Newtown High School's girls' swimming and diving team defeated visiting New Milford 85-63 on September 29. Newtown won first in seven of the first nine events before sealing the team win and exhibitioning the final three races.

"The girls swam really well today. They continue to improve, challenge themselves, and work together as a team. We had a lot of best times today and we can see the work the girls are putting in during practice is starting to pay off," Coach Lisa Irving said.

The meet started out with a one-two Newtown finish in the 200 yard medley relay event as Ella Murphy, Indigo Land, Reagan Garvin, and Sierra Marx finished in a time of 2:10.79 and the team of Emma Sheehan, Jolene Brackett, Lia Suarez, and Madi Weston clocked in at 2:37.85.

Marx won the 200 freestyle event in 2:12.48. Land was runner-up in the 200 individual medley in 2:36.67. Aliyah Reuther won the diving competition with a score of 185.45.

Garvin won the 100 butterfly race in 1:14.19. Marx and Brackett placed one-two in the 100 freestyle race with times of 1:00.38 and 1:09.63. Sheehan took second in the 500, making her final touch in 6:40.20.

The 200 free relay team comprising Land, Weston, Garvin, and Marx was first in 1:59.10. From there, the meet went to exhibition and NHS had the fastest times in each of the last three events. Murphy completed the 100 backstroke race in 1:10.81; Land had the best time in the 100 breaststroke event in 1:19.71; and the 400 free relay contingent of Sheehan, Giulia Rossi, Elin Lohmann, and Murphy finished in 4:39.80.

Sports Editor Andy Hutchison can be reached at andyh@thebee.com.