Brighton senior Spencer Sanders had the fastest times in Livingston County in four out of eight individual swimming events during the 2025-26 season.
He was also on all three of the fastest relays.
Hartland senior Sebastian Ritsema is the only other swimmer to lead the county in more than one event, posting the fastest times in the two shortest freestyle events.
With the state finals and the season in the book, here are the top performances by Livingston County swimmers and divers during the 2025-26 season:
50 freestyle
21.52, Sebastian Ritsema, Hartland
22.53, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
22.80, Zack Spinelli, Pinckney
22.94, Eli Shand, Brighton
23.13, Collin Brown, Brighton
100 freestyle
46.73, Sebastian Ritsema, Hartland
46.76, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
49.05, Jackson Bennett, Brighton
49.38, Trey Hickman, Brighton
50.49, Orin VanTichelt, Hartland
200 freestyle
1:42.56, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
1:44.07, Jackson Bennett, Brighton
1:49.81, Trey Hickman, Brighton
1:50.86, Sebastian Ritsema, Hartland
1:51.34, Matthew Nicholson, Brighton
500 freestyle
4:49.19, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
4:54.46, Trey Hickman, Brighton
4:58.99, Matthew Nicholson, Brighton
5:02.58, Sebastian Ritsema, Hartland
5:03.07, Jackson Bennett, Brighton
100 backstroke
57.22, Frankie Trupiano, Brighton
57.71, Orin VanTichelt, Hartland
59.45, Luke O’Brian, Brighton
59.67, Trey Hickman, Brighton
1:00.43, Jackson Bennett, Brighton
100 breaststroke
1:00.95, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
1:04.36, Frankie Trupiano, Brighton
1:05.90, Trey Hickman, Brighton
1:06.18, Eli Shand, Brighton
1:06.92, Nick Ray, Hartland
100 butterfly
53.32, Eli Shand, Brighton
54.39, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
55.85, Frankie Trupiano, Brighton
56.71, Collin Brown, Brighton
56.74, Sebastian Ritsema, Hartland
200 individual medley
1:59.71, Spencer Sanders, Brighton
2:02.36, Trey Hickman, Brighton
2:09.35, Andrew McDonald, Brighton
2:12.19, Eli Shand, Brighton
2:13.04, Ciaran Hess, Pinckney
200 freestyle relay
1:28.97, Brighton (Eli Shand, Jackson Bennett, Collin Brown, Spencer Sanders)
1:35.22, Hartland
1:35.49, Pinckney
400 freestyle relay
3:11.02, Brighton (Trey Hickman, Jackson Bennett, Eli Shand, Spencer Sanders)
3:28.16, Hartland
3:32.45, Pinckney
200 medley relay
1:40.52, Brighton (Trey Hickman, Spencer Sanders, Eli Shand, Collin Brown)
1:45.73, Hartland
1:54.34, Pinckney
Diving (6 dives)
200.10, Trevyn Cook, Hartland
178.50, Marco Ferrera, Brighton
170.80, Gabriella Horvath, Howell
145.05, Pike Ramey, Brighton
137.35, Braden Glinz, Brighton
Contact Bill Khan at wkhan@livingstondaily.com. Follow him on X @BillKhan
This article originally appeared on Livingston Daily: One swimmer had half of Livingston County’s fastest times this season
Reporting by Bill Khan, Livingston Daily / Livingston Daily
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