Belmont’s depth delivers its first girls’ North swimming title in decades

Belmont won the Massachusetts girls’ North swimming and diving sectional Sunday at Boston University with 266 points. The Marauders finished six points ahead of Andover, with Acton-Boxborough third at 253. It was Belmont’s first title at the meet since the 1980s.

Belmont won the team title without taking first in an event. Freshman Linda Wang placed third in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:03.23, freshman Charlotte Wu was third in the 500 freestyle in 5:24.43, and sophomore Maggie Han placed third in one-meter diving with 380.65 points.