ELLSWORTH — No matter who’s in the water, Ellie Clarke knows their name. Since she was just 3 years old, Clarke has been a staple at the Down East Family YMCA pool. After spending a decade and a half doing everything from taking swim lessons as a youth to competing for DEFY’s club team and …
MOUNT DESERT — Three miles is a matter of distance. Depending on the mode of travel, it can seem endless, instantaneous or anything in between. Between water conditions and the exhaustive nature that comes with any 3-mile swim, the stretch from Northeast Harbor to Great Cranberry Island is on the latter end of that spectrum. …
MOUNT DESERT — Calm and clear as could be, the water at the south end of Echo Lake on Saturday was ripe for a swim. Down the steep hill and winding steps that separate Beech Hill Road from the shore, nearly 50 swimmers gathered by the water for one of Hancock and eastern Maine’s biggest …
ELLSWORTH — Ava Sealander and Camden Holmes of the Down East Family YMCA swim team placed among the top competitors nationally Thursday at the YMCA Long Course National Championships at the University of Maryland. Sealander, who graduated from George Stevens Academy in June, placed sixth in the 50-yard butterfly, and Holmes, who will be a …
ELLSWORTH — Two Ellsworth divers spent the latter half of April break in South Florida over the weekend competing in the YMCA’s national diving championships in Fort Lauderdale. Twelve-year-old twins Kiera and Kaela Springer competed in 1-meter division of the girls’ 12-13 age group Thursday through Sunday against some of the nation’s top youth divers. …
ELLSWORTH — Four Hancock County swimmers were honored at this year’s Maine Interscholastic Swim League banquet over the weekend. Camden Holmes and Richie Matthews of Ellsworth, Ava Sealander of George Stevens Academy and Liam Sullivan of Mount Desert Island received recognition as All-State swimmers Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center. The awards were fitting honors …
ELLSWORTH — Several local swimmers have been rewarded for their outstanding seasons with Penobscot Valley Conference All-Star selections. Ellsworth’s boys’ team earned the most All-Star nominations of any school with eight individual nominations and three team nominations. The Eagles’ individual selections were Camden Holmes (50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly), Richie Matthews (200-yard freestyle and 100-yard …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth boys’ swim team capped off an outstanding 2017-18 season with a second-place finish at Tuesday’s Class B championships at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Camden Holmes and Richie Matthews led the way for the Eagles with two individual wins. Holmes set a meet record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of …
ORONO — The biggest meet of the year thus far for the Ellsworth and Mount Desert Island boys’ swim teams couldn’t have been any closer — literally. The Ellsworth swim team won the Penobscot Valley Conference boys’ championship meet in thrilling fashion Friday evening when it edged MDI 269-268 for first place at the University …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth swim team closed out an excellent regular season Tuesday with a Senior Night sweep against the visiting Washington Academy Raiders at the Down East Family YMCA. The meet, which was postponed from Friday after bad weather prevented Washington Academy from traveling to Hancock County as scheduled that day, served as a …
