Rockville High School Swimmer Succeeds at Class M Championships

NEW HAVEN, CT — For the third time in four years, athletes from Lauralton Hall turned in outstanding performances to capture the team title at the CIAC Class M girls swimming championships Wednesday in the pool at Southern Connecticut State University.

Despite winning just two of the 12 individual events, Lauralton Hall compiled 600 points to easily outdistance runner-up North Haven, which had 464. Brookfield was a close third with 445.

The Lauralton Hall program has now accumulated six Class M championships, four Class S titles and a State Open crown since 1989.

One Class M record (MR) was broken during the meet, while a trio of swimmers each won two individual events.

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

Teams

1. Lauralton Hall, 600
2. North Haven, 464
3. Brookfield, 445
21. Rockville, 50

Events

200 medley relay
1. North Haven (Bergin - Gambardella - Nguy - Borrelli), 1:51.43

200 freestyle
1. Tylor Mathieu, RHAM, 1:51.99

200 individual medley
1. Angela Gambardella, North Haven, 2:06.59
6. Sydney Ruschmeier, Rockville

50 freestyle
1. Maddie Bergin, North Haven, 24.44

1-meter diving
1. Emma Longley, Foran, 458.90 (MR)

100 butterfly
1. Jordan MacDonald, Foran, 57.39
2. Sydney Ruschmeier, Rockville

100 freestyle
1. Maddie Bergin, North Haven, 53.03

500 freestyle
1. Tylor Mathieu, RHAM, 4:54.95

200 freestyle relay
1. North Haven (Gambardella - Borrelli - Joos - Bergin), 1:40.89

100 backstroke
1. Caroline Sargent, Lauralton Hall, 59.74

100 breaststroke
1. Angela Gambardella, North Haven, 1:03.82

400 freestyle relay
1. Lauralton Hall (Woods - Freitas - Sargent - Begg), 3:40.61

Photo credit: Southern Connecticut State University