MIDDLEBURY — The Vergennes Champs swim team finished third and Middlebury Marlins swimmers took fifth in the Champlain Valley Swim League Championship Meet, hosted at the Middlebury town pool this past Friday and Saturday.

The Burlington Tennis Club Barracudas won the title among the seven CVSL teams; Vergennes tallied 636.5 points and Middlebury garnered 469.5.

Across three sessions of competition, individual swimmers and relays from both local teams secured numerous top-three finishes.

Leading the way with three individual wins in the 18-and-under boys’ 100 individual medley, 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle was VST swimmer Will Clark, who scored 48 points for the Champs.

VST’S ADRIENNE SMITS makes her way in a medley race at CVSL Meet last weekend.
Photo by Josh Romond

An impressive number of Marlins earned two individual wins: Enea Ancarani, Felix Poduschnick, Ben Phinney, Selma Citarella and Jorgen Pirrung. VST and Midd swimmers who scored one individual win a piece were Riker Cooley, V; Zoey Kress, V; Maxine King, M; Jordan Hutchins, V; Constantin Bellmann, M; and Henry Cadoret, M.

Winning relays for VST were U10 girls 100 medley relay comprised of Margaret Smits, Savannah Wallace, Zoey Kress and Mabelle Fidalgo; VST’s U18 boys 200 medley relay comprised of Noah Smits, Will Clark, Khanlen Ouimette and Cohen Howell; MIDD’s U10 boys 100 free relay comprised of Enea Ancarani, Lincoln Hunt, Cooper Butler and Patrick Martin; VST’s U18 girls 200 free relay comprised of Ella Bearor, Ellie Brooks, Ella Romond and Adrienne Smits; and VST’s U18 boys 200 free relay comprised of Cohen Howell, Rowan Neffinger, Noah Smits and Khanlen Ouimette.

For second place finishes, Savannah Wallace, V, scored three second place finishes for her team, earning a total of 39 points for the Champs. Touching to secure second place twice was Constantin Bellmann, M; Jordan Hutchins, V; Henry Cadoret, M; Sadie Chance, M; and Noah Smits, V. Additionally, Vela Remaniak, M; Declan Husk, V; Enea Ancarani, M; Zoey Kress, V; Connor Husk, V; Cooper Butler, M; Felix Poduschnick, M; Ben Phinney, M; Lauren Husk, V; Ella Bearor, V; Adrienne Smits, V; and Khanlen Ouimette, V, all swam to second once.

VERGENNES SWIMMER ZOEY Kress competes in the U10 girls 25 butterfly on Saturday morning of the CVSL Championship Meet. Kress took second overall with a time of 15.53.
Photo by Tammy Cooke

Coming in second for relays was MIDD’s U10 boys 100 medley relay comprised of Lincoln Hunt, Cooper Butler, Enea Ancarani and Patrick Martin; MIDD’s U18 girls 200 medley relay comprised of Abigail Hamilton, Selma Citarella, Sadie Chance and Mitzi Poduschnick; VST’s U10 girls 100 free relay comprised of Savannah Wallace, Margaret Smits, Mabelle Fidalgo and Zoey Kress; MIDD’s U12 boys 200 free relay comprised of Harvey Bishop, Ben Phinney, Nolan Almstrand and Felix Poduschnick; VST’s U14 girls 200 free relay comprised of Annika Smits, Cecilia Neffinger, Lauren Husk and Jordan Hutchins; and MIDD’s U14 boys 200 free relay comprised of George Martin, Henry Schmitt, Weston Wright and Henry Cadoret.

For third place finishes, Cassandra Bellmann, M, and Khanlen Ouimette, V, each earned two, scoring 36 points for their teams. Additionally, Maxine King, M; Zoey Kress, V; Riker Cooley, V; Cooper Butler, M; Connor Husk, V; Enli Parrillo, V; Nolan Almstrand, M; Constantin Bellmann, M; Ellie Eckels, V; Quinn Mackey, M; Abigail Hamilton, M; Adrienne Smits, V; Sadie Chance, M; and Cohen Howell, V, all finished in third place once.

Noah Smits of the Vergennes Swim Team cruises to second place in the U18 Boys 100y butterfly race on Friday.
Photo by Josh Romond

Coming in third for relays was MIDD’s U10 girls 100 medley relay comprised of Natalie Butler, Romy Graves, Vela Remaniak and Rose Phinney; VST’s U10 boys 100 medley relay comprised of Jaxon Phelps, Evan Angier, Riker Cooley and Rhett Cooke; MIDD’s U12 girls 200 medley relay comprised of Maxine King, Bianca Spafford, Cassandra Bellmann and Cecily O’Leary; MIDD’s U12 boys 200 medley relay comprised of Ben Phinney, Felix Poduschnick, Harvey Bishop and Nolan Almstrand; MIDD’s U14 boys 200 medley relay comprised of George Martin, Henry Schmitt, Henry Cadoret and Weston Wright; and MIDD’s U18 girls 200 free relay comprised of Abigail Hamilton, Selma Citarella, Quinn Mackey and Sadie Chance.

Next up will be the Vermont State Championship Meet this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 2 and 3, at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Jct.

At the league championships this past weekend, Champs and Marlins swimming to top-ten finishes and scoring points for their team in those races were:

FRIDAY P.M.

U18 boys 100 butterfly: 2. Noah Smits, V; 3. Constantin Bellmann, M.

U10 girls 100 individual medley: 2. Savannah Wallace, V; 5. Vela Remaniak, M; 8. Rose Phinney, M.

U10 boys 100 IM: 1. Riker Cooley, V, 1:26.37; 3. Cooper Butler, M; 6. Rhett Cooke, V; 7. Patrick Martin, M.

U12 girls 100 IM: 3. Cassandra Bellmann, M; 4. Vivian Romond, V.

CVSL girls’ 10U medley relay winners from Vergennes show their awards.
Photo by Tammy Cooke

U12 boys 100 IM: 1. Ben Phinney, M, 1:19.18; 6. Enli Parrillo, V; 7. Brantley Cooke, V; 8. Nolan Almstrand, M.

U14 girls 100 IM: 2. Jordan Hutchins, V; 4. Lauren Husk, V; 5. Annika Smits, V; 8. Cecilia Neffinger, V.

U14 boys 100 IM: 1. Co. Bellmann, M, 1:13.25; 2. Connor Husk, V.

U18 girls 100 IM: 2. Sadie Chance, M; 3. Adrienne Smits, V; 8. Ellie Eckels, V.

U18 boys 100 IM: 1. Will Clark, V, 57.17; 3. Khanlen Ouimette, V.

U12 girls 200 freestyle: 4. Willow Hunt, M.

U12 boys 200 free: 3. N. Almstrand, M.

U14 girls 200 free: Eleanor O’Leary, M.

U14 boys 200 free: 1. Henry Cadoret, M, 2:20.51; 2. Co. Bellmann, M; 5. Weston Wright, M.

MARLIN SADIE CHANCE swims the breaststroke leg of the U18 girls 100 individual medley on Friday evening. Chance fought hard and came out with a second-place finish.
Photo by Josh Romond

U18 girls 200 free: 3. Quinn Mackey, M.

U18 boys 200 free: 1. Jorgen Pirrung, M, 2:13.48.

U18 girls 100 breaststroke: 1. Selma Citarella, M, 1:13.53; 3. E. Eckels, V; 7. Gretchen Hill, V.

U18 boys 100 breast: 2. Co. Bellmann, M; 5. George Martin, M; 8. Henry Schmitt, M.

U18 girls 100 backstroke: 3. Abigail Hamilton, M; 7. Ellie Brooks, V; 9. Ella Romond, V; 10. Maxine King, M.

U18 girls 200 IM: 2. Ella Bearor, V.

U18 boys 200 IM: 1. J. Pirrung, M, 2:35.75.

U12 girls 100 free: 1. M. King, M, 1:10.55.

VST’s Vivian Romond dives into the Middlebury pool to start a race at last weekend’s CVSL meet.
Photo by Josh Romond

U12 boys 100 free: 1. Felix Poduschnick, M, 1:05.29; 4. Keegan Cooley, V.

U14 boys 100 free: 2. H. Cadoret, M; 5. H. Schmitt, M.

U18 girls 100 free: 5. Q. Mackey, M.

U18 boys 100 free: W. Clark, V, 50.22.

SATURDAY A.M.

U8 girls 100 medley relay: 5. VST (Lydia Court, Grace Gaudette, Juliet Kennedy, Allie Curtis).

U10 girls 100 medley relay: 1. VST, 1:17.20 (Margaret Smits, S. Wallace, Zoey Kress, Mabelle Fidalgo); 3. Midd. (Natalie Butler, Romy Graves, V. Remaniak, R. Phinney); 9. VST (Anya Wolfe, Mikayla Crossman, Meela Hill, Rowan Knox); 10. Midd. (Alexis Shackett, Harper Nelson, Louise Wiker, Tess Moscalu).

MIDDLEBURY’S CASSANDRA BELLMANN swims in the U12 girls 50 breaststroke on Saturday during the Champlain Valley Swim League Championship Meet. She touched the wall in third place, dropping an impressive 1.4 seconds from her seed time.
Photo by Josh Romond

U10 boys 100 medley relay: 2. Midd. (Lincoln Hunt, Cooper Butler, Enea Ancarani, P. Martin); 3. VST (Jaxon Phelps, Evan Angier, R. Cooley, R. Cooke); 9. Midd. (Kjell Pirrung, Keegan Landon, Paxton Wright, Aiden Bolt).

U8 girls 50 free: 8. G. Gaudette, V.

U8 boys 50 free: 5. Henry Lake, V; 6. Hugh Spafford, M.

U10 girls 50 free: 1. Z. Kress, V, 32.62; 2. S. Wallace, V.

U10 boys 50 free: 1. E. Ancarani, M, 32.19; 3. R. Cooley, V.

U8 girls 25 fly: 5. J. Kennedy, V; 10. Olivia Wimett, M.

U10 girls 25 fly: 2. Z. Kress, V; 4. V. Remaniak, M; 7. M. Fidalgo, V.

U10 boys 25 fly: 2. E. Ancarani, M; 5. L. Hunt, M; 6. J. Phelps, V; 9. R. Cooke, V; 10. P. Martin, M.

U8 boys 25 back: 2. Declan Husk, V; 4. Raleigh Woods, V; 7. H. Lake, V.

U10 girls 25 back: 7. M. Fidalgo, V; 8. N. Butler, M.

U10 boys 25 back: 2. C. Butler, M; 5. K. Landon, M; 7. J. Phelps, V; 9. L. Hunt, M.

U8 girls 25 breast: 5. J. Kennedy, V.

U10 girls 25 breast: 2. S. Wallace, V; 3. Z. Kress, V; 7. R. Phinney, M; 9. N. Butler, M; 10. R. Graves, M.

U10 boys 25 breast: 4. C. Butler, M; 6. K. Landon, M; 7. Bennet Blacklock, V.

U8 girls 25 free: 5. A. Curtis, V; 8. J. Kennedy, V.

U8 boys 25 free: 5. R. Woods, V; 6. D. Husk, V.

MIDDLEBURY’S CECILY O’LEARY prepares to take off for the final leg of the U12 girls 200 medley relay. The Marlins relay of Maxine King, Bianca Spafford, Cassandra Bellmann and Cecily O’Leary took third.
Photo by Josh Romond

U10 girls 25 free: 2. V. Remaniak, M; 9. M. Fidalgo, V.

U10 boys 25 free: 1. E. Ancarani, M, 14.40; 3. R. Cooley, V; 4. L. Hunt, M; 7. R. Cooke, V; 10. J. Phelps, V.

U8 girls 100 free relay: 4. VST (A. Wolfe, Skylar Buckley, L. Court, A. Curtis); 5. Midd. (O. Wimett, Caroline Dietrich, Alula Remaniak, Ellie Butler).

U10 girls 100 free relay: 2. VST (S. Wallace, M. Smits, M. Fidalgo, Z. Kress); 5. Midd. (V. Remaniak, H. Nelson, R. Phinney, N. Butler); 10. Midd. (R. Graves, T. Moscalu, L. Wiker, Georgia Nelson).

U10 boys 100 free relay: 1. MIDD, 1:07.38 (E. Ancarani, L. Hunt, C. Butler, P. Martin); 4. VST (R. Cooke, E. Angier, B. Blacklock, R. Cooley); 7. VST (D. Husk, H. Lake, Elijah Neffinger, R. Woods); 9. Midd. (K. Landon, H. Spafford, P. Wright, K. Pirrung).

SATURDAY P.M.

U12 girls 200 medley relay: 3. Midd. (M. King, Bianca Spafford, Ca. Bellmann, Cecily O’Leary); 4. VST (Juliette Angier, Scarlett Giroux, V. Romond, Lydia Bearor).

U12 boys 200 medley relay: 3. Midd. (B. Phinney, F. Poduschnick, Harvey Bishop, N. Almstrand); 4. VST (E. Parrillo, Camron Curtis, B. Cooke, K. Cooley).

Raleigh Woods, 8, takes a turn for a VST relay.
Photo by Tammy Cooke

U14 boys 200 medley relay: 3. Midd. (G. Martin, H. Schmitt, H. Cadoret, W. Wright).

U18 girls 200 medley relay: 2. Midd. (A. Hamilton, S. Citarella, S. Chance, Mitzi Poduschnick).

U18 boys 200 medley relay: 1. VST, 1:50.35 (N. Smits, W. Clark, K. Ouimette, Cohen Howell).

U12 girls 50 fly: 5. V. Romond, V; 8. Ca. Bellmann, M.

U12 boys 50 fly: 1. F. Poduschnick, M, 32.23; 4. B. Cooke, V; 7. H. Bishop, M.

U14 girls 50 fly: 2. J. Hutchins, V; 5. M. Poduschnick, M; 8. An. Smits, V.

U14 boys 50 fly: 3. C. Husk, V.

U18 girls 50 fly: 2. S. Chance, M; 5. Ad. Smits, V; 6. E. Bearor, V.

HARPER BLACKLOCK, ONE of VST’s youngest swimmers, stands behind the blocks before her race on Saturday. Her coaches, Cherise Woods and Adrienne Smits, offer the five-year-old encouragement and pre-race advice.
Photo by Tammy Cooke

U18 boys 50 fly: 2. N. Smits, V; 3. K. Ouimette, V; 4. J. Pirrung, M.

U12 girls 50 back: 3. M. King, M; 6. V. Romond, V; 8. B. Spafford, M.

U12 boys 50 back: 1. B. Phinney, M, 36.27; 3. E. Parrillo, V; 4. C. Curtis, V; 5. B. Cooke, V; 8. H. Bishop, M.

U14 girls 50 back: 2. L. Husk, V; 7. M. Poduschnick, M.

U14 boys 50 back: 4. C. Husk, V; 8. Skyler James, V; 9. W. Wright, M.

U18 girls 50 back: 5. E. Romond, V; 6. A. Hamilton, M.

U12 girls 50 breast: 3. Ca. Bellmann, M; 5. S. Giroux, V; 6. B. Spafford, M; 10. Anna Zelonis, V.

U12 boys 50 breast: 2. B. Phinney, M; 8. Martin Gee, V.

U14 girls 50 breast: 1. J. Hutchins, V, 38.00; 4. C. Neffinger, V; 8. G. Hill, V; 10. Rose Roberts, V.

U14 boys 50 breast: 4. G. Martin, M; 7. S. James, V; 8. H. Schmitt, M.

U18 girls 50 breast: 1. S. Citarella, M, 32.77; 6. E. Eckels, V.

U18 boys 50 breast: 1. W. Clark, V, 29.10; 6. C. Howell, V; 7. Rowan Neffinger, V.

U12 girls 50 free: 6. V. Romond, V; 9. J. Angier, V.

Vergennes Swim Team relay team celebrates.
Photo by Josh Romond

U12 boys 50 free: 2. F. Poduschnick, M; 4. E. Parrillo, V; 6. N. Almstrand, M; 7. C. Curtis, V.

U14 girls 50 free: 6. L. Husk, V; 9. An. Smits, V; 10. M. Poduschnick, M.

U14 boys 50 free: 2. H. Cadoret, M; 4. C. Husk, V.

U18 girls 50 free: 2. Ad. Smits, V; 3. S. Chance, M; 4. E. Bearor, V; 7. S. Citarella, M; 8. A. Hamilton, M; 10. E. Brooks, V.

U18 boys 50 free: 1. W. Clark, V, 22.51; 2. K. Ouimette, V; 3. C. Howell, V; 5. J. Pirrung, M; 5. N. Smits, V; 9. R. Neffinger, V.

U12 girls 200 free relay: 4. Midd. (M. King, C. O’Leary, B. Spafford, Ca. Bellmann); 5. VST (J. Angier, L. Bearor, A. Zelonis, S. Giroux).

U12 boys 200 free relay: 2. Midd. (H. Bishop, B. Phinney, N. Almstrand, F. Poduschnick); 4. VST (B. Cooke, K. Cooley, E. Parrillo, C. Curtis).

U14 girls 200 free relay: 2. VST (An. Smits, C. Neffinger, L. Husk, J. Hutchins).

U14 boys 200 free relay: 2. Midd. (G. Martin, H. Schmitt, W. Wright, H. Cadoret).

U18 girls 200 free relay: 1. VST, 1:51.17 (E. Bearor, E. Brooks, E. Romond, Ad. Smits); 3. Midd. (A. Hamilton, S. Citarella, Q. Mackey, S. Chance).

U18 boys 200 free relay: 1. VST, 1:40.63 (C. Howell, R. Neffinger, N. Smits, K. Ouimette).

The Middlebury town pool was buzzing with activity during the CVSL Meet.
Photo by Oliver Parini