IVL swims finals’ winners released

BRAWLEY — The Imperial Valley League swim season came to a close Thursday at the Brawley Lions Center with the conclusion of the IVL Swimming Championships.

Swimmers from various schools earned consideration and automatic times for the CIF-San Diego Section Swimming championships, which will be held Wednesday at Granite Hills High School in El Cajon.

Earning a CIF consideration time in the girls’ 200 medley relay was the championship team from Brawley made up of Larissa Avina, Logan Nemlowill, Jessica Acosta and Paige Smelser (2 minutes, 4.78 seconds).

The second through sixth places teams in the same event from Calipatria, Southwest, Imperial and Central also earned consideration times.

Avina, Nemlowill, Acosta and Smelser also combined to top the 400 free relay breaking the IVL finals record set in 2009. That time was 4:00.94 and this year’s team posted a 3:59.33, which was also a CIF automatic time.

Acosta also won the 200 free with a consideration time of 2:07.84 and the 100 free with a consideration time of 57.71 and Nemlowill won the 100 breast with a CIF consideration time of 1:17.57.

The Brawley boys also had success in the water winning the 200 medley relay with a consideration time of 1:52.20 (Brandon Castro, Ross Wilson, Alec Walker, Brandon Goddard).

Goddard, Walker and Wilson also teamed with Brian Murray to win the 200 free relay (1:35.94).

For Southwest High, Jonathan Puga, Benardo Apolinar, Eric Pompa and Sergio Beltran won the 400 free relay with a consideration time of 3:43.10.

Beltran also won the 200 free (1:55.11) and the 100 back (1:01.82), both CIF consideration times.

For Vincent Memorial, Omar Girbau won the 100 fly (1:03.75) and the 500 free (5:37.80).

For Calipatria, Jacob Ritter won the 100 breast with an automatic time of 1:04.53 and Jessica Cervantes won the 100 back with a consideration time of 1:06.91.