WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB
May 22, 2012
Rafael Rodriguez and Kelley Heron took turns dominating Session Four of the Comets’ Florida Gold Coast Open Invitational Sunday at Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.
Heron, 12, led the SOFLO girls’ team capturing four events.
Heron, won the 200-meter freestyle in a best time and Junior Olympic cut time of 2:20.55; 100-meter breaststroke in 1:23.72, a best time and JO cut; 100-meter freestyle in 1:04.80, a best time and JO cut; and 200-meter breaststroke in 3:01.57, a best time and JO cut.
Vanessa Mesa, 10, was the only other individual champion winning the 50-meter backstroke in 39.83, a best time and JO cut. Mesa was also second in the 200-meter freestyle in 2:33.94, a best time and JO cut.
Rodriguez led the SOFLO boys’ team.
Rodriguez, 10, won a session-high five events.
Rodriguez won the 200-meter freestyle in 2:30.91; 50-meter backstroke in 38.49; 100-meter freestyle in 1:10.83; 50-meter butterfly in 36.16; and 400-meter freestyle in 5:19.55. All five victory swims were best times and JO cuts.
Andres Lares, 12, won the 50-meter backstroke in 35.30, a best time and JO cut time.
Brandon Moran, 10, won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:34.47, a best time and JO cut. Eight-year-old Sebastian Lares of the Comets Swim Team was second in the 100-meter breaststroke in a lifetime-best time of 2:01.65. Moran also won the 200-meter breaststroke in 3:17.45.
Nearly every SOFLO swimmer had at least one best time and Junior Olympic qualifying cut in the session.
SUNDAY RESULTS
SESSION FOUR RESULTS
GIRLS
200-meter freestyle relay:
12-and-under, 1. SOFLO A 2:07.02, 2. SOFLO B 2:15.34, 3. SOFLO C 2:20.54, 4. SOFLO D 2:23.42.
200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Andrea Santander, Miami Beach 2:29.16; SOFLO: 2. Vanessa Mesa 2:33.94, best time, 4. Annita Huang 2:35.83, best time, 7. Anabel Vazquez 2:46.12, best time, 8. Kyana Castro 2:48.15,, best time, 9. Michelle Marinheiro 2:51.64, best time, 10. Natalie Simm 3:00.44, best time, 11. Camila Alvarez 3:00.53, best time, 15. Trinity Hoyos 3:13.84; COMETS: 13. Sara Quintero 3:07.53; 11-12, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 2:20.55, best time; SOFLO: 2. Bianca Monti 2:24.26, best time, 4. Sarah Bucaro 2:27.65, best time, 5. Delanie Perez 2:28.07, best time, 6. Andrea Bucaro 2:30.20, 11. Jennifer Rodriguez 2:37.26, best time, 13. Katherine DeBarros 2:40.54, best time, 14. Abolade Oyetunji 2:40.97, 16. Zarriya Harris 2:46.15, 18. Anna Montgomery 2:46.66, best time, 21. Lauren Simm 2:50.79, 23. Lisa Strod 2:51.14, 24. Isabel Shashaty 2:54.10, best time, 26. Catalin Grant 3:03.80, best time, 27. Kellie Wilcox 3:04.53, best time.
50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Vanessa Mesa, SOFLO 39.83, best time; SOFLO: 2. Annita Huang 40.76, best time, 4. Anabel Vazquez 41.93, 10. Isabella Di Salvo 46.27, 11. Michelle Marinheiro 46.64, best time; COMETS: 13. Sara Quintero 46.92; 11-12, 1. Halie Murphy, Unattached 37.26; SOFLO: 4. Sarah Bucaro 39.44, best time, 7. Anna Montgomery 41.40, 8. Jennifer Rodriguez 42.22, best time, 10. Kellie Wilcox 42.88, 11. Lauren Simm 43.03, best time, 14. Abolade Oyetunji 43.81, 17. Zariya Harris 44.48, best time, 19. Lisa Strod 45.22, 23. Paola Huerta 49.74.
100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Gabriella Marchesani, Davie 1:35.13; SOFLO: 3. Elise Larin 1:38.06, best time, 6. Anabel Vazquez 1:47.85, best time, 8. Camila Alvarez 1:48.93, 12. Isabella Di Salvo 1:52.61, best time, 13. Kyana Castro 1:53.38, best time, 17. Natalie Simm 1:57.93, best time, 19. Trinity Hoyos 1:59.60; COMETS: 21. Sara Quintero 2:01.85; 11-12, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 1:23.72, best time; SOFLO: 2. Bianca Monti 1:28.22, best time, 4. Delanie Perez 1:28.45, best time, 7. Andrea Bucaro 1:33.23, 9. Katherine DeBarros 1:35.85, best time, 13. Lauren Simm 1:43.42, best time, 15. Lisa Strod 1:46.45, best time, 19. Isabel Shashaty 1:50.12, best time, 21. Catalin Grant 1:57.27, 23. Paola Huerta 2:18.02.
100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Andrea Santander, Miami Beach 1:08.44; SOFLO: 3. Vanessa Mesa 1:10.55, best time, 4. Annita Huang 1:13.53, best time, 5. Anabel Vazquez 1:16.47, 7. Camila Alvarez 1:19.77, best time, 9. Kyana Castro 1:20.79, 10. Elise Larin 1:20.94, best time, 11. Michelle Marinheiro 1:22.15, best time, 12. Natalie Simm 1:24.80, 14. Isabella Di Salvo 1:27.11, 19. Trinity Hoyos 1:31.27, best time; COMETS: 23. Sara Quintero 1:33.81, best time; 11-12, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 1:04.80, best time; SOFLO: 2. Bianca Monti 1:05.89, best time, 4. Abolade Oyetunj 1:10.54, 5. Delanie Perez 1:10.75, best time, 7. Sarah Bucaro 1:10.91, best time, 10. Andrea Bucaro 1:11.26, 12. Katherine DeBarros 1:15.94, best time, 15. Zarriya Harris 1:18.07, best time, 17. Anna Montgomery 1:18.60, 19. Lisa Strod 1:19.04, 20. Isabel Shashaty 1:19.41, best time, 23. Lauren Simm 1:23.04, best time, 25. Catalin Grant 1:26.27, best time, 26. Kellie Wilcox 1:26.34, best time, 33. Paola Huerta 1:41.40.
50-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Andrea Santander, Miami Beach 34.41; SOFLO: 4. Vanessa Mesa 38.45, best time, 7. Annita Huang 41.05, best time, 8. Camila Alvarez 42.07, 9. Kyana Castro 42.33, 12. Isabella Di Salvo 45.11, 14. Elise Larin 46.17, best time, 15. Natalie Simm 46.42, best time, 21. Michelle Marinheiro 52.27, best time, 23. Trinity Hoyos 54.28; 11-12, 1. Racine Ross, Davie 32.00; SOFLO: 2. Bianca Monti 34.51, best time, 4. Sarah Bucaro 36.08, 9. Jennifer Rodriguez 39.02, 11. Abolade Oyetunji 40.30, 14. Isabel Shashaty 42.18, best time, 15. Zarriya Harris 42.49, best time, 17. Anna Montgomery 43.70, 22. Kellie Wilcox 49.02, best time, 24. Catalin Grant 51.61, best time.
200-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Juliana Talamo, Rockway 3:02.04; SOFLO: 2. Elise Larin 3:34.27; 11-12, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 3:01.57, best time; SOFLO: 2. Delanie Perez 3:09.76 best time, 5. Katherine DeBarros 3:19.13, 7. Jennifer Rodriguez 3:23.42.
400-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Andrea Santander, Miami Beach 5:12.18, best time; SOFLO: 2. Vanessa Mesa 5:19.94, best time, 3. Annita Huang 5:32.12, 4. Anabel Vazquez 5:46.46, 5. Michella Marinheiro 5:51.97, 6. Kyana Castro 5:59.14, 7. Camila Alvarez 6:07.15, 8. Trinity Hoyos 6:47.63; 11-12, 1. Gaia Fella, Davie 5:11.86; SOFLO: 2. Valentina Diaz 5:42.55, 3. Abolade Oyetunji 5:42.59, best time, 4. Zariya Harris 5:52.55.
BOYS
200-meter freestyle relay:
12-and-under, 1. SOFLO A 2:03.12, 2. SOFLO B 2:12.60, 3. SOFLO D 2:18.41, 4. SOFLO C 2:23.50, 5. SOFLO E 2:52.80.
200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:30.91, best time; SOFLO: 2. Brandon Moran 2:36.68, best time, 3. Bryant Segui 2:38.44, best time, 4. Leonardo Mateus 2:38.86, best time, 5. Nicolas Rossi 2:42.85, best time, 6. Joseph Lee 2:52.79, best time, 8. Nicolas Drolet 2:53.30, best time, 10. John Paul Handal 2:59.54, best time, 14. Roberto Garrido 3:28.23, best time; 11-12, 1. Jorge Depassier, Davie 2:17.24; SOFLO: 3. Nicholas Perera 2:18.28, best time, 6. Kevin Porto 2:22.89, best time, 7. Ricardo Roche 2:24.48, 9. C.J. Kopecki 2:25.64, best time, 10. Andres Lares 2:29.28, best time, 11. Miguel Hernandez 2:30.22, best time, 15. Matthew Liang 2:33.89, best time, 17. Tyler Gibson 2:35.27, best time, 21. Luis Bucaro 2:48.54, 22. Andres Arias 2:49.14, best time, 23. Sam Walters 2:52.86, best time, 28. Brandon Carrasco 3:06.74, 30. Gabriel Saavedra 3:13.36, best time, 31. Ethan Hew 4:12.40, best time.
50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 38.49, best time; SOFLO: 2. Leonardo Mateus 39.60, best time, 3. Bryant Segui 40.69, 5. Joseph Lee 44.78, best time, 6. Nicolas Rossi 45.40, best time, 8. John Paul Handal 46.72, 10. Roberto Garrido 48.87, best time; COMETS: 7. Sebastian Lares 46.23, best time; 11-12, 1. Andres Lares, SOFLO 35.30, best time; SOFLO: 3. Nicholas Perera 36.12, best time, 5. Kevin Porto 36.75, 14. Sam Walters 41.97, best time, 21. Gabriel Saavedra 47.84, 27. Ethan Hew 1:00.25.
100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Brandon Moran, SOFLO 1:34.47, best time; 3. Nicolas Drolet 2:02.49, best time; COMETS: 2. Sebastian Lares 2:01.65, best time; 11-12, 1. Alessandro Marchesani, Davie 1:17.04; SOFLO: 3. Tyler Gibson 1:27.87, best time, 5. Samuel Quintero 1:29.60, best time, 7. C.J. Kopecki 1:31.07, 10. Ricardo Roche 1:33.41, 12. Miguel Hernandez 1:37.33, best time, 13. Matthew Liang 1:37.57, best time, 20. Andres Arias 1:47.81, best time, 22. Sam Walters 1:49.71, 25. Luis Bucaro 2:01.53, best time, 27. Ethan Hew 2:12.40, 28. Brandon Carrasco 2:14.41.
100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:10.83, best time; SOFLO: 2. Brandon Moran 1:15.19, best time, 3. Leonardo Mateus 1:15.36, best time, 4. Bryant Segui 1:15.83, 5. Nicolas Rossi 1:15.90, best time, 8. Joseph Lee 1:21.33, 9. John Paul Handal 1:25.54, 15. Roberto Garrido 1:37.87, best time; COMETS: 10. Sebastian Lares 1:31.55, best time; 11-12, 1. Bryan Quintero, Miami Beach 1:02.51; SOFLO: 3. Nicholas Perera 1:04.66, best time, 6. Andres Lares 1:05.86, 9. C.J. Kopecki 1:06.71, best time, 10. Ricardo Roche 1:08.28, 13. Kevin Porto 1:09.52, 14. Miguel Hernandez 1:10.00, best time, 17. Tyler Gibson 1:13.00, best time, 20. Matthew Liang 1:14.11, best time, 22. Andres Arias 1:18.28, best time, 25. Luis Bucaro 1:20.95, 26. Sam Walters 1:21.40, 33. Brandon Carrasco 1:27.61, best time, 34. Gabriel Saavedra 1:31.19, best time, 38. Ethan Hew 2:02.49.
50-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 36.16, best time; SOFLO: 3. Bryant Segui 37.09, 5. Leonardo Mateus 40.58, best time, 6. Joseph Lee 43.18, 7. John Paul Handal 43.32, 9. Nicolas Rossi 47.32, best time, 10. Nicolas Drolet 48.04; COMETS: 11. Sebastian Lares 51.63, best time; 11-12, 1. Gabriel Munoz, Davie 31.84; SOFLO: 2. Nicholas Perera 32.91, best time, 4. Andres Lares 33.22, best time, 7. Kevin Porto 35.22, 17. Matthew Liang 41.14, 19. Luis Bucaro 43.15, 23. Andres Arias 46.35, best time, 26. Brandon Carrasco 49.23, 27. Gabriel Saavedra 57.16.
200-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Brandon Moran, SOFLO 3:17.45; 11-12, 1. Bryan Quintero, Miami Beach 2:47.70; SOFLO: 3. Tyler Gibson 3:06.88, best time, 4. Samuel Quintero 3:08.27, best time, 5. C.J. Kopecki 3:13.21, 8. Ricardo Roche 3:20.40.
400-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 5:19.55, best time; SOFLO: 2. Brandon Moran 5:30.58, best time, 3. Leonardo Mateus 5:37.70, best time, 4. Nicolas Rossi 5:55.01, 5. Nicolas Drolet 6:04.00, 6. Joseph Lee 6:07.49, 7. John Paul Handal 6:23.65; 11-12, 1. Jorge Depassier, Davie 4:52.76; SOFLO: 2. Kevin Porto 4:59.49, 4. Andres Lares 5:01.30, best time, 10. Matthew Liang 5:41.39, best time, 11. Andres Arias 5:46.10, 12. Sam Walters 6:01.57, best time, 13. Luis Bucaro 6:06.70, 14. Gabriel Saavedra 6:54.06.
Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
