Las Positas Women Win Conference Swim Title

For the first time since 2019, the Las Positas College women’s swim & dive team is the Coast Conference champion.
In a tightly contested Coast Championship meet, three teams battled to the last relay to determine the top places. Las Positas outscored their opponents each day, by the narrowest of margins to maintain a start-to-finish lead.
“This Championship was unique, and will always stand out to me because we won the swimming portion with only five first places out of 21 events,” LPC coach Jason Craighead said. “Normally the winning team is able to pull off a multitude of victories, especially in relays, but our women’s team was able to win with depth and grit.”
He added the team entire team bought into the “team-first idea” all season.
“It isn’t always what you can do, it’s also what you can learn that will get you to your goals … in athletics, in academics, and in life,” he said.
The Las Positas men’s team finished third overall, with a small but fast squad.
Las Positas meet highlights:

• Makenzie Duffin: Conference Champion 200/500/1650 freestyles and Co-MVP of the Meet
• Ainlsey Wade: Conference Champion 1 meter and 3 meter dive and Diver of the Meet
• Women’s Coast Conference Coach of the Year: Jason Craighead

All Conference Team for Individuals & Relays:
Women:

• Makenzie Duffin: 500/200/1650 Free (Conference Champion in all 3 events)
• Ainsley Wade: 1 meter and 3 meter dive (Conference Champion)
• Sarah Dorn: 1 meter and 3 meter dive
• Ashley May: 100 backstroke
• Women’s 800 Free Relay: Ashley May, Makenzie Duffin, Camryn Clendenen, Caroline Guidi
• Caroline Guidi: 200 Butterfly

Men:

• 200 Free Relay: Larwence Thomas, Ethan Santiago, Jay jani, Leo Gao
• Chris Guidi: 500 Free, 400IM (Conference Champion), 200 Fly (Conference Champion)
• Jay Jani: 200IM, 100 breastroke, 200 Breastroke (Conference Champion)
• Andre Valle: 200IM, 400IM, 200 Backstroke
• 400 Medley Relay: Larwence Thomas, Jay Jani, Chris Guidi, Ethan Santiago
• 200 Medley Relay: Larwence Thomas, Lawrence Tolentino, Chris Guidi, Ethan Santiago
• Larwence Thomas: 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly
• Ethan Santiago: 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly
• Vincent Vandersall: 1650 freestyle
• 400 Free Relay: Larwence Thomas, Ethan Santiago, Jay Jani, Chris Guidi.