The Cerritos College women’s swimming team will be represented by two athletes at this weekend’s State Swimming Championships at Saddleback College. Freshman Stephanie Rosero (Downey HS) will compete in three events, while sophomore Salina Mesa (Montebello HS) will swim in two events. At the South Coast Conference Championships this past weekend, Rosero set two school records and won three events, while Mesa finished second in one event and third in another.

    For Rosero, she will compete in the 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke and 500-yard freestyle. She enters the state championships with the second best time in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 28.37, which trails only Kimberly Bierwirth of Diablo Valley College, who enters with a time of 26.62. Her time of 1:01.66 in the 100-yard backstroke is the fifth fastest, while she qualified 12^th in the 500-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 5:21.41.

    Mesa, who placed sixth in the 50-yard butterfly and seventh in the 100-yard butterfly last year at the state championships and was an All-American selection, qualified again in both events. Her time of 1:02.13 in the 100-yard butterfly qualified her 10^th, while she enters 16^th in the 50-yard butterfly with a time of 28.38. Mesa turned in a time of 27.97 in the state championships last year in the 50-yard butterfly, while her time in the 100-yard butterfly this year is her personal best.