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GREENWICH, Conn. Host Tamarack Country Club won the Division 5 championship Saturday, amassing 1,020 points to outdistance Silver Spring and Weston Field Club. In one of the meet highlights, Weston's Charlie Palsho erased a 13-year-old record in the 25-meter breaststroke.
Tamarack, located in Greenwich, dominated the girls events, picking up 619 points. Silver Spring led the boys scoring with 485 points. Tamarack went 4-1 during the regular season, sharing the top spot with Stanwich, which finished fifth in Saturday's meet.
Winners for Tamarack included Maddie Haley in the 8-and-under 25-meter butterfly; Anna Ekholm in the 12-and-under 50-meter butterfly, 50 backstroke and 100 individual medley; Tyler Harkness in the boys 14-and-under 50 butterfly; Kelsey Bittel in the14-and-under 50 butterfly and 100 IM; Kris Bittel in the boys 17-and-under 50 butterfly, 100 freestyle and 100 IM; Charlotte Pohl in the 12-and-under 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle; Julia Ekholm in the10-and-under 25 breaststroke; Maddie Haley in the 8-and-under 25 backstroke; Carl Ekholm in the 12-and-under 50 freestyle; and Phoebe Pohl in the 17-and-under 100 freestyle. Tamarack also won two relays.
Palsho won the 10-and-under 25-meter breaststroke in 17:12, shattering the record of 17.62 set by E.J. Verrico in 1998.
Kurt Bittel and Mel Hernandez coach Tamarack. Complete results are on the Fairfield County Swimming League website.
Do you have pictures from the meet? Send them to trenner@mainstreetconnect.us
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