Leave of Absence

As you can see, I have not been making posts to the SLO Swimming Scene for a couple of months now. I want formally say that I have taken a leave of absence from writing stories for this blog. 

I have taken a job as the head coach of boys swimming and diving at Arroyo Grande high school, and I believe this creates a conflict of interest. I don’t believe I should be writing a blog on swimming in the SLO county area when I have a job with a particular program in the area. Also, one of my major subjects has been Cal Poly swimming and diving, and my brother is currently a freshman on that team. 

I apologize, but I think this is the only course of action that is fair to my readers. 

I may post some opinion columns on swimming in general, but I will no longer be reporting on swimming in the area. I want to thank everyone that has read or followed this blog in the past year and a half. I sincerely appreciate it. 

Cal Poly to Host Defending Champs

The Cal Poly Swimming and Diving team will kick off its 2012-2013 season today when they host the two-time NCAA defending champion Golden Bears of UC Berkeley.

The meet starts at 11 a.m. Friday, and will continue at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Anderson Aquatic Center.

Friday’s session will consist of a pentathlon. Each swimmer will swim 100-yards of each stroke and cap it off with a 100 individual medley. Those five times will be added up to determine the “King and Queen of the pool.”

Saturday both teams will compete in relays.

Cal Poly’s Antoniuk to Swim at Olympic Trials

Cal Poly swimmer Konrad Antoniuk will swim the 1500-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday.

Konrad Antoniuk, a member of the Cal Poly Swimming and Diving team, will swim in the preliminaries of the 1,500-meter freestyle on Sunday at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.

Antoniuk, who hails from Valencia, Calif., is also representing the Canyons Aquatics Club, the swim club he grew up on.

The  electrical engineering junior-to-be  is seeded 71st in a field of 96 of the nation’s best distance freestylers. His entry time is 15 minutes, 18.17 seconds.

Antoniuk had the highest placing of any Cal Poly swimmers at the 2012 Pac-12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships. He finished 13th in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a time of 15:36.01.

Click here for to view the live webcasts of the Trials. 

Click here for complete results from the Trials. 

Prenot Advances in 200 IM

Santa Maria Swim Club swimmers Joshua Prenot qualified for the semifinals in the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.

Prenot’s time of 2 minutes, 2.58 seconds earned him 13th place after prelims. The top 16 swimmers advance to semifinals, which will be held tonight and aired on NBC at 8 pm PDT. Prenot will be in heat two, lane one.

Prenot moved up a couple of spots, as he was seeded 18th before prelims.

Prenot Swims Semifinal

Santa Maria Swim Club swimmer Joshua Prenot competed in the semifinal of the 200-meter breaststroke Thursday night at that U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Neb.

Prenot finished in a lifetime best time of 2 minutes, 12.21 seconds. The mark set a National Age Group record for 17-18 boy’s.

The 18-year-old UC Berkeley freshman-to-be missed making finals by 21 one-hundredths of a second. He finished 10th, but only the top eight advance to the finals.

The top time of the semifinals was posted by Clark Burckle. He finished the race in 2:10.01.

Prenot will next swim the 200-meter individual medley on Friday, the fifth and final event he will compete in at the Trials. He is seeded 18th with a time of 2:02.24.

For results from the Trials, click here.

SLO Boy’s, AG Girls Win Pac-7 Titles Again

The Pac-7 Swimming and Diving Finals were held last Wednesday at Arroyo Grande High School.

On the boy’s side, San Luis Obispo capped an undefeated season with its twelfth straight Pac-7 title. The Tigers edged Righetti High School by a score of 577-549.5, just a 27.5 point margin.

Arroyo Grande took the girl’s crown for the seventh straight year. San Luis Obispo came in second by 29 points (555-526). The Eagles also went undefeated.

For complete results, click here.

Pac-7 Prelim Results

The prelim session of the 2012 Pac-7 League Swimming and Diving Championship took place this past Friday and Saturday.

The boys swam on Friday, while the girls swam Saturday.

The finals session of the meet will take place at Arroyo Grande High School on Wednesday starting at 1 p.m.

Diving will be done on Tuesday, also at Arroyo Grande High School.

The top sixteen swimmers in each event from the prelim sessions advance to finals.

For the prelim results, click here.

CIF Site Change

The 2012 CIF Southern Section swimming and diving championship will be held at the Riverside Aquatic Complex. The new facility is located on the campus of Riverside Community College.

In the past, the meet has been held at the Belmont Olympic Plaza in Long Beach.

Division II (all Pac 7 schools) prelims are slated to begin at 9 am on Friday, May 11. Finals are scheduled to begin at 10 am the following day: Saturday, May 12.

There will also be a new format for the meet. Previously, only 32 swimmers were allowed into each event. This year 36 swimmers will be accepted in each event.

Finals will consist of two heats of ten competitors. Medals will be awarded to the top finishers, but points will be given to the top twenty.

The Riverside Aquatic Center is a 65-meter pool and has a moveable bulkhead. For more information about the facility, click here.

Diving will also be held at the new facility.

For the CIF Southern Section press release about the facility change, click here.

Seahawks to Host Gobbler

The San Luis Obispo Swim Club will host the annual Gobbler Classic this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday  at Sinsheimer Pool.

Friday’s session will begin at 4:30 p.m., with a 3:30 warmup time.

Warmup on Saturday and Sunday begins at 9:00 a.m., while the meet is slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. on both days.

The age division are as follows: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, and 13 and up. There are also tow open events: the 1,650-yard freestyle, and the 400 individual medley.

There are two relays: the 200 freestyle relay on Saturday, and the 200 medley relay on Sunday.

There are also masters events throughout the meet.

Cal Poly to Host Mustang Invititational

The Cal Poly Mustang swimming and diving team will host the annual Mustang Invititational this Friday and Saturday at the Anderson Aquatics Center at Cal Poly.

The competition on Friday will begin at noon, while Saturday’s session is slated to start at 10:00 a.m.