Swimming: Mackey wins five races for Zots

IRVINE - Newport Harbor High sophomore and Irvine AquaZot member

Nicole Mackey won five women’s A races at the AquaZot swim meet at UC

Irvine last weekend.

Mackey was first in the 50-meter freestyle (27.60), 100 free (58.88),

100 backstroke (1:06.95), 100 breaststroke (1:15.57) and the 200 breast

(2:42.53).

Newport Harbor student Jennifer Arrow placed third in the women’s A

200 free with a 2:31.08. Kim McKay had four women’s top 10 finishes. She was fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:11.97) and 200 individual medley

(2:35.50), sixth in the 50 free (30.12), and seventh in the 100 free

(1:04.64).

Among other local swimmers, Stephanie Gabert had seven top 10 finishes

in 7-10 girls A events. Her best placing was second in the 50 breast

(39.96) and the 100 breast (1:28.13). She was also third in the 200 free

(2:33.84), fourth in the 200 IM (2:53.90) and 100 free (1:10.83), sixth

in the 50 free (33.52), and 10th in the 50 fly (38.10).

In the boys races, Trevor Jones placed seventh in the 7-10 A 100

backstroke with a 1:43.43, and Alexander Swanson was eighth in the 50 A

backstroke with a 41.50.