The swim teams at Coronado High School finished in the top tiers at the City Conference Championships in late April, with the boys finishing third and the girls coming in fourth, thanks to a pair of brother-sister swimmers.
The boys team scored 206 points among the 17 schools that competed, while the girls team accumulated 183 points among 17 schools. La Jolla High School won the boys championship, while Cathedral Catholic won the girls title.
The Islanders qualified 18 individuals for the CIF Sectional Championships, which begins May 3 with finals on May 6, according to Coach Paul Folts.
Senior Samuel Quarles was the top scorer with 40 points for boys, winning the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle as well as the 200-yard freestyle relay. He also took second in the 200-yard medley relay.
His younger sister, Chloe, was the top scorer for the girls with 31.5 points. The sophomore finished third in the 100-yard fly, third in the 200-yard individual medley, third in the 400-yard free relay and fifth in the 200-yard medley relay.
The second highest scorer for the boys was freshman Gage Everitt, who notched 34 points by winning the 200-yard freestyle relay, and by finishing second in the 500-yard freestyle, second in the 100-yard butterfly and second in the 200-yard medley relay.
For the girls, his older sister, Jamison, was the second highest scorer with 28 points. The junior finished third in the 400-yard freestyle relay, fifth in the 100-yard fly, fifth in the 200-yard freestyle and fifth in the 200-yard medley relay.
