SO. SECTION SWIMMING PRELIMS: SAUGUS SWIMMER STRONG IN QUALIFIER HERALDED BREASTSTROKER POSTS FASTEST TIME.Byline: Erik Boal Staff Writer LONG BEACH - John Criste didn't need to do anything special during the Southern Section Div. I boys' swimming prelims Wednesday to solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. his status as the best high school breaststroker in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . The Saugus High sophomore was recovering from a monthlong illness and working on regaining his rhythm after an intense week of competition at the World Championship Trials in Indianapolis the first week of April. His entry time was nearly a second faster than anyone else in the field. But, like last season, the Olympic pool at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach brought out the best in Criste, who entertained en·ter·tain v. en·ter·tained, en·ter·tain·ing, en·ter·tains v.tr. 1. To hold the attention of with something amusing or diverting. See Synonyms at amuse. 2. spectators with the fastest qualifying time, 56.82 seconds, in the 100-yard breaststroke, 2.12 seconds ahead of Long Beach Poly's Kazunori Miyahara. ``I'm very surprised,'' said Criste, who also qualified sixth in the 200 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 (1:56.8), dropping more than three seconds off his entry time. ``I'm pleased as punch at that time. It gives me a lot of confidence for (Friday's finals).'' Criste's performance gave him a renewed belief that he could challenge the division record of 54.89, set by Irvine's Daniel Kim in Kim In (김인, 金寅 born November 23, 1943) is a professional Go player. Biography Kim In became a professional in 1958 when he was 15.[3] He was a student at the legendary Minoru Kitani school in 1962 and left to return home a year later. 1999. ``That was my goal at the beginning of the season,'' Criste said. ``It seems more feasible now. It's definitely not out of my mind.'' Moments before Criste's impressive effort, Saugus senior Lizette Patterson qualified third in the girls' breaststroke with a season-best 1:06.51. She trailed national high school record-holder Jessica Hardy of Wilson of Long Beach (1:00.69 on Wednesday) and Irvine's Jane Hwang (1:05.93). ``On the dive, I was right there with (Hardy),'' said Patterson, who also qualified seventh in the 200 IM (2:09.05). ``I was really happy to get back (for the championship heat), especially in the IM. That was really close.'' Saugus junior Melissa Bowers Bowers is a surname, and may refer to
Canyon junior Roxy Camuso qualified eighth in the 100 (53.52) and 200 freestyles (1:54.94). Hart freshman Rachael Krager tied for 13th in the 100 butterfly with Redlands' Jamie Vessey (1:00.44). Despite a few struggles early in the meet, Hart remained in contention for a top-10 finish in the boys' competition behind strong performances by seniors Goran Bistric and Sean Gucciardi. Bistric qualified third in the 100 backstroke in 52.46, although the backup timers in his lane had him timed at 52.01 because he didn't make clean contact with the touch pad at the finish. That gave Bistric hope that he could challenge San Clemente's Scott Spansail (51.48) and El Toro El To·ro An unincorporated community of southern California southeast of Santa Ana. Founded in the 1890s, it is mainly residential. Population: 62,685. of Lake Forest's Brandon Pierson (52.39) for the title. ``I didn't think I was a second behind (Spansail),'' said Bistric, who will be joined in the backstroke competition by Matt Gannon (12th, 54:92), who also qualified in the 200 IM (12th, 1:58.67). ``I just want to be around them, so I can see where they're at.'' Gucciardi overcame an athlete false-starting in his heat of the 100 fly and posting the slowest 50-yard split in the re-swim, to edge out Bistric (53.1) for the eighth and final qualifying spot in the championship heat with a time of 52.86. He joined Bistric, Andrew Evans Andrew Evans refers to:
n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] on Hart's 200 medley relay team, which qualified sixth in 1:38.95. Valencia also qualified in the medley relay (12th, 1:40.61). Evans, Gucciardi, Daniel Hofstedt and Jeff Linn tied for 11th in the 200 free relay with Dana Hills Dana Lynne Goetz (May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress and voice actor who was best known for her raspy voice and child-like appearance. The surname of her stage name of Dana Hill was in fact her mother's maiden name. of Dana Point (1:29.18). Hofstedt qualified 16th in the 200 free (1:46.41). Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Saugus' Lizette Patterson qualified third in the breaststroke at the Southern Section prelims. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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