Phillipsburg boys swimming team placed second in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex championships on Saturday at Kittatinny High School.
The Stateliners boys finished with 199.5 points, only behind 11-time defending champion Hunterdon Central, which had 343. North Hunterdon was seventh in the meet and Warren Hills came in ninth.
Phillipsburg’s Owen Thomas swam a 52.78 to win the 100 backstroke. He also swam a school-record 52.83 to tie for first in the 100 butterfly with Hunter Klingener of Newton Lenape Valley.
The Stateliners also broke records in the 200 medley relay (1:43.60) and 200 free relay (1:33.93), finishing second and third in the events respectfully.
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Patrick Vidal earned a fifth-place finish in the 200 individual medley for the Stateliners with a 2:12.08 and then finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:07.75.
Brendan Viera of Phillipsburg came in second in the 100 freestyle with a 51.28 and fourth in the 50 freestyle with a 23.29.
In the 100 butterfly, Jared Sander of Phillipsburg was fifth with a 58.96.
Kaizen Frith of Phillipsburg was sixth in the 100 freestyle with a 54.48.
Phillipsburg finished third in the 400 freestyle relay and North Hunterdon was fifth.
North Hunterdon was fifth in the 200 medley relay and Warren Hills was sixth.
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