Thomas Shea
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- Height:
- 6'0"
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- Hometown:
- Simi Valley, CA
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- Royal
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- Events:
- Diving, Freestyle
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- Team:
- Men's Swim
News mentions
Pirates Jaiden Monroe and Olivia Badaracco both had an outstanding weekend at the 3C2A State Championships in Santa Rosa. The pair each medalled in two individual races during the three-day event while each also earned team points in another. Additionally, they each swam legs on three men's or women's relay teams, respectively, that also scored for the Pirates in the championships. Badaracco highlighted her performance with two school records in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke races.
The VC men's and women's swimming and Diving teams each finished third at the Western State Conference Championships held Thursday through Saturday at Santa Monica. Jaiden Monroe won three individual golds for the Ventura men, including a record-setting performance in the 100-yard butterfly to earn WSC Male Athlete of the Year honors. Olivia Badaracco also won an individual gold with two silver medals for the Pirate women.
VC's Thomas Shea had an outstanding two day in Long Beach, qualifying for the 3C2A State Championships in both the 1m and 3m diving events at the Southern California Diving Championships. The freshman finished seventh overall in the 3m competition and 10th in the 1m event to make state. He also came in third and fourth, respectively, in the concurrent Western State Conference Championships. Meanwhile, Brayden Black also qualified for state with an eighth-place finish in the 1m diving event, good for third in the WSC.
Ventura College's men's and women's swimming and diving teams dominated the relays at the three-day Pasadena Invitational, wit the men running away with a first place finish and the women coming in a strong second in the team competition. Jaiden Monroe posted the fastest time this season in the state in winning the 100-yard backstroke and the men and women both won all five relays in their respective competitions.
The VC women's swimming and diving team placed third and the men came in fourth Friday and Saturday at the Riverside Invitational. Olivia Badaracco led the women with three individual golds and a bronze while Alex Williams struck gold twice. Jaiden Monroe had the men's team only first place finish and he also had an invidudual runner-up finish.
Ventura College's men's and women's swimming and diving teams each finished first Friday at the Western State Conference No. 1 meet at Los Anglees Valley. Jaiden Monroe led the VC men with three individual golds and Olivia Badaracco finished first twice to lead the women. The Pirate men totaled 234 points to run away from second place Valley with 131 while the women earned 152 points, edging out the Monarchs with 148.