As far as numbers were concerned, the Joel Barlow/Bethel High boys swim team was one of the smallest at the state Class L championships last week.
The Falcons had just four swimmers qualify and compete in the meet last March 12. Together, they combined for 103 points, taking 16th out of 18 teams with 103 points at the Cornerstone Aquatics Center in West Hartford
New Canaan was the winner with 760. Fairfield Prep was a distant second with 648 and Ridgefield took third with 552.
Barlow/Bethel competed in five events, Opening the meet with the 200-yard medley relay, James Jandura, Lance Hansen, Alex Eriksen and Sofiane Hilmi finished in one minute, 51.25 seconds, taking 12th overall.
Hansen competed in four, including the 200 individual medley. Beating his seed time, he finished in 2:05.69, taking tenth.
Eriksen just managed to score in the 100 free, taking 24th in 52.65.
He swam the anchor leg of the 200 free relay, which also featured Hansen, Hilmi and Jandura. Together, they finished tenth in 1:37.12.
The final event for Barlow/Bethel was the 100 backstroke. It also featured the team’s best finish, as Hansen placed eighth in exactly 57 seconds in the final swim of the season.
