Jaydah Godbolt and Noah Quintero win titles at Division 3 swimming finals – Every day Bulletin

WALNUT — Hemet High School’s Jaydah Godbolt didn’t should go deep into the reminiscence financial institution to search out motivation for this week’s CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship meet.

At final month’s Ivy League finals, Godbolt thought she had delivered a school-record swim within the ladies 200-yard particular person medley solely to search out out she had been disqualified.

That reminiscence was contemporary in thoughts Friday on the Mt. San Antonio College Aquatic Center, as she positioned fourth within the 200 IM on the part finals.

But Godbolt bounced again in an enormous approach within the 100 backstroke, which is her premier self-discipline. Godbolt, a senior, efficiently retained her Division 3 crown behind a personal-best time of 56.24 seconds. That time additionally was quick sufficient for Godbolt to qualify for the CIF Stare meet.

“Everything that’s happened in the IM definitely has been on my mind, and I didn’t have a very good swim today,” Godbolt mentioned. “I just took my anger out on that last race (the backstroke) and really dropped my time.”

The computerized time to ensure a spot within the ladies backstroke on the CIF State meet is 56.24.

“I haven’t got a 56 in a while, and getting a personal best is something I’m very happy about,” she mentioned. “It’s nice knowing I don’t have to wait to see if my time is good enough (for state).”

Hemet completed sixth within the ladies crew race. Godbolt teamed with Sophia Cristea, Nikole Foutz and Claire Fredricksen for a fifth-place end within the 200 medley relay (1:56.82). That quartet additionally positioned sixth within the 200 freestyle relay (1:43.80).

Alta Loma senior Noah Quintero was seeded fourth within the boys 200 particular person medley, however he pieced collectively a wire-to-wire victory from Lane 7 to say the title in a time of 1:53.59.

“I knew I could go faster,” Quintero mentioned of his profitable swim. “I felt very comfortable and had confidence despite some setbacks this year.”

Quintero had sturdy backstroke and butterfly legs to achieve an early lead, and he held off the challenges of the breaststroke specialists on the finish of the race and gained by 1.24 seconds.

“The breaststroke is my weakest (stroke), but it came together for me today,” mentioned Quintero, who additionally positioned seventh within the 100 freestyle.

Alta Lome positioned sixth within the boys standings. Quintero teamed with Robert Wood, Jordan Stute and Jackson Brumbaugh for second place within the 200 freestyle relay (1:28.55). The Lions additionally have been third within the 400 freestyle relay (3:13.73) with a lineup of Quintero, Stute, Conner Holbrook and Brumbaugh.

Liberty senior Gwen Asbury completed third within the ladies 200 freestyle (1:53.14) and fourth within the 500 freestyle (5:04.47).

Arlington freshman Ellie Lowery positioned fourth within the ladies 100 butterfly (1:00.80) and fifth within the 50 freestyle (24.60).

Four different Inland swimmers had a top-five end in an occasion Friday.

Norco’s Raylene Tapia positioned third within the ladies 100 breaststroke (1:07.11), and Brody Porter of Los Osos completed fourth within the boys 200 particular person medley (1:55.24).

Chaparral’s Braelyn Davis was fourth within the ladies 100 backstroke (1:01.83), whereas Webb’s Audrey Ard Huddy completed fifth in that race (1:02.22).

Beaumont completed fifth within the boys 200 freestyle relay (1:29.83).