The first competition held at the Maggie Gilbert Aquatics Center was a Southern California-sanctioned swim meet hosted by Westside Aquatics on Saturday and Sunday. More than 650 athletes, ages 5 to 19, came from as far away as Pasadena and Torrance to swim in the new 10-lane competition pool on the Palisades High campus, which was dedicated on October 10. There were so many entries that swimmers did ‘fly-over starts’, which saves time by having swimmers who finish their heat stay in the pool until the next race starts.
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