Weston captures ninth straight Class S crown

Make it nine straight for the Weston girls swimming and diving team.

The Trojans racked up 782 points to easily win the CIAC Class S championship for the ninth consecutive season Tuesday at Southern Connecticut State University.

Weston, which had just one individual and one relay victory, has finished either as the champion or runnerup every season since 2009. The Trojans have won the division 20 times in program history.

Weston is also the second SWC team to win a state title in as many days, with Pomperaug crowned in Class M on Monday.

Woodland was this year’s Class S runner-up with 492, with Daniel Hand third at 418.5. A cluster of teams followed in the next three spots as Lauralton Hall (382), Seymour (353) and Sheehan (350.5) were separated by fewer than 32 points.

Emilia Baker, a junior, gave Weston its only individual win , taking first place in the 100 backstroke (58.80). She joined Adele

Kopnis, Zofia Chmiel and Olivia Huewe to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:40.48).

Seymour won five races, led by senior Sophia Velleco in the 200 freestyle (1:53.08) and 500 freestyle (5:05.82). Senior Katrine O’Leary was first in the 100 freestyle (52.68).

Both Velleco and O’Leary were part of the Wildcats’ winning 200 medley (1:50.00) and 200 freestyle (1:40.29) relays.

Bacon Academy freshman Riley Anderson was a double-winner in the 50 freestyle (23.30) and 100 butterfly (56.41); Woodland junior Emme Starzman won the 200 IM (2:11.06); and sophomore Samantha Chemacki won the 100 breaststroke (1:04.42).