Berlin High School Swimmers Experience Success at Class M Championships

MIDDLETOWN, CT — After posting three runnerup finishes since 2012, the Brookfield High School girls swimming team finally broke through Tuesday, capturing the Class M state championship at the Wesleyan University pool.

The Bobcats compiled 688.5 points to outdistance runnerup Lauralton Hall, which had 646.5.

Berlin High School had two individuals finish in the top eight. Alina Whiteside placed fourth in 1 meter diving, while Stephanie Humen was eighth in the 100 backstroke.

Here are the winners of all 12 events, plus top eight finishers from schools in Hartford and Tolland counties. Click here for complete results of all races.

200 medley relay
1. Foran, 1:51.46

200 freestyle
1. Katherine Begg, Lauralton Hall, 1:55.97

200 individual medley
1. Anna Weinstein, Brookfield, 2:10.65
7. Sydney Ruschmeier, Rockville

50 freestyle
1. Gretchen Stelter, East Lyme, 25.23
2. Destiny Johnson, Windsor

1 meter diving
1. Emma Longley, Foran, 430.95
4. Alina Whiteside, Berlin
6. Amber DeCarlo, Windsor

100 butterfly
1. Jordan MacDonald, Foran, 58.42
3. Sydney Ruschmeier, Rockville

100 freestyle
1. Katherine Begg, Lauralton Hall, 53.51

500 freestyle
1. Brenna McLaughlin, Lauralton Hall, 5:07.53

200 freestyle relay
1. Lauralton Hall, 1:40.79
5. Windsor

100 backstroke
1. Caroline Sargent, Lauralton Hall, 1:00.60
7. Claire Zimmerman, Farmington
8. Stephanie Humen, Berlin

100 breaststroke
1. Sarah Fitzgerald, Foran, 1:06.09

400 freestyle relay
1. Lauralton Hall, 3:40.35
8. Windsor

Photo credit: Tim Jensen