Making a splash toward the finish line Men nish in 3rd place, women 5th at second meet of the season

DANI NOVAZSKI Reporter @DNovazski

FELIPE GAMINO Sports Editor @fgamino13

Brahmas, Pirates, Vaqueros, Owls and Renegades hit the pool at the Steven E. Schofield Aquatic Center on Friday for the second official meet of the season. The men from Ventura College led the way, while Santa Barbara City College dominated the women’s competition.

The Brahmas placed third in the women’s 200-yard medley relay with a time of 2:06.30. The men placed last in the 400-yard medley at with a time of 4:53.72.

Jose Lamas and Nikolay Best, both swimmers for the men’s team at Pierce, finished second and fourth in the 1000-yard freestyle event.

Lamas and Best’s teammates, Gerryleo Sarmiento and Jennifer Weiss, who competed in the same event, finished eighth and tenth.

"I did better than I thought I was going to," Weiss said. "It was my first time swimming the 1000yard freestyle. I was aiming for 16 minutes, and I did it in under 15."