Both Addison County youth swim teams claimed individual titles and the Vergennes Swim Team also captured four relay victories at the Vermont Swim Association Championships this past weekend at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction.
The Vergennes Champs settled for third place at this past weekend’s Champlain Valley Swim League’s championship meet, while the Middlebury Marlins were sixth in the seven-team field.
The Vergennes Champs swim team in the past week posted two big wins over the Burlington Country Club and Town of Essex Swim teams to conclude their regular Champlain Valley Swim League season with a 5-1 record.
The Middlebury Marlins swim team dropped an away meet at St. Albans back on July 20 before edging Winooski in a Tuesday home meet.
Late on Tuesday afternoon the coaches of the Vergennes Champs and Middlebury Marlins conferred as an iffy forecast threatened the annual renewal of their teams’ friendly Champlain Valley Swim League rivalry.
The Middlebury Marlins’ record stands at 2-1 after they split two recent Champlain Valley Swim League meets.
The Vergennes Champs split two recent Champlain Valley Swim League meets and their record stands at 2-1 heading into a home meet this Thursday against the Town of Essex Swim Team.
The Vergennes Champs opened their Champlain Valley Swim League season on Thursday, June 29, with a 291-183 victory at Winooski.
The Middlebury Marlins opened their Champlain Valley Swim League season on Tuesday with a 202-182 victory over visiting Burlington Country Club at the Middlebury town pool.
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.
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Both the Vergennes and Middlebury swim teams saw standout performers shine on their way to second-place finishes in their respective divisions at this past weekend’s annual Vermont Swim Association Championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White … (read more)
The Vergennes Swim Team (VST) roundly defeated five of the other six teams in this past weekend’s Champlain Valley Swim League (CVSL) Championship Meet in their home pool, but no one could beat Burlington Tennis Club.
