By Sharon Robb
August 29, 2017—With so much talent, Broward County is expected to have one of its strongest high school seasons in the sport’s history. And, several South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers will play a big role.
Pembroke Pines Charter, with both depth and talent, opens the season on Wednesday against Douglas at Academic Village Pool.
The team is coached by SOFLO age group coach Rose Lockie, last season’s Broward County High School Boys Coach of the Year after leading the boys’ team to its first undefeated season (8-0) in the Jaguars’ history. The team also finished among the Top 10 at the FHSAA State 3A team.
The Jaguars return two All-County first-teamers Ricardo Roche and Kelley Heron, both seniors and SOFLO swimmers. Roche was the county best in the 500-meter freestyle and Heron was top backstroker.
Cooper City High School junior Kathleen Golding, a two-time state champion in the 200-yard individual medley, is coming off a strong club season for South Florida Aquatic Club that included Speedo Junior Nationals.
Cypress Bay could have its strongest team in ten years with the freshman debut of Paige Lane, another top SOFLO swimmer.
American Heritage, three-time state 2A boys champions, are led by SOFLO’s CJ Kopecki and Kevin Porto and could make a run at another state title.
American Heritage girls team is also expected to be a contender, led by defending state champion sprinter Cathy Cooper of Swim Fort Lauderdale, who represents Panama internationally.
Pine Crest girls are coming off a remarkable season in the Class 1A competition. Led by high school All-American and four-time state champion Marta Ciesla, now at University of Southern California, the Panthers came up 10 points shy of winning its first state crown in 26 years. Bolles won its 26th girls state title last year.
The Panther girls are led by Andrea Santander, coming off the FINA Junior World Championships for Venezuela; Annabella Lynn, who competes internationally for Jamaica, and Hannah Virgin, who competes for Sweden.
University School returns its strong one-two punch with Patrick Groters, fresh off the FINA Junior World Championships for Aruba, and Daniel Jacobs, who also competes internationally for Aruba. The girls’ team is led by sisters Allison and Amanda Kopas.
Fort Lauderdale High, which opened the season last week with two big wins against Flanagan, got a big boost with transfer Racine Ross from Hollywood Hills.
And, don’t forget the divers who have made the difference for several teams down the championship stretch.
University School sophomore Maia Goldstein, a state champion, Pine Crest divers Ali Watson, Ishani Singh, Kevin Mendez and Lyle Hayes-Macaluso and Cardinal Gibbons’ Hudson Coldren head an impressive list of divers. Cooper City has two new divers, Tyler Flowers and Courteney Russo, expected to do well this season. Cypress Bay is led by Cici Bernardi. Western returns Sofia Gross, who placed tenth at the state meet and was the only member of the team to final. Calvary Christian is led by Sofia Souza.
The National High School Federation reported that the number of participants in high school sports reached an all-time high of 7.9 million this past school year. Girls’ sports participants also reached an all-time high of 3.4 million, an increase of 75,971.
2017 HIGH SCHOOL SWIM SEASON PREVIEW CHART
KEY DATES
Aug. 30, Douglas at Pines Charter, 7 p.m.
Aug. 30, South Florida Heat at University School
Aug. 30, North Broward Prep at American Heritage
Sept. 6, Pines Charter, St. Thomas at Pompano Beach
Sept. 9, September Splash, St. Andrew’s
Sept. 9, Sharks Invite, Nova Southeastern
Sept. 11, Pines Charter, Miramar at Fort Lauderdale, 4:30 p.m.
Sept. 13, Somerset, Sagemont at University School
Sept. 13, American Heritage at Pine Crest
Sept. 16, Bolles Invitational at Jacksonville
Sept. 19, St. Andrew’s at Boca Raton
Sept. 20, American Heritage, Chaminade Madonna at University School
Sept. 22, Bolles at Pine Crest, 4:30 p.m
Sept. 23, 54th Woodson Invitational
Sept. 23, FSPA Meet at Stuart
Sept. 27, Gulliver at Pine Crest
Sept. 27, Archbishop McCarthy at American Heritage
Oct. 2, Flanagan, West Broward at Pines Charter, 7 p.m.
Oct. 4, Pine Crest, St. Andrew’s, Gulliver Prep at Ransom Everglades, 4 p.m.
Oct. 6-7, Palm Beach County Championships, Lake Lytal
Oct. 7, BCAA Championships, Plantation Aquatic Complex
Oct. 16-21, District 1A and 2A Meets
Oct. 23-28, District 3A and 4A Meets
Oct. 23-28, Region 1A and 2A Meets
Oct. 30-Nov. 4, Region 3A and 4A Meets
Nov. 3-4, State 1A and 2A Meets, Stuart
Nov. 10-11, State 3A and 4A Meets, Stuart
DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS
CLASS 1A: Jacksonville Bolles (boys and girls).
CLASS 2A: Gulliver Prep (boys and girls).
CLASS 3A: Tallahassee Lawton Chiles (boys); St. John’s Bartram Trail (girls).
CLASS 4A: Sarasota Riverview (boys); Gainesville Buccholz (girls).
GIRL SWIMMERS/DIVERS TO WATCH:
Kathleen Golding, Cooper City; Kelley Heron, Pines Charter; Paige Lane, Cypress Bay; Katherine DeBarros, Pines Charter; Andrea Santander, Pine Crest; Annabella Lynn, Pine Crest; Jessica Nava, Westminster Academy; Catharine Cooper, American Heritage; Rachel Contich, Calvary Christian; Hannah Virgin, Pine Crest; Alexandra Meszaros, Pine Crest; Gabrianna Banks, Cypress Bay; Maia Goldstein, University School; Gwen Bencie, Pompano Beach; Carly Hyman, St. Thomas Aquinas; Mary Smutny, South Florida Heat; Racine Ross, Fort Lauderdale; Allison Kopas, University School; Amanda Kopas, University School.
BOY SWIMMERS/DIVERS TO WATCH:
Patrick Groters, University School; Daniel Jacobs, University School; Rafael Rodriguez, Pines Charter; Andres Lares, Pines Charter; Ricardo Roche, Pines Charter; Kevin Porto, American Heritage; CJ Kopecki, American Heritage; Sebastian Sevilla, Pines Charter; Tyler Zuyus, Pompano Beach; Nicholas Pacitti, American Heritage; Nico Ferrara, Pine Crest; Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest; Elvis Kotikovski, Pine Crest; Diego Machado, Cypress Bay; Matthew Petreski, Pine Crest; Diego Avellaneda, St. Thomas Aquinas; Daniel Patrick, University School.
2016 FINAL BROWARD SWIMMING & DIVING HONOR ROLL
GIRLS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:47.47 (Annabella Lyn, Hannah Virgin, Andrea Santander, Jamie Flores), 2. Cooper City 1:51.33, 3. Westminster Academy 1:51.54, 4. Deerfield Beach 1:52.79, 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:53.23, 6. Cardinal Gibbons 1:53.54, 7. Calvary Christian 1:55.10, 8. Fort Lauderdale 1:55.27, 9. American Heritage 1:55.77, 10. University School 1:56.16, 11. Pompano Beach 1:56.85, 12. Cypress Bay 1:57.07; 2015 BEST: Pine Crest 1:49.29 (Jamie Flores, Hannah Virgin, Molly See, Marta Ciesla).
200-yard Freestyle: 1. Mary Smutny, SFH 1:46.62, AA-A, 2. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 1:51.69, 3. Rachel Contich, CALV 1:52.49, 4. Jessica Nava, WA 1:54.48, 5. Andrea Santander, PC 1:55.70, 6. Marta Ciesla, PC 1:55.87, 7. Emiliana Pelaez, CB 1:56.54, 8. Allison Kopas, US 1:56.59, 9. Marissa Brennan, PC 1:57.40, 10. Daniela Gomez, PC 1:57.79, 11. Marianna Serrao, CB 1:58.13, 12. Rachel Botting, SFH 1:58.54, 13. Ulrike Tovilla, CB 1:59.48 and Julianna Russell, CG 1:59.48, 15. Kelly Gest, CG 1:59.67, 16. Megan Schimansky, CGL 1:59.69; 2015 BEST: Marta Ciesla, Pine Crest 1:49.53.
200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Kathleen Golding, CC 2:00.34, AA-A, 2. Allison Kopas, US 2:00.80, AA-A, 3. Andrea Santander, PC 2:04.77, 4. Kelley Heron, PPC 2:05.28, 5. Rose Smiddy, SFH 2:07.05, 6. Hannah Virgin, PC 2:07.79, 7. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 2:10.56, 8. Giulia Guerra Montes, NPB 2:11.52, 9. Amanda Kopas, US 2:13.25, 10. JoJo Richter, WA 2:13.46, 11. Molly See, PC 2:15.64, 12. Thea McKenna, AH 2:16.34, 13. Sarah Asseraf, STA 2:16.37, 14. Daniela Kim, CB 2:16.77, 15. Kaitlyn Moreschi, FTL 2:17.13, 16. Adriana Gooding, SAGE 2:18.20, 17. Adriana Cortes-Urbina, Nova 2:18.59, 18. Madison Kozel, SFH 2:19.04, 19. Elise Larin, SOM 2:19.50, 20. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:19.096; 2015 BEST: Kathleen Golding, Cooper City 2:00.40.
50-yard Freestyle: 1. Marta Ciesla, PC 22.61, AA-A, 2. Cathy Cooper, AH 23.34, AA-C, 3. Jessica Nava, WA 23.51, 4. Rachel Botting, SFH 23.96, 5. Gaby Banks, CB 24.03, 6. Allora Williams, WES 24.25, 7. Racine Ross, HH 24.41, 8. Savannah Yates, CG 24.47, 9. Mary Smutny, SFH 24.65, 10. Andrea Santander, PC 24.66, 11. Solana Capalbo, CC 24.72, 12. Allison Kopas, US 24.74, 13. Gwen Bencie, PB 24.96, 14. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 25.10, 15. Jamie Flores, PC 25.12, 16. Jillian Contich, CALV 25.17, 17. Eleanor Koch, CB 25.62, 18. Kelly Gest, CG 25.74, 19. Daniela Munoz, PC 25.89, 20. Sarah Souza, CALV 25.92 and Matea Smith, TAR 25.92, 22. Olivia Mason, AH 25.92, 23. Chloe Harrison, DB 25.93, 24. Ashley Green, ABM 26.08, 25. Annabella Lyn, PC 26.10; 2015 BEST: Marta Ciesla, Pine Crest 22.89
1-meter Springboard Diving: 1. Karlee Price, STA 523.95, 2. Maia Goldstein, US 483.70, 3. Ishani Singh, PC 464.20, 4. Juliette Pozzuoli, PC 457.50, 5. Daniela Castillo, SAGE 456.80, 6. Ali Watson, PC 459.10, 7. Carly Ehrlich, PB 437.65, 8. Leanne Sheffer, SP 406.55, 9. Rachel Dickinson, US 392.35, 10. Sofia Gross, WES 390.45, 11. Maya Fernandes, CB 386.60, 12. Shiraz Shiff, PC 384.30; 2015 BEST: Karlee Price, St. Thomas Aquinas 523.25.
100-yard Butterfly: 1. Jessica Nava, WA 53.45, AA-A, state record, 2. Kathleen Golding, CC 55.67, AA-A and Alexandra Meszaros, PC 55.67, AA-A, 4. Molly See, PC 56.64, 5. Racine Ross, HH 56.75, 6. Delaney Biro, CSC 57.79, 7. Andrea Santander, PC 58.24, 8. Mary Smutny, SFH 58.39, 9. Allora Williams, WES 59.63, 10. Rachel Contich, CALV 1:00.83, 11. Mia Marquez, PB 1:01.46, 12. Sarah Asseraf, STA 1:01.47; 2015 BEST: Jessica Nava, Westminster Academy 53.77 (state record).
100-yard Freestyle: 1. Marta Ciesla, PC 49.67, AA-A, 2. Mary Smutny, SFH 50.03, AA-A, 3. Cathy Cooper, AH 51.41, 4. Andrea Santander, PC 51.78, 5. Jessica Nava, WA 52.47, 6. Annabella Lyn, PC 52.52, 7. Solana Capalbo, CC 52.67, 8. Allison Kopas, US 53.77, 9. Emiliana Pelaez, CB 54.08, 10. Gaby Banks, CB 54.13, 11. Morgan Meadows, FTL 54.57, 12. Kelly Gest, CG 54.63, 13. Jade Grabow, AH 54.67, 14. Ulrike Tovilla, CB 55.50, 15. Abigail Fossas, TAR 55.64, 16. Kasey Jordan, STA 55.84 and Daniela Munoz, PC 55.84, 18. Dominique Fajardo, CG 55.96, 19. Marissa Brannan, PC 56.20, 20. Thais Carrion, US 56.40, 21. Rachel Botting, SFH 56.67, 22. Alexandra Drucker, WES 56.91, 23. Victoria Abad, SP 56.94, 24. Olivia Johnson, FTL 57.04, 25. Chloe Harrison, DB 57.04, 26. Eleanor Koch, CB 57.05; 2015 BEST: Catharine Cooper, American Heritage 51.04.
500-yard Freestyle: 1. Rachel Contich, CALV 5:00.32, 2. Mary Smutny, SFH 5:04.04, 3. Andrea Santander, PC 5:05.98, 4. Allison Kopas, US 5:06.44, 5. Amanda Kopas, US 5:07.88, 6. Rachel Botting, SFH 5:09.30, 7. Marissa Brannan, PC 5:09.43, 8. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 5:09.53, 9. Amanda Kopas, US 5:09.98, 10. Delaney Biro, CSC 5:10.83, 11. Marianna Serrao, CB 5:14.83, 12. Daniela Gomez, PC 5:16.14, 13. Anna Montgomery, PC 5:16.74, 14. Julianna Russell, CG 5:20.29, 15. Maya Coffey, WB 5:22.21, 16. Simone Vale, PC 5:22.90, 17. Annabella Lyn, PC 5:22.99, 18. Ashlynn Amon, CB 5:26.03, 19. Elizabeth Riley, CB 5:26.89, 20. Barbara Bernal, CC 5:27.70, 21. Adriana Rodriguez, CG 5:30.35, 22. Sara Quintero, SAGE 5:31.29, 23. Faith Fowler, CSC 5:31.35, 24. Riley Botting, SFH 5:34.21, 25. Zoe Abovitz, POS 5:34.50; 2015 BEST: Mary Smutny, South Florida Heat 5:00.48.
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.13, AA-A (Andrea Santander, Alexandra Meszaros, Marissa Brannan, Marta Ciesla), 2. South Florida Heat 1:37.92, 3. Cypress Bay 1:40.81, 4. American Heritage 1:40.83, 5. Westminster Academy 1:42.11, 6. University School 1:42.59, 7. Calvary Christian 1:43.49, 8. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:43.88, 9. Deerfield Beach 1:44.97, 10. Taravella 1:46.27, 11. Pompano Beach 1:46.52, 12. Nova 1:48.07; 2015 BEST TIME: Pine Crest 1:39.33 (Sandra Meszaros, Brooke Bernstein, Sabrina Gornisiewicz, Marissa Brannan).
100-yard Backstroke: 1. Jessica Nava, WA 54.20, AA-A, 2. Allison Kopas, US 55.81, AA-C, 3. Kelley Heron, PPC 56.33, AA-C, 4. Rose Smiddy, SFH 57.77, 5. Gwen Bencie, PB 58.20, 6. Giulia Guerra Montes, NBP 58.79, 7. JoJo Richter, WA 59.08, 8. Annabella Lyn, PC 59.41, 9. Jillian Contich, CALV 59.67, 10. Megan Schimansky, CGL 1:00.63, 11. Molly See, PC 1:01.17, 12. Jamie Flores, PC 1:01.94, 13. Kristin Saur, SFH 1:02.10, 14. Quinn Connor, STA 1:02.14, 15. Eleanor Koch, CB 1:02.21, 16. Adriana Cortes-Urbina, NOVA 1:02.38, 17. Abigail Fossas, TAR 1:02.52, 18. Sophia Bucaro, CB 1:02.77, 19. Victoria Abad, SP 1:03.03, 20. Faith Fowler, CSC 1:03.21, 21. Carly Hyman, STA 1:03.41, 22. Sarah Souza, CALV 1:03.61, 23. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:03.80, 24. Stephanie Mlujeak, WB 1:04.04, 25. Emily Chen, DB 1:04.07; 2015 BEST TIME: Jessica Nava, Westminster Academy 56.07.
100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Hannah Virgin, PC 1:04.06, AA-C, 2. Savannah Yates, CG 1:04.63, 3. Elise Larin, SOM 1:07.60, 4. Daniela Kim, CB 1:09.16, 5. Kaitlyn Moreschi, FTL 1:09.17, 6. Thea McKenna, AH 1:09.32, 7. Hayley Johnson, DB 1:10.03, 8. Allison Kopas, US 1:10.73, 9. Andrea Santander, PC 1:11.20, 10. Gina Fimiano, STA 1:11.28, 11. JoJo Richter, WA 1:11.74, 12. Alicja Zielinksi, NE 1:11.80, 13. Emme Ham, AH 1:12.05, 14. Riley Botting, SFH 1:12.17, 15. Alexandra Meszaros, PC 1:12.29, 16. Andrea Homes, CB 1:13.21, 17. Abigail Bush, STA 1:13.28, 18. Gina Fimiano, STA 1:13.51, 19. Julie Mason, AH 1:14.27, 20. Julianna Villarta, PPC 1:14.70, 21. Natalia Gonzalez, TAR 1:14.72; 2015 BEST TIME: Elizabeth Zubero, Westminster Academy 1:03.60.
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:27.02, AA-A (Alexandra Meszaros, Annabella Lyn, Hannah Virgin, Marta Ciesla), 2. South Florida Heat 3:33.89, 3. Cypress Bay 3:39.09, 4. Cooper City 3:39.93, 5. Cardinal Gibbons 3:40.27, 6. American Heritage 3:41.59, 7. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:43.04, 8. Western 3:48.05, 9. Fort Lauderdale 3:48.86, 10. University School 3:51.81, 11. Calvary Christian 3:52.28, 12. Coral Springs Charter 3:53.33, 13. Westminster Academy 3:55.87, 14. Coral Glades 3:56.85; 2015 BEST TIME: Pine Crest 3:33.10 (Marta Ciesla, Sandra Meszaros, Hannah Virgin, Marissa Brannan).
2016 FINAL GIRLS POLL
1.Pine Crest, 2. South Florida Heat, 3. Cypress Bay, 4. American Heritage, 5. Cooper City, Westminster Academy.
BOYS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.80 (Elvis Kotikovski, Matthew Petreski, Nicholas Vale, Christian Soderberg), 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:39.62, 3. University School 1:40.08, 4. American Heritage 1:40.82, 5. Douglas 1:42.07, 6. Pompano Beach 1:42.09, 7. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:42.10, 8. Cypress Bay 1:42.52, 9. South Florida Heat 1:44.85, 10. Fort Lauderdale 1:45.33, 11. Westminster Academy 1:45.44; 2015 BEST: Pine Crest 1:34.83.
200-yard Freestyle: 1. Tyler Zuyus, Fort Lauderdale 1:39.32, AA-C, 2. Daniel Jacobs, US 1:39.67, AA-C, 3. Diego Machado, CB 1:42.73, 4. Padraic Cassidy, STA 1:42.75, 5. Andres Lares, PPC 1:43.03, 6. Sebastian Vargas, AH 1:43.40, 7. Kevin Porto, AH 1:43.56, 8. Max Asnis, US 1:43.80, 9. Esteban Diaz-Velasco, SOM 1:45.49, 10. Nicholas Pacitti, AH 1:45.58, 11. CJ Kopecki, AH 1:45.64, 12. Rafael Rodriguez, PPC 1:46.08, 13. Nicholas Vale, PC 1:46.72, 14. Juan Diaz, CB 1:46.77, 15. Nico Ferrara, PC 1:46.97, 16. Heath Brames, CC 1:47.14, 17. Lucas Bucaro, CB 1:47.59, 18. Chase Perry, WA 1:48.36, 19. Samuel Bauta, SFH 1:48.63, 20. Mattheus Santos, PB 1:48.97; 2015 BEST: Julien Pinon, American Heritage 1:37.75.
200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Patrick Groters, US 1:48.52, AA-A, 2. Adan Diaz, WESP 1:52.18, 3. Ricardo Roche, PPC 1:54.56, 4. Nicholas Vale, PC 1:56.10, 5. Juan Zapata, STA 1:57.79, 6. Luis Villanueva, WESP 1:58.97, 7. Philippe Marcoux, FTL 1:59.07, 8. Sebastian Vargas, AH 2:00.30, 9. Yona Rubin, FTL 2:00.99, 10. Jacob Silberman, PC 2:01.73, 11. Leonardo Mateus, EVER 2:01.78, 12. Rafael Rodriguez, PPC 2:02.21, 13. Elvis Kotikovski, PC 2:02.50, 14. Samuel Quintero, SAGE 2:02.55, 15. Juan Zapata, STA 2:02.68, 16. Matthew Petreski, PC 2:02.78, 17. Tom Liraz, CB 2:04.78, 18. Diego Homes, CB 2:06.35, 19. Tom Liraz, CB 2:06.51, 20. Christian Carlson, CALV 2:07.35, 21. Renato Filho, US 2:07.97; 2015 BEST: Patrick Groters, University School 1:50.22.
50-yard Freestyle: 1. Philippe Marcoux, FTL 20.70, AA-C, 2. Nico Ferrara, PC 20.97, AA-C, 3. Christian Soderberg, PC 21.62, 4. Chase Perry, WA 21.68, 5. Eric Veit, CB 21.92, 6. Nicholas Dworet, DOUG 21.97, 7. Kalvin Hernandez, STA 22.19, 8. Michael McLeod, PLAN 22.27, 9. Ivan Capalbo, CC and Fernando Navarrete, CB 22.31, 11. Carlos Rodriguez, AH 22.32, 12. Patrick Groters, US 22.46, 13. Tristan Celestin, DOUG 22.49, 14. Daniel Jacobs, US 22.52, 15. Ivan Capalbo, CC 22.60, 16. Elvis Kotikovski, PC 22.79, 17. Guy Bogoslavsky, DOUG 22.80, 18. Leonardo Manrique, CB 22.83, 19. Joao Vito Pereira, PC 22.91, 20. Parker Strickman, STA 23.01, 21. Pedro DaSilva, CS 23.08, 22. Jack Anderton, SFH 23.08, 23. Taylor Barton, PB 23.13, 24. Juan Zapata, STA 23.22, 25. Alejandro Quinones, PB 23.40; 2015 BEST: Raiz Tjon-A-Joe, Westlake Prep 20.10.
1-meter Springboard Diving (11 dives): 1. Zach Allen, CG 551.90, 2. Kevin Mendez, PC 516.35, state champion, 3. Logan Downey, SP 512.10, state champion, 4. Devin Nugent, STA 498.80, 5. Lyle Hayes-Macaluso, PC 464.80, 6. Hudson Coldren, CG 450.60, 7. Dane Gailitis, PC 420.90, 8. Zachary Rene, FLAN 387.90, 9. Connor Dietrich, DOUG 382.65, 10. Blake Shreves, Nova 372.35; 2015 BEST: Zach Allen, Cardinal Gibbons 617.30.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Sebastian Vargas, AH 50.87, 2. Nicholas Vale, PC 52.10, 3. Kalvin Hernandez, STA 52.11, 4. Juan Andres Imposimato, SAGE 52.38, 5. Diego Machada, CB 52.55, 6. Juan Lucas, PPC 52.64, 7. Luis Villanueva Ojeda, WESP 52.69, 8. Philippe Marcoux, FTL 53.39, 9. Juan Diaz, CB 53.84, 10. Carlos Vasquez, STA 53.92, 11. Quinn Roth, MON 53.96, 12. Martin Vivas, CB 53.99, 13. Patrick Groters, US 54.02, 14. Max Asnis, US 54.08, 15. Juan Zapata, STA 54.34, 16. Daniel Lobaton, CC 54.50, 17. Martin Vivas, CB 54.60, 18. Jose Diaz, WES 54.62, 19. Rafael Rodriguez, PPC 54.68, 20. CJ Kopecki, AH 55.50, 21. Matthew Petreski, PC 55.73, 22. Kalvin Hernandez, STA 55.78, 23. Alejandro Quinones, PB 55.84, 24. Tiago Pereira, WA 55.88, 25. Tyler Gibson, PPC 56.06; 2015 BEST: Julien Pinon, American Heritage 48.83.
100-yard Freestyle: 1. Philippe Marcoux, FTL 44.61, AA-A, 2. Nico Ferrara, PC 46.09, 3. Chase Perry, WA 47.49, 4. Fernando Navarette, CB 47.54, 5. Christian Soderberg, PC 48.67, 6. Heath Brames, CC 48.98, 7. Nicholas Dworet, DOUG 49.20, 8. Daniel Jacobs, US 49.68, 9. Guy Bogoslavsky, DOUG 49.72, 10. Matthew Menocal, PPC 49.82, 11. Padraic Cassidy, STA 50.07, 12. Leonardo Manrique, CB 50.12, 13. Samuel Bauta, SFH 50.15, 14. Taylor Barton, PB 50.77, 15. Christian Carlson, CALV 50.82, 16. Pedro DaSilva, CS 50.92, 17. Kevin Porto, AH 50.95, 18. Tomas Pelaez, CB 50.96, 19. Sebastian Vargas, AH 51.03, 20. Ethan Arias, PB 51.04 and Cameron Lindsey, SP 51.04, 22. Christian Hamilton, FTL 51.92, 23. Joey Wong, DOUG 52.11, 24. Nicholas Pacitti, AH 52.22, 25. Alexander Meyer, CGL 52.28; 2015 BEST: Philippe Marcoux, Fort Lauderdale 45.06.
500-yard Freestyle: 1. Daniel Jacobs, US 4:30.64, AA-C, 2. Ricardo Roche, PPC 4:36.70, 3. Andres Lares, PPC 4:36.98, 4. Nicholas Pacitti, AH 4:37.26, 5. Padraic Cassidy, STA 4:37.69, 6. Rafael Rodriguez, PPC 4:40.27, 7. Kevin Porto, AH 4:42.89, 8. Max Asnis, US 4:43.59, 9. Cristian Tortola, CM 4:44.20, 10. Leonardo Mateus, EVER 4:46.66, 11. Mattheus Santos, PB 4:48.54 and CJ Kopecki, AH 4:48.54, 13. Tyler Zuyus, FTL 4:49.43, 14. Elad Fraiman, POS 4:49.65, 15. Luis Bucaro, CB 4:51.96, 16. Kenaz Sweeting, FTL 4:53.48, 17. Ronald Hache, PB 4:54.53, 18. Diego Avellaneda, STA 4:54.77, 19. Nick Vale, PC 4:55.11, 20. Daniel Escobar, AH 4:55.95; 2015 BEST: Patrick Groters, University School 4:33.50.
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:26.04, AA-C, (Nico Ferrara, Elvis Kotikovski, Nicholas Vale, Christian Soderberg), 2. Cypress Bay 1:27.98, 3. Fort Lauderdale 1:28.48, 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:29.35, 5. Douglas 1:29.53, 6. Calvary Christian 1:30.00, 7. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:31.14, 8. Pompano Beach 1:32.32, 9. American Heritage 1:33.18, 10. Cooper City 1:33.45, 11. South Plantation 1:34.04, 12. South Florida Heat 1:34.12; 2015 BEST: Fort Lauderdale 1:25.29.
100-yard Backstroke: 1. Patrick Groters, US 49.19, AA-A, 2. Elvis Kotikovski, PC 51.38, 3. Tyler Zuyos, FTL 52.26, 4. Juan Andres Imposimato, SAGE 53.09, 5. Juan Lucas, PPC 53.64, 6. Juan Zapata, STA 54.13, 7. Esteban Diaz-Velasco, SOM 54.28, 8. Ricardo Roche, PPC 55.06, 9. Juan Diaz, CB 55.61,10. Christian Carlson, CALV 55.78, 11. Christian Soderberg, PC 56.17, 12. Juan Osorio-Gomez, WB 56.19, 13. Carlos Vasquez, STA 56.40, 14. Chad Kersey, FTL 56.74, 15. Quinn Roth, MON 56.96, 16. Kevin Porto, AH 57.28, 17. Kyle-Anthony Kaufman, STA 57.49, 18. Jose Diaz, WES 57.72, 19. Antony Novak, PC 57.72, 20. Cameron Lindsey, SP 57.81; 2015 BEST: Fernando Alatorre, Sagemont 51.96.
100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Adan Diaz-Vazquez, WESP 56.67, AA-C, 2. Matthew Petreski, PC 59.22, 3. Jacob Silberman, PC 59.67, 4. Eric Veit, CB 1:00.31, 5. Tristan Celestin, DOUG 1:00.52, 6. Yona Rubin, Fort Lauderdale 1:00.94, 7. Diego Avellaneda, STA 1:01.12; 8. Elad Fraiman, POS 1:01.14, 9. Samuel Quintero, SAGE 1:01.39, 10. Patrick Groters, US 1:02.05, 11. Andrew Rogantinsky, SB 1:02.11, 12. Francisco Cantu, Nova 1:02.55, 13. Tyler Bland, PPC 1:02.95, 14. Christopher Schulte, PB 1:03.05, 15. Ivan Capalbo, CC 1:04.22, 16. Kyle Jones, DOUG 1:04.53, 17. Jack Anderton, SFH 1:05.05, 18. CJ Kopecki, AH 1:05.18, 19. Shane Schulte, PB 1:05.27; 2015 BEST: Raiz Tjon-A-Joe, Westlake Prep 54.64.
400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:08.04, AA-C (Christian Soderberg, Elvis Kotikovski, Nicholas Vale, Nico Ferrara), 2. Cypress Bay 3:10.15, 3. Fort Lauderdale 3:12.08, 4. Pembroke Pines Charter 3:12.36, 5. American Heritage 3:14.40, 6. University School, 3:16.09, 7. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:16.97, 8. Pompano Beach 3:22.64, 9. Westminster Academy 3:25.64, 10. Cooper City 3:26.71; 2015 BEST: Fort Lauderdale 3:05.14.
FINAL 2016 BOYS POLL
1.Pine Crest, 2. University School, Pompano Beach, 3. Cypress Bay, American Heritage, 5. Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines Charter.
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