Newport Harbor swimmer Connor Ohl breaks 20 seconds once more in 50 freestyle – Orange County Register

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Newport Harbor swimmer Connor Ohl reaffirmed his standing Friday in an unique dash group. He then joined extra elite firm.

The senior broke the 20-second barrier within the 50-yard freestyle for the second consecutive yr on the Sunset League finals at Golden West College and sank Olympian Tom Shields’ league report within the 100 free.

Ohl didn’t present a lot emotion after stopping the clock within the 50 at 19.90 seconds, 11 one-hundredths of a second off his league report of 19.79 in 2025.

In recording that point, Ohl joined Olympian Michael Cavic (Tustin) as the one Orange County boys to ever break 20 seconds in a highschool meet.

Ohl, who’s dedicated to Stanford for water polo, flashed a smile and pointed to his mother Diane after successful the 100 free in a meet report and lifetime-best 44.08.

Ohl was proud of each his instances, however particularly the 100.

“I’ve been wanting to get that lower and lower,” stated Ohl, who broke Shields’ meet report of 44.54 for Edison in 2009. “That was an amazing swim for me right there. I’m so happy about that.”

“I felt all my breakouts off the wall, even off the flips … were really strong and that gave me a lot of momentum,” he added.

Ohl moved to fourth in county historical past within the 100 free and once more challenged Cavic’s county report within the 50 of 19.69 from 2002.

Ohl, who’s 6-foot-7 and 210 kilos, capped his meet by splitting an eye-popping 19.37 because the anchor within the 200 free relay.

“I honestly couldn’t do it without the great coaching staff at Newport,” stated Ohl, who talked about coaches Kevin Potter and Carson Sand. “They really help me more with the technical (side). The flips, the dives, the underwaters.”

Ohl’s efficiency helped spotlight a meet that produced scorching instances from Fountain Valley’s Alyssa Ton and powerful crew performances.

Ton received the 200 free in a county-leading 1:45.37 and showcased her sprinting to assert the 100 free in a county-leading 49.10.

The Tennessee dedicated junior missed her lifetime-best within the 100 by solely 5 hundreths.

“The 100 free is a fun event for me because usually I do some longer events,” stated Ton, who plans to race the 200 and 500 free on the CIF-SS championships subsequent week.

“I wouldn’t necessary call myself a sprinter. I won’t call myself a long distance either. I feel like I can kind of hop around.”

The meet featured just a few different double-winners.

On the ladies facet, Corona del Mar sophomore Sofia Szymanowski touched first within the 200 particular person medley (2:03.31) and 100 breaststroke (1:01.28).

On the boys facet, Fountain Valley senior Peter Vu claimed the five hundred free (4:29.18) and 100 breaststroke (55.03).

In the breaststroke, the Princeton commit edged Corona del Mar’s Ethan Lim (55.73) in top-of-the-line races of the meet.

Edison senior Holden Lee broke 50 seconds within the butterfly (49.61) and backstroke (49.48) to seize titles.

He additionally helped Edison’s 200 free relay to a title in a school-record 1:24.37.

He teamed with fellow seniors Matthew Langford, Micah Baltzer and Coulter Dilts to carry off Ohl and Newport Harbor by three-tenths.

Edison’s relay featured the identical swimmers as final season when it missed racing on the CIF-SS meet as a result of an entry concern.

“They focused on the things they needed to late in the season and that’s what paid off,” first-year Edison coach Tommy Kelly stated.

Huntington Beach boys received the league meet to assert the title after ending third in league duals with a 4-2. Senior Isaac Squires, who’s dedicated to Golden West College, received the 200 free in 1:41.03. He impressed in prelims with a 1:39.68.

Newport Harbor’s ladies, who went 6-0 in league duals, captured their fourth straight title. Emerson Mulvey, additionally a water polo standout, took the 50 free in 24.07.

In different league finals Friday:

In the Pacific Coast League: Andrew Maksymowski received the 200 IM (1:49.36) and 500 free (4:24.98) to guide the Northwood boys to the title on the Woollett Aquatics Center. Junior Bella Parker touched first within the 200 IM (2:05.15) and 100 again (55.12) to assist energy the Woodbridge ladies to the title.

In the Trinity League: Bennett Korner captured the 50 free (20.24) and breaststroke (56.03) to guide the Santa Margarita boys to the title of their house pool. Freshman Haylee Pramono received the 200 IM (2:03.22) and again (58.29) to assist push the Santa Margarita ladies to the title.

In the South Coast League finals: Zoe de Fabrique of San Clemente claimed the 200 (1:50.81) and 500 (4:56.07) freestyles to assist spotlight the meet at Capistrano Valley.

In the Crestview League finals: Jay Hickman received the boys 500 free (4:29.02) and Chloe Teger claimed the ladies 500 free (4:58.04) to guide Villa Park at Foothill High. Villa Park’s Lucy Flynn touched first within the 200 free (1:50.18) and 100 breast (1:05.24).