PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School swimmers didn’t place among the top finishers in Saturday’s state championship meet at Brown University, but still held their own against about two dozen competing teams.

Barrington High swept both the boys’ and girls’ competition in the team standings.

The lady Patriots came in 14th place as a team, with 49 points.

Portsmouth’s Hannah Steen placed seventh in the 100-yard butterfly event with a time of 1:02.13, and came in 11th in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 26.28.

Ella Gilpin took 13th place in both the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events, posting times of 2:07.43 and 5:46.9, respectively.

Steen and Gilpin were also members of two competing relay teams. 

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, they joined Bella Barber and Clara Alcolea Vila to take 11th place with a time of 1:50.5. Teaming up with Honorah Dougherty and Isabel Wesson, they finished in 13th place in 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:01.31. 

Boys’ results

The boys also came in 14th place in the team standings, finishing with 53 points. 

Senior Chase Forch led his team with an 11th-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:07.74), and 12th place in the 100-yard freestyle (53.37).

Forch was also a member of two relay teams. 

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, he joined Marc Alcolea Villa, Paul Alcolea Villa and Aidan Sullivan to take ninth place with a time of 3:44.93.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, he teamed up with John Maedke, Paul Alcolea Villa and Lucas Requena to take 10th place with a time of 1:39.26. Marc Alcolea Villa, Requena, Sullivan and Maedke came in 12th place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:52.88.