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Swim: Tuesday’s leaderboard (Uni’s Okubo posts two Division 1 auto times)

March 5th, 2013, 10:20 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

BOYS SWIMMING

BOYS SWIMMING

Empire League

KENNEDY 105, PACIFICA 65

Orange Coast League

CALVARY CHAPEL 114, ESTANCIA 39

Nonleague

COSTA MESA 89, LOS AMIGOS 78

UNIVERSITY 129, TESORO 41

SANTA MARGARITA 116, LAGUNA HILLS 53

TRABUCO HILLS 82, MISSION VIEJO 72

LOS ALAMITOS 102, LB POLY 68

200 medley relay (1:48.90) – Uni 1:39.36; Uni B 1:42.22; SM 1:44.35; Uni C 1:44.38; Tes 1:45.78; MV 1:46.20;

200 free (1:50.90) – Heron (MV) 1:45.39; Wong (Uni) 1:45.61; Ortiz (Uni) 1:45.66; Wynkoop (Tes) 1:49.24;

200 IM (2:05.50) – Okubo (Uni) 1:54.29 – pictured above; Boval (Tes) 1:57.14; Takahashi (Uni) 2:00.82; Cerda (SM) 2:03.87; Havton (Uni) 2:05.26

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Swim: University’s Burton commits to Pac-12 school

October 1st, 2012, 7:46 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

University High and Orange County Waves club swimmer Maggie Burton, the two-time defending CIF-SS Division 1 champion in the 100-yard breaststroke, has committed to UCLA, she said in a text message Monday night.

“I chose to be a Bruin because of the rich athletic tradition and great academics,” the senior said. “Coach Cyndi (Gallagher) and Coach Naya (Higashijima ) are really building a strong program that I want to be part of.”

Burton was a key member of the Trojans’ Division 1 team championship squads in 2011 and 2010. The All-County swimmer also is a strong sprint-freestyler (high school-best 23.72 seconds), individual medley racer and relay performer.

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CIF Swim Central: Burton’s victory worth a second look

May 20th, 2011, 12:24 pm by DAN ALBANO, ocvarsity.com

The championship season in swimming dishes out so many great swims in such a short amount of time, it sometimes takes me a bit to sort it all out. Here’s another great effort:

One of the best individual performances was turned in by University rising sophomore Maggie Burton.

At the Division 1 finals, she claimed the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:01.69 — which missed breaking Melissa Bates’ county record for Mater Dei by only a tenth of a second. Burton now ranks third on the county’s all-time list in the breaststroke:

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