DOUBLE DIPPING MCVEY JOINS THE TEAM.Byline: Scott Magoloff Staff Writer LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Peter McVey wanted to compete on the Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill High swimming team as a freshman last year. He actually went to two meets and nearly made a Southern Section qualifying time but quit shortly thereafter. McVey said then-coach Judy Judy is most commonly a female given name, as well as a shorten form of Judith. It may also refer to:
``I was really upset about last year,'' said McVey, who has flourished at Quartz Hill this year and recently became only the second individual to qualify for an event - two, actually - in the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. prelims. ``I'm really happy that we're getting some relay teams in also. I'm the only individual (at Quartz Hill) who qualified, but I get to go with a lot of my friends. ``I was very upset with the way it worked out last year. I see all my friends walking around with letters on their jackets; I could have lettered. It just didn't work out.'' In fact, it probably worked out for the best that he concentrated on club swimming last year. He did miss out on the high school season and the camaraderie ca·ma·ra·der·ie n. Goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends; comradeship. [French, from camarade, comrade, from Old French, roommate; see comrade. of being on the team, but the practice at Canyons Aquatics has turned McVey into a section-championship contender. McVey will compete in the Division III 200-yard individual 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 and 100 breaststroke in addition to his spot on the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. relay teams. ``The improvements he's made in the past year have been drastic,'' Canyons Aquatics assistant coach Jeff Conwell said. ``His solid year of training has definitely paid off this high school season.'' His high seedings leave McVey thinking a top-three finish or possibly a section championship is within reach. His goal is just to reach the finals, but whatever he accomplishes, McVey is a positive influence on Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley area swimming. Last year, the entire Golden League was shut out of the section prelims, a sign of a decline in year-round swimming interest in the Antelope Valley. Along with Canyons Aquatics teammate and Highland High freshman Michele Kumaus, the only other individual qualifier qual·i·fi·er n. 1. One that qualifies, especially one that has or fulfills all appropriate qualifications, as for a position, office, or task. 2. , McVey has the hopes of the region's entire swimming community on his shoulders. ``I think it's huge,'' Quartz Hill boys' coach Marc Thibault said. ``He represents himself and all the hard work he puts in and he'll be a good representation of the Golden League at the meet. . . . Peter knew he was going to do that all along, then he's helped some other guys go down there by being on the relay teams.'' McVey actually registered section qualifying times in five events this season, a testament to the versatility he gained from last year's training. A swimmer can only compete in two individual events in the section championships, meaning the cut times he registered in the 500 freestyle, 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. and 100 breaststroke are only pleasant memories of strong swims. Conflicting practice times caused McVey to quit the high school team last year. He wasn't about to let that happen this year. Instead, he practices twice a day, once in the morning before school and once after. There is also a 45-minute drive to club practice, which is at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. in Valencia. ``It drains on my academic work, but I figure, (swimming's) what's going to get me into college anyway,'' McVey said. McVEY FILE Name: Peter McVey School: Quartz Hill Grade: Sophomore Sport: Swimming Section prelims: McVey is seeded third in the 100 breaststroke and 10th in the 200 IM. The prelims begin at 10:30 on Friday and the finals at 10:30 Saturday, both at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach. Times: McVey missed the junior national cut time in the 100 breaststroke by about one second but hopes to make it soon, perhaps during the section meet. CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: (color) Peter McVey couldn't swim for Quartz Hill High last season and also work out at a club, but that problem has been solved. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: McVey File (see text) |
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