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Westport Swimmers Help Wilton Y Wahoos Win State, Regional Meets

WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport swimmers helped the Wilton Y Wahoos swim team win the Connecticut YMCA State Championship and Connecticut Regional Championship in recent meets.

The Wilton Y Wahoos recently won state and regional championships.

The Wilton Y Wahoos recently won state and regional championships.

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At the YMCA State championships,  the Wahoos won the title for the 27th year in a row. The Wahoos also won the regional championship, and the 13-14-year-old boys won their division.

At the Regional Championship, Marisa Patel competed in the 13-14 girls division and she placed fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke, fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke.  Kate Griffin also competed. In the 13-14 boys group, Justin Lovro placed seventh in the 500-yard freestyle.  Blake Rainey won the 200-yard IM and placed second in the 400-yard IM, fifth in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh in the 200-yard IM.  Josiah Tarrant placed third in the 200-yard butterfly and ninth in the 100-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM. For the 15-18 girls, Gabby LeBlanc placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke, sixth in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh in the 100-yard backstroke.  At the Age Group Championships, Mira Patel represented the 15-18 girls age group and placed sixth in the 200-yard breaststroke and achieved her first YMCA National time cut.  Simon Ginsburg swam in the boys 15-18 division, where he placed tenth in the 200-yard breaststroke.

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