Team-by-team Boys' Swimming Capsules

March 07, 2007

CRESCENTA VALLEY

COACH: Jan Sakonju, seventh year.

E: Pacific

LEAGU

SWIMMERS TO WATCH: Mason Hawthorne, senior, sprint freestyle; Vinh Doan, junior, freestyle; Jesse An, senior, distance freestyle; Ted Gonder, junior, freestyle/breaststroke; Zach Taylor, sophomore, distance freestyle; Andrew Martinez, senior, sprint freestyle.

SAKONJU'S QUOTE: "We're looking to rebuild, and we're looking for new leadership."

FLINTRIDGE PREP

COACH: Misha Grigoriev, first year.

LEAGUE: Prep

SWIMMERS TO WATCH: Austin Bell, junior, distance freestyle; Cody Boyce, junior, freestyle/breaststroke; Garret Wax, freshman, freestyle.

GRIGORIEV'S QUOTE: "The team is really united. They've been together for a while and they know each other well."

GLENDALE

COACH: Steen Garberson, 26th year (sixth in current stint).

LEAGUE: Pacific

SWIMMERS TO WATCH: Narek Nazaryan, senior, freestyle/breaststroke; Kevin Ferguson, junior, butterfly; Eduard Mosolov, senior, sprint freestyle; Artur Hovhannisyan, freshman, breaststroke.

GARBERSON'S QUOTE: "Our goal is to be in the top half of the Pacific League."

HOOVER

COACH: Sara Brannin, second year.

LEAGUE: Pacific

SWIMMERS TO WATCH: Mehr Almasi, freshman, distance freestyle/backstroke; Luka Martinovic, senior, freestyle; Dylan La Com, senior, freestyle; Jano Boghossian, junior, freestyle; Erik Anderson, senior, freestyle.

BRANNIN'S QUOTE: "We are up against some teams [in league] that have a lot of experienced swimmers. Crescenta Valley, Burbank and Arcadia are all really tough."

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