"Moments later she found out the timers had conferred and changed her official winning time to 50.74 - nearly half a second faster than the previous best of 51.20 she set at the Speedo Sectionals in Oceanside in February."
"In her second event, the 100-yard butterfly, Brito glanced at the board, saw 51.65 seconds next to her name and thought she had missed her chance to better the 51.41 she clocked two days earlier at prelims, a mark that broke the Division 1 record of 51.53 seconds set by Santa Margarita senior Katie McLaughlin in the 2015 finals."
"The event schedule gave Brito little time to recover after winning her first event, the 50-yard freestyle, in which she swam a 21.66, again lowering the personal best of 21.93 she swam at prelims, two-hundredths of a second off the meet record set by Abbey Weitzeil of Saugus in 2015."
"The Santa Monica girls won their 12th consecutive division championship, breaking Mission Viejo's previous record of 11 straight titles."
Gabi Brito won the 100-yard butterfly in 50.74 seconds, setting a CIF Southern Section Division 1 record. She initially saw 51.65 seconds on the board, believing she missed her chance to improve on her 51.41 prelims time, but officials later corrected the result to 50.74. The corrected time was nearly half a second faster than the previous best of 51.20. Brito also won the 50-yard freestyle with a 21.66, lowering her personal best. She anchored Santa Monica’s 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay victories. Santa Monica won its 12th consecutive division championship, surpassing Mission Viejo’s previous streak of 11 straight titles.
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