Park, Samayoa Named Co-Swimmers of the Meet after Record-Breaking Performances at 3C2A State Championships

COSTA MESA, Calif. --- Sophomore Mia Park and freshman Iyanah Samayoa were named the 3C2A Women's Co-Swimmers of the Meet after a record-breaking week at the 3C2A State Championships at the Orange Coast Aquatics Pavilion.

The Warriors' dynamic duo combined for six state titles over the three-day meet including two more on Saturday, the final day of the meet.

Park led off the day by making history, breaking the state meet record in the 1650 free, posting a time of 17:04.63. She broke the record set by Jade Morton of Golden West back in 2012 (17:04.70).

The win was Park's third of the meet in as many tries and her sixth state title in two years with ECC. In 2023 she won the 100, 200 and 500 free state titles while this year she repeated in the 200 and 500 free to go along with her record-breaking win on Saturday.

Not to be outdone, Park's teammate was also chasing a third title in as many days as Samayoa was shooting for a win in the 200 breaststroke. She jumped out to a lead and never relinquished it, winning the event by nearly three seconds for her third state championship of the week. Samayoa posted a 2:18.62 while Julia Reed of Saddleback finished second (2:21.09) and Madeleine West of Santa Monica placed third (2:21.12).

Overall, Samayoa won state titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events along with the 200 individual medley.

The women's 400 free relay team of Park, Diana Nguyen, Raina Henty-Dodd and Samayoa also posted a third-place finish in the event to round out ECC's podium finishes on Saturday. They finished with a time of 3:37.70, just behind second-place Orange Coast (3:36.83). Santa Barbara took the gold at 3:31.68.

Overall, Santa Barbara claimed the women's state championship with a score of 460 with Santa Rosa (281.5) and Long Beach (255) rounding out the top three. The Warriors placed fourth overall with 248 points.

On the men's side, Sierra repeated as state champions with 633.50 points with OCC placing second (523) and Mt. San Antonio coming in third (318). The Warriors finished sixth overall with 234 points.