CITY SWIMMING FINALS: REPEAT FOR CLEVELAND BOYS CHIU IS ANCHOR IN CAVALIERS' WIN.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News The bad news for City Section girls' swimmers is they'll have to contend with Cleveland of Reseda's Tessa Chiu for another three years. The good news for all the boys' swimmers is Wednesday marked the last time they would have to race against Michael Chiu. The senior capped an exceptional career in brilliant fashion at the City finals at the AAF/John C. Argue Swim Stadium, leading off the Cavaliers' victorious 200-yard medley med·ley n. pl. med·leys 1. An often jumbled assortment; a mixture: "That night he dreamed he was traveling in a foreign country, only it seemed to be a medley of all the countries he'd ever been to and relay and anchoring the 400 freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. relay to another convincing win, helping Cleveland repeat as champion with 297 points, ahead of West Valley League rival Birmingham of Lake Balboa Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). (184). "We have something special here, so it's kind of sad to see my part end," Chiu said. "But I know they'll keep it going after we're gone." Chiu, who captured his third title in the 100 backstroke (53.65 seconds) and his first in the 100 free (48.47), was one of six seniors competing for Cleveland. Frederick Aquino, Efren Avila, Albert Han, Andrew Hyun and Renato Santiago all contributed valuable points for the Cavaliers, who also won the 200 free relay (1:35.43). After rallying in the final event last season to defeat Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). of Pacific Palisades by three points, Cleveland didn't need to rely on any such heroics to repeat. Junior Ashkaun Hami defended his title in the 100 butterfly butterfly, any of a large group of insects found throughout most of the world; with the moths, they comprise the order Lepidoptera. There are about 12 families of butterflies. Most adult moths and butterflies feed on nectar sucked from flowers. (53.87) and he and Chiu overcame an early Venice lead to rally for the win in the 400 free relay (3:24.20). "I think I felt more pressure than they did because everybody said we were supposed to win," said Cleveland coach Teresa Frias, who received 16 points from diving diving Sport of plunging into water, usually headfirst and often following the execution of one or more acrobatic maneuvers. It emerged as a competitive sport in the late 19th century and became part of the Olympic Games in 1904. champion Alex Dashiell. "But it feels really good. I know how hard they've been working for so long and they deserve this." Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies (also Sherman Oaks CES or SOCES) is a (magnet) public school in the San Fernando Valley, Southern California, United States. of Reseda sophomore Phillip Chu won the 200 individual medley (2:03.76) and 100 breaststroke (1:00.47), Reseda's Jacob Krol captured the 50 free (22.59) and Granada Hills senior Chris Baier won his third straight title in the 200 free (1:44.10). Despite clocking a personal-best 4:43.85 in the 500 free, Baier's bid for a three-peat was denied by San Pedro's Alex Nelson (4:43.58). Birmingham didn't win an event, but relied on 32 diving points to hold off San Pedro (1381/2) for second. "I'm really happy for Cleveland and I'm definitely happy for Teresa. She deserves it," Birmingham coach Andrew Jones said. Granada Hills (170) and Cleveland (147) couldn't duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything. 2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect. the same success in the girls' competition, finishing behind 18-time champion Palisades (298) and Venice (185). El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
"(Winning the breaststroke) was very important to me," Brown said. "I would've like to have gone faster but I didn't have anyone to push me." Van Nuys junior Claudia Ochotorena enjoyed a three-peat in the 100 backstroke (59.83), but was upstaged in the 100 butterfly by Venice junior Andi Murez, who broke the City record to win in 57.40. Murez added a win in the 200 free (1:52.17). "I knew I would probably have to break the City record to beat her," said Ochotorena, who clocked 59.40 in the fly. "But five titles is fine with me." Taft of Woodland Hills' Chelsea Lim doubled in the 50 (24.89) and 100 frees (54.59), and Granada Hills' Adriana Silva sil·va also syl·va n. pl. sil·vas or sil·vae 1. The trees or forests of a region. 2. A written work on the trees or forests of a region. captured the 500 free (5:22.74). erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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