Girls Win Frosh/Soph, Take Third in Varsity; Boys Fourth at South Bay Invite
By STEVE GALLUZZO | Sports Editor
Every spring the Palisades High swim team competes in the South Bay Invitational to test itself against some of the top programs in Southern California.
This year’s competition was fierce but when the three-day meet was over the Dolphins and head coach Maggie Nance once again left wih a first-place trophy.
Palisades nearly lapped the field in the frosh/soph girls division, racking up 161 points to far outdistance second-place Redondo Union (81). The varsity girls took third with 293.5 points, behind Redondo Union (414.5) and Santa Monica (341).
The Dolphins’ frosh/soph boys were fourth with 58 points and the varsity boys were also fourth with 271.
The frosh/soph girls opened Friday’s finals strong as Heather Kuwata, Chloe Alpin, Maxine Eschger and Addie Saab won the 200-yard medley relay in 2:02.46 and Kristina Kobuke won the 200 freestyle in 2:08.77. Alpin (1:06.09) and Kuwata (1:07.32) were first and second in the 100 individual medley, Eschger won the 50 freestyle and took second in the 100 freestyle and Saab was first in the 50 butterfly. Julia Sansing, Kuwata, Isabella Camara and Sydney Savarese won the 200 freestyle relay, Ellie Sim won the 50 backstroke in 30.90, Alpin won the 50 breaststroke in 35.13 and Eschger, Kobuke, Savarese and Saab won the 400 freestyle relay.
For the varsity girls, Quincy Timmerman took third in the 200 individual medley, Nathalia Wyss was fourth in the 100 freestyle, the 200 freestyle relay of Wyss, Darby Green, Gracie Winter and Sydney Brouwer was third in 1:43.47 and Kavita Sekhon and Timmerman were second and third in the 100 breaststroke.
Sean Botansky was second in the frosh/soph boys 50 freestyle, Oliver Younai and Botansky were second and third in the 100 butterfly and Guy Connor won the 100 breaststroke in 1:07.45.
Palisades’ varsity boys 400 relay was second, Orion Vayanas was third in the 100 breaststroke and second in the 200 individual medley and the 200 medley relay was second in 1:41.34.
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