Samantha Li

Samantha Li is our Athlete of the Week. This Castro Valley native has been a stalwart on the Castro Valley High School swimming team for four years. She is an accomplished swimmer in many events, but this year concentrated on the 50 and 100 freestyles. She currently holds both of those Trojan records. At the league championships held at the Chabot College pool, Sam won both of the sprint freestyle events. She also anchored two winning relays. She was awarded WACC League Swimmer of the Year. Sam's freestyle times qualified her for the CIFNCS Championship meet in Concord. There she finished 4th in the 100 free and third in the 50 free. Her next stop was the State Swimming Meet in Clovis. That meet has the best swimmers from throughout California. Sam finished 12th in the 50 free and had a very fast time in the 100. Samantha will attend Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. She plans to study Economics and swim on their team. She is an exceptional student, and the "Big Green" swim team will certainly improve with her being on it.