By Avana Zenner
Staff Writer
The Costa swim team competed in the South Bay preliminaries and finals on March 8 and March 10 at home against multiple schools in the South Bay, including Redondo. Peninsula, and Santa Monica High School. Sophomore Mia Crisera and freshman Delany Herr both won multiple events.
According to sophomore Hailey Fiallos, Herr excelled as she won both her events in prelims. Her time in the 100-yard but- terfly was 58.58, and she recorded a 59.38 time in the 100-yard backstroke.
“Delaney Herr stuck out to me the most because, first off, she’s a freshman on varsity and is easily one of the fastest swimmers on the team,” Fiallos said. “Although she didn’t break her personal record, she still beat everyone in her heat.”
After the preliminary races on March 8, those moving on to the finals delivered an impressive performance, according to coach Ariana Silva.
“It was a huge success,” Silva said. “And a win across the board for Mira Costa.”
Senior Brad Diaz swam a 2:02 and placed seventh in prelims in the 200-yard individual medley, clocking a 53.50 in the 100-yard butterfly, landing him in third on March 8.
“Considering it’s the start of the season, [there are a] number of impressive athletes on our team,” Fiallos said. “I have high expectations for Costa swim this year, and think we’re going to do great.”
The team is currently 3-0, and its next meet took place yesterday against Palos Verdes High School. Results of this meet were not available at the time of print. Both Kinsey and Fiallos described how this fast start to the season should propel them to a memorable season.
“We were excited to beat our rival, Redondo Union; they have a lot of club swimmers,” Fiallos said. “The environment was more competitive than usual, especially since it was the best of the best from each school and varsity only. ”
According to Fiallos and Kinsey, the team environment is what makes swimming so enjoyable, especially because their teammates are always supporting one another in and out of the pool.
“I think we work really well together as a team and boost each other’s morale by being there for each other. Even though swimming is an individual sport, the team is still very close,” said Kinsey. “We’re all friends and make the most of 5:30 a.m. practices and swim meets despite how tiring they may be. There’s always somebody cheering for another teammate and supporting each other in a really fun way.”
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