Yamamoto and Dagdagan Lead Swim and Dive at Whittier

WHITTIER, CA — Sydney Yamamoto and Neve Dagdagan led the University of La Verne swim and dive groups with two wins apiece in a twin meet at Whittier College Saturday afternoon. Despite wins by the duo and one other by Jaden Feliciano, the La Verne males’s squad fell 193-64, and the ladies’s workforce misplaced 193-72.

Yamamoto led off with a commanding win within the 200 freestyle, ending with a time of two:08.41, besting the following finest swimmer by over seven seconds. She adopted with a win within the 200 breaststroke, successful by almost 10 seconds at 2:39.74.

Dagdagan posted wins within the 100 and 200 backstroke. In the 100, she outpaced the competitors with a successful time of 1:04.12. In the 200, she received by almost 5 seconds with a time of two:21.64.

Feleciano touched first within the 50 freestyle, narrowly edging out the competitors to win with a time of twenty-two.68. Delaney Morris took third within the girls’s 50 with a time of 28.29.

Shaun Concepcion added two lifetime finest scores off the boards. He received the three-meter dive with a rating of 202.73 and received the one-meter with a complete of 197.78.

Avery Thompson swam a pair of season bests. He completed at 1:03.48 to take second within the 100 breaststroke and adopted it up with a time of two:25.69 to position third within the 200 breaststroke.

Jordan Clarke added a second-place finishes for the Leopards within the 100 breaststroke (1:09.88) and the 200 particular person medley (2:17.63). Josh Jauregui completed with a time of two:10.01 to take second within the 200 butterfly.

Kelly Long added two second-place finishes within the 100 freestyle (1:05.35) and the 1650 freestyle (21:19.52). 

Next Meet

The Leopards return dwelling and can swim their closing twin meet of the 12 months, this Saturday, February 7, at 11 a.m. in opposition to Caltech. The Leopards will have a good time their seniors in a short ceremony earlier than the meet.