May 2011 – South Florida Aquatic Club's Blog

SOFLO Teammates Tie At FLA Senior Circuit Meet

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 29, 2011

South Florida Aquatic Club teammates Gianpaolo Barelli and Keegan Boisson-Yates tied for ninth in the 100-meter freestyle Sunday at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Senior Circuit Meet at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.

Barelli, 18, and Boisson-Yates, 15, finished in 55.87.

SOFLO’s Robert O’Gorman, 17, was 18^th, in the 100-meter freestyle in a career-best 56.99, bettering his career best of 57.58.

Davie Nadadores won the men’s team title with 303.5 points followed by Metro Aquatics with 261.5 and Fort Lauderdale Aquatics, 155.

Host FLA won the women’s team title with 378.5 followed by Davie with 169 and Metro Aquatics with 139.5.

Other individual champions on the third and final day:

Lauren Driscoll, 17, FLA, 1500-meter freestyle, 17:42.95.

Jon Grundstrom, 24, Unattached-NSU, 1500-meter freestyle, 17:13.45.

Jonna Nyback, 23, FLA, 50-meter butterfly, 29.62.

Marcos Macedo, 20, Davie Nadadores, 50-meter butterfly, 25.27.

Carlotta Verita, 12, FLA, 200-meter breaststroke, 2:54.52.

Evandro Silva, 19, Davie Nadadores, 200-meter breaststroke, 2:27.42.

Jonna Nyback, 23, FLA, 100-meter freestyle, 59.63.

Marcos Macedo, 20, Davie Nadadores, 100-meter freestyle, 53.17.

Ali Schulhofer, 16, Davie Nadadores, 200-meter butterfly, 2:25.22.

Yousef Alaskari, 17, Davie Nadadores, 200-meter butterfly, 2:08.66.

Diana Chang, 18, Unattached, 200-meter backstroke, 2:29.32.

Yuri Fernandes, 18, Davie Nadadores, 200-meter backstroke, 2:14.77.

SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGE

Stanford’s Julia Smit broke two meet records to highlight action at the Speedo Grand Challenge in Irvine, Calif.

Smit knocked off Katinka Hosszu in the 400-meter individual medley in 4:38.83 and broke her second record in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:12.72.

Sprinter Nathan Adrian of Cal broke a meet record in the 50-meter freestyle in 22.23 to move into a No. 12 world ranking. Cal teammate Tom Shields won the 100-meter butterfly in 53.40.

Jasmine Tosky won the 200-meter freestyle in 2:00.00.

Alex Lendrum won the 200-meter backstroke in 2:01.15 and Mads Glaesner won the 400-meter freestyle in 2:01.15.

ARIZONA INVITATIONAL

Lara Jackson of Tucson Ford won the Super Finals in the 50-meter freestyle in 25.84 at the Arizona Invitational at Arizona State in Tempe. SwimMAC’s Nick Brunelli won the men’s 50-meter freestyle in 22.69, knocking off Josh Schneider who finished in 22.78.

MEL ZAJAC JR. INTERNATIONAL MEET

Olympic gold medalist Natalie Coughlin and Canadian Brent Hayden were top winners at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Coughlin won the 50-meter freestyle in 25.61 and Hayden won the 50-meter freestyle in 22.83.

Canadian Annamay Pierse won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:25.98.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Race To Sixty FGJO Times, 217 Career-Best Times At Developmental Meet

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 29, 2011

The future looks bright for South Florida Aquatic Club boys and girls swimmers after their performances at the three-day Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet at Academic Village Pool Sunday in Pembroke Pines.

On the third and final day, SOFLO swimmers swam to 24 Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympic qualifying times.

The boys, led by Rodrigo Rodriguez, totaled 13 FGJO times and girls, led by Audrey Mason, posted eleven FGJO times. Rodriguez and Mason each had three FGJO times.

Over three days, swimmers turned in sixty FGJO times (15 on Friday, 21 on Saturday and 24 on Sunday) and 217 career-best times.

“Our coaches had our swimmers very well-prepared, it was a great meet,” SOFLO CEO and Coach Chris Anderson said.

Mason, 13 won the 13-14 200-meter freestyle in 2:24.48; 50-meter freestyle in 31.23; and 200-meter backstroke in 2:50.46. All three times were career-bests.

Rodriguez, 12, was second in the 11-12 100-meter freestyle in 1:10.61; second in the 50-meter breaststroke in 45.06 and third in the 50-meter backstroke in 39.85, all career-best and FGJO times.

Other SOFLO girls posting FGJO cut times were:

Isabella Pittinger, 11, won the 11-12 100-meter freestyle in a career-best time of 1:12.33 bettering her previous best time of 1:29.58; and 50-meter backstroke in 36.24, bettering her previous best time of 46.16. Both were FGJO qualifying cuts.

Luisa Suzuki, 12, was second in the 11-12 100-meter freestyle in 1:14.30 and fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke in 44.85, a career-best time.

Natasha Testa, 12, was second in the 11-12 50-meter breaststroke in 43.53, bettering her previous best time of 46.27.

Lilli Calero, 12, was third in the 11-12 50-meter breaststroke in 44.09, bettering her previous best of 45.50.

Delanie Perez, 10, won the 12-and-under 400-meter individual medley in 6:16.37 in her event debut.

Delaney Biro, 9, was third in the 10-and-under 100-meter freestyle in 1:22.05 bettering her previous best time of 1:24.03.

Amanda Kopas, 8, was fourth in the 10-and-under 100-meter freestyle in a career-best 1:22.85. Her previous best was 1:26.65.

Other SOFLO boys turning in FGJO qualifying times were:

William Perry III, 14, won the 13-14 200-meter freestyle in a career-best 2:21.40. His previous best was 2:29.39.

Sebastian Vargas, 12, was third in the 11-12 100-meter freestyle in a personal-best 1:12.76, bettering his previous best of 1:18.20.

Andres Lares, 11, was fourth in the 11-12 100-meter freestyle in 1:14.13, a career-best time. His previous best was 1:20.71.

Kevin Porto, 11, won the 12-and-under 200-meter backstroke in 2:40.55.

Gus Cohn, 10, was second in the 10-and-under 50-meter backstroke in a career-best 43.82. His previous best was 46.29.

In the boys’ 12-and-under 400-meter individual medley, it was a SOFLO sweep with four FGJO times. Julien Pinon, 12, won in 5:20.82 followed by Juan Lucas, 12, 5:44.60; Cristian Rossi, 12, 5:56.49; and Samuel Quintero, 10, 5:56.60.

SUNDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. Audrey Mason, SOFLO 2:24.48, FGJO; SOFLO: 10. Julia Montgomery 2:51.41.

100-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Thea McKenna, Unattached 1:15.36, FGJO; SOFLO: 3. Delaney Biro 1:22.05, FGJO, 4. Amanda Kopas 1:22.85, FGJO, 8. Annita Huang 1:29.50, 9. Elise Larin 1:32.54, 10. Isabel Shashaty 1:34.82, 13. Kellie Wilcox 1:39.23, 18. Natalia Rossi 1:41.23, 27. Melissa Blandin 1:54.51; CSSC: 16. Cara Virgin 1:40.28, 19. Sarah Schimansky 1:42.07, 21. Olivia Mason 1:44.07; 11-12, 1. Isabella Pittinger, SOFLO 1:12.33, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Luisa Suzuki 1:14.30, 5. Megan Schimansky 1:16.25, 6. Megan Damon 1:16.43, 11. Valentina Garcia 1:27.15, 14. Lilian Skopp 1:32.65, 15. Lauren Simm 1:33.64, 16. Catalina Lazarazo 1:33.71, 18. Daniela Gomez 1:43.77, 19. Melanie Alicea 1:45.34, 20. Brianna Hanks 2:06.37.

100-meter breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Julia Schulte, Pompano Piranhas 1:28.08.

50-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Thea McKenna, Unattached 43.70; SOFLO: 3. Ashley Tan 44.95, 4. Delaney Biro 45.05, 6. Kellie Wilcox 47.22, 7. Annita Huang 48.12, 11. Natalia Rossi 49.07, 12. Isabel Shashaty 49.99, 13. Melissa Blandin 50.75, 14. Julie Mason 50.97, 20. Mikaela De Gracia 56.22, COMETS: 17. Sara Quintero 53.11; CSSC: 26. Olivia Mason 1:00.13, 28. Cara Virgin 1:01.69, 29. Molly Mason 1:04.00, 34. Emma Gomez 1:12.82; 11-12, 1. Isabella Pittinger, SOFLO 36.24, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Sarah Bucaro 40.82, 3. Natasha Testa 40.88, 5. Alisa Kislych 41.67, 7. Lilli Calero 42.30, 10. Megan Damon 43.29, 12. Luisa Suzuki 44.01, 14. Valentina Garcia 46.25, 18. Lauren Simm 49.33, 19. Lilian Skopp 49.41, 20. Melanie Alicea 55.20, 22. Daniela Gomez 56.32.

100-meter butterfly: 13-14, 1. Angie Petrillo, PST 1:18.28.

50-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Thea McKenna, Unattached 46.39; SOFLO: 5. Hannah Virgin 50.23, 6. Amanda Kopas 50.39, 8. Delaney Biro 51.73, 9. Nicole Venema 52.27, 10. Elise Larin 54.44, 11. Julie Mason 55.09, 12. Kellie Wilcox 57.09, 13. Natalia Rossi 57.87, 17. Isabel Shashaty 1:00.75, 18. Mikaela De Gracia 1:01.21, 24. Ashley Tan 1:04.08, 25. Melissa Blandin 1:06.43; CSSC: 15. Sarah Schimansky 58.25, 20. Olivia Mason 1:02.37, 26. Cara Virgin 1:06.47, 29. Molly Mason 1:13.07, 35. Emma Gomez 1:31.51; COMETS: 22. Sara Quintero 1:03.89; 11-12, 1. Emiliana Pelaez, Midtown Weston Aquatics 43.31; SOFLO: 2. Natasha Testa 43.53, FGJO, 3. Lilli Calero 44.09, FGJO, 4. Luisa Suzuki 44.85, FGJO, 5. Isabella Pittinger 49.44, 7. Alisa Kislych 51.09, 8. Melanie Alicea 51.14, 12. Lilian Skopp 54.03, 16. Valentina Garcia 56.65, 17. Brianna Hanks 59.12, 19. Daniela Gomez 1:08.31.

50-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. Audrey Mason, SOFLO 31.23, FGJO; SOFLO: 10. Julia Montgomery 38.05.

200-meter individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Nicole Venema, SOFLO 3:32.32; SOFLO: 2. Annita Huang 3:40.87, 3. Julie Mason 3:55.74, 4. Elisa Larin 3:57.65; 11-12, 1. Emiliana Pelaez, Midtown Weston 3:02.19; SOFLO: 2. Sarah Bucaro 3:07.10, 4. Alisa Kislych 3:01.07, 5. Megan Damon 3:23.91, 8. Lauren Simm 3:46.60, 9. Catalina Lizarazo 3:54.78.

200-meter backstroke: 12-and-under, 1. Megan Schimansky, SOFLO 3:03.67; SOFLO: 2. Nicole Venema 3:15.61; 13-14, 1. Audrey Mason, SOFLO 2:50.46, FGJO; SOFLO: 4. Julia Montgomery 3:13.32.

200-meter medley relay: 12-and-under, 1. SOFLO “A” 2:32.58 (Megan Schimansky, Lilli Calero, Natasha Testa, Luisa Suzuki), 2. SOFLO “B” 2:48.79 (Alisa Kislych, Lauren Simm, Delaney Biro, Sarah Bucaro); 3. SOFLO “C” 2:53.54 (Nicole Venema, Melania Alicea, Hannah Virgin, Isabella Pittinger); 4. SOFLO “D” 3:05.94 (Megan Damon, Natalia Rossi, Ashley Tan, Catalina Lizarazo); 5. SOFLO “E” 3:16.44 (Kellie Wilcox, Elise Larin, Julie Mason, Annita Huang).

400-meter individual medley: 12-and-under, 1. Delanie Perez, SOFLO 6:16.37, FGJO.

BOYS

200-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. William Perry III, SOFLO 2:21.40, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Alex Monti 2:25.24, 6. Tomas Legaspi 2:42.21, 7. Simon Ortiz 2:42.34, 11. Luiz Hosfeld 2:52.20, 12. Mathew Delvalle 2:59.08; 15-and-over, 1. Clayton Adkins, SF 2:224.74.

100-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Max Cope, Unattached 1:21.93; SOFLO: 11. Sam Walters 1:38.25, 12. Gianni Savino 1:39.33, 17. Kyle Oliver 1:53.29, 21. Juan Gutierrez 1:59.57, 22. Roberto Garrido 1:59.65, 24. Ethan Hew 2:11.97, 26. Maliik Pitter 2:47.39; COMETS: 6. Nicolas Rossi 1:33.11; CSSC: 14. Joshua Hanks 1:40.91; 11-12, 1. Quinn Roth, SF 1:10.48; SOFLO: 2. Rodrigo Rodriguez 1:10.61, FGJO, 3. Sebastian Vargas 1:12.76, FGJO, 4. Andres Lares 1:14.13, FGJO, 7. Collin Burt 1:15.40, 9. Bruno Berti 1:18.80, 12. Jack Davies 1:20.63, 14. Lorenzo Lanaro 1:28.08, 17. Guilherme Hada 1:30.97, 18. Nicholas Dworet 1:31.54, 20. Guy Bogoslavsky 1:33.64.

100-meter breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 1:27.99; SOFLO: 6. Tomas Legaspi 1:38.00; 15-and-over, 1. Bowie Suen, Unattached 1:21.56.

50-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Daniel Escobar, PST 41.99; SOFLO: 2. Gus Cohn, 43.82, FGJO; 6. Gannen Tages 47.45, 10. Sam Walters 51.04, 13. Gianni Savino 53.71, 19. Juan Gutierrez 58.56, 21. Roberto Garrido 59.99, 24. Ethan Hew 1:03.63, 26. Ryan Schmuki 1:06.34, 31. Maliik Pitter 1:23.12; CCSC: 9. Connor Marks 50.88, 12. Joshua Hanks 53.00, 22. Nick Ismailoff 1:00.10; COMETS: 15. Nicolas Rossi 56.29; 11-12, 1. Quinn Roth, SF 38.22; SOFLO: 3. Rodrigo Rodriguez 39.85, FGJO, 4. Bruno Berti 40.10, 5. Collin Burt 40.99, 6. Andres Lares 41.01, 9. Lorenzo Lanaro 44.26.

100-meter butterfly: 13-14, 1. Tyler Tolomeo, PST 1:28.63; SOFLO: 2. Tomas Legaspi 1:33.10; 15-and-over, 1. Nicholas Dolce, PST 1:10.63.

50-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gus Cohn, SOFLO 52.98; SOFLO: 4. Gannen Tages 57.08, 7. Sam Walters 1:00.53, 18. Ethan Hew 1:13.88, 20. Kyle Oliver 1:15.62; CSSC: 8. Joshua Hanks 1:01.34, 19. Connor Marks 1:15.16, 22. Nick Ismailoff 1:24.31, 23. Alex Dworet 1:46.63; COMETS: 13. Nicolas Rossi 1:04.43; 11-12, 1. James Burnette, HAT 43.23; SOFLO: 2. Rodrigo Rodriguez 45.06, FGJO, 3. Guilherme Hada 45.63, 4. Kevin Porto 45.97, 6. Matthew Menocal 47.01, 7. Bruno Berti 47.23, 9. Sebastian Vargas 51.25, 10. Jack Davies 52.03, 13. Guy Bogoslavsky 56.59, 14. Nicholas Dworet 56.75.

50-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 31.06; SOFLO: 9. Luiz Hosfeld 35.46, 10. Mathew Delvalle 38.00; 15-and-over, 1. Bowie Suen, Unattached 30.04.

200-meter individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Juan Zapata, PST 3:29.31; 11-12, 1. Jon Strod, Midtown Weston Aquatics 2:51.75; SOFLO: 2. Andres Lares 3:00.29, 5. Sebastian Vargas 3:10.90, 8. Collin Burt 3:18.21, 9. Jack Davies 3:21.07, 11. Lorenzo Lanaro 3:30.99, 12. Nicholas Dworet 3:46.83.

200-meter backstroke: 12-and-under, 1. Kevin Porto, SOFLO 2:40.55, FGJO; 13-14, 1. Mathew Delvalle, SOFLO 3:36.55; 15-and-over, 1. Clayton Adkins, SF 2:43.67.

200-meter medley relay: 12-and-under, 1. SOFLO “A” 2:32.97 (Jack Davies, Guilherme Hada, Kevin Porto, Matthew Menocal); 2. SOFLO “B” 2:48.62 (Rodrigo Rodriguez, Gianni Savino, Andres Lares, Sebastian Vargas); 3. SOFLO “C” 3:01.34 (Lorenzo Lanaro, Bruno Berti, Gus Cohn, Sam Walters); 13-and-over, 1. SOFLO “A” (Tomas Legaspi, Alex Monti, William Perry III, Simon Ortiz).

400-meter individual medley: 12-and-under, 1. Julien Pinon, SOFLO 5:20.82, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Juan Lucas 5:44.60, FGJO, 3. Cristian Rossi 5:56.49, FGJO, 4. Samuel Quintero 5:56.60, FGJO.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Valerio Rasi Second At FLA Senior Circuit Meet

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 28, 2011

Italian Valerio Rasi of South Florida Aquatic Club finished second in the 100-meter backstroke Saturday at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Senior Circuit Meet at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.

Rasi, 18, finished in 1:02.62 behind University of Florida’s Jeffrey Raymond, 21, of Pine Crest Swim Club in 1:01.39.

SOFLO teammates Keegan Boisson-Yates, 15, was eighth in 1:04.33 and Robert O’Gorman, 16, was 23^rd in 1:07.79. O’Gorman was also 22^nd in

the 50-meter freestyle in 26.06.

Boisson-Yates was also 26^th in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:28.70, 28^th in the 200-meter freestyle in 2:07.32 and 31^st in the 100-

meter butterfly in 1:04.62.

After two days, Metro Aquatics leads the men’s team standings with 213.5 followed by Davie Nadadores, 162 and FLA 119. Host FLA leads the women’s team standings with 275.5 followed by MAC with 95.5 and Davie, 95.

The three-day meet continues with timed finals on Sunday at 8 a.m. with the 1500 and 10 a.m. for the remaining events.

SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGE

Stanford’s Andrea Taylor won the 400-meter freestyle to open the Speedo Grand Challenge at the William Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine, Calif. Taylor, 29, won in 4:14.79. She was the only non-Trojan Swim Club swimmer to win on opening night.

Other individual winners were:

Austria’s Markus Rogan 29, won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:01.12, winning by nearly two seconds.

Jessica Hardy, 24, won the 50-meter freestyle in 25.56.

Katinka Hosszu won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:11.67 ahead of Julia Smit in 2:11.79.

Yuliya Efimova won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:06.77.

Newlywed Eric Shanteau won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:01.66. Shanteau married former U.S. national team backstroker Jeri Moss last Saturday.

Dominik Meichtry won the 200-meter freestyle in 1:49.42 ahead of Clement Lefert in 1:49.57.

The meet format is unique. Only the top four swimmers from prelims qualify for the championship final.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Make Twenty-One FGJO Cuts On Day Two Of Developmental Meet

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 28, 2011

South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers continued to dominate the Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet on Day Two at Academic Village Pool Saturday in Pembroke Pines.

SOFLO girls and boys combined for twenty-one Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympic qualifying cut times.

The girls, led by Samantha Stinemire and Isabella Pittinger, posted eleven JO times and boys, led by Rodrigo Rodriguez, had ten.

Stinemire, 12, won the 11-12 200-meter freestyle in 2:31.52, a season-best and FGJO time. She also won the 50-meter butterfly in 36.84, another FGJO time.

Pittinger, 11, won the 11-12 50-meter freestyle in 32.12 and finished third in the 50-meter butterfly in 37.35. Both were FGJO times.

Other SOFLO girls with FGJO times were:

Kelley Heron, 11, 12-and-under 200-meter breaststroke, first, 3:06.21, season-best.

Amanda Kopas, 8, one of the youngest swimmers in the meet, 10-and-under 200-meter freestyle, second 2:55.45, season-best.

Sarah Bucaro, 11, 11-12 50-meter butterfly, second 36.89, season-best.

Bianca Monti, 11, 11-12 100-meter backstroke, first 1:26.34, season-best.

Lilli Calero, 12, 11-12 100-meter backstroke, second 1:27.89, season-best.

Maya Hirian, 12, 11-12 50-meter freestyle, second 34.08, season-best.

Vanessa Mesa, 9, 10-and-under 400-meter freestyle, second 5:55.23.

For the boys, Rodriguez, 12, led the way with FGJO cuts in the 11-12 200-meter freestyle, winning in a season-best 2:30.80 and 11-12 50-meter freestyle, fifth place in 33.54.

Other SOFLO boys with FGJO times were:

Cristian Rossi, 12, 12-and-under 200-meter breaststroke, first 3:18.26.

Ricardo Roche, 11, 12-and-under 200-meter breaststroke, second 3:19.95.

Sebastian Vargas, 12, 11-12 200-meter freestyle, second 2:37.61.

Marcus Franco, 8, one of the youngest boys in the meet and following the family’s swimming tradition, placing second in the 10-and-under 50-meter butterfly in 43.34 in his first meet making his first FGCJO time.

Julien Pinon, 12, 12-and-under 200-meter butterfly, first 2:34.27.

Juan Lucas, 12, 12-and-under 200-meter butterfly, second 2:59.59.

Andres Lares, 11, 11-12 100-meter backstroke, first 1:25.63.

Collin Burt, 12, 11-12 50-meter freestyle, fourth 33.20.

SATURDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-meter breaststroke: 12-and-under, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 3:06.21, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Luisa Suzuki 3:29.16; 13-14, 1. So Pozsonyiova, PST 3:06.46.

200-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Allor Williams, Unattached 2:54.71; SOFLO: 2. Amanda Kopas 2:55.45, FGJO, 3. Annita Huang 3:05.74, 5. Ashley Tan 3:08.45, 7. Isabel Shashaty 3:18.73, 8. Ashley Ruf 3:26.23, 9. Elise Larin 3:30.63, 10. Kellie Wilcox 3:31.46, 12. Melanie Stahl 3:33.26, 13. Natalia Rossi 3:51.28; 11-12, 1. Samantha Stinemire, SOFLO 2:31.52, FGJO; SOFLO: 4. Maya Hirian 2:44.30, 5. Alisa Kislych 2:44.40, 7. Isabella Pittinger 2:45.79, 8. Luisa Suzuki 2:48.28, 9. Megan Damon 2:49.29, 10. Megan Schimansky 2:49.91, 13. Valentina Garcia 3:08.42, 14. Lauren Simm 3:08.75, 15. Catalina Lizarazo 3:15.12, 16. Linda Mylly 3:15.56, 17. Valentina Diaz 3:16.64, 19. Melanie Alicea 3:27.59, 20. Vanessa Garcia 3:29.76.

100-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. Audrey Mason, SOFLO 1:08.43; SOFLO: 8. Johmi Vargas 1:14.37, 12. Julia Montgomery 1:20.50, 13. Maria Fernandez 1:20.68; 15-and-over, 1. Aleezee True, LST 1:17.82.

50-meter butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Thea McKenna, Unattached 41.77, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Ashley Tan 44.52, 4. Amanda Kopas 45.56, 5. Nicole Venema 46.93, 7. Megan Appelbaum 48.61, 9. Isabel Shashaty 51.82, 10. Kellie Wilcox 53.26, 12. Catalina Grant 54.41, 14. Elise Larin 56.35, 18. Annita Huang 58.37; CSSC: 15. Cara Virgin 57.49, 21. Emma Gomez 1:07.44, 22. Sarah Schimansky 1:11.76, 24. Melissa Blandin 1:13.88; 11-12, 1. Samantha Stinemire, SOFLO 36.84, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Sarah Bucaro 36.89, FGJO, 3. Isabella Pittinger 37.35, FGJO, 6. Lilliana Calero 39.52, 9. Alisa Kislych 41.58, 11. Maya Hirian 42.06, 14. Lauren Simm 47.43, 15. Lilian Skopp 48.57, 20. Vanessa Garcia 54.08, 22. Catalina Lizarazo 58.46, 24. Daniela Gomez 1:06.68, 25. Brianna Hanks 1:14.76.

200-meter butterfly: 12-and-under, 1. Abigail Fossas, PST 2:54.09; 13-14, 1. Angie Petrillo, PST 2:59.67; SOFLO: 2. Monica Rodriguez 2:59.85.

100-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Allor Williams, Unattached 1:39.50; SOFLO: 3. Isabel Shashaty 1:44.82, 5. Annita Huang 1:45.37, 6. Julie Mason 1:46.72, 7. Catalina Grant 1:46.80, 8. Natalia Rossi 1:47.32, 11. Kellie Wilcox 1:48.95, 12. Melanie Stahl 1:51.61, 13. Ashley Ruf 1:51.80, 15. Elise Larin 1:54.36, 16. Melissa Blandin 1:54.59, 18. Makaela De Gracia 1:56.34; CSSC: 23. Olivia Mason 2:12.31, 24. Molly Mason 2:24.34; 11-12, 1. Bianca Monti, SOFLO 1:26.34, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Lillian Calero 1:27.89, FGJO, 3. Megan Schimansky 1:29.49, 4. Natasha Testa 1:30.98, 6. Luisa Suzuki 1:32.41, 7. Megan Damon 1:32.47, 9. Valentina Garcia 1:37.00, 15. Valentina Diaz 1:44.94, 16. Linda Mylly 1:46.45, 18. Catalina Lizarazo 1:50.43, 20. Melanie Alicea 1:53.03; 13-14, 1. Taylor Early, SF 1:20.97; SOFLO: 2. Audrey Mason 1:21.18, 4. Maria Fernandez 1:24.74, 11. Julia Montgomery 1:36.21; 15-and-over, 1. Krista Gomes, PST 1:21.88.

50-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Thea McKenna, Unattached 35.31; SOFLO: 3. Ashley Tan 38.21, 8. Megan Appelbaum 39.20, 9. Ashley Ruf 41.52, 11. Julie Mason 42.01, 14. Catalin Grant 43.53, 16. Makaela De Gracia 44.05, 17. Natalia Rossi 44.35, 26. Melanie Stahl 49.23, 28. Melissa Blandin 49.67; CSSC: 23. Olivia Mason 47.73, 24. Cara Virgin 49.08, 39. Emma Gomez 59.84, 40. Molly Mason 1:00.69; 11-12, 1. Isabella Pittinger, SOFLO 32.12, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Maya Hirian 34.08, FGJO, 4. Megan Schimansky 35.56, 5. Megan Damon 37.40, 11. Linda Mylly 39.34, 12. Valentina Garcia 39.39, 13. Lauren Simm 40.12, 16. Vanessa Garcia 41.39, 17. Valentina Diaz 42.41, 19. Lilian Skopp 45.51, 21. Melanie Alicea 45.92, 25. Daniela Gomez 51.17, 26. Brianna Hanks 55.30.

200-meter individual medley: 13-14, 1. Audrey Mason, SOFLO 2:47.43; SOFLO: 4. Monica Rodriguez 2:55.83, 8. Johmi Vargas 3:08.61.

200-meter freestyle relay: 12-and-under, 1. SOFLO “B” (Sarah Bucaro, Maya Hirian, Alisa Kislych, Samantha Stinemire) 2:14.53, 2. SOFLO “C” (Isabella Pittinger, Catalina Lizarazo, Amanda Kopas, Megan Schimansky) 2:28.50, 3. SOFLO “D” (Megan Damon, Elise Larin, Natalia Rossi, Annita Huang) 2:45.02, 4. SOFLO “E” (Melanie Alicea, Lilian Skopp, Catalin Grant, Ashley Tan) 2:55.56.

400-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Adriana Cortes Urbina, PST 5:41.65; SOFLO: 2. Vanessa Mesa 5:55.23; 13-14, 1. Taylor Early, SF 5:04.64; SOFLO: 4. Johmi Vargas 5:44.73, 5. Julia Montgomery 6:11.39.

BOYS

200-meter breaststroke: 12-and-under, 1. Cristian Rossi, SOFLO 3:18.26, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Ricardo Roche 3:19.95, FGJO, 4. Tyler Gibson 3:38.63; 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 3:08.47; SOFLO: 3. Tomas Legaspi 3:22.31; 15-and-over, 1. Christian Polania, PST 3:19.28.

200-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Juan Zapata, PST 3:07.07; SOFLO: 4. Tiago Saliba 3:29.13, 6. Sam Walters 3:34.23, 7. Gabriel Saavedra 3:52.43, 8. Ethan Hew 4:20.37; 11-12, 1. Rodrigo Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:30.80, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Sebastian Vargas 2:37.61, FGJO, 7. Andres Lares 2:44.77, 8. Jack Davies 2:45.35, 9. Collin Burt 2:46.03, 11. Lorenzo Lanaro 3:07.84, 13. Christopher Face 3:19.44, 15. Andre Molko 3:33.46, 16. Noah Molko 3:48.75.

100-meter freestyle: 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 1:09.00; SOFLO: 10. Tomas Legaspi 1:16.20, 11. Simon Ortiz 1:17.11, 12. Luiz Hosfeld 1:19.31; 15-and-over, 1. Gomes Del Campo, Midtown Weston 1:05.79.

50-meter butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Max Cope, Unattached 42.36; COMETS: 2. Marcus Franco 43.34; SOFLO: 5. Sam Walters 49.84, 6. Gannen Tages 49.99, 9. Tiago Saliba 56.70, 11. Gabriel Saavedra 1:05.05; 11-12, 1. Elad Fraiman, PST 37.68; SOFLO: 2. Sebastian Vargas 38.59, 6. Collin Burt 41.22, 7. Bruno Berti 41.51, 8. Rodrigo Rodriguez 41.57, 10. Nicholas Dworet 46.14, 11. Lorenzo Lanaro 46.24, 15. Jack Davies 50.70.

200-meter butterfly: 12-and-under, 1. Julien Pinon, SOFLO 2:34.27, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Juan Lucas 2:59.59, FGJO; 13-14, 1. Andre Menchaca, SOFLO 2:49.12; 15-and-over, 1. Nicholas Dolce, PST 2:32.10.

100-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Max Cope, Unattached 1:36.37; CSSC: 4. Joshua Hanks 1:53.38; SOFLO: 8. Gabriel Saavedra 1:59.27, 9. Tiago Saliba 2:02.78, 14. Maliik Pitter 3:04.50; 11-12, 1. Andres Lares, SOFLO 1:25.63, FGJO; SOFLO: 5. Bruno Berti 1:35.36, 6. Lorenzo Lanaro 1:37.76, 9. Andre Molko 1:55.33; 13-14, 1. Andre Menchaca, SOFLO 1:22.30; SOFLO: 3. Simon Ortiz 1:25.51, 5. Tomas Legaspi 1:27.15; 15-and-over, 1. Nick Duval, Unattached 1:24.51.

50-meter freestyle: 10-and-under 1. Max Cope, Unattached 36.63; COMETS: 2. Marcus Franco, 39.12, 5. Nicolas Rossi 39.93; CSSC: 7. Connor Marks 41.77, 19. Joshua Hanks 47.10, 34. Alex Dworet 1:10.78, SOFLO: 3. Gannen Tages 39.59, 10. Sam Walters 43.88, 11. Gianni Savino 44.13, 23. Alexander Goldfarb 48.34, 26. Juan Gutierrez 52.95, 30. Ryan Schmuki 56.15, 31. Ethan Hew 59.44, 35. Maliik Pitter 1:12.08; 11-12, 1. Ricardo Gutierrez, Midtown Weston 32.46; SOFLO: 4. Collin Burt 33.20, FGJO, 5. Rodrigo Rodriguez 33.54, 6. Bruno Berti 34.68, 8. Jack Davies 36.19, 13. Christopher Face 39.06, 14. Nicholas Dworet 39.16, 16. Andre Molko 40.92, 17. Gu Bogoslavsky 43.05, 20. Santiago Castro 45.70, 21. Daneil Perkowski 45.92, 22. Noah Molko 47.83, 26. Lucas Fuentes 1:00.23.

200-meter individual medley: 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 2:49.88; SOFLO: 5. Simon Ortiz 3:15.34; 15-and-over, 1. Nicholas Dolce, PST 2:43.85.

200-meter freestyle relay: 12-and-under, 1. SOFLO “B” (Tiago Saliba, Lorenzo Lanaro, Pablo Ziehm, Andre Molko) 2:37.73, 2. SOFLO “C” (Gianni Savino, Gabriel Saavedra, Noah Molko, Christopher Face) 3:11.98.

400-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Diego Avellaneda, PST 6:01.83; 11-12, 1. Nicholas Pacitti, HAT 5:39.48; 13-14, 1. Baldwin Suen, Unattached 5:24.90; SOFLO: 2. Luiz Hosfeld 5:44.03; 15-and-over, 1. Nicholas Dolce, PST 4:50.72.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet

When: Sunday

Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Academic Village Pool, 17191 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines

Teams: Comets, Coral Springs Swim Club, Heritage Aquatic Team, Lauderhill Swim Team, Midtown Weston Aquatics, Plantation Swim Team, Pompano Piranhas USA, Swim Fast, South Florida Aquatic Club, YMCA of Broward County.

Admission: $3, heat sheets $3. For information call 954-538-3721.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Rocks Pool With Fifteen FGJO Cuts On Opening Night

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 27, 2011

Delaney Biro led an impressive showing by the South Florida Aquatic Club on opening night of the Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet at rain-soaked Academic Village Pool Friday in Pembroke Pines.

Biro, 9, turned in two Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympics qualifying times in the 100-meter breaststroke and 100-meter butterfly.

Biro won the 10-and-under 100-meter breaststroke in 1:50.48 and was second in the 100-meter butterfly in 1:40.97, both season-best times.

Biro was among eight SOFLO girls that swam FGJO cuts. Seven SOFLO boys also turned in FGJO times.

In what looked like the SOFLO Invitational, SOFLO swimmers won all eleven of the age group titles in the individual events.

The three-day meet continues on Saturday with two sessions of timed finals for 12-and-under and 13-and-over swimmers.

FRIDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

100-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Delaney Biro, SOFLO 1:50.48; SOFLO: 2. Nicole Venema 1:51.00, 3. Hannah Virgin 1:51.69, 4. Elise Larin 1:55.15, 5. Annita Huang 1:57.12, 6. Kellie Wilcox 1:57.80, 7. Natalia Rossi 1:58.52, 8. Julie Mason 1:58.91, 14. Isabel Shashaty 2:07.76, 15. Catalin Grant 2:08.70, 16. Mikaela De Gracia 2:10.94; CSSC: 10. Sarah Schimansky 2:03.65; 11-12, 1. Bianca Monti, SOFLO 1:39.28; SOFLO: 2. Maya Hirian 1:44.23, 3. Sarah Bucaro 1:44.78, 4. Melanie Alicea 1:47.08, 5. Alisa Kislych 1:48.62, 6. Megan Damon 1:50.61, 7. Linda Mylly 1:52.47, 8. Catalina Lizarazo 1:55.48, 9. Lauren Simm 1:56.25.

100-meter butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Hannah Virgin, SOFLO 1:40.50, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Delaney Biro 1:40.97, FGJO, 3. Nicole Venema 1:50.52, 5. Isabel Shashaty 1:56.38, 6. Annita Huang 2:02.83; 11-12, 1. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 1:24.44, FGJO SOFLO: 2. Bianca Monti 1:27.53, 4. Sarah Bucaro 1:32.96, 5. Alisa Kislych 1:34.63, 6. Megan Schimansky 1:44.83, 7. Megan Damon 1:47.61, 8. Lauren Simm 1:50.10.

1500-meter freestyle: 12-and-under, 1. Lilliana Calero, SOFLO 20:39.05, FGJO, SOFLO: 2. Delanie Perez 21:13.78, FGJO, 3. Samantha Stinemire 21:32.97, FGJO, 4. Stephanie Mlujeak 21:43.62, FGJO, 5. Natasha Testa 22:35.67, FGJO.

BOYS

100-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gianni Savino, SOFLO 1:53.29, SOFLO: 2. Gus Cohn 1:53.60, 3. Gabriel Saavedra 2:10.78; 11-12, 1. Carlos Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:53.29, FGJO, SOFLO:2. Guilherme Hada 1:41.56, 3. Tyler Gibson 1:41.79, 4. Bruno Berti 1:42.04, 5. Federico Maeso 1:43.74, 6. Lorenzo Lanaro 1:52.69.

100-meter butterfly: 10-and-undr, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:31.75, FGJO; 11-12, 1. Federico Maeso, SOFLO 1:30.55, SOFLO: 2. Collin Burt 1:33.62.

1500-meter freestyle: 12-and-under, 1. Kevin Porto, SOFLO 19:26.48, FGJO; SOFLO: 2. Rodrigo Rodriguez 20:03.00, FGJO, 3. Nicholas Perera 20:24.42, FGJO, 4. Andres Lares 21:59.61, FGJO, 5. Jack Davies 22:55.39, FGJO; 13-14, 1. Alex Monti, SOFLO 20:08.79.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet

When: Saturday-Sunday

Schedule: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Where: Academic Village Pool, 17191 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines

Admission: $3 per session, heat sheets $3 per session. For information call 954-538-3721.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

Busy Weekend For SOFLO Swimmers Locally And Nationally

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 26, 2011

Several South Florida Aquatic Club, Comets and Coral Springs Swim Club swimmers will spend the Memorial Day Weekend in a pool.

The largest contingent (111 swimmers) will compete at the Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Long Course Meters Swim Meet.

Nearly 300 swimmers from 10 teams will compete in the three-day meet that begins on Friday at the Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines.

Swimmers from SOFLO, Coral Springs Swim Club and Comets will compete in either the 12-and-under or 13-and-over events against an impressive field of up-and-coming swimmers.

Among SOFLO’s top seeded swimmers are:

Maya Hirian, 12, 100-meter breaststroke 1:46.97; 50-meter freestyle 34.84

Federico Maeso, 11, 100-meter breaststroke 1:39.24; 100-meter butterfly, 1:31.24

Kelley Heron, 11, 100-meter butterfly 1:27.34

Samantha Stinemire, 12, 1500 freestyle, no time available

Jack Davies, 12, 1500 freestyle, 23:21.54

Andres Lares, 11, 200-meter freestyle 2:43.88; 50-meter freestyle 34.57; 50-meter backstroke 41.24

Megan Schimansky, 11, 100-meter freestyle 1:20.02

Rodrigo Rodriguez, 12, 100-meter freestyle 1:15.79

Alex Monti, 13, 100-meter breaststroke 1:32.12

Alisa Kislych, 12, 50-meter backstroke 41.68

Luisa Suzuki, 12, 50-meter breaststroke 45.32

Guilherme Hada, 11, 50-meter breaststroke 45.76

Audrey Mason, 13, 200-meter backstroke 2:52.34

Cristian Ross, 12, 400-meter individual medley

SOFLO, Comets and Coral Springs’ girls entered are:

Melanie Alicea, 11; Megan Appelbaum, 10; Delaney Biro, 9; Melissa Blandin, 10; Sarah Bucaro, 11; Lilliana Calero, 12; Brittney Coote, 9; Megan Damon, 12; Mikaela De Gracia, 10; Valentina Diaz, 12; Treasure D’Souza, 12; Valentina Garcia, 12; Daniela Gomez, 11; Emma Gomez, 7; Cameron Grant, 13; Catalin Grant, 10; Brianna Hanks, 11; Kelley Heron, 11; Maya Hirian, 12; Annita Huang, 9; Alisa Kislych, 12; Amanda Kopas, 8; Elise Larin, 9; Taylor Lindauer, 9; Catalina Lizarazo, 11; Audrey Mason, 13; Julie Mason, 10; Molly Mason, 8; Olivia Mason, 8; Vanessa Mesa, 9; Stephanie Mlujeak, 12; Anna Montgomery, 11; Julia Montgomery, 13; Bianca Monti, 11; Linda Mylly, 11; Delanie Perez, 10; Isabella Pittinger, 11; Sara Quintero, 7; Natalia Rossi, 10; Ashley Ruf, 10; Isabella Saker-Lefkowitz, 9; Megan Schimansky, 11; Sarah Schimansky, 8; Isabel Shashaty, 10; Lauren Simm, 11; Natalie Simm, 9; Lilian Skopp, 12; Melanie Stahl, 9; Samantha Stinemire, 12; Luisa Suzuki, 12; Lydia Szakacs, 9; Ashley Tan, 10; Natasha Testa, 12; Nicole Venema, 10; Cara Virgin, 7; Hannah Virgin, 10; Kellie Wilcox, 10 and Haley Wright, 14.

SOFLO, Comets and Coral Springs boys entered are:

Guy Bogoslavsky, 11; Collin Burt, 12; Santiago Castro, 11; Augusto Cohn, 10; Max Cope, 8; Jack Davies, 12; Mathew Delvalle, 13; Alexander Dworet, 8; Nicholas Dworet, 11; Christopher Face, 12; Roberto Garrido, 9; Tyler Gibson, 11; Alexander Goldfarb, 10; Juan Gutierrez, 10; Andre Hada, 8; Guilherme Hada, 11; Joshua Hanks, 7; Ethan Hew, 10; Luiz Hosfeld, 13; Nicholas Ismailoff, 8; Lorenzo Lanaro, 11; Andres Lares, 11; Tomas Legaspi, 14; Juan Lucas, 12; Federico Maeso, 11; Connor Marks, 8; Leonardo Mazon, 9; Matthew Menocal, 12; Salomon Molko, 11; Noah Molko, 11; Alexander Monti, 13; Kyle Oliver, 10; Simon Ortiz, 13; Nicholas Perera, 11; Christian Perez, 10; Daniel Perkowski, 12; Julien Pinon, 12; Maliik Pitter, 9; Kevin Porto, 11; Samuel Quintero, 10; Carlos Rodriguez, 12; Rafael Rodriguez, 9; Rodrigo Rodriguez, 12; Cristian Rossi, 12; Nicolas Rossi, 8; Gabriel Saavedra, 10; Tiago Saliba, 10; Gian Savino, 10; Ryan Schmuki, 6; Gannen Tages, 10; Derek Tom, 9; Sebastian Vargas, 12; and Pablo Ziehm, 9.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Area 2 Developmental Meet

When: Friday-Sunday

Schedule: Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Where: Academic Village Pool, 17191 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines

Admission: $3 per session, heat sheets $3 per session. For information call 954-538-3721.

HOSFELD REPRESENTS SOFLO AT ZONE CAMP

SOFLO’s Marco Hosfeld is the only swimmer from the South Florida Aquatic Club participating in the USA Swimming Southern Zone Select Camp at the University of Louisville that started on Thursday.

Hosfeld, 14, is one of only 28 male swimmers selected from throughout the U.S. Southern Zone. He was chosen for his 200 freestyle time of 1:58.84.

It’s one of four zone camps held throughout the U.S. to help identify emerging young athletes in each zone and offer them a unique motivational and educational experience. It’s the next step for swimmers to move from local and zone levels to the national scene. The camp ends on Sunday.

FOUR SOFLO SWIMMERS COMPETE IN FORT LAUDERDALE THIS WEEKEND

SOFLO’s Gianpaolo Barelli and Valerio Rasi of Italy, Robert O’Gorman and Keegan Boisson-Yates will compete in the Fort Lauderdale Aquatics Senior Circuit Meet this weekend at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.

O’Gorman is trying to get junior national cut times for Sweden and Boisson-Yates, who represents Trinidad and Tobago internationally, wants to get in another weekend of racing before leaving on an overseas road trip to Italy with some of his SOFLO teammates.

The meet begins Friday with timed finals at 5:30 p.m. Timed finals continue on the weekend at 10 a.m.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://swim4soflo.com

Brennan, O’Gorman Win Overall Titles, But Everybody’s A Winner At Coach Michael’s Fight 3K

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 21, 2011

Volunteers, sponsors and participants of all ages came together on a beautiful sun-drenched morning to honor six-time Olympic coach Michael Lohberg by raising more than $5,000 from donations and entry fees for Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation.

Lohberg, 61, died on April 4 after succumbing to the bone marrow disease after nearly a three-year battle but he is not forgotten evident by friends, family and swimmers running or walking in his honor at Saturday’s Coach Michael’s Fight 3K Run/Walk.

“We shined as a team and we should all be proud,” said Coral Springs Booster Club president Marianne Goldman.

There were former swimmers such as two-time Olympian Josh Laban, now a coach with SOFLO; Harvey Beckwith and Meghan Clabby-Alonso and current swimmers Vlad Polyakov and Leo Andara and Olympic coaches including Jay Fitzgerald of Pine Crest Swimming and Florida Gold Coast official and swim mom Beth Wilkerson.

“He will always be in our hearts and in our minds and I am sure you can all feel his spirit here today,” said Coral Springs swim parent Steve Giordanella during a brief post-race prayer.

Lohberg’s wife Biggi and son Christopher participated in the event. Christopher said having a big sausage breakfast at Burger King before arriving may have not been the best idea.

“That’s just his excuse for not winning,” Biggi Lohberg said with a laugh.

Biggi Lohberg was touching in her poignant thank you to race participants. She talked about the good work Aplastic Anemia and MDS International Foundation is doing and how helpful they were for her family when Coach Michael was diagnosed after the 2008 U.S. Olympic swimming trials.

“I just remember almost three years ago now when you had the first walk and how Michael was amazed at the turnout, I think his words were ‘mind-boggling.’ I am sure he is just as stunned now and excited about this wonderful turnout and watching us from his place in heaven.

“It’s been a tough couple of months for my family,” Lohberg said fighting back tears. “It’s also been an amazing experience watching all the people overcoming obstacles together and really supporting each other to get through the tough times. These last couple months I never felt alone and I want to thank you all.”

SOFLO swimmers Kristine Brennan and Robert O’Gorman won the overall female and male 3K run titles.

O’Gorman won in 9:59 minutes followed my Marco Hosfeld in 10:21 and Polyakov in 10:24. Brennan finished in 11:30.

Swim mom Alicia Grigull, whose sons Justin (Iona College) and Rory (South Carolina) swam with Lohberg, won the athlete’s raffle basket full of running goodies, watch and sunglasses.

“The legacy that Coach Michael leaves behind includes a new generation of swimmers that are inspired to not only do their best and excel at the sport, but to develop the traits of discipline, perseverance, respect and humility,” said Coral Springs swim parent Leslie Szakacs, whose 9-year-old daughter Lydia has been with the program since Swim America.

A special thank you to Parks and Recreation Co-Ordinators Charlie Gumula and Todd Krajewski, first to arrive at the aquatic complex three hours before the event to prepare the race site from setting up course cones and finish line clocks to putting out tables, trash cans and sound system and another thank you to the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex as host venue.

The race was supported by sponsors Nike Swim, Tuscany Eyewear, Runner’s Depot of Coral Springs, Design Solutions International Inc., Community Bank of Broward, Pine Crest Swimming, St. Andrew’s Swimming, Fitness Nutrition, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and South Florida Aquatic Club.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com.

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO/Coral Springs Swim Club Masters Shine At “Last Chance” Meet

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 22, 2011

Coral Springs Masters, competing with GOLD Coast Masters, took advantage of the home pool advantage Saturday at the Coral Springs Short Course Yards “Last Chance” Masters Swim Meet at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

Deven Christopher, Celia Devanney, Lars Ferron, Lucianna Genova, Glen Hanks, Dwight Montgomery and Liz Pittinger of Coral Springs Masters all did well during the one-day age group competition.

Christopher, 36, showed her versatility by winning four events from the 50-yard butterfly to the 200-yard freestyle.

Christopher won the 35-39 50-yard butterfly in 31.57, 100-yard freestyle in 59.90, 100-yard backstroke in 1:09.91 and 200-yard freestyle in 2:09.70.

Devanney, Pittinger and Montgomery were all triple winners.

Devanney, 53, won the 50-54 200-yard freestyle in 2:24.23, 500-yard freestyle in 6:33.09 and 100-yard backstroke in 1:19.77. She was also third in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:05.34.

Pittinger, 40, won the 40-44 50-yard freestyle in 34.02, 50-yard backstroke in 41.47 and 50-yard butterfly in 40.09. She was also second in the 100-yard individual medley in 1:31.62.

Montgomery, 50, always an inspiration to be on the same pool deck with, won the 50-54 100-yard freestyle in 1:08.71, 200-yard freestyle in 2:37.59 and 500-yard freestyle in 7:19.09. He was also second in the 50-yard freestyle in 31.11.

A horrific motorcycle accident in 2006 left him with one leg but has remained positive. The Jamaican-born swimmer turned to swimming and is beating people his age with two legs.

Genova, 30 won the 30-34 100-yard backstroke in 1:09.91 and took three seconds in the 100-yard freestyle in 59.97, 200-yard freestyle in 2:09.53 and 50-yard butterfly in 30.37.

Hanks, 40, won the 40-44 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.08 and 200-yard freestyle in 2:14.79 and was second in 50-yard freestyle in 28.15.

Ferron, 55, won the 55-59 100-yard butterfly in 1:07.92 and was third in the 50-yard butterfly in 29.72.

Ferron was also a member of the Gold Coast Masters winning “B” relay in the 55-plus 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:44.23. His relay teammates were David Quiggin, 56, William Munro, 56, and Craig Burns, 58.

The next local masters meet is July 2-3, the Plantation Masters Long Course Meet at the Plantation Central Park Aquatic Complex.

SATURDAY RESULTS

WOMEN

50-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Megan Kopistecki, GOLD 26.81, 2. Doris Otero, GOLD 28.97; 30-34, 1. Jennifer Martin, FLAQ 26.81; 35-39, 1. Natalia Vaganova, FLAQ 47.07; 40-44, 1. Liz Pittinger, GOLD 34.02; 45-49, 1. Gracely Pierce, GOLD 38.54; 50-54, 1. Karen Mareb, NEM 27.49, 2. Kathe Karageorges-Sharp, GOLD 28.75, 3. Lydia Seier, GOLD 30.26; 55-59, 1. Robin Stewart, GOLD 33.15, 2. Sherie Berk, FLAQ 36.89, 3. Mary Kopistecki, Unattached 40.94; 60-64, 1. Brigitte Edelmaier, GOLD 33.98, 2. Jeannie Mitchell, GOLD 35.23, 3. Carolyn Moore, GOLD 35.76.

100-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Megan Kopistecki, GOLD 58.54; 30-34, 1. Maria Barnard, FLAQ 57.47, 2. Lucianna Genova, GOLD 59.97; 35-39, 1. Deven Christopher, GOLD 59.90, 2. Natalia Vaganova, FLAQ 1:39.46; 45-49, 1. Gracely Pierce, GOLD 1:24.26; 50-54, 1. Karen Mareb, NEM 1:02.54, 2. Kathe Karageorges-Sharp, GOLD 1:03.72, 3. Celia Devanney, GOLD 1:05.34; 55-59, 1. Sherie Berk, FLAQ 1:22.75; 60-64, 1. Brigitte Edelmaier, GOLD 1:15.81; 70-74, 1. Marian Carlson, FLAQ 2:56.12.

200-yard freestyle: 30-34, 1. Maria Barnard, FLAQ 2:05.20, 2. Lucianna Genova, GOLD 2:09.53; 35-39, 1. Deven Christopher, GOLD 2:09.70, 2. Natalia Vaganova, FLAQ 3:34.78; 50-54, 1. Celia Devanney, GOLD 2:24.23, 2. Lydia Seier, GOLD 2:24.57; 55-59, 1. Sherie Berk, FLAQ 3:00.89; 60-64, 1. Cathy Mancino, GOLD 2:37.92, 2. Jeanne Mitchell, GOLD 2:51.96.

500-yard freestyle: 35-39, 1. Natalia Vaganova, FLAQ 9:07.98; 40-44, 1. Yukako Beatty, GOLD 7:31.92; 50-54, 1. Celia Devaney, GOLD 6:33.09; 60-64, 1. Cathy Mancino, GOLD 7:46.62.

50-yard butterfly: 25-29, 1. Megan Kopistecki, GOLD 29.24, 2. Doris Otero, GOLD 32.10; 30-34, 1. Jennifer Martin, FLAQ 29.60, 2. Lucianna Genova, GOLD 30.37; 35-39, 1. Deven Christopher, GOLD 31.57; 40-44, 1. Liz Pittinger, GOLD 40.09; 50-54, 1. Kathe Karageorges-Sharp, GOLD 32.10, 2. Lydia Seier, GOLD 33.84; 60-64, 1. Brigitte Edelmaier, GOLD 37.29, 2. Carolyn Moore, GOLD 42.46.

100-yard butterfly: 50-54, 1. Lydia Seier, GOLD 1:19.50; 60-64, 1. Cathy Mancino, GOLD 1:22.56.

100-yard individual medley: 25-29, 1. Megan Kopistecki, GOLD 1:06.68; 30-34, 1. Jennifer Martin, FLAQ 1:06.09; 40-44, 1. Yukako Beatty, GOLD 1:21.28, 2. Liz Pittinger, GOLD 1:31.62; 50-54, 1. Kathe Karageorges-Sharp, GOLD 1:14.51; 55-59, 1. Danielle Ogier, GOLD 1:14.43, 2. Robin Stewart, GOLD 1:30.23; 60-64, 1. Carolyn Moore, GOLD 1:33.69.

200-yard individual medley: 40-44, 1. Yukako Beatty, GOLD 3:05.65; 60-64, 1. Cathy Mancino, GOLD 3:07.21; 70-74, 1. Margit Jebe, T2NM 3:24.21.

50-yard backstroke: 30-34, 1. Jennifer Martin, FLAQ 33.54; 40-44, 1. Liz Pittinger, GOLD 41.47; 55-59, 1. Robin Stewart, GOLD 42.01; 60-64, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, GOLD 39.46.

100-yard backstroke: 30-34, 1. Lucianna Genova, GOLD 1:09.91; 35-39, 1. Deven Christopher, GOLD 1:09.91; 50-54, 1. Celia Devanney, GOLD 1:19.77.

50-yard breaststroke: 30-34, 1. Jennifer Martin, FLAQ 33.92; 45-49, 1. Gracely Pierce, GOLD 54.62; 50-54, 1. Karen Mareb, GOLD 35.05; 55-59, 1. Mary Kopistecki, Unattached 45.55; 60-64, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, GOLD 46.25; 70-74, 1. Margit Jebe, T2NM 45.02, 2. Marian Carlson, FLAQ 1:24.04.

100-yard breaststroke: 50-54, 1. Karen Mareb, GOLD 1:17.07.

MEN

50-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Todd Cavalcanto, GOLD 33.85; 30-34, 1. Henrique Thorman, GOLD 24.60, 2. Louis Canaiy, GOLD 24.83; 40-44, 1. William Hernandez, Unattached 24.41, 2. Glen Hanks, GOLD 28.15; 50-54, 1. Jeff Service, GOLD 26.37, 2. Dwight Montgomery, GOLD 31.11; 55-59, 1. Craig Burns, GOLD 25.13, 2. William Munro, GOLD 25.41, 3. Gary Curson, Unattached 25.72, 4. Neil Fenn, GOLD 30.49; 60-64, 1. Philip Cullen, GOLD 38.31, 2. Ray Venture, GOLD 39.04, 3. Clyde Akbar, FLAQ 52.58; 70-74, 1. Doug Brown, GOLD 30.43, 2. Carl House, GOLD 37.83, 3. John Colavecchio, GOLD 1:09.90; 75-79, 1. Cav Cavanaugh, GOLD 28.60.

100-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Diego Suarez, GOLD 55.77, 2. Todd Cavalcanto, GOLD 1:18.99; 30-34, 1. Louis Canaiy, GOLD 53.84, 2. Henrique Thorman, GOLD 56.61; 35-39, 1. Carlos Ochoa, PLAN 52.79; 40-44, 1. Glen Hanks, GOLD 1:01.08; 45-49, 1. Jonathan Kline, FLAQ 1:01.53; 50-54, 1. Dwight Montgomery, GOLD 1:08.71; 55-59, 1. Gary Curson, Unattached 1:00.56, 2. Martin LaBrosse, Unattached 1:07.63; 60-64, 1. Philip Cullen, GOLD 1:25.71; 65-69, 1. Terry McGee, FACT 1:07.00; 70-74, 1. John Colavecchio, GOLD 2:41.65; 75-79, 1. Cav Cavanaugh, GOLD 1:06.21.

200-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Todd Wilson, PLAN 2:06.37, 2. Todd Cavalcanto, GOLD 2:48.76; 40-44, 1. Glen Hanks, GOLD 2:14.79; 45-49, 1. Jonathan Kline, FLAQ 2:15.05; 50-54, 1. Dwight Montgomery, GOLD 2:37.59, 2. Roy Sonenshein, GOLD 2:50.28; 55-59, 1. Barry Gollop, GOLD 2:22.93; 60-64, 1. Allen DeWeese, Unattached 2:30.38; 65-69, 1. David Quiggin, GOLD 2:20.35, 2. Terry McGee, FACT 2:31.21, 3. Dick Brewer, GOLD 2:37.87; 70-74, 1. Doug Brown, GOLD 2:33.85, 2. Carl House, GOLD 3:39.32, 3. John Colavecchio, GOLD 6:07.74.

500-yard freestyle: 25-29, 1. Tommie Cuticchia, PLAN 5:16.03, 2. Todd Wilson, PLAN 5:35.44, 3. Diego Suarez, GOLD 6:03.35, 4. Todd Cavalcanto, GOLD 7:47.30; 50-54, 1. Dwight Montgomery, GOLD 7:19.09, 2. Roy Sonenshein, GOLD 8:00.69; 55-59, 1. Barry Gollop, GOLD 6:30.64; 60-64, 1. Allen DeWeese, Unattached 7:02.35; 65-69, 1. David Quiggin, GOLD 5:53.07, 2. Terry McGee, FACT 7:19.76, 3. Dick Brewer, GOLD 7:33.30; 70-74, 1. Carl House, GOLD 11:09.55; 75-79, 1. Herbert Furash, GOLD 15:06.22.

50-yard butterfly: 30-34, 1. Lee Scharf, GOLD 41.16; 40-44, 1. William Hernandez, Unattached 26.44, 2. Sergio Farias, GOLD 31.91; 50-54, 1. Hipolito Valdivieso, FLA 29.16, 2. Jeff Service, GOLD 29.68; 55-59, 1. William Munro, GOLD 27.05, 2. Craig Burns, GOLD 27.17, 3. Lars Ferron, GOLD 29.72, 4. Gary Curson, Unattached 31.51, 5. Neil Fenn, GOLD 37.55; 60-64, 1. Ray Venture, GOLD 1:01.75; 70-74, 1. Carl House, GOLD 57.35.

100-yard butterfly: 25-29, 1. Todd Wilson, PLAN 56.84, 2. Diego Suarez, GOLD 1:09.09; 30-34, 1. Louis Canaiy, GOLD 1:02.00; 50-54, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GOLD 1:44.92; 55-59, 1. Lars Ferron, GOLD 1:07.92, 2. Martin LaBrosse, Unattached 1:20.13, 3. Barry Gollop, GOLD 1:20.25; 60-64, 1. Ray Venture, GOLD 2:22.91; 70-74, 1. Carl House, GOLD 2:13.74; 75-79, 1. Herbert Furash, GOLD 5:46.32.

100-yard individual medley: 25-29, 1. Tommie Cuticchia, PLAN 57.51, 2. Diego Suarez, GOLD 1:08.65; 30-34, 1. Louis Canaiy, GOLD 1:03.23, 2. Lee Scharf, GOLD 1:37.97; 35-39, 1. Carlos Ochoa, PLAN 1:02.61; 40-44, 1. Sergio Farias, GOLD 1:19.63; 45-49, 1. Alex Blavatnik, FLAQ 1:06.99; 50-54, 1. Hipolito Valdivieso, FLA 1:05.96; 55-59, 1. William Munro, GOLD 1:07.15, 2. Craig Burns, GOLD 1:08.89, 3. Gary Curson, Unattached 1:14.98; 65-69, 1. David Quiggin, GOLD 1:09.48, 2. Dick Brewer, GOLD 1:23.33, 3. Terry McGee, FACT 1:37.62; 75-79, 1. Cav Cavanaugh, GOLD 1:22.18, 2. Herbert Furash, GOLD 2:54.66.

200-yard individual medley: 25-29, 1. Diego Suarez, GOLD 2:34.52; 50-54, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GOLD 3:27.72; 75-79, 1. Herbert Furash, GOLD 7:11.68.

50-yard backstroke: 30-34, 1. Lee Scharf, GOLD 48.67; 60-64, 1. Clyde Akbar, FLAQ 1:23.02.

100-yard backstroke: 35-39, 1. Carlos Ochoa, PLAN 1:02.78; 60-64, 1. Clyde Akbar, FLAQ 1:26.21.

50-yard breaststroke: 40-44, 1. Sergio Farias, GOLD 39.46, 2. Phillip Glatzer, Unattached 40.60; 45-49, 1. Jonathan Kline, FLAQ 32.55, 2. Alex Blavatnik, FLAQ 33.92; 60-64, 1. Philip Cullen, GOLD 47.32; 70-74, 1. Doug Messineo, FACT 39.39.

100-yard breaststroke: 30-34, 1. Lee Scharf, GOLD 1:52.43; 40-44, 1. Sergio Farias, GOLD 1:24.95, 2. Phillip Glatzer, Unattached 1:33.77; 45-49, 1. Jonathan Kline, FLAQ 1:11.71; 50-54, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GOLD 1:40.09; 60-64, 1. Allen DeWeese, Unattached 1:35.96; 2. Philip Cullen, GOLD 1:51.32; 65-69, 1. Dick Brewer, GOLD 1:25.52; 70-74, 1. Doug Messineo, FACT 1:24.69; 75-79, 1. Herbert Furash, GOLD 2:54.80.

200-yard freestyle relay: 25-plus, 1. Gold Coast Masters (Diego Suarez, Barry Gollop, Neil Fenn, Louis Canaiy) 1:50.01; 55-plus, 1. Gold Coast Masters “B” (David Quiggin, Lars Ferron, William Munro, Craig Burns) 1:44.23, 2. Gold Coast Masters “A” (Cav Cavanaugh, Phillip Cullen, Carl House, Dick Brewer) 2:16.75.

200-yard medley relay: 25-plus, 1. Gold Coast Masters (Louis Canaiy, Diego Suarez, Barry Gollop, Todd Cavalcanto) 2:23.59.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

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SWIMMING ROUNDUP: SOFLO’s Arlene Semeco Makes Statement At Venezuelan Nationals

SWIMMING ROUNDUP: SOFLO’s Arelene Semeco Makes Statement At Venezuelan Nationals

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 20, 2011

Olympian Arlene Semeco is getting closer and closer to career-best times on her quest to return to the Summer Olympic Games.

Semeco is among more than 500 Venezuelan swimmers competing at the National Swimming Championships since Tuesday at the Bolivarian Swimming Pools of Barquisimeto in Venezuela’s north-central Lara state.

The competition, that ends on Saturday, is a qualifier for the national team for the upcoming Shanghai World Championships and Guadalajara Games.

The 27-year-old national record holder won the 100-meter freestyle in 55.87 which is her best time since the 2008 Beijing Olympics and post-tech suit era. She was also fourth in the 50-meter butterfly, one of her off events, in 28.80.

“She was shocked when she looked at the clock,” SOFLO co-head coach Bruno Darzi said. “She didn’t think she would go that fast. It means a lot to her. She is a second off her best without the suit.

“I am really happy for her,” Darzi said. “She struggled a little bit at sectionals. We made an adjustment in training and it seemed to work. We did not taper her for this meet. She is training for the Pan American Games. We only gave her a couple days’ rest.”

Semeco, who left early for her homeland, seemed relaxed after spending a few days with her family and brother before the meet.

Semeco has the 50-meter freestyle, one of her signature events, remaining.

When not training or competing, Semeco is working on her Master’s degree on Food and Nutrition at Florida International University.

HALLIE STUPP TRAINING WITH SOFLO

Hallie Stupp, younger sister of SOFLO’s Olympic hopeful Julie Stupp, is training at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex for the summer.

Stupp, 19, who recently finished her freshman season at University of Arizona, her sister’s alma mater, will compete in Rome in June along with her sister and several other SOFLO swimmers.

Stupp’s resume is impressive.

The St. Louis High School Swimmer of the Year set the only state record at her final high school meet and was named Swimmer of the Meet. She won the 100-yard butterfly in 54.87 bettering her own state mark of 54.95 set last year as a junior. It was one of three gold medals the 6-foot tall swimmer won. She also won the 200-yard individual medley and was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay.

SOFLO Puts Two On Kuwait National Team

Abbas and Zain Qali of the South Florida Aquatic Club earned spots on the Kuwait national team after turning in some outstanding swims at a recent local Kuwait meet.

Despite not being rested for the meet, Abbas Qali, 18, won the 50-meter butterfly in 25.6 after switching to the event in January. Zain Qali, 23, finished second in the butterfly event in 26.0. Abbas Qali also won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:15. Zain Qali was second in the 200 IM in 2:16.

Zain Qali is expected to return to South Florida to resume training on May 25^th.

CORAL SPRINGS HOSTS MASTERS MEET

Coral Springs Aquatic Complex will be the site of the Coral Springs Short Course Yards “Last Chance” Masters Swim Meet Saturday beginning at noon. Warm-up begins 11 a.m. Meet director is Chris Jackson. The meet is open to all swimmers, ages 18-and-up. The 25-yard course pool, eight lanes will be seeded for all 12 individual events and relays.

More Honors For Gator Swimmers

University of Florida’s swim team placed three student-athletes on the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District III At-Large Team which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performance in swimming and classroom. Those selected were Teresa Crippen of Conshohocken, Pa. to the women’s second team, Brett Fraser of the Cayman Islands to the men’s first team and Cameron Martin of Clearwater to the men’s second team.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

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AQUATIC NOTEBOOK, Issue 34: UF’s Troy Re-Works Staff; Gators Associate Head Coach Wilby Visits Coral Springs

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

May 18, 2011

University of Florida coach Gregg Troy spread the coaching wealth on his staff to allow him more time to plan as U.S. Olympic men’s head coach beginning with this summer’s World Championships in Shanghai, China.

The veteran coach named Martyn Wilby and Anthony Nesty associate head coaches while removing the men’s and women’s titles because they have always worked with both genders.

The pair have also been given some of Troy’s administrative responsibilities.

“The timing of the whole issue is something we needed for the whole program,” Troy said. “It allows me as Olympic head coach a little more time to plan. It gives me more time to be on deck with the athletes personally and cover new things that will come up as part of being the Olympic head coach.”

Wilby was in South Florida this past week visiting swim clubs and coaching staffs including a stop at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

Troy said “we’re fortunately blessed with maybe the best staff in the country.”

Steve Jungbluth, former head coach at Colgate, was added to the staff last year. While the entire staff is still involved with recruiting, Jungbluth will do all the logistical work for recruiting, which is one of his strengths.

Nesty was recently named assistant coach for Team USA at the Aug. 12-23 World University Games in Shenzhen, China. It is Nesty’s first selection on a staff for a U.S. international team. The swimming events are set for Aug. 14-19.

High schools

The Florida High School Activities Association, the state’s governing body for high school sports, is cracking down on club sports connections. One of the biggest problems the FHSAA has is when an athlete transfers after competing in a club sport. Any student-athlete who plays a club sport and then switches schools to join the school coach that also coached their club will be ineligible at the new high school for 365 days. An FHSAA proposal on the table for a June vote would require coaches to confirm they have made athletes they work with on clubs aware of the policy.

Miscellaneous

SOFLO’s Caroline Kuczynski left Wednesday to train in Canada for the World University Games. The Arizona State sophomore born in Montreal, Canada will represent Canada in the swimming events Aug. 14-19 in Shenzhen, China. She will probably bump into Michael Phelps who plans to compete in both the Montreal Open and Canada Cup….San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, a 13-year NBA pro, was recently inducted into the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame in Winston-Salem, N.C. Before Duncan was a basketball player, he was a butterfly swimmer in St. Croix and worked with six-time Olympic coach Michael Lohberg at the Malo Institute in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, where he was born. His sister Tricia, a backstroker, was a member of the Virgin Islands Olympic team. Lohberg coached the national team. In 1989 Hurricane Hugo decimated the island including the swim club’s pool. A year later, Duncan turned to basketball and never returned to swimming. What a shame for swimming. At 6-foot-10, his wingspan is 7-3 and he would have been compared to West Germany’s “The Albatross”, 6-6 Michael Gross who had a 7-4 5/8 wing span and for ten years dominated the sport as a world record holder and Olympic gold medalist….Also in Duncan’s induction class was Olympian and Florida triathlete Hunter Kemper. Kemper, a three-time Olympian and USA Triathlon National team member, was just named the USOC’s April Male Athlete of the Month following a victory at the Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup….Former Canadian Olympic champion swimmer Alex Baumann is being treated for prostate cancer. The 47-year-old underwent recent surgery in Montreal. Baumann won two gold medals and set two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Baumann oversees Canada’s elite athletes in international sport…Miami’s Special Olympics swimmer Andy Miyares, well-known at local swim meets, is featured swimming butterfly on a Coca-Cola display in Greece grocery stores to publicize the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athens June 25-July 4. He has been swimming competitively in USA Swimming and Special Olympics events since age 6.

Water polo

Stanford won the women’s water polo national title at the NCAA Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. The No. 1 ranked Cardinals (28-1) defeated No. 2 California (26-5), 9-5, in the final. Stanford has 30 consecutive victories against Cal since 2000. It was Stanford’s second national title. In the semifinals, University of Southern California lost to Stanford 8-4 and UCLA Bruins lost to California, 7-4. The Bruins battled to a 4-4 tie near the end of the third quarter but the Golden Bears came up with a buzzer-beater to change the momentum. UC-Irvine won its consolation game, 15-4 over Iona College.

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