Alia Atkinson, Dylan Carter Named CAC Athletes Of The Year

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, December 31, 2020–Alia Atkinson and Dylan Carter were named Central American and Caribbean Female and Male Athletes of the Year.

The honors were mainly based on the swimmers’ International Swimming League second season performances, one of the few international competitions held because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Atkinson, 32, of South Florida Aquatic Club, a four-time Jamaican Olympian and former Sportswoman of the Year for Jamaica, was selected for the sixth year. Atkinson also earned the honor in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

Atkinson, 32, ended her pro season ranking in the ISL as No. 15 on the prize money list. She was also No. 21 on the high point list.

At the ISL final in November in Budapest, Hungary, Atkinson, racing for the London Roar for the first year, finished the 100-meter breaststroke just under the world record of 1:02.36 with a time of 1:02.66 to win the first semifinal. Her time broke the league record and was the second fastest time in 2020. Atkinson finished second behind American Lilly King, who won in a record 1:02.50.

Atkinson was also a third-place finisher in the 50-meter breaststroke in the final at the ISL with 28.88 seconds giving her four of the 10 fastest times in race history. She also competed in the 100-meter butterfly in the first semifinal, setting a Jamaican national record in 57.13 seconds.

She ended the season ranked second in the world in the 100 short course meters breaststroke in 1:02.66 and third in the world in the 50 short course meters breaststroke in 28.88. She has the top-two fastest performances of all time in the 50.

Atkinson ended up earning more than $62,000 not including team bonuses, stipends and perks.

Carter, 24, a Plantation American Heritage and USC alum who represents Trinidad and Tobago internationally, also had a successful ISL season for the LA Current helping them make the final. He earned $17,169 in prize money not including team bonuses, stipends and perks.

Carter, a 2016 Olympian, set national records for Trinidad and Tobago in the 100 backstroke (49.91), 100 freestyle (46.56) and 100 butterfly (50.70), now giving him seven national records in short course meters and nine long course meters.

With a playoff berth hanging in the balance, Carter swam well in the regular-season finale, going 50.11 in the 100 backstroke to help the LA Current take a 1-2 finish. Known more as a butterflyer and freestyler, Carter continued to do well in the backstroke, going 23.28, 23.93 and 24.99 in the 50 backstroke skin race to highlight a 1-2 sweep for his team.

The LA Current finished fourth overall in the ISL final.

Carter, a Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games medalist, was also named Sportsman of the Year at the 2020 ceremony, held virtually because of the global coronavirus pandemic.

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

South Florida Aquatic Club Ranked Among Nation’s Top 35 USA Swimming Clubs

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, December 31, 2020–The hard work and dedication continues to pay off for South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers and coaches.

For the first time in the club’s 20-year history, SOFLO has been ranked 33rd in the nation for the Virtual Club Championship.

SOFLO was again ranked No. 1 in the Florida Gold Coast for the virtual championship. SOFLO, a USA Swimming Silver Medal club, is the largest and most diverse LLC in the FGC.

In a year of uncertainty because of the global coronavirus pandemic that affected so many swim clubs around the nation, putting many out of business, SOFLO swimmers and coaches rose above the adversity and cleared every hurdle put in front of them.

“I want to congratulate all of you for a great start to our season,” SOFLO CEO and head coach Chris Anderson told his staff. “This is a testament of how when we all work together we can achieve great things!”

The purpose of the Virtual Club Championship program is to recognize and highlight clubs that are developing athletes and achieving success at multiple levels in club swimming emphasizing the team element. This program serves as a key part of the Athlete Development and Performance component of the Club Recognition Program.

All registered USA Swimming clubs were scored automatically. The USA Swimming Star Times Data Base was used in combination with the Hy-Tek Single-Year Age Group Power Point system. The program scores single age groups from 11-16 years old and has a combined 17-18 age group. After all eligible swims were scored using the power point system, a team score for each registered USA Swimming club was calculated. The tabulation occurred once every evening.

Each team was limited to two entries per event by age group and gender. The program automatically tabulated which two events in combination with other teammates produced the highest team score.

Each swimmer was limited to four events. The program was automatically tabulated which four events in combination with other teammates produced the highest team score.

The following event results were tabulated for both men and women: 11 and 12-year olds; 50 freestyle, 100s of each stroke, 200 freestyle, 4/500 freestyle and 200 individual medley (eight events); 13, 14, 15, 16, 17-18 year olds; all recognized Olympic events (13 races) plus the long distance event not held at the Olympics (men’s 1000-yard/800-meter freestyle and women’s 1650-yard/1500-meter freestyle). No relays were scored.

The Virtual Club Championship rankings were updated nightly with any new times submitted by Local Swim Committee (LSC) times volunteers.

SOFLO finished with 190,135 total power points. The event breakdown for SOFLO’s combined age groups was: sprint freestyle, 43,229 points; distance freestyle, 33,848; backstroke, 27,986; breaststroke 29,751; butterfly, 27,633; and individual medley, 27,688.

The top two scorers in each age group event were:

Girls 11: 50-yard freestyle, Mackenzie McPherson, 531; Stella McCranie, 464; 100-yard freestyle, Mackenzie McPherson, 454; Stella McCranie, 391; 200-yard freestyle: Amanda Grubbs, 503; Sofia Gomez, 460; 500-yard freestyle, Amanda Grubbs, 443; 100-yard backstroke, Sofia Gomez 404, Mackenzie McPherson, 391; 100-yard breaststroke, Sofia Gomez, 365; Ainsley Miller, 244; 100-yard butterfly, Amanda Grubbs, 504; Isabella Quingatuna, 281; 200-yard individual medley, Mackenzie McPherson, 429; Sofia Gomez, 340.

Girls 12: 50-yard freestyle, Elise Dinehart, 627; Genesis Escobar, 580; 100-yard freestyle, Sofia Lugo, 566, Genesis Escobar, 532; 200-yard freestyle, Pilar Duranti, 574; Amanda Grubbs, 548; 500-yard freestyle, Pilar Duranti, 547; Sarah Vazquez, 511; 100-yard backstroke, Pilar Duranti, 530; Elise Dinehart, 506; 100 breaststroke, Elise Dinehart, 660; Sarah Vasquez, 495; 100-yard butterfly, Lydia Smutny, 554; Sofia Lugo, 527; 200-yard individual medley, Elise Dinehart, 623; Sarah Vasquez, 485.

Girls 13: 50-yard freestyle, Genesis Escobar, 544; Pilar Duranti, 528; 100-yard freestyle, Genesis Escobar, 427; Charlotte Olmo, 340; 200-yard freestyle, Charlotte Olmo, 289; Melane Palmira, 283; 500-yard freestyle, Mariana Pinto, 542; Amelie Bicerne, 491; 1,000-yard freestyle, Amelie Bicerne, 526; 1,650-yard freestyle, Izzy Wilson, 636; Amelie Bicerne, 518; 100-yard backstroke, Charlotte Olmo, 364; Melanie Palmira, 265; 200-yard backstroke, Amelie Bicerne, 530; Melanie Palmira, 324; 100-yard breaststroke, Fiorella Di Salvo, 535; Calista Harries, 308; 200-yard breaststroke, Fiorella Di Salvo, 507; Calista Harries, 385; 100-yard butterfly, Mariana Pinto, 322; Calista Harries, 18; 200-yard individual medley, Fiorella Di Salvo 564, Mariana Pinto, 467; 400-yard individual medley, Fiorella Di Salvo, 513; Mariana Pinto, 485.

Girls 14: 50-yard freestyle, Gabriela Avila, 671; Maria Legaspi, 375; 100-yard freestyle, Gabriela Avila, 623; Andrea Freites, 561; 200-yard freestyle, Gabriella Deluna, 460; Andrea Freites, 379; 500-yard freestyle, Izzy Wilson, 646; Mariann Catalasan, 325; 1,000-yard freestyle, Izzy Wilson, 562; Gabriela Avila, 390; 1,650-yard freestyle, Izzy Wilson, 730; 100-yard backstroke, Julianne McCranie 732, Gabriella Deluna, 591; 200-yard backstroke, Julianne McCranie, 761; Gabriella Deluna, 666; 100-yard breaststroke, Mariann Catalasan, 515; Maria Legaspi, 447; 200-yard breaststroke, Mariann Catalasan, 553; Maria Legaspi 414; 100-yard butterfly, Julianne McCranie, 818; Andrea Freites, 565; 200-yard butterfly, Gabriela Avila, 462; Andrea Freites, 346; 200-yard individual medley, Gabriella Deluna, 650; Julianne McCranie, 548; 400-yard individual medley, Mariann Catalasan, 433; Dahlia Hirsh, 293.

Girls 15: 50-yard freestyle, Sofia Hernandez, 491; Valerie Vank, 434; 100-yard freestyle, Sophia Grubbs, 496; Sofia Hernandez, 437; 200-yard freestyle, Olivia Dinehart 779, Maddy Smutny, 737; 500-yard freestyle, Alexis Christensen, 615; Sophia Grubbs, 476; 1,000-yard freestyle, Alexis Christensen, 584; Sabrina Osorio, 441; 1,650-yard freestyle, Alexis Christensen, 635; 100-yard backstroke, Elena Dinehart 786, Alexis Christensen, 511; 200-yard backstroke, Elena Dinehart, 769; Sofia Osorio, 434; 100-yard breaststroke, Sophia Grubbs, 821; Valerie Vank, 516; 200-yard breaststroke, Olivia Dinehart, 903; Sophia Grubbs, 780; 100-yard butterfly, Maddy Smutny, 756; Elena Dinehart, 717; 200-yard butterfly, Maddy Smutny, 813; Elena Dinehart, 636; 200-yard individual medley, Maddy Smutny, 695; Olivia Dinehart, 687; 400-yard individual medley, Olivia Dinehart, 842; Sofia Osorio, 422.

Girls 16: 50-yard freestyle, Jennamarie Brames, 612; Sofia Jackson, 583; 100-yard freestyle, Jennamarie Brames, 600; Sofia Jackson 500; 200-yard freestyle, tie, Daniela Barreto, 353; Sofia Jackson, 353; 500-yard freestyle, Mallory Schleicher, 706; Jennamarie Brames, 526; 100-yard backstroke, Sofia Osorio, 458; Jena Legaspi, 445; 200-yard backstroke, Jena Legaspi, 553; Sofia Osorio, 502; 100-yard breaststroke, Sally Golding, 646; Sabrina Osorio, 536; 200-yard breaststroke, Sally Golding, 654; Sabrina Osorio, 633; 100-yard butterfly, Jena Legaspi, 359; Daniela Barreto, 343; 200-yard butterfly, Sara Quintero, 631; Sally Golding, 609; 200-yard individual medley, Sally Golding, 652; Jennamarie Brames, 444; 400-yard individual medley, Sabrina Osorio, 546; Daniela Barreto, 400.

Girls 17-18: 50-yard freestyle, Lucy Smutny, 576; Ana Frable, 500; 100-yard freestyle, Paige Lane, 731; Mariangela Cincotti, 510; 200-yard freestyle, Paige Lane, 638; Mariangela Cincotti, 573; 500-yard freestyle, Lucy Smutny, 605; Mariangela Cincotti, 579; 1,000-yard freestyle, Michelle Marinheiro, 521; Mariangela Cincotti, 469; 1,650-yard freestyle, Mallory Schleicher, 829; 100-yard backstroke, Mallory Schleicher, 759; Lucy Smutny, 702; 200-yard backstroke, Lucy Smutny, 659; Sara Quintero, 588; 100-yard breaststroke, Molly Golding, 776; Ana Frable, 394; 200-yard breaststroke, Molly Golding, 753; Ana Frable, 418; 100-yard butterfly, Paige Lane, 774; Molly Golding, 709; 200-yard butterfly, Paige Lane, 745; Sara Quintero, 704; 200-yard individual medley, Molly Golding, 740; Daniela Barreto, 324; 400-yard individual medley, Mallory Schleicher, 817; Sara Quintero, 654.

Boys 11: 50-yard freestyle, Juan Vallmitjana, 769; Connor Jimenez, 623; 100-yard freestyle, Ryan Harries, 557; Ian Barrios, 546; 200-yard freestyle, Juan Vallmitjana, 824; Oleksii Viazmetinov, 558; 500-yard freestyle, Juan Vallmitjana, 840; Oleksii Viazmetinov, 576; 100 backstroke, Connor Jimenez, 622; Daniel Fernandez, 450; 100 breaststroke, Ryan Harries, 664; Joshua Menezes, 619; 100 butterfly, Juan Vallmitjana, 744, Joshua Menezes, 496; 200-yard individual medley, Connor Jimenez 563, Joshua Menezes 551.

Boys 12: 50-yard freestyle, Abraham Penaloza, 566; Matthew Jimenez, 355; 100-yard freestyle, Mason Jimenez, 365; Kenny Paas, 275; 200-yard freestyle, Mason Jimenez, 410; Kenny Paas, 234; 500-yard freestyle, Mason Jimenez, 469; Kenny Paas, 223; 100-yard backstroke, Leo Shee, 397; Matthew Jimenez, 268; 100-breaststroke, Abraham Penaloza, 609, Leo Shee, 591; 100-yard butterfly, Abraham Penaloza, 562; Leo Shee, 353; 200-yard individual medley, Abraham Penaloza, 463; Leo Shee, 405.

Boys 13: 50-yard freestyle, Kevin Moya, 714, Derek Hau, 689; 100-yard freestyle, Kevin Moya, 703; Derek Hau, 689; 200-yard freestyle, Kevin Moya, 639; Alexander Miller, 611; 500-yard freestyle, Felix Gonzalez, 662; Jaden Amores, 523; 1,000-yard freestyle, Felix Gonzalez, 605; 1,650-yard freestyle, Felix Gonzalez, 690; 100-yard backstroke, Kevin Moya, 580, Ethan McPeek, 492; 200-yard backstroke, Jaden Amores, 529; Ethan McPeek, 459; 100-yard breaststroke, Derek Hau, 694; Felipe Rodriguez, 442; 200-yard breaststroke, Derek Hau, 656; Alexander Miller, 582; 100-yard butterfly, Oliver Tejada, 696; Jaden Amores, 566; 200-yard butterfly, Oliver Tejada, 732; Jaden Amores, 517; 200-yard individual medley, Oliver Tejada, 649; Felix Gonzalez, 572; 400-yard individual medley, Oliver Tejada, 669; Ethan McPeek, 498.

Boys 14: 50-yard freestyle, Marvan Ekanayake, 537; Luca Hincapie, 508; 100-yard freestyle, Nicholas Pelaez, 509; Luca Hincapie, 489; 200-yard freestyle, Hashan Ekanayake, 597; Adrian Hernandez, 571; 500-yard freestyle, Hashan Ekanayake, 613; Adrian Hernandez, 588; 1,000-yard freestyle, Hashan Ekanayake, 598; Nicholas Pelaez, 491; 1,650-yard freestyle, Hashan Ekanayake, 621; Nicholas Pelaez, 613; 100-yard backstroke, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, 594; Austin Nelson, 551; 200-yard backstroke, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, 548; Austin Nelson, 542; 100-yard breaststroke, Javier Colmenares, 889; Alexander Miller, 654; 200-yard breaststroke, Javier Colmenares, 882; Alexander Miller, 738; 100-yard butterfly, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, 701; Luca Hincapie, 547; 200-yard butterfly, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, 575; Nicholas Pelaez, 559; 200-yard individual medley, Javier Colmenares, 791; Austin Nelson, 518; 400-yard individual medley, Javier Colmenares, 799; Ethan McPeek, 449.

Boys 15: 50-yard freestyle, Aldo Zepeda, 635; Christian Tijero, 520; 100-yard freestyle, Zackary Harris, 609; Christopher Hau, 588; 200-yard freestyle, Nathaniel Garrick, 602; Christian Tijero, 532; 500-yard freestyle, Nathaniel Garrick, 607; Christian Tijero, 538; 1,000-yard freestyle, Enrique Rodriguez, 561; 1,650-yard freestyle, Nathaniel Garrick, 613; Christian Tijero, 586; 100-yard backstroke, Alejandro Mateus 690; Aldo Zepeda, 651; 200-yard backstroke, Austin Nelson, 682; Aldo Zepeda, 608; 100-yard breaststroke, Christopher Hau, 599; Zackary Harris, 499; 200-yard breaststroke, Christopher Hau, 673; Zackary Harris, 528; 100-yard butterfly, Alejandro Mateus, 678; Zackary Harris, 529; 200-yard butterfly, Alejandro Mateus, 646; Enrique Rodriguez 625; 200-yard individual medley, Adrian Hernandez, 621; Ivan Grass, 499; 400-yard individual medley, Adrian Hernandez 685; Alejandro Mateus, 579.

Boys 16: 50-yard freestyle, Matthew Tarafa, 699, Agustin Rodriguez, 673; 100-yard freestyle, Juan Mora, 818; Matthew Tarafa, 752; 200-yard freestyle, Matthew Tarafa, 715; Agustin Rodriguez, 651; 500-yard freestyle, Agustin Rodriguez, 706; Alex Golding, 669; 1,650-yard freestyle, Enrique Rodriguez 629; 100-yard backstroke, Juan Mora, 869; Juan Colmenares, 720; 200-yard backstroke, Juan Colmenares, 675; Nathaniel Garrick, 631; 100-yard breaststroke, Juan Mora, 903; Anthony Robaina, 741; 200-yard breaststroke, Juan Mora, 911; Alex Golding, 789; 100-yard butterfly, Juan Colmenares, 715; Matthew Tarafa, 676; 200-meter butterfly, Enrique Rodriguez, 685; Agustin Rodriguez, 681; 200-yard individual medley, Alex Golding, 698; Juan Colmenares, 684; 400-yard individual medley, Alex Golding, 715; Christopher Hau, 528.

Boys 17-18: 50-yard freestyle, Miguel Sierra, 764; Michael Arias, 733; 100-yard freestyle, Lance Lesage 799; Michael Arias, 777; 200-yard freestyle, Lance Lesage 796, Michael Arias, 726; 500-yard freestyle, Dominic Bono, 760; Philopatier Ibrahim, 656; 1,650-yard freestyle, Dominic Bono, 829; Philopatier Ibrahim, 618; 100-yard backstroke, Lance Lesage, 869, Miguel Sierra, 704; 200-yard backstroke, Lance Lesage 839; Dominic Bono, 786; 100-yard breaststroke, Joseph Lee, 724; Javier Roman, 671; 200-yard breaststroke, Joseph Lee, 728; Javier Roman, 707; 100-yard butterfly, Miguel Sierra, 859; Joseph Lee, 619; 200-yard butterfly, Miguel Sierra, 894; Philopatier Ibrahim, 785; 200-yard individual medley, Philopatier Ibrahim, 709; Javier Roman, 591; 400-yard individual medley, Dominic Bono, 834; Javier Roman, 635.

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

SOFLO Sweeps Team Titles In Friends Holiday Invitational Year-Ender; Di Salvo, Tejada Win High Point

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, December 19, 2020—South Florida Aquatic Club won the combined, girls and boys team titles Saturday at the SOFLO Friends Holiday Invitational at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO won the combined team title with 600 points, girls team title with 284 points and boys team title with 316 points. Boca Raton Swim Team was runner-up in all three categories.

SOFLO’s Fiorella Di Salvo, 13, won the girls 11-and-over high point with 21 points. Teammate Alexandra Strong was runner-up with 19 points.

Di Salvo swept the individual medley events, winning the 100 IM in a best time 1:06.44, 200 IM in a best time 2:22.76 and 400 IM in 5:08.77. She was also fourth in the 50-yard backstroke in 32.17.

Strong, 12, won the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 6:00.54, dropping 4.76 and 100-yard freestyle in 1:03.05, another best time dropping 0.10.

Cali Harries, 13, broke 3 minutes in the 200-yard breaststroke for the first time, winning in a best time 2:57.54. Her previous best was 3:01.43. Of the eight races she competed in, she had five best times.

Anjana Andapally, 12, broke 30 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle in 29.39, dropping 1.23 off her previous best of 31.13. She first broke it in prelims in 29.90.

Andres Tejada of SOFLO won the boys’ high point with 21 points. Teammate Felipe Rodriguez was second with 19 points.

Tejada, 13, competed in eight events over two days. Tejada won the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 5:15.59, dropping 12.58 off his previous best of 5:28.17. He also won the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 35.87 and 100-yard individual medley in 1:02.93, another best time.

Rodriguez, 13, won the 400-yard individual medley in 5:15.31 and 200-yard breatstroke in 2:45.92.

It was a great way to end the year with eighty percent of SOFLO swimmers posting at least one lifetime-best time in prelims and/or finals.

The two-day meet featured four teams: Boca Raton Swim Team, Miami Swimming, Cyclones Swim Team and host SOFLO.

Swimmers were treated to an early visit by Santa Claus who was impressed by SOFLO’s annual Holiday Toy Drive. Swimmers and parents were generous with toy donations that filled the Toy Drive Tent.

It was SOFLO’s third and final meet this month following the Florida Virtual Championship and 30th Speedo Winter Championships. The meets have provided every level of SOFLO swimmers an opportunity to compete in a safe environment despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

As meet host, SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club took enhanced health and safety measures for swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteer timers. No spectators were allowed to attend, adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines. The meet can be watched on live stream videos on YouTube and Facebook.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 600, 2. Boca Raton Swim Team 214, 3. Miami Swimming 125, 4. Cyclones Swim Team 31.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS : 1. SOFLO 284, 2. Boca Raton Swim Team 111, 3. Miami Swimming 88, 4. Cyclones Swim Team 21.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 316, 2. Boca Raton Swim Team 103, 3. Miami Swimming 37, 4. Cyclones Swim Team 10.
GIRLS HIGH POINT:
10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 35, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 24, 3. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO, 15, and Gianna Martin, SOFLO, 15.

11-and-over: 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 21, 2. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO, 19, and Lara Caglayan, BRST, 19, 4. Mikhel Martin, SOFLO 17 and Katia Alonso, MS 17.

BOYS HIGH POINT:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 33, 2. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 24, 3. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 21, 4. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 14 and Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 14.

11-and-over, 1. Andres Tejada, SOFLO 21, 2. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 19, 3. Brian Farias, BRST 18, 4. Anthony Lander, MS, 14, Quinn Gehring, BRST 14, Alec DeAngulo, MS, 14, Jacques Sonnier, BRST 14, Matthew Jimenez, SOFLO 14.

GIRLS
500-yard freestyle: 11-12, 1. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO 6:00.54, time drop, 2. Mikhel Martin, SOFLO 6:40.06; 15-and-over, 1. Katia Alfonso, MS 5:54.32, 2. Lara Caglayan, BRST 5:57.80, 3. Ashley Alfonso, MS 6:26.18.

400-yard individual medley: 11-and- over, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 5:08.77.

200-yard individual medley: 11-12, 1. Mikhel Martin, SOFLO 2:50.06, 2. Lauren Meyer, BRST 2:53.39; 13-14, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 2:22.76, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Sophia Garcia, MS 2:34.29.

100-yard backstroke: 11-12, 1. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 1:18.83; 13-14, 1. Calla Kelble, MS 1:11.91, 3. Sarah Porras-Aguilar, SOFLO 1:21.31; 15-and-over, 1. Francesca Aguerrebere, MS 1:15.62.

200-yard butterfly: 15-and-over, 1. Alexandra De Angulo, MS 2:33.22, 2. Katia Alonso, MS 2:33.89.

50-yard breaststroke: 11-12, 1. Chloe Sharp, MS 43.42, 2. Juline Paas, SOFLO 47.15, time drop; 13-14, 1. Cassandra Genz, BRST 37.55, 2. Cali Harries, SOFLO 39.07; 15-and-over, 1. Gabriella Genz, BRST 35.89.

100-yard freestyle: 11-12, 1. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO 1:03.05, time drop, 2. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 1:04.24, time drop, 3. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 1:05.60, time drop, 4. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1:05.82, time drop; 13-14, 1. Alexandra Estevez, SOFLO 1:08.58, time drop, 2. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 1:10.98, time drop, 3. Sophia Genao, SOFLO 1:12.35, time drop, 4. Haley Garcia, SOFLO 1:19.30; 15-and-over, 1. Elizabeth Sikes, BRST 55.30, 2. Paige Gelenski, BRST 57.65, 3. Olivia Keable, BRST 59.85, 4. Ashley Alfonso, MS 1:03.51.

50-yard backstroke: 11-12, 1. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 36.60, time drop, 2. Juline Paas, SOFLO 39.93.

100-yard breaststroke: 11-12, 1. Lauren Meyer, BRST 1:31.72; 13-14, 1. Haley Garcia, SOFLO 1:35.68, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Kate Kaplan, CCPR 1:08.51, 2. Olivia Keable, BRST 1:14.26, 3. Mariana Morin, MS 1:29.92.

200-yard freestyle: 15-and-over, 1. Lara Caglayan, BRST 2:12.41, 2. Katia Alonso, MS 2:16.23.

200-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Calla Kelble, MS 2:31.28; 15-and-over, 1. Francesca Aguerrebere, MS 2:50.56.

50-yard butterfly: 11-12, 1. Mayah Chouloute, BRST 32.08, 2. Mikhel Martin, SOFLO 34.84, time drop, 3. Nahomi Porras-Aguilar, SOFLO 41.72; 13-14, 1. Ella Scanlon, BRST 30.73, 2. Cassandra Genz, BRST 31.73, 3. Rain Aronsky, BRST 40.50.

100-yard individual medley: 11-12, 1. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 1:18.60, time drop, 2. Emma Lewis, BRST 1:21.17, 3. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 1:21.21; 13-14, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 1:06.44, time drop, 2. Sarah Porras-Aguilar, SOFLO 1:21.38, time drop, 3. Sophia Genao, SOFLO 1:22.80, time drop, 4. Alexandra Estevez, SOFLO 1:23.37; 15-and-over, 1. Paige Gelenski, BRST 1:06.29.

200-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Cali Harries, SOFLO 2:57.54, time drop.

50-yard freestyle: 11-12, 1. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 29.39, time drop, 2. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO 29.68, 3. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 29.69, time drop, 4. Chloe Sharp, MS 31.57; 13-14, None; 15-and-over, 1. Lara Caglayan, BRST 27.66, 2. Gabriella Genz, BRST 29.30, 3. Allegra Sharp, MS 30.22.

100-yard butterfly: 15-and-over, 1. Paige Lane, SOFLO 55.60, time drop, 2. Elizabeth Sikes, BRST 1:00.73, 3. Ashley Alfonso, MS 1:12.21.

BOYS
500-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Andres Tejada, SOFLO 5:15.59, time drop, 2. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 5:38.24; 15-and-over, 1. Brian Farias, BRST 5:22.49.

400-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 5:15.31.

200-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Anthony Lander, MS 2:29.60.

100-yard backstroke: 11-12, 1. Matthew Jimenez, SOFLO 1:16.78, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Ivan Grass, SOFLO 1:04.82.

200-yard butterfly: 15-and-over, 1. Philopatier Ibrahim, SOFLO 1:55.69.

50-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Andres Tejada, SOFLO 35.87, time drop, 2. Colin Gregory, SOFLO 46.17, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Vinay Gurnani, SOFLO 32.54, time drop.

100-yard freestyle: 11-12, 1. Alex DeAngulo, MS 59.87, 2. Ryan Harries, SOFLO 1:03.17, time drop, 3. Ian Barrios, SOFLO 1:30.39, time drop, 4. Kenny Paas, SOFLO 1:09.69; 13-14, 1. Anthony Lander, MS 58.30, 2. Jordan Le-Begas, SOFLO 1:04.86, time drop, 3. Rafael Frable, SOFLO 1:07.86, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Jacques Sonnier, BRST 50.53, 2. Taylor Cope, BRST 51.34, 3. Brian Farias, BRST 52.17.

50-yard backstroke: 11-12, 1. Matthew Jimenez, SOFLO 34.35, time drop, 2. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 36.49, time drop, 3. Max Marrero, SOFLO 42.96, time drop; 13-14, 1. Jordan Le-Vega, SOFLO 36.58, 2. Colin Gregory, SOFLO 37.63, time drop.

100-yard breaststroke: 11-12, 1. Kenny Paas, SOFLO 1:26.56, time drop; 13-14, 1. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 1:11.82, time drop, 2. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:14.86, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Jacques Sonnier, BRST 1:00.34, 2. David Genz, BRST 1:03.76, 3. Diego Lopez, BRST 1:06.98.

200-yard freestyle: 15-and-over, 1. Brian Farias, BRST 1:55.35, 2.Ivan Grass, SOFLO 2:00.18, time drop.

200-yard backstroke: None.

50-yard butterfly: 11-12, 1. Ryan Harries, SOFLO 32.70, time drop, 2. Preston Christensen, SOFLO 45.39, time drop; 13-14, 1. Quinn Gehring, BRST 31.37, 2. Stovin Briggs, SOFLO 32.22, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Teagan Peck, BRST 24.85, 2. Giancarlo Porras-Aguilar, SOFLO 28.45, time drop.

100-yard individual medley: 11-12, 1. Alec De Angulo, MS 1:09.63; 13-14, 1. Andres Tejada, SOFLO 1:02.93, time drop, 2. Felix Gonzales, SOFLO 1:02.97, time drop, 3. Bruno Martins, SOFLO 1:15.14, 4. Rafael Frable, SOFLO 1:24.07.

200-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:45.92; 15-and-over, 1. David Genz, BRST 2:18.88, 2. Diego Lopez, BRST 2:24.67.

50-yard freestyle: 11-12, 1. Ian Barrios, SOFLO 30.19, 2. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 33.30, time drop, 3. Preston Christensen, SOFLO 36.78, time drop, 13-14, 1. Quinn Gehring, BRST 29.19, 2. Bruno Martins, SOFLO 30.29, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Sergei Sotnikov, BRST 23.43, 2. Enrique Perez-Miralles, MS 23.49, 3. Vinay Gurnani, SOFLO 26.35.

100-yard butterfly: 15-and-over, 1. Taylor Cope, BRST 55.27, 2. Teagan Peck, BRST 55.30, 3. Matthew Fernandez, MS 57.56, 4. Jayden Zamora, SOFLO 59.74.

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

SOFLO Swimmers End Year On Successful Note At Holiday Invitational 10&Under Championship; Jemma Baldwin, Ethan Hall Lead Team

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, December 19, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club’s swimmers ended the year on a good note in the Friends Holiday Invitational 10&Under Championship Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO girls, led by Jemma Baldwin’s five wins, swept every girls’ individual event and won the 8-and-under freestyle relay.

SOFLO boys, led by Ethan Hall, winner of four individual events, won all but three individual events (won by Cooper City Cyclones’ Guy Soto) and 100-yard freestyle relay.

Baldwin, 10, enjoyed her best meet of the season with five lifetime-best times. She won the 100-yard individual medley in 1:15.37; 50-yard butterfly in 33.49; 50-yard backstroke in 35.53; 100-yard freestyle in 1:07.21 and 50-yard freestyle in 29.64.

Baldwin won the 10-and-under girls’ high point with 35 points.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 8, was a triple winner and was a member of the winning 8-and-under mixed 100-yard freestyle relay. She won the girls’ 25-yard butterfly in 19.63, 25-yard backstroke in 21.01 and 25-yard freestyle in 16.98, all best times.

Other girls’ winners were Ellie Phan, 5, in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 31.33 and Gianna Martin, 9, in the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 39.02.

Hall, 10, won the 50-yard backstroke in 35.67; 100-yard freestyle in 1:05.24; and 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 40.79; and 50-yard freestyle in a best time 29.27. He was also second in the 50-yard butterfly in a best time 33.10. He was also a member of the winning 100-yard freestyle relay.

Hall won boys’ 10-and-under high point with 33 points.

SOFLO teammate Noah Mejias, 10, was a double winner in the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:17.56 and 50-yard butterfly in 32.40, also a best time.

SOFLO’s other winner was Leonardo Zuluaga, 8, in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 24.93.

Eighty percent of SOFLO swimmers had at least one lifetime-best time.

SOFLO swept the combined, girls and boys team titles after the conclusion of the older swimmers’ invitational Saturday night.

The two-day meet featured four teams: Boca Raton Swim Team, Miami Swimming, Cyclones Swim Team and host SOFLO.

It was SOFLO’s third and final meet of December following the Florida Virtual Championship and 30th Speedo Winter Championships. The meets have given every level of SOFLO swimmers an opportunity to compete in a safe environment.

As meet host, SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club took enhanced health and safety measures for swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteer timers. No spectators were allowed to attend, adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines. The meet streaming can be found on YouTube and Facebook.

10&Under Championship Results
GIRLS
100-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 1:15.37, time drop, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 1:17.52, time drop, 3. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 1:21.22, time drop, 4. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO, time drop 1:21.58.

25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 19.63, time drop, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 29.66, 3. Elyse Myers, MS 30.72, 4. Tessa George, MS 36.95.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 33.49, time drop, 2. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 35.76, time drop, 3. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 36.69, time drop, 4. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 43.35.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 21.01, time drop, 2. Elyse Myers, MS 27.37, 3. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 31.05, 4. Emma Cosio, MS 33.63.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 36.53, time drop, 2. Aubrey Moen, CCPR 39.11, 3. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 46.69, time drop, 4. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 48.77.

100-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 1:07.21, time drop, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 1:09.59, time drop, 3. Aubrey Moen, CCPR 1:11.27, 4. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:11.81, time drop.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 31.33, time drop, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 31.91, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 39.02, time drop, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 42.32, 3. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 44.05, time drop, 4. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 44.44.

25-yard freestyle: 8-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 16.98, time drop, 2. Elyse Myers, MS 22.54, 3. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 25.70, 4. Emma Cosio, MS 30.03.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 29.64, time drop, 2. Olivia Wilson, SOFLO 32.07, 3. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 33.31, 4. Aubrey Moen, CCPR 33.39

100-yard freestyle relay: 9-10, 1. SOFLO B 1:16.24.

BOYS
100-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:17.56, time drop, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 1:22.65, time drop, 3. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 1:24.94, 4. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 1:26.90, time drop.

25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Guy Soto, CCPR 19.89, 2. Constantine Lazarou, CCPR 21.51, 3. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 24.90, time drop.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 32.40, time drop, 2. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 33.10, time drop, 3. Gabriel Soto, CCPR 36.85, 4. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 36.92.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Guy Soto, CCPR 19.39, 2. Leonard Zuluaga, SOFLO 23.94, time drop, 3. Constantine Lazarou, CCPR 25.13, 4. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 25.66.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 35.67, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 39.32, 3. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 40.32, time drop, 4. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 43.20, time drop.

100-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 1:05.24, 2. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:10.24, 3. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 1:12.87, time drop, 4. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 1:13.89, time drop.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 24.93, time drop, 2. Guy Soto, CCPR 25.07, time drop, 3. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 32.25, time drop, 4. Lucas De Angulo, MS 33.02.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 40.79, time drop, 2. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 42.67, time drop, 3. Jacob Lee, SOFLO 47.07, time drop, 4. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 47.94, time drop.

25-yard freestyle: 8-and-under, 1. Guy Soto, CCPR 17.03, 2. Constantine Lazarou, CCPR 19.04, 3. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 19.67, time drop, 4. Lucas De Angulo, MS 24.42.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 29.27, time drop, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 32.83, time drop, 3. Gabriel Soto, CCPR 33.34, 4. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 33.80.

100-yard freestyle relay: 9-10, 1. SOFLO A 1:00.23, 2. SOFLO B 1:07.44, 3. SOFLO C 1:14.56, 4. SOFLO D 1:21.90.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Continue Busy Month Of Racing At SOFLO Friends Holiday Invitational

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, December 17, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club will continue a busy month of competitive swimming when it hosts the SOFLO Friends Holiday Invitational at Academic Village Pool.

The two-day meet features four teams and begins Friday at 6 p.m. with prelims only.

The meet continues Saturday with prelims only at 8:30 a.m. followed by the 10-and-under championship finals at 1 p.m. and finals at 5 p.m.

It is SOFLO’s third meet this month following the Florida Virtual Championship and 30th Speedo Winter Championships. The meets have provided all levels of SOFLO swimmers an opportunity to compete in a safe environment.

Host SOFLO will be joined by Boca Raton Swim Club, Miami Swimming and Cyclones Swim Team in the field.

SOFLO has the largest team entered with 112 swimmers (63 boys and 49 girls) competing in 619 individual events and seven relays.

“It should be a pretty nice little meet in a good, safe atmosphere,” SOFLO CEO and head coach Chris Anderson said. “We wanted to give all our swimmers opportunities to race in the month of December and I think mission accomplished.

“Hopefully, we will have a lot of fast swimming from some of the kids who haven’t swam yet,” Anderson said. “I think some of the kids will swim very fast this weekend.”

As meet host, SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club have taken enhanced health and safety measures for swimmers, coaches, officials and volunteer timers. No spectators are allowed to attend, adhering to strict COVID-19 guidelines. All four meet sessions will be live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube site and Facebook page.

Among SOFLO’s top-seeded swimmers are:

Fiorella DiSalvo, 13, 200-yard individual medley, 2:21.67; 400-yard individual medley, 5:03.50.

Chris Vasquez, 17, 200-yard individual medley, 2:15.93.

Andres Tejada, 13, 100-yard backstroke, 1:03.99.

Paige Lane, 18, 200-yard butterfly, 2:05.41; 100-yard freestyle, 52.53; 200-yard freestyle, 1:53.38; 100-yard butterfly, 56.96.

Philopatier Ibrahim, 18, 200-yard butterfly, 1:52.90; 200-yard freestyle, 1:43.00; 100-yard butterfly, 51.92; 200-yard butterfly.

Maria Catalasan, 14, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:38.91.

Felipe Rodriguez, 13, 400-yard individual medley, 5:12.24.

Jemma Baldwin, 10, 100-yard individual medley, 1:17.46; 100-yard freestyle, 1:08.51; 50-yard backstroke, 37.50; 50-yard butterfly 33.90; 50-yard freestyle, 30.47.

Noah Mejias, 9, 100-yard individual medley, 1:19.18; 50-yard butterfly, 33.32.

Ethan Hall, 10, 50-yard backstroke, 35.35; 100-yard freestyle, 1:05.13; 50-yard freestyle, 30.53; 50-yard breaststroke, 42.17.

Leonardo Zuluaga, 8, 25-yard breaststroke, 27.02.

Gianna Martin, 9, 50-yard breaststroke, 39.20.

Sarah Bedoya, 13, 50-yard backstroke.

Ivan Grass, 15, 100-yard backstroke.

Timelines for each session are: Friday prelims, 6-8:08 p.m.; Saturday prelims, 8:30-10:24 a.m.; Saturday 10-and-under championships, 1-2:54 p.m. and Saturday finals, 5-6:50 p.m.

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

Mike LaMonica Breaks U.S. Masters National Age Group

By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, December 16, 2020–Mike LaMonica of Palm Beach Masters broke a U.S. Masters national record this past weekend at the Coral Springs Masters Short Course Meters Meet.

LaMonica, 60, broke the 60-64 in the 100-meter butterfly in 1:03.38. His previous best was 1:05.00.

In addition to Palm Beach Masters, other teams competing were Gold Coast Masters, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Hammerhead Aquatics and host Coral Springs Masters.

Among the field were three-time Spain Olympian and 1980 Olympic bronze medalist David Zubero of Swim Fort Lauderdale and Hungarian 2016 Olympian and national champion Norbert Szabo of Palm Beach Masters.

Seventy per cent of the swims in both sessions are expected to be ranked in the Top 10 for the short course meter season for 2020 because of the COVID-19-shortened season and lack of meets.

Strict COVID-19 protocols and guidelines were followed throughout the meet at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex. The meet was limited to USMS members in the Florida Gold Coast.

CORAL SPRINGS SCM RESULTS
WOMEN
50-meter freestyle: 18-24, 1. Kyara Gordillo, Unattached 33.90; 25-29, 1. Katie Dodge, PBM 29.48, 2. Kirstin Stark, PBM 33.09; 45-49, 1. Lauren Anderson, PBM 31.26, 2. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 31.98, 3. Megyn Taback, PBM 33.42, 4. Sulay Robayo, SFTL 44.33; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 33.30, 2. Paula Berti, Unattached 40.68; 55-59, 1. Amy Leib Alexander, PBM 32.08, 2. Linda Irish Bostic, PBM 32.45, 3. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 38.84, 4. Virginia Brennan, PBM 47.00; 60-64, 1. Celia Devanney, GCM 34.23, 2. Lydia Seier, GCM 35.08, 3. Carolina Gatto, SFTL 44.21; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 53.93.

100-meter freestyle: 25-29, 1. Marina Spadoni, PBM 57.08, 2. Katie Dodge, PBM 1:05.87, 3. Alice Morrow, CS 1:06.45; 30-34, 1. Florencia Bolado, SFTL 1:05.69, 2. Joanna Dagenais, PBM 1:14.28; 35-39, 1. Leslie Graf, CS 1:15.04; 40-44, 1. Kathleen Sandner, SFTL 1:10.28; 45-49, 1. Lauren Anderson, PBM 1:07.80, 2. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 1:10.14, 3. Megyn Taback, PBM 1:14.71; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 1:11.07, 2. Paula Berti, Unattached 1:39.92; 55-59, 1. Amy Lieb Alexander, PBM 1:09.70, 2. Linda Irish Bostic, PBM 1:10.41, 3. Jamie Herrington, SFTL 1:12.08, 4. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 1:27.21; 60-64, 1. Celia Devanney, GCM 1:16.60, 2. Lydia Seier, GCM 1:18.70, 3. Nancy Munro, GCM 2:30.56; 65-69, 1. Anita Allen, CS 1:40.18; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 2:06.17.

200-meter freestyle: 18-24, 1. Kyara Gordillo, Unattached 2:50.95; 25-29, 1. Katie Dodge, PBM 2:18.43; 45-49, 1. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 2:31.65; 55-59, 1. Amy Leib Alexander, PBM 2:28.27, 2. Linda Irish Bostic, PBM 2:33.14, 3. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 3:07.65; 60-64, 1. Celia Devanney, GCM 2:47.70, 2. Lydia Seier, GCM 2:54.55, 3. Carolina Gatto, SFTL 3:30.19; 65-69, 1. Barbara Protzman, GCM 3:00.48; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 4:22.99.

400-meter freestyle: 25-29, 1. Katie Dodge, PBM 5:00.52; 30-34, 1. Florencia Bolado, SFTL 5:07.53, 2. Caitlin Dundey, PBM 5:21.78; 40-44, 1. Sarah Maschal, BIM 5:48.82, 2. Kathleen Sandner, SFTL 5:52.44; 45-49, 1. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 5:19.52; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 5:25.82; 55-59, 1. Amy Leib Alexander, PBM 5:12.17, 2. Linda Irish Bostic, PBM 5:28.27, 3. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 6:33.14; 60-64, 1. Celia Devanney, GCM 5:52.64, 2. Sharon Friedman, PBM 8:36.53, 3. Nancy Munro, GCM 10:22.92; 65-69, 1. Barbara Protzman, GCM 6:18.53, 2. Anita Allen, CP 7:41.07; 70-74, 1. Michelle Martin, SFTL 8:24.62; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 9:09.35.

50-meter backstroke: 45-49, 1. Elaine Joggerst, HA 41.75, 2. Sulay Robayo, SFTL 1:03.83; 50-54, 1. Paula Berti, Unattached 52.15; 55-59, 1. Shawn Kelly, SFTL 41.09; 60-64, 1. Maria Hung, SFTL 38.22, 2. Lydia Seier, GCM 46.68, 3. Nancy Munro, GCM 1:40.98; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 43.25, 2. Anita Allen, CS 57.48; 70-74, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, PBM 53.49; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 1:08.67.

100-meter backstroke: 18-24, 1. Destiny Nelson, PBM 1:02.13; 30-34, 1. Florencia Bolado, SFTL 1:25.53; 45-49, 1. Elaine Joggerst, HA 1:29.34; 55-59, 1. Jamie Herrington, SFTL 1:23.92, 2. Shawn Kelly, SFTL 1:29.59; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 1:31.23; 70-74, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, PBM 1:56.53; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 2:25.24.

200-meter backstroke: 45-49, 1. Elaine Joggerst, HA 3:14.23; 55-59, 1. Shawn Kelly, SFTL 3:10.51, 2. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 3:54.54; 60-64, 1. Maria Hung, SFTL 3:01.99; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 3:11.24; 70-74, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, PBM 4:12.18, 2. Sandra Cathey, HA 4:28.66; 75-79, 1. Carolynn Foley, PBM 4:44.01.

50-meter breaststroke: 18-24, 1. June Bennett, SFTL 44.0; 25-29, 1. Kirstin Stark, PBM 43.19; 30-34, 1. Caitlin Dundey, PBM 40.57; 35-39, 1. Leslie Graf, CS 39.59; 45-49, 1. Lauren Anderson, PBM 37.68, 2. Megyn Taback, PBM 43.08, 3. Elaine Jaggerst, HA 45.75; 50-54, 1. Paula Berti, Unattached 55.70; 55-59, 1. Virginia Brennan, PBM 57.46; 60-64, 1. Carolina Gatto, SFTL 50.15; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 50.66; 70-74, 1. Jeannie Mitchell, PBM 1:00.02, 2. Sandra Cathey, HA 1:03.30; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 1:14.16.

100-meter breaststroke: 25-29, 1. Kirstin Stark, PBM 1:35.27; 30-34, 1. Caitlin Dundey, PBM 1:28.14; 35-39, 1. Leslie Graf, CS 1:27.91; 40-44, 1. Kathleen Sandner, SFTL 1:30.85; 45-49, 1. Lauren Anderson, PBM 1:27.22, 2. Megyn Taback, PBM 1:37.19, 3. Elaine Joggerst, HA 1:41.58; 55-59, 1. Virginia Brennan, PBM 2:01.13; 75-79: 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 2:37.54.

200-meter breaststroke: 18-24, 1. Destiny Nelson, PBM 2:33.89; 35-39, 1. Leslie Graf, CS 3:11.95; 40-44, 1. Kathleen Sandner, SFTL 3:25.06; 45-49, 1. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 3:12.92, 2. Lauren Anderson, PBM 3:13.96, 3. Elaine Joggerst, HA 3:35.61; 55-59, 1. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 4:08.63; 60-64, 1. Adrienne Chin-Ogilvie, SFTL 4:29.35; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 5:10.08.

50-meter butterfly: 18-24, 1. June Bennett, SFTL 35.62; 25-29, 1. Katie Dodge, PBM 33.20, 2. Alice Morrow, CS 33.33; 30-34, 1. Joanna Dagenais, PBM 36.34; 40-44, 1. Sarah Maschal, BIM 37.32; 45-49, 1. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 37.94, 2. Megyn Taback, PBM 37.99; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 37.08, 2. Paula Berti, Unattached 51.78; 55-59, 1. Jamie Herrington, SFTL 35.23, 2. Amy Leib Alexander, PBM 36.35, 3. Shawn Kelly, SFTL 43.81; 60-64, 1. Maria Hung, SFTL 35.29, 2. Lydia Seier, GCM 37.13, 3. Celia Devanney, GCM 38.48, 4. Nancy Munro, GCM 1:34.92; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 42.21; 70-74, 1. Michelle Martin, SFTL 59.83; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 1:10.95.

100-meter butterfly: 18-24, 1. June Bennett, SFTL 1:27.00; 25-29, 1. Mariana Spadoni, PBM 1:01.58, 2. Katie Dodge, PBM 1:17.34; 30-34, 1. Joanna Dagenais, PBM 1:22.09; 60-64, 1. Maria Hung, SFTL 1:19.01; 70-74, 1. Michelle Martin, SFTL 2:15.57; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 2:43.35.

200-meter butterfly: 1. Katie Dodge, PBM 2:47.39.

100-meter individual medley: 18-24, 1. June Bennett, SFTL 1:26.37, 2. Kyara Gordillo, SFTL 1:32.37; 30-34, 1. Caitlin Dundey, PBM 1:19.55; 45-49, 1. Julie Dussliere, Unattached 1:21.02, 2. Elaine Joggerst, HA 1:29.09; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 1:24.68, 2. Paula Berti, Unattached 1:51.42; 55-59, 1. Shawn Kelly, SFTL 1:34.56, 2. Virginia Brennan, PBM 2:11.50; 60-64, 1. Maria Hung, SFTL 1:24.48, 2. Celia Devanney, GCM 1:31.35, 3. Lydia Seier, GCM 1:43.52; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 1:32.91; 70-74, 1. Patricia Sargeant, PBM 2:06.27, 2. Sandra Cathey, HA 2:15.14; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 2:32.46.

200-meter individual medley: 18-24, 1. Destiny Nelson, PBM 2:17.43, 2. June Bennett, SFTL 3:01.46; 25-29, 1. Marina Spadoni, PBM 2:30.80; 30-34, 1. Caitlin Dundey, PBM 2:53.73, 2. Joanna Dagenais, PBM 3:06.71; 40-44, 1. Sarah Maschal, BIM 3:04.42; 45-49, 1. Elaine Joggerst, HA 3:13.93; 55-59, 1. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 3:48.68; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 3:20.25, 2. Barbara Protzman, GCM 3:30.58; 75-79, 1. Donelda Horne, PBM 5:25.21.

400-meter individual medley: 18-24, 1. June Bennett, SFTL 6:28.84; 45-49, 1. Julier Dussliere, Unattached 6:10.98; 50-54, 1. Dale LeClair, HA 6:33.40; 55-59, 1. Linda Irish Bostic, PBM 6:37.06, 2. Sarah Bennett, SFTL 7:57.93; 65-69, 1. Joan Craffey, PBM 7:07.54, 2. Barbara Protzman, GCM 7:32.02.

MEN
50-meter freestyle: 18-24, 1. Gianni Mercado, SFTL 32.96, 2. Abbas Karimi, SFTL 37.73, 3. Guillermo Montedonico, SUN 38.56; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor PBM 26.20; 30-34, 1. Thiago de Oliveira Caze Cav, PBM 25.31, 2. Danie Lebost, PBM 26.37, 3. Robert Eagles, HA 30.02, 4. Michael Hicks, SFTL 35.82, 5. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 35.96; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 26.19, 2. Jordan Sangerman, SFTL 30.49, 3. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 35.50; 40-44, 1. Daniel Lotano, PBM 24.11, 2. Martin Torres, SFTL 26.41, 3. Charles Jeanpierre, Unattached 27.01, 4. Derek Bradchulis, PBM 27.66; 45-49, 1. Scott Thompson, GCM 29.93; 50-54, 1. Viktor Frengut, GCM 27.41, 2. Gregg Sherman, GCM 27.77, 3. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 29.57, 4. Mike Gaw, SFTL 32.53; 55-59, 1. Edward Kertis, BI 32.70; 60-64, 1. Francisco Parra, SFTL 28.37, 2. Al Moreno, PBM 31.10, 3. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 41.92, 4. William Robinson, Unattached 50.46; 70-74, 1. Lee Childs, PBM 30.01, 2. Richardson Rivera, GCM 34.51, 3. Neil Eichelbaum, GCM 43.87; 75-79, 1. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 39.27; 80-84, 1. Patrick Cannan, PBM 52.74.

100-meter freestyle: 18-24, 1. Norbert Szabo, PBM 50.85; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor, PBM 1:02.00; 30-34, 1. Thiago de Oliveira Caze Cav, PBM 55.66, 2. Jesse Greve, GCM 1:08.27, 3. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 1:22.42, 4. Michael Hicks, SFTL 1:23.79; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 58.75, 2. Jordan Sangerman, SFTL 1:09.72, 3. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 1:22.13; 40-44, 1. Daniel Lotano, PBM 53.44, 2. Martin Torres, SFTL 59.79, 3. Charles Jeanpierre, Unattached 59.82; 45-49, 1. Brian Steighner, PBM 1:04.85, 2. Scott Thompson, GCM 1:08.02; 50-54, 1. Sandro Herek, CS 57.00, 2. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 1:06.22; 55-59, 1. Christopher Diglio, SFTL 1:09.56; 60-64, 1. David Toney, SFTL 1:19.86, 2. William Robinson, Unattached 1:55.46; 70-74, 1. Lee Childs, PBM 1:07.39, 2. Fernando Gonzalez, Unattached 1:24.29; 75-79, 1. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 1:36.94; 80-84, 1. Patrick Cannan, PBM 1:57.99.

200-meter freestyle: 25-29, 1. Aidan O’Hara, SFTL 1:00.24; 30-34, 1. Thiago de Oliveira Caze Cav, PBM 2:00.33, 2. Jesse Greve, GCM 2:34.39, 3. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 3:12.56, 4. Michael Hicks, SFTL 3:24.30; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 2:09.35, 2. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 2:54.21; 40-44, 1. Daniel Lotano, PBM 2:02.07; 45-49, 1. Erik Hanssen, PBM 2:15.48, 2. Brian Steighner, PBM 2:22.20, 3. Scott Thompson, GCM 2:34.46; 50-54, 1. Sandro Herek, CS 2:07.03, 2. David LaClair, HA 2:21.42, 3. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 2:27.48, 4. Gregg Sherman, GCM 2:31.67; 60-64, 1. William Robinson, Unattached 4:05.21; 65-69, 1. James Purdy, PBM 3:12.64; 70-74, 1. Richardson Rivera, GCM 2:59.90; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 3:18.07, 2. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 3:44.98; 80-84, 1. Patrick Cannan, PBM 4:14.32.

400-meter freestyle: 30-34, 1. Thiago de Oliveira Caze Cav, PBM 4:17.87, 2. Jesse Greve, GCM 5:24.29; 35-39, 1. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 6:23.78; 40-44, 1. Patrick Lahey, Unattached 4:56.01, 2. Alvaro Hunter, HA 6:29.80; 50-54, 1. David LeClair, HA 5:01.93, 2. Rob Abcug, PBM 5:05.33, 3. Donald Lutton, Unattached 5:12.90; 55-59, 1. Christopher Diglio, SFTL 5:55.82; 60-64, 1. David Zubero, SFTL 4:54.48, 2. David Toney, SFTL 5:48.30, 3. William Robinson, Unattached 8:38.25; 65-69, 1. James Purdy, PBM 6:56.32; 70-74, 1. Richardson Rivera, GCM 6:28.21; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 7:00.33, 2. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 7:52.71; 80-84, 1. Patrick Cannan, PBM 8:41.17.

50-meter backstroke: 18-24, 1. Abbas Karimi, SFTL 41.48; 30-34, 1. Daniel Lebost, PBM 32.01, 2. Michael Hicks, SFTL 45.61; 50-54, 1. Viktor Frengut, GCM 36.06, 2. Mike Gaw, SFTL 43.50; 55-59, 1. Valeriy Krishtal, SFTL 31.08; 60-64, 1. David Zubero, SFTL 32.93, 2. Francisco Parra, SFTL 36.54, 3. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 1:00.83; 70-74, 1. George Schmidt, PBM 37.46, 2. Richardson Rivera, GCM 48.53; 75-79, 1. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 1:01.19.

100-meter backstroke: 25-29, 1. Aidan O’Hara, SFTL 1:00.24; 45-49, 1. Brian Steighner, PBM 1:14.31; 50-54, 1. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 1:19.22, 2. Mike Gaw, SFTL 1:39.49; 55-59, 1. Valeriy Krishtal, SFTL 1:06.89; 60-64, 1. David Zubero, SFTL 1:12.95, 2. David Toney, SFTL 1:40.51; 70-74, 1. George Schmidt, PBM 1:20.77.

200-meter backstroke: 45-49, 1. Brian Steighner, PBM 2:46.86; 50-54, 1. David LeClair, HA 2:47.12, 2. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 2:50.25; 55-59, 1. Valeriy Krishtal, SFTL 2:32.76; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 3:35.04, 2. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 5:01.91.

50-meter breaststroke: 18-24, 1. Yona Rubin, SFTL 31.54, 2. Gianni Mercado, SFTL 50.60, 3. Guillermo Montedonico, SUN 52.04; 30-34, 1. Michael Hicks, SFTL 44.68, 2. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 50.69; 40-44, 1. Barry Garland, PBM 30.52, 2. Charles Jeanpierre, Unattached 34.00, 3. Martin Torres, SFTL 36.76, 4. Juergen Haberland, CS 39.59; 50-54, 1. Rob Abcug, PBM 34.89, 2. Mike Gaw, SFTL 43.24; 55-59, 1. Michael Aubrey, PBM 33.61, 2. Edward Kertis, BI 39.72; 60-64, 1. Al Moreno, PBM 38.80; 70-74, 1. Richardson Rivera, GCM 45.91, 2. Neil Eichelbaum, GCM 56.04; 75-79, 1. Robert Pendergrass, GCM 47.01, 2. Joseph du Lauzon, Unattached 1:00.84.

100-meter breaststroke: 18-24, 1. Yona Rubin, SFTL 1:06.35, 2. Gianni Mercado, SFTL 1:47.41; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor, PBM 1:26.41; 30-34, 1. Michael Hicks, SFTL 1:38.94; 35-39, 1. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 1:34.64; 40-44, 1. Barry Garland, PBM 1:07.46, 2. Charles Jeanpierre, Unattached 1:13.86, 3. Juergen Haberland, CS 1:29.24; 50-54, 1. Rob Abcug, PBM 1:18.31; 55-59, 1. Michael Aubrey, PBM 1:17.09, 2. Edward Kertis, BI 1:28.64; 70-74, 1. George Schmidt, PBM 1:33.17, 2. Neil Eichelbaum, GCm 2:14.64; 75-79, 1. Joseph de Lauzon, Unattached 2:15.76, 2. Robert Pendergrass, GCM 1:46.78.

200-meter breaststroke: 18-24, 1. Yona Rubin, SFTL 2:26.88; 40-44, 1. Barry Garland, PBM 2:34.28, 2. Charles Jeanpierre, Unattached 2:39.04, 3. Patrick Lahey, Unattached 2:47.34; 50-54, 1. Rob Abcug, PBM 2:51.72, 2. David LeClair, HA 3:08.76; 55-59, 1. Michael Aubrey, PBM 2:59.34; 60-64, 1. David Zubero, SFTL 30.45, 2. Francisco Parra, SFTL 31.48, 3. Al Moreno, PBM 34.05, 4. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 50.07; 75-79, 1. Robert Pendergrass, GCM 4:13.94.

50-meter butterfly: 18-24, 1. Yona Rubin, SFTL 29.17, 2. Abbas Karimi, SFTL 38.99; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor, PBM 31.33; 30-34, 1. Daniel Lebost, PBM 29.22, 2. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 54.24; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 28.87; 40-44, 1. Daniel Lotano, PBM 25.96, 2. Martin Torres, SFTL 31.16; 45-49, 1. Erik Hanssen, PBM 29.94; 50-54, 1. Viktor Frengut, GCM 30.55, 2. Donald Lutton, Unattached 33.42, 3. Kirk Paskal, Unattached 34.83, 4. Mike Gaw, SFTL 40.89; 55-59, 1. Christopher Digilio, SFTL 36.05; 60-64, 1. David Zubero, SFTL 30.45, 2. Francisco Parra, SFTL 31.48, 3. Al Moreno, PBM 34.05, 4. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 50.07; 70-74, 1. Lee Childs, PBM 32.56, 2. George Schmidt, PBM 34.92, 3. Richardson Rivera, GCM 38.77; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 47.63.

100-meter butterfly: 18-24, 1. Norbert Szabo, PBM 54.18; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor, PBM 1:16.40; 30-34, 1. Jesse Greve, GCM 1:20.25; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 1:04.39, 2. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 1:51.33; 40-44, 1. Daniel Lotano, PBM 58.11; 45-49, 1. Erik Hanssen, PBM 1:04.50; 50-54, 1. Donald Lutton, Unattached 1:18.63; 60-64, 1. Mike LaMonica, PBM 1:03.38, 2. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 2:03.77; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 1:48.24.

200-meter butterfly: 30-34, 1. Jesse Greve, GCM 2:58.34; 60-64, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 4:19.17; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 4:02.14.

100-meter individual medley: 18-24, 1. Yona Rubin, SFTL 1:02.95, 2. Gianni Mercado, SFTL 1:35.18; 25-29, 1. Troy Taylor, PBM 1:15.11; 30-34, 1. Daniel Lebost, PBM 1:10.13, 2. Robert Eagles, HA 1:18.90, 3. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 1:40.39; 35-39, 1. Alejandro Manrique, PBM 1:07.23, 2. Jordan Sangerman, SFTL 1:23.82, 3. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 1:40.06; 40-44, 1. Derek Bradchulis, PBM 1:16.93; 50-54, 1. Rob Abcug, PBM 1:12.59, 2. Viktor Frengut, 1:13.45, 3. Gregg Sherman, GCM 1:17.64 and Kirk Paskal, Unattached 1:17.64. 5. Mike Gaw, SFTL 1:31.43; 60-64, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 1:51.53; 70-74, 1. Lee Childs, PBM 1:18.91, 2. George Schmidt, PBM 1:19.62; 75-79, 1. Marcos Szeinfeld, GCM 2:01.62.

200-meter individual medley: 18-24, 1. Norbert Szabo, PBM 2:04.64, 2. Yona Rubin, SFTL 2:17.44; 25-29, 1. Aidan O’Hara, SFTL 2:12.64; 30-34, 1. Fotios Anagnostakis, GCM 4:09.23; 35-39, 1. Jordan Sangerman, SFTL 3:09.12, 2. Ryan Armpriester, SFTL 3:43.79; 40-44, 1. Patrick Lahey, Unattached 2:28.58; 45-49, 1. Erik Hanssen, PBM 2:30.89; 50-54, 1. Rob Abcug, PBM 2:41.37, 2. Hammerhead Aquatics 2:45.50, 3. Donald Lutton, Unatatched 2:56.99, 4. Mike Gaw,SFTL 3:25.47; 60-64, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 4:06.21;75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 3:43.84.

400-meter individual medley: 25-29, 1. Aidan O’Hara, SFTL 4:55.02; 45-49, 1. Erik Hanssen, PBM 5:21.17; 50-54, 1. David LaClair, HA 5:51.13, 2. Mike Gaw, SFTL 7:46.01; 60-64, 1. Roy Sonenshein, GCM 8:40.01; 75-79, 1. Eliot Winokur, PBM 3:43.84.

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

SOFLO Among Top Teams In Overall Florida Virtual Championship Rankings; SOFLO’s Olivia Dinehart, Julio Horrego Top-Ranked

By Sharon Robb
December 15, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club finished fifth among combined team rankings in the statewide Florida Virtual Championship.

SOFLO, one of four host sites and USA Swimming Silver Medal club, was ranked fifth with 501 points among the 50-team field. Sarasota Sharks was top-ranked with 983.50 followed by Azura Florida Aquatics, 905; Blue Dolfins, 636; and Gator Swim Club 535.50 points.

SOFLO was second among boys teams with 373 behind Azura with 647. SOFLO was 12th among girls teams with 128. Sarasota Sharks was top-ranked with 728.50.

In addition to SOFLO’s Academic Village Pool, the state virtual meet was also hosted by North Palm Beach, Sarasota Sharks and Clearwater Aquatic Team.

SOFLO’s Olivia Dinehart, 15, earned the top time in the 50-yard breaststroke in 28.95. She is also ranked fourth in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:15.19.

SOFLO teammate Julio Horrego, 22, is top-ranked in the 100-yard breaststroke in 53.85 and 200-yard breaststroke in 1:58.31. Horrego is also ranked second in the 50-yard breaststroke in 25.71 and third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:47.55.

SOFLO’s men’s 200-yard freestyle relay is ranked third in 1:24.23 with Miguel Sierra, 17, Michael Arias, 17, Juan Mora, 16 and Lance Lesage, 18.

Another Florida Gold Coast swimmer, Josh Zuchowski of Flood Aquatics (FAST), had four top-ranked 18-and-under times in the 50 backstroke, 22.26; 400 individual medley, 3:48.49; 200 individual medley, 1:46.66; and 200 backstroke 1:44.02.

Other FGC swimmers: Aspen Gersper, St. Andrew’s Swimming 50 backstroke, 25.91 and Joaquin Vargas, Azura, 500 freestyle, 4:20.18.

FLORIDA VIRTUAL TEAM RANKINGS
COMBINED TEAM SCORES: 1. Sarasota Sharks 983.50, 2. Azura Florida Aquatics 905, 3. Blue Dolfins 636, 4. Gator Swim Club 535.50, 5. South Florida Aquatic Club 501, 6. Loggerhead Aquatics 450, 7. Tampa Elite Aquatics 430, 8. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 378, 9. Planet Swim 326.50, 10. Sarasota Tsunami 323.50; Other Florida Gold Coast teams: 11. Pine Crest Swimming 285.50, 15. Jupiter Dragons 170, 19. East Coast Aquatic Club 138, 26. Flood Aquatics 87.50, 29. Metro Aquatics 76, 30. Plantation Swim Team 75, 31. North Palm Beach 70, 34. Wahoos of Wellington 51.50, 36. Performance Aquatics 42, 37. Swim Fort Lauderdale 34, 40. Gulliver 25, 42. Miami Country Day 13, 43. Sunrise Swimming 9, 44. Pompano Beach Piranhas 8, 46. Midtown Weston 6.
WOMEN’S SCORES: 1. Sarasota Sharks 728.5, 2. Blue Dolfins 473.5, 3. Tampa Elite Aquatics 346, 4. Planet Swim 321.5, 5. Azura Florida Aquatics 258, 6. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 240, 7. Pine Crest Swimming 235, 8. Gator Swim Club 170, 9. Loggerhead Aquatics 162, 10. Trinity Prep 149.50, 11. East Coast Aquatic Club 138, 12. South Florida Aquatic Club 128; Other Florida Gold Coast teams: 16. Jupiter Dragons 109, 23. Swim Fort Lauderdale 34, 27. Metro Aquatics 23.50, 31. Midtown Weston 6.
MEN’S SCORES: 1. Azura Florida Aquatics 647, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 373, 3. Gator Swim Club 365.50, 4. Sarasota Tsunami 297.50, 5. Loggerhead Aquatics 288, 6. Sarasota Sharks 255, 7. T2 Aquatics 247, 8. Academy Aquatic Club 186.50, 9. Blue Dolfins 162.50, 10. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 138; Other Florida Gold Coast teams: 14. Flood Aquatics 87.50, 17. Plantation Swim Team 75, 18. North Palm Beach 70, 19. Jupiter Dragons 61, 21. Metro Aquatics 52.50, 22. Wahoos of Wellington 51.50, 23. Pine Crest Swimming 50.50, 26. Performance Aquatics 42, 30. Gulliver 25, 33. Miami Country Day 13, 34. Sunrise Swimming 9, 35. Pompano Beach Piranhas 8.
VIRTUAL OVERALL RESULTS
WOMEN
200-yard freestyle: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 1:45.28; SOFLO: 30. Mallory Schleicher 1:52.07, 21. Olivia Dinehart 1:52.12.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Ella Bathurst, Tampa Elite Aquatics 1:01.64; SOFLO: 17. Molly Golding 1:05.04, 18. Sophia Grubbs 1:05.05.

50-yard backstroke: 1. Celina Marquez, Azura 25.84; SOFLO: 24. Lucy Smutny 27.94.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Sara Stotler, PSA 53.61; SOFLO: 24. Paige Lane 56.96.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 4:04.48; SOFLO: 9. Olivia Dinehart 4:22.12.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Tampa Elite Aquatics 1:33.86 (Ella Bathurst, Isabel Sayag, Alexis Mulvihill, Avery Hawker); SOFLO: 21. (Olivia Dinehart, Elena Dinehart, Mallory Schleicher, Sally Golding).

100-yard backstroke: 1. Celina Marquez, Azura 52.36; SOFLO: 24. Elena Dinehart 57.66.

50-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 28.95; SOFLO: 11. Sophia Grubbs 30.32.

50-yard butterfly: 1. Alexis Mulvihill, Tampa Elite Aquatics 24.15; SOFLO: 47. Maddy Smutny 27.13, 52. Mariangela Cincotti 27.17.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 1:58.70; SOFLO: 19. Mallory Schleicher 2:04.83.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Alexis Mulvihill, Team Elite Aquatics 22.74; SOFLO: None.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 4:38.39; SOFLO: 20. Olivia Dinehart 5:00.69.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Team Elite Aquatics 1:42.86 (Alexis Mulvihill, Ella Bathurst, Carin Sanchez, Avery Hawker); SOFLO: 14. 1:48.64 (Elena Dinehart, Sophia Grubbs, Maddy Smutny, Olivia Dinehart).

200-yard butterfly: 1. Alexis Mulvihill, Team Elite Aquatics 1:57.93; SOFLO: 15. Maddy Smutny 2:03.97.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Ella Bathurst, Tampa Elite Aquatics 49.21; SOFLO: 22. Olivia Dinehart 52.07.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Gracie Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 2:13.03; SOFLO: 4. Olivia Dinehart 2:15.91.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 1:54.69; SOFLO: 31. Elena Dinehart 2:06.52.

1,650-yard freestyle: 1. Emma Weyant, Sarasota Sharks 16:09.74; SOFLO: 10. Mallory Schleicher 16:52.97.

MEN
200-yard freestyle: 1. Ryan Lochte, Gator Swim Club 1:36.21; SOFLO: 14. Lance Lesage 1:40.21.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 53.85; SOFLO: 9. Juan Mora 56.48.

50-yard backstroke: 1. Josh Zuchowski, FAST 22.26; SOFLO: 6. Lance Lesage 23.61.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Mitchell Ledford, TCSC 47.22; SOFLO: 6. Miguel Sierra 48.92.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Grant Sanders, GSC 3:46.95; SOFLO: 14. Dominic Bono 3:59.55.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Azura 1:23.88 (Joaquin Vargas, Jayhan Odlum-Smith, Noah Mascoll-Gomes, Gabriel Araya); SOFLO: 3. (Miguel Sierra, Michael Arias, Juan Mora, Lance Lesage).

100-yard backstroke: 1. Ryan Lochte, Gator Swim Club 47.65; SOFLO: 5. Lance Lesage 49.30.

50-yard breaststroke: 1. Thomas Nagle, Tampa Elite Aquatics 25.55; SOFLO: 2. Julio Horrego 25.71.

50-yard butterfly: 1. Dawson Joyce, SA 21.79; SOFLO: 31. Michael Arias 24.04.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Ryan Lochte, Gator Swim Club 1:43.48; SOFLO: 3. Julio Horrego 1:47.55.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Dawson Joyce, SA 20.59; SOFLO: 15. Juan Mora 21.25.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Joaquin Vargas, Azura 4:20.18; SOFLO: 21. Dominic Bono 4:36.53.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Azura 1:30.27 (Yeziel Morales, Andres Martijena, Jayhan Odlum-Smith, Joaquin Vargas); SOFLO: 2. 1:30.97 (Lance Lesage, Julio Horrego, Juan Mora, Michael Arias).

200-yard butterfly: 1. Gabriel Araya, Azura 1:46.11; SOFLO: 7. Miguel Sierra 1:47.91.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Dawson Joyce, SA 44.53; SOFLO: 9. Lance Lesage 45.69.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Julio Horrego, SOFO 1:58.31; SOFLO: 4. Juan Mora 2:02.37.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Yeziel Morales, Azura 1:43.62; SOFLO: 11. Lance Lesage 1:50.28.

1,650-yard freestyle: 1. Liam Custer, Sarasota Sharks 14:37.86; SOFLO: 13. Dominic Bono 15:45.39.

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

South Florida Aquatic Club Captures 30th Speedo Winter Championships; SOFLO Swimmers Dominate

By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, December 13, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club swept the combined and boys titles in the 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships Sunday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

SOFLO, the most dominant team in the four-day meet, won the combined team title with 748 points. Metro Aquatics was runner-up with 676 and Midtown Weston Aquatics was third with 476.5 points.

Defending champion SOFLO repeated as boys champion with 433 points. Metro Aquatics was second with 365 and Wahoos of Wellington was third with 218.

Midtown Weston Aquatics, led all four days to win the girls team title with 394 points. SOFLO was runner-up with 315 and Metro Aquatics was third with 311.

“The atmosphere definitely was great,” SOFLO age group coach Isidro (Issy) Planell said. “Everyone was going out there doing what they had to do. They didn’t have to be reminded. They were having fun with it.

“They were really dialed in when it came to talks before their swims,” Planell said. “They were wide-eyed and you could tell they were excited about everything. There was a real sense of reward when a lot of them hit their times.”

SOFLO, the largest team, had 65 swimmers in 315 individual events and 24 relay events. It was SOFLO’s biggest win of the season.

Pilar Duranti, 12, was SOFLO’s first individual winner of the day in the 12-and-under 200-yard freestyle in a lifetime-best 2:08.75, dropping 2.86 from her previous best of 2:11.61. Duranti finished with 17 points in high point.

Javier Colmenares, 14, was SOFLO’s first boys’ individual winner of the evening in the 13-14 100-yard breaststroke in a lifetime-best and team record 59.14, shaving 2.87 off his previous best of 1:02.01. It was the first time he broke 1 minute in the event and was the only swimmer to break a minute in the boys’ field. It was his fourth individual win of the meet. Earlier in the day, Colmenares was a member of his third winning relay.

Colmenares picked up his fifth individual win in the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 55.27, dropping 2.90 off his previous best of 58.17. He first lowered his previous best in morning prelims in 55.83. Colmenares won high point with 52 points, edging out Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics with 51.

Alex Golding, 16, won his third event of the meet in the 15-18 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:01.40, shaving 3.50 off his previous best of 1:04.90. He first bettered his best time in morning prelims in 1:02.98 to earn the top seed and came back faster at night. Golding finished second in high point with 32 points, just two points behind Jason Bonasera of Coral Springs Swim Club.

Adrian Hernandez, 15, won the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 56.23, tying Jason Bonasera, 17, of Coral Springs Swim Club, also in 56.23, to end the meet. SOFLO teammate Aldo Zepeda, 17, was third in 56.43. Hernandez finished with 13 points.

SOFLO’s 13-14 boys’ 400-yard freestyle relay won in 3:30.82 with Alexander Miller, Derek Hau, Hashan Ekanayake and Javier Colmenares.

Julianne McCranie, 14, was second in the 100-yard individual medley in 1:00.37 and third in the 100-yard backstroke in 59.57. McCranie totaled 34 points.

SOFLO’s Lydia Smutny was third in the 200-yard butterfly in a best time 2:26.85, dropping 5.24 off her previous best of 2:32.09. Smutny had six points.

SOFLO’s girls 400 freestyle relay was third in 3:52.10 with Julianne McCranie, Gabriella Deluna, Izzy Wilson and Gabriela Avila.

Strict COVID-19 protocols and social distancing were observed including mandatory mask wearing. No spectators were allowed on pool deck.

SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 748, 2. Metro Aquatics 676, 3. Midtown Weston 476.5, 4. Jupiter Dragons 449.5, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 361, 6. St. Andrew’s 339, 7. Eagle Aquatics 242, 8. Coral Springs Swim Club 235, 9. Gulliver 222, 10. Plantation 188.

GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Midtown Weston 394, 2. SOFLO 315, 3. Metro Aquatics 311, 4. Jupiter Dragons 273, 5. St. Andrew’s 195, 6. Gulliver 151, 7. Coral Springs Swim Club 146, 8. Wahoos of Wellington 143, 9. Eagle Aquatics 137, 10. North Palm Beach 77.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 433, 2. Metro Aquatics 365, 3. Wahoos of Wellington 218, 4. Jupiter Dragons 176.5, 5. Plantation 157, 6. St. Andrew’s 144, 7. Heritage Aquatics 133, 8. Ransom Everglades 110, 9. Eagle Aquatics 105, 10. tie, Coral Springs Swim Club, Pompano Beach 89.

AGE GROUP TEAM TOTALS:
12&under GIRLS: 1. Metro Aquatics 198, 2. Wahoos of Wellington 108, 3. St. Andrew’s 92, 5. SOFLO 87.
12&under BOYS: 1. Jupiter 148.50, 2. Wahoos of Wellington 133, 3. SOFLO 107.
13-14 GIRLS: 1. Gulliver 147, 2. Jupiter Dragons 132, 3. SOFLO 123.
13-14 BOYS: 1. Metro Aquatics 163, 2. SOFLO 162, 3. Heritage Aquatics 128.
15-18 GIRLS: 1. Midtown Weson 263, 2. Coral Springs Swim Club 113, 3. SOFLO 105.
15-18 BOYS: 1. SOFLO 164, 2. Metro Aquatics 116, 3. Plantation 94.

GIRLS
400-yard free relay:
12-and-under: 1. Metro Aquatics 3:52.04 (Isabel Viera, Carolina Seoane, Andrea Viera, Sofia Jorge), 2. Wahoos of Wellington 3:58.86, 3. St. Andrew’s 3:59.03, 5. SOFLO A 4:04.66 (Pilar Duranti, Sarah Vasquez, Elise Dinehart, Sogia Lugo).
13-14: 1. Jupiter Dragons 3:45.39 (Emma Herrera, Alyssa Bozzuto, Niamh Dowling, Lily Amersi), 2. Gulliver 3:47.18, 3. SOFLO A 3:52.10 (Julianne McCranie, Gabriella Deluna, Izzy Wilson, Gabriela Avila).
15-18: 1. Midtown Weston 3:35.75, 2. Coral Springs 3:44.84, 3. Metro Aquatics 3:45.58, 5. SOFLO A 3:49.58 (Sally Golding, Jennamarie Brames, Alexis Christensen, Ana Frable).

200-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Galzano, EA 2:19.85, 2. Natalie Dufflocq, NPB 2:25.83, 3. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 2:26.85, time drop.
13-14: 1. Emily Thompson, GSCY 2:01.90, 2. Emma Herrera, JDST 2:10.05, 3. Casey Perez, BMHG 2:11.16.
15-18: 1. Nicol Bellardi, MWA 2:11.98, 2. Paola Gonzalez, MAC 2:15.14, 3. Natalie Gembicki, AJSC 2:15.18; SOFLO: 4. Sally Golding 2:16.00.

100-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 1:09.39, 2. Natalie Daum, STAR 1:11.02, 3. Tessa Broedell, JDST 1:11.44; SOFLO: 5. Elise Dinehart 1:13.58, time drop.
13-14: 1. Reese Andres, SAS 1:06.18, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, JDST 1:07.35, 3. Kiera Rampersad, NMST 1:09.16.
15-18: 1. Nicol Bellardi, MWA 1:09.29, 2. Leslie Dame, CANE 1:10.78, 3. Adriana Goodwin, MWA 1:12.21.

200-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Pilar Duranti, SOFLO 2:08.75, time drop, 2. Natalie Dufflocq 2:09.21, 3. Alexandria Cogle, JDST 2:09.42; SOFLO: 7. Amanda Grubbs 2:10.15, time drop, 11. Sarah Vasquez 2:12.14, time drop, 12. Alexandra Strong 2:13.84, time drop, 13. Sofia Lugo 2:14.48.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:48.53, 2. Emma Herrera, JDST 1:57.11, 3. Leorah Rotchin, WOW 1:57.75; SOFLO: 7. Izzy Wilson 2:03.74.
15-18: 1. Anelis Roque, MAC 1:55.2, 2. Riley Macvane, NPB 1:55.45, 3. Chloe Gonzalez, RANS 1:57.88.

100-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 1:00.82, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 1:02.83, 3. Natalie Daum, STAR 1:03.42.
13-14: 1. Alyssa Bozzuto, JDST 59.88, 2. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 1:00.37, 3. Sidney Anton, Unattached 1:02.44.
15-18: 1. Mariana Cote, MWA 1:02.28, 2. Katelyn Cabral, PAQ 1:02.33, 3. Riley Macvane, NPB 1:03.22; SOFLO: 5. Jennamarie Brames 1:03.94, time drop.

100-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Alera Hurwitz, WOW 1:02.65, 2. Maria Perez, MWA 1:02.87, 3. Taylor Johannsen, DSA 1:03.32.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 52.92, 2. Emily Thompson, GSCY 55.50, 3. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 59.57; SOFLO: 6. Gabriella Deluna 1:03.08.
15-18: 1. Kaitlyn Bonasera, CSSC 1:03.06, 2. Jemma Kelly, MWA 1:03.07, 3. Paola Gonzalez, MAC 1:03.50; SOFLO: 4. Alexis Christensen 1:04.51, time drop, 8. Sofia Osorio 1:06.13.

BOYS
400-yard free relay:
12-and-under: 1. Wahoos of Wellington 3:49.21 (Andreas Dasilva, Julian Granison, Kai Hall, Dillon Metz), 2. Jupiter Dragons 3:52.76, 3. St. Andrew’s 4:01.70, 4. SOFLO A 4:03.16 (Abraham Penaloza, Connor Jimenez, Mason Jimenez, Juan Vallmitjana).
13-14: 1. SOFLO A 3:30.82 (Alexander Miller, Derek Hau, Hashan Ekanayake, Javier Colmenares), 2. Heritage Aquatic Team 3:31.46, 3. Metro Aquatics 3:31.79.
15-18: 1. Plantation Swim Team 3:13.57 (Renato Herran, Jose Robles, Jackson Wampler, Alex Marrero), 2. Wahoos of Wellington 3:13.58, 3. Metro Aquatics 3:18.36, 5. SOFLO A 3:23.17 (Alex Golding, Anthony Robaina, Yannai Michael, Zackary Harris).

200-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 2:12.45, 2. Dillon Metz, WOW 2:17.38, 3. Bruno Sinchi, Unattached 2:19.38; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 2:19.49, time drop.
13-14: 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 1:56.85, 2. Marcus Szabo, PB 2:01.72, 3. Alessandro Pereira, Unattached 2:01.96; SOFLO: 5. Oliver Tejada 2:07.31, time drop, 7. Nicholas Pelaez 2:11.07, time drop.
15-18: 1. Santiago Gomez, Unattached 1:56.19, 2. Nicolas Munoz, MWA 2:00.18, 3. Juan Abella, MAC 2:01.00; SOFLO: 7. Juancamilo Rivero 2:04.02, time drop.

100-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Gabriel Navarro, MCDA 1:10.08, 2. Christopher De Angulo, MS 1:12.11, 3. Riley Carbonell, MAC 1:13.71; SOFLO: 5. Abraham Penaloza 1:14.20, time drop, 6. Leo Shee 1:15.26.
13-14: 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 59.14, time drop, 2. Giulian Martin, CANE 1:00.11, 3. Evan Wilson, MCDA 1:01.39; SOFLO: 8. Alexander Miller 1:05.60.
15-18: 1. Alex Golding, SOFLO 1:01.40, time drop, 2. MarcoAurelio Lopez-Casula, EA 1:02.39, 3. Renato Herran, PST 1:02.77; SOFLO: 7. Alan Bertea 1:05.03, 8. Zackary Harris 1:05.58, time drop.

200-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Alexander Nelson, NPB 2:14.75, 2. Oliver Cannings, Alpher SC 2:17.14, 3. Cesar Sanchez, PST 2:18.64.
13-14: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 1:42.93, 2. Tomas Fermin, RANS 1:49.56, 3. Gabriel Tortola, Unattached 1:52.21; SOFLO: 6. Hashan Ekanayake 1:54.45, time drop.
15-18: 1. Luca Lesentier, EA 1:45.13, 2. Marcelo Mansur, MAC 1:46.02, 3. Alex Marquez, PB 1:46.08; SOFLO: 4. Alex Golding 1:47.07, time drop.

100-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Michael Fabry, JDST 1:02.83, 2. Andreas Dasilva, WOW 1:02.97, 3. C;atyon Pinera, JDST 1:07.28.
13-14: 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 55.27, time drop, 2. George Gonzalez, MAC 56.61, 3. Giulian Martin, CANE 56.75; SOFLO: 8. Alexander Miller 59.96.
15-18: 1. Philip Moldovanu, WOW 54.95, 2. Alex Marrero, PST 55.66, 3. Roberto Valdes, AJSC 55.71; SOFLO: 8. Manuel Melendez 57.30.

100-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, Unattached 1:00.38, 2. Andreas Dasilva, WOW 1:02.43, 3. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 1:03.05.
13-14: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 52.49, 2. Landon Kyser, HAT 54.29, 3. Marcus Szabo, PB 56.27; SOFLO: 8. Diego Nazario-Vazquez 59.13, time drop.
15-18: 1. tie, Jason Bonasera, CSSC 56.23 and Adrian Hernandez, SOFLO 56.23, 3. Aldo Zepeda, SOFLO 56.43, time drop; SOFLO: 7. Austin Nelson 57.77, 8. Nathaniel Garrick 58.28.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Shine On Day Three Of 30th Speedo Winter Championships

By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, December 12, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club enjoyed its best day at the 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships Saturday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Heading into the fourth and final day of competition, SOFLO leads the combined team standings with 529 points ahead of Metro Aquatics with 470 and Midtown Weston Aquatics with 367.5 points.

Defending boys champion SOFLO lead with 302 points followed by Metro Aquatics with 258 and Wahoos of Wellington with 127.

Midtown Weston Aquatics continue to lead the girls team standings with 298 followed by SOFLO with 227 and Metro Aquatics with 212.

SOFLO won five individual events, including two by Javier Colmenares, and one relay.

Juan Vallmitjana, 11, won the 400-yard individual medley in a personal-best 4:57.19, breaking 5 minutes for the first time. Vallmitjana shaved 9.20 off his previous best of 5:06.39. He has 18 points in high point.

Javier Colmenares, 14, won his fourth and fifth events of the meet. He won the 13-14 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 27.91, dropping 0.67 off his previous best of 29.58.

Colmenares also won the 400-yard individual medley in a best time 4:13.94, dropping 9.66. He bettered his previous time of 4:23.60 in morning prelims in 4:20.56 and then again in finals. Colmenares leads high point with 34 points, one ahead of Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics.

Alex Golding, 16, won his second event of the meet in the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 28.66, dropping 1.23 off his previous best of 29.89. He first bettered it in morning prelims in 28.94 and bettered it in finals. He has 18 points.

Julianne McCranie, 14, won the 13-14 50-yard butterfly in a best time 25.82, dropping 0.36 off her previous best of 26.06. She was also third in the 200 backstroke in a best time 2:09.07. She has 21 points.

SOFLO boys won the 13-14 400-yard medley relay in 3:50.45 with Kevin Moya, Javier Colmenares, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Derek Hau.

SOFLO boys were second in the 15-18 400-yard medley relay in 3:40.79 with Alejandro Mateus, Anthony Robaina, Juancamilo Rivero and Alex Golding.

Diego Nazario-Vazquez, 14, was second in the 13-14 50-yard butterfly in a best time 25.29, dropping 0.22 off his previous best of 25.51. He has 13 points.

The four-day meet, one of the oldest in the state, concludes Sunday with prelims at 8 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. Two pools are being used. The races are live streamed on the Plantation Swim Team website.

Strict COVID-19 protocols and social distancing are being observed including mandatory mask wearing. No spectators are allowed on pool deck.

SOFLO, the largest team, has 65 swimmers in 315 individual events and 24 relay events.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 529, 2. Metro Aquatics 470, 3. Midtown Weston 367.5, 4. Jupiter Dragons 309.5, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 231, 6. St. Andrew’s 215, 7. Eagle Aquatics 173, 8. Coral Springs Swim Club 159, 9. Gulliver 157, 10. Plantation 136.

GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Midtown Weston Aquatics 298, 2. SOFLO 227, 3. Metro Aquatics 212, 4. Jupiter Dragons 188, 5. St. Andrew’s 127, 6. Eagle Aquatics 105, 7. Wahoos of Wellington 104, 8. Coral Springs Swim Club 101, 9. Gulliver 100, 10. North Palm Beach 40.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 302, 2. Metro Aquatics 258, 3. Wahoos of Wellington 127, 4. Jupiter Dragons 121.5, 5. Plantation 113, 6. Heritage Aquatic Team 96, 7. St. Andrew’s 88, 8. Ransom Everglades 83, 9. Midtown Weston 69.5, 10. Eagle Aquatics 68.

GIRLS
200-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:15.34, 2. Maria Perez, MWA 2:17.38, 3. Sophia Linfield, RE 2:24.03; SOFLO: 4. Pilar Duranti 2:24.21, time drop, 7. Alexandra Strong 2:30.80, time drop.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:56.73, 2. Emily Thompson, GSCY 1:57.49, 3. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 2:09.07, time drop; SOFLO: 6. Gabriella Deluna 2:12.83, time drop.
15-18: 1. Kaitlyn Bonasera, CSSC 2:12.61, 2. Amber Candido, CSSC 2:13.62, 3. Mariana Cote, MWA 2:14.57; SOFLO: 6. Alexis Christensen 2:17.06, 7. Sofia Osorio 2:21.02.

50-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 31.53, 2. Natalie Daum, STAR 32.68, 3. Tessa Broedell, JDST 33.06; SOFLO: 7. Elise Dinehart 34.61.
13-14: 1. Alyssa Bozzuto, JDST 30.48, 2. Reese Andres, SAS 31.21, 3. Elyse Wood, GRSC 31.42.
15-18: 1. Leslie Dame, CANE 32.64, 2. Maria Wolfington, MS 33.11, 3. Sabrina Osorio, SOFLO 33.28, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Mallory Schleicher 33.54, time drop.

100-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 53.11, 2. Alera Hurwitz, WOW 55.88, 3. Taylor Johannsen, DSA 56.20.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 49.23, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, JDST 53.34, 3. Sidney Anton, Unattached 53.89.
15-18: 1. Brianna Hernandez, MWA 54.02, 2. Faith Mutscher, WOW 54.08, 3. Faith Suther, CSSC 54.21.

400-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 4:52.74, 2. Sara Miller, SAS 5:01.48, 3. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 5:08.28, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Pilar Duranti 5:13.05.
13-14: 1. Emily Thompson, GSCY 4:18.80, 2. Emma Herrera, JDST 4:39.30, 3. Samantha Schoenbaum, SAS 4:43.08.
15-18: 1. Riley Macvane, NPB 4:42.90, 2. Natalie Gembicki, AJSC 4:43.07, 3. Amber Candido, CSSC 4:50.48; SOFLO: 5. Sabrina Osorio 4:54.45, time drop.

50-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 26.42, 2. Alera Hurwitz, WOW 27.75, 3. Natalie Daum, STAR 27.82.
13-14: 1. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 25.82, time drop; 2. Sidney Anton, Unattached 26.82, 3. Elyse Wood, GRSC 26.94.
15-18: 1. Cassia Flynn, CSSC 26.74, 2. Adriana Gooding, MWA 27.31, 3. Emily Lopez-Diaz, MWA 27.56; SOFLO: 7. Mallory Schleicher 28.00, time drop.

400-yard medley relay:
12-and-under: 1. Metro Aquatics 4:17.28, 2. St. Andrew’s 4:24.41, 3. Wahoos of Wellington 4:25.01, 6. SOFLO A 4:33.24 (Pilar Duranti, Elise Dinehart, Lydia Smutny).
13-14: 1. North Palm Beach (Kaitlyn Demaria, Harper Thurston, Taylor Rizzi, Ella Bailey), NTA, 2. Midtown Weston NTA, 3. St. Andrew’s NTA, 8. SOFLO (Gabriella Deluna, Mariann Catalasan, Julianne McCranie, Gabriela Avila), NTA.
15-18: 1. Midtown Weston 4:01.83 (Nicol Bellardi, Victoria Torres, Ana Villamil, Mariana Cote), 2. Metro Aquatics 4:02.85, 3. SOFLO A 4:15.99 (Mallory Schleicher, Sally Golding, Sarah Acevedo, Jennamarie Brames).

BOYS
200-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, Unattached 2:07.89, 2. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 2:15.17, 3. Andreas Dasilva, WOW 2:16.37; SOFLO: 7. Connor Jimenez 2:32.69, time drop.
13-14: 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 1:57.43, 2. Tomas Fermin, RANS 2:01.55, 3. Marcus Szabo, PB 2:02.98.
15-18: 1. Jason Bonasera, CSSC 1:59.60, 2. Philip Moldavanu, WOW 1:59.60, 3. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 2:00.67, time drop; SOFLO: 6. Tristan Wilson 2:03.78, 6. Aldo Zepeda 2:04.40, time drop, 7. Nathaniel Garrick 2:06.16.

50-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Gabriel Navarro, MCDA 32.40, 2. Clayton Pinera, JDST 33.60, 3. Ragael Landron, SUN 33.60.
13-14: 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 27.91, time drop, 2. Evan Wilson, MCDA 28.05, 3. George Gonzalez, MAC 28.29.
15-18: 1. Alex Golding, SOFLO 28.66, time drop, 2. Patrick Doyle, SUN 28.78, 3. Stephen Kim, MWA 28.78.

100-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Dillon Metz, WOW 54.05, 2. Andreas Dasilva, WOW 55.16, 3. Michael Fabry, JDST 55.56.
13-14: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 46.33, 2. Landon Kyser, HAT 49.20, 3. George Gonzalez, MAC 49.89.
15-18: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCDA 47.87, 2. Luca Lesentier, EA 47.97, 3. Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula, EA 48.46.

400-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:57.19, time drop, 2. Caleb Caponera, SAS 5:08.73, 3. William Domokos-Murphy, SAS 5:31.22.
13-14: 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 4:13.94, time drop, 2. Alessandro Pereira, Unattached 4:16.23, 3. Kaii Winkler, EA 4:16.47; SOFLO: 7. Oliver Tejada 4:39.36.
15-18: 1. Roberto Valdes, AJSC 4:16.91, 2. Marcelo Mansur, MAC 4:18.77, 3. Jason Bonasera, CSSC 4:19.66; SOFLO: 4. Adrian Hernandez 4:20.26, time drop.

50-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, Unattached 26.94, 2. Dillon Metz, WOW 27.47, 3. Michael Fabry, JDST 27.99.
13-14: 1. Marcus Szabo, PB 24.88, 2. Diego Nazario-Vasquez, SOFLO 25.29, time drop, 3. Peyton Selts, GRSC 25.53; SOFLO: 6. Kevin Moya 26.18, time drop.
15-18: 1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 24.09, 2. Kyrylo Romankiv, AJSC 24.14, 3. Philip Moldovanu, WOW 24.66.

400-yard medley relay:
12-and-under: 1. Wahoos of Wellington 4:18.17 (Andreas Dasilva, Kai Hall, Dillon Metz, Julian Granison), 2. St. Andrew’s 4:26.19, 3. Jupiter 4:28.94, 4. SOFLO A 4:32.29 (Connor Jimenez, Leo Shee, Abraham Penaloza, Juan Vallmitjana).
13-14: 1. SOFLO A 3:50.45 (Kevin Moya, Javier Colmenares, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Derek Hau), 2. Metro Aquatics 3:51.79, 3. Heritage Aquatic Team 3:57.64.
15-18: 1. Plantation 3:39.61 (Alex Marrero, Jose Robles, Renato Herran, Jackson Wampler), 2. SOFLO A 3:40.79 (Alejandro Mateus, Anthony Robaina, Juancamilo Rivero, Alex Golding), 3. Metro Aquatics 3:42.65.

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

SOFLO Boys Lead, Girls Second After Day Two Of 30th Speedo Winter Championships; SOFLO’s Javier Colmenares, Alex Golding Win

By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, December 11, 2020–South Florida Aquatic Club captured two individual events and had several swimmers finish among the top four with best times on Day Two of the 30th annual Speedo Winter Championships Friday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Defending boys champion SOFLO moved into first in the team standings with 272 points ahead of Metro Aquatics with 216 and Jupiter Dragons with 127 among a field of 22 teams.

Midtown Weston Aquatics continue to lead the girls team standings with 280 points followed by SOFLO with 203 and Jupiter Dragons with 182 points among a field of 26 teams.

Javier Colmenares, 14, was SOFLO’s first champion of the day in the 13-14 200-yard breaststroke in a lifetime-best 2:09.22, dropping 6.66 off his previous best of 2:15.88. He first bettered his best time in morning prelims in 2:09.99 and came back at night to better his time.

Colmenares was also second in the 13-14 200-yard individual medley in 2:01.14. Kaii Winkler, 14, of Eagle Aquatics won in a best time 1:55.57, dropping 4.21. Colmenares is third in high point with 20 points.

Teammate Alex Golding, 16, was SOFLO’s second champion of the night, winning the 15-18 200-yard individual medley in a lifetime-best 1:58.66, dropping 5.79 from his previous best of 2:04.45. It was the first time he cracked 2 minutes in the event. Golding has 11 points in high point.

Anthony Robaina, 16, and Garrett Oliver, 17, finished second and third in the 15-18 200-yard breaststroke with impressive time drops. Robaina finished in 2:17.38, dropping 10.20 from his previous best of 2:27.58. Oliver’s time was 2:19.32 with a time drop of 5.02 off his 2:24.39 previous best.

SOFLO’s Juancamilo Rivero, 17, and Aldo Zepeda, 15, finished third and fourth in the 15-18 50-yard backstroke both with best times. Rivero was third in 26.35 dropping 0.96 and Zepeda was fourth in 26.59, dropping 1.31.

Rivero was also third in the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 22.68, dropping 1.05 off his previous best of 23.73.

SOFLO’s Sally Golding, 16, finished second in the 15-18 200-yard individual medley in 2:13.42, just behind Jupiter’s Maya Amersi, 17, in 2:13.25. Golding is fifth in high point with 17 points.

Izzy Wilson, 14, was second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:15.18. Wilson is tied for third place in high point with 20 points.

SOFLO’s Elise Dinehart, 12, was third in the 12-and-under 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:23.39, shaving 5.89 off her previous best of 2:29.28.

The four-day meet, one of the oldest in the state, continues Saturday with prelims at 8 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. Two pools are being used. The races are live streamed on the Plantation Swim Team website.

Strict COVID-19 protocoals and social distancing are being observed including mandatory mask wearing. No spectators are allowed on pool deck.

SOFLO, the largest team, has 65 swimmers in 315 individual events and 24 relay events.

FRIDAY RESULTS
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Midtown Weston Aquatics 280, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 203, 3. Jupiter Dragons 182, 4. Metro Aquatics 170, 5. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 119, 6. Gulliver, Eagle Aquatics 93, 8. Wahoos of Wellington 82, 9. Coral Springs Swim Club 46, 10. North Palm Beach 42.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 272, 2. Metro Aquatics 216, 3. Jupiter Dragons 127, 4. Plantation Swim Team 110, 5. Heritage Aquatics 91, 6. Ransom Everglades 84, 7. Midtown Weston 71, 8. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 68, 9. Wahoos of Wellington 62, 10. Gulliver 54.

GIRLS
100-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Sofia Judge, MAC 58.45, 2. Alera Hurwitz, WOW 1:01.84, 3. Natalie Daum, STAR 1:02.30.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 53.44, 2. Emily Thompson, GSCY 54.26, 3. Julianne McCranie, SOFLO 56.94, time drop.
15-18: 1. Nicol Bellardi, MWA 59.26, 2. Faith Mutschler, WOW 59.98, 3. Sally Golding, SOFLO 1:00.72, time drop.

200-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Alegra Teixidor-Salerno, NMST 2:37.48, 2. Sara Miller, SAS 2:38.12, 3. Allison Connors, WOW 2:46.99, SOFLO: 7. Sarah Vasquez, 2:53.17, time drop.
13-14: 1. Reese Andres, SAS 2:22.70, 2. Samantha Schoenborn, SAS 2:28.66, 3. Reese Rosenthal, GRSC 2:34.53.
15-18: 1. Mariana Cote, MWA 2:32.43, 2. Leslie Dame, CANE 2:36.40, 3. Olivia Mason, CSSC 2:37.25; SOFLO: 7. Ana Frable 2:46.84.

50-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Natalie Daum, STAR 29.58, 2. Allison Kelly, JDST 30.53, 3. Maria Perez, MWA 30.71; SOFLO: 6. Pilar Duranti 31.84.
13-14: 1. Diego Nazario-Vazquez, SOFLO 28.28, 2. Richard Navarro, MAC 27.32, 3. Anthony Pineiro, MAC 27.33.
15-18: 1. Kaitlyn Bonasera, CSSC 29.50, 2. Thais Estrada-Nunez, RANS 29.85, 3. Jemma Kelly, MWA 29.92.

200-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 2:18.31, 2. Sara Miller, SAS 2:20.42, 3. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 2:23.39, time drop.
13-14: 1. Emily Thompson, GSCY 2:01.89, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GRSC 2:12.87, 3. Lilia Blanco, PB 2:13.58; SOFLO: 5. Gabriella Deluna 2:15.02, time drop.
15-18: 1. Maya Amersi, JDST 2:13.25, 2. Sally Golding, SOFLO 2:13.42, 3. Brianna Hernandez, MWA 2:15.03.

50-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 24.64, 2. Alera Hurwitz, WOW 25.46, 3. Anais Gedeon, NMST 25.74.
13-14: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 22.64, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, JDST 24.40, 3. Hannah Webb, MCDA 25.17.
15-18: 1. Brianna Hernandez, MWA 25.23, 2. Maya Amersi, JDST 25.30, 3. Kate Kaplan, CCPR 25.39; SOFLO: 8. Jennamarie Brames 25.80, time drop.

500-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Taylor Johannsen, Denver SA 5:26.00, 2. Gioia Balzano, Eagle Aquatics 5:32.45, 3. Alejandra Gil-Restrepo, CSSC 5:41.03; SOFLO: 5. Pilar Duranti 5:45.34, time drop, 7. Sarah Vasquez 5:50.48.
13-14: 1. Emma Herrera, JDT 5:11.87, 2. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 5:15.18, 3. Caitlin Martinez, Gulliver 5:15.86; SOFLO: 6. Mariana Pinto 5:32.04.
15-18: 1. Samira Zambrano, MWA 5:13.40, 2. Adriana Goodwin, MWA 5:14.62, 3. Amber Candido, CSSC 5:15.02; SOFLO: 4. Alexis Christensen 5:15.98.

BOYS
100-yard butterfly:
12-and-under: 1. Dillon Metz, WOW 1:01.43, 2. Bruno Sinchi, Unattached 1:04.16, 3. Caleb Caponera, SAS 1:05.16; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 1:05.35, time drop, 6. Abraham Penaloza 1:06.13, time drop.
13-14: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 51.06, 2. Landon Kyser, HAT 52.67, 3. Marcus Szabo, PB 54.43; SOFLO: 5. Diego Nazario-Vazquez 55.64, time drop.
15-18: 1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 53.11, 2. Marcelo Mansur, MAC 53.29, 3. Santiago Gomez, Unattached 53.60.

200-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under: 1. Bradley Dipaolo, CSSC 2:44.11, 2. Oliver Cannings, Alper J Swim Club 2:54.54, 3. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 3:02.76.
13-14: 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 2:09.22, time drop, 2. Giulian Martin, CANE 2:09.76, 3. George Gonzalez, MAC 2:13.39; SOFLO: 6. Alexander Miller 2:20.21.
15-18: 1. Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula, EA 2:13.47, 2. Anthony Robaina, SOFLO 2:17.38, time drop, 3. Garrett Oliver, SOFLO 2:19.32, time drop; SOFLO: 5. Alan Bertea 2:21.17, time drop.

50-yard backstroke:
12-and-under: 1. Michael Fabry, JDST 29.43, 2. Conner Brinley, SAS 29.72, 3. Andres De Angulo, MS 31.05; SOFLO: 7. Connor Jimenez 33.21.
13-14: 1. Tomas Fermin, RANS 26.02, 2. Marcus Szabo, PB 26.26, 3. Richard Navarro, MAC 27.32; SOFLO: 7. Diego Nazario-Vazquez 28.28.
15-18: 1. Pablo Lopez Franco, RANS 25.52, 2. Stephen Kim, MWA 26.15, 3. Juancamilo Rivero, SOFLO 26.35, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Aldo Zepeda 26.59, time drop.

200-yard individual medley:
12-and-under: 1. Clayton Pinera, JDST 2:24.13, 2. William Domokos-Murphy, SAS 2:24.34, 3. Caleb Caponera, SAS 2:26.25.
13-14: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 1:55.57, 2. Javier Colemenares, SOFLO 2:01.14, 3. Alessandro Pereira, Unattached 2:01.50; SOFLO: 8. Oliver Tejada 2:11.34.
15-18: 1. Alex Golding, SOFLO 1:58.66, time drop, 2. Jason Bonasera, CSSC 2:00.09, 3. Marcelo Carrion, SFTL 2:00.42.

50-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Julian Granison, WOW 25.58, 2. Michael Fabry, JDST 25.62, 3. Renato Corrales, SFTL 25.80.
13-14: 1. Evan Wilson, MCDA 22.42, 2. Landon Kyser, HAT 23.09, 3. Juan Orjuela, PST 23.30.
15-18: 1. Jose Robles, PST 22.62, 2. Logan Zieschang, WW 22.66, 3. Juancamilo Rivero, SOFLO 22.68, time drop

500-yard freestyle:
12-and-under: 1. Andreas Dasilva, WOW 5:18.55, 2. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 5:18.60, 3. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 5:22.13, time drop; SOFLO: 11. Mason Jimenez 5:54.71, time drop.
13-14: 1. George Gonzalez, MAC 4:54.91, 2. Gabriel Tortola, Unattached 4:59.58, 3. Rithvik Marri, HAT 5:00.35; SOFLO: 5. Hashan Ekanayake 5:05.62, time drop, 6. Felix Gonzalez 5:10.15, time drop.
15-18: 1. Logan Zieschang, WOW 4:50.57, 2. Wisthon Rendon Sequera, MWA 4:51.19, 3. Thomas Powers-Hammond, SFTL 4:55.20; SOFLO: 7. Nathaniel Garrick 5:00.30.

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