The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks swim team had its first away meet on Dec. 10. Held at the Lewiston Y, it was against the Edward Little High School Red Eddies.

Swimming is, for the most part, an individual sport, with swimmers trying to beat their own times every time they take to the water. As the season progresses, swimmers will work to qualify for states in 2015, which requires meeting or exceeding a specific time for each individual event.

For example, if a qualifying time for the 50 yard freestyle is 25 seconds, and a swimmer manages to complete it in 24.9 seconds, that swimmer has qualified to run that specific race at states. To run in any more, they must also meet or exceed times for those events.

Several BRHS swimmers made the cut at this meet.

“We have swimmers cutting times left and right,” co-coach Don Strout said.

Swimmers that have qualified in this meet include Nicole Labrecque in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:14.80 and the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 28.90; Evy Case in the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:17.87 and the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:29.18; and Karl Alamo in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:34.40.

In total the Seahawks came home with four first places, seven second places, three thirds, a fourth, two fifths and three sixths.

First places went to Evy Case in the 200 yard freestyle, Karl Alamo in the 200 yard IM, Nicole Labrecque in the 50 yard freestyle, and the relay team of Brenna Alley, Lincoln Hamblett, Evy Case and Emma Pearce in the 200 yard freestyle relay.

Second places went to the Brenna Alley in the 100 yard breaststroke, Chris Groneng in the 100 yard backstroke, Nicole Labrecque in the 100 yard backstroke, Lincoln Hamblett in the 100 yard freestyle and 200 yard freestyle, Evy Case in the 100 yard butterfly and the girls relay team of Evy Case, Samantha Carter, Brenna Alley and Nicole Labrecque in the 400 yard freestyle relay.

Third places went to the Karl Alamo in the 100 yard freestyle, Brenna Alley in the 200 yard IM and the girls relay team of Emma Pearce, Lincoln Hamblett, Nicole Labrecque and Molly Thibault in the 200 yard medley relay.

Fourth place went to Emma Pearce in the 200 yard IM.

Fifth places went to Colin Cabrera in the 50 yard freestyle and Samantha Carter in the 100 yard backstroke.

Sixth places went to Colin Cabrera in the 100 yard freestyle along with Molly Thibault in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard breaststroke.

Three Boothbay girls also placed 7th, 8th and 9th in the girls 100 yard freestyle: Genevieve Taylor, Samantha Carter, and Annielyn MacKusick.

The Seahawks next game is on Dec. 19 at the Bath Y against the Morse High School Shipbuilders. The also played this week on Dec. 16 at Home against the Brunswick Dragons. Results to follow.