Day 1 of 3 - Thursday, April 16, 2015

Men Results: Event Winners
200 Free Relay: Tie Golden West and Riverside 1:25.31
500 Freestyle: Adrien Deloffre, Riverside – 4:38.07
200 Individual Med: Alejandro Vassallo, Golden West – 1:54.64
50 Freestyle: Fletcher Norseen, Golden West – 20.90
400 Medley Relay: Golden West – 3:27.46
 

NOTES: In the first event of the OEC championships for the Men, Golden West and Riverside City College shared the gold as both 200 Free Relay teams posted a time of 1:25.31. Riverside's Adrien Deloffre dominated the field and touched first 500 Free in a time of 4:38.07 which was 6 seconds faster than the second-place finisher Mark Olsen of Golden West.  Golden West's Alejandro Vassallo took first place in the 200IM with a time of 1:54.64, and it was Golden West's Fletcher Norseen who took this year's title as the conference's fastest man in the 50 Free with a time of 20.90.  In the 400 MR, the final event of the evening, Golden West's Vassallo, Grden, Toland and Kenefick built a four second lead over the field and finished in a time of 3:24.98.
 
 
Women Results: Event Winners
200 Free Relay: Orange Coast College - 1:38.33
500 Freestyle: Suzanna Gonzales. Golden West - 5:07.43
200 Individual Med.: Alexa Clayfield, Orange Coast – 2:11.12
50 Freestyle: Rebecca Aguilar, Orange Coast – 24.08
400 Medley Relay: Golden West – 4:07.51
 
 
NOTES:
Orange Coast College's Aguilar, Kim, Hung and Clayfield took first place in the 200 Free Relay posting a 1:34.99.  Golden West's Suzanna Gonzales captures the 500 title with a time of 5:07.43.  Alexa Clayfield (2:11.12) of Orange Coast edged out teammate Chloe Kim (2:12.85) in the 200 IM.  However, it was Orange Coast's Rebecca Aguilar who claimed the conference hardware in the 50 Freestyle 24.08.  The Rustlers rebounded after DQing the first relay and squashed the field in the 400 MR with a 4:07.51.

Team Scores after Day 1:
Women - Team Scores
Orange Coast - 253.50
Golden West - 155
Riverside - 144
Cypress - 130
Saddleback - 129
Fullerton - 103.50
Santa Ana - 26 

Men - Team Scores
Golden West - 237.50
Riverside - 217
Orange Coast - 179.50
Fullerton - 110
Cypress - 99
Saddleback - 80
Santa Ana - 25 

Next: Prelims heats for Friday's events will begin at 9:30 AM and the finals will start at 3:30 PM.