Louisville Wins First Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Title By Two Points; Florida State Finishes Fifth

By Sharon Robb
GREENSBORO, N.C., February 28, 2021–For the first time in school history, the University of Louisville won a thrilling Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

The Cardinals, coached by Arthur Albiero since 2003, broke five school records, had eight first place swims and won in the closest margin of victory in ACC history.

Louisville finished with 1,181 points and edged North Carolina State by two points in the meet. N.C. State was second with 1,179 and Virginia Tech was third with 1,085.

Florida State, with St. Andrew’s alum Izaak Bastian, finished fifth with 740 points.

Louisville needed to finish in the top three of the 400-yard freestyle relay, the final race of the meet, to win the championship. The teams were separated by 10 points going into the relay.

The Louisville relay team of Haridi Sameh, Nicolas Albiero, Michael Eastman and Tanner Cummings delivered, finishing second to N.C. State (2:48.19) with a time of 2:48.37.

“What a meet all around,” Albiero said. “I am proud to be part of this conference. It has been a crazy year for all of us. I am so proud of the guys. They found a way to be resilient.

“Plenty of things weren’t pretty but this group has so much fight. I love their passion and pride. We are who we are because of the people who came before us.

“This is such a special group. We do it the Louisville way, with heart and with not dwelling on past mistakes.”

Louisville’s score marked the highest point total in program history, bettering the previous mark of 1,178 set in 2015 during its first year in the ACC.

The win snapped N.C. State’s winning streak.

The Cardinals return to the Greensboro Aquatic Center for the NCAA Championships on March 24-27.

Vlad Polyakov, a St. Thomas Aquinas and Coral Springs Swim Club alum, has been a member of the Louisville coaching staff and men’s recruiting coordinator since September 2012. He is a three-time Olympian and world champion for Kazakhstan and NCAA champion for Alabama, where Albiero was on the swim coaching staff at the time.

In early January, Albiero was forced to watch his team’s Missouri meet on his home computer because of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols.

Notre Dame’s Jack Hoagland was named the Most Valuable Swimmer after becoming the first men’s swimmer since 2018 to win three individual events. Hoagland won the 500-yard freestyle, 400-yard individual medley and 1,650-yard freestyle.

North Carolina’s Anton Down-Jenkins was voted the Most Valuable Diver last week after winning the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions.

University of Miami swept the podium for the men’s platform diving competition. The Hurricanes’ Zach Cooper won the event after taking silver in 2020 with a score of 421.50, extending the Hurricanes’ streak to five straight titles in the event. Max Flory (416.05) and Brodie Scapens (380.70) rounded out the top three.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Dominate With JO Cuts On Day Two Of FGC SCY BB Silvers Championship South

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 27, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers came up with 52 new Junior Olympic cuts on Day Two of the Florida Gold Coast Short Course Yards BB Silvers Championship South Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

Over two days, SOFLO has 61 JO cuts for the March 11-14 FGC Junior Olympics hosted by Coral Springs Swim Club.

SOFLO swimmers started off the day on a winning note during the morning session led by double winners Eric Ferrer and Noah Mejias during the 7-10 finals.

Ferrer, 10, won the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 30.63, dropping 1.63 seconds. He also won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:35.52, another best time shaving an impressive 5.12 off his previous best.

Mejias won the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 1:16.78, dropping 6.99 and 200-yard freestyle in 2:24.42, another best time with a time drop of 10.42.

Other morning winners were:

Jemma Baldwin, 10, 100-yard breaststroke, best time 1:28.54, dropping 12.81.

Lance Bergeron-Menard, 10, 100-yard individual medley, best time 1:21.58, time drop of 3.36.

Gabriela Avila, 14, 200-yard butterfly in a best time 2:20.52, dropping 7.12 seconds.

JennaMarie Brames, 17, 200-yard butterfly in a best time 2:17.92, dropping 6.86.

SOFLO swimmers came back at night even stronger during championship finals.

Other SOFLO winners were:

Jenesys Amores, 12, 100-yard backstroke, best time 1:11.00, time drop 0.52.

Amanda Grubbs, 12, 100-yard individual medley, best time 1:06.78, time drop 1.51.

Dahlia Hirsh, 14, 100-yard individual medley, 1:06.92.

Fiorella Di Salvo, 13, 50-yard freestyle, best time 26.60, time drop 0.37.

Gabriela Avila, 14, 200-yard freestyle, best time 2:02.50, time drop 0.64.

Oliver Tejada, 13, 100-yard backstroke, best time 1:00.17, time drop 0.37.

Hashan Ekanayake, 14, 50-yard freestyle, best time 24.43, time drop 0.51.

Aldo Zepeda, 15, 50-yard freestyle, best time 22.84, time drop 0.71 and 200-yard freestyle, best time 1:50.66, time drop 3.13.

The three-day meet concludes Sunday with boys and girls morning prelims and finals at 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. The 1,650-yard freestyle is Sunday at 3:15 p.m. between sessions.

Host SOFLO has the largest team entered with 105 swimmers (55 boys and 50 girls) in 426 individual events.

Meet organizers are observing all COVID-19 safety protocols and social distancing. Athletes are required to wear masks. No spectators are allowed at the meet.

Only coaches, athletes, officials and volunteers are allowed to attend. The meet is being live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

SATURDAY RESULTS

GIRLS
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Gabriela Avila, SOFLO 2:20.52, time drop 7.12, 2. Kiera Rampersad, Unattached 2:21.58.
15-18, 1. JennaMarie Brames, SOFLO 2:17.92, time drop 6.86, 2. Angelina Baucells, SDST 2:24.23, 3. Daniela Barreto, SOFLO 2:27.24, time drop 4.37.

100-yard backstroke:
7-10, 1. Antonia Moreno, GULL 1:15.66, 2. Alma Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:18.31, 3. Jilliam Henriquez, AZURA 1:19.71.
11-12, 1. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 1:11.00, time drop 0.52, 2. Kayla Diaz, SF 1:11.90, 3. Saree Young, SOFLO 1:12.80; SOFLO: 5. Mackenzie McPherson 1:14.75, time drop 0.33, 8. Sofia Gomez 1:16.02.
13-14, 1. Katelyn Gembicki, Unattached 1:03.29, 2. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 1:05.23, 3. Georgina Henriquez, AZURA 1:05.43; SOFLO: 4. Pilar Duranti 1:06.09, time drop 0.47.
15-18, 1. Jade Renaud, SF 1:04.73, 2. Victoria Pena, FKSC 1:07.31, 3. Mariana Mansur, MAC 1:09.36.

100-yard individual medley:
7-10, 1. Antonia Moreno, GULL 1:16.63, 2. Thereza Milano, GULL 1:20.30, 3. Alejandra Perez, MAC 1:21.38; SOFLO: 6. Christie Ann Lumsden 1:23.12, time drop 8.14, 11. Jianna Amores 1:26.29, time drop 3.90.
11-12, 1. Amanda Grubbs, SOFLO 1:06.78, time drop 1.51, 2. Makayla Montenegro, MWA 1:09.35, 3. Sofia Lugo, SOFLO 1:09.71, time drop 1.35; SOFLO: 9. Ainsley Miller 1:14.03, time drop 0.89.
13-14, 1. Dahlia Hirsh, SOFLO 1:06.92, 2. Natalia Ortiz, MWA 1:08.14, 3. Sofia Abril, GULL 1:08.45; SOFLO: 7. Sarah Vasquez 1:08.81, time drop 0.82.
15-18, 1. Olivia Wiebe, SF 1:05.71, 2. Ana Frable, SOFLO 1:07.70, time drop 1.40, 3. Angelina Fuentes, GULL 1:07.86; SOFLO: 4. Sofia Osorio 1:08.19, 10. Sofia Jackson 1:11.37.

50-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Wendy La Pietra, AZURA 31.27, 2. Giovanna Iacono, AZURA 31.88, 3. Jenice Ramos, MAC 31.89; SOFLO: 7. Christie Ann Lumsden 32.93, time drop 2.19, 10. Jianna Amores 34.00, time drop 0.91.
11-12, 1. Liliana Novak, AZURA 27.67, 2. Katja Milevska, MWA 28.33, 3. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 28.43; SOFLO: 4. Mackenzie McPherson 28.95, time drop 0.02, 9. Alexandra Strong 29.77.
13-14, 1. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 26.60, time drop 0.37, 2. Victoria Reveron, EA 26.85, 3. Mia Guerrero, MWA 27.27; SOFLO: 6. Genesis Escobar 27.53, 10. Sofia Vasquez 27.94, time drop 0.01.
15-18, 1. Rafaella Araujo, Unattached 26.11, 2. Olivia Wiebe, SF 26.52, 3. Juliana Fronimakis-Liu, MWA 26.56; SOFLO: 5. Andrea Freites 27.15, 8. Ana Frable 27.33.

50-yard butterfly:
7-10, 1. Alma Cancio Jorge, MAC 34.09, 2. Thereza Milano, GULL 35.20, 3. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 37.27.
11-12, 1. Kayla Diaz, SF 30.86, 2. Makayla Montenegro, MWA 31.27, 3. Roxan Rodriguez, MWA 32.12.

100-yard breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 1:28.54, time drop 12.81, 2. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:30.66, time drop 4.66, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:31.85, time drop 2.08.
11-12, 1. Sara Mendoza, MWA 1:19.81, 2. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 1:22.61, time drop 2.43, 3. Isabella Truyol, EA 1:23.28.
13-14, 1. Lorelei Santos, CC 1:14.84, 2. Dahlia Hirsh, SOFLO 1:15.79, 3. Mariam Osman, EA 1:16.26.
15-18, 1. Alexandra De Angulo, MS 1:13.52, 2. Ariadne Villar, CANE 1:16.10, 3. Vania Berrios, MAC 1:17.96; SOFLO: 6. Maria Herne 1:20.58.

200-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Antonia Moreno, GULL 2:26.75, 2. Thereza Milano, GULL 2:31.68, 3. Sofia Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:32.54, time drop 3.42; SOFLO: 6. Gianna Martin 2:47.15, time drop 5.06, 7. Jianna Amores 2:49.12, time drop 4.01.
11-12, 1. Carley Kaplan, CC 2:12.35, 2. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 2:14.70, time drop 0.67, 3. Katja Milevska, MWA 2:17.07; SOFLO: 5. Sofia Gomez 2:21.08, 6. Mackenzie McPherson 2:21.47, time drop 0.98.
13-14, 1. Gabriela Avila, SOFLO 2:02.50, time drop 0.64, 2. Anna Kline, EA 2:05.07, 3. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 2:05.64, time drop 0.73; SOFLO: 5. Pilar Duranti 2:07.80, time drop 2.04, 10. Sarah Vasquez 2:10.13.
15-18, 1. Karina Manrique, MWA 2:02.42, 2. Andrea Freites, SOFLO 2:08.22, 3. Sofia Jackson, SOFLO 2:09.93.

BOYS
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Dylan Ferguson, MAC 2:08.06, 2. Andriy Huertas, GULL 2:09.76, 3. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:12.51, time drop 7.15; SOFLO: 4. Luca Hincapie 2:13.19, time drop 4.56, 5. Hashan Ekanayake 2:13.84, time drop 12.07.

100-yard backstroke:
7-10, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:16.78, time drop 6.99, 2. Max Bogatov, MSAT 1:22.74, 3. Eric Macedo, GULL 1:24.63; SOFLO: 7. Dylan McVeigh 1:29.31.
11-12, 1. Alejandro Escoto, GULL 1:08.83, 2.Oliver Holt, RE 1:11.13, 3. Matthias Orlandini, RE 1:11.75; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall, 1:1255, time drop 0.17.
13-14, 1. Oliver Tejada, SOFLO 1:00.17, time drop, 0.37, 2. Nahuel Balade, RE 1:01.39, 3. Ethan McPeek, SOFLO 1:02.09; SOFLO: 7. Felix Gonzalez 1:05.48, time drop 0.17, 8. Benjamin Kim 1:06.24, time drop 0.95, 9. Ignacio Fernandez 1:07.06, time drop.
15-18, 1. Evan Abril, GULL 1:00.70, 2. Jacob Johnson, MWA 1:02.92, 3. Felipe Lenz Cesar, GULL 1:03.71.

100-yard individual medley:
7-10, 1. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 1:21.58, time drop 3.36, 2. Ian Estrada, NMST 1:22.07, 3. Matthew Meneses, MAC 1:22.65; SOFLO: 6. Luis Felipe Quingatuna 1:24.79, time drop 0.96, 7. Matteo Castelli 1:25.44, time drop 3.88, 10. Ethan Phan 1:29.21.
11-12, 1. Gabriel Navarro, MCDA 1:05.70, 2. Jake Kotz-Agramonte, RE 1:06.26, 3. Andres De Angulo, MS 1:07.96; SOFLO: 4. Connor Jimenez 1:08.06, time drop 0.26, 5. Leo Shee, 1:08.68, time drop 0.22, 10. Ryan Harries 1:11.92.
13-14, 1. Lucas Young, CANE 1:01.35, 2. Nahuel Balade, RE 1:01.64, 3. Alejandro Mora, SOFLO 1:01.90, time drop 0.79; SOFLO: 4. Ethan McPeek 1:02.55, time drop 0.57, 5. Marvan Ekanayake 1:03.21, time drop 0.52.
15-18, 1. Renzo Nucci, MWA 58.77, 2. Tristan Wilson, SOFLO 58.80, time drop 1.29, 3. Julian Villarta, SF 1:00.15; SOFLO: 5. Christian Vasquez 1:00.81, 7. Christian Tijero 1:01.57, 9. Marcos Vazquez 1:02.17.

50-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 30.63, time drop 1.63, 2. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 31.01, time drop 1.51, 3. Gabriel Soto, CC 31.17; SOFLO: 6. Luis Felipe Quingatuna 33.63, 7. Matteo Castelli 33.71, time drop 0.68, 10. Dylan McVeigh 34.90.
11-12, 1. Nicholas Kokidko, MAC 26.62, 2. Gabriel Navarro, MCDA 26.79, 3. Oliver Lieberman, MCDA 26.80; SOFLO: 6. Ethan Hall 28.26, time drop 0.27, 8. Mason Jimenez 28.41.
13-14, 1. Hashan Ekanayake, SOFLO 24.43, time drop 0.51, 2. Nahuel Balade, RE 24.63, 3. Nohan Gomez, RE 24.74; SOFLO: 6. Alejandro Mora 24.89, 8. Oliver Tejada 25.32, 9. Luca Hincapie 27.40.
15-18, 1. Aldo Zepeda, SOFLO 22.84, time drop 0.71, 2. Gustavo Tunon, MWA 23.00, 3. Cieran Wong, SF 23.20; SOFLO: 7. Christopher Hau 23.73, time drop 0.31.

50-yard butterfly:
7-10, 1. Christopher Chaison, MWA 35.44, 2. Jeancarlos Vasquez, Unattached 37.95, 3. Max Bogatov, MSAT 38.62.
11-12, 1. Jake Kotz-Agramonte, RE 29.53, 2. Leo Shee, SOFLO 30.97, time drop 0.60, 3. Tikhon Kolobov, NMST 32.48; SOFLO: 4. Ryan Harries 32.56.

100-yard breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 1:35.52, time drop 5.12, 2. Ian Estrada, NMST 1:37.42, 3. Dylan McVeigh, SOFLO 1:38.73, time drop 0.06; SOFLO: 4. Matteo Castelli 1:38.81, time drop 1.77, 6. Luke Mora 1:39.23.
11-12, 1. Adrian Rendon, MWA 1:21.42, 2. Tikhon Kolobov, NMST 1:23.00, 3. Andres DeAngulo, MS 1:24.77.
13-14, 1. Lucas Young, CANE 1:08.14, 2. Giorgio Rusconi, SOFLO 1:08.34, 3. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:09.06, time drop 0.99; SOFLO: 4. Felix Gonzalez 1:10.61, time drop 0.04, 7. Abraham Penaloza 1:13.25, time drop 1.31, 8. Oliver Tejada 1:13.75, time drop 0.58, 10. Benjamin Kim 1:14.91.
15-18, 1. Cieran Wong, SF 1:05.66, 2. Maurizio Bernaez, SDST 1:09.75, 3. Vinay Gurnani, SOFLO 1:09.97.

200-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 2:24.42, time drop 10.42, 2. Eric Ferrer, SOFLO 2:28.72, time drop 8.01, 3. Alexander Diaz, SF 2:32.42; SOFLO: 6. Luis Felipe Quingatuna 2:39.37, time drop 2.81.
11-12, 1. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 2:09.16, 2. Gabriel Navarro, MCDA 2:09.77, 3. Oleksii Viazmetinov, SOFLO 2:09.86, time drop 2.31; SOFLO: 7. Mason Jimenez 2:12.11, 9. Ryan Harries 2:13.52.
13-14, 1. Robert Alvarez, MAC 1:56.26, 2. Maksim Charnou, NMST 1:56.64, 3. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 1:57.24, time drop 0.37; SOFLO: 7. Jaden Amores 1:59.63, 10. Alejandro Mora 2:00.59.
15-18, 1. Aldo Zepeda, SOFLO 1:50.66, time drop 3.13, 2. Gustavo Tunon, MWA 1:51.20, 3. Christopher Hau, SOFLO 1:51.99, time drop 2.30; SOFLO: 9. Christian Tijero 1:57.18.

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

Florida Gators Win SEC Men’s Championship; SOFLO’s Miguel Cancel Takes Second On Relay

By Sharon Robb
Columbia, Missouri, February 27, 2021—University of Florida won its ninth consecutive Southeastern Conference Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship Friday at Mizzou Aquatic Center.

It was the Gators’ 42nd overall SEC title.

Florida won with 1,401 points followed by Georgia with 1,324.50 and Tennessee with 850.50.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Miguel Cancel anchored the Gators’ runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay that won in 6:12.24 with teammates Kieran Smith, Trey Freeman and Clark Beach.

The junior was also seventh in the 400-yard individual medley in a best time 3:46.36, dropping 3.02; tenth in the 200-yard butterfly in a best time 1:44.66, dropping 2.88 and 14th in the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 1:45.63, dropping 1.16

Bobby Finke of Florida won the 1,650-yard freestyle for the third consecutive year, swimming the second fastest time in history of 14:12.18, just missing the American record.

In the 400-yard freestyle relay, Alabama set the pool record with Matt King, Sam DiSette, Jonathan Berneburg and Colton Stogner posted a time of 2:48.22 to win the final event. Smith, Adam Chaney, Trey Freeman and Eric Friese were second for the Gators in 2:48.85.

The Commissioner’s Trophy, which is presented to the student-athletes who score the most individual points at the championships, was awarded to Kieran Smith of Florida and Shaine Casas of Texas A&M. Smith was also named the SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Meet.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Off To Good Start On Day One Of FGC SCY BB Silvers Championship South

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 26, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers had twelve top four finishes on opening day of the Florida Gold Coast Short Course Yards BB Silvers Championship South Friday at Academic Village Pool.

The girls had eight top four finishes including second places by Alexandra Strong, Mariann Catalasan and Sofia Osorio.

Strong, 12, was second in the 11-12 500-yard freestyle in a best time 5:56.19, dropping 4.35 seconds off her best time.

Catalasan, 14, was second in the 13-14 500-yard freestyle in 4:56.80.

Osorio, 16, was second in the 400-yard individual medley in a best time 5:00.79, dropping 12.35 seconds.

The boys had four top four finishes including second places by Noah Mejias and Oleksii Viazmetinov.

Mejias, 10, was second in the 7-10 500-yard freestyle in a best time 6:31.68, dropping an impressive 20.50.

Viazmetinov, 11, was second in the 11-12 500-yard freestyle in a best time 5:45.82, dropping 14.06.

The three-day meet continues Saturday and Sunday with boys and girls morning prelims and finals at 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. The 1,650-yard freestyle is Sunday at 3:15 p.m. between sessions.

Host SOFLO has the largest team entered with 105 swimmers (55 boys and 50 girls) in 426 individual events.

Meet organizers are observing all COVID-19 safety protocols and social distancing. Athletes are required to wear masks. No spectators are allowed at the meet.

Only coaches, athletes, officials and volunteers are allowed to attend. The meet is being live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

FRIDAY RESULTS

GIRLS
500-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Sofia Kotz-Agramonte, RE 6:41.43, 2. Camila Correa, MAC 6:45.32, 2. Carlotta Montesino, RE 7:06.75.
11-12, 1. Carley Kaplan, CC 5:52.10, 2. Alexandra Strong, SOFLO 5:56.19, time drop 4.35, 3. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 5:58.76, time drop 14.67; SOFLO: 4. Sofia Gomez 6:04.40, time drop 2.35, 7. Sophia Avila 6:27.31.
13-14, 1. Kiera Rampersad, Unattached 5:31.58, 2. Katelyn Gembicki, Unattached 5:33.04, 3. Sofia Moreno, GULL 5:33.65; SOFLO: 4. Gabriela Avila 5:35.06, time drop 9.76, 7. Pilar Duranti 5:20.27, time drop 5.07, 11. Anjana Andapally 5:52.17, time drop 25.44, 12. Calista Harris 5:53.38, time drop 20.44, 13. Genesis Escobar 5:55.82, time drop 1.94, 18. Sarah Bedoya 6:00.49, time drop 14.41.
15-18, 1. Jade Renaud, SF 5:26.57, 2. Karina Manrique, MWA 5:36.21, 3. Angelina Baucells, SDST 5:40.56; SOFLO: 9. Olivia Ware 6:32.38.

400-yard individual medley:
11-12, 1. Makayla Montenegro, MWA 5:14.43, 2. Kayla Diaz, SF 5:25.07.
13-14, 1. Sofia Moreno, GULL 4:55.63, 2. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 4:56.80, 3. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 5:01.24, time drop 2.26; SOFLO: 4. Sarah Vasquez 5:16.85.
15-18, 1. Leslie Dame, CANE 5:00.43, 2. Sofia Osorio, SOFLO 5:00.79, time drop 12.35.

BOYS
500-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Alejandro Ruiz, MAC 6:14.47, 2. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 6:31.68, time drop 20.50.
11-12, 1. Emihlio Reveron, EA 5:43.25, 2. Oleksii Viazmetinov, SOFLO 5:45.82, time drop 14.06, 3. Frank Vincze, SF 5:48.18; SOFLO: 4. Ryan Harries 5:48.85, time drop 16.55.
13-14, 1. Peyton Selts, GULL 5:02.18, 2. Nahuel Balade, RE 5:04.97, 3. Ethan Sullivan, EA 5:10.77; SOFLO: 6. Jaden Amores 5:16.47, time drop 10.98, 10. Luca Hincapie 5:22.52, time drop 5.39, 14. Marvan Ekanayake 5:31.58, 16. Stovin Briggs 5:45.00, time drop 7.15.
15-18, 1. Santiago Lozano, GULL 5:10.27, 2. Miguel Loreto, SDST 5:15.76, 3. Curran O’Donnell, Unattached 5:18.24.

400-yard individual medley:
11-12, 1. Frank Vincze, SF 5:21.76.
13-14, 1. Robert Alvarez, MAC 4:37.04, 2. Nohan Gomez, RE 4:37.63, 3. Peter Roca, EA 4:39.36; SOFLO: 5. Hashan Ekanayake 4:43.87, time drop, 7. Ethan McPeek 4:44.54, time drop 8.82, 10. Jaden Amores 4:48.07.
15-18, 1. John Fanjul. GULL 4;31.53, 2. Cieran Wong, SF 4:38.17, 3. Evan Iglesias, MAC 4:38.55; SOFLO: 4. Christian Tijero 4:41.89.

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

SOFLO Heads Field For FGC SCY BB Silvers Championship South

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 25, 2021—The championship season continues for South Florida Aquatic Club this weekend with the Florida Gold Coast Short Course Yards BB Silvers Championship South.

The three-day meet begins Friday at Academic Village Pool at 6 p.m. with the 500-yard freestyle and 400-yard individual medley events.

The meet continues on Saturday and Sunday with boys and girls morning prelims and finals at 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and finals at 6 p.m. The 1,650-yard freestyle is Sunday at 3:15 p.m. between sessions.

The BB North Championships are being hosted by Lake Lytal Lightning.

Host SOFLO has the largest team entered with 105 swimmers (55 boys and 50 girls) in 426 individual events.

Among SOFLO’s top-seeded swimmers are:

Noah Mejias, 10, 500-yard freestyle, 6:52.18; 100-yard backstroke, 1:23.77.

Mariann Catalasan, 14, 400-yard individual medley, 5:01.17.

Jennamarie Brames, 17, 200-yard butterfly, 2:24.78; 100-yard butterfly, 1:05.01; 200-yard individual medley 2:20.79.

Luca Hincapie, 14, 200-yard butterfly, 2:17.75.

Sofia Osorio, 16, 100-yard individual medley, 1:08.02.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 9, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:33.93.

Matthew Jimenez, 12, 50-yard backstroke, 34.35.

Sofia Rodriguez, 10, 200-yard freestyle, 2:35.96.

Amelie Bicerne, 13, 200-yard freestyle, 2:05.98.

Guillermo Mantilla, 9, 100-yard freestyle, 1:12.06.

Tristan Wilson, 17, 100-yard freestyle, 50.84.

Luis Felipe Quingatina, 9, 100-yard butterfly, 1:29.31.

Eric Ferrer, 10, 200-yard individual medley, 3:02.40.

Nathaniel Garrick, 16, 200-yard individual medley, 2:10.90.

Among Florida Gold Coast teams competing at Lake Lytal and Academic Village Pool are: Azura, Boca Raton Swim Team, Coral Springs Swim Club, Delray Stingers, Eagle Aquatics, FAST, Florida Keys, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatics, Hurricane Aquatics, Jupiter Dragons, Lake Lytal Lightning, Martin County Swimming, Metro Aquatics, Miami Country Day, Midtown Weston, North Palm Beach, PAQ, Pine Crest, Plantation Swim Team, Pompano Beach Piranhas, Ransom Everglades, St. Andrew’s Aquatics, Shelton DoralSunrise Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale, TS Aquatics, Tsunamis Swim Team, Wahoos of Wellington and Westminster Academy.

Meet organizers will observe all COVID-19 safety protocols and social distancing. Athletes will be required to wear masks. No spectators are allowed at the meet.

Only coaches, athletes, officials and volunteers are allowed to attend. The meet will be live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

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

TYR JANUARY BOY SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Nico Pelaez

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 24, 2021–Nico Pelaez can’t wait to get back in the pool to take up where he left off before fracturing his leg two weeks ago.

The South Florida Aquatic Club swimmer, who trains with Coach Issy and Mako Sharks, had several outstanding swims at the SOFLO New Year’s Invitational before the freak accident which has him sidelined for at least two more weeks.

Pelaez, 14, an eighth grader at Somerset Academy Silver Palms in Miami, had best times in all of his events including his first swim under 1 minute in the 100-yard butterfly (59.86) and 6.3 percent drop in the 200-yard individual medley (2:13.81).

His favorite stroke is butterfly. The meet he was happiest with was the Speedo Winter Championships where he made JO and Senior Championship cut times.

“I had my eye on the prize for those bigger meets,” said Pelaez, who was also happy with his 1,650 race. “I thought that race was pretty good. I just think about the end and finishing the race and whatever happens happens.”

Pelaez started swimming four years ago. Before that he was involved in taekwondo. His background in the martial art has helped his agility and flexibility.

“I just wanted a different sport that not many people do and it’s fun to swim,” Pelaez said.

“I knew how hard it was going to be but I still wanted to stay with it,” he said. “I go to every practice. I put maximum effort into swimming and focus as best I can in practices. I think it’s working for me.”

Like many of his teammates, Pelaez was able to adjust being out of the pool during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was difficult because swimming is every day,” Pelaez said. “I didn’t have too much to do so I tried to swim in my pool with the bands. I did dryland and other stuff.

“I felt so much better when I got back in the pool and got back to normal a little bit. I was a little bit behind because it wasn’t the same as going every day in swimming but I felt pretty fit with the dryland. I caught up to my original pace pretty quickly.”

Pelaez fractured his leg when he was playing with friends and landed wrong on his right leg. He has been able to do dryland every day and work on the vasa trainer to help his strength and endurance.

Despite the setback, Pelaez has some lofty goals when he returns to the pool.

“I hope it’s not long for my recovery but I haven’t swam in quite a while, it’s already been two weeks and I have another two weeks. I’m just going to push myself when I get back and swim as many meets as I can.

“My goal is to get into Senior Champs and sectionals would be nice,” Pelaez said. “Swimming in college would be great, too.”

Each TYR Swimmer of the Month receives a free TYR backpack.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is a USA manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies.

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

TYR JANUARY GIRL SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Sarah Bedoya

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 23, 2021–Hard work and dedication really does pay off if you are a swimmer.

Sarah Bedoya of South Florida Aquatic Club is a perfect example of that.

Bedoya, 13, a seventh grader at Glades Middle School, is having a breakthrough season.

At the SOFLO New Year’s Invitational at Academic Village Pool, she swam best times in all her events including a four percent drop in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:42.42.

“She is a consistently hard-working positive influence in the practice environment across the month,” said her Senior Development coach Jack Davies.

Her progression continued in February at the BC Developmental Challenge where she added the 200 freestyle and 200 individual medley to her three other events (500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) she had already qualified for this weekend’s BB Silvers Championship. She also qualified in the 50 butterfly but it’s not a 13-14 event at BB Silvers.

“A couple years ago I started improving and dropping time,” Bedoya said. “That’s when I decided to work harder to get better.

“I think it’s good to work hard so you can reach your goals. Sure I get tired, but then I just take a little rest and I will be right back up again.”

Bedoya has been swimming with SOFLO for five years. She learned how to swim when she was 2. She was involved with gymnastics and ballet before swimming, but decided to focus solely on swimming. It helped that her older sister Sophia, now in college, swam with SOFLO. She would go to her practices and watch the older swimmers.

“I always really liked the pool and the ocean,” Bedoya. “It’s fun to be in the water and feel like you’re light weight and not be dragged down by gravity.

“I would go to my sister’s practices a lot when my mom would go to pick her up. I loved watching them and see what they were doing. I decided I wanted to try it.

“It’s fun getting to spend time in the water with your friends training together. I like competing and seeing other people swim.”

Her favorite stroke is the backstroke. “I like looking at the sky and you can breathe easier,” she said.

Bedoya said she likes to set goals each year. This year she wants to improve her times.

“I want to drop time in all my meets and try to get best times,” Bedoya said. “I am definitely happy I am doing that.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic Bedoya has been doing virtual school on her computer at home. “It’s pretty good, I don’t mind it,” she said.

Like most of her teammates, she did virtual dryland training when SOFLO was out of the pool because of pandemic safety protocols.

“I was so glad when we got back in, I really missed it so much,” she said. “The virtual dryland was fun, seeing everyone. I am glad I stayed with it and didn’t get discouraged.”

Each TYR Swimmer of the Month receives a free TYR backpack.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is a USA manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies.

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

Virginia Wins Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Championship; Florida State Seventh

By Sharon Robb
GREENSBORO, N.C., February 22, 2021–University of Virginia won the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday for the third time in four years at Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Virginia totaled 1,486 points over four days to win the title for a record 17th time. North Carolina State was second with 1,317 points. Florida State finished seventh with 551 points.

Virginia’s Paige Madden, who won three individual titles and was part of two winning relay teams, was named the meet’s Most Valuable Swimmer for the second straight year. Madden won the 1,650-yard freestyle (15:45.45) on the final day.

Florida State had ten scoring individual swims in addition to the 400-yard freestyle relay on the final night of the meet.

“We finished off really well,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “Passing two teams in overall points and we only scored four points less than last year without divers and we DQed a relay. We’re really excited for the future of this team.”

Junior Maddie McDonald led off the night with a personal best time in the 200 back at (NCAA B) 1:55.33 for 11th overall. The time moves her up to third on the FSU All-Time Top 10 list.

The Seminoles had six swimmers score in the 100 freestyle for the first time in school history.

The men’s swimming portion of the meet begins Wednesday with the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays.

No spectators will be allowed at the meet.

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

SOFLO Swimmers, Coaches Enjoy Success During SOFLO BC Developmental Challenge; Several Headed To FGC BB Silvers Championships

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 21, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers ended on a successful note in the fourth and final session Sunday at the SOFLO BC Developmental Challenge at Academic Village Pool.

Several swimmers achieved qualifying standards for the Feb. 26-28 Florida Gold Coast BB Silvers Championships hosted by SOFLO.

The BB Silvers Championships, part of the championship season, are open to all swimmers, ages 7-18, who have not achieved a Junior Olympic or Senior cut but have a BB cut.

Thirty SOFLO swimmers achieving their first or additional BB times are:

Saree Young, 11, 100 backstroke, 50 backstroke and 200 IM; Alex Viazmetinov, 11, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 50 breaststroke; Daniel Fernandez, 11, 100 backstroke; Ryan Harries, 11, 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 50 backstroke; Mason Jimenez, 12, 100 backstroke, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and 50 backstroke; Connor Jimenez, 11, 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke; Benjamin Kim, 13, 100 backstroke, 50 backstroke and 100 freestyle; Ainsley Miller, 12, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 IM; Lucas Romeo, 50 breaststroke and 100 IM; Jianna Amores, 10, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 50 butterfly and 100 IM; Jenesys Amores, 12, 100 butterfly and 100 IM; Luis Felipe Quingatuna, 9, 50 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle and 100 IM; Matteo Castelli, 10, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 IM and 100 breaststroke; Cali Harries, 14, 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle; Stovin Briggs, 13, 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle; Abraham Penaloza, 13, 100 butterfly and 50 butterfly; Sarah Bedoya, 13, 200 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 200 IM; Matt McVeigh, 13, 200 freestyle; Ethan Phan, 8, 100 IM; Guillermo Mantilla, 9, 100 IM; Kaylee Del Rio, 14, 100 IM, 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle; Siena Ladner, 14, 100 IM and 100 freestyle; Melissa Nassery, 14, 100 IM; Alexandra Estevez, 14, 100 IM and 100 freestyle; Giovanni Otrello, 16, 100 IM and 100 freestyle; Luke Mora, 10, 100 breaststroke; Garrett Garcia-Stoddard, 14, 100 freestyle; Bruno Martins, 14, 100 freestyle; Andres Gonzalez, 13, 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly; and Ignacio Fernandez, 14, 200 IM.

Among SOFLO winners in the fourth session were:

Kaylee Del Rio, 14, 100-yard individual medley 1:13.14, time drop 5.92 and 100-yard freestyle, 1:03.46, time drop 2.91.

Siena Ladner, 14, 50-yard backstroke, 35.04, time drop 9.36.

Sarah Bedoya, 13, 50-yard butterfly, 32,38, time drop 0.82.

Benjamin Kim, 13, 50-yard backstroke, 31.76, time drop 0.59.

Jaden Amores, 13, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:16.19, time drop 11.33.

Garrett Garcia-Studdard, 14, 100-yard freestyle, 58.17.

Ignacio Fernandez, 14, 200-yard individual medley, 2:27.81, time drop 1.77.

SOFLO had the largest team with 94 swimmers (59 boys and 35 girls) competing in 484 individual timed finals events.

In addition to host SOFLO, other teams that competed were are Miami Swimming, Gulliver Swim Club, Cyclones Swim Team and Plantation Swim Team.

Meet organizers observed all COVID-19 safety protocols and social distancing. Athletes were required to wear masks. No spectators were allowed at the meet.

Only coaches, athletes, officials and volunteers were allowed to attend. The meet was live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

SESSION FOUR RESULTS
GIRLS
100-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Kaylee Del Rio, SOFLO 1:13.14, time drop 5.92, 2. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 1:17.00, time drop 5.59, 3. Melissa Nassery, SOFLO 1:17.48, time drop 3.52; SOFLO: 4. Alexandra Estevez 1:17.93, time drop 3.30, 5. Isabella Bartoli 1:19.86, time drop 5.59, 6. Sophia Genao 1:21.96, time drop 0.84, 7. Haley Garcia 1:25.50; 15-and-over, 1. Nicole Dragoni, MS 1:11.72, 2. Mina Pomares, GULL 1:14.04.

50-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 35.04, time drop 9.36, 2. Scarlett Kuchar, PST 35.25, 3. Kaylee Del Rio, SOFLO 35.59; SOFLO: 4. Anjana Andapally 35.91, time drop 1.69, 5. Isabella Bartoli 37.11, time drop 3.41, 6. Barbara Garcia Espinal 37.28, 7. Cali Harries 37.80, time drop 0.12, 8. Sophia Grubbs 38.65, time drop 0.43; 15-and-over, 1. Nicole Dragoni, MS 33.78, 2. Ashley Alfonso 36.54, 3. Anisha Andapally, SOFLO 37.98, 0.42 time drop.

100-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Calla Kelbe, MS 1:22.27, 2. Cali Harries, SOFLO 1:22.43, 3. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 1:23.74, time drop 5.60; 15-and-over, 1. Pietra Wagner, GULL 1:13.27, 2. Nicole Dragoni, MS 1:23.65, 3. Mina Pomares, GULL 1:30.46; SOFLO: 5. Dominique Balli 1:41.67, 6. Natalia Klatt 1:47.20, time droo 0.91.

100-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Kaylee Del Rio, SOFLO 1:03.46, time drop 2.91, 2. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 1:04.30, time drop 6.12, 3. Cali Harries, SOFLO 1:05.12, time drop 1.64; SOFLO: 4. Alexandra Estevez 1:05.43, time drop 2.55, 5. Barbara Garcia Espinal 1:08.12, 6. Isabella Bartoli 1:08.46, time drop 3.66, 7. Melissa Nassery 1:08.97, time drop 2.07, 8. Sophia Genao 1:10.70, time drop 1.56, 9. Haley Garcia 1:15.06; 15-and-over, 1. Pietra Wagner, GULL 1:01.12, 2. Nicole Dragoni, MS 1:03.72, 3. Anisha Andapally, SOFLO 1:13.89, time drop 0.21, 4. Natalia Klatt 1:24.50, 5. Dominique Balli 1:29.41.

50-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 32.38, time drop 0.85, 2 Kaylee Del Rio, SOFLO 32.55, 3. Siena Ladner, SOFLO 33.41, time drop 10.88; SOFLO: 5. Alexandra Estevez 34.59, time drop 22.43, 7. Isabella Bartoli 35.38, 8. Melissa Nassery 35.57, time drop 12.86, 10. Anjana Andapally 36.41, 11. Sophia Genao 39.01, 12. Barbara Garcia Espinal 39.41, 13. Haley Garcia, 42.51, time drop 9.51; 15-and-over, 1. Nicole Dragoni, MS 33.08, 2. Anisha Andapally, SOFLO 39.32, 3. Dominique Balli, SOFLO 47.05.

200-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Calla Kelble, MS 2:34.35, 2. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 2:38.96, time drop 6.72, 3. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 2:39.62, time drop 8.24; SOFLO: 4. Cali Harries 2:40.66, time drop 4.53, 5. Alexandra Estevez, SOFLO 2:42.54, time drop 6.38; 15-and-over, 1. Pietra Wagner, GULL 2:26.97, 2. Mina Pomares, GULL 2:44.06, 3. Ashley Alfonso, MS 2:51.45.

BOYS
100-yard individual medley: 13-14, 1. Anthony Lander, MS 1:06.07, 2. Kyle Gayle, PST 1:07.30, 3. Ethan Tapias, GULL 1:08.55; SOFLO: 4. Andres Gonzalez 1:08.83, time drop 1.36, 5. Ignacio Fernandez 1:09.13, time drop 1.76, 6. Abraham Penaloza 1:09.25, time drop 0.82, 7. Matt McVeigh 1:10.22, time drop 0.76, 8. Carlos Salas 1:10.80, time drop 1.61, 10. Bruno Martins 1:11.79, time drop 3.35, 13. Aditya Kapadia 1:16.38, time drop 4.31, 17. Rafael Frable 1:22.06, time drop; 15-and-over, 1. Matthew Fernandez, MS 1:00.70, 2. Thomas Fanjul, GULL 1:02.58, 3. Felipe Lenz Cesar, GULL 1:06.33; SOFLO: 4. Giovanni Otrello 1:06.80, time drop 1.01, 6. Cristian Klatt 1:21.37.

50-yard backstroke: 13-14, 1. Benjamin Kim, SOFLO 31.76, time drop 0.59, 2. Anthony Lander, MS 31.86, 3. Garrett Garcia-Studdard, SOFLO 32.35; SOFLO: 6. Andres Lopez 34.95, 9. Kenny Paas 38.33; 15-and-over, 1. DanielFiallo, PST 30.45, 2. Dylan Bardelas, GULL 30.63, 3. Santiago Lozano, GULL 30.76, SOFLO: 5. Jose Donayre 36.14.

100-yard breaststroke: 13-14, 1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 1:16.19, time drop 11.33, 2. Anthony Lander, MS 1:16.75, 3. Axel Torres-Torres, GULL 1:17.92; SOFLO: 4. Andres Gonzalez 1:19.02, 5. Stovin Briggs 1:19.06, time drop 2.58, 6. Luke Mercier 1:20.70, time drop 3.12, 7. Matt McVeigh 1:20.80, time drop 1.86, 8. Aditya Kapadia 1:23.47, time drop 11.19; 15-and-over, 1. Joao Pedro Lenz Cesar, GULL 1:13.88, 2. Matthew Fernandez, MS 1:15.23, 3. Ryan El Sheha, GULL 1:16.92; SOFLO: 5. Matias Eiletz Bottaro 1:25.21, 6. Cristian Klatt 1:28.30, time drop 3.03.

100-yard freestyle: 13-14, 1. Garrett Garcia Studdard, SOFLO 58.17 2. Bruno Martins, SOFLO 59.94, time drop 3.01, 3. Stovin Briggs, SOFLO 1:00.05, time drop 3.08; SOFLO: 4. Andres Gonzalez 1:00.37, time drop 1.35, 5. Benjamin Kim 1:00.43, time drop 1.79, 7. Ignacio Fernandez 1:02.28, time drop 1.46, 8. Matt McVeigh 1:02.68, time drop 2.92, 9. Andres Lopez 1:03.55, 11. Luke Mercier 1:04.49, 13. Rafael Frable 1:06.37, time drop 1.49, 14. Kenny Paas 1:07.16, time drop 0.52, 16. Sakima Coradin 1:08.54, time drop 2.81, 19. Aditya Kapadia 1:11.07, time drop 1.88; 15-and-over, 1. Daniel Fiallo, PST 55.13, 2. Thomas Fanjul, GULL 55.55, 3. Giovanni Otrello, SOFLO 57.69, time drop 0.32; SOFLO: 6. Jose Donayre 1:00.88, time drop 1.82, 7. Matias Eiletz Bottaro 1:07.09, 8. Cristian Klatt 1:11.97, time drop 1.62.

50-yard butterfly: 13-14, 1. Ethan Tapias, GULL 28.64, 2. Anthony Lander, MS 28.91, 3. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 30.40, time drop 0.27; SOFLO: 4. Andres Gonzalez 30.46, 6. Bruno Martins 33.61, time drop 4.25, 8. Kenny Paas 37.00, time drop 16.39, 11. Sakim Coradin 38.62, 12. Rafael Frable 39.60, time drop 3.22, 13. Aditya Kapadia 39.76; 15-and-over, 1. Joao Pedo Lenz Cesar, GULL 26.83, 2. Santiago Lozano, GULL 28.45, 3. Dylan Bardelas, GULL 29.21; SOFLO: 4. Jose Donyre 38.72, 4. Matias Eiletz Bottaro 40.79.

200-yard individual medley:13-14, 1. Ignacio Fernandez, SOFLO 2:27.81, time drop 1.77, 2. Ethan Tapias, GULL 2:28.72, 3. Stovin Briggs, SOFLO 2:29.47; SOFLO: 5. Abraham Penaloza 2:31.25, 6. Carlos Salas 2:34.83; 15-and-over, 1. Joao Pedro Lenz Cesar, GULL 2:16.20, 2. Matthew Fernandez, MS 2:18.16, 3. Daniel Fiallo, PST 2:24.48.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Shine During Session Three Of BC Developmental Challenge; Jianna Amores Triple Winner

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, February 21, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers had several outstanding swims Sunday during Session Three of the SOFLO BC Developmental Challenge at Academic Village Pool.

The two-day competitive meet continues to bring out the best in SOFLO swimmers with time drops, wins and top eight finishes, much to the delight of their coaches.

Among SOFLO winners were:

Jianna Amores, 10, 100-yard individual medley, 1:30.19; 100-yard freestyle, 1:19.37, time drop, 3.02; 50-yard butterfly, 39.22, time drop 4.13.

Jonesys Amores, 12, 50-yard butterfly, 34.40.

Saree Young, 11, 50-yard backstroke, 35.55, time drop 1.84; 200-yard individual medley, 2:44.72, time drop 11.52.

Ethan Phan, 8, 100-yard individual medley, 1:28.10, time drop 3.01.

Connor Jimenez, 11, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:19.15, time drop 6.00.

Matteo Castelli, 10, 100-yard freestyle, 1:17.51, time drop 8.82.

Luis Felipe Quingatuna, 9, 50-yard butterfly, 38.44, time drop 4.47.

Ainsley Miller, 12, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:24.73, time drop 4.65.

SOFLO had the largest team with 94 swimmers (59 boys and 35 girls) competing in 484 individual timed finals events.

In addition to host SOFLO, other teams that competed were are Miami Swimming, Gulliver Swim Club, Cyclones Swim Team and Plantation Swim Team.

Meet organizers observed all COVID-19 safety protocols and social distancing. Athletes were required to wear masks. No spectators were allowed at the meet.

Only coaches, athletes, officials and volunteers were allowed to attend. The meet was live streamed on SOFLO’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

SESSION THREE RESULTS
GIRLS
100-yard individual medley: 8-and-under, 1. Kate De Angulo, MS 1:45.87, 2. Emma Cosio, MS 2:29.65; 9-10, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:30.19, 2. Sofia De Angulo, MS 1:34.24, 3. Chiara Maal, GULL 1:34.35; SOFLO: 4. Marlene Groves 1:37.61, time drop 0.44, 7. Daniella Brancatti 1:43.31, 8. Devy Otero 1:48.86, 10. Sofia Duranti 1:49.95, 11. Amber Connor 1:50.67, 12. Valentina Remmele 1:55.35, time drop 3.71; 11-12, 1. Shaniya Hampton, GULL 1:15.70, 2. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 1:16.33, time drop 2.27, 3. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 1:17.02, time drop 2.09; SOFLO: 7. Saree Young 1:20.90, time drop 3.84, 11. Gabriela Marin 1:27.02, 14. Jiana Connor 1:31.67, time drop 1.25.

50-yard backstroke: 9-10, 1. Rafaela Dabus, GULL 39.10, 2. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 42.47, time drop 6.30, 3. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 45.15; SOFLO: 4. Gabriella Ordonez 45.41, time drop, 6. Daniella Brancati 46.61, 9. Devy Otero 49.03, time drop 1.23, 11. Gabriela Ekht 50.57, time drop 1.12, 12. Valentina Remmele 52.43, time drop 4.26, 13. Amber Connor 53.84, time drop 4.13, 14. Sofia Duranti 55.06, 16. Olivia Hyppolite 1:04.84; 11-12, 1. Saree Young, SOFLO 35.55, time drop 1.84, 2. Rubi Altamura, PST 36.15, 3. Fernanda Freites, SOFLO 37.60; SOFLO: 6. Gabriela Marin 40.19, 7. Jiana Connor 42.55, time drop 1.59, 9. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 44.00, time drop 1.37.

100-yard breaststroke: 9-10, 1. Rafael Dabus, GULL 1:35.15, 2. Larissa Rebessi, GULL 1:50.06, 3. Maria Luiza Lenz Cesar, GULL 1:53.14; SOFLO: 5. Devy Otero 2:03.74; 11-12, 1. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 1:24.73, time drop 4.65, 2. Arianna Roldan, GULL 1:25.59, 3. Shaniya Hampton, GULL 1:25.67; SOFLO: 7. Gabriela Marin 1:39.28.

100-yard freestyle: 8-and-under, 1. Kate DeAngulo, MS 1:40.90, 2. Camila Nino, GULL 1:54.53, 3. Emma Cosio, MS 2:03.95; 9-10, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:19.37, time drop 3.02, 2. Gabriella Ordonez, SOFLO 1:21.59, time drop 6.02, 3. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 1:22.81, time drop 4.12; SOFLO: 9. Devy Otero 1:39.22, 10. Sofia Duranti 1:40.71, time drop 6.89, 11. Gabriela Ekht 1:43.33, time drop 0.88; 11-12, 1. Shaniya Hampton, GULL 1:07.09, 2. Bella Alfonso, MS 1:07.96, 3. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 1:08.20, time drop 2.68; SOFLO: 7. Fernanda Freites 1:11.12, time drop 2.93, 10. Jiana Connor 1:14.77, time drop 1.19, 11. Gabriela Marin 1:14.81, 12. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 1:24.74, time drop 2.58.

50-yard butterfly: 9-10, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 39.22, time drop 4.13, 2. Sofia DeAngulo, MS 47.58, 3. Ariela Rodriguez, CC 48.64; SOFLO: 4. Danielle Brancati 51.42, time drop 1.35, 5. Marlene Groves 52.49, 6. Gabriela Ekht 1:02.43, 7. Amber Connor 1:15.62, 8. Olivia Hyppolite 1:23.35; 11-12, 1. Jonesys Amores, SOFLO 34.40, 2. Saree Young, SOFLO 35.20, time drop 4.30, 3. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 35.37; SOFLO: 9. Jiana Connor 43.32, time drop 0.14, 10. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 51.15.

200-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Rafaela Dabus, GULL 3:05.79; 11-12, 1. Saree Young, SOFO 2:44.72, time drop 11.52, 2. Bella Alfonso, MS 2:53.08, 3. Arianna Roldan, GULL 2:54.00.

BOYS
100-yard individual medley: 8-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:28.10, time drop 3.01, 2. Guy Soto, CC 1:36.06, 3. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:39.28, time drop 3.82; SOFLO: 4. Luis Escobar 1:46.66, time drop 3.56, 7. Michael Barber 1:53.67, time drop; 9-10, 1. Guillermo Mantilla, Unattached 1:23.53, 2. Luis Felipe Quingatuna, SOFLO 1:25.75, 3. Gabriel Soto, CC 1:25.84; SOFLO: 5. Matteo Castelli 1:29.32, time drop 0.94, 9, Vedant Pant 1:35.72, time drop 5.70, 13. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 1:43.76, time drop 10.67, 14. David Gonzalez 1:44.04, time drop, 15. Antonio Rico 1:51.10, time drop 6.07, 17. Samuel Rico 1:54.38, time drop 1.39; 11-12, 1. Julian Lozano, GULL 1:11.73, 2. Lucas Romeo, SOFLO 1:14.74, time drop 5.54, 3. Alejandro Escoto, GULL 1:15.86; SOFLO: 6. Matthew Jimenez 1:17.38, time drop 2.37, 9. Maximiliano Remmele 1:18.96, time drop 3.54, 11. Martin Petkov 1:20.43, time drop 6.39, 16. Benjamin Liss 1:42.37.

50-yard backstroke: 9-10, 1. Luca Pichardo, CC 41.09, 2. Luca Vucetic, GULL 43.19, 3. Connor Vitier, MS 43.95; SOFLO: 5. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 48.31, time drop 2.69, 6. Antonio Rico 49.22, 7. Vedant Pant 49.34, 8. Samuel Rico 49.56, time drop 2.51, 9. David Gonzalez 49.79, 14. Zachary Snigur 53.54; 11-12, 1. Julian Lozano, GULL 32.49, 2. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 33.84, time drop 3.22, 3. Ryan Harries, SOFLO 34.63, time drop 1.23; SOFLO: 7. Maximiliano Remmele 35.80, time drop 0.69, 12. Martin Petkov 39.14, time drop 3.46, 18. Benjamin Liss 48.37

100-yard breaststroke: 9-10, 1. Eric Macedo, GULL 1:34.32, 2. Julian Sibug, PST 1:38.81, 3. Luke Mora, SOFLO 1:38.94; SOFLO: 4. Matteo Castelli 1:40.58, time drop 12.31, 6. Vedant Pant 1:42.61, time drop 4.08, 7. Zachary Snigur 1:52.52; 11-12, 1. Connor Jimenez, SOFLO 1:19.15, time drop 6.00, 2. Alex Viazmetinov, SOFLO 1:20.85, time drop 3.82, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 1:22.19, time drop 6.64; SOFLO: 7. Martin Petkov 1:33.87, time drop 1.24, 8. MAtthew Jimenez 1:35.49, 10. Atharv Agashe 1:40.14, time drop 5.31, 11. Preston Christensen 1:46.01, time drop 9.36.

100-yard freestyle: 8-and-under, 1. Guy Soto, CC 1:23.45, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:27.76, time drop 7.01, 3. Constantine Lazarou, CC 1:32.93; SOFLO: 4. Michael Barber 1:36.44, 5. Luis Escobar 1:38.51, time drop 13.29; 9-10, 1. Matteo Castelli, SOFLO 1:17.51, time drop 8.82, 2. Rocco Herran, PST 1:17.71, 3. Eric Macedo, GULL 1:18.52; SOFLO: 5. Vedant Pant 1:25.39, time drop 2.28, 9. David Gonzalez 1:30.43, 11. Samuel Rico 1:37.35, time drop 6.59, 12. Zachay Snigur, SOFLO 1:39.28, time drop 7.78, 13. Antonio Rico 1:39.64, time drop 0.15; 11-12, 1. Alejandro Escoto, GULL 1:02.97, 2. Sebastian Piedra, GULL 1:03.89, 3. Aldo Altamura, PST 1:05.77; SOFLO: 4. Daniel Fernandez 1:06.27, time drop 3.90, 5. Matthew Jimenez 1:07.43, 9. Maximiliano Remmele 1:10.73, 11. Martin Petkov 1:13.87, 13. Preston Christensen 1:16.00, time drop 2.01, 17. Benjamin Liss 1:30.59.

50-yard butterfly: 9-10, 1. Luis Felipe Quingatuna, SOFLO 38.44, time drop 4.47, 2. Rocco Herran, PST 43.79, 3. Luca Pichardo, CC 44.16; SOFLO: 4. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 52.33, 7. David Gonzalez 54.19, time drop 0.39, 8. Antonio Rico 58.30, time drop 3.38, 9. Zachary Snigur 1:04.93, 10. Samuel Rico 1:08.02; 11-12, 1. Alec De Angulo, MS 29.58, 2. Chris De Angulo, MS 30.01, 3. Axel Negrin, GULL 34.11; SOFLO: 4. Matthew Jimenez 35.94, time drop 1.77, 5. Lucas Romeo 36.40, time drop 2.27, 7. Daniel Fernandez 42.28, time drop 4.44, 9. Benjamin Lee 49.01.

200-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Eric Macedo, GULL 3:05.95, 2. Julian Sibug, PST 3:09.53, 3. Luca Vucetic, GULL 3:38.21; 11-12, 1. Julian Lozano, GULL 2:34.99, 2. Felipe Alvarez, PST 2:42.26, 3. Axel Negrin, GULL 2:43.83; SOFLO: 4. Maximiliano Remmele 2:53.70, 5. Atharv Agashe 3:03.45.

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