2026 St. Francis Gold Swimming News
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Kapinya runners-up in record-setting state final
May 16, 2026CLOVIS, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya finished second in the 50-yard freestyle with a school record of 22.85 seconds as the last remaining St. Francis swimmer at the CIF State Swimming & Diving Championships at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex Saturday. -
Kapinya advances to state 50 free final
May 15, 2026CLOVIS, 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.
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Troubie swim wins fourth straight section title
May 08, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – The squad of sophomore Riley Wood, freshman Mackenzie Terry, junior Lilla Kapinya and junior Landen Didriksen finished third in the 200-yard medley relay to earn a trip to the CIF state meet, then Kapinya won each of the two sprint freestyle events with school records for two more state entries, leading St. Francis to the Division II team title at the Sac-Joaquin Section swimming championships Friday at the Elk Grove Aquatics Center.
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Future Bruin leads St. Francis at section swim prelims
May 06, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya won the 50-yard freestyle and broke her own two-week-old school record, finished second in the 100 free, and led both the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay to runner-up finishes to lead St. Francis in Wednesday’s preliminaries at the Sac-Joaquin Section swimming championships, held at the Elk Grove Aquatics Center.
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Kapinya wins two titles, sets school record at SFL championships
April 25, 2026GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya captured individual titles in each of the two sprint freestyle events, breaking her own 50-yard school benchmark in the process, highlighting St. Francis at the Sierra Foothill League swimming & diving championships at Granite Bay Saturday.
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Dietrich leads Troubies on Day 2 of SFL championships
April 24, 2026GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Sophomore Emma Dietrich qualified for championship finals in each of the 200- and 500-yard freestyle races, leading a small crew of St. Francis entrants at the Sierra Foothill League junior varsity swimming championships at Granite Bay Friday.
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Troubie swimmers earn six SFL championship final berths
April 23, 2026FRESNO, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya and freshman Mackenzie Terry each qualified for two championship finals while Riley Wood and Landen Didriksen picked up an ‘A’ and ‘B’ final, leading St. Francis on the first day of action at the Sierra Foothill League swimming championships at Granite Bay High Thursday.
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Kapinya wins three events in SFL double dual
April 14, 2026GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya won both sprint freestyle events while leading off the first-place 200-yard freestyle relay as St. Francis returned to Sierra Foothill League swimming action in a double-dual meet with Oak Ridge at Granite Bay Tuesday afternoon.
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Troubies win six events at Carondelet dual
March 26, 2026CONCORD, Calif. – Freshman Mackenzie Terry led a 1-2-3 Troubadour sweep in the 100-yard backstroke, junior Lilla Kapinya added two individual wins with season-best times, while sophomore Riley Wood picked up a victory in the 200 freestyle, highlighting St. Francis in a non-league dual swim meet with Carondelet, held at De La Salle Thursday.
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Troubie swim sweeps DO and Rocklin on Senior Night
March 17, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Freshman Mackenzie Terry, sophomore Riley Wood and junior Lilla Kapinya each captured varsity event wins while joining Landen Didriksen to form a first-place 400-yard freestyle relay, as St. Francis swept a Sierra Foothill League double-dual swimming meet against visiting Del Oro and Rocklin at Jesuit Tuesday night.
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Troubies thrive among Mt. SAC Winterfest field
March 14, 2026WALNUT, Calif. – A relatively small St. Francis delegation won six individual events and one relay to finish fourth among 26 teams in Saturday’s Open division of the Mt. SAC Winterfest swimming & diving meet at the Mt. SAC Aquatics Center.
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Kapinya wins twice but SF falls at Davis
March 10, 2026DAVIS, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya captured both sprint freestyle events for St. Francis’ lone varsity event wins as the Troubadours fell to host Davis, 114-56, in a Sierra Foothill League swimming and diving meet at the Davis Senior High Aquatic Center. The team score does not yet include 1-meter diving, which contests on Wednesday afternoon.
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SF swimming launches new season in Folsom
March 03, 2026FOLSOM, Calif. – Junior Lilla Kapinya captured two individual freestyle events while also leading off the first-place 200-yard free relay, highlighting St. Francis in a season-opening Sierra Foothill League swim meet against Folsom and Whitney, held at Vista Del Lago High School Tuesday.
