VERGENNES — Seventeen Vergennes Champs swimmers won individual races and Champ relay teams prevailed in 12 of 15 contested relays as their team coasted past visiting Winooski, 315-130, in Thursday Champlain Valley Swim League action.
Eight Champs won multiple individual events as their team evened its record at 1-1 after the first week of meets.
Four of those swimmers prevailed three times each: Ethan Croke in 8-year-old-and-under events, Erich Reitz in U-12 races, and Olivia Hawkins and Max Ratti-Bicknell in U-18 events.
A quartet of Champs touched the Vergennes city pool’s wall first two times: U-10 swimmer Carson Hoffman, U-12 swimmer Grace Lebeau and U-14 swimmers Robert Kenfield and Dylan Rapoport.
The Champs are scheduled to be on the road until July 7, when the Town of Essex Swim Team is set to visit. This week, the Champs are slated to visit Burlington Tennis Club on Tuesday and St. Albans on Thursday.
Champ swimmers scoring points for their team with top-three finishes vs. Winooski (0-2) were:
BUTTERFLY
•  U-8 boys: 1. E. Croke, 23.07.
•  U-10 girls: 2. Carlyn Rapoport.
•  U-10 boys: 1. Calder Rakowski, 21.47; 2. Ian Henderson.
•  U-12 girls: 1. Anna Rakowski, 33.78; 2. Lebeau.
•  U-12 boys: 1. Reitz, 40.27; 2. Jarret Muzzy.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Leah Croke; 32.66.
•  U-14 boys: 1. Kenfield, 39.08.
•  U-18 girls: 1. Hawkins, 34.94; 2. Kristin DeGraaf.
•  U-18 boys: 1. Ethan Sausville, 30.18.
BACKSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 2. Sophia Johnson.
•  U-8 boys: 1. E. Croke, 23.25.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Siobhan Potter.
•  U-10 boys: 1. Henderson, 22.18; 2. C. Rakowski.
•  U-12 girls: 1. Allison Croke, 37.83; 2. Jordan Jewell.
•  U-12 boys: 1. Reitz, 39.41; 2. Muzzy.
•  U-14 girls: 3. Jess Ruddy.
•  U-14 boys: 1. D. Rapoport, 38.00.
•  U-18 girls: 2. DeGraaf.
•  U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 36.87.
BREASTSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 3. Amelia Giroux.
•  U-8 boys: 1. Will Clark, 29.57.
•  U-10 girls: 1. C. Rapoport, 22.93; 2. Hadley Harris.
•  U-10 boys: 1. Hoffman, 23.78; 2. Nate Muzzy.
•  U-12 girls: 1. Lebeau, 42.97; 2. A. Rakowski.
•  U-12 boys: 1. Noah Engvall, 44.96; 2. William Crawford.
•  U-14 girls: 3. Ruddy.
•  U-14 boys: 1. D. Rapoport, 41.73; 2. Max Konczal.
•  U-18 girls: 1. Hawkins, 38.76; 3. Sadie Kass.
•  U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 38.82; 2. Sausville.
FREESTYLE
•  U-8 girls: 2. Giroux; 3. Johnson.
•  U-8 boys: 1. Croke, 19.19; 2. Clark.
•  U-10 girls: 1. Harris, 16.75; 3. C. Rapoport.
•  U-10 boys: 1. Hoffman, 16.08; 2. Henderson.
•  U-12 girls: 1. Lebeau, 30.16; 2. A. Rakowski.
•  U-12 boys: 1. Reitz, 32.19; 2. Muzzy.
•  U-14 girls: 3. L. Croke.
•  U-14 boys: 1. Kenfield, 29.78; 2. D. Rapoport.
•  U-18 girls: 1. Hawkins, 29.52; 3. Kass.
•  U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 28.52; 2. Sausville.
MEDLEY RELAYS
•  U-8 boys: 1. Champs, 2:11.10 (Grey Fearon, Clark, Croke, Brady McGuire).
•  U-10 boys: 1. Champs, 1:36.34 (Rakowski, Muzzy, Parker Kayhart, Jackson Coffey).
•  U-12 girls: 1. Champs, 2:23.03 (Croke, Emma Huestis, Rakowski, Lebeau).
•  U-12 boys: 1. Champs, 2:47.81 (Reitz, Crawford, Engvall, Muzzy).
•  U-14 girls: 1. Champs, 2:24.34 (Saige Henderson, Ruddy, Croke, Karyn Kenfield).
•  U-18 boys: 1. Champs, 2:19.28 (Kenfield, Rapoport, Sausville, Ratti-Bicknell).
FREE RELAYS
•  U-8 boys: 1. Champs, 1:59.22 (Fearon, Clark, Croke, Carter McGuire).
•  U-10 girls: 1. Champs, 1:17.87 (Rapoport, Bee Eckels, Acadia Clark, Harris).
•  U-10 boys: 1. Champs, 1:15.45 (Hoffman, Muzzy, Kayhart, Henderson).
•  U-12 girls: 1. Champs, 2:08.09 (Jewell, Huestis, Rakowski, Lebeau).
•  U-12 boys: 1. Champs, 2:56.34 (Muzzy, Adam Clark, Derek Vorsteveld, Jonah Mahé).
•  U-14 boys: 1. Champs, 2:10.62 (Reitz, Kenfield, Rapoport, Konczal).
Andy Kirkaldy may be reached at [email protected].