GIRLS SWIMMING
(Updated May 11)
200 medley relay (O.C. record 1:43.34) – Uni 1:45.39
200 free (O.C. record 1:45.89) –McLaughlin (JS) 1:47.72, pictured, McLaughlin’s HS best 1:47.52
200 IM (O.C. record 1:55.15) – El. Eastin (CL) 1:55.15, O.C. record
50 free (O.C. record 22.53) – Engel (CL) 22.53 O.C. record
Crean Lutheran sophomore swimmer Ella Eastin broke the U.S. national record for independent schools — or private schools — in the 200-yard individual medley Thursday night at the CIF-SS Division 3 finals in Riverside.
Eastin blazed a lifetime-best and Orange County record time of 1 minute, 55.15 seconds, which breaks the national independent high school record, according to Swimming World’s updated high school records. The previous record was a 1:56.31 set earlier this year by Kaitlyn Jones of Delaware.
The overall high school record — public or private — is a 1:53.82 set by Dagny Knutson in 2009 for public school Minot in North Dakota.
Here’s a video of Eastin’s 200 IM on Thursday night and her post-race interview:
Here’s some analysis on Eastin’s record by Swimming World
Academy League Finals
Boys
At Kennedy
Team results – 1. Whitney 133; 2. Saddleback Valley Christian 121; 3. Sage Hill 82; 4. Oxford Academy 76; 5. Crean Luthran 57; 6. St. Margaret’s 19
200-yard medley relay – 1. Whitney 1:48.83; 2. SH 1:53.46; 3. OA 1:54.27
200 free – 1. Dale (SVC) 1:50.82; 2. Reyes (CL) 1:58.60; 3. Dorne (SH) 2:01.46
200 IM – 1. Huang (Whit) 2:06.04; 2. Chen (Whit) 2:07.40; 3. Yang (Whit) 2:09.71
50 free – 1. Jewell (SVC) 22.26; 2. Son (CL) 22.56; 3. Davis (SVC ) 22.88
100 fly – 1. Yang (Whit) 58.79; 2. Leeong (OA) 59.83; 3. Dang (Whit) 1:00.38
100 free – 1. Jewell (SVC) 50.64; 2. Haverkamp (SVC) 52.47; 3. Boey (Whit) 53.78
500 free – 1. Dale (SVC) 4:57.99; 2. Wan (SH) 5:14.54; 3. Plourde (OA) 5:39.53
Crean Lutheran sophomore swimmer Ella Eastin edged the Orange County record in the 100-yard butterfly by the slimmest of margins Saturday at the 41st Foothill Swim Games.
The SOCAL club swimmer blazed a time of 53.53 seconds to edge Tara Thomas’ 2007 county-record of 53.54 for Beckman by one one-hundredth of a second.
Eastin entered Saturday’s final ranked fourth in county history in the fly with a 53.93 last season. She emerged afterward with her first of likely multiple county records. She is ranked second all-time in the 200 IM.
The girls butterfly will be a fun race to watch the rest of the season. JSerra sophomore Katie McLaughlin blazed a 53.37 in a club meet in December for the Mission Viejo Nadadores. That time is the fastest for a 15-year-old in the nation this year.
Eastin moves to second in that USA Swimming list.
BOYS SWIMMING
Academy League
SAGE HILL 92, CREAN LUTHERAN 30
Empire League
KENNEDY 93, VALENCIA 77
Sea View League
LAGUNA HILLS 87, MISSION VIEJO 83
South Coast League
TRABUCO HILLS 95, EL TORO 75
Sunset League
EDISON 123, MARINA 40
NEWPORT HARBOR 129, HUNTINGTON BEACH 26
Nonleague
SANTA MARGARITA 129, ESPERANZA 41
Rising Crean Lutheran sophomore and SOCAL club swimmer Ella Eastin captured the 400-yard individual medley at the Speedo Winter Junior Nationals by an impressive four seconds Friday at the University of Tennessee.
Eastin, 15, won the race in 4 minutes, 9.66 seconds to tie the 2010 meet-record. The sec0nd-place finisher touched almost 4 1/2 seconds behind Eastin.
Crean and O.C. Waves swimmer Lindsey Engel placed third in the 100 fly (53.34) and fourth in the 100 back (53.59). The junior’s fly time is faster than Tara Thomas’ 2007 O.C. high school record of 53.54.
Please send swimming news to Dan Albano at dalbano@ocregister.com
Swimmer Lindsey Engel of the Orange County Waves club and Crean Lutheran captured the 50-yard freestyle in a sizzling 22.24 seconds at the Speedo Winter Junior National Championships at the University of Tennessee on Thursday.
Engel, 16, shattered the 2010 meet-record of 22.63 held by Faith Johnson of STAR Aquatics of North Carolina.
The junior’s time is about half-a-second faster than Courtney Cashion’s Orange County high school record of 22.75 for Irvine in 2004.
All-County swimmer Ella Eastin of Crean Lutheran has joined the SOCAL club team after leaving the Irvine Novaquatics club, SOCAL coach Stephen Pickell confirmed.
Eastin was an Olympic Trials qualifier in multiple events with the Novaquatics during the summer. She is a sophomore at Crean Lutheran.
As a freshman, Eastin claimed CIF-SS Division 3 titles in the 200-yard individual medley (1:59.88) and the 100 butterfly (53.93) in division records.
Her 200 IM time was about one second off Kristen Caverly’s county record of 1:58.86 for San Clemente in 2001.
Eastin’s sister, Emily, also is now at SOCAL, Pickell said. Emily is a freshman at Crean Lutheran.
Crean Lutheran super-freshman Ella Eastin cranked a county-leading and lifetime-best 53.93 in the 100-yard butterfly to set a second CIF Division 3 record tonight in Riverside.
Eastin become only the third county girl ever to break 54 seconds in the fly. Tara Thomas holds the county record with a 53.54.
It will be interesting to see if Katie McLaughlin of JSerra joins the 53-second job on Saturday at the Div. 1 finals.
Update 1
Crean Lutheran super-freshman Ella Eastin has become just the third O.C. girl ever to break two minutes in the 200-yard individual medley with a 1:59,88 in a record performance at the CIF-SS Division 3 swim finals in Riverside.
Eastin slips past Janet Evans for No. 2 in county history and now only trails county-record holder Kristen Caverly (1:58.86).
BOYS SWIMMING
CIF-SS Division 3 prelims
At Riverside City College
Top 10 advance to Thursday’s 5 p.m. championship finals
200-yard medley relay – 1. Mark Keppel 1:39.87; 2. Laguna Beach 1:40.35; 3. Kennedy 1:41.65; 4. Pacifica 1:41.73
200 free – 1. Haney (Bloom) 1:38.70; others: 4. Martinez (Ken) 1:49.09; 5. Lewis (CM) 1:49.92; 6. Wang (Cyp) 1:50.57; 7. Joppru (Val) 1:50.70;
200 IM — 1. Hanson (ImmChr) 1:52.31; others: 5. Doran (LB) 2:04.77; 5t. Umpornpuckdi (ken) 2:04.77; 10. Connors (CM) 2:06.69
50 free –1. Alba (Pac) 21.16; 2. Privett (OA) 21.36; others: 7. Polman (Sav) 22.06
2012 Academy League Swimming Championships – 5/2/2012 to 5/4/2012
Results – Finals Friday
Event 1 Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay Junior Varsity
Meet Record: 2:27.32 # 5/5/2011 Saddleback Valley Christian SVCS
A Varela, L Woodson, L French, A Thuang
Team Relay Finals Time
1 Whitney High School A 2:23.28#
1) Grovind, Tushara 2) Warner, Heather 3) Lopez, Madeline 4) Zhao, Kellie
36.10
2 Saddleback Valley Christian A 2:26.32#
1) Viloria, Mia 2) Thuang, Audrey 3) Hokanson, Haley 4) Brent, Emily
37.00
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