The Coronado Islanders swim team had a great showing at the CIF Division 2 championships at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon on Saturday morning. Twenty swimmers qualified for the preliminary meet on Wednesday, but only 10 were able to return for finals by placing in the top 16 of any event. The hot temperature didn’t seem to affect the swimmers at all.

The fastest Islanders in individual events were Chloe Quarles, placing third in the 200 Individual medley and second in the 100 fly, finishing with 55:95, a new team record, replacing her old one from last year. Gage Everitt placed first in both the 100 backstroke and is a repeat champion in the 100 fly. Ally Fabrey finished 12th in the 200 free and 11th in the 500. Santi Garcia-Rojo finished 16th in the 200 free and seventh in the 500. Luca Morocco finished seventh in the 100 free and 13th in the 100 breaststroke.

Jillian Stachowicz finished seventh in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast. Cedrick Tolentino finished 15th in the 200 free and fifth in the 500.

The team also had four relays returning for finals, the girls’ 200 medley relay (Kailyn Cornell, Stachowicz, Quarles, Fabrey) finished sixth, while the same boys’ relay (Everitt, Morocco, Reed Karosich, and Devin Ertekin) finished fourth. The girls’ 400 free relay (Quarles, Fabrey, Stachowicz, Cornell) finished fifth. The boys’ 400 free relay (Everitt, Ertekin, Garcia-Rojo, Morocco) finished sixth.

Gage Everitt (100 fly and 100 back) and Chloe Quarles (200 IM and 100 fly) will move on to the CIF State competition next weekend in Fresno to race against the fastest high school swimmers in the state.