CARIBOU – Over 200 boys and girls from five communities gathered at the Caribou Community Pool for the first of four Northern Maine Community Recreation Association swim meets last Friday. Presque Isle, Caribou, Fort Kent, Fort Fairfield and Mapleton swimmers competed in several events. Caribou captured first place with 577 points followed by Presque Isle with 459, Fort Fairfield at 193, Fort Kent at 118 and Mapleton at 114.
Contributed photo/Mary Ann Tardif
Diving right in. Kaleb Corriveau jumps into the pool at the start of a race at last week’s swim meet.
Contributed photo/Mary Ann Tardif
Laura Lusardi competes in the breaststroke at last Friday’s meet.
During the meet point totals were tabulated to determine the best individual swimmers by division. The following swimmers notched high point totals: boys’ ages 8 and under, Jake Kinney (Presque Isle) and Leigh Buck (Presque Isle); girls’ ages 8 and under, Kate Goulet (Presque Isle); boy’s ages 9 and 10, Eric Lusardi (Caribou); girls’ ages 9 and 10, Abbey Estey (Mapleton); boys’ ages 11 and 12: Issac Estey (Mapleton); girls’ ages 11 and 12, Laura Lusardi (Caribou); boys’ ages 13 and 14 Stephan Goulet (Presque Isle); girls’ ages 13 and 14, Erica Hemphill (Presque Isle) and Katie Plourde (Caribou); boys’ ages 15 to 18, Zack LaValle (Caribou); girls’ ages 15 to 18, Amber Wasson (Fort Fairfield).