Aptos High swimmers showed their stuff at the Central Coast Section Championships, hosted by Independence High in San Jose.
Four boys and four girls earned top 16 finishes.
Sam Allen, a senior, placed 5th in the 100-yard backstroke A final and fourth in the 100 butterfly B final, where he dueled Soquel junior Oliver Santana who took third.
Sam will compete for Colorado College.
Juniors Thomas Westfall and Gavin Abundis and sophomore Elijah Souza teamed with Sam Allen for 8th in the 200 freestyle B final.
Alicia Fajardo, a senior, placed third in the 100 butterfly B final and 6th in the 100 butterfly B final.
She will compete for CSU East Bay.
Adelaide Friedley, a sophomore, took first in the 100 breaststroke B final and 8th in the 100 freestyle A final.
Sophomore Rose Lockwood and freshman Natalie Allen teamed with Alicia Fajardo and Adelaide Friedley to place 7th in the 200 free relay B final.
The Mariner swimmers are coached by Jim Triplett.
Boys (from left): Gavin Abundis, Sam Allen, Elijah Souza, and Thomas Westfall • Girls (from left): Rose Lockwood, Natalie Allen, Alexis Fajardo, and Adelaide Friedley