Two local swimmers competed in the championship flight in their respective events at the CIF-SS Division 1 and 2 Swimming Championships on Friday in Mission Viejo.
Nikkolai Carrillo of Dos Pueblos placed fifth in the Division 2 boys backstroke in a time of 51.23 seconds, while Santa Barbara High’s Nalani Yim came in eighth place in the Division 2 girls 50 freestyle in 24.55.
Carrillo also placed 10th in the 200 individual medley (second in the consolation final race) with a time of 1:54.69.
The San Marcos girls competed in the Division 1 finals, and two swimmers and two relay teams placed in the consolation finals.
The 200 freestyle relay team of Sierra Tallman, Ava Stryker, Holland Woodhouse and Sophia Panossian won the consolation final (9th place overall) in a season-best time of 1:37.20.
The same quartet placed 12th in the 400 free relay in 3:33.84, which is a CIF State Championships consideration time.
In individual races, Woodhouse placed 10th in the 100 breaststroke in personal best of 1:06.14, and Tallman came in 11th in the 200 free in a PR of 1:51.85.
Tallman and the 200 relay achieved automatic qualifying times for the State Championships, which will be held next Friday in Fresno.
San Marcos placed 17th in the Division 1 standings with 42 points.
“As a coach, I could not be more pleased with our results tonight,” said coach Chuckie Roth. “The girls had a great approach and truly battled against the best swimmers in Southern California. This group is truly special. They work incredibly hard.
“I am a lucky coach and looking forward to state championhips for one last opportunity to compete.”
Santa Barbara’s boys relay group of Evan Encell-Ohara, Wyatt Pieretti, Sean O’Brien and Ryan Drake placed 12th in the 200 free relay (1:28.37) and 11th in the 400 free (3:15.45).
Santa Barbara coach Mark Walsh commended seniors Pieretti, O’Brien and Drake for competing in their final swim season after playing water polo.
“I’m incredibly proud of the senior water polo boys for coming back and competing their senior year. They are extremely competitive and it was so fun to watch them compete so well in their final races,” he said.
The Santa Ynez boys scored some points in the Division 2 meet. Landon Lassahn took 13th in the 100 free (47.76) and the 200 free relay team of Addison Hawkins, Cristian Sotelo, Bennett Thorne and Lassahn finished 13th in 1:28.45.