SWIMMING ROUNDUP: GYURIS SHOWS HER GIFTS.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer LONG BEACH - At the ripe old age of 14, 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. High freshman Vanda Gyuris took what most high school swimmers need years to do and turned it into a short afternoon Saturday at the Southern Section Div. II championships. In her first section finals, Gyuris put on a show, and showed why she hopes to be swimming for her native Hungary at the 2004 Olympics. She dominated the field in winning the 100-yard freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. and added a second-place finish Noun 1. second-place finish - a finish in second place (as in a race) runner-up finish finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the in the 200 free. Gyuris also earned automatic NISCA/Speedo All-American recognition in both races, becoming just the second Thousand Oaks swimmer to do so. And Gyuris did it despite not halting halt·ing adj. 1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice. 2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse. 3. Limping; lame. her training for this summer's Hungarian junior nationals to rest for the meet. ``I was just really pumped and really wanted to win,'' said Gyuris, who dropped more than 1 1/2 seconds in winning the 100 free in 51.34. ``I really wasn't expecting to do this well. I'm so happy. This is such a great moment.'' The meet was not without its share of controversy, as Valencia of Placentia senior Andy Harutunian was disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. from his victories in the 50 and 100 free as well as the 200 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 relay. Harutunian was entered in too many events between Friday's preliminaries and the finals. The disqualifications cost Valencia of Placentia a third-place finish Noun 1. third-place finish - a finish in third place (as in a race) finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the in the boys' team standings. Poly of Riverside won the boys' title with a score of 211.5, and Upland won the girls' championship with 258. Valencia of Placentia finished ninth with 82.5 points. Gyuris, meanwhile, will leave June 19 for the Hungarian meet and hopes to qualify for the European junior championships from it. In a short time, however, she also has left her mark on local high school swimming. ``She's set such high standards for herself from when she was little,'' Thousand Oaks co-head coach Melissa Salderfer said. ``It's incredible what she's been able to do as young as she is. But she puts the work in for it.'' Gyuris nearly pulled off a stunning upset in the 200 free, her first race of the day. Despite swimming in lane 2 and being seeded fifth, Gyuris led at the halfway point, and Salderfer mentioned that she caught her star swimmer looking at the school's records this week. But Gyuris slowed down the stretch and settled for second behind Peninsula freshman Katherine Nelson. Her time of 1:51.75 still was a career best and well below the automatic All-American standard of 1:52.51. Gyuris joined her older brother Aron, who received All-American recognition in the 50 free in 2000, as the only such recipients in Thousand Oaks history. Aron was in attendance at Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool and watched as Gyuris then turned the 100 into a nonrace. She led from start to finish in defeating Corona Corona, city, United States Corona (kərō`nə), city (1990 pop. 76,095), Riverside co., S Calif.; inc. 1896. The city developed as a primary citrus fruit producer and shipping center. There is also light manufacturing. Del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
v. Past tense of swim. swam Verb the past tense of swim swam swim the anchor leg as Thousand Oaks' 200 free relay won the consolation finals. ``I just want to keep on going,'' Gyuris said when asked what she'll do for an encore with three years of high school eligibility remaining. ``Nothing is really good enough in swimming, even if it is a really good time.'' It also was an afternoon of surprising victory for La Canada sophomore Maryann Boosalis and agonizing defeat for Royal of Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. senior Christine Creek. Both came during the final five yards of the 100 breast. Creek led entering the final 25 yards but swam stroke for stroke with Boosalis down the stretch. In the final race of her high school career, Creek was touched out for first place by just five one-hundredths, 1:04.00 to 1:04.05. Boosalis' victory came in the 10th-fastest high school time nationally this year. ``That was my last chance,'' said Creek, who was competing in Div. II for the first time after spending the past three years in Div. I. ``But it was a fast time, and I haven't been that fast in a while. It was a good race. I'm proud of how I swam.'' Added Boosalis: ``At that point, when it's neck-and-neck like that, you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who's ahead. I just wanted to put everything I had into that last stroke.'' Both swimmers recorded All-American times in the race. Earlier in the day, Creek, who will swim next year for Arizona State, finished second in the 200 individual medley (2:05.40). Boosalis took fourth (2:07.22) in the same race. La Canada junior Grant Chin capped the day by taking third in the 100 breast in 1:00.47. The Spartans were the area's top team Saturday, taking seventh on the girls' side and sixth on the boys'. In Div. III: Rio Mesa of Oxnard junior Justin Burdine-Ortega didn't try to hide his disappointment after the 50 free finals at Saturday morning's championships. Before the race he was jumping on the pool deck and clapping his hands while waiting for the starter. Afterward af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. Adv. 1. afterward - happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here , he left without collecting his medal, barely speaking to anyone. Burdine-Ortega, seeded No. 1 in the race, finished second to Pacific senior Trevor Harp harp, stringed musical instrument of ancient origin, the strings of which are plucked with the fingers. Harps were found in paintings from the 13th cent. B.C. at Thebes. In different forms it was played by peoples of nearly all lands throughout the ages. in a time of 21.65. He then followed with a fourth-place finish in the 100 free (47.82), failing to drop time in either event from Friday's preliminaries. The day was even more difficult considering Burdine-Ortega finished second in the 100 free and fourth in the 100 breast at last year's championships. ``It happened in back-to-back years: second and fourth,'' Burdine-Ortega said. ``Maybe 24 should be my lucky number.'' |
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