Outcomes of the 2026 RIIL Girls Swim State Championship Meet on March 7 2026

PROVIDENCE – Whatever hope Barrington might need provided its opponents on the Division I women swimming championships shortly vanished on the state meet. 

Saturday afternoon noticed the Eagles flash what has turn into their usually dominant kind at Coleman Aquatics Center. Barrington reigned for the twelfth straight 12 months at Brown University, strolling away with the trophy but once more. 

Grace Lunardelli struck double gold individually and anchored a pair of relays to titles. Reese Graveline added a 3rd particular person gold and joined Lunardelli, Raina Salahuddin and Molly DiGiacomo on the 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle quartets. That veteran muscle helped the Eagles pile up 377 factors, bettering runner-up North Kingstown and its complete of 233. 

“We can’t settle for just getting another one,” Graveline mentioned. “We have to come out and dominate. That’s what we do every year.” 

Barrington coach Sandy Gorham took his second dip of the day within the warm-up pool after guiding the boys to their third title in 5 seasons within the morning. The Eagles seemed like that they had work to do after closing runner-up to the Skippers on the divisional meet, however they shortly took command right here. Lunardelli sandwiched 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle titles round Graveline’s victory within the 100-butterfly, and Barrington was on its approach to constructing an insurmountable lead. 

“We had a team breakfast this morning, and we watched the boys win,” Lunardelli mentioned. “It just lifted our spirits and gave us some adrenaline going into our meet.” 

Lunardelli cemented her standing because the state’s quickest freestyler together with her particular person and relay performances. She clocked 23.84 to beat DiGiacomo within the 50 and hit the wall in 52.23 to assert the 100. Each relay gold for the Eagles with Lunardelli closing it out got here by greater than three seconds. 

“I was feeling pretty confident,” Lunardelli mentioned. “I just had to trust the training that I’ve put in the whole year.” 

Graveline touched in 57.81 to seize the butterfly and add some private success in her senior season. Her efforts helped Barrington lengthen its streak of topping 300 crew factors in yearly at this meet since 2018-19. The Eagles collected 298 that marketing campaign whereas holding off North Kingstown and La Salle in a tense three-way battle. 

“This team is so special,” Graveline mentioned. “The program and Sandy – it never gets old. We all work so hard. It’s such a fun thing.” 

The Skippers had been led by senior standout Izzy Bouzaid, who hit for double gold in her last state meet. She adopted the opening relay by taking the 200-yard freestyle in 1:54.25 and overcame a little bit of a wobble later within the day to win the 100-yard backstroke in 58.14.  

“I pretty much missed my first wall – my toes grazed,” Bouzaid mentioned. “I had a little freakout after that. I was like, ‘Oh no.’ But I came back.” 

North Kingstown’s depth confirmed by way of a second gold medalist in freshman Brynn Lamb, who survived the 500-yard freestyle and received by greater than six seconds. Lamb, Calyx Barden and Audrey Bonin mixed for 3 different top-four finishes, and the Skippers closed the day with silver within the 400 freestyle relay. 

“I think we did really good,” Bouzaid mentioned. “I’m happy for everyone.” 

East Providence resulted in third place with 189 factors and began the day with a spotlight, because the crew of Caroline Welch, Laina Fonseca, Maura Roche and Sadie Gagnon took gold within the 200-yard medley relay. Classical completed fourth with 176 factors and East Greenwich rounded out the highest 5 with 152. Ingrid Zeller introduced house gold for the Avengers in the 200-yard particular person medley, and Emma Holland debuted with gold within the 100-yard breaststroke for Providence Country Day/St. Raphael, who completed in sixth place.

Team scores 

1, Barrington, 377; 2, North Kingstown, 233; 3, East Providence, 189; 4, Classical, 176; 5, East Greenwich, 152; 6, Providence Country Day/St. Raphael, 146; 7, Lincoln, 124; 8, Cumberland, 119; T9, Prout and Mt. Hope, 107; 11, Westerly/Chariho, 83; 12, South Kingstown/Narragansett, 80; 13, North Providence/Smithfield/North Smithfield, 69; 14, La Salle, 68; 15, Moses Brown, 55; 16, Middletown/Rogers, 30; 17, Cranston Co-op, 20; 18, Blackstone Valley Prep/Central Falls/Pawtucket, 13; 19, Toll Gate, 10; 20, Exeter-West Greenwich, 7; T21, Pilgrim, Lincoln School and Portsmouth, 1; T24, Coventry and Bay View, 0.

Individual placements 

200 medley relay – 1, EP (Caroline Welch, Laina Fonseca, Maura Roche, Sadie Gagnon), 1:52.56; 2, Barr., 1:53.13; 3, NK, 1:56.03; 4, Linc., 1:56.52; 5, EG, 1:57.69; 6, PCD/SRA, 2:00.10; 7, Prout, 2:01.15; 8, MB, 2:01.52. 

200 freestyle – 1, Izzy Bouzaid, NK, 1:54.25; 2, Gagnon, EP, 1:54.78; 3, Sonja Beasley, WC, 1:57.98; 4, Brynn Lamb, NK, 2:02.53; 5, Raina Salahuddin, Barr., 2:02.62: 6, Roche, EP, 2:03.18; 7, Olivia Taylor, MH, 2:03.76; 8, Kaitlyn Samek, Cumb., 2:03.93. 

200 IM – 1, Ingrid Zeller, EG, 2:08.56; 2, Emma Holland, PCD/SRA, 2:12.53; 3, Fonseca, EP, 2:13.23; 4, Khaterina Tomasso, Barr., 2:16.73; 5, Natalie Christina, MH, 2:16.90; 6, Kate Howlett, Class., 2:17.20; 7, Avery Trinh, Cumb., 2:18.11; 8, Alexandra Cortes, NP/S/NS, 2:20.06. 

50 freestyle – 1, Grace Lunardelli, Barr., 23.84; 2, Molly DiGiacomo, Barr., 24.11; 3, Kate Porter, PCD/SRA, 24.38; 4, Calyx Barden, NK, 24.74; 5, Vivien Wienert, Class., 25.36; 6, Amayah Brooks, Class., 25.69; 7, Colleen O’Brien, SK/Narr., 25.71; 8, Molly Hanratty, Barr., 25.94. 

100 butterfly – 1, Reese Graveline, Barr., 57.81; 2, Lizzie Rak, Prout, 58.92; 3, Zeller, EG, 58.95; 4, Wienert, Class., 1:00.80; 5, Caleigh Parent, Linc., 1:01.75; 6, O’Brien, SK/Narr., 1:02.36; 7, Megan Iannella, PCD/SRA, 1:02.82; 8, Roche, EP, 1:02.97. 

100 freestyle – 1, Lunardelli, Barr., 52.23; 2, Porter, PCD/SRA, 52.66; 3, Gagnon, EP, 54.19; 4, Barden, NK, 54.26; 5, Kaila Dacruz, Linc., 54.48; 6, Alex O’Sullivan, Class., 54.70; 7, Salahuddin, Barr., 55.11; 8, Welch, EP, 56.13.  

500 freestyle – 1, Lamb, NK, 5:17.20; 2, Beasley, WC, 5:23.58; 3, Parent, Linc., 5:28.60; 4, Samek, Cumb., 5:28.97; 5, Charlotte Erickson, Barr., 5:29.37; 6, Graveline, Barr., 5:31.92; 7, Megan Iannella, PCD/SRA 5:36.52; 8, Agatha Gorski, EG, 5:41.56.  

200 freestyle relay – 1, Barr. (Salahuddin, Graveline, DiGiacomo, Lunardelli), 1:39.11; 2, EP, 1:42.87; 3, NK, 1:47.00; 4, MH, 1:48.82; 5, SK/Narr, 1:49.03; 6, Class., 1:49.06; 7, Cumb., 1:49.83; 8, WC, 1:49.95.

100 backstroke – 1, Bouzaid, NK, 58.14; 2, Rak, Prout, 58.81; 3, Dacruz, Linc., 59.72; 4, Howlett, Class., 59.98; 5, Christina, MH, 1:01.25; 6, Hanratty, Barr., 1:02.14; 7, Taylor, MH, 1:02.96; 8, Welch, EP, 1:03.49.  

100 breaststroke – 1, Holland, PCD/SRA, 1:06.17; 2, O’Sullivan, Class., 1:08.44; 3, Fonseca, EP, 1:10.07; 4, Audrey Bonin, NK, 1:11.61; 5, Cortes, NP/S/NS, 1:12.00; 6, Tomasso, Barr., 1:12.35; 7, Kathryn Millea, LS, 1:13.43; 8, Samantha Iacobucci, Linc., 1:13.52.  

400 freestyle relay – 1, Barr. (Salahuddin, Graveline, DiGiacomo, Lunardelli), 3:40.73; 2, NK, 3:43.90; 3, Class., 3:46.73; 4, EG, 3:54.22; 5, Cumb., 3:56.56; 6, PCD/SRA, 3:57.68; 7, LS, 3:57.75; 8, MH, 3:57.92. 

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