Information fall in CIF San Diego Section swimming finals

CHULA VISTA — Classical Academy senior Braden Guzman slapped the water with each fingers repeatedly upon ending the Division 2 boys 200-yard medley at Saturday’s CIF San Diego Section swimming finals.

Two days after breaking the occasion report within the prelims, Guzman did it once more by bettering by greater than a second (1 minutes, 46.48 seconds) at Southwestern College on Saturday.

“I’m super pumped,” mentioned Guzman, who dedicated to SMU per week in the past. “I wanted to go 1:46, I got an extra day of rest, and I gave it my all.”

It additionally meant a repeat title in a farewell for Guzman, who’s bypassing this week’s state meet. His preliminary time (1:47.93) had surpassed the earlier mark by three-hundredths of a second. Guzman additionally prevailed within the 100 breaststroke (54.52), 19/100ths of a second off the report.

Mt. Carmel senior Catherine Rowe secured a three-peat win within the Division 2 100 backstroke in 54.62, though the time was shy of her report set final yr (53.44).

“It’s not my best time, but I’m happy with what I did,” mentioned Rowe, who helped the Sundevils safe their fourth straight women title with 244 factors. “It’s been a good day for our team.”

Point Loma junior Alex Pletcher, who set the boys 200 freestyle report (1:35.63) in final yr’s state meet, received that occasion for the third time (1:37.22) and in addition took the 100 butterfly (48.28) with a swap to that race this yr.

In his first meet look, Torrey Pines senior switch Charlie Hall received each the Division 1 50-yard freestyle (20.72) and the 100 free (46.36).

“I think I have a little more in me, but I’m super happy with how I did,” mentioned Hall, the son of three-time Olympian Gary Hall Jr.

With Hall anchoring, Torrey Pines set a report within the 200 freestyle relay. The Falcons’ time of 1:23.29 surpassed the mark of 1:24.67  established by Del Norte in 2020.

Falcons senior Aya Ferguson recorded a three-peat title within the 100 freestyle with a time of fifty.38. However, nonetheless battling the consequences of a week-long sickness, she was off final yr’s time of 49.83.

“I was just tired for some reason,” mentioned Ferguson, a future Northwestern swimmer. “Maybe my sickness is getting to me. It is what it is.”

Ferguson was nonetheless in a position to contribute to report performances because the anchor within the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.76) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:25.45), breaking marks that the Falcons set final yr.

In the 200 freestyle, Granite Hills sophomore Ella Morgan (1:49.15) edged Ferguson (1:49.30) and denied her a three-peat win.  Morgan additionally earned a repeat crown within the 500 freestyle (5:00.32).

La Costa Canyon freshman Aubrey Martinez had twin wins within the Division 2 200 particular person medley (2:03.05) and the 100 breaststroke (1:01.63).

“I’m having a lot of fun,” Martinez. “It’s been a lot of excitement, and my friends have helped me relax.”

Also incomes twin wins in Division 2 was Point Loma senior McKenna Carroll with a three-peat title within the 200 freestyle (1:50.89) and her first within the 100 free (50.87). Granite Hills senior Austin Felio moved from fourth place final yr to win the Division 1 200 freestyle (1:39.64) and stepped up from runner-up to take the five hundred freestyle (4:30.93).

“After 150, I gave it everything I had, and I was super surprised (to win),” Felio mentioned. “I knew it was going to be a close race.”

San Marcos senior Madison McCormick took the 200 IM (2:03.55) and the 100 butterfly (54.57) after ending as a runner-up in each final yr.

Canyon Crest senior Darmen Yessengeldy took an encore tile within the 100 breaststroke (48.68) however couldn’t problem the report (47.55) together with his time without work from final yr (48.44).

The Torrey Pines women (343 factors) topped San Marcos (323) to finish a four-year Division 1 title reign by the Knights. The boys’ championship went to Torrey Pines (430 factors) for the eleventh straight yr. Cathedral Catholic (270) received the Division 2 boys title.