The Williston Northampton girls swim team repeated as NEPSAC Division 2 champions Saturday at Roger Williams University.
The Wildcats finished with 451 points, while second place Dana Hall had 325.5 to bring home their third title overall.
The 200-yard medley relay team of Sally Alrutz, Natalie Aquadro (Northampton), Maya Soley (South Hadley) and Anabelle Farnham (Amherst) set a school and meet record in 1 minute, 52.09 seconds to win.
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Sydney Joyce won the 200 individual medley in a school-record 2:10.76. She also set the school record in the 500 freestyle in 5:05.98 to top the podium.
Alrutz broke the school and records in the 100 butterfly in 58.69 seconds to place first. She set another school record in the 100 backstroke at 58.36 to place second.
The 200 freestyle team of Soley, Emily Yeager (Easthampton), Ava Larkin and Joyce also finished first.
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The 400 freestyle relay team of Farnham, Yeager, Aquadro and Alrutz was second in 3:39.32 but broke the school record.
On the boys side, Conwayโs David Fitch won the 200 freestyle in 1:39.09, good enough for All-American consideration. He set the pool record in the 100 butterfly, winning in 49.09 seconds. That time earned him automatic All-American status.
Fitch led off the 200 freestyle relay with a 20.41 50 freestyle, a split that earned him another automatic All-American cut, and the 400 freesytle relay in 45.6, which is a consideration All-America time.
He was named the meetโs most outstanding performer and given the Wilmot S. Babcock Award.
Sam Haddad finished first in the 200 IM in 2:10.76.
Williston finished fourth as a team on the boys side.
