Carpinteria’s Swarm named TVL Coach of the Year

Bryan Swarm, who guided Carpinteria to one of its best water polo seasons in school history, was honored as coach of the year in the Tri-Valley League.

The Warriors went 8-2 in league play, finishing second behind perennial power Malibu.

Two Carpinteria players were selected to the all-TVL first team. They are senior 2-meter player Carter Grant and senior driver Roxanne Hugo.

Cate, which finished third in the league, had senior 2-meter player Kate Montgomery named to the first team.

Second-team selections from Carpinteria were Hope Grant, a sophomore 2-meter, and junior goalkeeper Tatiana Verdugo; from Cate, freshman driver Caroline Montgomery made the team.

Honorable mention selections were Gabi Garcia from Carpinteria and Lela Puckett and Carly Biedul of Cate.