Girls swimming: Mackey shatters two school records

Joseph Boo

NEWPORT BEACH - Two dual meets into her young career, Nicole Mackey

already rewrote Newport Harbor High’s record book in girls swimming.

After setting the school record in the 100-yard butterfly in her first

dual meet against Los Amigos, the freshman obliterated two school records

and was part of a third in the Sailors’ Sea View League opener with

visiting Irvine Wednesday, which the Vaqueros won, 103-67.

Mackey first broke Kelly Long’s 18-year-old record in the 200 freestyle

event with a personal record of 1:51.90, which was almost three seconds

better than Long’s 1:54.80.

In the very next event, Mackey won the 200 individual medley with a time

of 2:06.03, a whopping 8.15 better than Rachel Arrow’s old mark set in

1995, but three seconds short of her persnal record.

“I was trying hard in the 200 freestyle because it was a close race,”

Mackey said. “In the IM, it was just fun.”

“She’s just talented in everything,” Newport Coach Ken LaMont said. “She

never ceases to amaze me.”

Mackey was also part of the 200 medley relay team that set the school

record against Irvine. IT was all part of a bittersweet day against

two-time defending CIF Southern Section Division I champion Irvine. While

the Tars (1-1, 0-1 in league) lost by 36 points, they broke three school

records and finished first in five races.

“We were hoping to swim a little better,” LaMont said. “Actually, we swam

pretty good. But they were just faster then us.”

Both Newport and Irvine turned in blistering times in the first event,

the 200 medley relay. The Sailors’ group of Mackey, Jennifer Arrow, Amy

Murphy and Hayley Peirsol set a school record with a time of 1:53.24,

bettering their week-old mark of 1:53.97 from the Los Amigos meet.

But that was only good for second place, as Irvine (2-0, 1-0) turned in

an amazing 1:52.43. The Vaqueros also took third place in the event.

“We were talking about this meet for two weeks,” LaMont said, “we knew

what we had to do, but we didn’t have the speed or the depth of Irvine.”

Murphy won the 500 freestyle with a 5:20.75. She just bested her CIF

qualifying time of 55.07 in the 100 freestyle race with a 55.03, good for

second place against the Vaqueros.

Freshman Hayley Peirsol won the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:02.48.

She was the runner-up in the 100 butterfly race, finishing in 1:02.65.

Arrow won the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.08, a full two seconds better than

the second-place finisher.

Newport’s 400 freestyle relay team of Murphy, Peirsol, Mackey and Erin

Ball took first place with a time of 3:42.03, improving on its previous

CIF qualifying time of 3:43.57.

Girls

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Irvine 103, Newport Harbor 67200 medley relay - 1. Irvine, 1:52.43; 2.

Newport Harbor, 1:53.24; 3. Irvine, 1:56.22; 4. Newport Harbor,

disqualified.

200 free - 1. Mackey (NH), 1:51.90, school record, old record 1:54.80,

Kelly Long, 1982; 2. Hsiao (I), 1:53.29; 3. M. Umezawa (I), 2:04.39; 4.

Ball (NH), 2:10.14; 5. Lorrimer (I), 2:12.46; 6. Belden (NH), 2:13.16.

200 IM - 1. Mackey (NH), 2:06.03, school record, old record 2:14.18,

Rachel Arrow, 1995; 2. E. Umezawa (I), 2:18.35; 3. Arrow (NH), 2:21.03;

4. Gore, (I) 2:21.05; 5. Hamilton (I), 2:24.44; 6. Bates (NH), 2:41.25.

50 free - 1. Sciarani (I), 25.97; 2. Natalizio (I), 26.66; 3. Cox (I),

26.24; 4. J. Murphy (NH), 26.64; 5. Carroll (NH), 28.37; 6. Probert (NH),

29.59.

100 fly - 1. Little (I), 1:01.96; 2. Peirsol (NH), 1:02,65; 3.

Christiansen (I), 1:04.72; 4. Lorrimer (I), 1:07.99; 5. Beebe (NH),

1:08.43; 6. Scarfe (NH), 1:14.62.

100 free - 1. Hsiao (I), 53.56; 2. A. Murphy (NH), 55.03; 3. M Umezawa

(I), 56.02; 4. Natalizio (I), 58.52; 5. Lansing (NH), 1:00.03; 6. Scarfe

(NH), 1:07.33.

500 free - 1. A. Murphy (NH), 5:20.75; 2. Sciarani (I), 5:30.81; 3.

Peterson (I), 5:34.12; 4. Beebe (NH), 5:47.09; 5. Lansing (NH), 5:49.76;

6. Ackerman (I), 5:59.96.

200 free relay - 1. Irvine, 1:45.33; 2. Irvine, 1:47.42; 3. Newport

Harbor, 1:50.00; 4. Newport Harbor; 1:59.81.

100 back - 1. Gore (I), 1’:02.00; 2. Peirsol (NH), 1:02.48; 3. E. Umezawa

(I), 1:03.39; 4. J. Murphy (NH), 1:04.79; 5. Ball (NH), 1:05.96; 6.

Little (I), 1:07.07.

100 breast - 1. Arrow (NH), 1:08.08; 2. Hamilton (I), 1:10.77; 3. Robb (I), 1:14.46; 4. Peterson (I), 1:17.23; 5. Probert (NH), 1:21.09; 6.

Bates (NH), 1:24.93.

400 free relay - 1. Newport Harbor (A. Murphy, Peirsol, Ball, Mackey),

3:42.03; 2. Irvine, 3:43.42; 3. Irvine, 3:57.73; 4. Newport Harbor,

4:04.77; 5. Irvine, 4:06.94.