Eagles swimmer Camden Gulden, who had already qualified for five events in the state swim meet, is nowhere close to being done. At the Jan. 19 meet against Mt. Ararat, Gulden not only qualified for states and came in first in the 200-yard IM, his 2:17.03 also broke the previous record, 2:18.00, that Will Hadden set in January 2012.

Gulden also qualified at the Jan. 22 meet against Winslow in the 500-yard freestyle, coming in nearly 10 seconds under the qualifying time. Also qualifying on Jan. 19 was Anton Kalmysh in the 50-yard freestyle, where he took first place. On Jan. 22 Tommy Thelander qualified in the 100-yard freestyle with a first-place finish, and Essie Dumont in the 200-yard IM with a third-place finish.

On Jan. 19, other firsts went to Tommy Thelander in the 100-yard freestyle, Noah Jordan in the 100-yard breaststroke and Sammy Ober in the 100-yard breaststroke. The girls and boys 200-yard medley teams and the boys 200-yard freestyle relay team also took firsts. On Jan. 22 other firsts went to Essie Martin and Camden Gulden in the 50-yard freestyles, Essie Martin in the 500-yard freestyle, Thelander in the 100-yard breaststroke, the boys 200-yard medley relay team, and both the boys and girls 200-yard freestyle relay teams.

Second places on Jan. 19 went to Jordan in the 200-yard IM (Jordan has previously qualified for this event), Essie Martin in the 50-yard and 500-yard freestyles, Thelander in the 50-yard freestyle, Sammie Aho in the 100-yard butterfly, Elise Dumont in the 100-yard freestyle, Anna Sirois in the 100-yard backstroke, Sam Russ in the 100-yard backstroke, Jordan Farrin in the 100-yard breaststroke, Gulden in the 100-yard breaststroke, and the girls 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relay teams.

On Jan. 22 other seconds went to the girls 200-yard medley relay team, Kate Laemmle in the 200- and 100-yard freestyles, Elise Dumont in the 100-yard butterfly, Anton Kalmysh in the 500-yard freestyle, Anna Sirois in the 100-yard backstroke, Sammy Ober in the 100-yard breaststroke, and the girls 400-yard freestyle relay team.

Annie Farnsworth and Russ picked up thirds in the 200-yard freestyles on Jan. 19, Kalmysh, third in the 100-yard freestyle, and the girls 200-yard freestyle relay team also took third. On Jan. 22 thirds went to the girls 200-yard freestyle relay team, Sammie Aho and Sam Russ in the 100-yard backstroke, Jordan Farrin in the 100-yard breaststroke, Finn Dworkin and Annie Farnsworth in the 100-yard freestyles, and Sammie Aho and Anton Kalmysh in the 100-yard butterfly’s.

Fourths went on Jan. 19 to Aho in the 200-yard freestyle, Dumont in the 50-yard freestyle, Finn Dworkin in the 50-yard freestyle, Elizabeth Gilbert in the 100-yard freestyle, and the girls 200-yard medley team. The Eagles took fourth on Jan. 22 with Anna Sirois in the 200-yard freestyle, Jordan Farrin in the 50-yard freestyle, and with a 200-yard medley relay team,

Sirois took fifth in the 200-yard IM, as did Dworkin in the 100-yard freestyle on Jan. 19. Maddy Shaw took fifth on Jan. 22 in the 50-yard freestyle, as did Sammy Ober in the 200-yard freestyle. Farrin got sixth in the 200-yard IM on Jan. 19.

Seven Eagles have currently qualified for states and has one final meet, on Jan. 28 against Erskine at home, to see who else will join them.