VERGENNES — The Vergennes Champs held their own against the visiting Town of Essex Swim Team on Thursday, but the larger TEST squad prevailed, 255-214, in a chilly Champlain Valley Swim League meet. 
Will Clark, Carson Hoffmann and Max Ratti-Bicknell won three races each for the Champs, and Jordan Jewell prevailed twice. 
CVSL teams are entering the final week of the regular season. The Champs will make the short trip to visit friendly local rival Middlebury on Tuesday, and are scheduled to host Burlington Country Club on Thursday. 
Champs scoring points with top-three finishes in individual events on Thursday were: 
BUTTERFLY
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 19.65; 2. Cohen Howell. 
• U-10 girls: 3. Amelia Giroux.
• U-10 boys: 2. Ethan Croke.
• U-12 girls: 2. Madelyn Giroux.
• U-12 boys: 1. Hoffman, 32.46. 
• U-14 girls: 1. Jewell, 32.71; 2. Anna Rakowski.
• U-18 girls: 2. Leah Croke, 31.84; 3. Emma Beauchemin. 
• U-18 boys: 1. Ethan Sausville, 29.07.
BACKSTROKE
• U-8 girls: 1. Adrienne Smits, 26.00. 2. Eleanor Brooks.
• U-8 boys: 2. Maxwell Goodfellow; 3. Quinn LeBeau.
• U-10 girls: 3. Sophia Johnson.
• U-10 boys: 1. E. Croke, 18.50; 3. Julian Potter.
• U-12 girls: 3. M. Giroux.
• U-12 boys: 3. Tyler Kimball. 
• U-14 girls: 1. A. Rakowski, 34.62.
• U-18 girls: 2. L. Croke; 3. Beauchemin. 
• U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 32.03. 
BREASTSTROKE
• U-8 girls: 3. Madeleine Stroup.
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 21.94; 2. Juan De La Cruz.
• U-10 girls: 1. A. Giroux, 22.87.
• U-10 boys: 3. Rudolf Vorsteveld.
• U-12 girls: 2. Hadley Harris; 3. Acadia Clark.
• U-12 boys: 1. Hoffman, 38.85.
• U-14 girls: 2. Sydney Jewell; 3. Emma Huestis.
• U-14 boys: 2. Adam Clark.
• U-18 girls: 2. Olivia Hawkins; 3. Sadie Kass.
• U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 36.05; 2. Sausville.
FREESTYLE
• U-8 girls: 2. Brooks; 3. Petra Fearon.
• U-8 boys: 1. W. Clark, 15.53; 2. De La Cruz.
• U-10 girls: 3. Johnson.
• U-10 boys: 2. E. Croke; 3. Grey Fearon. 
• U-12 girls: 2. Harris. 
• U-12 boys: 1. Hoffman, 28.72.
• U-14 girls: 1. Jewell, 28.00; 2. Allison Croke.
• U-14 boys: 2. Adam Clark.
• U-18 girls: 1. L. Croke, 27.81. 3. Beauchemin.
• U-18 boys: 1. Ratti-Bicknell, 26.00; 2. Sausville. 
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