SWIMMING: STEFANEC DOMINANT IN 100-METER FREE.Byline: KEVIN CONNELLY Kevin Connelly was born in Middlesbrough, England. He is an impressionist comedian, and after dinner speaker and is probably most famous for his role on the popular BBC television programme 'Dead Ringers'. Special to the Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks junior Annie Stefanec's strong suit as a swimmer has always been the backstroke. That was, at least, until her dominating performance Wednesday in the girls' 100-meter freestyle at the 2006 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, Swimming Junior Olympics at Santa Clarita Aquatic Center. Competing for the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley- based CCAT CCAT Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (Humboldt State University; Arcata, CA) CCAT Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope CCAT Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test CCAT Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal swim team, Stefanec led from start to finish in the girls' 15-year-old and over 100-meter freestyle, clocking in at 59.46 seconds -- a long-course personal record. Stefanec, the defending Mission League champion in the 200-yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle, won by more than a body length against a strong field that included top area swimmers such as Westlake junior Aislinn Smalling (sixth place) and Canyon of Canyon Country grad and UNLV-bound Roxy Camuso (eighth place). ``I (am) happy with the time,'' Stefanec said. ``It was a talented field, but I didn't think about that going into the race. For me, it's not about the people you face, but improving as an individual.'' Other local standouts: Competing for the Santa Clarita Valley-based Canyon Aquatics swim team, Bob Hwang placed first in the boys' 13- to 14-year-old 100 freestyle (55.98) and the 200 butterfly (2:17.26). Adria Morales of Canyon Aquatics finished first in the girls' 11- to 12- year-old 100 backstroke (1:11.92) and the 100 butterfly (1:07.72), while Allison Morales -- Adria's identical twin sister -- placed first in the girls' 100 freestyle with a time of 1:10.15. Canyon Aquatics' Asher Garcia also placed first in the boys' 13- to 14- year-old 200 backstroke with a clocking of 2:16.99. kevin.connelly@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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