BRUNSWICK — The 2012 Maine State Swimming Championships for girls was held on Monday at the University of Maine in Orono, with Bangor coming away with the team title for the second consecutive year.

The Rams picked up 319 points to get past Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference champion Messalonskee, which finished with 277 points. Cape Elizabeth (234 points), Deering ( 165) and Cony (151.5) rounded out the top five, with Brunswick in sixth (148), Mt. Ararat seventh ( 137) and Morse in eighth (109.5). Edward Little and Cheverus tied for ninth with 93 points.

On the local front, Brunswick swimmer Jessica Russell and Celia Ouellette of Mt. Ararat were both double winners.

Russell cruised to a 16-second win in the 500- yard freestyle in 5:06.90, then followed it up after a quick break to capture the 100 backstroke in 58.67.

“She won the 500 by a large margin, and after finishing in third in the morning session in the backstroke, not one of her fastest times, went back out in the evening and completed a real tough double,” said Brunswick coach David Bright.

Ouellette did her damage in the sprints, winning the 50 free in 24.33 and the 100 free in 53.84.

“It was just an amazing day and could not have played out any better for us,” said Mt. Ararat coach Mike Smith. “To have three relays qualify for finals and to see everyone swim amazing was a lot of fun. Plus, Celia’s two victories were exciting to see.”

In the relays, Bangor won the 200-medley relay and the 200 free, while Messalonskee captured the 400 free, which saw Brunswick ( Russell, Paige Tetu, Taylor Godbout, Madeline Cowan) and Mt. Ararat (Abby Parker, Hannah Kincaid, Libby Ouellette, Celia Ouellette) in a tie for fourth at 3:57.84.

The top-16 places scored in the state meet.

Tetu was fifth in the 200 individual medley (2:22.14) and ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.74), while Olivia Dumont finished eighth in the one- meter diving with 239.20 points. Cowan earned points in two events, taking seventh in the 100 free (58.27) and 10th in the 100 backstroke ( 1: 05.42). The Dragons also scored in the 200-medley relay, finishing in sixth.

“Madeline’s times in both events were her best and Olivia taking eighth as a freshman in her first year of diving was a great result,” said Bright.

For Mt. Ararat, Kincaid finished ninth in the 200 IM (2:30.42), Libby Ouellette 14th in the 50 free (27.40) and Parker 11th in the 100 butterfly (1:07.83). Mt. Ararat took fifth in the 200-medley relay, while ending up eighth in the 200- free relay.

Morse scored in all three relays with an eighth-place showing in the 200- medley relay, ninth in the 400 free and 13th in the 200 free.

Individually, Catie Luedee had a sixth-place showing in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.92). Luedee was also eighth in the 200 IM (2:26.27), with teammate Guerin Morissette scoring in both the 50 free (sixth, 25.98) and 100 backstroke (eighth, 1:05.33). Casey Bonnett also scored twice for the Shipbuilders. She was eighth in the 500 free (5:59.36) and 15th in the 200 free (2:12.55).

“We had some good swim times and some not so good times, and we were hoping to finish higher than eighth,” said Morse coach Todd Marco. “The day ended on a good note for us in the 400 free, which was a great race. Casey and Catie finishing in the top eight was great to see, with Casey swimming well in the morning to make the finals in the 500 free.”

The Class A State Boys Championship is taking place today in Orono.

Wiscasset boys

Ryan Hanley placed twice for Wiscasset in the Class B State Swimming Meet at Bowdoin College on Monday.

Hanley took seventh in the 100 backstroke in 1:00.01 and 13th in the 200 IM (2:20.59). He scored all 16 of the Wolverines’ points as Wiscasset finished 19th.

Greely took home the Class B title with 386 points, easily outdistancing Belfast, which finished second with 257 points. Mt. Desert Island’s 217 points was third ahead of Waterville ( 186) and Ellsworth (171).

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