Swimming: Sea Kings hang tough in CIF Division II finals

Tony Altobelli

BELMONT SHORE - Corona del Mar High boys swimming standout Sherwin

Kim went up against the best of the best at Saturday’s CIF Southern

Section Division II finals.

The junior, who was the Sea Kings’ only individual finalist on the

boys side, posted a personal-best time in the 100-yard freestyle finals

and placed eighth with a 48.59.

Kim posted a 2:00.64 in the 200 individual medley finals, but was

disqualified during the butterfly portion for separating his feet,

according to CdM Coach Tim Chaix.

Kim, along with Matt Meyer, Garrett Bowlus and Bobby Messenger

finished eighth in the 200 free relay finals with a 1:30.94, matching

their personal-best for the season.

Kim, Meyer, James Strack and John Money placed fourth in the 400 free

relay consolations with a 3:21.68.

On the girls side, freshman Kim McKay, who shattered CdM’s school

record in the 500 free (5:14.19) at the preliminaries Thursday, placed

eighth in the finals with a 5:19.70.

In consolation action, McKay placed fifth with a 2:13.50 in the 200 IM, while senior Lauren Powers ended her CdM career with a 25.35 in the

50 free.

Vivian Liao placed fourth in the 50 free (25.37) and eighth in the 100

free (56.44).

Liao, McKay, Powers and Brittney Bowlus won the 200 free relay with a

school-record time of 1:42.57.

McKay, Powers, Liao and Heather Hapeman placed third in the 400 free

with a personal-best 3:44.25.

Brittany Bowlus, Jackie McCoy, Christina Hewko and Nikki Hendrickson

came in sixth in the 200 medley relay with a 1:58.00.

Costa Mesa High’s Erin Bayes finished second in the 100 free with a

54.88 and placed seventh in the 50 free (25.58).