SWIMMING: CRISTE ACCOMPLISHES GOALS AT MEET.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News IRVINE -- John Criste knows what it's like to be a big fish in a small pond, winning a Southern Section title during his two years at Saugus High and setting several age-group records at Canyons Aquatics. But Criste needed a greater challenge. He wanted to train with world-class athletes and swim in more meaningful races. As a result, he transferred to Mission Viejo Mission Vi·e·jo A community of southern California southeast of Irvine. It is mainly residential. Population: 96,300. High and joined one of the nation's best club teams, Irvine Novaquatics Novaquatics (also known as Nova) is a USA Swimming-affiliated swim team based in Irvine, California, Fountain Valley, California, and also in Aliso Viejo, California. The Novaquatics team is currently ranked as the #3 swim team program in the United States by USA Swimming. , in the fall. Criste achieved one goal in May by helping Mission Viejo capture the Div. I title. He accomplished the other half of the equation Friday night at William Woollett William Woollett (August 15, 1735 - May 23, 1785), English engraver, was born at Maidstone, of a family which came originally from the Netherlands. He was apprenticed to John Tinney, an engraver in Fleet Street, London, and studied in the St Martin's Lane academy. Jr. Aquatics Center. Following his victory Thursday in the 100-meter breaststroke, Criste contributed to Novaquatics' win Friday in the 400 medley relay, helping the host team clock a meet-record 3 minutes, 55.30 seconds to clinch the men's team title at the Speedo An earlier scalable font technology from Bitstream Inc., Cambridge, MA (www.bitstream.com). Speedo fonts used the .SPD extension. See FaceLift. Junior National Championships. After being first among all California female swimmers the past two years at junior nationals, Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta's Sara Sun found herself watching from the pool deck Friday during the women's 1,500 freestyle, having been scratched from the event earlier in the day. That set the stage for La Serna La Serna may refer to: People
VandenBerge broke her own meet record with a mark of 16:46.47. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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