CIF SWIMMING : L.A. BAPTIST'S PARMENTER PUTS ON ONE-WOMAN SHOW.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer L.A. Baptist High School does not have a swim team, but you'd never have guessed that on Friday night at the Southern Section Division I swimming finals in Long Beach. That's because Jennifer Parmenter, an L.A. Baptist freshman and one of the top high school swimmers in the nation, all but stole the show by shattering the Southern Section Division I record in the 200 individual medley and then beating Southern Section record-holder Nicole Beck in the 100 backstroke. Parmenter, who barely missed out on making the 1996 Olympic team, started the night by breaking out her brand new, one-of-a-kind L.A. Baptist swimming outfit. It was presented to her by her coach at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Club specifically for the Southern Section meet. She then proceeded to blow away the competition in the 200 IM. In the 100 backstroke she had to battle from behind to nip Beck on the last lap. All this, despite the fact that Parmenter tapered just a little bit in preparation for the finals. Her bigger concern is the upcoming U.S. nationals later this summer. In the 200 IM, she broke a 13-year-old Southern Section record with a time of 2:00.82. The previous best time was established by Mission Viejo's Karin Werth in 1983. Parmenter's mark is also the fastest time by a high school swimmer in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. this year by two seconds. ``It was definitely a great race,'' Parmenter said of her performance in the 200 IM. In other events, Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. junior Eric Shafer took third place in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.23. He also took third place in the 100 freestyle at 46.88. Shafer, who broke a school record in the 100 freestyle in the preliminaries on Thursday, wasn't able to improve on that time but came away feeling good about his overall performance. ``All in all I had a great two days,'' said Shafer, who didn't expect to do as well as he did. Since Parmenter's school has no swimming team, the 15-year-old Granada Hills resident was forced to compete in six meets this year with Louisville High School Louisville High School may refer to:
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. - where L.A. Baptist resides - into Division I. ``I've got to give Louisville a lot of thanks for letting me swim with their team,'' Parmenter said. ``I appreciate that a great deal.'' Making the meet even better was the fact that she was able to wear an L.A. Baptist uniform for the first time. Agoura's Noah Cirincione was seventh in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.29. In the girls' 100 butterfly, Royal's Jamie McIntyre Jamie McIntyre is the Senior Pentagon correspondent for CNN. He has held this position since 1992. He received a Bachelor degree in journalism from the University of Florida, and in 2002 he was honored as a distinguished alumni.[1] came in third place at 59.23. Teammate Ingrid Salazar took seventh in the 200 freestyle in 1:56.06. In the boys' 100 butterfly, Westlake's Patrick Nygren finished in seventh place. Irvine's Amanda Beard Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California) is an American Olympic swimmer and model. Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. , who will compete in this summer's Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. , tied the national high-school record of Kristine Quance Kristine Quance (born April 1, 1975 in Northridge, Los Angeles, California) was an American breaststroke and medley swimmer of the 1990s, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a gold medal in the 4x100m medley relay. (Granada Hills High School Granada Hills Charter High School (Granada Hills High School) is a public, charter, co-educational, secondary school consisting of students in grades 9-12. The school colors are green, black, and white. ) in the 100 breakstroke with a time of 1:01.79. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO JENNIFER PARMENTER Set a Southern Section Division Irecord in the 200 IM and also won the 100 backstroke. |
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