Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team sweeps Class B title at state championships
The Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team, March 7, 2026 Class B Champions. (Photo courtesy Rick Thackeray)
Camden Hills Regional High School Senior Rowan Stewart was awarded the “Performer of the Meet" at the Class B State Championships held March 7 at Colby College in Waterville.
(Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team (in the center: Avery Weeks, Havana Kriste, Marguerite Worner, Adella Brainard) are named Maine's Class B Champions March 7 at Colby College in Waterville. (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Camden Hills Regional High School Boys Swim Team (to the right: Graham Stoughton, Eli Bregman Baxter Thackeray, Calder Meil), at the 2026 Class B State Championships held March 7 at Colby College in Waterville. (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
(Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Avery Weeks, Vivienne Perry, Py Nakjarian (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Marguerite Worner, (someone from another school), and Flynn Layton (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Baxter Thackeray and Eli Bregman (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Marguerite Worner and Adella Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Georgia Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Adella Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Baxter Thackeray (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Acacia Widmer and Flynn Layton (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Rowan Stewart, Willa Yetman, Mackenzie Dillon (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
The Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team, March 7, 2026 Class B Champions. (Photo courtesy Rick Thackeray)
Camden Hills Regional High School Senior Rowan Stewart was awarded the “Performer of the Meet" at the Class B State Championships held March 7 at Colby College in Waterville.
(Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team (in the center: Avery Weeks, Havana Kriste, Marguerite Worner, Adella Brainard) are named Maine's Class B Champions March 7 at Colby College in Waterville. (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Camden Hills Regional High School Boys Swim Team (to the right: Graham Stoughton, Eli Bregman Baxter Thackeray, Calder Meil), at the 2026 Class B State Championships held March 7 at Colby College in Waterville. (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
(Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Avery Weeks, Vivienne Perry, Py Nakjarian (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Marguerite Worner, (someone from another school), and Flynn Layton (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Baxter Thackeray and Eli Bregman (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Marguerite Worner and Adella Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Georgia Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Adella Brainerd (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Baxter Thackeray (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Acacia Widmer and Flynn Layton (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)
Rowan Stewart, Willa Yetman, Mackenzie Dillon (Photo courtesy Naomi Fisher-Barrett)"Girls Swim! State Champions!"
Enough said with those few choice words that came across the high school Facebook feed in early evening, March 7, setting off a round of cheers throughout the community.
The Camden Hills Regional High School Girls and Boys swim teams had been competing all day in the pool at Colby College, in Waterville, where Maine was holding the annual Class B high school swim and diving championships Saturday. And Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Swim Team brought home the First Place trophy.
A jubilant parade of Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport fire engines, a North East Mobile Health Services ambulance, family cars and the school bus carrying the swim teams made its way to Camden Hills Regional High School at 8 p.m. The fire departments and ambulance had met the school bus and parents in South Hope, escorting the teams back to the high school for the last leg of their day along routes 17 and 90.
The Girls Team secured their position as Class B State Champions, and the Boys Team likewise came home with a record of standout performances, while CHRHS Senior Rowan Stewart was named “Performer of the Meet.”
Rowan Stewart, Havana Kriste, Georgia Brainerd and Flynn Layton won the 400-yard Freestyle Relay.
Stewart, Adella Brainerd, Layton and Marguerite Worner, competing in the Girls 200-yard Medal Relay, broke the state's high school record.
Adella Brainerd, Py Nakjarian, Avery Weeks and Worner won the 100-yard Freestyle Relay.
Stewart won the 100-yard Backstroke division, and Georgia Brainerd placed third.
Worner finished second in the 100-yard freestyle, while Layton finished third.
The Girls Team includes:
Rowan Stewart
Havana Kriste
Georgia Brainerd
Flynn Layton
Sophie Wickenden
Adella Brainard
Py Nakjarian
Avery Weeks
Marguerite Worner
Willa Yetman
Mackenzie Dillon
Eva Vickerman
Vivienne Perry
Acacia Widmer
Esme Black
The boy swimmers who qualified for states included:
Calder Meil
Baxter Thackeray
Graham Stoughton
Evan Senders
Eli Bregman
Dexter Hedstrom
Senders, Stoughton, Meil and Thackeray won third place on the 200-yard Freestyle Relay.
And, Thackeray placed third in the 200-Yard Freestyle.
CHRHS Girls Swim Team won their class championships in 2022, 2023 and 2025. But prior to 2022, they had not secured top billing since 1981.
