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Champions in 13 of 18 individual events return for this weekend’s Local Motion State Swimming and Diving Championships at Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex.
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But several of them will not defend their championships because they have switched to different events. Others will have a difficult time holding off the oncoming wave of younger swimmers.
Only two of last year’s state champions have recorded better times this season in the same events they won last year.
"That’s not unusual," said meet director Lynette Chew. "They usually do their best times in the state meet."
Some have already topped their best times from the previous year. ‘Iolani sophomore Hong Zhe Sun has covered the 100-yard backstroke this season in 49.71 seconds, more than two seconds faster than his record time of 51.76 last year. Kaiser junior Ashley Swart has done the 500 freestyle in 4:58.31, compared to her winning time of 5:04.62 last February at Maui’s Soichi Sakamoto Pool.
Other girls champions returning, although not necessarily to the same events, are Stella Brinich of Radford (200 individual medley), Punahou’s Anne Richardson (50 freestyle), Lahainaluna’s Jessica Nohara (100 freestyle), ‘Iolani’s Kim Ono (100 backstroke), Hawai‘i Prep’s Karly Kopra (100 breaststroke) and Swart in the 200 freestyle.
Other boys champions returning, some also in new events, are Punahou’s Nick Borreca (200 and 500 freestyle), and Baldwin’s Caleb Rowe (200 individual medley and 100 breaststroke).
Last year, five boys’ records fell, including all three relays, as Baldwin claimed the championship won by Punahou in 38 of the previous 42 years.
Punahou maintained its dominance in last year’s girls meet, winning for the 40th time in 43 years.
The biggest news on the state swimming front so far this year has been Lahainaluna’s girls ending Baldwin’s streak of 29 straight Maui league championships. Nohara led that assault, but the Lunas don’t have enough state-level swimmers to threaten Punahou.
Local Motion State Swimming and Diving Championships
Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association’s 44th annual championship
At Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex, University of Hawai‘i
FRIDAY
Diving preliminary round, 9 a.m.
Swimming qualifying heats, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Diving semifinals and finals, 8:30 a.m.
Swimming finals, 1 p.m.
Admission: $7 adults, $5 students kindergarten through 12th grade.
Parking: $3
Results on the web: www.sportsHIgh.com or www.hhsaa.org
TV: One-hour tape of highlights at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11, and 1 p.m. Sunday, March 18, on KFVE (channel 5)
Qualifying: Approximately 24 swimmers in each of the nine individual boys and girls events met the state minimum qualifying times. The fastest eight at Friday’s trials will qualify for Saturday’s finals.
Swimmers are limited to two individual and two team relays or one individual and three team relays.
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