The Sunnyvale Sun
Sports
Fisher-Colbrie, Robinson lead swimmers into CCS meet
By Mike Barnhart
Stanford University long has been known for the talented people that go through its various educational programs. And there will be quite a pool of talent assembled on May 18-19 at Stanford University's Avery Aquatics Center--a swimming pool filled with talented high school boys and girls--for the Central Coast Section swimming and diving championships.Lynbrook, Monta Vista, Homestead, Cupertino, Fremont and The King's Academy all will be represented at the competition. Swimming preliminaries begin on Friday at 11 a.m. and final races are set for Saturday at 1 p.m. Girls diving competition from the 1-meter board begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The boys' event will begin 1 1/2 hours after the conclusion of the girls contest.
Among the contenders from local high schools will be Monta Vista sophomore Megan Fisher-Colbrie and Lynbrook senior Brandt Robinson, both who won gold medals at last year's championships.
Robinson, who won the boys 50-yard freestyle as a junior, enters the weekend with the second best 100 free time (47.80) in the CCS, trailing just Taylor Smith of Bellarmine. Robinson also is a part of Lynbrook's medley relay and 400 free relay units that rank among the top five in the section.
Fisher-Colbrie made a splash last May as a freshman, winning the 100 butterfly. She enters this weekend's competition with the section's best time (57.35) in the event, just ahead of Saratoga junior Hayes Hyde (57.92), and the fourth best in the 200 individual medley.
Other local boys, who rank among the section's best and likely will challenge for medals are Monta Vista junior Arthur Lam in the 200 and 500 free, Saratoga sophomore Ben Hinshaw (200 IM, 500), Homestead sophomore Paul Kim (200 IM, 100 free) and junior teammate Geovid Kali (50 free).
Girls contenders include freshmen Stephanie Nguyen (100 back) of Lynbrook, Jesse Bergman (100 free) of Homestead and Chelsea Fong (50, 100 free) and Audrey Kwong (200, 500) of Monta Vista and sophomore Emma Drysdale (50, 100 free) of Monta Vista.
In diving, Fremont freshman Brian Peters will be looking to challenge Bellarmine's Robert Taylor, who placed second last year. Christina La of Homestead hopes to improve upon her ninth-place finish of 2006.
