Canton Section X Swim Champions; Potsdam 2nd, St. Lawrence 3rd

2023 GIRLS SWIMMING
Regular Season Standings


x-Canton
St. Lawrence Ctl.
Potsdam
Ogdensburg
Malone
Massena
Gouverneur
 W-L-T      Pct.   GB
12-0-0   1.000    -
  9-3-0     .750   3
  9-3-0     .750   3
  6-6-0     .500   6
  4-8-0      333   8
2-10-0     .167 10
0-12-0     .000 12



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Northern Athletic Conf. Swimming

 

NEW YORK STATE CHAMPION SWIMMER!  Canton swimmer Gretchen Braun (from Lisbon) is the NEW State and Federation Champion in the 100 Backstroke!  This is a first for Section X: the first swimming champion ever.  Braun is shown above with Coach Conrad Stuntz. (Michelle Garrow photo)

2023 Girls Swimming Championship


 NCSN Girls Swimming Scoreboard

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023

NYS Girls Swimming Championships
at Webster Aquatic Center, Webster, NY

Canton's Gretchen Braun is the NEW State and Federation Champion in the 100 Backstroke! 
This is a first for Section X.  She achieved an All American Consideration Time of 55.46 and set a new league record!  Braun also finished the 100 Free with a time of 51.10 earning All American Consideration and a 3rd place overall finish.

Kaitlin Redfern from Canton
finished the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.36, setting a new Section X record.  She finished 9th in the state.  Redfern also finished 15th with her 100 Breaststroke 1:07.12.

Canton's Lexi Stuntz
finished the 500 with a time of 5:27.62 in 23rd place.

SLC's Ella Bellinger
finished the 200 Free in 23rd with a time of 2:03.19.

Canton's 200MR team of Lexi Stuntz, Kaitlin Redfern, Maya Thomas, Tessa Alguire
finished 26th with a time of 1:55.66.

200 Free Relay team from Canton: Tessa Alguire, Maya Thomas, Kaitlin Redfern and Gretchen Braun
set a new league record with a time of 1:41.39 and finished 21st.

Canton's 400 Free Relay team of Lexi Stuntz, Skyler Sanderson, Tessa Alguire and Gretchen Braun
finished with a time of 3:48.52 in 20th place.

TOP O' THE PODIUM: GRETCHEN BRAUN, STATE SWIM CHAMP!!


Canton swimmer Gretchen Braun (from Lisbon) is the NEW State and Federation Champion in the 100 Backstroke!  This is a first for Section X: the first swimming champion ever.  Braun achieved an All American Consideration Time of 55.46 and set a new league record!   Braun also finished the 100 Free with a time of 51.10 earning All American Consideration and a 3rd place overall finish. (Michelle Garrow photo)

 

2023 Girls Swimming Championship


  2023 Girls Swimming Champions: Canton Golden Bears

 NCSN Girls Swimming Scoreboard

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Section X Swimming Championship -SUNY Potsdam
Canton 323
Potsdam 207
St. Lawrence Central 183
Malone 131
Ogdensburg 124
Massena 90
Gouverneur 78
Complete Girls Swim Championship Results

2023 WINNERS OF EACH EVENT

SECTION X GIRLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Six Section X records were set during the meet including:
- In the 200 medley relay won by Canton’s Lexi Stuntz, Kaitlyn Redfern, Maya Thomas and Tessa Alguire (1:54.56)
- Canton’s Gretchen Braun in the 200 freestyle (1:51.57) and the 100 butterfly (57.84) including state qualifier in both events.
- Canton's Kaitlyn Redfern in the 200 Individual medley (2:10.05) and 100 breaststroke (1:08.45), inc. state qualifier in both.
- And in the 400 freestyle relay - Canton's Gretchen Braun, Skyler Sanderson, Kaitlyn Redfern and Lexi Stuntz (3:46.80).
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Other first-place winners included:
-   50 freestyle - Canton's Tessa Alguire
- 100 freestyle - St. Lawrence Central's Ella's Bellinger
- 500 freestyle and 100 backstroke - Canton's Lexi Stuntz
- 200 freestyle relay - Canton's Maysa Mouman, Maya Thomas, Tessa Alguire and Gretchen Braun
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Canton swam away with its 12th straight Section X title, and now undefeated in 141 straight Section X meets. The big battle was for second place with Potsdam overtaking St. Lawrence Central in the final three events, 207-183. Malone finished fourth, followed by Ogdensburg, Massena and Gouverneur.

CANTON WINS 12TH STRAIGHT SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP


Diving in: the Section X Girls Swimming Championship.  The Canton Golden Bears win their 12th straight title.

Competitors from Malone, Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence Central are neck-and-neck in the 100 butterfly, won by Canton’s Gretchen Braun  in a Section X record time (57.84) including state qualifier.  (Kyton Deon photo)

 

Meets of 2023 Girls Swimming Season

 NCSN Girls Swimming Scoreboard

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023

Potsdam 73, Massena 21
Canton 120, Ogdensburg 48
St. Lawrence Central 55, Malone 38

End of Girls Swimming Regular Season

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2023

Potsdam 115, Gouverneur 50
Canton 109, St. Lawrence Central 61

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023

Ogdensburg 96, Massena 54

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2023

Ogdensburg 48, Malone 46
St. Lawrence Central 64, Gouverneur 24
Canton 76, Massena 14

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2023

AuSable Valley Invitational
Potsdam 327
Peru 309
Plattsburgh 290
AuSable Valley 215
Moriah 115

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023

Canton 107, Potsdam 63

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2023

Malone 60, Massena 33
Ogdensburg 85, Gouverneur 59

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 51, Potsdam 43
Massena 75, Gouverneur 63
Canton 119, Malone 48
   [Canton's Gretchen Braun new section record in
   backstroke 58.52]

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023

Potsdam 55, Malone 39

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 104, Ogdensburg 65
Canton 107, Gouverneur 37

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2023

Malone 106, Gouverneur 39
Potsdam 118, Ogdensburg 50
St. Lawrence Central 65, Massena 28

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Potsdam 103, Massena 42

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 63, Ogdensburg 31
Massena 47, Gouverneur 42

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Potsdam 100, Gouverneur 59
Ogdensburg 59, Massena 32
Canton 64, St. Lawrence Central 30

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Canton 100, Ogdensburg 52

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 59, Malone 34

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Ogdensburg 89, Malone 77
Canton 106, Massena 51

 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 63, Gouverneur 19

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Malone 66, Massena 27
Canton 112, Potsdam 537
[Canton's Gretchen Braun sets new Section X record in 100 backstroke at 59.
35 seconds, breaking her 3-day-old mark and 500m in 5:16.04.]

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Ogdensburg 95, Gouverneur 55

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Potsdam 87, St. Lawrence Central 83
Canton 95, Malone 60
[Canton's Gretchen Braun sets new Section X record in 100 backstroke at 59.83 seconds.  Previous
record: Jess Jock in 1996.]

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Potsdam 110, Malone 58
Canton 127, Gouverneur 31
Ogdensburg at St. Lawrence Central, ppd.

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

St. Lawrence Central 63, Massena 31

 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Malone 94, Gouverneur 62
Potsdam 108, Ogdensburg 62

 

 

CANTON'S GRETCHEN BRAUN PART OF 5 SECTION RECORDS


Canton’s Gretchen Braun (left) set a new Section X record in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:55.58, which put her in fifth place overall in New York State this season. Braun, who attends Lisbon Central, set a new Section X record – along with teammates Kaitlyn Redfern, Lexi Stuntz and Tessa Alguire in a time of 3:50.8.  (Bob LaRue photo)

For Braun (above), it marked the fifth Section X record she has smashed, during three meets in just the past seven days! She won the event, but missed another record in the 100 butterfly by just 2.4 seconds.  Other Canton winners included Kaitlyn Redfern in the 50 free and 100 backstroke, Lexi Stuntz captured the 200 IM, Tessa Alguire won the gold in the 500 free, Skyler Sanderson topped the 100 breaststroke, and Canton won all three relays.  For Massena, Leah Morgan won the 100 freestyle.  Canton beat Massena 106-51, continuing the Golden Bears’ unbeaten streak, with just one tie, now at 132 consecutive meets.  (Kyton Deon photo)

POTSDAM WINS 2023 SEASON OPENER OVER O.F.A. 108-62


In the final leg of the 200 medley relay, Potsdam edged out Ogdensburg by 39-hundredths of a second, in capturing first place in the event.  Potsdam took the early lead, and carried it to a 108-62 win over Ogdensburg.   Meredith Fisk led Potsdam with firsts in the in the 200 individual medley and the 400 free. Teammate Lauren Cameron added first place in the 200 free and second in the 400 free.   OFA’s Jordyn Reagan collected first place in the individual medley and the 50 breast stroke, along with second in the 200 free. Ella Dupree finished tops in the 200 free and the 50 butterfly. Katherine Barkley chipped in a first-place finish in the 100 free, and second in 200 freestyle.  (Kyton Deon photo)