Young taeo seo leads falcons to banner day in cif

“I was kind of scared the first 50 [yards], so I tried to have more energy, I was training for distance swimming, not sprinting,” Seo said. “I tried to go as fast as I could the last 25 [yards], no matter what. I don’t care if I die or not. I [wanted to] do whatever I had to do and finish before Damien.”

Seo also worked with Thai, Jacob Ksendov and Antonio Camarillo to open the meet with a win in the 200-medley relay (1:35.51).

2 Harrison Thai has big day for champion Falcons, May 12, 2012 — Thai enjoyed a stellar day for the Crescenta Valley boys’ swimming team. He won two individual events and helped win two relays, including swimming a leg on the 400-freestyle relay that netted Crescenta Valley the CIF Division II crown.

In the 400-freestyle relay, Thai grouped with Seo, Wojciechowski and Yi to win in 3:05.50 and help Crescenta Valley outlast Damien. Earlier, Thai worked with the same trio to win the 200-medley relay in 1:35.51.

Thai also took a pair of individual races. He won the 200-individual medley (1:48.86) and the 100 backstroke (50.31 seconds).

“It’s a pretty sweet win for me because I’ve been in it for the last two years and I’ve been out-touched every time,” Thai said of the backstroke. “It’s nice to finally win this one, especially.”

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