No fewer than 28 individual swimmers and numerous relay teams will represent the three Lewiston-Auburn high school swim teams in this week’s state championships.

Lewiston and Edward Little will vie for Class A honors at Bowdoin College, while St. Dom’s travels to Orono for the Class B competition at the University of Maine. The girls compete today, with the boys scheduled for Tuesday.

Bangor is the defending champion in both Class A divisions. The Mount Desert Island boys and Falmouth girls each seek their fifth consecutive Class B title.

While the local teams are not expected to challenge in the team sweepstakes, they could be represented in multiple event finals.

Tim Brodsky of Edward Little is seeded fifth in the 50-yard freestyle and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle. He finished second and third in those events, respectively, at the KVAC championships Feb. 7.

“He is nursing a sore shoulder,” said EL coach Scott Morrison, “but I expect he will make the finals for both events.”

The top girls’ swimmer for the Eddies also has been sidetracked in the week leading up to states. Freshman Melissa Paione is ranked fourth in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 200 individual medley. Paione missed the KVAC meet and the subsequent week of practice due to illness.

St. Dom’s tandem of junior Naomi McGonagill and sophomore Allie Lewandowski are primed to score points. McGonagill shines for the Saints in the distance events and relays, while Lewandowski has been a mainstay in individual medley, breaststroke and butterfly.

“Plan to see these two powerhouses on the championship block,” forecasted St. Dom’s coach John McGonagill, who also expects sophomore Alyse Carney and freshmen Sarah Small and Emily Rioux to help the Saints challenge for relay points.

Sean Winstead gives the St. Dom’s boys a threat in the 50 freestyle, while leading a school record-breaking relay team. Freshman Ryan Robitaille also is a strong ark horse in the 500 freestyle, his coach said.

Lewiston’s record-smashing boys’ 200-freestyle relay team of Derek Morris, David Tirabassi, Kurtis Stocker and Colby Miles harbors high hopes for the Blue Devils. Among the girls, senior co-captains Allysa Thomas and Amy Morin will contend in both individual and relay events.

“I have very high hopes and expectations for great swims on Monday and Tuesday,” said Lewiston coach Jessica Aube. “The qualifying girls and boys have great strength and depth in their abilities in the pool.”

The Blue Devils boast the largest roster of qualifiers with a combined 21. Other Lewiston swimmers in the state mix are Amber Ouellette, Liza Sirois, Megan Beliveau, Jennifer Bergeron, Abby Blaisdell, Chelsey Provencher and Katie Tirabassi for the girls and Ted Blaisdell, Devin Carrier, Tyler Lussier, Nate Chaloux and Matthew Reed among the boys.

Joining Paione in the EL girls’ delegation are Megan Hussar (50 free, 100 breast), Christine Bilodeau (50 and 100 free), Loren Lachapelle (100 fly, 100 back, 200 IM) and Chelsea Michaud (100 fly).

Hussar and Bilodeau have a shot at the top 16, said Morrison, as do the Eddies’ 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relay teams.

Michael Pietersen is qualified in the boys’ 50 free for EL, while first-year swimmer Kaleb Woodward is seeded among the top 16 in 50 and 100 free but will miss the finals due to a vacation in Costa Rica.

“It was still very impressive,” Morrison said. “He had never swum before.”

St. Dom’s hopes to continue to make noise in this, only its second season as a full-fledged varsity program. Sophomore Cody Leavitt and freshman Jake Nowinski round out the Saints’ roster of qualifiers.

“We finished our last practice at 6 a.m Thursday, and it was a moment of mixed emotions,” McGonagill said. “The idea of not being together after so many weeks of very intense training and dedicated efforts from swimmers, parents, faculty, and coaching staff felt wrong. It’s a great team and a great program. Regardless what happens at Orono, St Dom’s is going to stand out in Maine high school swimming.”