West Hartford Scholastic Swimmers Excel at State Open Championships

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.

Hall High School placed 13th with 167 points, while Conard tied for 19th with 71 points.

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 schools in Hartford and Tolland counties. Click here for complete results of all races.

200 medley relay
1. Ridgefield, 1:44.16 (Open record)
9. Glastonbury

200 freestyle
1. Marcella Maguire, Ridgefield, 1:50.05
3. Tara Tiernan, Hall

200 individual medley
1. Kaki Christensen, Darien, 2:02.59
5. Amber Rocheleau, Newington
10. Grace Moore, Glastonbury

50 freestyle
1. McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith, 23.03 (state record)

1 meter diving
1. Katherine Russack, Greenwich, 468.20
T9. Kelsey Titterington, Suffield

100 butterfly
1. Kelly Montesi, Greenwich, 55.65
7. Margaret Mantz, Hall
8. Aislinn Mitchell, Hall
9. Kate Bell, Conard
T10. Brynn Campbell, Glastonbury

100 freestyle
1. McKenna Dale, E.O. Smith, 50.96
5. Tara Tiernan, Hall

500 freestyle
1. Sarah Grinalds, Fairfield Ludlowe, 4:54.86
3. Abigail Francis, Wethersfield
7. Kate Bell, Conard
10. Grace Moore, Glastonbury

200 freestyle relay
1. Fairfield Ludlowe, 1:36.88

100 backstroke
1. Marcella Maguire, Ridgefield, 54.30
4. Brynn Campbell, Glastonbury

100 breaststroke
1. Kaki Christensen, Darien, 1:02.56 (Open record)
8. Abigail Francis, Wethersfield

400 freestyle relay
1. Ridgefield, 3:28.06
9. Glastonbury

Photo credit: Yale University