Mountain Lakes wins the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Swimming North 1, Section C Championship. — (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

February 12, 2026

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2026 NJSIAA Girls Swimming North 1, Group C Championship - Mountain Lakes vs. Demarest

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Action from the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Swimming North 1, Group C Championship meet between Mountain Lakes and Demarest. (Photo by Christopher Shannon/OnNJ Sports)

Mountain Lakes topped an outmanned Northern Valley-Demarest 106-61 in the 2026 NJSIAA Girls Swimming North 1, Group C Championship on Feb. 12, 2026, at Passaic County Technical Institute.

The Lakers were led by Serena Dickey and Lorraine Barnard, who each had two individual first-place finishes. Dickey placed first in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, while Bernard earned top honors in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle.

Sooa Tani had the Norsemen’s lone first-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley and finished in second place in the 500-yard freestyle behind Dickey.

With the win, Mountain Lakes will meet New Providence in the Public C state semifinals on Feb. 19 at the Raritan Bay YMCA.

About the Author

Christopher Shannon

Photo Editor

Christopher is the Photo Editor at OnNJ Sports. You can often find Christopher along the sidelines at sporting events in Northern Jersey, or at West Point photographing athletic, and other, events there. Christopher’s favorite events that he has had the opportunity to cover, so far in his career, include Penn State football White Out games and Army-Navy football games. While Christopher enjoys photographing a wide variety of sports, his favorite to cover include football, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, and lacrosse.