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Fischer-Colbrie posts top times but unable to defend titles
By Mike Barnhart
Megan Fischer-Colbrie swam faster in last Saturday's Central Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships than she did when she won a section crown in 2006.
In fact, her times in both the 100-yard butterfly and the 200 individual medley were so fast at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center they earned Automatic All-American status.
Still, the sophomore standout wasn't able to defend her CCS title in the 100 fly, although her clocking of 55.73 seconds was more than 1.5 seconds faster than her winning time of a year ago.
Fischer-Colbrie added a third place in the 200 IM (2:04.86), three places ahead of Lynbrook freshman Stephanie Nguyen (2:08.01). Homestead senior Michelle Camburn was sixth in the consolation event, four places ahead of Monta Vista freshman Vivian Yuen.
The Matadors' 400 free relay team placed second in an All-American time of 3:33.15.
Freshman sprinter Chelsea Fong, who earned second in the 50 free (23.95) and third in the 100 (51.76), led off the relay, followed by junior Mao Ueno, sophomore Audrey Kwong and Fischer-Colbrie.
Kwong, Ueno, Fong and sophomore Emma Drysdale combined for third place in the 200 free relay (1:38.15). The Matadors also placed sixth in the medley relay with Fischer-Colbrie, freshman Vivian Yuen, sophomore Elsa Cheng and Drysdale. Kwong was fifth in the 200 and 500 free races, while Drysdale was fifth in the 50 and 10th in the 100.
Christina La of Homestead placed fourth in the girls' 1-meter diving event with 442.90 points. Monta Vista sophomore Madeline Calafiore (325.95) finished 11th and Lynbrook freshman Sara Eicher (325.25) was 12th.
Monta Vista finished with 223 total points for second place in the team competition, the highest finish in school history and only 21 points behind champion Archbishop Mitty. Led by sophomores Stephanie Wei and Laurence Delisle, the Monarchs scored their fifth CCS crown in the past six years.
Palo Alto was third, four points behind Monta Vista, and St. Ignatius was fourth with 196 points. Homestead, paced by freshman Jess Bergman's fourth-place effort in the 100 backstroke (58.34), scored 79 points for 13th place and Lynbrook (45) was 16th.
Forty teams scored points in the girls competition. The top 16 placers earned points for their team, although the top six finishers earned medals.
In boys competition, Bellarmine ran away with the title, amassing 401 points. Out of 42 scoring teams, Lynbrook placed 10th with 77 points, with Homestead 11th with 70.
Junior Geovid Kali of Homestead placed sixth in the 50 free in 21.71 and defending champion Brandt Robinson of Lynbrook was eighth in 21.78.
Kali also anchored Homestead's 200 free relay team to sixth place. Sophomore Paul Kim, who placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (53.52), started the relay fast for the Mustangs. He was followed by junior Jeffrey Meadows, sophomore Matt Edwards and Kali.
Robinson finished fifth in the 100 free with 47.93. Junior Arthur Lam of Monta Vista placed sixth in the 200 free and 10th in the 500. Freshman Richard Chen of Monta Vista took 10th in the 100 breaststroke.
Lynbrook's 400 relay team of Robinson, junior Terry Jiang, senior Steven Nguyen and junior Alvin Wong placed sixth in 3:16.71.
