Girls swimming: Newport receives high marks

NEWPORT BEACH - The national rankings for high school All-American

girls swimming was recently released with a prominent Newport Harbor High

flavor.

Junior Carly Geehr is ranked 10th in both the 200-meter freestyle and

200 individual medley. She is also ranked 29th in the 100 free and 37th

in the 100 breaststroke.

The highest-ranked Sailor is junior Nicole Mackey. She is fifth in the

nation in the 100 backstroke and 13th in the 100 butterfly as well as

38th in the 200 IM and 87th in the 200 free.

Junior Hayley Peirsol is 19th in the 500 free and 91st in the 200

free, while Jennifer Arrow is 97th in the nation in the 100 breaststroke.

The Sailors are also strong in relay events. The 400 free relay

foursome of Geehr, Peirsol, Mackey and Mai Tajima is ranked 26th, while

the 200 medley relay of Mackey, Arrow, Geehr and Peirsol is 42nd.

Also, the 200 free relay team of Mackey, Tajima, Geehr and Erin Ball

is ranked 167th nationally.