For the first time in nearly 30 years the host Amity girls' swim team defeated Cheshire 113.5-72.5 on Thursday and did it in dominating fashion.
The Spartans won 10 of 12 events and improved to 10-0 for the season. Cheshire fell to 8-2.
Reigning Register All-Area girls' swimming MVP Dana Grindall had a pair of win in the 200 individual medley (2:10.23) and 100 butterfly (57.22). Anna Lu also had a pair of wins for the Spartans in the 200 freestyle (1:58.49) and the 500 freestyle (5:18.44) as did Dana Chung in the 50 freestyle (25.93) and the 100 freestyle (55.89).
The Spartans also swept the top three diving spots. Amanda Craig (220.10 points) was first followed by Carly Young (188.90) and Gabrielle Syrop (186.20).
Cheshire's two wins came late in the meet with Sara Barlok winning the 100 backstroke (1:02.58) and Taylor Deubel winning the 100 breaststroke (1:11.32).
The Spartans' final meet of the season is on Tuesday against Shelton at the Shelton Community Pool at 3:30 p.m.

The boys' swimming State Open championship took place Saturday at Yale's Kiphuth Pool. Some highlights:

Greenwich wins 27th title since 1973. Fellow FCIAC members Darien, Ridgefield and New Canaan finished second through fourth. Defending champion Pomperaug was fifth.

Among area teams, Xavier was 9th, Amity was 14th and Branford was 17th.

Amity junior Eric Holden wins the 100 breaststroke, finishing in a State Open record time of 56.37 seconds. It was the second straight title in that event for Holden, who has also won two straight Class L titles. Holden was also third in the 200 individual medley.

Ridgefield senior Andrew Klutey wins the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay team, and on the 400 freestyle relay team that was third.

Xavier senior Kevin Kosciuk was second in the 200 IM.

Haddam-Killingworth senior Ryan Buys was second in the 100 butterfly.

Senior Michael Dustin led Greenwich by winning the 100 butterfly and third in the 50 freestyle. Dustin also swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay team.

Other area swimmers earning medals were:
Cheshire sophomore Gregory Han (sixth in the 200 IM, third in the 100 breaststroke) and Notre Dame-West Haven junior Nicholas Celestin (sixth in the 100 backstroke).

Pomperaug won the Class L state boys' swimming title Tuesday at the Freeman Center at Wesleyan in Middletown. It was the fourth straight title for the Panthers. Amity was second, while Cheshire was fourth.

Amity junior Eric Holden won the 100 breaststroke at the Class L swimming meet. Holden won in 57.39 seconds, edging Cheshire's Gregory Han, who placed second in 57.85.

Holden won the event for the second straight year. Last year, Holden set a meet record with a time of 57.30.

Cheshire sophomore Gregory Han won the 200 individual medley in 1:54.51. Amity's Eric Holden was second in 1:57.39.

the 200 medley relay. The Spartans finished in 1:40.93, edging Pomperaug by three-tenths of a second. Cheshire was third.

Amity is in position to contend for the Southern Connecticut Conference boys' swimming championship, which takes place next Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the campus of Southern Conn. State.

The Spartans went 9-2 during the regular season, losing to SCC foe Fairfield Prep, and a non-conference tilt to Glastonbury.

Fairfield Prep has won the last six SCC tournament championships. Amity, however, is confident about its chances.

"We definitely have a lot of guys who can score for us," Amity coach Todd Rainey said. "Hopefully we'll finish top 2, top 3."

Amity has just two seniors, but a plethora of juniors and underclassmen on its roster. Leading the charge is junior captain Eric Holden, who won the State Open and Class L titles in the 100 yard breaststroke last season."

The Spartans are deep in several events. Amity finished third in the SCC, and fourth in Class L, in 2010.

"We were young last year," Rainey said. "We're young this year. I have so many options. I've never had this many options before. We've had some good teams here, but as far as moving people around, we have a pretty versatile group of guys. It's a lot of fun to coach them."

Read more about Amity in Friday's Register.