Lowell Accomplishes Title Sweep at AAA San Francisco High School Meet

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 22. LOWELL High School accomplished a team title sweep at the AAA San Francisco High School Swimming Championships held in San Francisco, Calif., April 21-22. The Lowell boys team amassed 122 points, while Washington took second with 80 points. Meanwhile, Lincoln placed third with 59 points, while Balboa came in fourth with 21 points.

On the girls side of the meet, Lowell snagged 111 points, with Lincoln coming in second with 75 points. Washington took third with 72 points, while Wallenberg placed fourth with 20 points. Balboa rounded out the meet with 16 points.

Girls 200-yard medley relay

Lowell began its run at the San Francisco title with a big win as Tracy Tang, Amanda Chau, Chirstina Loo and Lisa Flynn touched in 2:04.46 ahead of Washington’s contingent of Heidi Tieu, Chelsea Huang, Polly Lo-Esteves and Noel Fong’s time of 2:04.87. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s team of Roselin Sretpisalsilp, Wendy Dang, Amanda Chui and Pearl Lo finished third in 2:11.71.

After opening with a four-second lead after the first 25 yards, Lowell witnessed its advantage evaporate behind a hard-charging Huang. Lo-Esteves then stretched the Washington lead to two seconds before Lowell’s Flynn countered with a run of her own to race past Fong.

Boys 200-yard medley relay

Lowell’s young men matched its ladies as the team of Alden Chan, James Bautista, Allen Du and Christopher Lee notched a 1:49.16 for gold. Cross-town rival Washington rang up second-place honors as Clive Fan, Jared Loey, Justin Fong and Kevin Chu touched in 1:49.78. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s quartet of Greg Jew, Chao Zhou, Jordan Yee and Wai-Kei Chow placed third in a distant 1:56.39.

After posting nearly a four-second lead at the halfway point, Lowell almost watched its advantage disappear as Washington attempted a comeback. Unfortunately for Washington, it came up just short.

Girls 200-yard freestyle

Lowell snared a top-two sweep in the 200 free as Tang obliterated the field with a 2:07.35. Her teammate Leslie Cheung touched second in 2:18.33, while Lincoln’s Dang took third in 2:19.19.

Boys 200-yard freestyle

Lowell grabbed another top-two sweep in the boys 200 free as senior Garlen Yu cruised to a wire-to-wire title-winning time of 1:55.31 in front of teammate Gabriel Yip’s 2:00.10. Lincoln senior Brian Cheung rounded out the top three with a 2:03.61.

Girls 200-yard IM

Lincoln’s fabulous freshman Sretpisalsilp broke Lowell’s title-winning streak in a dramatic conquest of the 200 IM. The Lincoln swimmer touched out Lowell’s Amanda Chau, 2:25.17 to 2:25.22. Meanwhile, Lowell sophomore Vivien Chau placed third in 2:46.30.

Boys 200-yard IM

Washington senior Justin Fong never trailed en route to a 200-yard IM winning time of 2:11.08, while Lowell’s Bautista clocked a second-place 2:16.75. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s Jordan Yee snared third in 2:18.82.

Girls 50-yard freestyle

Washington’s Huang picked up the first meet record of the evening with a 24.88 in the 50 free. The effort also made her San Francisco’s first sub-25 girl in the meet’s history. Additionally, the performance erased Washington’s Josefa Carlin’s six-year-old standard of 25.01.

Meanwhile, Lowell’s Flynn took second in 26.64, while Wallenberg senior Hannie Kim snared third in 28.04.

Boys 50-yard freestyle

Washington’s Loey recorded the only sub 24-second time in the heat as the senior raced to a title-winning 23.92. Meanwhile, Lowell sophomore Henry Szeto took second in 24.76 to touch out Lincoln’s Wai-Kei Chow (24.79).

Girls 100-yard butterfly

Washington’s Lo-Esteves destroyed her competition in the 100 fly with a 1:06.47 to claim a five-second triumph over second-place teammate Tieu (1:11.39). Lowell’s Loo rounded out the top three in 1:13.42.

Boys 100-yard butterfly

Washington’s Justin Fong snapped the second meet record of the evening with a 55.29 in the 100 fly. His time wiped out the 55.60 registered by Lowell’s Joshua Hall in 2003. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s Jew picked up silver in 58.49, while Lowell’s Du rounded out the top three in 1:00.54.

Girls 100-yard freestyle

Washington’s Huang garnered her second title of the meet with a 54.22 in the 100 free. Additionally, Lowell’s Flynn came in second with a 57.54, while Wallenberg’s Kim earned third in 1:02.78.

Boys 100-yard freestyle

Lowell’s Chan never trailed in his 100 free win with a time of 51.33. Meanwhile, Washington’s Loey placed second in 52.93, while Lowell’s Szeto took third in 54.27.

Girls 500-yard freestyle

Lincoln’s Dang grabbed her school’s second title with a 6:14.64 in the 500 free. After racing out to a large lead, Dang held off a quick-closing Yee (6:16.27) of Lowell. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s Chui placed third in 6:20.41.

Boys 500-yard freestyle

Lowell’s Yu pounced on his second meet title with another dominant win, this time in the 500 free with a 5:15.82. Meanwhile, Balboa sophomore Leon Truong clocked a second-place 5:34.72, while Washington’s Fan touched third in 5:39.49.

Girls 200-yard freestyle relay

Lowell captured its third relay triumph as Tang, Chau, Loo and Flynn clocked a first-place time of 1:49.26. Meanwhile, Washington’s team of Lo-Esteves, Tieu, Huang and Fong took second in 1:51.83, while Lincoln’s quartet of Brittany Dea, Rosa Cho, Alicia Li and Erin Chui finished a distant third in 2:06.05.

Boys 200-yard freestyle relay

Lowell continued to munch on relay titles as Chan, Szeto, Lee and Yu broke the meet standard in the 200 freestyle relay with a 1:35.71. The effort removed Lowell’s former meet record of 1:36.43 set in 2002.

Lincoln’s contingent of Lee, Jonathan Chan, Brian Cheung and Wai-Kei Chow never threatened with a second-place 1:47.17, while Washington’s quartet of Kevin Kwong, Randy Leung, Jonathan Cheng and Edmund Ho placed third in 1:50.70.

Girls 100-yard backstroke

Lincoln’s Sretpisalsilp picked up her second title with a wire-to-wire time of 1:04.94 in the 100 back, while Lowell’s Tang placed second in 1:05.32. Tang’s teammate Emily Shaw closed the top three with a 1:12.18.

Boys 100-yard backstroke

Lowell’s Chan acquired his fourth title of the meet with a 57.66 in the 100 back. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s Jew placed second in 1:01.18, while Washington’s Chu took third in 1:04.73.

Girls 100-yard breaststroke

Lowell’s Chau claimed her third crown with a comeback win in the 100 breast. After trailing by nearly half a second, she rolled past teammate Loo to win in 1:15.51, while her teammate touched in 1:16.05 for silver. Meanwhile, Washington’s Tieu snared third in 1:18.07.

Boys 100-yard breaststroke

Lowell swept the top-two spots in the 100 breast as Bautista raced to first in 1:07.14, while Lee posted a second-place 1:08.09. Meanwhile, Lincoln’s Chao Zhou finished third in 1:09.99.

Girls 400-yard freestyle relay

Lincoln broke up the relay party for Lowell as Lincoln’s team of Chui, Lo, Dang and Sretpisalsilp came from nearly six seconds down to capture the 400 free relay title in 4:15.10. Meanwhile, Lowell’s contingent of Stephanie Yew, Rafaella Okun, Shay and Leslie Cheung placed second in 4:21.30. Additionally, Washington’s team of Lo-Esteves, Doris Kwan, Mabel So and Suzanne Wong finished third in 4:38.29.

Boys 400-yard freestyle relay

Washington matched the Lincoln girls effort to withhold a relay sweep for Lowell by rolling to a meet-record time of 3:31.53. The Washington quartet of Fong, Kevin Chu, Fan and Loey expunged Lowell’s previous meet-record time of 3:34.98 set in 2000. Meanwhile, Lowell’s team of Yip, Yu, Szeto and Du snared second in 3:37.87, while Lincoln’s Brian Cheung, Yee, Zhou and Jew finished third in 3:42.93.

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