Meet the 2025-26 Varsity Maine All-State boys swimming workforce

Isaac Barr, Greely senior

A yr after sharing the 100-yard breaststroke title on the Class B meet, Barr received the championship outright with a time of 57.69 seconds. He additionally positioned second within the 200 particular person medley (2:00.31) and raced the second leg of the meet record-setting 200 medley relay. At North Southwesterns, Barr received the 100 breast and positioned second within the 100 backstroke. He plans to proceed his profession at Bates College.

Eli Burnham, Cony sophomore

At the Class A state meet, Burnham swam the quickest 200 IM (1:57.52) of the season and was the runner-up within the 100 backstroke (52.45). At KVACs, he received the 200 IM and 500 freestyle (4:56.93). All three of these marks had been within the state’s prime three, no matter class.

Will Harmon, Cape Elizabeth senior

Harmon received the 200 freestyle (1:46.76) and 500 free (4:53.90) on the Class B championships whereas additionally main off the third-place 400 free relay workforce. At North Southwesterns, he received the five hundred free and positioned second within the 200.

Cavan Jester, Ellsworth senior

Jester swept the 50 freestyle (22.02) and 100 free (47.66) on the Class B and KVAC championships. Both state meet marks had been the state’s second-fastest of the season. He kicked off the Class B meet by swimming 200 free relay (runner-up) and was additionally on the 200 medley relay (fourth place). He plans to attend UMaine, the place he hopes to proceed his swimming profession.

Caden LaPlante, Lawrence freshman

LaPlante was the one swimmer to interrupt a state file this season, and the Varsity Maine Boys Swimmer of the Year reset the 100 butterfly commonplace twice. He owned the state’s greatest instances of the season within the 50 freestyle (21.75), 100 butterfly (48.81) and 100 breaststroke (57.37), with the latter two coming on the Class A championships. He added one other state title because the third leg within the 200 medley relay and was named performer of the meet.

Andy Marvin, Portland senior

At the Class A championships, Marvin received the 50 freestyle (22.05), positioned second within the 100 free (47.85) and was the anchor leg for the runner-up 200 and 400 free relays. At North Southwesterns, he received the 50 and 100 free. He plans to proceed his profession at Trinity College in Connecticut.

Fletcher McDonough, Morse junior

McDonough defended his Class B diving title with an 11-dive rating of 465.40 factors, a state-meet file. His season-best rating of 483.25 additionally set a program file. He helped the Shipbuilders repeat as Class B champions with a fifth-place end within the 100 backstroke and because the anchor leg for the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay.

Patrick Saltysiak, MDI senior

The repeat Varsity Maine All-State choice was named performer of the Class B meet after profitable his third straight 100 backstroke title, his first within the 100 butterfly (52.73) and main off the runner-up 400 free and third-place 200 medley relays. At the KVAC B meet, Saltysiak received the 100 again (52.53) and 100 fly. He additionally was the Class B indoor monitor champion within the pole vault this winter. 

Malcolm Sprague, Falmouth senior

Sprague posted Maine’s quickest backstroke of the season (52.29) on the Class A state meet and was the runner-up within the 200 freestyle (1:46.59). The repeat Varsity Maine All-State choice was additionally a part of the profitable 200 and 400 free relays, which helped the Navigators repeat as Class A champs. Sprague received the 100 again and was second within the 100 butterfly at North Southwesterns. He plans to proceed his profession at Mary Washington University in Virginia.

Carter VerLee, Falmouth sophomore

VerLee was the one boys swimmer to go away the Class A meet with 4 gold medals. He received the 100 freestyle (47.33), efficiently defended his title within the 200 free (1:42.95), and anchored the profitable 200 and 400 free relays. His 100 and 200 freestyle instances had been each one of the best in Maine this season. At North Southwesterns, he received the 200 free and was second within the 100 free.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Spencer Hallowell, Morse: A yr in the past, the Shipbuilders dominated the Class B championship meet, profitable 9 of the 12 occasions and claiming their first title in 20 years. Although Hallowell misplaced a robust senior class to commencement, this system didn’t lose its spot on the prime of Class B this winter. Morse repeated as state champion with two wins — in diving and the 200 freestyle relay, each of which had been meet data — two top-four relay finishes, and a minimum of two scorers in each different occasion however one, beating Greely (352 to 326) by the narrowest Class B state meet margin since 2018.