Jaclyn Davidson, Beverly  DIVISION 1
		When you are dealing with times that last under a minute, shaving hundreths of a second off your time is incredible. En route from the north sectionals, Davidson cut down her first-place finishing time of 58.44 in the 100 back to 57.99 to capture the state championship. The senior, a Northeastern Conference All-star, was also named NEC swimmer of the year. She is an All-American is the 100 backstroke and also holds the Beverly meet record in that event. As if that wasn’t enough hardware for her bookshelf, Davidson is also a YMCA National All-American. Next year she will attend either Florida State or Maryland and over the summer she will compete in the Bay State Games.

Eliza Butts, Weston  DIVISION 2
		Weston coach Pete Foley will be experiencing extreme separation anxiety next fall as he will no longer have the greatest swimmer ever at Weston by his side. Butts, a three-time All-Scholastic and two-time swimmer of the year, holds virtually every record for the Wildcats. She is the state champ is the 100 and 200 freestyle and the 200 and 400 relay, the Dual County League champion in the 100 butterfly and 200 IM, and the North sectional champ in the 200 and 500 free. She holds state records in the 50 and 400 freestyle. The next challenge for Butts is college; she will swim for the University of North Carolina. Look for her in 2008 — she has qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 100 free.

Tracey Bird, Concord-Carlisle  DIVISION 1
		In her three years at Concord-Carlisle, Bird has put her knowledge of diving to good use, coaching five state champions. Bird explains her sucess this year by saying, ‘‘We had 10 divers on our team this year. I am very fortunate to have a lot of talent to work with. I called them the ‘dream team.’.’’ The dream team placed four of its divers in the top 10 in state competition: at first, second, third and seventh, and three Concord-Carlisle divers earned All-Scholastic honors. The Darien (Conn.) High School All-American diver also competed four years at Stanford University and has been coaching divers at various levels for 20 years.

Mike Foley, Wayland  DIVISION 2
		Fifteen years after being named a Boston Globe All-Scholastic, Foley has come full circle, being named Division 2 Coach of the Year. In his seventh season at Wayland, Foley led the girls to an 11-2 record and its first state title in 30 years. He credits ‘‘tremendous senior leadership’’ a ‘‘coaching staff that makes every day enjoyable’’ and ‘‘my father Pete, who has always been my biggest mentor.’’ Perhaps his biggest competition as well — Pete Foley is the swim coach at Weston. After being named All-Scholastic in 1991 for the 200 free relay at Weston, Foley went on to Central Connecticut and Western Illinois. He also coaches the Framingham girls in the fall.

Caroline Belli, Marblehead  200 IM
		Just a sophomore, Belli already has three All-Scholastic nods under her belt (last season for the 200 IM and the 500 free). Those aren’t the only accomplishments that come in bunches for Belli, who picked up two state championships this year in the 100 back and 200 free. She has broken five school records — the 100 backstroke, 200 IM, 500 free, and two relays. A multiple-time YMCA All-American, Belli is a two-time Northeastern Conference All-Star and has the conference record in the IM. She swims with the YMCA North Shore Sharks and has had much success in the Bay State Games. In her spare time, she enjoys art.

Molly Curran, Beverly  DIVING
		As Curran’s Swimmer of the Year reign draws to a close, she lands back on the list for her consistent accomplishments this season. She was the north sectional champion in the 100 breast (1 minute, 9.96 seconds), an event for which she also holds the school record in addition to the record for the 200 IM she broke this year. The honor roll student is a Sunday School teacher who also is a member of the Beverly yearbook staff. Curran is a YMCA National All-American and will compete this week with fellow All-Scholastics who participate in the North Shore Sharks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the winter nationals.

Naomi Delphin, Manchester-Essex  100 BUTTERFLY, 500 FREESTYLE
		You could make an easy play-on-words on this outstanding swimmer’s last name, but the 5-foot-10-inch Delphin has probably heard it all before. A junior at Manchester-Essex and a three-time All-Scholastic, Delphin nailed down first place in the North Sectionals in the 100 butterfly (1:00.9), where she became a record holder, and second in the 500 freestyle. At the state level she captured second place in both of those events at the Division 2 meet. For her efforts she was named Swimmer of the Year for the Cape Ann League. The high honor student has an interest in science. Over the summer, she will swim with the North Shore Sharks of the YMCA.

Maureen French, Weston  50 FREESTYLE
		For someone who’s signature event lasts under 25 seconds, French sure seems to spend a lot of time in the water. A Dual County League all-star and state champion in the 50 free (winning time of 24.40 seconds), French is also a member of the state championship Wayland-Weston Crew team, who have won in 2004 and 2005. A two-time All-Scholastic, she holds pool records in the 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free. French is a high honor roll student. The junior also enjoys many other non-water related activities including the clarinet, hiking, reading, music, movies and the Olympics.

Rebecca Jenkinson, Concord-Carlisle  DIVING
		Jenkinson seemed to have a fixation on the number three. Coming into this season, she had two third-place finishes at the state championship in diving, and coming into this year’s state tournament, she placed third at the north sectional diving meet. But Jenkinson shook that monkey off her back with a convincing first place finish at the state championship this year, finishing 13 points better than her closest competitor with a score of 432. The high honor roll student has a 3.95 GPA and also participates in cross country and lacrosse. For college, she is hoping to go either west or south for the ‘‘nice weather’’ and wants to either dive or play lacrosse.

Kirsten Kasper, North Andover  50 FREESTYLE
		One if by land, two if by sea: that is, one state championship for Kasper in cross country and one second-place finish for the freshman in state championship swimming. After a fall of breaking records in cross county (she owns the freshman record at Franklin Park and the course record for North Andover), Kasper followed that up by breaking school records in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle. She finished second at the Division 1 state championship in the 50 free and led her team to an undefeated season and a Cape Ann League Championship. Kasper also excells in school as a high honor student.

Sarah Landry, Concord-Carlisle  Diving
		Just a junior, Landry still has one more year to shine at Concord-Carlisle. Coming off a second-place finish at the Dual County League championships and a first-place finish at the North sectional, Landry nabbed second in the Division 1 state championship with a score of 419. Last winter was equally impressive for Landry as she won the state title at the Division 2 meet and earned All-Scholastic honors. Along with Rebecca Jenkinson and Luke Henesy, Concord-Carlisle produced three All-Scholastic divers. The high honor student also likes to snowboard. In her free time she enjoys photography, music, reading, writing, psychology, french and spending time with her family and friends.

Lindsay Gardel, Wayland  DIVING
		Lindsay headed a superior Wayland high school diving team that boasted the top three finishers in the Division 2 state championship, including her twin sister Melissa. The 5-foot-1-inch senior’s score of 435 points was enough to give her the D2 state title. A three time Dual County League All-Star, Gardel is also a National Merit Commended student. Like her sister, she has spent 12 years playing the piano and is involved in Circus Smirkus. Gardel’s college plans are to attend Tufts and over the summer she will participate in Charles River Diving club team.

Melissa Gardel, Wayland  DIVING
		Like Weston coach Pete Foley admitted when he finished second to his son, Wayland coach Mike Foley, ‘‘I guess if you’ve got to lose a state championship, there’s no one better to lose to than your son,’’ so too is probably true for Melissa, who fell just four points short to twin sister Lindsay in the Division 2 state championships. Not that she was at a loss for first place finishes; Gardel finished first at every dual meet this season except one and placed first in the DCL championship. At the 2005 summer regionals she placed 12th and 14th, respectively on the 1-meter and 3-meter and is hoping to qualify foe Nationals at the upcoming spring regionals. A member of the National Honor Society, Gardel hopes to attend a Division 1 School.

Weston  200 FREESTYLE
		One of four state championship events won by the Weston girls’ swimming team, the 200 free came down to just a 1Æ seconds. A time of 1 minute 41.31 seconds was good enough for first place, edging the Wayland team, which finished with a time of 1:42.83. It was the second year in a row Weston has won this event, with a slightly different lineup. With three juniors (Dual County League All-Stars Maureen French, Carla Kachadurian, and Emma Pearson), this team is a strong favorite for a repeat, even without swimmer of the year Eliza Butts, a three-time All-Scholastic who has a full swimming scholarship to North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The squad also won the North sectional title.

Beverly  200 MEDLEY
		The Beverly 200 medley team likes to play it close. Its Division 1 state championship time of 1 minute 51.59 seconds was just .23 seconds faster than runner-up Gardner. The team of senior Jacyln Davidson, junior Vanessa Athanas, senior Kristen Zarba, and junior Molly Curran had slightly more breathing room in its North sectional win (1:53.58 to Marblehead’s 1:55.55). The Beverly team, which boasts four Northeastern Conference All-Stars, also boasts academic prowess as all four girls are members of the honor roll. The girls led Beverly to a second-place finish in the Division 1 state championship and all of them compete year-round for the North Shore Sharks of the YMCA.

Weston  400 FREESTYLE
		With a time of 3 minutes 39.45 seconds, the Weston 400 freestyle relay team nabbed the Division 2 state championship, the fastest time in Division 1 or 2 at the state level. The team’s first-place finish helped lead their team to a second place in Division 2. The team consists of world-class senior Eliza Butts, junior star Maureen French, and next generation standout sophomores Emma Pearson and Carla Kachadurian. All, with the exception of Butts (headed off to NC-Chapel Hill) will return to the powerhouse squad next year. The group shaved almost five seconds off their North sectional runner-up time of 3 minutes 44.76 seconds in its state win.