SWIMMING: LOCALS SUN, BIBB READY TO TEST THEIR SKILLS IN LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Any opportunity Sara Sun or Emily Bibb bibb n. 1. Nautical A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees. 2. A bibcock. [Alteration of bib.] get to compete in the Olympic pool at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach is a welcomed one. After all, the two local swimming standouts rarely lose when racing there. With a combined eight Southern Section individual titles, Sun and Bibb are among the area's most decorated female competitors. But when they get in the water this weekend at the Long Beach Grand Prix
The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is the premier circuit in the Champ Car World Series. It is an open-wheel race held on a temporary road course in Long Beach, California. , they'll be matching strokes with some of the world's best swimmers. Sun, a senior at 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, and Bibb, a four-year standout at La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. of 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. , lead a list of local athletes who will test their skills against a field featuring 16 U.S. Olympians. ``When I put my cap and goggles goggles, n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures. goggles see periocular leukotrichia. on, I'm in there ready to race against them,'' said Sun, a two-time Daily News Female Swimmer of the Year. The Long Beach event is the first of seven Grand Prix meets across the country this year, which prepare the members of the U.S. men's and women's national team The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. for the World Championships from March 18-April 1 in Melbourne, Australia. For elite high school swimmers like Bibb, a three-time All-Area selection, and Sun, it's a chance to prepare for the high school season in March. ``Everything is going well,'' said Bibb. ``I'm really excited about the meet this weekend and all the opportunities for great racing.'' The meet also features All-Area standouts Camille Duckett (Thousand Oaks), Annie Stefanec (Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks), Yumi So (Crescenta Valley), Aislinn Smalling (Westlake), Jordan Danny (Hart of Newhall), Jackie Brousseau (Westlake) and Allison Hall (Oaks Christian of Westlake Village). La Canada's trio of Ian Mirisola, Jerrold Lee and Mark Nakanishi will join Granada Hills' Chris Baier and Oaks Christian's Jonnie Pare and Nolan Koon are among the All-Area male swimmers. erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): box Photo: LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX OF SWIMMING |
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