W. Swimming: Falcons record conference split at three-way meet

File Photo: Cerritos split their three-way conference dual meet
File Photo: Cerritos split their three-way conference dual meet

In their penultimate South Coast Conference dual meet, the Cerritos College women's swimming team posted a 155-61 win over Pasadena City, but dropped a 197-69 decision to host Long Beach City College. The Falcons (3-2) will travel to East Los Angeles College next Friday to take on the Huskies and Rio Hondo College in their final conference dual meet.

Leading the team once again was sophomore Sydney Romero (Cerritos HS/Azusa Pacific University), who won all three of her individual races and took second as a member of a relay team. She swept the backstroke, by winning the 100-yard event in 1:03.55 and posted a winning time of 2:27.56 in the 200-yard backstroke. Romero also won the 50-yard sprint race with a clocking of 26.15.

Locking down a second and third place finish on the day was sophomore Camila Oliveira (Cerritos HS), as she recorded a second place time of 2:33.50 in the 200-yard butterfly. She just missed out on another second place result, but had to settle for third place in the 100-yard freestyle. Oliveira's time of 1:00.53 was edged out of second place by Skylar Dose of Long Beach City, who turned in a time of 1:00.26.

Freshman Eleonor Curiel (Downey HS) was almost a first place finisher in the 100-yard butterfly, but her time of 1:12.34 was topped only by Elizabeth Jung of Long Beach City with a winning time of 1:12.05. Curiel also earned a fourth place time in the 200-yard freestyle with a clocking of 2:27.69. As for freshman Fiona Glynn (Cerritos HS), she also earned a fourth place time in the 500-yard freestyle, as she posted a time of 6:51.14.

In the 200-yard medley relay, the foursome of Romero, sophomore Valeria Barboza (Paramount HS), Oliveira and Curiel recorded a second place time of 2:06.35.