South Florida Aquatic Club Awarded USA Swimming National Club Excellence Silver Medal Second Year In A Row

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 24, 2020—For the second consecutive year, South Florida Aquatic Club, the largest and one of the most diverse clubs in the Florida Gold Coast, was awarded USA Swimming’s Silver Medal National Club Excellence Award for 2021.

Until last year, SOFLO had been a Bronze Medal club eight years (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), but had never earned a silver medal until last year.

SOFLO’s first year of existence was 2011 after starting out as the Comets. The club is currently celebrating its 20th year of existence.

The club excellence award program, now in its 21st year, is divided into gold, silver and bronze divisions. The rankings only include 18-and-under swimmers eliminating most pro and college swimmers.

The Top-20 clubs earn Gold level ranking and those rated 21-100 are designated as Silver honorees. The next 100 clubs are recognized at the Bronze level.

The rankings give points scores based on a power point rating system that gives swim points based on how fast it is relative to a swimmer’s age.

The focus of the USA Swimming voluntary program is to identify and reward up to 200 USA Swimming-sanctioned clubs that have attained a high level of athlete performance.

The program strives to meet the following initiatives:

Promote the development of strong, well-rounded age group and senior swimming programs that produce elite 18-and-under athletes.

Provide recognition and resources to motivate and assist member clubs to strive for the highest ideals of athlete performances.

SOFLO earned 4,296 rating points and is one of two Florida Gold Coast clubs (Eagle Aquatics is the other) and one of seven Florida teams (Sarasota Tsunami, Swim Florida, Gator Swim Club, Episcopal Amberjax and Bolles).

Among Bronze Medal Florida clubs are Pine Crest Swimming, St. Petersburg Aquatics, T2 Aquatics, Flood Aquatics Swim Team (FAST), Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club, St. Andrew’s Swimming and Tampa Bay Aquatic Club.

Only gold and silver level clubs are provided grant funding.

Nation’s Capital Swim Club of the Washington, D.C. area won its seventh consecutive Club Excellence title. Nation’s Capital totaled 71,900 finishing ahead of Gold level club SwimMAC Carolina (47,489) and Dynamo Swim Club (34,552). Only one Florida team made the Top 20, Sarasota Sharks with 26,120 points.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Cali Condors Capture ISL Championship; Dressel, Peaty Break World Records; SOFLO’s Atkinson Takes Silver On Final Day

By Sharon Robb
BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 22, 2020–The Cali Condors dethroned defending champion Energy Standard to win the International Swimming League Championship Sunday at Duna Arena.

The Cali Condors, led by MVP Caeleb Dressel, won with 561.5 points. Energy Standard was second with 464.5 followed by London Roar with 391.0 and LA Current with 298.0. Last season the Cali Condors finished third behind Energy Standard and London Roar.

The Cali Condors are the first club in the league’s two-year history to finish a season undefeated.

On the final day, Dressel, 24, broke another world record, this time in the 100-meter individual medley in 49.28 for the second time this season. He took nearly a second off his old world record. Cali Condors teammate Marcin Cieslak was second in 51.17.

Dressel finished with 96 points for match MVP honors and 463.5 points as season MVP.

Brit Adam Peaty of London Roar broke his own world record in the 100-meter breaststroke in 55.41. His previous record was 55.49.

“It feels like every race is a world championship or an Olympic final, it’s incredible,” said London Roar general manager Rob Woodhouse. “Seeing all these world records is just amazing.”

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Alia Atkinson of London Roar finished with a silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:03.56 behind Lilly King who broke the American record in 1:02.50. King is now third on the all-time list behind world record holders Ruta Meilutyte and Atkinson, both with times of 1:02.36.

King now holds the 50 and 100 breaststroke American record in both short course and long course.

In the women’s 50-meter breaststroke skins event, King won Round One in 28.96 and Atkinson was fourth in 29.58. In Round 2, King won in 29.22 and Atkinson was third in 29.68 and in Round 3, King won in 29.14 and Molly Hannis was second in 30.04. King finished as match MVP runner-up with 71 points Dressel. It was the fifth breaststroke skins win of the season for King.

In other notable races:

LA Current’s Beryl Gastaldello won the 100-meter freestyle in 51.38, just out-touching Energy Standard’s Siobhan Haughey, second in 51.40. Gastaldello also won the 100 individual medley in 57.30.

Dressel also won the 100-meter freestyle in an American record 45.08 ahead of Florent Manaudou of Energy Standard in 46.07. Later in the day, Dressel won the 50-meter butterfly in 22.09 ahead of Tom Shields in 22.32.

Cali Condors finished one-two in the 200-meter butterfly with Hali Flickinger first in 2:03.35 and Kelsi Worrell Dahlia in 2:05.39.

Chad le Clos of Energy Standard knocked off Tom Shields of LA Current in the 200-meter butterfly, 1:48.57-1:48.66. Shields broke his own American record of 1:49.02 and is the first American male swimmer to dip under 1:49.

Olivia Smoliga of Cali Condors won the 100-meter backstroke in an American record 55.04 ahead of Kira Toussaint of London Roar in 55.94.

Kliment Kolesnikov of Energy Standard won the 100-meter backstroke in 48.82 ahead of LA Current’s Ryan Murphy in 49.29. American Heritage alum Dylan Carter of LA Current was fourth in 49.91.

Siobhan Haughey of Energy Standard won the 200-meter freestyle in 1:51.11, just ahead of Freya Anderson of London Roar in 1:51.87 and Allison Schmitt of Cali Condors in 1:52.17. Haughey finished nine-for-nine in the 200 freestyle.

Brit Duncan Scott of Lond Roar won the 200-meter freestyle in a national record 1:40.25. Cali Condors’ Townley Haas was second in 1:40.49, breaking the oldest American record set by Ryan Lochte in 2010. Scott also won the 400 IM in 3:59.83.

Sarah Sjostrom of Energy Standard won the 50-meter butterfly in 24.73.

Energy Standard won the 4×100 mixed freestyle relay in 3:14.21 with Evgeny Rylov, Florent Manaudou, Sarah Sjostrom and Siobhan Haughey ahead of the Cali Condors in 3:14.72 with Caeleb Dressel, Justin Ress, Olivia Smoliga and Erika Brown.

Sydney Pickrem of London Roar won the 400-meter individual medley in 4:24.84 and Flickinger was second in 4:25.50.

In the men’s 50-meter breaststroke, Peaty won Round One in 25.41; Ilya Shymanovich won Round Two in 25.80 and Peaty came back to win the final round in 26.10.

The pro teams, featuring many of the top swimmers in the world, had raced in a protective bubble since October 16 with regular tests for coronavirus. There were no COVID-19 positive tests results during that time.

With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics moved to next year (July 23-August 8), and so many other competitions cancelled around the world because of the pandemic, the ISL gave more than 300 swimmers a focus and chance to get up and race while making a paycheck.

“It’s been such a fun time, this whole bubble,” said Dressel, a Clay High, Bolles Club and Florida alum. “This is the most fun I’ve ever had swimming in my life. To have that for six weeks is truly special.”

The ISL, created by Ukrainian billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin, who invested $25 million in the bubble setting with $11 million earmarked for swimmer stipends and prize money, gained more stature in his second year of existence. Grigorishin said the swimmers are taking the ISL seriously now. He hopes to break even in 2022.

“I think everyone kind of thought of it as an anomaly last year, like a new spring football league,” swimming broadcaster Rowdy Gaines said during an interview. “That’s not what it is. It’s not going away.”

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Lack Of Resources Put Broward County Winter Sports Including Swimming On Hold

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2020–High school swimming and other winter sports at Broward County public schools have been put on hold.

Practices for all winter sports have been pushed back to Dec. 14 and the regular season will now start on Jan. 4 instead of the original Dec. 5 starting date.

Teams will be allowed to compete in holiday tournaments before Jan. 4 to enable them to keep their holiday tournament commitments. Winter sports practices had started this past week but are now on hold until the new Dec. 14 starting date.

Shawn Cerra, Director of Athletics and Student Activities for Broward County Public Schools’ BCAA made the announcement on Friday.

Cerra stressed that the winter season is not being postponed specifically because of the COVID-19 rising positive case numbers.

Cerra said the holding pattern is mainly because schools’ resources and personnel would be stretched too thin in addition to overlap issues for the sports. He said there were five fall sports still playing and now there will be five winter sports.

“It’s a numbers game,” Cerra told the media. “It really comes down to double the number of our athletes on campus, and then also the facilities side of it, trying to accommodate all those sports.”

The winter season will now likely include fewer meets. There were plans to hold six dual swim meets before a tri-county championship with Miami-Dade and Palm Beach in January/February at Boca Raton High School Aquatic Center.

Miami-Dade public schools are staying with the Dec. 4 start date for winter sports competitions. Palm Beach County remains on schedule to begin winter sports on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Bright Future Ahead For SOFLO’s Developmental Swimmers

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2020–The future looks bright for South Florida Aquatic Club after watching its developmental swimmers compete in the Last Chance Age Group Meet Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO swimmers got a chance to not only swim against teammates but also several swimmers from Midtown Weston Aquatics, led by multi-winner Eva Milevska, 8, who won four events in the 8-and-unders.

Marlena Groves and Danielle Brancati were double winners for SOFLO’s 10-and-unders.

Groves, 10, won the 50-yard butterfly in 50.30 and 100-yard individual medley in 1:41.43, both best times. She dropped 7.00 off her IM. She also had two seconds and one third place and finished with 50 points.

Brancati, 10, won the 50-yard backstroke in 45.09 and 50-yard breaststroke in 54.89. She also had three second places and had 51 points.

SOFLO’s Emily Vazquez, 12, won four 11-12 events and finished with 48 points. She won the 50-yard butterfly in 49.37, 50-yard backstroke in 44.74, 50-yard breaststroke in 54.28 and 50-yard freestyle in 39.78.

In the boys’ competition, Leonardo Zuluaga, 7, won the 8-and-under 25-yard butterfly in 25.09 and 25-yard backstroke in 25.49, both best times. He was also second in the 25-yard breaststroke in 27.40.

Ethan Phan, 8, was a triple winner in the 50-yard butterfly in 44.99, 50-yard backstroke in 46.88 and 100-yard individual medley in 1:34.83, all best times. He also had a second and fifth place and finished with 51 points.

Max Marrero, 12, won four events in the 11-12 boys competition. He won the 50-yard butterfly in 56.99; 50-yard backstroke in a best time 44.66; 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 54.67 and 50-yard freestyle in 38.88. He finished with 48 points.

SESSION THREE RESULTS
GIRLS
25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 18.02, 2. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 23.69, 3. Abigail Rhett, MWA 25.97, 4. Amber Connor, SOFLO 30.75.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 50.30, time drop, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 53.09; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 49.37, 2. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 58.90, 3. Julia Redig, SOFLO 1:00.91.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 19.53, 2. Abigail Rhett, MWA 26.26, 3. Amber Connor, SOFLO 28.15, 4. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 29.78, time drop.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 45.09, 2. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 46.77, time drop, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 52.66, time drop, 4. Sofia Duranti, SOFLO 53.69, time drop, 5. Amber Connor, SOFLO 1:29.14; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 44.74, 2. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado, SOFLO 46.12, time drop, 3. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 47.70, 4. Julia Redig, SOFLO 51.05, 5. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 56.25, 6. Clara Epstein, SOFLO 1:02.86.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 21.80, 2. Abigail Rhett, MWA 21.96, 3. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 33.94.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 54.89, 2. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 54.94, time drop, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 58.92, 4. Sofia Duranti, SOLO 1:00.45, time drop; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 54.28, 2. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 58.94, 3. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 1:00.11, 4. Milena Jung, SOFLO 1:00.84.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 35.86, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 40.25, 3. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 41.20, 4. Abigail Rhett, MWA 46.94, 5. Sofia Duranti, SOFLO 48.92, 6. Amber Connor, SOFLO 53.06, 7. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 59.99, time drop, 8. Hai Song, SOFLO 1:08.04; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 39.78, 2. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado, SOFLO 41.26, time drop, 3. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 41.66, 4. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 44.39, 5. Milena Jung, SOFLO 45.77, 6. Ciara Epstein, SOFLO 52.30, 7. Julia Redig, SOFLO 53.19.

100-yard individual medley: 12-and-under, 1. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 1:41.43, time drop, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 1:44.10, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 2:00.97.

BOYS
25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 25.09, time drop, 2. Michael Barber, SOFLO 26.21, time drop, 3. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 29.17, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 29.93, time drop.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 44.99, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 45.48, time drop, 3. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 49.02, 4. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 54.07, 5. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 58.89, 6. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 1:01.76, 7. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:04.51, 8. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 1:08.51, 9. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:29.36; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 56.99.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 25.49, time drop, 2. Michael Barber, SOFLO 25.78, 3. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 28.22, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 28.90, 5. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 28.92, time drop, 6. Rodrigo Lopez, SOFLO 39.60.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 46.88, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 48.22, 3. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 49.61, time drop, 4. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 50.20, 5. Nicolas Restrepo, SOFLO 50.51, 6. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 52.07, time drop, 7. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 52.24, time drop, 8. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 54.25, 9. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 56.34, time drop, 10. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 57.01, time drop, 11. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:07.72, time drop; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 44.66, time drop.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 26.95, 2. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 27.40, 3. Michael Barber, SOFLO 28.51, time drop, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 32.95, time drop, 5. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 33.81, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Luke Mora, SOFLO 48.00, time drop, 2. Ethan Phan, SOFO 48.09, time drop, 3. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 53.25, 4. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 54.42, 5. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 55.10, time drop, 6. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 56.16, time drop, 7. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 59.17, 8. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:02.33, 9. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 1:04.59, time drop, 10. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 1:07.42, time drop, 11. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:27.15; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFO 54.67, time drop.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 37.08, time drop, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 38.31, time drop, 3. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 40.77, 4. Michael Barber, SOFLO 41.94, time drop, 5. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 42.31, 6. Nicolas Restrepo, SOFLO 42.47, 7. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 42.98, 8. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 43.09, time drop, 9. Luke Mora, SOFLO 43.78, 10. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 45.37, 11. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 46.29, time drop, 12. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 46.48, 13. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 46.75, 14. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 48.76, 15. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 51.47, time drop, 16. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 56.78, time drop, 17. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:00.82, 18. Rodrigo Lopez, SOFLO 1:01.66; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 38.88, 2. Kaden Germain, SOFLO 54.17.

100-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:34.83, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 1:38.83, time drop, 3. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 1:49.11, time drop, 4. Tom Petkov, SOFLO 1:50.25, time drop, 5. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:54.13, time drop, 6. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 1:57.55, 7. Michael Barber, SOFLO 1:57.56, time drop, 8. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 2:03.69, 9. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 2:09.69, time drop; 11-12, None.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Look Impressive In Session Two Of Last Chance Meet

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers continued their success in the second session of the Last Chance Age Group Meet Saturday at Academic Village.

It was the 12-and-under swimmers turn to impress with dropped times and qualifying cut times.

In addition to competing against teammates, SOFLO swimmers got the chance to compete against some talented Midtown Weston Aquatics swimmers for the first time this COVID-19 marred season.

The day-long meet for all ages served as a last chance for swimmers to make qualifying cut times for the Dec. 10-13 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

SOFLO girls won eight of nine individual 10-and-under events. Midtown Weston Aquatics won one individual event and 200-yard freestyle relay.

Jemma Baldwin was a triple winner in the sprints, all with lifetime-bests. Baldwin won the 50-yard butterfly in 33.90, 50-yard backstroke in 37.50 and 100-yard freestyle in 1:08.51. She also had a best time in the 50-yard breaststroke in 43.75.

Olivia Wilson and Gianna Martin were double winners for SOFLO’s 10-and-unders.

Wilson, 10, won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:31.78 and 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:50.49, dropping 12.47 off her previous best. She also had two seconds. She totaled 42 points.

Martin, 9, won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:25.03 and 50-yard breaststroke in 39.20, both best times. She also had a best time in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:52.21, a 4.80 drop. Martin finished with 33 points.

Elise Dinehart, 12, was the lone 11-12 individual winner for SOFLO with a best time 2:29.28 in the 200-yard individual medley. She also had two seconds and two fifth places and finished with 33 points.

Midtown Weston Aquatics won the 200-yard freestyle relay and seven individual events including four by Maria Paez.

SOFLO boys won eight individual 10-and-under events and 200-yard medley relay.

Ethan Hall, 10, won four events including the 50-yard butterfly (33.84), 100-yard backstroke (1:14.29), 50-yard backstroke (35.35) and 100-yard freestyle (1:05.13), all with lifetime-bests and was a member of the winning 200-yard medley relay. He totaled 48 points.

Noah Mejias, 9, was a triple winner in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:31.09, 100-yard butterfly in 1:14.31 and 200-yard individual medley in 2:47.89, all best times. He also finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:09.13, another best time. He finished with 45 points.

The third and final session at 4 p.m. featured developmental swimmers.

SESSION TWO (12-and-under) RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard medley relay: 10-and-under, 1. None; 11-12, 1. Midtown Weston Aquatics 2:02.63 (Maria Perez, Makayla Montenegro, Tania Mantilla, Ava Wolfe), 2. SOFLO A 2:05.85, 3. Midtown Weston Aquatics B 2:15.99.

200-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 2:31.78, 2. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 2:52.21, time drop; 11-12, 1. Maria Paez, MWA 2:08.52, 2. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 2:11.85, time drop, 3. Amanda Grubbs, SOFLO 2:12.82, time drop.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 33.90, time drop; 2. Christie Ann Lumsdwn, SOFLO 42.46, time drop; 11-12, 1. Maria Perez, MWA 29.40, 2. Amanda Grubbs, SOFLO 31.61, time drop, 3. Sofia Lugo, SOFLO 31.86, time drop.

100-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:21.64, time drop; 11-12, 1. Maria Perez, MWA 1:08.08, 2. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 1:14.74, time drop, 3. Sophia Avila, SOFLO 1:20.47, time drop.

100-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 1:25.03, 2. Olivia Watson, SOFLO 1:33.91, time drop, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:33.93; 11-12, 1. Katja Milevska, MWA 1:17.80, 2. Katlyn Rhett, MWA 1:20.82, 3. Makayla Montenegro, MWA 1:23.96.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 37.50, time drop, 2. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 37.58, time drop; 11-12, 1. Ava Wolfe, MWA 31.38, 2. Pilar Duranti, SOFLO 32.08, time drop, 3. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO 33.67, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 39.20, time drop, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 41.99, time drop, 3. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 43.75, time drop; 11-12, 1. Katja Milevska, MWA 35.72, 2. Katlyn Rhett, MWA 36.23, 3. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 39.34, time drop.

100-yard butterfly: 11-12, 1. Tania Mantilla, MWA 1:09.08, 2. Amanda Grubbs, SOFLO 1:10.08, time drop, 3. Katja Milevska, MWA 1:11.94.

100-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 1:08.51, time drop, 2. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:14.39, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:20.66, time drop; 11-12, 1. Maria Perez, MWA 59.96, 2. Sofia Lugo, SOFLO 1:01.42, time drop, 3. Ava Wolfe, MWA 1:01.46.

200-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 2:50.49, 2. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 3:11.86; 11-12, 1. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 2:29.28, time drop, 2. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 2:36.14, time drop, 3. Makayla Montenegro, MWA 2:39.53.

200-yard freestyle relay: 11-12, 1. Midtown Weston Aquatics 1:49.34 (Katlyn Rhett, Ava Wolfe, Maria Perez, Tania Mantilla), 2. SOFLO A 1:56.95, 3. Midtown Weston Aquatics 1:57.54.

BOYS
200-yard medley relay: 10-and-under, 1. SOFLO A 2:24.47 (Ethan Hall, Dylan McVeigh, Noah Mejias, Lance Bergeron-Menard), 2. Midtown Weston Aquatics 2:36.66; 11-12, 1. SOFLO A 2:08.05 (Connor Jimenez, Abraham Penaloza, Mason Jimenez, Juan Vallmitjana), 2. SOFLO B 2:21.00.

200-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 2:36.55, 2. Guillermo Mantilla, MWA 2:38.47, 3. Matthew Ortiz, SOFLO 3:09.15; 11-12, 1. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 2:12.20, time drop, 2. Adrian Rendon, MWA 2:13.15, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 2:15.62.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 33.84, time drop, 2. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 36.02, time drop, 3. Jayden Park, MWA 37.22; 11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 31.39, time drop, 2. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 33.18, time drop, 3. Ryan Harries, SOFLO 33.60, time drop.

100-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 1:14.29, time drop, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 1:21.78, time drop, 3. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 1:26.56, time drop; 11-12, 1. Adrian Rendon, MWA 1:10.93, 2. Daniel Fernandez, SOFLO 1:15.95, time drop, 3. Lucas Romeo, SOFLO 1:21.59.

100-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:31.09, time drop, 2. Jayden Park, MWA 1:33.13, 3. Dylan McVeigh, SOFLO 1:42.21; 11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:21.52, 2. Kenny Paas, SOFLO 1:25.46, time drop, 3. Alex Viazmetinov, SOFLO 1:26.18.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 35.35, time drop, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 38.41, time drop, 3. Dylan McVeigh, SOFLO 41.26, time dop; 11-12, 1. Matthew Jimenez, SOFLO 34.76, time drop, 2. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 35.14, time drop, 3. Daniel Fernandez, SOFLO 35.60, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Jayden Park, MWA 42.26, 2. Dylan McVeigh, SOFLO 46.46, time drop, 3. Christopher Chaison, MWA 46.88; 11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 36.93, 2. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 37.55, time drop, 3. Connor Jmenez, SOFLO 38.60, time drop.

100-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:14.31, time drop, 2. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 1:35.16; 11-12, 1. Adrian Rendon, MWA 1:10.94, 2. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 1:13.79, time drop, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 1:15.75.

100-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 1:05.13, 2. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:09.13, 3. Jayden Park, MWA 1:12.49; 11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 57.95, 2. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 1:00.43, time drop, 3. Adrian Rendon, MWA 1:03.44.

200-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 2:47.89, time drop, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 3:02.40, 3. Guillermo Mantilla, MWA 3:17.77; 11-12, 1. Connor Jimenez, SOFLO 2:33.93, 2. Lucas Romeo, SOFLO 2:51.78.

200-yard freestyle relay: 10-and-under, 1. Midtown Weston Aquatics 2:18.44 (Guillermo Mantilla, Christopher Chaison, Manuel Arencibia, Jayden Park), 2. SOFLO A 2:31.56; 11-12, 1. SOFLO A 1:59.55 (Joshua Menezes, Alex Viazmetinov, Matthew Jimenez, Ryan Harries), 2. Midtown Weston Aquatics 2:07.32.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Dressel Breaks Two World Records In Forty Minutes; SOFLO’s Atkinson Swims Fastest Time Of Year At ISL Finals

By Sharon Robb
BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 21, 2020—The International Swimming League championship final lived up to expectations Saturday on opening day at Duna Arena.

The Cali Condors, led by Caeleb Dressel’s back-to-back short course would records within 40 minutes, are sitting pretty heading into Sunday’s second day of competition.

The Cali Condors lead defending ISL champion Energy Standard, 267-239.5 points. The London Roar is third with 199.5 and LA Current is fourth with 177.

With the London Roar unable to grab a skins choice in either event, they are technically out of the race for the title. LA Current also appears to not have enough to challenge on the final day.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Alia Atkinson turned in her fastest performance of the year in the 50-meter breaststroke in 28.88, swimming in Lane 7, to take the bronze. Lilly King of the Cali Condors won in 28.77 and teenager Benedetta Pilato of Energy Standard was second in 28.81. Her reaction time was 0.63 off the block, fastest among the field.

Atkinson, 31, a four-time Jamaican Olympian, has four of the fastest performances of all time in the 50 breaststroke short course meters event, including the top two (28.56 and 28.64).

An ISL meet record of four world records were shattered, including two by Dressel, a Clay High School and Bolles Club alum.

Dressel was in beast mode as he broke the 100-meter butterfly in 47.78 (he went out in 22.44 pushed by Tom Shields’ 22.38 split) and then lowered his own 50-meter freestyle in 20.16 with an 0.64 reaction time off the block. He also lowered his American record in the 100-meter freestyle in 45.18 on the 4×100 relay leadoff leg.

Energy Standard broke the women’s 4×100-meter freestyle relay in 3:25.37, but it will be recorded as a world best since all four relay members are from different countries.

Later in the meet the Cali Condors’ women’s 400-meter medley relay broke the world record (3:44.52) that will count since all four swimmers are Americans (Olivia Smoliga, Lilly King, Kelsi Worrell Dahlia and Erika Brown).

Energy Standard’s Kliment Kolesnikov set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke in 48.58, leadoff leg on the 400 medley relay.

King set an American record in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:15.56 and 50-meter breaststroke to become the second fastest all-time behind Atkinson.

In other events:
Beryl Gastaldello of LA Current won the 100-meter butterfy in 55.34 and handed Sarah Sjostrom of Energy Standard her first loss of the season, who finished second in 55.37. Sjostrom came back to win the 50 freestyle in 23.55.

Beata Nelson of Cali Condors led from start to finish to win the 200-meter backstroke in 2:00.27.

Evgeny Rylov of Energy Standard won the 200-meter backstroke in 1:46.37 ahead of Bolles alum Ryan Murphy of LA Current in 1:47.41.

Kirill Prigoda of London Roar won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:01.71.

Andrew Seliskar of LA Current won the 200-meter individual medley in 1:51.53.

Sydney Pickrem of London Roar won the 200-meter individual medley in 2:04.00.

Ilya Shymanovich of Energy Standard won the 50-meter breaststroke in 25.48 out-touching Adam Peaty of London Roar in 25.50.

Olivia Smoliga of Cali Condors won the 50-meter backstroke in 25.83.

Ryan Murphy came back to win the 50-meter backstroke in 22.54. American Heritage alum and Trinidad and Tobago’s Dylan Carter of LA Current was seventh in 23.95.

Hali Flickinger of Cali Condors won the 400-meter freestyle in 3:58.77.

Tom Dean of London Roar won the 400-meter freestyle in 3:36.56.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Shine In Opening Session Of Last Chance Meet, Eight Make Winter Championships Cuts

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2020–On a perfect day for a swim meet, South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers rose to the occasion in the opening session of the Last Chance Age Group Meet Saturday at Academic Village.

The session served as a last chance for swimmers to make qualifying cut times for the Dec. 10-13 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Eight SOFLO swimmers made the most of the opportunity making their cuts. Ethan McPeek, 14, made his first cut ever in the 50-yard butterfly in a lifetime-best 28.31, dropping 1.28 off his previous best. Felix Gonzalez, 13, also made his cut in the 50-yard butterfly in 28.56, a best time by 1.60.

Four swimmers made their cut in the 50-yard breaststroke including Gabriella DeLuna, 14, 34.88; Maria Legaspi, 14, 34.66; Julianne McCranie, 14, 35.80; and Sebastian Fernandez Fernandez, 15, 32.46, with a nice drop of 2.97. Two others, Derek Hau, 13, 52.87 and Hashan Ekanayake, 14, 53.71 qualified in the 100-yard freestyle.

In addition to competing against teammates, SOFLO swimmers got the chance to go up against several swimmers from Boca Raton Swim Club and Plantation Swim Team under strict COVID-19 guidelines and safety measures.

SOFLO won 15 girls events and swept the 13-14 and 15-and-over 200-yard freestyle relays.

Izzy Wilson, 14, was a triple winner in the 13-14 50-yard backstroke in 31.76, 400-yard individual medley in 4:59.09 and 200-yard backstroke in 2:23.38 with one time drop in the 50 backstroke.

Paige Lane, 18, was a triple winner in the 15-and-over in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:57.10; 100-yard freestyle in 54.50 and 50-yard butterfly in 26.40.

Molly Golding, 17, was a double winner in the 15-and-over 50-yard breaststroke in 31.87 and 200-yard backstroke in 2:15.69.

SOFLO boys also won 15 individual events and won the 13-14 200-yard freestyle relay.

Jaden Amores, 13, was a double winner in the 50-yard backstroke in a best time 28.77 and 200-yard backstroke in 2:16.89, another best time.

Javier Colmenares, 14, was a double winner in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.38 and 100-yard freestyle in a best time 52.58.

Alexander Miller, 14, was a double winner in the 13-14 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 31.20 and 200-yard breaststroke in a best time 2:23.50.

Ivan Capalbo, 20, was a triple winner for Plantation Swim Team in the 15-and-over 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard breaststroke.

PST teammate Renato Herran, 17, was a double winner in the 15-and-over 200-yard freestyle and 50-yard butterfly.

Plantation Swim Team boys swept the 100-yard freestyle with Capalbo, Herran, and Jose Robles, 16. Capalbo won in a best time 47.54, the only swimmer to dip under 48 seconds. Capalbo and Herran were also members of the winning 200-yard free relay.

The second session for 12-and-under swimmers begins 1 p.m. and scheduled to end 3:21 p.m. The third session for developmental swimmers begins 4 p.m. and ends 5:23 p.m. All sessions are being streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube site.

SESSION ONE (13-and-over) RESULTS
GIRLS
50-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 31.76, time drop, 2. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 31.77, 3. Abby Juskiewicz, PST 33.63; 15-and-over, 1. LeeAnn Ranalli, PST 29.00, 2. Sara Quintero, SOFLO 30.48, 3. Camryn Kreitman, PST 33.71.

200-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Natalia Sibug, PST 2:04.43, 2. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 2:07.15, 3. Gabriela Avila, SOFLO 2:09.79; 15-and-over, 1. Paige Lane, SOFLO 1:57.10, 2. Alexis Christensen, SOFLO 2:01.01, 3. Sally Golding, SOFLO 2:01.33.

400-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 4:59.09, 2. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 5:13.39; 15-and-over, 1. Sofia Osorio, SOFLO 5:13.14, 2. LeeAnn Ranalli, PST 5:23.49.

50-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Sidney Anton, Unattached 25.51, 2. Anastasia Lutz, PST 27.09, 3. Genesis Escobar, SOFLO 27.61; 15-and-over, 1. Sofia Jackson, SOFLO 26.44, 2. Ana Frable, SOFLO 26.91, 3. Sofia Hernandez, SOFLO 27.35.

50-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Maria Legaspi, SOFLO 34.66, time drop, 2. Natalia Sibug, PST 34.87, 3. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 34.88, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Molly Golding, SOFLO 31.87, 2. Ana Frable, SOFLO 34.78, 3. Gabrielle Genz, BRST 36.65.

200-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Gabriela Avila, SOFLO 2:39.06, 2. Mariana Pinto, SOFLO 2:43.77; 15-and-over, None.

100-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Sidney Anton, Unattached 55.76, 2. Natalia Sibug, PST 58.59, 3. Andrea Freites, SOFLO 59.97, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Paige Lane, SOFLO 54.50, 2. LeeAnn Ranalli, PST 56.18, 3. Sally Golding, SOFLO 56.35.

500-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 5:39.14, 2. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 5:41.58, 3. Fiorella DiSAlvo, SOFLO 5:58.13; 15-and-over, 1. Alexis Christensen, SOFLO 5:25.15, 2. Mariangela Cincotti, SOFLO 5:32.82, 3. Olivia Ware, SOFLO 6:29.93.

200-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 2:23.38, 2. Anastasia Lutz, PST 2:26.88, 3. Andrea Freites, SOFLO 2:31.40; 15-and-over, 1. Molly Golding, SOFLO 2:15.69, 2. Sara Quintero, SOFLO 2:18.01.

50-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Sidney Anton, Unattached 27.45, 2. Ella Bethke, BRST 29.99, 3. Kaitlyn Barrios, PST 31.66; 15-and-over, 1. Paige Lane, SOFLO 26.40, 2. Daniela Barreto, SOFLO 30.90, 3. Sabrina Osorio, SOFLO 31.69, time drop.

200-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Cassandra Genz, BRST 2:49.79, 2. Maria Legaspi, SOFLO 2:49.87, 3. Cali Harries, SOFLO 2:57.85; 15-and-over, 1. Sally Golding, SOFLO 2:30.71.

200-yard freestyle relay: 13-14, 1. SOFLO A 1:50.11 (Gabriela Avila, Gabriella DeLuna, Mariana Pinto, Julianne McCranie), 2. Plantation Swim Team A 1:52.08, 3. SOFLO B 1:52.60; 15-and-over, 1. SOFLO A 1:46.03 (Molly Golding, Sara Quintero, Alexis Christensen, Paige Lane), 2. SOFLO B 1:49.94

BOYS
50-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 28.77, time drop, 2. Hashan Ekanayake, SOFLO 29.30, time drop, 3. Alejandro Osorio, PST 29.32; 15-and-over, 1. Jackson Wampler, PST 26.50, 2. Alex Golding, SOFLO 27.48, 3. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 28.06, time drop.

200-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:55.38, 2. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 1:58.93, time drop, 3. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 2:03.25, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Renato Herran, PST 1:45.65, 2. Philopatier Ibrahim, SOFLO 1:46.93, 3. Andres Lares, SOFLO 1:48.30.

400-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Derek Hau, SOFLO 4:41.26, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Nick Chaimowicz, SOFLO 4:37.27.

50-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Juan Orjuela, PST 24.10, 2. Gabriel Tortola, Unattached 24.54, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 24.59; 15-and-over, 1. Ivan Capalbo, PST 21.51, 2. Jose Robles, PST 22.90, 3. Andres Lares, SOFLO 23.23.

50-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Alexander Miller, SOFLO 31.20, time drop, 2. Juan Sarmiento, PST 32.55, 3. Karvin Jay Ortiz, PST 33.23; 15-and-over, 1. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 29.30, 2. Alex Golding 29.89, time drop, 3. Diego Lopez, BRST 30.30.

200-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Gabriel Tortola, Unattached 2:14.10, 2. Juan Orjuela, PST 2:16.15, 3. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 2:17.75; 15-and-over, 1. Philopatier Ibrahim, SOFLO 1:58.82, 2. Taylor Cope, BRST 2:13.64.

100-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 52.58, time drop, 2. Alexander Miller, SOFLO 52.61, time drop, 3. Derek Hau, SOFLO 52.87, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Ivan Capalbo, PST 47.54, 2. Renato Herran, PST 48.28, 3. Jose Robles, PST 50.56.

500-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Nicholas Pelaez, SOFLO 5:20.55, time drop, 2. Jonathan Lozano, PST 5:25.63, 3. Karvin Jay Ortiz, PST 5:26.56; 15-and-over, 1. Alexis Sanchez, PST 5:19.71.

200-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:16.89, time drop, 2. Juan Sarmiento, PST 2:18.68, 3. Ethan McPeek, SOFLO 2:19.50; 15-and-over, 1. Adrian Hernandez, SOFLO 2:00.38, time drop, 2. Andres Lares, SOFLO 2:02.33, 3. Philopatier Ibrahim, SOFLO 2:02.44.

50-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Ethan McPeek, SOFLO 28.31, time drop, 2. Alejandro Osorio, PST 28.49, 3. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 28.56, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Renato Herran, PST 23.71, 2. Juan Colmenares, SOFLO 24.82, 3. Taylor Cope, BRST 25.39.

200-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Alexander Miller, SOFLO 2:23.50, time drop, 2. Karvin Jay Ortiz, PST 2:43.22, 3. Adriano Corrieri, PST 2:48.08; 15-and-over, 1. Ivan Capalbo, PST 2:14.56, 2. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 2:19.95, 3. Alex Golding, SOFLO 2:21.38.

200-yard freestyle relay: 13-14, 1. SOFLO A 1:40.38 (Hashan Ekanayake, Marvan Ekanayake, Nicholas Pelaez, Derek Hau), 2. Plantation Swim Team A 1:41.11, 3. SOFLO B 1:41.14; 15-and-over, 1. Plantation Swim Team A 1:29.66 (Jackson Wampler, Ivan Capalbo, Renato Herran, Jose Robles), 2. SOFLO A 1:30.59, 3. SOFLO B 1:38.00.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Alia Atkinson Ready For This Weekend’s ISL Championship Finals

By Sharon Robb
BUDAPEST, Hungary, November 19, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club’s Alia Atkinson is more than ready to “battle and be better” for this weekend’s International Swimming League final at Duna Arena.

The four-time Jamaican Olympian will wind up her second pro season when she competes with the London Roar. The three other teams making it to the final are defending champion Energy Standard, Cali Condors and LA Current.

The Energy Standard leads in rating points with 2,291 followed by the Cali Condors, 2,222 and London Roar, 2,007.

“We’re looking forward to it,” Atkinson told Sports Max TV. “Right now, we’re third but we’re pretty close to second and first. I really think we can pull something out. I think we can surprise some people and just do our best.

“Six weeks is a long time. Everybody is excited to go home but as a team I think we’re focused and ready to go into the finals and produce the best times they can. I know we will give it 100 per cent effort.”

Clay High School and Bolles Club alum Caeleb Dressel of the Cali Condors is coming off last week’s world record performance in the 100-meter individual medley (49.88). In last year’s final, he broke the world record in the 50-meter freestyle in 20.24.

The London Roar’s Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands and Adam Peaty of Great Britain are also coming off world records. Toussaint, who swam for Florida Gulf Coast for two seasons before transferring to Tennessee for her final two seasons, broke the 50 backstroke mark in 25.60 and Peaty broke the 100 breaststroke in 55.49.

The pro season, held in a “bubble” under strict COVID-19 guidelines, started with 300 swimmers and 10 international teams. Competition was held over six weeks.

Atkinson, 31, is ranked first in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:02.66) and fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke (29.20). Atkinson has also lowered her Jamaican national record in the 100 butterfly twice (57.13 last weekend).

“The butterfly was fantastic, I wanted to go 56 but like the 100 breast you have to take it step by step,” Atkinson said. “I haven’t done that race in like six years, so considering that it is a pretty good time. Hopefully, as I swim it some more I will get faster and faster.”

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Hosts Last Chance Age Group Dual Meet Saturday

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 19, 2020—There will be plenty of good racing on Saturday when South Florida Aquatic Club hosts its first swim meet with limited visiting teams and swimmers at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO, which competed in virtual meets against Sarasota Sharks and Mason Manta Rays last month, will host the Last Chance Age Group Dual Meet on Saturday in three sessions (8-10:19 a.m., 1-3:21 p.m. and 4-5:23 p.m.)

Under strict COVID-19 guidelines, SOFLO will host a limited number of swimmers from Plantation Swim Team, Boca Raton Swim Club and Midtown Weston Aquatics in the day-long short course yards meet.

The meet will give swimmers a “last chance” to make qualifying cut times for the Dec. 10-13 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships at Plantation Aquatic Complex. Several swimmers already have cut times but are trying to add other events.

The SOFLO meet features three sessions: 13-and-over, 8 a.m. start; 12-and-under, 1 p.m. start; and developmental, 4 p.m. start. No spectators are allowed to attend, adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines. The meet will be live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube site.

As meet host, SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club have taken enhanced health and safety measures for swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteer timers.

Among SOFLO’s top-seeded swimmers are:

Sara Quintero, 17, 50-yard backstoke, 28.57.

Javier Colmenares, 14, 200-yard freestyle, 1:53.45; 100-yard freestyle, 52.60.

Izzy Wilson, 14, 400-yard individual medley, 4:52.28; 200-yard backstroke, 2:21.54.

Paige Lane, 18, 100-yard freestyle, 52.53; 50-yard butterfly, 26.22.

Molly Golding, 17, 50-yard breaststroke, 30.70.

Robert Wilson, 18, 100-yard freestyle, 47.20.

Andres Lares, 20, 200-yard backstroke, 1:53.68.

Ethan Hall, 10, 100-yard backstroke, 1:16.82; 50-yard backstroke, 36.08; 100-yard freestyle, 1:05.33.

Gianna Martin, 9, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:26.74; 50-yard breaststroke, 40.14.

Ethan Phan, 8, 50-yard breaststroke, 51.22; 100-yard individual medley, 1:41.91.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

FINAL BROWARD SWIMMING & DIVING HONOR ROLL: NOVEMBER 16, 2020

GIRLS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:44.00, AA-A (Julia Podkoscielny, Riley Botting, Esther Lin, Hanna Smith), 2. South Florida Heat 1:48.52, 3. Cardinal Gibbons 1:54.67, 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:54.86, 5. Westminster Academy 2:03.64, 6. Somerset 2:03.99; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:44.37.

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Haley Cisewski, Pine Crest 1:52.95, 2. Hanna Smith, Pine Crest 1:53.92, 3. Erika Pelaez, HEAT 1:55.32, 4. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 1:56.85; 5. Lauren Balfour, Pine Crest 1:59.08, 6. Angelic Hernandez, Calvary Christian 1:59.42, 7. Gabriella Chambers, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:59.95; 2019 TOP TIME: Andrea Santander, Pine Crest 1:49.40.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:59.00, AA-A, 2. Michaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 2:11.25, 3. Sara Quintero, Sagemont 2:11.72, 4. Adriana Gooding, Sagemont 2:11.90, 5. Lara Jones, Pine Crest 2:13.15, 6. Sara Lin, Pine Crest 2:15.69, 7. Jade Renaud, St. Thomas Aquinas 2:15.80; 2019 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 2:00.26.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 22.52; 2. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 23.65; 3. Hanna Smith, Pine Crest 23.92; 4. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 24.35; 5. Lydia Lanahan, Calvary Christian 24.64, 6. Olivia Mason, American Heritage Plantation 25.14; 7. Eva Pierre-Antoine, American Heritage Plantation 25.43, 8. Jaclyn Nelson, Cardinal Gibbons 25.66, 9. Nadya Yanova, Pine Crest 25.81, 10. Faith Suther, South Florida Heat 25.90; 2019 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida HEAT 22.86.

1-meter springboard diving: 1. Kaitlyn Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas 478.15, 2. Sarrah Ghadiali, Pine Crest 458.55, 3. Abigail Farrar, Westminster Academy 451.30, 4. Ava Anderson, Pine Crest 450.30, 5. Sophia Souza, Calvary Christian 431.45, 6. Makenzie Blake, Westminster Academy 425.00, 7. Kaylee Greenberg, Pine Crest 410.95, 8. Emma Murray, St. Thomas Aquinas 360.05; 2019 TOP POINT TOTAL: Olivia Rosen, DOUG 461.90.

100-yard Butterfly: 1. Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 57.03, 2. Erika Pelaez, HEAT 57.25, 3. Esther Lin, Pine Crest 58.60, 4. Simone Vale, Pine Crest 59.13, 5. Madison Kozel, Pine Crest 59.36, 6. Lauren Balfour, Pine Crest 59.52, 7. Sara Quintero, Sagemont 59.90, 8. Teresa Landron, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:00.96; 2019 TOP TIME: Amanda Kopas, Nova Southeastern University School 57.04.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 49.47, AA-A, 2. Hanna Smith, Pine Crest 51.99, 3. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 53.35, 4. Lydia Lanahan, Calvary Christian 54.01, 5. Gabriella Chambers, St. Thomas Aquinas 55.06, 6. Nadya Yanova, Pine Crest 55.20, 7. Olivia Mason, American Heritage Plantation 55.31, 8. Eva Pierre-Antoine, American Heritage Plantation 55.38, 9. Haley Cisewski, Pine Crest 55.50, 10. Faith Suther, South Florida Heat 55.78; 2019 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida HEAT 49.37.

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 4:53.95, AA-C, 2. Haley Cisewski, Pine Crest 5:04.88, 3. Anna Kline, St. Thomas Aquinas 5:31.32, 4. Flora Beleznay, Pine Crest 5:32.76, 5. Natalia Sibug, Somerset 5:33.00, 6. Megan Smith, St. Thomas Aquinas 5:34.58, 7. Addison Byrne, Cardinal Gibbons 5:37.10; 2019 TOP TIME: Mallory Schleicher, Cooper City 4:55.86.

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.60, AA-C (Julia Podkoscielny, Isabella Chambers, Riley Botting, Hanna Smith), 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:41.88, 3. Calvary Christian 1:43.10, 4. Cardinal Gibbons 1:43.35, 5. American Heritage Plantation 1:44.37, 6. Archbishop McCarthy 1:48.44, 7. South Florida Heat 1:49.45, 8. Westminster Academy 1:50.33; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:34.66.

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 53.75, AA-A, 2. Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 58.08, 3. Simone Vale, Pine Crest 58.15, 4. Jaclyn Nelson, Cardinal Gibbons 1:00.91 and JoJo Richter, Westminster Academy 1:00.91, 6. Adriana Gooding, Sagemont 1:00.99, 7. Madison Kozel, Pine Crest 1:01.93, 8. Melody Yates, Cardinal Gibbons 1:02.29, 9. Charley Goldstein, Pine Crest 1:02.64; 2019 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 54.63.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 1:04.61, 2. Michaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 1:04.73, 3. Esther Lin, Pine Crest 1:06.69, 4. Sara Lin, Pine Crest 1:07.13, 5. Lara Jones, Pine Crest 1:07.49, 6. Jade Renaud, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:10.75, 7. Sabrina Osorio-Gomez, Somerset 1:11.85, 8. Mariann Catalasan, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:12.83, 9. Natalia Sibug, Somerset 1:13.55, 10. Victoria Landron, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:13.71; 2019 TOP TIME: Sara Lin, Pine Crest 1:04.27.

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 3:33.84 (Erika Pelaez, Michaela Sierra, Mia Patton, Faith Suther), 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:41.44, 3. Calvary Christian 3:47.94, 4. American Heritage Plantation 3:49.14, 5. Cardinal Gibbons 3:59.13, 6. Somerset 4:01.10; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 3:26.01.

2020 TEAM POLL

1. Pine Crest, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 3. South Florida Heat, 4. Calvary Christian, 5. Cardinal Gibbons, American Heritage Plantation.

BOYS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:38.65 (Lance Lesage, Jonas Santos, Jack Faulkner, David Garzon), 2. Pine Crest 1:42.30, 3. American Heritage Plantation 1:46.00, 4. South Florida Heat 1:46.87, 5. Westminster Academy 1:49.35, 6. Cardinal Gibbons 1:51.00, 7. Somerset 1:51.62, 8. Archbishop McCarthy 1:53.47; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:34.07.

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Benjamin Gomez del Campo, American Heritage Plantation 1:49.79, 2. Nathaniel Garrick, Archbishop McCarthy 1:50.88, 3. Nicolas Rossi, American Heritage Plantation 1:51.26, 4. Steven Grady, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:52.18, 5. Michael Ryan, Archbishop McCarthy 1:52.41, 6. Roman Ferrara, Pine Crest 1:52.55, 7. Rithvik Marri, American Heritage Plantation 1:53.08, 8. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 1:54.30; 2019 TOP TIME: Diego Machado, Cypress Bay 1:42.40.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 1:57.26, 2. Daniel Watson, American Heritage Plantation 2:01.64, 3. Wyatt Denhard, Pine Crest 2:03.12, 4. Sebastian Lares, American Heritage Plantation 2:05.98, 5. Enrique Rodriguez, Somerset 2:06.15, 6. Luc Ferrara, Pine Crest 2:10.44, 7. Jonas Santos, St. Thomas Aquinas 2:10.50; 2019 TOP TIME: Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 1:49.86.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 20.61, AA-C, 2. Lance Lesage, St. Thomas Aquinas 21.00, 3. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 22.72, 4. David Garzon, St. Thomas Aquinas 22.85, 5. Kirill Prikhodko, American Heritage Plantation 22.99, 6. Victor Lago, Pine Crest 23.31, 7. Luc Ferrara, Pine Crest 23.36, 8. Blakeman Shaw, Westminster Academy 23.41, 9. Christian Clark, Westminster Academy 23.42, 10. John Lynch, Cardinal Gibbons 23.43; 2019 TOP TIME: Raphael Santos, Pompano Beach 20.96.

1-meter springboard diving: 1. Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest 579.50, 2. Blakeman Shaw, Westminster Academy 540.50, 3. Allen Levitis, Pine Crest 476.40, 4. Danyal Ghadiali, Pine Crest 443.50, 5. Ashton Jacobi, Pine Crest 364.60; 2019 TOP POINTS: Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest 520.90.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 51.31, 2. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 52.15, 3. Joseph Lee, American Heritage Plantation 53.77, 4. Jack Faulkner, St. Thomas Aquinas 53.85, 5. Luc Ferrara, Pine Crest 54.03, 6. Marcus Szarbo, Cardinal Gibbons 54.30, 7. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 54.50, 8. Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Somerset 56.70, 9. Nathaniel Garrick, Archbishop McCarthy 57.40; 2019 TOP TIME: Will Taner, Pine Crest 50.20.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 47.68, 2. Kirill Prikhodko, American Heritage Plantation 49.60, 3. Nicolas Rossi, American Heritage Plantation 50.26, 4. Roman Ferrara, Pine Crest 50.96, 5. John Lynch, Cardinal Gibbons 50.98, 6. Victor Lago, Pine Crest 51.09, 7. Steven Grady, St. Thomas Aquinas 51.28, 8. Christian Clark, Westminster Academy 51.66, 9. Erick Zepeda, Pine Crest 52.38, 10. Rafael Opperman, Pine Crest 52.91; 2019 TOP TIME: Raphael Santos, Pompano Beach 45.71.

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Enrique Rodriguez, Somerset 4:49.34, 2. Ronin Jones, Pine Crest 5:03.86, 3. Benjamin Gomez del Campo, American Heritage Plantation 5:04.65, 4. Rithvik Marri, American Heritage Plantation 5:07.63, 5. Matthew Tan, St. Thomas Aquinas 5:11.82, 6. Nikita Efimov, HEAT 5:15.91, 7. Farouk Musa, South Florida Heat 5:16.31, 8. Felix Gonzalez, Somerset 5:17.16, 9. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 5:19.97; 2019 TOP TIME: Daniel Escobar, American Heritage Plantation 4:38.24.

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:28.02 (Joshua Hanks, Luc Ferrara, Erick Zepeda, Victor Lago), 2. American Heritage Plantation 1:31.82, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:37.73, 4. Cardinal Gibbons 1:39.24, 5. Westminster Academy 1:40.65, 6. Archbishop McCarthy 1:41.77, 7. North Broward Prep 1:47.34; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest, 1:27.00.

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Lance Lesage, St. Thomas Aquinas 48.80, 2. Jack Faulkner, St. Thomas Aquinas 53.94, 3. Marcus Szarbo, Cardinal Gibbons 56.57, 4. Nathaniel Garrick, Archbishop McCarthy 57.32, 5. Sebastian Lares, American Heritage Plantation 58.58, 6. Matthew Tan, St. Thomas Aquinas 59.22 and Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Somerset 59.22; 2019 TOP TIME: Lance Lesage, St. Thomas Aquinas 49.16.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 55.53, AA-A, 2. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 58.74, 3. Joseph Lee, American Heritage Plantation 59.39, 4. Wyatt Denhard, Pine Crest 1:00.70, 5. Daniel Watson, American Heritage Plantation 1:01.97; 2019 TOP TIME: Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 55.40.

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:15.76 (Joshua Hanks, Victor Lago, Luc Ferrara, Roman Ferrara), 2. American Heritage Plantation 3:19.60, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:21.02, 4. South Florida Heat 3:33.54, 5. Somerset 3:40.34, 6. Archbishop McCarthy 3:42.01; 2019 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 3:09.42.

2020 TEAM POLL

1. Pine Crest, 2. American Heritage Plantation, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas, 4. Somerset, 5. South Florida Heat.

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