MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Panthers won nine events — four by 10-year-old Thomas Denton — to finish fifth out of eight teams as they hosted the Champlain Valley Swim League championship meet in the Middlebury town pool this past Friday and Saturday.
That strength at the top allowed the Panthers to edge the Vergennes Champs by just 4.5 points in the final standings. The Champs won just two event, courtesy of two 8-year-olds, Noah Konczal in the boys’ 25-yard backstroke and Acadia Clark in the girls’ 25-yard breaststroke
Vergennes, however, saw many swimmers place in several races, including second- and/or third-place efforts from Allie Croke, Emily Rooney, Calder Rakowski, Lucius Karki, Tucker Stearns, Ethan Sausville and under-8 and under-12 boys’ relay teams.
But in addition to Denton’s quartet of wins in U-10 races, the Panthers received first-place points from Devon Kearns in the U-12 50-yard breaststroke, Mary Ann Eastman in the girls’ U-12 50-yard freestyle, Max Moulton in the U-18 boys’ 100-yard breaststroke, Nick Merrill in the U-18 200-yard freestyle, and the U-12 boys’ freestyle relay team of Spencer Doran, Nathan Stone, Will Carpenter and Kearns.
Middlebury was named “Most Improved Team” at the meet.          
The Racquet’s Edge took the overall title in a duel with the Town of Essex Team, known as TEST. The standings were: Edge Swim Team, 2,260.5; 2. TEST, 2,003; 3. Burlington Tennis Club (BTC), 1,570. 4. Burlington Country Club (BCC), 1,295.5; 5. Middlebury, 1,044.5; 6. Vergennes, 1,040; 7. Saint Albans (STA), 723.5; and 8. Winooski (WIN), 183.
The teams will gather again this coming weekend in Hartford at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center for the season-ending Vermont Swim Association summer championship meet.
The winners and Panthers and Champs posting top-12 individual or top-six relay results this past weekend were:
GIRLS’ RESULTS
•  Under-8 25-Yard Freestyle: 1. Riley, Harper, BTC, 17.61; 4. Rapoport, Carlyn, Champs, 19.23; 6. Clark, Acadia, Champs, 19.35; 12. Eckels, Bee, Champs, 20.18.
•  U-8 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Halladay, Vivian, BCC, 40.82; 2. Denton, Meghan, MIDD, 41.84.
•  U-8 25-Yard Backstroke: 1. Boardman, Millie, BCC, 22.75; 9. Clark, Champs, 26.32.
•  U-8 25-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Clark, Champs, 23.40;3. Denton, MIDD, 24.22; 6. Tucker, Ella, MIDD, 26.01; 1. Rapoport, Champs, 27.13.
•  U-8 25-Yard Butterfly: 1. Halladay, BCC, 19.82; 6. Rapoport, Champs, 24.07; 8. Eckels, Champs, 25.55.
•  U-8 100-Yard Individual Medley: 1. Halladay, Vivian, BCC, 1:42.24; 5. Denton, MIDD, 1:52.79.
•  U-8 100-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Edge, 1:20.80; 3. Champs (Eckels, Maci Forgues, Clark, Rapoport), 1:25.31.
•  U-8 100-Yard Medley Relay: 1. BCC, 1:28.75; 6. Champs (Siobhan Potter, Clark, Rapoport, Eckels), 1:41.56.
•  U-10 25-Yard Freestyle: 1. Cady, Ally, TEST, 15.05; 3. Croke, Allie, Champs, 15.35; 4. Staats, Holly, MIDD, 15.85; 1. Konczal, Ava, Champs, 17.02.
•  U-10 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Toomey, Claire, TEST, 32.63; 4. Wootten, Nora, MIDD, 35.85; 5. Yurista, Mischa, MIDD, 36.22; 6. Doran, Ivy Kate, MIDD, 37.14; 7. Staats, MIDD, 37.52; 11. Kearns, Amanda, MIDD, 38.55.
•  U-10 25-Yard Backstroke: 1. Toomey, TEST, 18.18; 2. Croke, Champs, 18.83; 4. Doran, MIDD, 20.17.
•  U-10 25-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Monty, Allison, TEST, 20.22; 3. Stevens, Libby, Champs, 21.09; 5. Yurista, Katrina, MIDD, 21.84; 7. Harvey, Grace, Champs, 22.09; 9. Konczal, Champs, 22.46.
•  U-10 25-Yard Butterfly: 1. Fisher, Sierra, Edge, 16.61; 3. Croke, Champs, 17.92; 3. Wootten, MIDD, 17.92; 5. Yurista, K., MIDD, 18.52; 9. Yurista, M., MIDD, 18.98; 1. Harvey, Champs, 20.00; 12. Kearns, MIDD, 20.30. 
•  U-10 100-Yard IM: 1. Cuneo, Esther L, Edge, 1:22.55; 5. Staats, MIDD, 1:31.61; 7. Wootten, MIDD, 1:33.74. 8. Doran, MIDD, 1:33.84; 10. Yurista, M., MIDD, 1:35.14; 11. Yurista, K., MIDD, 1:40.37. 
•  U-10 100-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. TEST, 1:03.17; 3. MIDD (Wootten, Staats, M. Yurista, Doran), 1:04.52; 4. Champs (Konczal, Stevens, Harvey, Croke), 1:06.89.
•  U-10 100-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Edge, 1:14.17; 3. Champs (Croke, Stevens, Harvey, Konczal), 1:16.75.
•  U-12 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Eastman, MIDD, 28.51; 4. Rooney, Emily, Champs, 28.91; 7. Ross, Ellie, MIDD, 30.27; 11. LeBeau, Grace, Champs, 31.95; 12. Croke, Leah, Champs, 31.97.
•  U-12 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Buzzell, Grace, BTC, 1:05.59; 5. LeBeau, Champs, 1:11.31. 6. Croke, Champs, 1:11.97.
•  U-12 50-Yard Backstroke: 1. Simons, Teddi, Edge, 32.39; 3. Rooney, Champs, 35.04; 7. Olson, Izzie, MIDD, 38.42; 11. Rakowski, Anna, Champs, 40.23; 12. Eagan, Siobhan, MIDD, 42.92.
•  U-12 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Nguyen, Kimberly T., Edge, 35.72; 2. Ross, MIDD, 38.15; 7. Merrill, Rachel, MIDD, 41.96; 11. LeBeau, Champs, 44.19.
•  U-12 50-Yard Butterfly: 1. Miquel, Lucy, TEST, 31.13; 3. Rooney, Champs, 32.55; 6. Eastman, MIDD, 34.49; 9. Rakowski, Champs, 34.94; 11. Croke, Champs, 35.35. 12. Beauchemin, Emma, Champs, 36.36.
•  U-12 100-Yard IM: 1. Simons, Edge, 1:12.37; 4. Rooney, Champs, 1:15.11; 8. Croke, Champs, 1:19.24. 9; 12. Merrill, MIDD, 1:29.06.
•  U-12 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. BTC, 1:59.69; 3. MIDD (Ross, Isabella Pistilli, Olson, Eastman), 2:05.36.
•  U-12 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Edge, 2:11.86; 4. Champs (Rooney, Croke, Beauchemin, LeBeau), 2:24.54; 6. Champs (Kenfield, Karyn; Huestis, Emma; Rakowski; Kimball, Jordan), 2:41.21.
•  U-14 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Nunez, Katrina, TEST, 1:02.50; 9. Hawkins, Olivia, Champs, 1:08.16; 10. Rathbun, Sarah, Champs, 1:08.54.
•  U-14 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Olson, Marley, BCC, 35.10; 7. Hawkins, Champs, 39.35.
•  U-14 100-Yard IM: 1. Lang, Shelby, STA, 1:12.15; 5. Hawkins, Champs, 1:18.53; 8. Hodson, Anna, MIDD, 1:23.29.
•  U-14 200-Yard IM: 1. Tabor, Madison, STA, 2:40.38; 3. Eastman, MIDD, 2:45.19; 5. Ross, MIDD, 2:52.57.
•  U-14 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. BTC, 1:54.13; 6. Champs (DeGraaf, Kristin; Kass, Sadie; Rathbun; Hawkins), 2:07.82.
•  U-18 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Hancock, Kira, TEST, 25.27; 3. White, Courtney, MIDD, 27.28; 9. Sausville, Samara, Champs, 28.72. 10. Moulton, Kess, MIDD, 28.91; 12. Rippner-Donovan, Sophie, Champs, 30.55.
•  Girls’ U-18 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Hancock, TEST, 54.71; 3. White, MIDD, 1:00.10; 10. Sausville, Champs, 1:06.78.
•  U-18 50-Yard Backstroke: 1. Limanek, Maddie, BTC, 30.14; 6. Smith, Harper, MIDD, 35.95; 11. Beauchemin, Alyse, Champs, 37.03. 
•  U-18 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Boutcher, Emma, BCC, 34.15; 8. Bolton, Reubie, MIDD, 38.30. 9. Milligan, Harriet, MIDD, 39.77; 11. Rippner-Donovan, Champs, 42.24. 12. Stearns, Allyson, Champs, 42.55.
•  U-18 100-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Boutcher, BCC, 1:13.97; 7. Milligan, MIDD, 1:23.96; 9. Hawkins, Champs, 1:25.94. 10. Kass, Champs, 1:28.25; 12. Sausville, Champs, 1:29.75.
•  U-18 50-Yard Butterfly: 1. Sinkewicz, Amanda, TEST, 28.51; 7. White, MIDD, 30.54; 11. Moulton, MIDD, 33.49.
•  U-18 100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Boutcher, BCC, 1:04.71; 7. Beauchemin, Champs, 1:22.28.
•  U-18 200-Yard IM: 1. Leffler, Anna, Edge, 2:23.73; 4. White, MIDD, 2:34.63; 6. Milligan, MIDD, 2:50.16; 8. Beauchemin, Champs, 2:55.04.
•  U-18 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. TEST, 1:46.20; 5. MIDD (Moulton, Milligan, Bolton, Smith), 2:01.58.
•  U-18 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. TEST, 1:58.12; 3. MIDD (Smith, Bolton, Moulton, White), 2:13.14.
BOYS’ RESULTS
•  U-8 25-Yard Freestyle: 1. Simons, Connor, Edge, 18.56; 6. Croke, Ethan, Champs, 21.13; 8. Kayhart, Parker, Champs, 22.43; 12. Stone, Patrick, MIDD, 23.10.
•  U-8 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. St. Peter, Jack, WIN; 7. McNamara, Connor, MIDD, 48.62.
•  U-8 25-Yard Backstroke: 1. Barratt, Kodee, STA, 23.32; 3. Rakowski, Calder, Champs, 24.95; 6. Stone, Patrick, MIDD, 25.44; 7. Croke, Champs, 25.62; 9. Kayhart, Champs, 26.03; 12. Wootten, Sam, MIDD, 29.54.
•  U-8 25-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Konczal, Noah, Champs, 22.25; 5. Kimball, Tyler, Champs, 28.15; 8. McNamara, MIDD, 30.87; 10. Wootten, MIDD, 31.71.
•  U-8 25-Yard Butterfly: 1. Russell, Simon, BTC, 22.77; 2. Rakowski, Champs, 26.13; 7. Kayhart, Champs, 30.81.
•  U-8 100-Yard IM: 1. Simons, Edge, 1:50.83. 2. Rakowski, Champs, 1:59.06. 3. Konczal, Champs, 2:00.54.
•  U-8 100-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Edge, 1:24.12. 2. Champs (Kayhart, Rakowski, Croke, Konczal), 1:24.28; 5. MIDD (Stone; Stowe, Dylan; McNamara; Wootten) 1:36.58.
•  U-8 100-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Edge, 1:41.55; 3. MIDD (Stone, Wootten, McNamara, Stowe), 1:54.08.
•  U-10 25-Yard Freestyle: 1. Meek, Alex, Edge, 15.26; 4. Stearns, Tucker, Champs, 15.66; 9. Clark, Adam, Champs, 17.82. 10. Karki, Lucius, Champs, 18.06.
•  U-10 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Denton, Thomas, MIDD, 33.96; 11. Chance, Aidan, MIDD, 43.28.
•  U-10 25-Yard Backstroke: 1. Meek, Edge, 19.93. 2. Karki, Lucius, Champs, 20.95; 5. Clark, Champs, 22.51; 10. Chance, MIDD, 24.74.
•  U-10 25-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Denton, MIDD, 19.50; 2. Stearns, Champs, 21.15; 4. Muzzy, Nate, Champs, 23.81; 10. Clark, Champs, 25.90; 12. Palmer, Gideon, Champs, 26.15.
•  U-10 25-Yard Butterfly: 1. Denton, MIDD, 16.73; 4. Stearns, Champs, 18.96; 12. Chance, MIDD, 22.62. 13.
•  U-10 100-Yard IM: 1. Denton, MIDD, 1:22.09; 4. Stearns, Champs, 1:37.78; 6. Clark, Champs, 1:40.70. 
•  U-10 100-Yard Medley Relay: 1. BTC, 1:19.32; 4. Champs (Karki; Clark; Stearns; Henderson, Ian), 1:24.73.
•  U-12 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Pinga, Joaquin, Edge, 28.52; 2. Kearns, Devon, MIDD, 28.77; 3. Kenfield, Robert, Champs, 30.39; 4. Stearns, Jeffrey, Champs, 30.42; 9. Carpenter, Will, MIDD, 33.61; 10. Doran, Spencer, MIDD, 33.63; 11. Hodson, Charlie, MIDD, 33.70; 12. Stone, Nathan, MIDD, 33.92.
•  U-12 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Pinga, Edge, 1:03.08; 4. Milligan, Fraser, MIDD, 1:16.05; 6. Reitz, Erich, Champs, 1:16.62; 8. Muzzy, Jarret, Champs, 1:20.05; 10. Ryan, Levi, MIDD, 1:22.69.
•  U-12 50-Yard Backstroke: 1. Austin, Oliver, TEST, 33.03; 4. Kenfield, Champs, 38.41; 5. Doran, MIDD, 39.36; 10. Reitz, Champs, 45.12.
•  U-12 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Kearns, MIDD, 39.05; 2. Stearns, Champs, 39.58; 4. Carpenter, MIDD, 42.15. 6. Hodson, MIDD, 42.70; 8. Milligan, MIDD, 43.08; 10. Konczal, Max, Champs, 44.04; 11. Doran, MIDD, 44.38.
•  U-12 50-Yard Butterfly: 1. Austin, TEST, 32.04; 3. Kearns, MIDD, 33.23. 4. Stearns, Champs, 37.39. 5. Stone, MIDD, 37.66. 6. Kenfield, Champs, 37.84; 9. Hodson, MIDD, 48.63; 11. Muzzy, Champs, 50.49. 12. Ryan, MIDD, 51.74.
•  U-12 100-Yard IM: 1. Austin, TEST, 1:12.03; 3. Carpenter, MIDD, 1:23.84. 4. Stone, MIDD, 1:23.93; 7. Hodson, MIDD, 1:32.07. 8. Crawford, William, Champs, 1:38.23.
•  U-12 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. MIDD (Doran, Stone, Carpenter, Kearns), 2:08.27. 2. Champs (Stearns, Konczal, Reitz, Kenfield), 2:09.02.
•  U-12 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. Edge, 2:24.14. 2. MIDD (Doran, Hodson, Stone, Kearns), 2:24.66; 4. Champs (Reitz, Konczal, Stearns, Kenfield), 2:34.22.
•  U-14 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Buzzell, Sam, BTC, 25.89; 4. Sausville, Ethan, Champs, 28.05; 12. Palmer, Zeke, Champs, 30.41.
•  U-14 200-Yard Freestyle: 1. McIntyre, Jake, TEST, 2:12.30; 2. Milligan, Archie, MIDD, 2:21.96.
•  U-14 50-Yard Backstroke: 1. Keenan, Casey, TEST, 30.27; 4. Milligan, MIDD, 35.46; 8. Schmitt, Julian, MIDD, 35.92; 10. Palmer, Zeke, Champs, 38.65; 12. King, Brody, Champs, 40.85.
•  U-14 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Manion, Liam, BCC, 34.85; 5. Schmitt, MIDD, 36.73; 9. Palmer, Champs, 42.83; 12. Rapoport, Dylan, Champs, 46.32.
•  U-14 50-Yard Butterfly: 1. Macy, Ross, TEST, 28.81; 4. Sausville, Champs, 31.44; 8. King, Champs, 38.27.
•  U-14 100-Yard IM: 1. McIntyre, TEST, 1:10.42; 3. Sausville, Champs, 1:14.03; 5. Brookman, Jacob, MIDD, 1:18.88.
•  U-14 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. TEST, 1:45.64; 6. Champs (Palmer, Muzzy, Rapoport, King), 2:10.52.
•  U-14 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. TEST, 2:01.84; 5. MIDD (A. Milligan, Schmitt, F. Milligan, Carpenter), 2:24.97. 6. Champs (Palmer, Rapoport, Sausville, King), 2:27.54.
•  U-18 50-Yard Freestyle: 1. Farrington, Pierce, BCC, 22.89; 3. Moulton, Max, MIDD, 24.46; 7. Ferguson, Sam, MIDD, 26.28; 11. Cook, Josh, Champs, 28.66. 12. Ferguson, Tim, MIDD, 29.60.
•  U-18 100-Yard Freestyle: 1. Mikheyev, Peter, STA, 50.52; 3. Moulton, MIDD, 56.21; 4. Merrill, Nick, MIDD, 56.31; 8. Ratti-Bicknell, Max, Champs, 1:00.43; 12. Ferguson, T., MIDD, 1:08.19.
•  U-18 200-Yard Freestyle: 1. Merrill, Nick, MIDD, 2:04.30; 4. Ratti-Bicknell, Max J., Champs, 2:16.88. 5. Mullin, Silas A., Champs, 2:23.08.
•  U-18 50-Yard Backstroke: 1. Hancock, Kevin, TEST, 28.12; 6. Ratti-Bicknell, Champs, 34.43; 7. Cook, Champs, 35.54.
•  U-18 100-Yard Backstroke: 1. Hancock, TEST, 1:00.56; 6. Ratti-Bicknell, Champs, 1:15.14; 8. Milligan, A., MIDD, 1:19.60.
•  U-18 50-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Farrington, BCC, 29.28; 2. Moulton, MIDD, 31.77; 11. Mullin, Silas, Champs, 39.44; 12. Cook, Champs, 39.70.
•  U-18 100-Yard Breaststroke: 1. Moulton, MIDD, 1:09.95; 6. Ferguson, S., MIDD, 1:18.05; 8. Schmitt, MIDD, 1:20.25; 11. Milligan, F., MIDD, 1:32.81. 12. Crawford, Champs, 1:42.68.
•  U-18 50-Yard Butterfly: 1. Farrington, BCC, 24.32; 3. Merrill, MIDD, 27.77; 6. Ferguson, S., MIDD, 28.58; 10. Cook, Champs, 31.85; 11. Mullin, Champs, 39.31.
•  U-18 100-Yard Butterfly: 1. Mikheyev, STA, 55.61; 7. Ferguson, S., MIDD, 1:08.62.
•  U-18 200-Yard IM: 1. Mikheyev, Peter, STA, 2:00.28; 4. Merrill, MIDD, 2:24.03.
•  U-18 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. TEST, 1:39.22; 5. Champs (Ratti-Bicknell, Sausville, Cook, Mullin), 1:52.19.
•  U-18 200-Yard Medley Relay: 1. TEST, 1:51.87; 3. MIDD (S. Ferguson, Moulton, Merrill, T. Ferguson), 2:01.28.