Hauppauge-Smithtown Repeats As Champion At New York Girls State Championships

by Keith Dunlap 0

December 06th, 2025 High School, Previews & Recaps

2025 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Girls State Championships

  • Nov. 21-22, 2025
  • Webster, New York
  • SCY (25 yards)
  • Results 

For the fifth consecutive year, the Hauppauge-Smithtown girls’ swimming and diving team went unbeaten.

The unblemished season was capped off at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association State Championships, where Hauppauge-Smithtown repeated as champion and won its third title in four years.

Hauppauge-Smithtown was led by sophomore twin sisters Julia and Sarah Lucca, who each won an individual event and were a part of two winning relay teams.

In the 200 medley relay, the Hauppauge-Smithtown team of J. Lucca (25.80), Ellie Esposito (29.67), S. Lucca (24.51) and Olivia Chiofolo (23.45) won in a time of 1:43.43.

The Hauppauge-Smithtown squad of J. Lucca (23.82), Chofolo (23.50), Avery Wilcox (24.51) and S. Lucca (22.89) 1:34.72 later won the 200 free relay in 1:34.72.

The 400 free relay was won by Pittsford’s team of Lexi Lombard (52.34), Lily Orlando (52.77), Molly Bennett (52.34) and Sarah Kunze (51.30) in a time of 3:28.75. S

S. Lucca was the champion in the 100 fly with a time of 54.72, while J. Lucca won the 100 back in a personal best time of 54.06.

The multi-event winners individually were Long Beach junior Vivienne Zangaro and Williamsville East senior Lauren Golden.

Committed to Georgia, Zangaro improved on a 2nd-place finish in the 200 free from last year, winning it this year in a time of 1:48.18. Zangaro later won the 500 free in a personal best time of 4:44.60.

Golden, who has committed to Colorado State, took big leaps from last year to win the sprint freestyle events.

Golden first won the 50 free in a personal best time of 23.21, improving on a 5th-place finish last year.

In the 100 free, Golden jumped from 13th last year to winning the event this year in a time of 51.29.

Other individual winners were:

  • Long Beach sophomore Una Diaz won the 200 IM in a personal best time of 2:01.98.
  • Manhasset Senior High School senior Victoria Wang won 1-meter diving with 526.30 points.
  • Niskayuna senior Fayth Goodspeed swam a personal best time of 1:02.79 to win the 100 breast.

Team Standings — Top 5

  1. Hauppauge-Smithtown, 248
  2. Long Beach, 196
  3. Pittsford, 169
  4. Sacred Heart, 150
  5. Williamsville East, 147

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