THE TIMES’ ALL-REGION GIRLS’ SWIMMING TEAM

ALYSSA CHIN

La Canada, Sophomore

* The best small-school swimmer in the region, Chin placed second in the Southern Section Division III 100 backstroke in 58.64, good enough for All-American consideration. In the division’s 200 individual medley, she placed fourth in 2:10.16. She swam on La Canada’s third-place 200 free relay team that clocked 1:42.99 and qualified for All-American consideration.

MAUREEN FARRELL

Alemany, Sophomore

* Among the best backstrokers in the region, she finished second in the 100 backstroke in the Southern Section Division II championships and won the 50 freestyle. Farrell finished seventh in the 100-meter backstroke in 1:05.31 at the Phillips 66 Spring National, one of two area high schoolers to finish in the top eight of an event. Her time just missed the 1:04.59 qualifying mark for the 2000 Olympic trials.

CHRISTINA FLYNN

El Camino Real, Senior

* The California-bound diver successfully defended her City Section title with a school-record 502.85 points, qualifying for All-American status. She placed eighth in three-meter springboard in the girls’ 16-18 division at the Junior Olympic Winter National meet in St. Louis in April.

MICHELLE NIELSON

Granada Hills, Senior

* She defended her City Section titles in the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke, and was part of the Highlanders’ title-winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams. Nielson, headed for Princeton, was part of City title-winning teams every year of her high school career. Granada Hills has won five girls’ team titles in a row.

JENNIFER PARMENTER

Granada Hills, Senior

* The USC-bound Parmenter was undefeated in two seasons each at L.A. Baptist and Granada Hills. This season she won City Section titles in the 200 medley and the 500 freestyle, giving her five in two years, and anchored two record-setting relay teams in the City championships (1:52.11 in the 200 medley and 3:35.98 in the 400 free). She won four Division I titles at L.A. Baptist.

JANA RICHARDSON

Ventura, Sophomore

* The top swimmer for the highest-finishing Division I school in the region, Richardson placed fourth in the 200 free with an All-American qualifying time of 1:51.22 and was fifth in the 100 freestyle in 52.33 seconds, fast enough for All-American consideration. Her efforts keyed a 10th-place finish for Ventura.

ELIZABETH WONG

Harvard-Westlake, Freshman

* Among the best freshmen this season, Wong qualified for All-American consideration with a third-place time of 24.80 in the 50 free and a seventh-place time of 54.03 seconds in the 100 in the Division II championships. She helped Harvard-Westlake to a seventh-place finish, highest among area girls’ teams.