By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, July 29, 2018—Jonathan Farah was South Florida Aquatic Club’s top finisher on the final day of the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships Sunday at the Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.
Farah, 20, an American Heritage alum and junior-to-be at Boston College, placed fifth in the 100-meter backstroke in a best time 1:02.05 with a 0.75 time drop and fifth in the 200-meter individual medley in 218.59. He also led off SOFLO’s 12th place 200-meter medley relay. Farah finished with 44 points in high point.
SOFLO finished eighth among combined teams with 481 points. Azura Florida Aquatics defended its title with 1,328 points. Pine Crest Swimming was second with 1,080 points.
In the girls and boys age group team divisions, SOFLO was seventh with 90.50 points in the girls 15-16; third with 171.50 points in the boys 15-16; 11th with 59 points in the boys 17-and-over and 17th with 25 points in the girls 17-and-over.
Robert Wilson, 15, was SOFLO’s only other top five finisher in the 50-meter freestyle. Wilson was fifth in the 25.06 with a time drop of 0.11. Wilson finished with 54 points.
SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Azura Florida Aquatics 1,328, 2. Pine Crest Swimming 1,080, 3. Gulliver Swim Club 1,029, 4. Metro Aquatics 947, 5. East Coast Aquatic Club 801, 6. North Palm Beach 498.50, 7. TS Aquatics 493, 8. South Florida Aquatic Club 481, 9. Miami Swimming 398.50, 10. City of Hialeah 390, 16. Boca Raton Swim Team 198.
GIRLS 15-16, 1. Pine Crest Swimming 400, 2. East Coast Aquatic Club 258.50, 3. Gulliver 241, 4. tie, TS Aquatics, Azura 197, 7. SOFLO 90.50.
GIRLS 17-AND-OVER: 1. Pine Crest 474, 2. North Palm Beach 230.50, 3. Gulliver 186, 4. East Coast Aquatic Club 156, 5. Metro Aquatics 108.50, 14. Boca Raton 34, 17. SOFLO 25.
BOYS 15-16, 1. Metro Aquatics 290.50, 2. City of Hialeah 181, 3. SOFLO 171.50, 4. Guliver 169, 5. North Palm Beach 154.
BOYS 17-AND-0VER, 1. Azura 644.50, 2. Metro Aquatics 187, 3. Westminster Academy 171, 4. Pine Crest 150, 5. Miami Swimming 146.50, 7. BRST 120, 11. SOFLO 59.
GIRLS
200-meter medley relay:
1. Metro Aquatics 2:03.06, 2. Gulliver 2:05.02, 3. Azura 2:07.82, 9. SOFLO A 2:10.63 (Melissa Marinheiro, Naomi Eaton, Daniela Curbelo, Maya Coffey), 16. SOFLO B 2:19.56 (Jena Legaspi, Kyana Castro, Michelle Marinheiro, Abby Oyetunji).
100-meter backstroke:
15-16, 1. Hanna Smith, PCS 1:08.54, 2. Ella Gates ECAC 1:09.15, 3. Madison Schain, AKS 1:09.87; Open, 1. Jessica Nava, PC 1:05.50, 2. Solana Capalbo, Azura 1:07.25, 3. Megan Schimansky, CSSC 1:07.30.
50-meter butterfly:
15-16, 1. Delaney Biro, TSA 29.32, 2. Emiliana Vivas, Unattached 29.40, 3. Amanda Kopas, Azura 29.61; Open, 1. Jessica Nava, PCS 27.87, 2. Emily Cordovi, GRSC 28.24, 3. Eriana Temperino, ECAC 28.57.
100-meter breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Adrianna Barone, PCS 1:18.61, 2. Valeria Strohmeier, GRSC 1:18.93, 3. Michaela Avedisian, ECAC 1:20.34; SOFLO: 8. Naomi Eaton 1:22.50; Open, 1. Victoria Miyamoto, PCS 1:15.00, 2. Cailin Merck, Unattached 1:15.94, 3. Emily Santos, Unattached 1:16.83.
50-meter freestyle:
15-16, 1. Rachel Botting, PC 26.97, 2. Hanna Smith, PCS 27.63, 3. Delaney Biro, TSA 27.96; Open, 1. Jessica Nava, PCS 26.63, 2. Alexa Rivera, ECAC 27.00, 3. Allison Kopas, Unattached 27.14.
200-meter individual medley:
15-16, 1. Amanda Kopas, Azura 2:27.15, 2. Valeria Strohmeier, GRSC 2:28.91, 3. Adrianna Barone, PCS 2:29.31; SOFLO: 11. Daniela Curbelo 2:36.92, time drop 3.49, 14. Naomi Eaton 2:38.46, time drop 0.38; Open, 1. Victoria Miyamoto, PCS 2:23.60, 2. Eriana Temperino, ECAC 2:24.84, 3.Erin Tague, NPB 2:34.47.
400-meter medley relay:
1. Gulliver 4:35.35, 2. East Coast 4:37.75, 3. Metro Aquatics 4:38.12, 9. SOFLO A 4:54.11 (Maya Coffey, Naomi Eaton, Daniela Curbelo, Melissa Marinheiro), 13. SOFLO B 5:04.45 (Jena Legaspi, Michelle Marinheiro, Kyana Castro, Abby Oyetunji).
BOYS
200-meter medley relay:
1. Westminster Academy 1:43.94, 2. Azura A 1:47.62, 3. Azura B 1:48.54, 12. SOFLO A 1:56.98 (Jonathan Farah, John Paul Handal, Robert Wilson, Heath Brames).
100-meter backstroke:
15-16, 1. Gavin Smith, NPB 1:00.47, 2. Alex Marrero, SFTL 1:01.15, 3. Eduardo Abal, Unattached 1:02.61; SOFLO: 14. Leonardo Mateus 1:05.76, time drop 0.02; Open, 1. Robinson Molina, WA 57.16, 2. Edson Lima, Unattached 57.75, 3. Gonzalo Vegas, Azura 1:00.15; SOFLO: 5. Jonathan Farah 1:02.05, time drop 0.75.
50-meter butterfly:
15-16, 1. Caleb Petranchuk, JDST 25.64, 2. Santiago Velasquez, Unattached 26.27, 3. Sebastian Silva, Unattached 26.82; SOFLO: 8. Robert Wilson 27.59, 13. John Paul Handal 28.35, time drop 0.01; Open, 1. Runar Borgen, PAQ 24.78, 2. Anthony Barbar, WA 25.08, 3. Edson Lima, Unattached 25.09.
100-meter breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Raphael Windmuller, NMST 1:06.30, 2. Carlos Nava, MAC 1;08.48, 3. Cameron Brown, Azura 1:09.56; SOFLO: 13. John Paul Handal 1:16.25, time drop 0.96; Open, 1. Victoria Miyamoto, PCS 1:15.00, 2. Cailin Merck, Unattached 1:15.94, 3. Emily Santos, Unattached 1:16.83.
50-meter freestyle:
15-16, 1. Caleb Petranchuk, JDST 24.42, 2. Reese Branzell, LLL 24.46, 3. Carlos Nava, MAC 24.60; SOFLO: 5. Robert Wilson 25.06, time drop 0.11, 7. Michael Arias 25.29, time drop 0.04; Open, 1. Phillippe Marcoux, SFTL 23.55, 2. Sidrell Williams, Azura 23.71, 3. Robinson Molina, WA 23.75.
200-meter individual medley:
15-16, 1. Manuel Lopez, Unattached 2:13.33, 2. Jose Ochoa, Unattached 2:14.31, 3. Michael Fernandez, HSC 2:15.89; SOFLO: 14. John Paul Handal 2:23.06; Open, 1. Sean Arrington, MS 2:12.92, 2. Julian Enrique Iturbe, Azura 2:12.94, 3. Ricardo Torres, Azura 2:14.51; SOFLO: 5. Jonathan Farah 2:18.59.
400-meter medley relay:
1. Westminster Academy 3:55.84, 2. Azura 3:56.43, 3. Azura 4:04.63, 15. SOFLO A 4:31.03 (Leonardo Mateus, John Paul Handal, Robert Wilson, Nicolas Rossi).
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