of L. Karki, A. Clark, William Crawford and Tyler Jewett; and the U-14 boys’ team of Max Ratti-Bicknell, D. Kimball, and Brody King.
In the Middlebury-Winooski meet the final relay was cancelled because of bad weather. Earning points for Middlebury with top three finishes were:
BUTTERFLY
U-8 girls: 1. Nora Wootten, 19:88; 2. Mischa Yurista.
U-10 girls: 1. Ivy Kate Doran, 19:36; 3. Kaitlyn McNamara.
U-10 boys: 1. Oliver Poduschnick, 17:47; 2. Will Carpenter.
U-12 girls: 2. Izzie Olson, 41:25; 3. Anna Hodson.
U-12 boys: 1. Spencer Doran, 43:59; 2. Devon Kearns.
U-14 girls: 1. Calista Carl, 36:48.
U-14 boys: 1. Jacob Brookman, 44:99.
U-18 girls: 1. Brianna Foley, 34:00; 3. Harriet Milligan.
U-18 boys: 2. Max Moulton.
BACKSTROKE
U-8 girls: 1. Wootten, 21.87; 2. M. Yurista.
U-8 boys: 1. Aidan Chance, 27:25.
U-10 girls: 1. I. Doran, 21:72; 2. Holly Staats.
U-10 boys: 1. Colby Hammond, 20:01; Thom Denton.
U-12 girls: 1. Olson, 41:40.
U-12 boys: 1. S. Doran, 45:37.
U-14 girls: 1. Carl, 45:92.
U-14 boys: 1. Archie Milligan, 38:44; 2. Julian Schmitt.
BREASTSTROKE
U-8 girls: 1. Katrina Yurista, 25:66; 2. Vivi Hammond.
U-10 girls: 1. Staats, 21:37; 2. Catherine Schmitt.
U-10 boys: 1. Poduschnick, 19:75; 2. Charlie Hodson.
U-12 girls: 2. A. Hodson.
U-12 boys: 1. Kearns, 47:44.
U-14 boys: 1. J. Schmitt, 40:40; 2. Archie Milligan.
U-18 girls: 2. Harriet Milligan.
U-18 boys: 1. Moulton, 36:63.
FREESTYLE
U-8 girls: 1. Wootten, 17:30; 2. M. Yurista.
U-8 boys: 1. Chance, 24:88; 2. Connor McNamara.
U-10 girls: 1. I. Doran, 17:61; 2. Staats.
U-10 boys: 1. Poduschnick, 15:40; 2. C. Hodson.
U-12 girls: 2. A. Hodson.
U-12 boys: 1. Kearns, 34:52; 2. S. Doran.
U-14 girls: 1. Carl, 39:81.
U-14 boys: 1. J. Schmitt, 32:93; 2. A. Milligan.
U-18 girls: 1. Foley, 30:72; 3. H. Milligan.
U-18 boys: 3. Moulton.
VERGENNES VS. TEST
Earning points for Vergennes with top three finishes were:
BUTTERFLY
U-10 girls: 1. Anna Rakowski, 16:84; 2. Emma Huestis.
U-10 boys: 1. Tyler Jewett, 24:25; 2. William Crawford.
U-12 girls: 2. Emily Rooney.
U-12 boys: 3. Brody King.
U-14 girls: 3. Moriah Cushing.
U-14 boys: 2. Ethan Sausville; 3. Max Ratti-Bicknell.
U-18 girls: 3. Allyson Stearns.
U-18 boys: 3. Josh Cook.
BACKSTROKE
U-8 girls: 3. Madelyn Giroux.
U-8 boys: 1. Nate Muzzy, 33:84.
U-10 girls: 3. Carlisle Brush.
U-10 boys: 1. Erich Reitz, 21:06; 3. Jewett.
U-12 girls: 2. Rooney; 3. Leah Croke.
U-12 boys: 1. Zeke Palmer, 38:14; 3. King.
U-14 girls: 2. Alyse Beauchemin.
U-14 boys: 2. Ratti-Bicknell.
U-18 boys: 3. Cook.
BREASTSTROKE
U-8 girls: 2. Carlyn Rapoport; 3. Mara Stevens.
U-8 boys: 1. Noah Konczal, 27:49; 2. Muzzy.
U-10 girls: 1. Rakowski, 20:28; 2. Huestis.
U-10 boys: 1. Crawford, 26:22.
U-12 girls: 3. Emily Steen.
U-12 boys: 2. Palmer; 3. Dylan Rapoport.
U-14 girls: 1. Sadie Kass, 40:75; 3. Beauchemin.
U-14 boys: 1. Devon Kimball, 40:10.
U-18 girls: 1. Katrina Mayer, 34:44.
U-18 boys: 3. Silas Mullin.
FREESTYLE
U-8 girls: 3. Emerson Rice.
U-8 boys: 1. Carson Hoffman, 20:56; 3. Muzzy.
U-10 girls: 1. Rakowski, 15:34; Grace LeBeau.
U-10 boys: 1. Tucker Stearns, 15:61; 2. Erich Reitz.
U-12 girls: 2. Croke; 3. Rooney.
U-12 boys: 2. King; 3. Palmer.
U-14 girls: 2. Cushing.
U-14 boys: 2. Sausville; 3. Ratti-Bicknell.
U-18 girls: 2. Mayer.
U-18 boys: 3. Mullin.