DEFY Dolphins Come in 2nd, MDI Sharks Come in 4th in 2025 Maine State YMCA State Swimming Championship

The Down East Family YMCA Dolphins came in 2nd with the MDI YMCA Sharks finishing 4th in the 2025 YMCA State Championship held February 28-March 2nd at Colby College.

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DEFY Highlights

• Gracie Beal: 11-12 Girls 50 Freestyle 27.47 and 50 Butterfly 29.69
• Isla Bunker: 9-10 Girls 50 Backstroke 40.33
• Ann Katherine Burns: Senior Girls 100 Breaststroke 1:05.89
• Ella Montgomery: Senior Girls 100 Butterfly 55.43 and 100 Backstroke 57.65
• Kobe Swett: Senior Boys 500 Freestyle 5:04.13
• 11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay: Kaiden Ogden, Lincoln Kent, Jacob Parker, Austin Young 2:13.66
• 11-12 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay: Isabel Grindle, Mollie Birdsall, Evelyn Jones, Gracie Beal: 1:58.40.

• Ann Katherin Burns 100 Breaststroke
• Ella Montgomery 100 Butterfky and 100 Backstroke.

• 6 - Ameila Pike

Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Freestyle

• 4 - Eve Mogridge
• 9 - Nina Ainsworth

Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Breaststroke

• 2 - Peyton Nicholson

Girls 8 and Under 25 Yard Butterfly

• 2 - Eve Mogridge
• 8 - Nina Ainsworth

Girls 8 and Under 100 Yard IM

• 2 - Peyton Nicholson

Girls 8 and Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 7 - Sharks A - Nina Ainsworth, Saoirse Dougherty, Nora Smolley, Josephine Rank Aderhold

Girls 8 and Under 100 Yard Medley Relay

• 3 - Sharks ! - Amelia Pike, Peyton Nicholson, Eve Mogridge, Nora Smolley

Girls 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle

• 5 - Mila Piecuch
• 7 - Bella Wagner

Girls 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle

• 6 - Mila Piecuch
• 7 - Aubrey Wellman-Clouse

Girls 9-10 50 Yard Backstroke

• 4 - Bea Libby
• 10 - Bella Wagner

Girls 9-10 50 Yard Breaststroke

• 1 - Piper Nicholson
• 9 - Hadley Mahaney

Girls 9-10 50 Yard Butterfly

• 1 - Piper Nicholson
• 8 - Jonquil Rampacek
• 10 - Hadley Mahaney

Girls 9-10 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 3 - Sharks A - Bella Wagner, Hadley Mahaney, Aubrey Wellman-Clouse, Jonquil Rampacek

Girls 9-10 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 1 - Sharks A - Lily Begin, Piper Nicholson, Bea Libby, Mila Piecuch

Girls 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Kenzie Murphy

Girls 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke

• 4 - Ruby Bond

Girls 11-12 50 Yard Breaststroke

• 7 - Tyna Saltysiak
• 8 - Ruby Pagan

Girls 11-12 100 Yard IM

• 9 - Ruby Bond

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 6 - Sharks B - Bella Bergin, Ruby Pagin, Ellery Smith, Erin Murphy

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 5 - Sharks B - Ruby Bond, Ruby Pagan, Tyna Saltysiak, Kenzie Murphy

Girls 13-14 50 Yard Freestyle

• 3 - Kitty Saltysiak

Girls 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle

• 7 - Rita Farrenkopf

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle

• 7 - Parker Richards

Girls 13-14 100 Yard Backstroke

• 3 - Parker Richards

Girls 13-14 100 Yard Butterfly

• 6 - Stella Byer

Girls 13-14 200 Yard IM

• 5 - Stella Byer

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 1 - Sharks A - Kitty Saltysiak, Stella Byer, Rita Farrenkopf, Poppy Sandin

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay

• Sharks A - Parker Richards, Rita Farrenkopf, Kitty Saltysiak, Poppy Sandin

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Lily Byer

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Lily Byer

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Bree Yarborough
• 10 - Samantha Parkin

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

• 5 - Lily Allen
• 7 - Bree Yarborough

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

• 10 - Isabelle Byer

Girls 200 Yard IM

• 7 - Lily Allen

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

• 5 - Sharks A

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 4 - Sharks A - Bree Yarborough, Willa Bond, Isabelle Byer, Lily Byer

Boys 8 and Under 25 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Vander Murray

Boys 8 and Under 50 Freestyle

• 9 - Field Farrenkopf

Boys 8 and Under 25 Yard Butterfly

• 3 - Field Farrenkopf

Boys 8 and Under 100 Freestyle Relay

• 3 - Sharks 1 - Field Farrenkopf, James Young, Vander Murray, Owen Young

Boys 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Jaydie Gilley -

Boys 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle

• 7 - Jaydie Gilley

Boys 9-10 50 Yard Backstroke

• 3 - Wyatt Parsons

Boys 9-10 50 Yard Breaststroke

• 9 - Jackson Parkin

Boys 9-10 50 Yard Butterfly

• 1 - Peter Saltysiak

Boys 9-10 100 Yard IM

• 1 - Peter Saltysiak
• 6 -  Wyatt Parsons

Boys 9-10 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 5 - Sharks A - Alex Page, Ares Dougherty, Cedric Skelly, Sam Tadenv

Boys 9-10 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 2 Sharks A - Wyatt Parsons, Jackson Parkin, Peter Saltysiak, Jaydie Gilley

Boys 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle

• 9 - Rankin Moore

Boys 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle

• 9 - Blake Parson

Boys 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 8 - Sharks A - Camden MacQuinn, Ryan Avila, Kaleb Hartson, Rankin Moore

Boys 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 7 - Sharks A - Ryan Avila, Kaleb Hartson, Blake Parsons, Dominic Barnhart

Boys 13-14 50 Yard Freestyle

• 4 - Odin Berwin

Boys 13-14 100 Yard Breaststroke

• 5 - Odin Berwin

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

• 8 - Wells Morehouse

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

• 5 - Henry Sprague

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

• 2 - Patrick Saltysiak
• 9 - McCadden Morris

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

• 6 - Wells Morehouse

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

• 8 - Sebastain Cullen

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

• 6 - Sharks A - Henry Sprague, Odin Berwin, Jake Hartson, McCadden Morris

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

• 3 - Sharks A - Patrick Saltysiak, Wells Morehouse, Sebtain Cullen, McCadden Morris

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