Greenwich Wins State Open Swimming Championship

NEW HAVEN, CT — For the second straight year, and 17th time since 1980, Greenwich High School breezed to victory in the State Open girls swimming championships Saturday at Yale University.

The Cardinals compiled 510.5 points to easily outdistance runnerup Ridgefield, which had 400.5.

A new state record was set in the 50 freestyle, and Open records were broken in the 200 medley relay and 100 breaststroke.

Here are the winners of each event, plus top 10 finishers from Greenwich. Click here for complete results of all races.

200 medley relay
1. Ridgefield, 1:44.16 (Open record)
4. Greenwich

200 freestyle
1. Marcella Maguire, Ridgefield, 1:50.05
7. Emily Warner, Greenwich

200 individual medley
1. Kaki Christensen, Darien, 2:02.59
2. Kelly Montesi, Greenwich

50 freestyle
1. McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith, 23.03 (state record)
6. Ainsleigh Winget, Greenwich
7. Julia Merrill, Greenwich

1 meter diving
1. Katherine Russack, Greenwich, 468.20
2. Annabelle Pollack, Greenwich
3. Saylor Kirsch, Greenwich
6. Madeline Muldoon, Greenwich

100 butterfly
1. Kelly Montesi, Greenwich, 55.65

100 freestyle
1. McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith, 50.96
4. Julia Merrill, Greenwich

500 freestyle
1. Sarah Grinalds, Fairfield Ludlowe, 4:54.86

200 freestyle relay
1. Fairfield Ludlowe, 1:36.88
3. Greenwich

100 backstroke
1. Marcella Maguire, Ridgefield, 54.30

100 breaststroke
1. Kaki Christensen, Darien, 1:02.56 (Open record)

400 freestyle relay
1. Ridgefield, 3:28.06
2. Greenwich

Photo credit: Yale University