{"id":267803,"date":"2026-04-14T19:47:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267803\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:47:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:47:27","slug":"san-dieguito-sea-dragons-artistic-swimmers-qualify-for-national-championships-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/267803\/","title":{"rendered":"San Dieguito Sea Dragons artistic swimmers qualify for National Championships \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The San Dieguito Sea Dragons artistic swimming team had several strong performances in the pool at the 2026 West Zone Artistic Swimming Championships in Sacramento last month, with four elite routines qualifying for two separate National Championship events in\u00a0Buffalo, New York in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am incredibly proud of this team and all they\u2019ve accomplished this season,\u201d said Head Coach Mary Liesegang in a news release. \u201cThey\u2019ve built strong, confident routines that have earned them a place at the highest level of competition. Beyond their technical skill, what stands out most is who they are as a team. They support, challenge, and inspire each other, representing our program well both in and out of the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"San Dieguito Sea Dragons Parise Mason (left) and Nitya Remias (right) compete at the West Zones Championships in the junior duet category. (Dave Boor)\" width=\"888\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DMT-L-SANDIEGUITOSEADRAGONS-01.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"9672906\" \/>San Dieguito Sea Dragons Parise Mason (left) and Nitya Remias (right) compete at the West Zones Championships in the junior duet category. (Dave Boor)<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Parise Mason and senior Nitya Remias competed in the junior women duet technical event at the National and Junior Championships, held April 9-13. Nitya also performed a free solo routine to mark her final season before college. Later in the month, Juliet Zhang and Selina Liu will represent the Sea Dragons at the Youth Championships and 12U Invitational, April 23\u201326, competing in youth solo and 12U female solo.<\/p>\n<p>Both competitions will be held at the SUNY Erie Burt Flickinger Center in Buffalo, New York.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"San Dieguito Sea Dragons 2025-26 team.(San Dieguito Sea Dragons)\" width=\"973\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DMT-L-SANDIEGUITOSEADRAGONS-03.jpeg\" data-attachment-id=\"9672907\" \/>San Dieguito Sea Dragons 2025-26 team.(San Dieguito Sea Dragons)<\/p>\n<p>According to the news release, the Sea Dragons are also always looking for the next generation of artistic swimmers. The club offers programs for all levels, from pre-novice beginners to competitive athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom beginners to top competitors, every athlete is supported, challenged, and inspired to grow,\u201d said Sea Dragons board Co-President Ling Zheng said in the news release. \u201cIt\u2019s that combination of skill, heart, and community that makes the Sea Dragons so special,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the program and upcoming summer camp,\u00a0 visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seadragonssd.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seadragonssd.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Dieguito Sea Dragons artistic swimming team had several strong performances in the pool at the 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[310,9245,74,76,75],"class_list":["post-267803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-del-mar-times","tag-del-mar-times-sports","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}