Peirsol, Mackey recognized as All-Americans

Newport Harbor High graduates Hayley Peirsol and Nicole Mackey have

one more honor to remember their high school swimming careers by:

All-American status.

Peirsol, who won CIF Southern Section Division I titles in the

200- and 500-yard freestyle, was ranked No. 1 in the country in the

500 and No. 14 in the 200. She was 102nd in the 200 individual

medley.

Mackey, the CIF Southern Section Division I champion in the 200

individual medley, ranked seventh in the country in that event. She

was also 13th in the 100 butterfly, 74th in the 100 backstroke, 84th

in the 100 breaststroke and 164th in the 100 freestyle. To gain

All-American status, swimmers must meet times set by the National

Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.

Also included on the All-American lists was Newport Harbor’s Mai

Tajima, ranked 54th in the 100 backstroke. The Sailors’ three relay

teams were also represented. The 200 medley relay, a sixth-place

finisher in the CIF Southern Section Division I finals, consisted of

Tajima, Jenna Murphy, Mackey and Peirsol and was ranked 66th in the

nation. The 200 freestyle relay team of Leah Robertson, Ashley

Parole, Anne Belden and Jenna Murphy placed 162nd. Mackey, Peirsol,

and Tajima also teamed with Anna Belden on the 400 freestyle relay

team, which ranked 36th.

Peirsol, who will attend the Auburn University, is scheduled to

compete in the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, July 12-27.

Mackey, bound for the University of Hawaii, is slated to compete in

the World University Games in Korea, Aug. 24-30.