ALL-AREA SWIMMING TEAM : BOYS’ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Justin Dumais

SCHOOL: Buena

YEAR: Sophomore

SEASON AT A GLANCE: Dumais followed a second-place finish in the Southern Section Division I Diving championships as a freshman by setting a Section record with 649.70 points to win the Division I diving title. Dumais broke the record set by Royal High’s Ricky Wood (605.05) in 1990. Dumais’ younger brother, Troy, was the only competitor to stay within 167 points. Troy defeated Justin in the Channel League championships one week earlier but Justin recorded seven perfect 10s during that meet.

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THE REST OF THE TEAM:

Sean Askay, Buena, Jr., sixth-place finisher in the 200-yard freestyle (1:43.03) and fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:35.31), led the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in Division I. Troy Dumais, Buena, Fr., won the Channel League diving title and finished second in the Division I championships. Nick O’Hare, Westlake, Sr., helped the Warriors to an undefeated Marmonte League season and a league title. Jeff Robb, Crescenta Valley, Sr., finished fourth in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle and swam legs in two relays, leading the Falcons to a tie for second in Division II. Aaron Robinson, El Camino Real, Sr., was the only area City Section swimmer to win two individual titles: 500 freestyle (4:55.86) and 200 freestyle (1:49.17). Mike Scarcelli, Crespi, Sr., the Pacific-bound sprinter placed fifth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.25) and fourth in the 100 freestyle (47.16), barely one-tenth of a second off the winning time (47.05) in the Division II final. Christian Wilson, Birmingham, Sr., was one of three Brave swimmers with second- and third-place finishes to lead Birmingham to the boys’ City Section title. Albert Won, Harvard-Westlake, Jr., finished second in the 100 breaststroke in the Division II finals. John Won, Burbank, Jr., followed up a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle in 1994 with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 500 freestyle (4:39.92) and the 200 individual medley (1:56.64).