The State Class A Boys Swimming Championships were held at Bowdoin College on Monday.
Cheverus edged out Bangor and Brunswick for the title, racking up 286.50 points to the Rams’ 258. Brunswick finished with 253 points, while Thornton Academy (222) and Scarborough (208) rounded out the top five.
Brunswick was solid in a pair of relays, capturing second in both the 200 medley (Nicco Bartone, Brian Hess, Matt Yost, Henry Raker) and 200 freestyle (Yost, Eddie Capoldo, Raker, Hess).
Christopher Roderick claimed second in the 1-meter diving, while Hess was second in the 100 breaststroke.
Other top finishes for Brunswick were Capoldo (fourth, 200 free; seventh, 500 free), Bartone (fourth, 200 IM; eighth, 100 butterfly), Hess (fourth, 50 free), Yost (tie for sixth, 50 free; fourth, 100 fly), Raker (tie for sixth, 50 free; fifth, 100 free) and Finn Jacobs (fourth, 1-meter diving). The 400 freestyle relay squad earned points by finishing 10th.
For Mt. Ararat, the 200 medley relay squad of Aaron Hyde, Devin Hoskins, Robby Hyde and Max Bickford set a school record in 1:50.44, good for 10th place.
Noah Brillant was fifth in the 1-meter diving competition, while Devin Hoskins earned a pair of eighth-place finishes (500 free, 100 breast). Robby Hyde was ninth and 11th, respectively, in the 100 fly and 50 freestyle, both in personal-best times, while Aaron Hyde set a personal-best mark in the 100 fly, Will Furgeson in the 50 free and Bickford in the 500 free.
Carson Prouty of Bangor had himself a day, earning the top spot in three individual events and helping the Rams to first in the 200 medley relay. Connor Perron of Falmouth and Shane Moore of Cheverus captured two events individual events each.
The State Class A Girls Swimming Championship is underway at Bowdoin College today.
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