VERGENNES — The Vergennes Champs opened their season by splitting two Champlain Valley Swim League meets, winning at Winooski, 263-203, on June 26, before losing in their home pool to defending CVSL and Vermont Summer Swim League champion Burlington Tennis Club on Tuesday, 378-115.

Next week the Champs will host the St. Albans Sharks on Tuesday at 6 p.m., and on Thursday they will visit Essex at 6 p.m.

CHAMPS TOP WAVES

Against the Winooski Waves, the Champs won 10 of 17 contested relays, while Savannah Wallace, Riker Cooley, Jordan Hutchins and Will Clark won three races apiece.

Brantley Cooke and Vivian Romond took two firsts, and Rhett Cooke, Mabelle Fidalgo, Ella Bearor, Lauren Husk, Scarlet Giroux and Adrienne Smits each prevailed once.

Champ swimmers scoring points with top-three finishes in individual events were:

VERGENNES CHAMP SWIMMER Roxanne Perry competes in the 13-14 girls’ 50-yard butterfly race in the Vergennes city pool on Tuesday.
Independent photo/Steve James

BUTTERFLY

• U-8 boys: 2. Ezra Norwood.

• U-10 girls: 1. Savannah Wallace, 16.50; 3. Mabelle Fidalgo.

• U-10 boys: 1. Riker Cooley, 17.66; 2. Rhett Cooke.

• U-12 girls: 1. Vivian Romond, 37.9; 3. Scarlett Giroux.

• U-12 boys: 1. Brantley Cooke, 41.35.

• U-14 girls: 1. Jordan Hutchins, 31.12; 2. Lauren Husk.

• U-14 boys: 2. Connor Husk.

• U-18 girls: 1. Ella Bearor, 30.62; 2. Adrienne Smits.

• U-18 boys: 2. Noah Smits; 3. Khanlen Ouimette.

CHAMP ZOEY KRESS swims to victory in the girls’ age 9-10 25-yard backstroke race in the Vergennes city pool on Tuesday.
Independent photo/Steve James

BACKSTROKE

• U-8 girls: 3. Juliet Kennedy.

• U-8 boys: 2. E. Norwood; 3. Declan Husk.

• U-10 girls: 1. M. Fidaldo, 19.74; 2. Margaret Smits.

• U-10 boys: 1. R. Cooke, 21.47; 3. Evan Angier.

• U-12 girls: 2. V. Romond; 3. Sophee Shepard.

• U-12 boys: 1. B. Cooke, 41.07; 2. Keegan Cooley.

• U-14 girls: 1. L. Husk, 35.97.

• U-14 boys: 3. C. Husk.

• U-18 girls: 3. Ellie Brooks.

• U-18 boys: 1. Will Clark, 42.9; 2. K. Ouimette.

CHAMP ELLA BEAROR battles to a second-place finish in the 15-18 girls’ 50-yard butterfly race in the Vergennes city pool on Tuesday.
Independent photo/Steve James

BREASTSTROKE

• U-8 boys: 2. D. Husk

• U-10 girls: 1. S. Wallace, 20.38.

• U-10 boys: 1. R. Cooley, 22.53; 2. E. Angier.

• U-12 girls: 1. S. Giroux, 42.24; 2. Gretchen Hill.

• U-12 boys: 2. Martin Gee; 3. K. Cooley.

• U-14 girls: 1. J. Hutchins, 37.84; 2. Cecilia Neffinger.

• U-18 girls: 2. Ellie Eckels; 3. A. Smits.

• U-18 boys: 1. W. Clark, 29.40.

FREESTYLE

• U-8 girls: 3. J. Kennedy.

• U-8 boys: 2. D. Husk.

• U-10 girls: 1. S. Wallace, 15,69; 2. M. Fidalgo.

• U-10 boys: 1. R. Cooley, 15.43; 3. R. Cooke.

• U-12 girls: 2. V. Romond; 3. G. Hill.

• U-12 boys: 1. B. Cooke, 34.78; 2. K. Cooley.

• U-14 girls: 1. J. Hutchins, 30.19; 2. L. Husk.

• U-14 boys: 3. C. Husk.

• U-18 girls: 1. A Smits, 27.47; 3. E. Bearor.

• U-18 boys: 1. W. Clark, 22.35; 3. K. Ouimette.

BTC MEET

On Tuesday, Burlington Tennis Club appeared ready to defend its titles and won 14 of 16 relays. A bright spot for the Champs in the relays was the 9-and-10-year-old team of Mabelle Fidalgo, Savannah Wallace, Mary McGuire and Zoey Kress, which won both the medley and freestyle relays.

Individually, the Champs won six races, three by Zoey Kress, two by Will Clark and one by Riker Cooley. They and other Champs scoring points with top-three finishes were as follows:

BUTTERFLY

• U-8 boys: 3. Ezra Norwood.

• U-10 girls: 1. Kress, 19.91; 3. Wallace.

• U-10 boys: 2. R. Cooley.

• U-12 girls: 3. Vivian Romond.

• U-12 boys: 3. Enli Parrillo.

• U-14 girls: 3. Jordan Hutchins.

• U-14 boys: 2. Connor Husk.

• U-18 girls: 2. Ella Bearor.

• U-18 boys: 3. Noah Smits.

BACKSTROKE

• U-8 girls: 3. Juliet Kennedy.

• U-8 boys: 3. Norwood.

• U-10 girls: 1. Kress, 16.98.

• U-10 boys: 1. R. Cooley, 19.41.

• U-12 girls: 2. V. Romond.

• U-12 boys: 3. Camron Curtis.

• U-14 girls: 3. Annika Smits.

• U-14 boys: 2. C. Husk.

• U-18 girls: 3. Ellie Brooks.

• U-18 boys: 1. Clark, 26.47.

CHAMP KENDALL MATTON (front) runs neck-and-neck with a Burlington Tennis Club swimmer in the 9-10 girls’ backstroke race in the Vergennes city pool on Tuesday.
Independent photo/Steve James

BREASTSTROKE

• U-10 girls: 3. Wallace.

• U-10 boys: 2. R. Cooley; 3. Evan Angier.

• U-12 girls: 2. Scarlet Giroux.

• U-12 boys: 3. Parrillo.

• U-14 girls: 2. Hutchins; 2. Cecilia Neffinger.

• U-14 boys: 2. Skyler James.

• U-18 girls: 2. Ellie Eckels.

• U-18 boys: 2. Clark.

CHAMP CONNOR HUSK powers along to a second-place finish in the 13-14 boys’ 50-yard butterfly race in the Vergennes city pool on Tuesday.
Independent photo/Steve James

FREESTYLE

• U-8 girls: 3. Anya Wolfe.

• U-8 boys: 3. Declan Husk.

• U-10 girls: 2. Wallace.

• U-10 boys: 2. Cooley.

• U-12 girls: 3. Gretchen Hill.

• U-12 boys: 3. Parrillo.

• U-14 girls: 3. Annika Smits.

• U-14 boys: 2. C. Husk.

• U-18 girls: 2. Adrienne Smits; 3. Bearor.

• U-18 boys: 1. Clark, 21.24.