Only a handful of Warwick swimmers qualified for Saturday’s state meet, but the day before, all of them got a taste of postseason competition.

It was a pretty good taste for everybody.

Toll Gate, Pilgrim and Vets got together at McDermott Pool on Friday for the City Championship. It was an opportunity for all the teams to finish their season on a high note, and they seized it, delivering strong performances across the board. Toll Gate led the way and captured the title with 128 points. Vets was second with 84 and Pilgrim was third with 64.

The Titans got it done by winning seven of the 11 events. In five events, the Titans had two swimmers place in the top three.

“I have a lot of girls and most of them can do everything that’s out there,” said Toll Gate head coach Mike Seidenberg. “I was able to put two people in almost every event, and that’s huge in a meet like this. It was definitely a good way to finish.”

Four Titans won individual events and chipped in on winning relays, combining for 71 of Toll Gate’s 128 points.

Lauren Fraser, Mackenzie Kelly, Mikayla Rogers and Nina Yu teamed up to win both the 200 medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Individually, Fraser won the 100 freestyle in 1:15.56; Kelly took first in the 200 IM in 2:49.16 and second in the 100 breaststroke; Rogers won the 500 free and placed second in the 100 fly; and Yu won the 100 back in 1:22.50 while taking second in the 200 IM.

Samantha Hager also picked up a win in the 50 freestyle in 33.44, to go with a third-place finish in the 500 freestyle.

The rest of the Titans were also strong, taking advantage of the opportunity to score valuable points. In contrast to regular-season meets, where only the top swimmers score, everyone put points on the board in Friday’s meet.

Emily Smith took second in both the 200 freestyle and the 50 freestyle, while Molly Turner grabbed a third in the 100 breaststroke and Courtney Caesar took third in the 100 free. Turner and Caesar also swam on a second-place 400 free relay team, along with Alexandra Messina and Rachel Yorston.

Also scoring in individual events for the Titans were Messina and Rachel Denoncour. Andrea Santopietro, Arianna Adoptante, Jillian Procopio, Mariah Messier, Adeline Lamothe and Meg Gilbar chipped in on relays.

“Sometimes these girls work hard all season long and never make it out of the exhibition lane,” Seidenberg said. “So it’s nice for them to be getting points for their team. They work harder sometimes than the girls who are swimmers year round because they’re still learning and they’re trying to figure it out. I think that’s a nice thing about this event.”

Vets was led by senior Colby Wolf, who grabbed a pair of first-place finishes. She won the 100 breaststroke in 1:28 and captured the 100 butterfly in 1:17. Wolf also swam on two relays that finished second.

Katie Evans had the other individual win for the ’Canes with her first-place finish in the 100 freestyle. She did it in 2:49, and added a second-place finish in the 500 free.

Evans also swam anchor on Vets’ 400 free relay team, which closed the meet with a first-place finish. Amy Fiske, Livia Stencel and Amanda Rapson teamed with Evans to win in 5:57.

Also for Vets, Kelsey Devlin took second in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 IM, Rapson finished second in the 100 free, Erin Flynn grabbed third in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 breast and Elisabeth Bishop finished sixth in the 50 free.

Devlin, Flynn, Wolf and Stencel swam on the 200 medley relay team that took second, while Devlin, Evans, Wolf and Stencel teamed up for second in the 200 free relay.

“It was a great way to end the season,” said Vets head coach Shana O’Connor. “The girls improved their times. It makes it competitive having all the teams here, but it’s also a lot of fun. All the girls did a great job.”

Freshman Taylor Ryan led the way for Pilgrim with third-place finishes in the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly. She also swam on the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams, which both took third.

Courtney Smith and Brenna Reeves also had third-place finishes, Smith in the 100 back and Reeves in the 200 free. Reeves also swam on the 200 and 400 free relays, while Smith was part of the 200 medley relay.

Also for Pilgrim, Brianna Boucher took fourth in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle while also contributing to the 200 medley relay. Caitlin Pope took fourth in the 100 free and swam on two relays, Molly Beagan finished fourth in the 500 free, Natasha Blackadar took fourth in the 100 breaststroke and Lucy Cavanagh finished fifth in the 50 freestyle.

Alyssa Wilcox, Shianne Silva, Madison Caron, Alicia Moran, Jessica Pope and Lelia Araujo competed in the relay events.

The championship also afforded a unique opportunity for Warwick’s boys swimmers. None of the schools has a boys’ team, but all of them have at least one swimmer who practices with the girls and competes as an individual. The boys, however, don’t compete in dual meets.

Friday, they teamed up for the relay events and also had a 100 freestyle race of their own. Those competing were Vets’ Mike Whalen, Pilgrim’s Matthew Morris and Toll Gate’s Zachary Arts, Will Bailer and Ben Dinobile.

“It’s great for the boys to get recognized,” O’Connor said. “They don’t have the opportunity to swim in any of the meets, so I think it was a great opportunity to show that Warwick does have boys who are great swimmers. They come to practice every day, just like the girls.”

All in all, it was a good last day in the pool for Warwick’s teams.

“You can hear them – they get very excited for this,” Seidenberg said. “A lot of the girls from the different schools know each other so they know who swims well and who swims fast. There’s some good teamwork amongst all the teams. Everybody was here and everybody knew they had to work hard.”