An 11th place finish at State Championships ends the season for the women’s swim team on April 27 at East Los Angeles College.
A three day span at the State Championships saw freshman Carla Harvey and freshman Raquel Gabayeron, among many, lift the women’s swim team to 11th place overall to finish the season.
The Championships took place April 25 through April 27 at East Los Angeles College and saw the team clocking in personal best times and breaking school records.
“I’m pleased with the performance throughout the season, including the State Championships,” head coach Sergio Macias said, “Our team was either able to maintain (its) seed time or move up in the rankings.”
Macias noted swimmers such as sophomore Katherine Gabayeron, who was able to move up her seeding, Raquel, who finished ninth place and earned her personal best in the 100 butterfly, and Harvey who was .02 seconds away from breaking the school’s backstroke record.
“I think we did awesome. Carla (Harvey), Katherine (Gabayeron), and I all got our personal best times in our events,” Raquel said.
“Our relays did an exceptional job of representing our school, swimming hard, and competing,” Macias added.
As the season comes to a close, the women’s swimming team is very reflective on how it played out.
“Now that the season is over, it’s weird. I don’t see my teammates all the time and we were a tight group of girls,” Harvey said, “I really enjoyed this past season. We accomplished much more than I ever thought we could.”
Raquel added, “I swam with a great group of girls, especially during my sister’s last season. I broke one of the school records. And I got my personal best in the 100 butterfly. I accomplished more than I could have asked for.”
Macias is content with the season the team had and thought that it ended on a positive note at the State Championships.
“I’m pleased with the performances. I believe a majority of the (swimmers) hit their personal best times of the season so that’s always a nice way to finish it off. The hard work pays off, and everybody is pleased with the results.”
