CCS, NCS swim championships: Ethan Harrington’s banner meet lifts Palo Alto to team crown

Central Coast Part

Boys

Ethan Harrington had himself a day on the Central Coast Part swim championships.

The Palo Alto senior broke his personal meet document within the 50-yard freestyle, touching the wall at Hollister Excessive on Saturday in a blistering 19.57 seconds to eclipse the record-breaking time of 19.73 that he achieved final yr.

However freshening up the document e book was solely a part of his story.

Ethan Harrington wins the 100 Yard Freestyle event at the Central Coast Section swimming championships, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Ethan Harrington wins the 100 Yard Freestyle occasion on the Central Coast Part swimming championships, Saturday, Might 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group) 

He led off the meet by swimming the anchor leg as Palo Alto received the 200 medley relay in 1:32.13.

From there, he adopted up his win within the 50 free by ending first within the 100 free in one other scorching time, 43.53. He simply missed the meet document of 43.52 that Bellarmine’s Max Saunders set in 2019.

However Harrington completed his day by breaking the document at that distance, swimming 43.24 to guide off Palo Alto’s profitable 400 free relay, which completed first in 3:02.67.

When the meet ended, he received to have a good time with teammates as Palo Alto simply repeated as workforce champion with 334 factors. Gunn completed second with 252.

Arthur Balva additionally had an enormous meet for Palo Alto.

Palo Alto's Arthur Balva takes off in the 100-yard butterfly at the Central Coast Section swimming championships, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Palo Alto’s Arthur Balva takes off within the 100-yard butterfly on the Central Coast Part swimming championships, Saturday, Might 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group) 

The standout completed first within the 200 particular person medley in 1:48.81 and 100 butterfly in 48.16. He additionally swam the lead leg on the profitable 200 medley relay workforce and the anchor leg on the 200 free relay that completed second to Gunn, 1:24.60 to 1:25.11.

Henry Gibbs received the five hundred freestyle for Palo Alto in 4:28.83 and in addition contributed to the Vikings’ wins within the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay.

Henry Gibbs wins the 500 Yard Freestyle event at the Central Coast Section swimming championships, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Henry Gibbs wins the five hundred Yard Freestyle occasion on the Central Coast Part swimming championships, Saturday, Might 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group) 

Sacred Coronary heart Prep’s Cole Ballard took first within the 200 free in 1:39.20, Woodside freshman Seth Collet was the winner within the 100 again in 49.31 and Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral’s Jonah Lee positioned first within the 100 breaststroke in 54.19.

Palo Alto freshman Gunnar Grubbs received the diving title, edging Valley Christian’s Michael Andriyuk 591.50 to 590.10.

Ladies

St. Ignatius received the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay and scored sufficient factors elsewhere to seize the CCS women workforce championship.

The Wildcats completed with 270.50 factors to simply separate themselves from runner-up Los Gatos (154) and third-place finisher Palo Alto (144).

Saratoga’s Kelsey Zhang and Woodside’s Audrey Chung had been the one double particular person champions among the many women.

Saratoga freshman Kelsey Zhang wins the 100-yard butterfly at the Central Coast Section swimming championships, Saturday, May 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Saratoga freshman Kelsey Zhang wins the 100-yard butterfly on the Central Coast Part swimming championships, Saturday, Might 6, 2023, in Hollister, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Space Information Group) 

Zhang took first within the 200 IM in 1:59.03 and 100 butterfly in 52.62. Chung captured titles within the 50 free in 23.40 and 100 free in 50.52.

Different particular person winners included Los Gatos’ Karly Frangieh within the 200 free (1:49.88), Soquel’s Tenaya Winter within the 500 free (4:57.83), San Mateo’s Parker Del Balso within the 100 again (55.33) and Sacred Coronary heart Prep’s Audrey J-Cheng within the 100 breast (1:01.31).

SI completed the 200 medley relay in 1:45.22 and the 400 free relay in 3:28.45. Castilleja received the 200 free relay in 1:34.39.

In diving, Prospect’s Joey Lee edged Sobrato’s Katherine Nicole Lim 482.40 to 481.95 to win the title.

North Coast Part

Boys

Zach Elian of De la Salle High School celebrates his state-qualifying win in the 100-yard Freestyle during the North Coast Section swimming championships on Saturday at the Concord Community Pool in Concord, CA on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Don Feria for Bay Area News Group)
De La Salle’s Zach Elian, proven right here along with his thumbs up in a file picture, received the 100 freestyle on Saturday on the North Coast Part swim championships on the Harmony Neighborhood Pool. (Don Feria for Bay Space Information Group) 

De La Salle’s Zach Elian touched the wall first within the 100 free and swam the anchor leg in his workforce’s 200 medley relay victory.

When the NCS finals on the Harmony Neighborhood Pool ended, Elian had another excuse to have a good time.

De La Salle received the workforce title with 284 factors, edging runner-up Northgate, which completed with 274.

Elian’s profitable time within the 100 free was 44.65. De La Salle completed the 200 medley relay in 1:32.02.

Dougherty Valley’s Songrui Wu and Tamapais’ Marre Gattnar had been double particular person winners among the many boys.

Wu, a freshman, completed first within the 200 IM (1:47.93) and 100 fly (47.92).

Gattnar broke the meet document within the 50 free, profitable in 20.00 to surpass the earlier mark of 20.12 that San Ramon Valley’s Spencer Every day set in 2018. Gattnar additionally took first within the 100 again (47.91).

Owen Berry of California High School celebrates his state-qualifying win in the 200-yard freestyle during the North Coast Section swimming championships on Saturday at the Concord Community Pool in Concord, CA on Saturday, May 7, 2022. (Don Feria for Bay Area News Group)
California’s Owen Berry, proven right here in a file picture, completed first on Saturday within the 200 free on the NCS championships in Harmony. (Don Feria for Bay Space Information Group) 

California’s Owen Berry positioned first within the 200 free (1:37.46), Granada’s Jack Hendrick received the five hundred free (4:25.32) and Campolindo’s Nathan Levy touched the wall first within the 100 breast (56.62).

Athenian’s Michael Solomon received the diving title with 467.35 factors.

Ladies

Carondelet’s Bailey Hartman received first-place medals within the 100 free and 500 free and anchored her workforce’s win within the 400 free relay, main the Harmony faculty to the NCS women workforce championship with 304 factors.

Campolindo took second with 263. Monte Vista was third with 254.

Hartman, a junior, swam the 100 free in 49.31 and 500 free in 4:42.58.

Irvington’s Angela Quan additionally received two particular person titles, ending first within the 50 free (23.25) and 100 fly (53.90).

Campolindo positioned first within the 200 medley relay (1:41.38) and 200 free relay (1:33.38) and had two particular person winners: Emilia Barck within the 200 IM (2:00.77) and Adriana Smith within the 100 again (52.87).

Smith simply missed breaking Natalie Coughlin’s meet document of 52.86 that the previous Carondelet star set in 1999. Coughlin went on to seize 12 Olympic medals.

Barck and Smith additionally contributed to Campo’s relay victories.

San Ramon Valley’s Raya Mellott received the 100 breast in 1:00.55 and Clayton Valley Constitution’s Molly Grey took first in diving with 540.60 factors.

Lila Heffernan of Justin-Siena positioned first within the 200 free in 1:48.58.

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