Glastonbury Swimmers Place at Class LL Championships

MIDDLETOWN, CT — For the eighth straight year, Greenwich High School reigned supreme at the CIAC Class LL girls swimming championships Tuesday in the pool at Wesleyan University.

The Cardinals, who are also two-time defending State Open titlists, compiled 828 points to easily outdistance runner-up Ridgefield, which had 535. Staples was third with 475.

Three state records (SR) and a pair of Class LL meet records (LLR) were shattered during the meet. A trio of swimmers each captured two individual events.

Here are the top teams and individual event winners, plus top eight performances by swimmers from Glastonbury High School. Click here for complete meet results.

Teams

1. Greenwich, 828
2. Ridgefield, 535
3. Staples, 475
10. Glastonbury, 254.5

Events

200 medley relay
1. Greenwich (Ennis - Lynch - Montesi - Bjerke), 1:45.56

200 freestyle
1. Anna Turner, Ridgefield, 1:51.25

200 individual medley
1. Meghan Lynch, Greenwich, 2:01.34 (SR)

50 freestyle
1. Sarah Grinalds, Fairfield Ludlowe, 23.22 (LLR)

1-meter diving
1. Katherine Russack, Greenwich, 486.10

100 butterfly
1. Kelly Montesi, Greenwich, 54.03 (SR)

100 freestyle
1. Simona Visinski, Shelton, 51.70

500 freestyle
1. Sarah Grinalds, Fairfield Ludlowe, 4:55.10

200 freestyle relay
1. Shelton (Parkes - Kim - McGuire - Visinski), 1:37.93

100 backstroke
1. Kelly Mondesi, Greenwich, 55.07

100 breaststroke
1. Meghan Lynch, Greenwich, 1:03.14 (LLR)
7. Cori Bryant, Glastonbury

400 freestyle relay
1. Greenwich (Montesi - Merrill - Clisham - Lynch), 3:27.16 (SR)
8. Glastonbury (Straker - Lord - Campbell - Walker)

Photo credit: Wesleyan University