Pirates to host OEC Swim Championships

The 2021 swim season was shortened considerably by COVID-19 but heading into the Orange Empire Conference Finals the programs have two meets under their belts.  A number of solid times have been recorded in the opening two meets of the season heading into the finals this week at Orange Coast College.

Even though there isn't regional or state finals in 2021, the Orange Empire Conference Finals has long been a preview of what is to come at regional or state championships.  With 22 men's state titles in the past 30 years and 25 women's state titles in the past 36 years, the Orange Empire Conference has long been the standard of excellence in the state.

With only five teams competing this spring, the first two meets were conducted at Golden West College and Orange Coast College.  In the opening meet at Golden West, Orange Coast scored a narrow win over Golden West in women's competition while Saddleback College won on the men's side by a 14-point margin over Golden West.  In meet two at Orange Coast College, the Pirate women ran away with the meet while Saddleback again edged out Cypress, Orange Coast and Golden West is a very tight meet on the men's side.

The following is a list of the top finishes in each event over the first two meets.

OEC Top Times:

WOMEN

W 200 Y Medley Relay (best time by team)
OCC       1:56.78
GWC      2:05.84
FCC        2:06.14
CC          2:14.98

W 200 Free Relay (best time by team)
OCC        1:44.93
FC           1:55.72
GWC        1:57.40
CC           1:58.82

W 400 Y Free Relay (best time by team)
OCC        3:56.33
FC           4:03.93
GWC        4:08.37
CC           4:45.40

W 200 Y Free
Riley Mcgrath               GWC      2:03.94
Journey Werner            OCC       2:04.03
Delaney Lewellyn          OCC       2:05.33
Lauren Bellavia             GWC      2:07.96
Noelle Yamagawa          SC           2:08.52

W 200 Y IM
Riley Mcgrath                GWC      2:22.62
Charley Jackson             FC           2:28.64
Marisol Narvez               CC           2:29.25
Emma Johansen             GWC      2:31.16
Kaitlyn Santala               SC           2:32.01

W 50 Y Free
Sarah Maver                   OCC       25.37
Destiny Hernandez          OCC       26.45
Estelle Zhou                    FC           27.24
Kaitlyn Van Buren            GWC      27.30
Noelle Yamagawa            SC           27.32

W 100 Y Fly        
Sude Yilmazturk               OCC       1:01.18
Alaire Thomas                  OCC       1:07.59
Marisol Narvez                 CC           1:10.38
Isabella Vergolino-Holiday FC      1:14.26
Madison Ainley                 GWC      1:14.32

W 100 Y Free
Journey Werner           OCC       56.32
Delaney Lewellyn         OCC       57.44
Lauren Bellavia            GWC      58.04
Sarah Maver                OCC       58.24
Yuuri Yoshikawa           OCC       58.57

W 500 Y Free
Riley Mcgrath               GWC      5:38.49
Elizabeth Gendron        GWC      5:57.32
Kaitlyn Santala             SC           5:59.68
Stephanie Offner          GWC      6:21.63
Neida Torres                 FC           6:23.15

W 100 Y Back
Sude Yilmazturk            OCC       1:01.97
Delaney Lewellyn          OCC       1:04.79
Alaire Thomas               OCC       1:05.90
Emma Johansen            GWC      1:07.50
Kayla Yamamoto            OCC       1:08.52

W 100 Y Breast
Yuuri Yoshikawa              OCC       1:11.36
Riley Mcgrath                  GWC      1:12.72
Charley Jackson              FC           1:15.53
Marisol Narvez                CC           1:15.82
Yude Milmazturk              OCC       1:16.21

MEN

M 200 Y Medley Relay (best time by team)
OCC       1:39.12
GWC      1:42.92
CC           1:43.63
SC           1:46.42
FC           1:46.71

M 200 Y Free Relay (best time by team)
GWC      1:31.21
OCC       1:31.72
SC           1:32.68
FC           1:35.99
CC           1:39.57

M 400 Y Free Relay (best time by team)
OCC       3:18.65
CC           3:21.39
SC           3:25.62
GWC      3:27.26
FC           3:32.77

M 200 Y Free                    
Ethan Umpornpuckdi    CC           1:46.51
Roland Mantecon          SC           1:48.32
Luke Venzlaff               OCC       1:50.65
Riley Herbert                SC           1:54.61
Barnabas Vidovics         GWC      1:54.72

M 200 Y IM
Ethan Umpornpuckdi    CC           2:01.13
Marcus Dalija               GWC      2:05.39
Barnabas Vidovics        GWC      2:06.71
Jakob Otte                   OCC       2:09.32
Yughe Bista                  SC           2:11.67

M 50 Y Free
Zachary Sofai               CC           22.00
Rylan Lantz                  GWC      22.34
Dane Howell                 OCC       22.52
Arnaud Parmentier        OCC       22.69
Joshua Boynton            CC           22.84

M 100 Y Fly
Luke Venzlaff                OCC       51.66
Zachary Sofai                CC           54.44
Marcus Dalija                 GWC      54.61
Jonathan Villa                FC           55.73
Barnabas Vidovics          GWC      56.73

M 100 Y Free
Arnaud Parmentier         OCC       49.10
Joshua Boynton              CC           49.44
Barnabas Vidovics           GWC      49.82
Dane Howell                   OCC       49.94
Zachary Sofai                 CC           50.53

M 500 Y Free
Ethan Umpornpuckdi       CC           4:50.07
Ian Diamond                  GWC      5:07.04
Marcus Dalija                 GWC      5:07.30
Stan De May                  GWC      5:10.98
Roland Mantecon            SC           5:12.42

M 100 Y Back
Ethan Umpornpuckdi         CC           57.90
Ivan Moilanen                   SC           1:00.04
Dylan Honrath                   GWC      1:00.71
Rylan Lantz                       GWC      1:01.06
Nathan Jaiesky                  FC           1:01.14

M 100 Y Breast
Marcus Dalija                     GWC      1:01.22
Jakob Otte                         OCC       1:02.75
Ethan Umpornpuckdi          CC           1:03.20
Nathan James                    SC           1:04.81
Ramy Bishay                      SC           1:04.93