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Cony's Eli Burnham surfaces after making the turn on the backstroke leg of 200-yard IM relay at the KVAC championships in February.

Caleb Bennett, Waterville/Winslow senior: At the Class B state championship meet, Bennett placed 15th in the 200-yard freestyle (2:11.52), 21st in the 100 backstroke (1:12.89) and contributed to two relay teams.

Joseph Branaugh, Messalonskee/Skowhegan/Nokomis/Lawrence sophomorBranaugh, who attends Nokomis, placed fifth in the 500 freestyle (5:15.54) and seventh in the 100 backstroke (1:02.97) at the Class A state meet.

Eli Burnham, Cony/Gardiner/Hall-Dale sophomore: As a freshman, Burnham placed third at the Class A state meet in the 200 IM (2:04.83), fourth in the 500 freestyle (5:02.69) and was the starter for two relay events. The Cony swimmer recorded top-20 statewide times in six events. 

Matteo Hardy, Cony/Gardiner/Hall-Dale senior: The Cony swimmer placed 13th in the 100 butterfly (1:04.44) and contributed to all three relay teams at the Class A state meet.

Caden LaPlante, Messalonskee/Skowhegan/Nokomis/Lawrence freshman: In July, LaPlante broke a 32-year-old state record in the 13-14 age group in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.18 seconds. The Lawrence freshman lowered his recordat the Eastern Zone Senior Championships (24.98) in August.

Raiden Ramkissoon, Cony/Gardiner/Hall-Dale junior: Last season for Cony, Ramkissoon placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (53.87) at the Class A state meet and recorded a top-20 Class A time in three events.

Ben Scott, Waterville/Winslow senior: Scott placed 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:03.92), 16th in the 100 free (56.93) and contributed to two relay teams at the Class B state meet.

Aaron Theriault, Waterville/Winslow senior: Theriault broke seed to place seventh in the 100 freestyle (52.99) at the Class B state meet, where he also competed in the 200 IM and contributed to two relay teams.

Cooper Sullivan covers high school and collegiate sports in Brunswick and the surrounding communities. He is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he studied at Wake Forest University ('24) and held...

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