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BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School boys swimming team had a solid day at the State Class A Swimming and Diving Championships at the University of Maine in Orono on Monday.

The Dragons finished second to now four-time state champ Cheverus (339.5 points), racking up 275 points to edge out Bangor, which finished third with 207.5 points.

Brunswick started off strong, as the team of Henry Raker, Brian Hess, Matt Yost and Ben Farrell took second in the 200-yard medley relay in 1:44.52, just behind Cheverus.

The 200 freestyle was next, with the Dragons getting points after a seventh-place finish from Eddie Capoldo, who touched in 1:59.88.

Nate Samson won the 50 free, with Hess (sixth, 23.21), Farrell (eighth, 23.67) and Yost (ninth, 23.82) giving the Dragons big points.

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In the one-meter dive, Chris Roderick finished third for Brunswick with 315.10 points.

Samson won his second event, the 100 butterfly, with the Dragons picking up more points in the event as Yost claimed eighth in 57.70, while Capoldo was 16th in 1:02.02.

Farrell and Raker placed in the 100 free, with Farrell taking seventh in 52.07 and Raker 13th in 53.33, and Andrew Samson was ninth in the 500 free in 5:31.55.

The 200-free relay saw another strong second-place showing for Brunswick. The foursome of Nate Samson, Hess, Capoldo and Farrell touched in 1:32.03.

Raker claimed seventh in the 100 backstroke in an even 1:00, while Hess took third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:02.39.

The meet concluded with a third runner up showing in a relay for Brunswick, as the 400-free team of Nate Samson, Raker, Capoldo and Yost finished in 3:22.48.

In all, the Brunswick boys put together an undefeated regular season and won the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship for the fourth straight season.


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