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Robinson, Fisher-Colbrie are picking up where they left off

By Mike Barnhart

A pair of 2006 Central Coast Section swimming champions--Lynbrook senior Brandt Robinson and Monta Vista sophomore Megan Fisher-Colbrie--scored individual and relay victories at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division swimming finals last Friday at Monta Vista.

Robinson, who edged former Matador Russ Underwood for the CCS 50-yard freestyle sprint title last spring, placed second in Friday's 50 to Palo Alto junior Michael Fortune, but came back to take the 100 free in 47.80.

Fisher-Colbrie, who won the CCS girls 100 butterfly race a year ago, captured her specialty race in the De Anza finals, clocking 57.43. She also placed second in the 200 individual medley with 2:08.58.

Robinson and Fisher-Colbrie both swam legs for victorious 400 free relay teams in the final meet prior to the CCS Championships, May 19 at Stanford University's Avery Aquatics Center.

Robinson and Lynbrook teammates Terry Jiang, Steven Nguyen and Alvin Wong won the boys race in 3:17.24, about one-half second better than runner-up Saratoga. Chelsea Fong, Audrey Kwong and Megan Leung preceded Fisher-Colbrie, as the Matadors took the girls contest in 3:36.67, about 10 seconds faster than second-place Palo Alto and third-place Lynbrook.

Kwong and Fong, both freshmen, won freestyle races for the Matadors, who scored 413 points and placed second in the girls meet to Palo Alto (444.5). Lynbrook finished sixth.

Kwong captured the 200 free in 1:55.41 and took second in the 500 with 5:08.30, while Fong zipped 24.38 for first in the 50 free. Sophomore teammate Emma Drysdale was second in 24.63.

Palo Alto (445 points) also won the boys portion of the meet. Monta Vista was second with 340.5 and Lynbrook third with 290.

Matador Arthur Lam went 1:44.94 for second in the 200 free, and Richard Chen was second in the 100 breaststroke with 1:02.67. Teammate Steven Chien placed third in the 100 back with 57.35. Lynbrook's Jiang clocked 53.46 for second in the 100 butterfly.

El Camino finals

Meanwhile, senior Michelle Camburn and freshman Jesse Bergman won two events apiece, leading host Homestead's girls team to the El Camino Division championship.

With seven first-place finishes, seven seconds and four thirds, the Mustangs romped to victory with 578 points. Los Gatos was second with 375 points. Fremont finished third with 359. Cupertino (264) placed fourth, followed by Wilcox, Santa Clara and Milpitas.

Cupertino won the boys championship, edging Homestead 421-414. Los Gatos (268) was third, followed by Wilcox, Santa Clara, Fremont and Milpitas.

Camburn held off Fremont's Julia Chen in the 200-yard individual medley, then led a Homestead sweep of the top three places in the 500 freestyle. Camburn clocked 2:16.16 in the IM, nearly a second faster than Chen's 2:17.02. In the 500, Camburn pulled away from the pack to win in 5:20.63. Junior teammate Kristy Peanasky was second in 5:36.61 and senior Emily Pool took third in 5:42.14.

Bergman finished first in the 100 free and the 100 backstroke, well ahead of the top challengers in each race. In the free, Bergman touched in 53.41 and Fremont's Ellen Umeda was third in 57.94. In the back, Bergman's 1:00.08 beat out Cupertino junior Nadia Basilio (1:06.8) and sophomore teammate Lisa Yao (1:07.83).

Freshman Anne Peanasky won the 200 free in 2:03.10, gradually pulling away from teammate and runner-up Jessica Lawrence (2:05.36) and third-place Umeda (2:07.11).

A. Peanasky (1:01.06) and Yao (1:03.84) finished second and third in the 100 butterfly. Fremont's Chen won the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.35, nearly a second better than Lawrence's second-place effort of 1:10.33. K. Peanasky (1:13.68) finished third.

Stephanie Kung of Homestead sprinted 26.49 for second place in the 50 free. Senior Joanna Dunham of Cupertino was third in 26.81.

Homestead and Fremont finished one-two in the freestyle relays. Homestead placed second and Cupertino was third in the medley relay. The Pioneers also were third in the 400 free relay.

Sophomore Paul Kim of Homestead was the only double winner in the boys' portion of the meet, taking the 200 IM in 2:00.33 and the 100 free in 48.83. Other Homestead winners were junior Geovid Kali (22.15) in the 50 free, junior Kyle Hu (59.12) in the 100 back and the freestyle relays teams.

Junior Martin Chuang was the only Cupertino athlete to win a race, but the Pioneers used superior depth to claim the El Camino boys title. Chuang won the 200 free, touching first at 1:51.57, and finished second in the 500 free in 5:02.87.

Seniors Derrik Jarvis (100 free) and Tim Lordan (100 fly) junior Brad Matsushita (100 back) and the freestyle relay teams all scored seconds for Cupertino. Jarvis (100 free) and Matsushita (100 fly) also earned thirds for the Pioneers.

Homestead junior Jeffrey Meadows placed second in the 100 breaststroke and third in the IM. The Mustangs' medley relay team finished third, behind Los Gatos and Wilcox.

Fremont freshman Brian Peters tallied 482.65 points for first place in the 1-meter diving event. Homestead senior Vikash Nandkeshwar placed third.

In the girls diving competition, Molly Hayes of Los Gatos edged Homestead's Christina La in the battle for first place. Hayes scored 499.35 and La finished with 472.80.