It was a busy week for the Duxbury boys’ swim team, as they breezed past Randolph and Scituate/Cohasset, but lost its first meet of the year to BC High in its toughest test of the season.  Despite several season-low swims, the Dragons managed just four first-place finishes in the loss to the Eagles.

The anticipation for this meet starts at the beginning of the year, as BC High is always a powerhouse. The first event featured Cam Crowell, Hunter Chaisson, Jon Ng and Bernardo Neves in the 200-yard medley relay. The race was fairly even until the midway point when Duxbury dropped to about a half body length behind. Neves’ yeoman effort swimming anchor wasn’t enough, as the team settled for second despite posting a blistering 1:46.16.

Chaisson was the only Duxbury swimmer to take two firsts, as he dusted everyone in the 200-yard individual medley with a personal best of 2:03.47. Lucas Wojciekowski also registered a top time taking third in a State qualifying time of 2:14.47. The senior co-captain also cruised to a win in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.97) just ahead of Art and Barry Su, who placed third and fourth, respectively.

Neves fought hard for first in the 50-yard freestyle, winning by 2/10 of a second in 23.37.  Barry Sue took fourth in the event with a personal best 24.19.

Several other swimmers erased their previous best times in the meet, with Art Su qualifying for States in the 200-yard freestyle (1:58.81), and Drew Husted zipping to a 53.22 (fourth) just behind Neves (52.09) in the 100-yard freestyle.

In other action, Ng was the top Duxbury swimmer in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.57), finishing an eyelash ahead of Wojciekowski (1:00.75). Crowell was the top finisher in the 100-yard backstroke (third) with a 1:07.72.

Ian White took third in the diving (126.60), and Zelvis was third in the 500-yard freestyle.

The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Neves, Barry Su, Chaisson and Husted rose to the challenge, producing another season best 1:36.28 for second. The B relay team of Andrew Sommer, Jon Ng, Ike Fontaine and Art Su also raced to a season-low time.

It was a little easier on Saturday, as the Dragons won 98-79 over a combined Scituate/Cohasset squad.

Duxbury stepped out to an early lead winning the 200-yard medley relay by nine seconds (Crowell, Chaisson, Ng, and Neves).  Art Su kept the momentum going winning the 200-yard freestyle by 10 seconds, with Ben White tying for second.

Not to be outdone, Chaisson won his event (200-yard IM) by a whopping 11 seconds.  He later coasted to another easy win in the 100-yard backstroke (57.22) over Crowell (1:02.03).

The 50-yard freestyle was a splash fest, as Neves faced off against a speedster and won his event only by 4/10 of a second. Husted was fourth in 25.63.

Barry Su punched his ticket to the state championships, swimming a personal best in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.78), nipping out brother Art (second).

In the 100-yard butterfly, Wojciekowski was challenged by teammate Ng, but won in a 1:00.03 photo finish.

Neves motored to another close win in the 100-yard freestyle (57.28), just touching out Husted, who raced a season low 57.63

Crowell coasted to an easy win in the 500-yard freestyle, just ahead of Ben Zelvis  (third) and Ben Potash (fourth).

Art Su, Wojciekowski, Crowell and Husted teamed to win the 400-yard freestyle relay.

“We are improving every meet, and as we wind down the regular season, we will be ready for League Championships,” said Duxbury Coach Jay Craft.

Duxbury (9-1) should have a strong showing at the League Diving Championship on Thursday at Middleboro High School (3:30 p.m.) and the League Swimming Championship on Saturday (1:30 p.m.) at the Hancock Pool in Quincy.