Men Swim's Sam Regan Wins 1,650 Freestyle At Pasadena/ELAC Invitational

Sam Regan in action during the Pasadena/East LA Invitational at ELAC (photo by Michael Watkins, Athletics).
Sam Regan in action during the Pasadena/East LA Invitational at ELAC (photo by Michael Watkins, Athletics).
Posted: Apr 10, 2022

Lancer Sam Regan won the endurance-testing, 1,650-yard freestyle in a season-best 17:42.33 during the final day of the Pasadena/East Los Angeles Invitational held April 8-9 at East LA's Swim Stadium. As of Saturday, Regan's time was seventh fastest thus far in the state this year.

Regan, PCC's 1-man band for swimming in 2022, scored 69 points as PCC placed eighth out of nine teams at the invite, won by NorCal power Diablo Valley College and featured also second-place Orange Coast. 

Regan placed third in both the 500 freestyle in 5:06.34 and 400 individual medley in 4:50.88, took eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:54.89) and 11th in the 100 butterfly (1:01.96).

The Pasadena/ELAC invite, the host site for the upcoming South Coast Conference Championships April 21-23 and the CCCAA State Championships May 5-7, produced the state's fastest times in nine different events.