For the third straight year, the Stevens Point Area Senior High girls swimming team is the Wisconsin Valley Conference champion.
The Panthers made the three-peat look easy, too, as they scored 497 points - 155 more than runner-up Wausau East (342).
SPASH had five first place finishes and a quartet of seconds.
Taking home the gold in individual events were April Burant in the 100 butterfly (1:01.76), Kara Martin in the 100 backstroke (1:01.20) and Liz Potter in the 200 freestyle (2:04.66). The same relay team of Martin, Burant, Jacci Menzel and Potter took top honors in two races - the 200 medley relay (1:54.48) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:47.50).
The four runner-up finishes came from Martin in the 200 individual medley (2:15.39), Rachel Herder in the 100 butterfly (1:04.19), Menzel in the 100 breaststroke (1:12.41) and the 200 medley relay of Marie Jacobs, Andrea Olson, Rachel Herder and Liz Herder (1:59.58).
SPASH also had a trio of thirds: Burant in 200 individual medley (2:20.48), Heather Wallner in the 500 freestyle (5:44.94) and Olson in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.70). Earning fourths were Wallner in the 200 freestyle (2:09.43), Liz Herder in 50 freestyle (26.61), Menzel in 100 freestyle (57.74), Jacobs in 100 backstroke (1:06.12) and the 200 freestyle relay of Liz Herder, Jacobs, Callie Wild and Megan Golla (1:49.03).
The Panthers had a pair of fifth and sixth place finishers as well. Taking fifth were Jacobs in the 200 freestyle (2:10.21) and Potter in the 100 freestyle (58.59) while Wild (50 freestyle in 27.08) and Paddy Browne (500 freestyle in 5:56.91) both finished sixth.