NEW HAVEN — When Aiden Bucaria was a Greenwich freshman, he heard about the history and atmosphere of the State Open from his teammates on the boys swimming and diving team. “Come to Yale,” he was told. “Yale’s electric. There’s no better feeling.” Now a senior, Bucaria and his classmates finished their high school careers … Read more
First Team Liam Flaherty, Greenwich (200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 400 freestyle relay) Aiden Bucaria, Greenwich (200 medley relay, 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 400 freestyle relay) Evan Belmont, Greenwich (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay) Noah Barrett, Greenwich (200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay) Parker Lenoce, Staples (200 medley relay, 200 … Read more
Monday night’s snow and subsequent school cancellations on Tuesday has forced some changes to the FCIAC postseason schedule for boys basketball and boys swimming and diving. The boys basketball semifinals are postponed until Wednesday, with the final moving from Thursday to Friday. Update: Final will now tip off at 6 p.m., Friday All swimming and … Read more
NEW HAVEN – Lily Archibald, a sophomore phenom, came up big to help Ridgefield High School’s girls swimming and diving team win its first State Open championship in school history. Archibald had a victory and runner-up finish in individual races and swam the leadoff leg on two winning freestyle relay teams to lead the Tigers … Read more
First Team Margaret Erickson, Darien (200 medley relay, 500 freestyle) Miller Ward, Darien (200 medley relay, 200 IM, 100 butterfly) Emily Kalvaitis, Darien (200 medley relay) Natalia Ferranto, Darien (200 medley relay, 50 freestyle) Lily Archibald, Ridgefield (200 medley relay, 100 Fly, 400 freestyle relay) Riley McGerald, Ridgefield (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 100 … Read more
NEW HAVEN — The known factor for the Ridgefield girls swimming and diving team at the start of the season was talent. How far that could take the team was the unknown. Now, the Tigers rule the Connecticut swimming jungle. Click here for the complete story
For the first time in 43 years, a team other than Greenwich or Cheshire is wearing the CIAC Class LL crown. It’s a good fit for Ridgefield. On a night when four state records were set, the Tigers amassed 761 points to capture the Class LL championship at the Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford. Click … Read more
For the 17th time since 2000, Darien is a state girls swimming and diving champion. The Blue Wave scored 789.5 points to leave the rest of the field more than 200 behind as they captured the CIAC Class L crown for the third straight season Tuesday night at the Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford. Click here … Read more
GREENWICH – Lily Archibald won the 100-yard butterfly race, Bridget Kelly placed second and third in the two longest freestyle races, and they were both members of winning and runner-up relay teams to lead Ridgefield to the team title at the 2022 FCIAC Girls Swimming and Diving Championships on Nov. 4 at Greenwich High School. … Read more
Click here for the complete results (pdf) Team scores 1 Ridgefield 375, 2 Darien 335, 3 Greenwich 264, 4 Staples 240, 5 Wilton 196, 6 New Canaan 184, 7 Ludlowe 171, 8 Westhill/Stamford 134, 9 (tie) Trumbull and St. Joseph 102, 11 Norwalk/McMahon 74, 12 Warde 55, 13 Danbury 16. Individual results 200-yard medley relay: … Read more