In Division 3, the Armada had a large number of athletes helping their schools to score a bundle of points.  Katie Andersen, a junior at La Serna, finished 7^th in the 50 Free (25.38) and 10^th in the 100 Free (55.59). Her teammate at La Serna, Sandrine Urias had a nice meet, scoring well in both the 100 breast, 7th (1:10.68), and 13th in the 200 IM. Freshman Kiersten Shew, the third La Serna athlete from Armada, likewise was a big part of a great meet for La Serna.  Kiersten was 10th in the 100 fly (1:01.76) and an outstanding 5th in the 100 back (1:01.54). All three girls figured prominently on the La Serna relays that helped the La Serna women to a fifth place team finish.

Representing Whittier High, Jessica Marsh may have had the best meet of all the Armada athletes in the CIF Championship series, posting lifetime best times in the 100 back (57.40) and breaking the tough 1 minute 50 second barrier in the 200 free with a 1:49.21.  Jessica was second in both events.  Jessica's 200 time was the second fastest time in all CIF Divisions combined.  Jessica's sister Lisa helped the Whittier cause as well.  Lisa was 12th in the 200 IM (2:12.58) and won the consolation finals for a ninth place finish (1:02.50).

Kirstie Chen, who remains in hard training as she prepares for the World Championship Trials in July, was still the class of the field in her events.  Kirstie set a CIF Division 3 record in the 200 IM, winning in an impressive 2:01.25.  She also finished second in the 100 fly, 55.73.

Armada swimmers were likewise well represented on the La Serna Boys team. Dennis Cassidy competed in the 200 and 500 free for La Serna. Dennis moved way up the psych sheet to finish fifth In both events and post sectional qualifying times in both (1:47.18 and 4:49.48 respectively). Senior Daniel Mendoza also scored for La Serna in the 500 free adding valuable points to the La Serna men's 3rd place finish. Kazu Omori, a sophomore at La Serna, finished off the fine swimming for the our Armada athletes at the division 3 level.  Kazu, who also swims for La Serna, helped two of his school's free relays to top eight finishes and added a 7th place finish in the individual 50 free (22.40). Huero Vidal also participated in the 500 free, representing Whittier High School.

Moving to Division 2, Joel Ramirez, representing Sonora High School, improved upon his 6^th place seed in the 50 Free to finish 3rd in an impressive 21.2, while teammate John Chang broke the 2 minute barrier for the first time in the 200 IM (1:59.85). John's sister, freshman Nikki Chang, had a very successful campaign representing Sonora for her first time, placing 4th in the 500 free (5:02.0) and sixth in the 200 free (154.0). Tim Wang and Tina Wang represented Troy High School in the D2 Prelims, Tina in the 100 breast and 200 IM and TIm in the 100 back and the 50 free.  Also representing Troy High School was Josh Stedman who sprinted to a 22.48 in the 50 free and a 16th place finish in the 100 Back (56.48).  Penninsula high standouts Michael Mayfield and Cory Mayfield also made their presence known at the meet.  Michael was 10th in the 200 free (1:44.29), while freshman Cory Mayfield finished 16th in the 200 IM (2:00.1).  The third Armada swimmer to final in the 200 IM was Matt Chong, representing La Habra High. Matt finished 13th in the IM (200.2) and added a 7th place standing in the 100 breast (1:00.04). Jaye Chang also competed in the 500 free posting a best time 453.0. 

The highest finish for the Armada swimmers in Division 2 was posted by Kylie Garcia, representing Rowland High School.  Kylie was second in the 100 fly, posting a lifetime best time of 54.9.

The lone competitor for the Armada in Division I was Maddie Golison.  Maddie had a lifetime best in the 200 IM, 2:09.95, finishing in 15th place.  Maddie also swam the 100 fly, 58.60, and finished in 16th.

When all was said and done the Armada had twenty-five athletes compete in the CIF Championship meet.  There combined efforts produced 44 lifetime best times, a tremendous performance.