Canyons Swim & Dive Opens Season at WSC Preview Meet

Stock group photo of the College of the Canyons men's and women's swim & dive teams during the Western State Conference Preview Event at Ventura College on Feb. 10, 2024.
Results
February 12, 2024

By Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director  

VENTURA — College of the Canyons swim & dive saw its first action of the season during the annua Larry Baratte Invitational & Western State Conference (WSC) Preview meet hosted by Ventura College on Saturday. 

Canyons finished seventh in the men's team standings with the women's squad taking 10th. 

Highlights for the Cougars included the performances of Max Brown, Jakob Glasshoff, Keanu Pence, Nicolas Rainbird and Nicholas Jeffries.

Brown turned in the top individual result with a ninth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke event at a time of 1:04.80. 

Glasshoff swam to a trio of top-15 finishes on the day. The freshman from Saugus High School was 10th in the 100-yard freestyle (54.79), 12th in the 200-yard Individual Medley (2:21.21) and 14th in the 50-yard freestyle (25.26). 

Pence also had strong day with the sophomore taking 10th in the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.37) and 16th in the 50-yard freestyle (26.22). 

Jeffries swam to 13th place in the 500-yard freestyle at a pace of 6:46.43. Changing tempo for the 100-yard freestyle, Jeffries was 19th at 1:13.26.

Rainbird also had a good all-around performance, taking 15th in the 100-yard backstroke (1:10.72), 16th in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:20.33) and 17th in the 100-yard freestyle (56.64).

Relay results included the team of Brown, Rainbird, Pence and Glasshoff finishing 11th in the 200-yard medley relay at a combined time of 1:55.53.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, it was Glasshoff, Brown, Jeffries and Diego Rozbruch teaming for a time of 1:43.51 to end in 13th.

On the women's side Mia Paras was 22nd in the 50-yard freestyle (31.48) and Stella Vigdorchik was 21st in the 100-yard freestyle (1:17.50) to lead the pack.

Canyons is back on the deck Friday, Feb. 23 for the opening WSC meet hosted by Bakersfield College. Events are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. 

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