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Wellesley may have won the team title but North Andover likely provided the most fireworks Friday at the Division 2 state swim meet. Michigan recruit Malia Amuan took home four titles (2 individual, 2 relays) including smashing the meet and state records with a 49.73 in the 100 freestyle. The old state mark was a 50.09 by Eagle-Tribune MVP Michaela Chokureva of Andover in 2019. She also demolished the 22-year-old meet record in the 200 IM, finishing about a half-second off the state record. She had plenty of help as Hannah Wieczorek, Allie Shea and Diya Ackerman-Vallala also had brilliant meets with Wieczorek also bringing home four golds. The Knights finished fifth as a team.

Carli Quinlan won the 100 freestyle with a fine time of 56.07 and was on two winning relay teams as Haverhill shaded North Andover 95-89 to end its dual meet season with a 7-3 record.

Methuen-Tewksbury swimming downed Lowell, 102-46, to wrap up a 10-0 regular season. Coach Jason Smith said the 10 wins and unbeaten regular season were both firsts for the school/program. Jenny Nguyen won the 200 IM, Marissa Connolly won the 100 free, and Katie Lefebvre rolled in the 500 free and 100 breaststroke.

Leading by 2 points, Haverhill swimming won the final relay to shade Central Catholic, 97-89. Jackie Story, Kenzie Hillsgrove, Kailyn Aquino and Carli Quinlan made up that 400 freestyle relay squad.

Hannah Wierczorek, Annie Wolfenden and Diya Ackerman-Vallala all won two events as North Andover dunked Lowell in swimming, 97-58.

Maya Flatley won two events and was on two winning relays as Andover's depth was too much for Haverhill in a 100-83 victory.

Jackie Gaigals and Caitlyn Nims got their first wins and Methuen-Tewksbury swimming rolled past Billerica to improve to 8-0.

Carter DeLano won the 200 IM (2:19.33) and 100 butterfly (1:05.27) and swam on the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays as Methuen/Tewksbury stayed undefeated (7-0) by beating Billerica 102-73. Jonathan Phan won the 100 freestyle and swam on the same two winning relays.

Amelia Barron was first in the breaststroke and was on two winning relays and Andover used its depth to swim past North Andover, 105-79.

Carter DeLano won two individual events and was on two winning relays for Methuen as the Rangers stayed unbeaten (6-0) with a 97-87 victory over Haverhill. 

Carter DeLano won four events and Julia Galuska, Katie Lefebvre and Rebecca MacLeod shined in the relays as Methuen-Tewksbury (4-0) swam past Central Catholic, 97-73.

Methuen-Tewksbury swimming stunned perennial state champion Andover 96-90. Carter DeLano won the 100 breaststroke in a tight race (0.40 second margin) and soon after M-T clinched it with a second and a third in the final relay. Other big Ranger wins were by Lex Flores in the diving and Cory Boisselle in the 100 freestyle. But it was the team depth which was the difference. This very well may be the first time a Methuen team has beaten Andover swimming. Nineteenth year head coach Jason Smith said his teams had never beaten Andover. This was on the heels of a huge win over Chelmsford.

Methuen-Tewksbury's Caleb Canavan, Lex Flores and co-captain Anna Bolduc swept the diving to lead Methuen past North Andover. Hannah Wieczorek shined for the Knights.

North Andover won all but one event but Central Catholic had the depth to pull out an 88.5-81.5 swimming victory. Alexandra George was a double winner for the Raiders. Michigan recruit Malia Amuan won four events for NAHS.