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Blair’s Ella Lesnever Wins 50-Yard Freestyle at CIF D-3 Finals & Qualifies for State; Vikings’ Sophomore Placed Second in 100 Freestyle

May 08 2023 05:31:29

Swimming:

Ella Lesnever might be young, but she’s made waves since day one at Blair High School.

Literally.

The Vikings’ sophomore, coming off a remarkable effort for the water polo program, made her mark at this weekend’s CIF-SS Division 3 finals at Riverside City College.

Lesnever won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.76.

That was just over a second faster than Claremont’s Mia Gamble, who finished at 24.78.

It also qualified Lesnever for the CIF State Meet in Fresno.

Last year at the CIF-SS finals, she won the D-4 title in the 50 freestyle, and her time this past weekend would have been good enough to claim the Division 2 championship as well.

In the 100 free, Lesnever placed second with a time of 52.28.

Xavier’s Ava Ottenson (51.91) took first place in the 100.

 

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