CLOVIS, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya advanced to the championship final in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard consolation final in the 100 free, leading a crew of St. Francis swimmers on the second day of the CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships, held at Clovis Olympic Swim Complex Friday.

The UCLA-bound Kapinya matched her entry time of 22.96 seconds to win the second heat and place fourth overall in the 50 free. She finished just .02 behind Woodbridge junior Bella Parker (22.94) and less than a tenth of a tick ahead of Woodside's Clara Young (23.04) for one of the eight spots in Saturday's final.

Kapinya, who also swam the butterfly leg of the Troubadours' 30th-place 200 medley relay, later swam a 51.04 in the 100 free for 11th overall. That puts her in Friday's 'B' final.

SF's medley relay also featured sophomore Riley Wood, freshman Mackenzie Terry and junior Landen Didriksen, touching home with a 1:47.75 time in the first event of the day. Terry later competed in the 100 breaststroke, finishing 36th at 1:05.98 to wrap her first trip to the state meet.

The CIF championship meet consisted of girls' and boys' diving 1-meter competitions on Thursday, then prelim heats on Friday. The event concludes with all 'A' and 'B' finals on Saturday, starting at 10:30 a.m. Kapinya's races will take place approximately at 11:36 a.m. and 12:29 p.m. on Day 3.

2026 CIF STATE SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, DAY 2
Clovis Olympic Swim Complex (Clovis, Calif.)
Events with SF entrants only • Winner plus SF finishers listed

GIRLS' 200 MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Campolindo (Cooper, Gratton, Sloan, Kao), 1:43.40... 30. St. Francis (Wood, Terry, Kapinya, Didriksen), 1:47.75.

GIRLS' 50 FREESTYLE - 1. Khanh Seaton, Castro Valley, 22.33... 4. Lilla Kapinya, 22.96.

GIRLS' 100 FREESTYLE - 1. Khanh Seaton, Castro Valley, 49.12... 11. Lilla Kapinya, 51.04.

GIRLS' 100 BREASTSTROKE - 1. Bianca Nwaizu, Calvary Chapel, 1:00.39... 36. Mackenzie Terry, 1:05.98.