Full results, records broken: BTC retains title at Vermont Swim Association championships
Last year, Burlington Tennis Club ended a decade drought in sweeping the league and state championships.
This summer, BTC stormed to a repeat.
One week after retaining the Champlain Valley league crown, BTC secured the second of back-to-back state titles at the Vermont Swim Association championships held at Upper Valley Aquatic Center in Hartford this past weekend.
[See below for list of new records, complete team scores and full individual results].
Led by brothers Jacob and Simon Russell's record-setting performances, BTC racked up 3,611 points to seize the Division I title; St. Albans earned runner-up with 2,548 points. Brattleboro (Division II), Upper Valley Rapids (D-II), Connecticut River Valley (D-IV) and Woodstock (D-V) also were crowned divisional winners.
Eight state records set during weekend competition
The full list of the meet's eight new state records:
Boys 17-18 100 fly: Jacob Russell, BTC (50.24).
Boys 15-16 50 breast: Simon Russell, BTC (27.10).
Boys 15-16 100 IM: Simon Russell, BTC (54.72).
Boys 14U 200 medley relay: Vergennes (1:49.18).
Boys 15-16 50 fly: Simon Russell, BTC (23.13).
Boys 17-18 50 fly: Jacob Russell, BTC (23.04).
Boys 17-18 200 free: Jacob Russell, BTC (1:42.98).
Boys 14U 200 free relay: Vergennes (1:35.62).
Team scores (by division)
DIVISION I: 1. Burlington Tennis Club 3,611; 2. St. Albans 2,548; 3. Vergennes 2,319.
DIVISION II: 1. Brattleboro 1,302.5; 2. Upper Valley Aquatic 1,284.5; 3. Winooski 1,261; 4. Town of Essex 1,176; 5. Bennington 1070.5; 6. Burlington Country Club 965.
DIVISION III: 1. Upper Valley Rapids 790.5; 2. Middlebury 724; 3. Rutland 682.5; 4. Montpelier 582.5; 5. Manchester 571.
DIVISION IV: 1. Connecticut River Valley 466; 2. Quechee 369.5; 3. Stowe 308.
DIVISION V: 1. Woodstock 160; 2. Killington 126; 3. Waterbury 111.50
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2023 Vermont Swim Association Championship Results by Alex Abrami on Scribd
This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont Swim Association championships: Burlington Tennis Club repeats
