ROYAL OAK – The numbers say that Farmington Hills Mercy was slightly better than last year at Saturday’s Oakland County Girls Swim Championship.

After all, the Marlins finished with 364 points, one more than in 2024.

But just because no team came within 200 points of Mercy doesn’t mean victory came handily.

“I wouldn’t call today easy by any stretch of the imagination,” Mercy coach Mike Venos said. “They were very tired. One of the things I told them is, ‘Good teams don’t have it every day, but they bring it every day nonetheless.’ They brought it today.”

Saturday afternoon at Royal Oak Middle School ended the same way it started for Mercy – by securing full points with a first-place relay finish.

The Marlins edged out South Lyon East in the 200 medley relay by a little under a second

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