ESSEX — The host Town of Essex Swim Team defeated the Vergennes Champs, 351-140, in Thursday Champlain Valley Swim League action.
Highlighting the Champs efforts was under-8 swimmer Will Clark, who won three races. Nathan Viera won two U-14 boys races, and Allison Croke, Amelia Lamothe and Grace LeBeau earned one victory apiece.
The Champs’ U-10 and U-14 girls’ relay teams swept both the medley and freestyle races to account for all the Vergennes relay victories.
Champs earning top-three finishes in individual events and scoring points for their team were:
BUTTERFLY
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 21.51.
• U-10 girls: 2. Madelyn Giroux.
• U-10 boys: 2. Parker Kayhart.
• U-12 girls: 1. A. Croke, 34.96.
• U-12 boys: 3. Carson Hoffman.
• U-14 girls: 2. Leah Croke; 3. Anna Rakowski.
• U-14 boys: 2. N. Viera; 3. Jarret Muzzy.
• U-18 girls: 3. Olivia Hawkins.
• U-18 boys: 2. Jacob Viera.
BACKSTROKE
• U-8 girls: 3. Lamothe.
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 22.54.
• U-10 girls: 3. Giroux.
• U-10 boys: 3. Ethan Croke.
• U-12 girls: 2. A. Croke.
• U-12 boys: 3. Adam Clark.
• U-14 girls: 2. L. Croke; 3. A. Rakowski.
• U-14 boys: 2. Muzzy.
• U-18 girls: 3. Hawkins.
• U-18 boys: 3. J. Viera.
BREASTSTROKE
• U-8 girls: 1. Lamothe, 30.44.
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 23.62.
• U-10 girls: 2. Acadia Clark; 3. Carlyn Rapoport.
• U-12 girls: 3. Sierra Bertrand.
• U-12 boys: 2. Noah Engvall.
• U-14 girls: 1. G. LeBeau, 42.09; 2. Emma Beauchemin.
• U-14 boys: 1. N. Viera, 32.53.
• U-18 girls: 3. Hawkins.
• U-18 boys:  2. Ethan Sausville; 3. Dylan Rapoport.
FREESTYLE
• U-8 girls: 3. Eleanor Brooks.
• U-8 boys: 3. Quinn LeBeau.
• U-10 girls: 2. C. Rapoport.
• U-10 boys: 3. Kayhart.
• U-12 girls: 3. A. Croke.
• U-12 boys: 3. Hoffman.
• U-14 girls: 3. L. Croke.
• U-14 boys: 1. N. Viera, 26.96; 2. Muzzy. 
• U-18 girls: 3. Hawkins.
• U-18 boys: 2. J. Viera.