MIDDLEBURY — Despite many strong individual results, the Middlebury Marlins swim team dropped two recent Champlain Valley Swim League meets.  
On July 5, visiting Town of Essex Swim Team topped the Marlins, 330-135. Pacing the Middlebury efforts were Holly Staats, with three victories, and Eleanor Orten, with a pair of first-place finishes.
Marlins who won or placed in the top three vs. TEST in individual events were:
BUTTERFLY
•  U-8 girls: 1. Aurora Foley, 26.15; 3. Louisa Orten.
•  U-8 boys: 2. Constantin Bellman; 3. Jorgen Pirrung.
•  U-12 girls: 3. Lucy Poduschnick.
•  U-12 boys: 1 Connor McNamara, 35.27.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Staats, 30.0.
•  U-14 boys: 3. Aidan Chance.
•  U-18 boys: 3. Oliver Poduschnick.
BACKSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 1. E. Orten, 24.03; 2. Elle MacIntyre.
•  U-8 boys: 1. Daniel Power, 26.4.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Ella Kozak.
•  U-10 boys: 2. Kaden Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 3. Margaret Orten.
•  U-12 boys: 1. Patrick Stone, 39.46; 2. McNamara.
•  U-14 girls: 3. Natalie Rockwell.
•  U-18 boys: 2. Archie Milligan; 3. Will Carpenter.
BREASTSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 1. Mitzi Poduschnick, 24.28.
•  U-8 boys: 2. Bellman.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Kozak.
•  U-10 boys: 2. Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 2. Lila Cook Yoder; 3. L. Poduschnick.
•  U-12 boys: 3. McNamara.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Staats, 35.87.
•  U-14 boys: 3. Chance.
•  U-18 boys: 2. O. Poduschnick; 3. Julian Schmitt.
FREESTYLE
•  U-8 girls: 1. E. Orten, 19.53; 3. L. Orten.
•  U-8 boys: 1. Pirrung, 21.18.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Kozak.
•  U-10 boys: 3. Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 3. M. Orten.
•  U-12 boys: 2. McNamara; 3. Stone.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Staats, 29.09; 3. Rockwell.
•  U-14 boys: 3. Chance.
•  U-18 girls: 2. Marguerite Gallon.
•  U-18 boys: 2. O. Poduschnick.
BTC PREVAILS
On Tuesday host Burlington Tennis Club, or BTC, swam past the Marlins, 283-163.
Pacing the Middlebury efforts with two wins apiece were Sadie Chance, Oliver Poduschnick and Staats.
Marlins who won or placed in the top three vs. TEST in individual events were:
BUTTERFLY
•  U-8 girls: 1. S. Chance, 22.75; 2. L. Orten.
•  U-8 boys: 2. Bellman; 3. Pirrung.
•  U-12 girls: 3. Kaitlyn Sulik-Doty.
•  U-12 boys: 2. McNamara.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Staats, 30.82; 2. Rockwell.
•  U-14 boys: 3. A. Chance.
•  U-18 girls: 3. Ellie Ross.
•  U-18 boys: 2. Devon Kearns; 3. Poduschnick.
BACKSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 2. E. Orten; 3. S. Chance.
•  U-8 boys: 2. Power.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Lily Allen.
•  U-10 boys: 3. Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 3. L. Poduschnick.
•  U-14 girls: 2. Rockwell.
•  U-14 boys: 2. A. Chance.
•  U-18 girls: 3. Rachel Merrill.
•  U-18 boys: 1. A. Milligan, 29.15.
BREASTSTROKE
•  U-8 girls: 1. S. Chance, 28.76.
•  U-8 boys: 1. Bellman, 26.32.
•  U-10 boys: 3. Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 3. Cook Yoder.
•  U-12 boys: 2. McNamara.
•  U-14 girls: 1. Staats, 34.96; 3. Catherine Carpenter.
•  U-14 boys: 3. A. Chance.
•  U-18 girls: 1. E. Ross, 35.07.
•  U-18 boys: 1. O. Poduschnick, 30.60; 3. Fraser Milligan.
FREESTYLE
•  U-8 girls: 1. L. Orten, 20.02; 2. M. Orten.
•  U-8 boys: 2. Power; 3. Pirrung.
•  U-10 girls: 3. Sarah Bevere.
•  U-10 boys: 3. Hammond.
•  U-12 girls: 3. M. Orten.
•  U-12 boys: 2. McNamara.
•  U-14 girls: 2. Staats; 3. Rockwell.
•  U-14 boys: 3. A. Chance.
•  U-18 girls: 3. Ross.
•  U-18 boys: 1. O. Poduschnick, 24.27.