Coronado High School swimmers line up at a meet in 2024. The team defeated University City this year on April 17. Photo by Kelly Moore.

The Coronado High School swim team defeated University City on April 17 with multiple competitors earning first place finishes. 

Luca Morocco took first place in the 200 freestyle, and Russell Richardson won the 200 individual medley. Van Marniacs came out on top in the 500 freestyle, while Gage Everitt earned the win in the 100 backstroke.

Coronado also notched two relay victories — the 200 freestyle relay team made up of Morocco, Richardson, Andre Poole, and Liam Knapp – and the 400 freestyle relay team of Everitt, Cedrick Tolentino, Santi Garcia-Rojo, and Devin Ertekin. 

On the girls’ side, the Islanders also came away with a strong showing. Jillian Stachowicz won both the 200 freestyle and 100 breaststroke, while Mirren Fallon picked up victories in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle. 

Cal Poly commit Chloe Quarles added wins in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly, and Kailyn Cornell took first in the 100 freestyle. Stachowicz, Fallon, Quarles and Cornell, along with Ally Fabrey, Audrey Howard, Sofia Kelly, and Chloe O’Keefe, all contributed to winning relays throughout the meet.

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Cade Cavin is a part-time reporter for The Coronado News. He was born in Poway, CA, but has lived in Escondido, CA, Basking Ridge, NJ, Durham, England, and Santa Clarita, CA. He will primarily be covering sports across Coronado and San Diego, but occasionally may work on other beats. He is currently in his second semester of his junior year at Point Loma Nazarene University with a double major in Business Administration and Multimedia Journalism with a focus in writing. As of right now, he is planning on taking the LSAT this summer with the goal of attending law school after undergrad. A fun fact about him is that he's been to 36 states and 12 countries.