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New Canaan YMCA Caimans Swim to State Championship

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The Caimans attended the CT Age Group Championships March 12-15 at Weselyan University. At this meet, the New Canaan YMCA Caimans 10/Under Girls Team had the highest point total, and were named State Champions. Members of the 10/Under 200 and 400 Freestyle and Medley relays included: Julia Cassone, Elisabeth Xia, Kaylana Couture, and Hutton Saunders. The team won all four relay events, and broke team records on the 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley. Cassone was also named Age Group Individual Champion in the 10/Under 50 Free.

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NewCanaanite.com Athletes of the Week: Meghan Egan and Katie Colwell

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The NewCanaanite.com Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Baskin-Robbins, Connecticut Sandwich Co., Joe’s Pizza and Mackenzie’s. Congratulations to Meghan Egan and Katie Colwell, NewCanaanite.com Athletes of the Week. The New Canaan High School girls swimming team had a solid overall showing at the Class L state championships on Wednesday, finishing in second place with five gold medals, four of which were won by Egan and Colwell. The tandem was also part of the Rams’ first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay. Egan won the 200-yard individual medley with a school record-setting time of 2:04.28.

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NewCanaanite.com Athletes of the Week: Alex Ellsworth and Kylie Towbin

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The NewCanaanite.com Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Baskin-Robbins, Connecticut Sandwich Co., Joe’s Pizza and Mackenzie’s. Congratulations to Alex Ellsworth and Kylie Towbin for being named NewCanaanite.com Athletes of the Week. Ellsworth has been New Canaan’s top finisher in all but 4 of the Rams’ 18 dual cross country meets this season. The senior co-captain also led the Rams at the Wilton and Brewster Invites where the team placed first and second, respectively. Called “an exemplary leader and a good role model for our younger athletes” by head coach Bill Martin, Ellsworth’s success has helped the Rams to a 14-4 record, good for second place in the FCIAC East Division.