CCCAA State Championships - Day 1
Women's swimming finished day 1 of the 2014 State Swimming Championships with 3 first place finishes.
East LA, Calif. - In its fourth year as host, East Los Angeles College and its indoor swim stadium pool continued to be the site for some impressive records and it was no different to start day 1 of the 2014 CCCAA Swimming and Diving State Championships.
Golden West took second in the women's 400-yard medley relay, beating the state record mark at 3:51.06, yet still falling to Diablo Valley College with a time of 3:48.45.
Orange Coast holds the team scoring lead in the women's standings with 130 points, followed by DVC at 130 and Santa Rosa with 129.5. Sierra is in fourth (116.5), Golden West in fifth (114) and Pasadena City is off to a good start with 91 for sixth.
Women's 200-yard Freestyle Relay - Champion: Golden West, 1:35.49
(Brigitta Games, Melissa Bergesen, Lia Jorgensen, Lauren Vosseler)
The Rustlers repeat from 2013's title but missed out by .22 of beating the '13 state record swim. Vosseler was a member of both relay squads.
Women's 100-yard Individual Medley - Champion: Melissa Bergesen, Golden West, 58.90
Bergesen was the only swimmer to break the minute mark after trailing Ashley Boyle of Santa Rosa (third, 1:00.86).
Women's 50-yard Freestyle - Champion: Lauren Vosseler, Golden West, 23.38
The sophomore Vosseler made a strong attempt for the state meet record but came up .14 second short of the 23.24 mark set in 2009 by Diablo Valley's Kimberly Bierwith. A Golden West swimmer won for the fourth consecutive event (men and women).
Release by Robert Lewis, CCCSIA, CCCAA Meet SID
Pool side contact number 818-679-1335