CdM girls sparkle

Corona del Mar High’s girls distinguished themselves with strong

efforts in every direction, leaving their coach, Doug Volding, in a happy

mood as the Sea Kings closed out their swimming competition at the CIF

Division II Finals at Belmont Shores Saturday.

“I’m really proud of them,” said Volding. “They were workhorses.”

Freshman Jordan Anae, sophomore Kim McKay and junior Brittany Bowlus

formed the 1-2-3 punch which led to an eighth-place team finish behind

champion Riverside Poly.

Anae had personal bests in the 100 freestyle (54.20) and 100

backstroke (59.03), the latter an All-American consideration time.

McKay was eighth in the 200 free and 500 free, clocking a personal

best in the 200 (1:58.63) and a 5:19.50 in the 500.

Bowlus went 25.56 in the 50 free for seventh place, and was 15th in

the 100 free (55.99).

Christina Hewko clocked a personal best 25.30 for 11th in the 50 free,

and Vivian Liao was 13th in the 50 (25.57) and 16th in the 100 free

(56.06).

In the 200 and 400 free relays, Anae, McKay, Liao and Bowlus clocked

an All-American consideration 1:42.07 for fifth place in the 200, and

matched their prelims time exactly in the 400 with a 3:42.62, finishing

seventh.

Corona del Mar boys competing in the consolation rounds were Sherwin

Kim in the 50 and 100 free, along with the 200 free relay team of Kim,

James Strack, Bobby Messenger and Matt Mayer.