There were no individual county champions at the Central Coast Section swimming and diving championships Saturday at the Santa Clara International Swim Center.
But there were a number of strong finishes as well as a fresh contingent of swimmers to keep an eye on in the coming years.
Nike Agunbiade
Nike Agunbiade, a senior at Crystal Springs, had one the highest finishes of any competitor from the county, taking second place in the 1-meter diving event. She finished with 526.15 points, just behind champion Remi Evalson, a sophomore at Mitty, who finished with 534.25 points. It’s the fourth straight year Agunbiade had a top-three finish and her best finish ever.
Joining Agunbiade with a second-place finish was Carlmont sophomore Morgan Hawes, who was runner-up in the girls’ 500 free. She also added a fourth-place finish in the 200 free. Woodside’s Kaia Anderson joined Hawes in the 500 “A” final, finishing seventh.
Half Moon Bay’s Grace Anderson proved to be the best sprinter in the county with a third-place finish in the 50 free and fourth place in the 100 free.
In fact, San Mateo County could be the swimming sprint capital of CCS, especially on the boys’ side. Four swimmers finished in the top eight in the 50 free, while county swimmers occupied five of the competitors in the 100 free finals.
Sacred Heart Prep’s Larsen Weigle, a water polo standout, showed he’s just adept at swimming with a third-place finish in the 50 and fifth in the 100. Others who doubled in the sprints were El Camino’s Nathan Macapagal (eighth in the 50, fourth in the 100) and Woodside’s Justin Mills (fifth and seventh, respectively).
SHP’s Xavier Marco had a sixth-place finish in the 50, while Menlo-Atherton’s Austin Sparrow was sixth in the 100.
The final county swimmer to qualify for the 100 final was Burlingame freshman Pavel Sinclair, who has put himself on the map as one to watch for the next three years. He finished third in the 100 free and added a fifth-place finish in the 200 free. He qualified for state in both events.
There were a pair of female freshmen who also began carving out names for themselves in CCS: SHP’s Kaia Li and Margot Gibbons. Li took third in the girls’ 200 individual medley and was joined by San Mateo senior Emma Lepisova, who was seventh. Lepisova later finished third in the 100 back to qualify for state. Li was ninth in the girls’ 100 back.
Gibbons made the “A” finals in the 500 free, finishing fifth. She also qualified for the “B” final in the 200 free, finishing 10th.
SHP’s Sloane Reinstein showed her versatility in the girls’ 100 and 200 free. The junior was sixth in the 100 and seventh in the 200.
Senior Brooks Taner also made a pair of “A” finals in his final high school meet for Serra, finishing fourth in the boys’ 100 fly and seventh in the 200 free.
There were a pair of top-eight finishes in the boys’ 100 back as Nueva School’s Chris Rinard finished seventh and SHP’s Hugo Thomas was eighth. A pair of Gators made the “A” finals in the boys’ 100 breast, with Ryan Kim taking fourth and Walker Seymour finishing eighth.
SHP freshman Sebastian Smith took ninth in the 1-meter diving competition, while Carlmont’s Luca Garlati was eighth in the boys’ 500 free.
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