Swimmers rally around teammate in cancer treatment

The Middlebury Aquatic Club collectively swam more than 59 miles to support their teammate Anders Pirrung, 13, who is undergoing treatment for leukemia.

Several Addison County swimmers are representing the Middlebury Aquatic Club at championship swim meets around New England. Below are the individual swimmers who qualified.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Middlebury Aquatic Club was back in action this winter after Middlebury College again opened its swimming pool for club practices the past October.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Swimmers in the Middlebury Aquatic Club made a strong showing in the New England Regional Swim Meet. In the competition over the weekend of Feb. 7-9 at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction, one MAC relay team and … (read more)