The last time the Culver City High School swim team won the league title was 10 years ago when Coach Nestor Dordoni’s son, Nestor Jr., was competing for the Centaurs. The undefeated varsity boys swim team earned the crown again in the Ocean League finals at Beverly Hills High School.
“This time it has a special feeling. It feels great and amazing. It was a team victory,” said Dordoni.
Every Centaur swimmer contributed to the championship by swimming best times, avoiding disqualification at the starts, and improving their standings.
The Centaurs won the 400 Free Relay with Christobal Galvan, Sterling Salvaterra, Pedro Dossantos, and Chris Abdelmalak, and came in second in the 200 Free Relay with Dario Fantella joining Galvan, Dossantos, and Abdelmalak. In the 200 Medley Relay they finished fourth with Kendrick Langston, Kyle Rovira, Salvaterra and Fantella.
Strong finishes in individual events were turned in by Abdelmalak Jr. 1st-100 Breast and 3rd- 200 IM; Galvan Sr. 2nd- 50 Free and 4th- 100 Free; Rovira So. 2nd- 100 Back and 5th- 200 IM; Salvaterra Jr. 3rd-100 Fly and 6th- 100 Back; Matthew Allen So. 3rd-500 Free and 4th- 200 Free; Aaron Dozal Fr. 4th- 500 Free and 7th- 100 Breast; Gabriel Ortiz So. 5th- 100 Fly and 8th- 200 IM; Langston Sr. 6th- 200 Free and 8th- 100 Fly; Dossantos Sr. 7th- 100 Free and 10th- 50 Free; Gerardo Duenas So. 8th- 100 Back and 13th- 200 IM; Fantella Sr. 9th-50 Free and 12th- 100 Free; Bryan Kocker Jr. 10th- 200 Free and 13th- 500 Free.