BOSTON — Six Maine Masters swimmers from Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell recently joined nearly 700 swimmers who converged on Harvard’s Blodgett Pool for the 2015 New England championships.

Jessie and Katrine Alcaide, Mike Hurd, Ben Morse, Fred Pierce and David Vail each brought home medals for topthree finishes in the multi-day competition. Together, they contributed hundreds of individual and relay points to the Maine Masters’ successful defense of their team title.

A ‘duel in the pool’ between the Alcaide sisters provided some of the meet’s most dramatic moments. They went head-to-head in four events, while in the process smashing a string of New England records for women 30-34. All four races went down to the wire, with Jessie touching out Katrine in the 50-yard butterfly, 100 freestyle and 100 individual medley, and Katrine turned the tables in the 50 free. In addition, Jessie won the 100 fly and 200 medley by large margins, and Katrine decisively won the 50 and 100 yard breaststroke events.

Another Maine Masters highlight was provided by Vail in his first competition following back surgery. David had nine “splashes” and came away with nine gold medals in the men’s 70-74 age group. He won all four freestyle events from 50 to 500 yards, the three backstroke events, plus the 50 butterfly and 100 medley. Vail’s 50 fly and 100 backstroke times were within tenths of a second of his own New England records.

Morse (43) brought home silver medals in the 100 and 200 yard butterfly, plus a bronze in the 500 freestyle. Fred Pierce (71) took the silver medal in the 50-yard breaststroke and bronze in the 200 freestyle on the first day of competition, before a pool-side accident ended his participation. Hurd (47) captured third place in the 200 breast. Vail, Pierce, Hurd and Morse all contributed to multiple Maine Masters relays.