Grace and Gwen Asbury won medals at the CIF-SS swimming finals. (Photos courtesy of Felicia Asbury)
Gwen Asbury placed in the top four in two individual events and her sister Grace also placed high in two events, highlighting the performance of Liberty High swimmers in the CIF-SS Division 3 finals on Friday.
Gwen placed third in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle.
“She didn’t get the times she had hoped for, but they were still fast enough for State consideration times,” said Felicia Asbury, Gwen’s mother and the team’s coach. “She will find out on Sunday if she qualified. The State competition is extremely competitive and they only take the top 40 in each event. So we have our fingers crossed and are hoping for the best!”
Grace placed ninth in the 200 freestyle and 11th in the 500 freestyle.
Liberty’s 200 freestyle relay team of Kylie Kaas, Tessa Whitford, Grace Asbury, and Gwen Asbury placed 18th. The 400 freestyle relay team of Celeste Hernandez, Tessa Whitford, Grace Asbury, and Gwen Asbury finished 12th with a season-best time.
“I’m extremely proud of these young ladies and they pushed themselves to the very end to finish the season strong,” Felicia Asbury said.
Liberty relay swimmers, from left: Celeste Hernandez, Grace Asbury, Kylie Kaas, Gwen Asbury, and Tessa Whitford.
