Cleveland's
Chungah Rhee defended her title in the 500 free (5:29.
The Cavaliers' girls' team, the two-time defending City Section champion, relied on two victories from
Chungah Rhee and a sweep of the three relays to knock off Birmingham 114-71.
Of course, we felt pressure,'' said Cleveland junior
Chungah Rhee, who captured the 500 freestyle for the second time in three years, winning in 5 minutes, 17.
And if they have, it hasn't shown,'' said Frias, who is relying on junior
Chungah Rhee to win the girls' 500 free.
Chungah Rhee was Cleveland's only individual girls' champion, winning the 100 butterfly (1 minute, 2.
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Chungah Rhee won the 100-yard butterfly and 200 freestyle as host Cleveland of Reseda (7-0, 6-0), the defending City Section champion, clinched the league title.
Cleveland posted a 111-74 victory over El Camino Real - which finished third in the City last season - winning the 200-yard medley and freestyle relays, along with two individual victories from
Chungah Rhee (200 individual medley, 500 freestyle) and one each from Tracy Puretz and Caroline Sheehan.
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Chungah Rhee won the 200-yard individual medley (2:17.
But with junior
Chungah Rhee and superior depth, Cleveland has the potential to repeat.
The team originally was filled with seasonal swimmers from Frias' classes but has added club swimmers in
Chungah Rhee and Michael Chiu.
Sophomore
Chungah Rhee took second in the 200 individual medley and 500 freestyle, and the Cavaliers used their superior depth to prevail.
The team of Tracy Puretz, Avital Aboody, Hefter and
Chungah Rhee will be seeded first in the relay with a time of 4:02.