June 2021 – South Florida Aquatic Club's Blog

SOFLO Swimmers Dominate Final Session Of SOFLO BC Challenge

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 27, 2021–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers dominated the final session of the SOFLO BC Challenge Sunday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO was led by double winners Sarah Bedoya and Garrett Garcia-Studdard.

Bedoya, 13, won the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:13.03, dropping 7.07 seconds and 50-yard backstroke in 32.84, another best time with 1.62 time drop.

Garcia-Studdard, 15, won the 50-yard backstroke in a best time 30.13, dropping 2.22 and 100-yard freestyle in a best time 55.96, dropping 2.21.

Other SOFLO winners were:

Judith-Alison Natino, 100-yard individual medley, 1:14.89, time drop 9.39.

Cali Harries, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:23.02.

Andres Gonzalez, 100-yard individual medley, 1:06.33, time drop 2.50.

Armando Bertea, 50-yard butterfly, 28.88.

Swimmers were looking for their first or additional BB times to qualify for the July 16-18 Florida Gold Coast LCM BB South Championships at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

SOFLO had the largest contingent with 77 swimmers (49 boys and 28 girls) competing in 383 individual events.

Among Florida Gold Coast teams in the field were Ransom-Everglades, Sunrise Swimming, Miami Country Day, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Plantation Swim Team, Cooper City Cyclones, Hurricanes Swimming, Gulliver and SwimFast.

SUNDAY SESSION FOUR RESULTS
GIRLS
100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 1:13.03, time drop 7.07; 15-and-over, 1. Judith-Alison Natino, SOFLO 1:14.89, time drop 9.39; SOFLO: 5. Natalia Klatt 1:32.53.

50-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 32.84, time drop 1.62; SOFLO: 6. Melissa Nassery 34.98, time drop 10.34, 8. Abigail-Marie Natino 35.78, 12. Emily Vazquez 40.83, time drop 3.90, 14. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 42.95, time drop 1.05; 15-and-over, 1. Carleigh Schleicher, CCPR 33.25, time drop 3.57; SOFLO: 6. Judith-Alison Natino 37.00.

100-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Cali Harries, SOFLO 1:23.02; SOFLO: 3. Melissa Nassery 1:25.98, time drop 16.77, 11. Abigail-Marie Natino 1:37.34; 15-and-over, 1. Nicole Torres-Torres, GRSC 1:17.38; SOFLO: 6. Natalia Klatt 1:48.00.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Adriana Lozano, SF 1:01.67; SOFLO: 6. Emily Vazquez 1:13.51, 8. Abigail-Marie Natino 1:16.14, 10. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 1:24.56, time drop 0.18; 15-and-over, 1. Carleigh Schleicher, CCPR 1:01.88; SOFLO: 3. Judith-Alison Natino 1:05.89, 8. Natalia Klatt 1:21.54, time drop 2.96.

50-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Chloe Cupid, PST 30.29; SOFLO: 3. Melissa Nassery 34.14, time drop 1.43, 6. Cali Harries 37.56, time drop 2.68, 8. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 47.48; 15-and-over, 1. Marie-Elise Baptiste, CCPR 33.05.

200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Rachel Larralde, RANS 2:35.17; SOFLO: 4. Sarah Bedoya 2:39.09, 6. Cali Harries 2:42.21; 15-and-over, 1. Carleigh Schleicher, CCPR 2:32.09.

BOYS
100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Andres Gonzalez, SOFLO 1:06.33, time drop 2.50; SOFLO: 2. Mason Jimenez 1:07.54, time drop 4.85, 5. Matt McVeigh 1:08.93, time drop 1.29, 6. Pablo Gomez 1:09.60, time drop 8.55, 9. Aleksander Chaussky 1:15.48, time drop 8.53, 12. Matthew Jimenez 1:19.22, 15. Max Marrero 1:28.56, time drop 15.05; 15-and-over, 1. Maximus Pagan, GRSC 1:05.52; SOFLO: 4. Ignacio Fernandez 1:08.13, time drop 1.00, 5. Garrett Garcia-Studdard 1:08.29, time drop 12.77, 8. Bruno Martins 1:10.91, time drop 0.88, 13. Cristian Klatt 1:17.84.

50-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Leonardo Garcia, MCDA 29.18; SOFLO: 5. Matthew Jimenez 37.02, 9. Max Marrero 43.05, time drop 0.68, 11. Giuliano Berardinelli 47.82; 15-and-over, 1. Garrett Garcia-Studdard, SOFLO 30.13, time drop 2.22.

100-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Vasyl Romankiv, AJSC 1:14.59; SOFLO: 2. Andres Gonzalez 1:15.03, time drop 3.32, 3. Pablo Gomez 1:15.40, time drop 4.91, 6. Mason Jimenez 1:16.74, time drop 3.40, 7. Amanda Bertea 1:17.51, time drop 13.10, 9. Matt McVeigh 1:18.90, time drop 1.90, 10. Luke Mercier 1:19.32, time drop 1.38, 12. Rafael Frable 1:22.47, time drop 0.75, 16. Alexander Rahman 1:32.49, 19. Giuliano Berardinelli 1:50.76; 15-and-over, 1. Ryan El Sheha, GRSC 1:13.99; SOFLO: 8. Cristian Klatt 1:25.81, time drop 5.52, 9. Jose Donayre 1:25.86.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Cesar Sanchez, PST 58.10; SOFLO: 3. Matt McVeigh 59.52, time drop 3.16, 6. Pablo Gomez 1:01.61, time drop 1.12, 8. Victor Valdiviezo 1:02.52, 9. Aleksander Chaussky 1:02.53, time drop 9.23, 11. Luke Mercier 1:02.83, time drop 0.10, 15. Rafael Frable 1:05.57, 19. Alexander Rahman 1:10.02, 21. Max Marrero 1:16.75, time drop 5.28, 23. Gustavo De Oliveira 1:30.51; 15-and-over, 1. Garrett Garcia-Studdard, SOFLO 55.96, time drop 2.21; SOFLO: 6. Jose Donayre 1:01.09, 7. Ignacio Fernandez 1:01.24, time drop 1.04, 9. Bruno Martins 1:01.61, 15. Cistian Klatt 1:07.56, time drop 6.03.

50-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Armando Bertea, SOFLO 28.88; SOFLO: 6. Luke Mercier 35.04, time drop 2.98, 8. Matthew Jimenez 35.55, time drop 0.39, 9. Alexander Rahman 35.82, 10. Rafael Frable 38.28, time drop 1.32, 12. Gustavo De Oliveira 48.90, time drop 6.24; 15-and-over, 1. Giancarlo Porras, PST 28.57; SOFLO: 6. Bruno Martins 33.55, time drop 0.06.

200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Leonardo Garcia, MCDA 2:22.11; SOFLO: 4. Mason Jimenez 2:24.83, time drop 6.62, 5. Andres Gonzalez 2:25.00, 7. Victor Valdiviezo 2:35.87, time drop 0.31, 8. Aleksander Chaussky 2:37.15, time drop 23.92; 15-and-over, 1. Ryan El Sheha, GRSC 2:20.32; SOFLO: 4. Ignacio Fernandez 2:24.98, time drop 1.74.

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

SOFLO’s Colmenares, Rodriguez Top Four Finishes On Final Day Of CCCAN Championships; Puerto Rico Wins Team Title

By Sharon Robb
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 27, 2021–Javier Colmenares and Enrique Rodriguez, both representing Venezuela internationally, ended a long meet on a successful note Sunday at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation Championships at San Juan Aquatic Complex.

Rodriguez, 16, was fourth in the 15-17 400-meter freestyle in 4:14.85. Rodriguez swam a best time of 4:14.36 in prelims, bettering his previous best of 4:15.30. His best event finish during the meet was second in the 200-meter butterfly in a best time 2:12.56, a time drop of 1.81.

Colmenares, 14, was third in the 100-meter butterfly in a lifetime-best 59.88. It was the first time he cracked 1 minute in the event. He dropped 0.24 off his entry time of 1:00.12. He was also fourth in the 13-14 50-meter breaststroke in 31.13 after going a best time 30.76 in prelims, dropping 0.38. His previous best was 31.14.

El Salvador’s Marcelo Acosta, 24, who trains with Azura, won the 400-meter freestyle in 3:58.51.

Cypress Bay High School’s Nicol Bellardi, 15, of Venezuela won the 200-meter backstroke in a best time 2:23.43, shaving 2.04 off her previous best of 2:25.47.

Puerto Rico’s Yeziel Morales, 24, who trains with Azura, won the 200-meter backstroke in 1:59.39, the FINA “B” cut for Tokyo.

Kristen Romano, 21, of Puerto Rico won the 200-meter backstroke in a best time 2:13.75, another FINA “B” cut for the Tokyo Olympics and meet record.

Puerto Rico dominated the field of 14 countries to win the team title with 1,579 points after the completion of individual events. Venezuela was second with 744.

The CCCAN Championships are a biennial aquatics championship for countries in Central America and the Caribbean. The name of the event comes from the event’s organizers: the Central American & Caribbean Swimming Confederation, whose abbreviated name is CCCAN.

The CCCAN Championships are held every odd year, and began in 1960. In addition to CCCAN members, South American countries which border on the Caribbean also participate in the championships, including Suriname, Colombia and Venezuela. There are 28 federations.

BAHAMAS NATIONALS
NASSAU—Three-time Panama Olympian Edgar Crespo fell short of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in his final attempt. Crespo, 31, went 1:02.10 in the 100-meter breaststroke time trial. The FINA “B” cut was 1:01.73 and “A” cut 59.93. Sunday was the final day for swimmers to qualify. Honduras’ Julio Horrego, already qualified in the 100 breaststroke with a “B” cut, went 1:01.18 in an exhibition final.

CCCAN SUNDAY RESULTS
TEAM TOTALS: 1. Puerto Rico 1,579, 2. Venezuela 744, 3. Dominican Republic 483, 4. Guatemala 461, 5. Virgin Islands 288, 6. Jamaica 242, 7. Honduras 212, 8. Aruba 209.5, 9. El Salvador 205, 10. Haiti 113, 11. Panama 58.5, 12. Bermuda 47, 13. Turks and Caicos 33, 14. Colombia 21.

WOMEN
400-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Nicole Mack, GUA 4:44.96; 13-14, 1. Lucero Mejia, GUA 4:33.21; 15-17, 1. Mariana Cote, VEN 4:31.01; 18-and-over, 1. Michelle Ramirez, HON 4:26.83.

50-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 35.50; 13-14, 1. Andrea Perea, PUR 35.60; 15-17, 1. Krista Jurado, GUA 33.88; 18-and-over, 1. Anahi Schreuders, ARU 33.32.

100-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Monica Leydar, VEN 1:08.88; 13-14, 1. Gabi Paredes, VEN 1:06.56; 15-17, 1. Isabella Alas, ESA 1:02.27; 18-and-over, 1. Madelyn Moore, BER 1:02.21.

200-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 2:27.07; 13-14, 1. Lucero Mejia, GUA 2:22.15, meet record; 15-17, 1. Nicol Bellardi, VEN 2:23.43; 18-and-over, 1. Kristen Romano, PUR 2:13.75.

MEN
400-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Dany Papadia, VEN 4:26.38; 13-14, 1. Caleb Romero, PUR 4:17.36; 15-17, 1. Josean Massucco, PUR 4:03.90; SOFLO: 4. Enrique Rodriguez, VEN 4:14.85; 18-and-over, 1. Marcelo Acosta, ESA 3:58.51.

50-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Gamal Kabchi, VEN 33.62; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 29.74; SOFLO: 4. Javier Colmenares 31.13; 15-17, 1. Kito Campbell, JAM 28.55, meet record; 18-and-over, 1. Andres Martijen, DOM 28.94.

100-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Omar Oyuela, HON 1:02.68; 13-14, 1. Diego Alvarado, ESA 58.73; SOFLO: 3. Javier Colmenares, VEN 59.88; 15-17, 1. Josean Massucco, PUR 57.50; FGC: 3. Renato Herran, VEN 57.86; 18-and-over, 1. Davidson Vincent, HAI 55.20.

200-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Daryan Maynard, VI 2:27.80; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 2:12.84; 15-17, 1. Max Wilson, VI 2:08.30; FGC: 2. Wisthon Rendon, VEN 2:10.77; 18-and-over, 1. Yeziel Morales, PUR 1:59.39.

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

SOFLO Swimmers End On Good Note At SOFLO BC Challenge Third Session; Chaussky, Remmele, Valdiviezo Double Winners

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 27, 2021–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers finished the SOFLO BC Challenge’s third session on a successful note Sunday morning at Academic Village Pool.

Several swimmers got their first or additional BB times for the July 16-18 Florida Gold Coast LCM BB South Championships at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

Daniel Chaussky, 10, Maximiliano Remmele, 12, and David Valdiviezo, 11, were double winners.

Chaussky won the 10-and-under 100-yard freestyle in a best time 1:12.24 with a nice time drop of 8.35 seconds; and 50-yard butterfly in a best tim 35.97, dropping 5.41 seconds.

Remmele won the 11-12 100-yard freestyle in a best time 1:05.21 with a time drop of 5.30 and 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:19.76 with a big time drop of 16.29.

Valdiviezo won the 11-12 200-yard individual medley in 2:41.65 with a time drop of 11.17 and 50-yard butterfly in 32.96.

Among other SOFLO winners were:

Ainsley Miller, 12, 50-yard backstroke, 33.99.

Gabriella Ordonez, 10, 100-yard freestyle, 1:19.32, time drop 2.27.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 9, 200-yard individual medley 2:49.57.

Lance Bergeron-Menard, 10, 50-yard backstroke, 36.85, time drop 6.35.

SOFLO led the field with the largest contingent with 77 swimmers (49 boys and 28 girls) in 383 individual events.

Among Florida Gold Coast teams that competed were Ransom-Everglades, Sunrise Swimming, Miami Country Day, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Plantation Swim Team, Cooper City Cyclones, Hurricanes Swimming, Gulliver and SwimFast.

SUNDAY SESSION 3 RESULTS
GIRLS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Sofia Kotz-Agramonte, RANS 41.64; SOFLO: 2. Joanna Valdiviezo 41.73, time drop 0.81, 3. Danielle Brancati 41.77, time drop 2.27, 5. Gabriella Ordonez 42.00, time drop 1.90, 6. Devy Otero 44.24, time drop 3.51, 10. Amber Connor 46.15, time drop 5.76, 11. Valentina Remmele 48.47, 12. Gabriela Ekht 48.79, time drop 0.49, 14. Sofia Duranti 49.00, time drop 1.75, 21. Olivia Hyppolite 51.80, time drop 13.04, 23. Audrey De Leon 54.05, time drop 22.98, 27. Ellie Phan 56.50; 11-12, 1. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 33.99; SOFLO: 3. Sofia Gomez 34.52, time drop 2.08.

100-yard breaststroke:
9-10, 1. Daira Vazquez, MCDA 1:47.20; SOFLO: 2. Sofia Duranti 1:47.55, 3. Danielle Brancati 1:53.51, time drop 5.34, 4. Devy Otero 1:53.93, time drop 9.81, 7. Amber Connor 1:55.98, 9. Gabriela Ekht 2:07.44; 11-12, 1. Kimoni Elliott, SFTL 1:22.06; SOFLO: 5. Sofia Gomez 1:30.51, 6. Gabriela Marin 1:30.65, 8. Saree Young 1:33.18, time drop 5.10.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Gabriella Ordonez, SOFLO 1:19.32, time drop 2.27; SOFLO: 2. Joanna Valdiviezo 1:20.30, time drop 5.49, 9. Valentina Remmele 1:34.23, 11. Amber Connor 1:36.36; 11-12, 1. Bianca Montalvo, RANS 1:06.01; SOFLO: 3. Saree Young 1:07.10, time drop 6.53, 6. Gabriela Marin 1:08.62, time drop 1.94.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Theanna DeMaria, SF 43.33; SOFLO: 2. Gabriella Ordonez 43.56, 4. Joanna Valdiviezo 46.55, 11. Sofia Duranti 51.31, time drop 5.93, 13. Ellie Phan 53.82, 14. Danielle Brancati 55.14, 17. Gabriela Ekht 59.56, 19. Audrey De Leon 1:01.87, 21. Olivia Hyppolite 1:03.30, time drop 19.95; 11-12, 1. Kimoni Elliott, SFTL 32.00; SOFLO: 3. Ainsley Miller 33.92, time drop 1.45, 5. Saree Young 35.23.

200-yard individual medley:
9-10, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 2:49.57; SOFLO: 4. Devy Otero 3:42.06; 11-12, 1. Emma Larralde, RANS 2:37.93; SOFLO: 2. Sofia Gomez 2:42.15, time drop 7.08, 4. Gabriela Marin 2:48.97, time drop 6.03.

BOYS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Lance Bergeron-Menard, SOFLO 36.85, time drop 6.35; SOFLO: 2. Daniel Chaussky 38.07, time drop 7.90, 9. Ethan Phan 42.91, time drop 1.13, 10. Antonio Rico 43.10, time drop 3.87, 11. David Gonzalez 43.15, time drop 3.70, 16. Gabriel Ferrer 45.33, time drop 6.95, 19. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 46.17, time drop 1.74, 20. Luis Escobar 46.18, time drop 6.53, 26. Michael Barber 47.38, time drop 4.75, 27. Rafael Naranjo 48.11, time drop 3.21, 31. Samuel Rico 49.38, time drop 0.18, 37. Leonardo Zuluaga 53.12, 39. Jackson Puntervold 55.33, 40. Matthew Marrero 55.36, time drop 12.03, 41. Santiago Zuluaga 55.49; 11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 33.55; SOFLO: 4. David Valdiviezo 36.13, time drop 2.25, 10. Dylan McVeigh 39.69, 14. Adrian Sowma 40.65, 18. Kyle Wehn 46.78.

100-yard breaststroke:
9-10, 1. Luca Pichardo, CCPR 1:35.67; SOFLO: 2. Lance Bergeron-Menard 1:35.92, time drop 7.04, 3. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 1:44.61, 4. Zachary Snigur 1:44.74, time drop 7.78, 9. Toma Petkov 1:45.35, time drop 9.74; 11-12, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 1:19.76, time drop 16.29; SOFLO: 3. Martin Petkov 1:25.85, time drop 8.02, 6. Dylan McVeigh 1:39.40, 9. Benjamin Liss 1:43.19.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 1:12.24, time drop 8.35; SOFLO: 6. Ethan Phan 1:20.73, time drop 13.66, 11. Michael Barber 1:24.58, time drop 3.74, 12. David Gonalez 1:24.92, time drop 2.54, 13. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 1:25.90, time drop 1.35, 15. Rafael Naranjo 1:26.46, time drop 6.27, 17. Antonio Rico 1:28.77, time drop 10.87, 18. Toma Petkov 1:29.24, 22. Gabriel Ferrer 1:31.58, 23. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:31.90, 24. Samuel Rico 1:32.91, time drop 4.44, 25. Luis Escobar 1:32.99, time drop 5.52, 47. Zachary Snigur 1:51.22; 11-12, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 1:05.21, time drop 5.30; SOFLO: 7. Daniel Fernandez 1:07.61, 14. Dylan McVeigh 1:16.13, time drop 0.42, 15. Adrian Sowma 1:16.67, time drop 2.29, 20. Benjamin Liss 1:20.67, time drop 9.15, 22. Kyle Wehn 1:20.87, time drop 15.17.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 35.97, time drop 5.41; SOFLO: 5. Ethan Phan 42.24, 10. Rafael Naranjo 45.42, 16. Luis Escobar 50.00, time drop 2.26, 17. Antonio Rico 5038, time drop 4.79, 19. Gabriel Ferrer 51.75, 21. Michael Barber 52.70, time drop 12.18, 33. Samuel Rico 1:02.70, 35. Sean Tee 1:14.05, 36. Santiago Zuluaga 1:15.17; 11-12, 1. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 32.96, time drop 2.16; SOFLO: 3. Maximiliano Remmele 34.21, time drop 3.43, 5. Martin Petkov 37.22, time drop 3.08, 12. Benjamin Liss 41.52, time drop 1.27, 16. Adrian Sowma 43.31, 19. Kyle Wehn 46.13.

200-yard individual medley:
9-10, 1. Nicolas Ilonta, SFTL 3:09.35; SOFLO: 5. David Gonzalez 3:31.91, time drop 5.34; 11-12, 1. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 2:41.65, time drop 11.17; SOFLO: 2. Martin Petkov 2:43.45, time drop 11.87.

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

SOFLO’s Javier Colmenares, Enrique Rodriguez Swim Best Times, Finish Runners-up On Day Four Of CCCAN Championships; Puerto Rico Leads Team Standings

By Sharon Robb
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 26, 2021–Venezuela’s Javier Colmenares of South Florida Aquatic Club turned in another best time at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation Championships Saturday at San Juan Aquatic Complex.

Colmenares, 14, was second in the 13-14 400-meter individual medley in a lifetime-best 4:48.76, shaving 3.07 seconds off his previous best of 4:51.83. Colmenares has had best times in every event he has competed in.

Colmenares has the 50-meter breaststroke and 100-meter butterfly left to swim on Sunday.

Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cancel, 21, of University of Florida and SOFLO had the fastest qualifying time in the 400-meter individual medley in a best time 4:21.26, lowering his entry time of 4:28 by 6.74 seconds. He finished second in finals in 4:21.91.

SOFLO’s Enrique Rodriguez, 16, of Venezuela was second in the 200-meter butterfly in a best time 2:12.56, dropping 1.81 seconds.

SOFLO’s Andrea Santander, 19, of Venezuela was sixth in the 50-meter freestyle in 27.21 after going 27.08 in morning prelims.

Puerto Rico’s Yeziel Morales, 24, of Azura Florida Aquatics won the 100-meter backstroke in a best time 55.09, under the FINA Olympic “B” cut of 55.47 and meet record. Venezuela’s Alfonso Mestre, 19, of University of Florida earned the FINA Olympic “A” cut in the 800-meter freestyle (7:54.31) in 7:50.81, an official split time off the 1500 meters and also broke his own national record.

In other notable swims, Puerto Rico’s Jarod Arroyo set a national record in the 200 IM in 2:00.61. Xavier Ruiz of Puerto Rico set a national record in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:04.53.

After Saturday night’s individual events, Puerto Rico has a huge lead in the team standings with 1,202 points. Venezuela is second with 516.5.

CCCAN SATURDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
400-meter individual medley:
13-14, 1. Ihanelys Massini, PUR 5:24.49; 15-17, 1. Mariana Cote, VEN 5:07.64; 18-and-over, None.

50-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Riley Miller, ISV 28.53; 13-14, 1. Christanya Shirley, JAM 27.33; 15-17, 1. Miriam Sheehan, PUR 26.42; FGC: 5. Nicol Bellardi, VEN 27.96; 18-and-over, 1. Madelyn Moore, BER 25.82; SOFLO: 6. Andrea Santander, VEN 27.21.

100-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 1:08.61; 13-14, 1. Elizabeth Jimenez, DOM 1:05.54; 15-17, 1. Miriam Sheehan, PUR 1:03.90; FGC: 2. Nicol Bellardi, VEN 1:07.28; 18-and-over, 1. Celismar Guzman, PUR 1:04.12.

200-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Fatima Cuellar, GUA 2:35.04; 13-14, 1. Gabi Paredes, VEN 2:29.82; 15-17, 1. Julianna Penner, VEN 2:22.10; 18-and-over, 1. Michella Ramirez, HON 2:17.32.

MEN
400-meter individual medley:
13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 4:37.02; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares 4:48.76, time drop 3.07; 15-17, 1. Josean Massucco, PUR 4:37.60; 18-and-over, 1. Jarod Arroyo, PUR 4:17.94; SOFLO: 2. Miguel Cancel, PUR 4:21.91; FGC: 4. Marcelo Acosta 4:39.10.

50-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Omar Oyuela, HON 27.21; 13-14, 1. Jaydon Croes, Aruba 24.40; 15-17, 1. Derek Correa, PUR 23.59; FGC: 2. Renato Herran, VEN 24.15, 3. Omar Fathallah, PUR 24.20; 18-and-over, 1. Louis Ortiz, PUR 22.82.

100-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Daryan Maynard, VI 1:07.64; 13-14, 1. Siul Araya, PUR 1:02.38; 15-17, 1. Max Wilson, VI 57.52; FGC: 4. Wisthon Rendon, VEN 1:01.20; 18-and-over, 1. Yeziel Morales, PUR 55.09.

200-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Omar Oyuela, HON 2:21.14; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 2:07.38; 15-17, 1. Josean Massucco, PUR 2:06.43; SOFLO: 2. Enrique Rodriguez, VEN 2:12.56; 18-and-over, 1. Victor Rosado, PUR 2:01.74.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Success Continues In SOFLO BC Challenge Second Session; Garcia-Studdard, Bertea Double Winners

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 26, 2021–It was another successful session for South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers in the day’s final action of the SOFLO BC Challenge Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

Garrett Garcia-Studdard and Armando Bertea were double winners for the boys’ team.

Garcia-Studdard, 15, won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:05.35 and 50-yard freestyle in a best time 26.07, dropping 4.70 seconds and dipping below 30 seconds for the first time.

Bertea, 14, won the 50-yard freestyle in 25.85 with a time drop of 2.20 and 100-yard butterfly in 1:03.55 with a time drop of 11.56.

Isabella Bartoli, 13, was the girls’ team only winner in the 50-meter freestyle in a best time 30.33, dropping 1.45 seconds. She also improved her 100-meter backstroke time in 1:17.25, dropping 3.31 seconds.

Among other SOFLO winners were:

Andres Gonzalez, 14, 50-yard breaststroke 34.34, time drop 1.71.

Yanjun Wang, 16, won the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 1:01.49, dropping 3.02 seconds.

Swimmers are seeking their first or additional BB times to qualify for the July 16-18 Florida Gold Coast LCM BB South Championships at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

Two sessions are scheduled for Sunday at 8:30 a.m. for ages 9-12 and 12:30 p.m. for ages 13-and-over. The meet cap is 250 swimmers per session.

SOFLO heads the field with the largest contingent with 77 swimmers (49 boys and 28 girls) competing in 383 individual events.

Among Florida Gold Coast teams competing are Ransom-Everglades, Sunrise Swimming, Miami Country Day, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Plantation Swim Team, Cooper City Cyclones, Hurricanes Swimming, Gulliver and SwimFast.

There is a designated standing area only for spectators. Parents are asked to return to their cars or tents once they are done watching their children swim. No chairs or umbrellas are allowed. Parent tents are allowed on the grass next to the parking lots.

Athletes, coaches, officials, and meet volunteers must maintain social distancing at all times. Face coverings are optional, however social distancing will still be encouraged. Marshals and security officers are charged with enforcing the above protocols. Non-compliance may result in ejection from the venue and school grounds.

SATURDAY SESSION TWO RESULTS
GIRLS
100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Chloe Cupid, PST 1:11.03; SOFLO: 5. Melissa Nassery 1:15.14, time drop 5.25, 8. Isabella Bartoli 1:17.25, time drop 3.31, 12. Cali Harries 1:18.69, time drop 1.05; 15-and-over, 1. Carleigh Schleicher, CCPR 1:09.17; SOFLO: 6. Judith-Alison Natino 1:16.87.

50-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Chloe Cupid, PST 39.93; SOFLO: 5. Sarah Bedoya 42.82, time drop 1.28, 9. tie, Abigail-Marie Natino 43.86 and Melissa Nassery 43.86, time drop 9.88; 15-and-over, 1. Nicole Torres-Torres, GRSC 35.97; SOFLO: 7. Judith-Alison Natino 39.67, time drop 0.30.

50-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Isabella Bartoli, SOFLO 30.33, time drop 1.45; SOFLO: 4. Abigail-Marie Natino 32.38, 8. Emily Vazquez 36.06, 9. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 36.08, time drop 2.65; 15-and-over, 1. Isabella Roberti, CCPR 29.62; SOFLO: 6. Natalia Klatt 35.96 time drop 1.23.

100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Chloe Cupid, PST 1:11.62; SOFLO: 3. Sarah Bedoya 1:15.95, time drop 3.47, 7. Cali Harries 1:22.64, 11. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado 1:47.25; 15-and-over, 1. Carleigh Schleicher, CCPR 1:08.10.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Kayla Diaz, SF 2:20.99; 15-and-over, 1. Makaila Blanchard, SF 2:15.93.

BOYS
100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Leonardo Garcia, MCDA 1:04.65; SOFLO: 2. Matt McVeigh 1:07.24, time drop 1.31, 4. Mason Jimenez 1:08.13, time drop 6.13, 6. Victory Valdiviezo 1:10.66, time drop 1.07, 9. Andres Gonzalez 1:13.01, time drop 0.37, 12. Matthew Jimenez 1:23.79, 14. Max Marrero 1:26.58; 15-and-over, 1. Garrett Garcia-Studdard, SOFLO 1:05.35; SOFLO: 2. Yanjun Wang 1:05.89, time drop 5.70, 4. Ignacio Fernandez 1:06.24, 12. Bruno Martins 1:17.91, time drop 3.83.

50-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Andres Gonzalez, SOFLO 34.34, time drop 1.71; SOFLO: 2. Pablo Gomez 34.89, time drop 4.13, 4. Luke Mercier 35.84, time drop 1.73, 5. Rafael Frable 35.85, time drop 3.55, 7. Armando Bertea 36.08, time drop 3.22, 10. Alexander Rahman 41.44, 15. Matthew Jimenez 44.32, 17. Max Marrero 46.59, time drop 4.98, 18. Giuliano Berardinelli 50.19, 19. Gustavo De Oliveira 56.58, time drop 2.03; 15-and-over, 1. Maximus Pagan, GRSC 33.86; SOFLO: 5. Cristian Klatt 38.33, time drop 2.57.

50-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Armando Bertea, SOFLO 25.85, time drop 2.20; SOFLO: 4. Mason JImenez 27.09, time drop 1.12, 7. Luke Mercier 28.07, time drop 0.21, 8. Pablo Gomez 28.22, time drop 1.93, 10. Matt McVeigh 28.56, 12. Rafael Frable 28.78, time drop 1.53, 18. Matthew Jimenez 30.11, 19. Victor Valdiviezo 30.20, 20. Alexander Rahman 30.81, 24. Max Marrero 33.79, time drop 1.62, 26. Gustavo De Oliveira 39.56, time drop 2.07; 15-and-over, 1. Garrett Garcia-Studdard, SOFLO 26.07, time drop 4.70; SOFLO: 2. Jose Donayre 26.72, time drop 1.13, 7. Bruno Martins 27.55, time drop 0.94, 13. Ignacio Fernandez 28.51, time drop 0.16, 15. Cristian Klatt 30.44, time drop 1.95.

100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Armando Bertea, SOFLO 1:03.55, time drop 11.56; SOFLO: 4. Mason Jimenez 1:06.67, time drop 3.09, 5. Andres Gonzalez 1:07.04, time drop 2.98, 7. Pablo Gomez 1:11.18, time drop 11.66, 8. Matt McVeigh 1:12.47, time drop 30.79, 9. Luke Mercier 1:15.79, 11. Gustavo De Oliveira 1:39.83, time drop 28.77; 15-and-over, 1. Yanjun Wang, SOFLO 1:01.49, time drop 3.02; SOFLO: 3. Ignacio Fernandez 1:05.26, time drop 1.43.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Cesar Sanchez, PST 2:09.29; SOFLO: 2. Victor Valdiviezo 2:13.86, time drop 0.17, 4. Rafael Frable 2:17.61, time drop 3.85, 7. Aleksander Chaussky 2:19.51; 15-and-over, 1. Carlos Osorio, RANS 2:10.12; SOFLO: 4. Jose Donayre 2:17.22, 5. Bruno Martins 2:18.31, 9. Cristian Klatt 2:33.79, time drop 8.68.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Shine In Opening Session Of SOFLO BC Challenge; Daniel Chaussky Triple Winner

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 26, 2021–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers came ready to swim fast in the opening session of the SOFLO BC Challenge at Academic Village Pool.

Ninety percent of the swimmers had at least one lifetime-best with sizeable drops in time during the morning session.

Daniel Chaussky, 10, was a triple winner with two lifetime-bests. He won the 100-yard individual medley in 1:22.27 with a time drop of 8.01; 50-yard breaststroke in 43.48 with a time drop of 4.15 and 100-yard butterfly in 1:25.83.

Among other SOFLO winners were:

Mikhel Martin, 12, 100-yard IM, 1:16.83, time drop 8.60.

Gianna Martin, 10, 100-yard backstroke, 1:23.28, time drop 8.91.

Sofia Duranti, 10, 50-yard breaststroke 47.82, time drop 4.26.

Gabriella Ordonez, 10, 100-yard butterfly, 1:34.50, time drop 6.56.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 9, 200-yard freestyle, 2:25.16.

Maximiliano Remmele, 12, 50-yard breaststroke 37.72, time drop 4.47.

David Valdiviezo, 11, 200-yard freestyle 2:22.83, time drop 18.23.

Swimmers are seeking their first or additional BB times to qualify for the July 16-18 Florida Gold Coast LCM BB South Championships at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

Two sessions are scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 9-12 and 2:30 p.m. for ages 13-and-over and again on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The meet cap is 250 swimmers per session.

SOFLO heads the field with the largest contingent with 77 swimmers (49 boys and 28 girls) competing in 383 individual events.

SATURDAY SESSION ONE RESULTS
GIRLS
100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Veronica Landron, SUN 1:37.43; SOFLO: 6. Sofia Duranti 1:42.55, time drop 1.31, 8. Amber Connor 1:43.08, time drop 7.59, 13. Valentina Remmele 1:47.43, time drop 6.92, 21. Audrey De Leon 2:02.74; 11-12, 1. Mikhel Martin, SOFLO 1:16.83, time drop 8.60; SOFLO: 5. Gabriela Marin 1:23.18, time drop 1.75, 9. Marlena Groves 1:30.37, time drop 4.47.

100-yard backstroke:
9-10, 1. Gianna Martin, SOFLO 1:23.28, time drop 8.91; SOFLO: 2. Christie Ann Lumsden 1:23.29, time drop 25.94, 3. Joanna Valdiviezo 1:26.38, time drop 7.15, 4. Danielle Brancati 1:28.91, time drop 8.51, 9. Gabriela Ekht 2:05.64; 11-12, 1. Bianca Montalvo, RANS 1:14.95; SOFLO: 2. Mikhel Martin 1:15.00, time drop 6.92, 6. Ainsley Miller 1:18.40, time drop 1.17, 11. Gabriela Marin 1:22.00, time drop 4.39, 15. Marlene Groves 1:24.08, time drop 9.81, 21. Catalina Restrepo 1:40.17, time drop 21.97.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Sofia Duranti, SOFLO 47.82, time drop 4.26; SOFLO: 6. Danielle Brancati 52.26, time drop 0.76, 7. Gabriella Ordonez 53.41, time drop 6.15, 10. Valentina Remmele 54.68, time drop 5.33, 13. Ellie Phan 57.41, time drop 4.90, 23. Gabriela Ekht 1:00.16; 11-12, 1. Kimoni Elliott, SFTL 37.72; SOFLO: 8. Saree Young 43.31, time drop 3.68, 18. Catalina Restrepo 50.32, time drop 1.00.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Sofia Kotz-Agramonte, RANS 32.63; SOFLO: 4. Gabriella Ordonez 36.68, time drop 1.04, 5. Joanna Valdiviezo 37.47, time drop 0.16, 6. Danielle Brancati 38.15, time drop 1.85, 12. Sofia Duranti 39.82, time drop 1.09, 16. Amber Connor 41.17, time drop 3.91, 18. Valentina Remmele 41.97, time drop 2.54, 26. Gabriela Ekht 46.90, 30. Ellie Phan 48.51, time drop 2.67, 33. Audrey De Leon 49.80; 11-12, 1. Alex Rodriguez-Quevedo, SFTL 30.45; SOFLO: 8. Saree Young 31.50, time drop 0.73, 23. Catalina Restrepo 37.14, time drop 3.19.

100-yard butterfly:
9-10, 1. Gabriella Ordonez, SOFLO 1:34.50, time drop 6.56; 11-12, 1. Kimoni Elliott, SFTL 1:14.08; SOFLO: 2. Ainsley Miller 1:20.31, time drop 2.43, 4. Gabriela Marin 1:23.10, time drop 8.71, 6. Saree Young 1:25.27, time drop 4.85.

200-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 2:25.16; SOFLO: 2. Joanna Valdiviezo 2:56.31, time drop 13.26; 11-12, 1. Emma Larralde, RANS 2:18.83; SOFLO: 2. Mikhel Martin 2:20.95, time drop 12.27, 10. Ainsley Miller 2:28.06, time drop 8.82, 19. Marlene Groves 2:51.17, time drop 38.66.

BOYS
100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 1:22.27, time drop 8.01; SOFLO: 6. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 1:32.60, time drop 11.16, 7. Toma Petkov 1:33.48, time drop 5.80, 11. Rafael Naranjo 1:37.72, 12. Zachary Snigur 1:37.79, 13. David Gonzalez 1:38.18, time drop 2.72, 14. Michael Barber 1:38.55, time drop 6.42, 15. Gabriel Ferrer 1:39.10, 17. Luis Escobar 1:39.41, time drop 7.25, 20. Antonio Rico 1:42.03, time drop 4.30, 23. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:47.11, time drop 7.64, 33. Matthew Marrero 2:12.69; 11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 1:11.52; SOFLO: 2. Maximiliano Remmele 1:12.17, time drop 6.79, 3. David Valdiviezo 1:14.73, time drop 3.20, 5. Martin Petkov 1:15.93, time drop 4.02, 12. Benjamin Liss 1:28.51, time drop 9.97, 17. Kyle Wehn 1:32.25, time drop 16.36.

100-yard backstroke:
9-10, 1. Aiden Goodwin, PST 1:23.37; SOFLO: 8. Samuel Rico 1:44.48, time drop 2.98; 11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 1:11.34; SOFLO: 5. Aiden Delgado 1:24.82, time drop 5.22, 7. Dylan McVeigh 1:25.55, 8. Adrian Sowma 1:28.04, time drop 0.80.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 43.48, time drop 4.15; SOFLO: 3. Ethan Phan 45.21, time drop 1.72, 6. Matthew Sankey 47.29, 7. Zachary Snigur 47.42, time drop 1.90, 8. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 48.00, time drop 1.72, 11. Toma Petkov 49.54, time drop 1.02, 15. Luis Escobar 50.81, time drop 2.67, 18. Rafael Naranjo 51.59, time drop 3.19, 20. Leonardo Zuluaga 53.39, 22. Gabriel Ferrer 53.60, time drop 3.89, 29. Jackson Puntervold 1:00.98, 32. Sean Tee 1:02.27, 35. Santiago Zuluaga 1:03.98, 41. Matthew Marrero 1:06.23, time drop 11.29; 11-12, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 37.72, time drop 4.47; SOFLO: 3. Martin Petkov 40.65, time drop 1.54, 8. Dylan McVeigh 44.26, 11. Adrian Sowma 46.44, time drop 0.86, 16. Kyle Wehn 50.53, time drop 4.57.

50-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Luca Pichardo, CCPR 32.97; SOFLO: 2. Matthew Sankey 33.85, time drop 1.41, 8. Zachary Sniguer 36.53, time drop 1.40, 10. Ethan Phan, 37.20, time drop 0.81, 11. Rafael Naranjo 37.44, time drop 2.42, 12. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 37.48, time dop 2.52, 13. Michael Barber 37.78, time drop 0.98, 14. David Gonzalez 37.80, time drop 1.34, 15. Antonio Rico 37.99, time drop 3.20, 16. Luis Escobar 38.27, time drop 2.20, 22. Gabriel Ferrer 39.99, time drop 3.57, 24. Nicolas Restrepo 40.26, time drop 1.43, 28. Leonardo Zuluaga 41.59, time drop 1.73, 29. Samuel Rico 42.16, time drop 0.69, 44. Jackson Puntervold 47.87, 46. Matthew Marrero 49.95, time drop 1.73, 52. Sean Tee 52.23; 11-12, 1. Maximo Zapata, RANS 28.75; SOFLO: 7. Daniel Fernandez 30.82, 8. Martin Petkov 30.92, time drop 1.03, 18. Benjamin Liss 35.24, time drop 3.06, 19. Adrian Sowma 35.30, time drop 0.76, 22. Aiden Delgado 35.86, 24. Kyle Wehn 37.79, time drop 0.53.

100-yard butterfly:
9-10, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 1:25.83; SOFLO: 2. David Gonzalez 1:48.12; 11-12, 1. Ben Fanjul, CANE 1:11.58; SOFLO: 3. David Valdiviezo 1:14.25, time drop 5.25, 4. Maximiliano Remmele 1:14.96, 9. Benjamin Liss 1:42.97.

200-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Ryan Slogrove, SFTL 2:37.55; SOFLO: 4. Michael Barber 2:59.47, 5. Toma Petkov 3:01.50, time drop 19.68, 9. Samuel Rico 3:18.61, time drop 6.91, 10. Antonio Rico 3:18.63, time drop 17.35; 11-12, 1. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 2:22.83, time drop 18.23; SOFLO: 6. Daniel Fernandez 2:30.86, time drop 0.16, 9. Dylan McVeigh 2:48.19, time drop 1.21.

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

Javier Colmenares Top SOFLO Finisher On Day Three Of CCCAN Championships

By Sharon Robb
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 25, 2021–Venezuela’s Javier Colmenares is having the meet of his young life at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation Championships at San Juan Aquatic Complex.

On Friday night, Colmenares, 14, posted his third lifetime-best of the meet finishing second in the 13-14 200-meter breaststroke in 2:28.12, shaving 2.50 seconds off his previous best of 2:30.62.

Colmenares has also had best times in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:13.31 and 1:06.76 in the 100-meter breaststroke, “a real swim for a 14-year-old,” SOFLO coach Chris Anderson said.

Colmenares has the 400 IM, 50 breaststroke and 100 butterfly in the FINA-sanctioned meet.

Two other SOFLO swimmers also saw action Friday night.

Andrea Santander, 19, of Venezuela was fourth in the 100-meter freestyle in 58.47, bettering her morning fifth- fastest time of 58.69.

Enrique Rodriguez, 16, of Venezuela was sixth in the 800-meter freestyle in a best time 8:55.43, dropping 2.62 seconds off his previous best.

BAHAMAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NASSAU—Bahamas national team member Izaak Bastian, 19, of Florida State and St. Andrew’s alum won the 200-meter breaststroke in a best time 2:15.14, dropping 0.93 seconds. He was also a member of the winning 200-meter freestyle relay (1:33.65). He has the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke events left to swim.

FRIDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
1500-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Ariana Valle, ESA 18:04.15; 15-17, 1. Julianna Penner, VEN 17:38.23; 18-and-over, 1. Michelle Ramirez, HON 17:27.83.

50-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Riley Miller, ISV 31.78; 13-14, 1. Elizabeth Jimenez, DOM 30.41; 15-17, 1. Miriam Sheehan, PUR 29.39; FGC: 2. Nicole Bellardi, VEN 31.32; 18-and-over, 1. Celismar Guzman, PUR 29.60.

200-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 2:49.54; 13-14, 1. Andrea Perea, PUR 2:48.29; 15-17, 1. Krista Jurado, GUA 2:39.81; 18-and-over, 1. Marissa Lygo, PUR 2:40.13.

100-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Nicole Mack, GUA 1:02.41; 13-14, 1. Alanis Santiago, PUR 59.31; 15-17, 1. Miriam Sheehan, PUR 57.81; FGC: 4. Nicol Bellardi, VEN 59.95; 18-and-over, 1. Madelyn Moore, BER 56.75; SOFLO: 4. Andrea Santander, VEN 58.47.

MEN
800-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Caleb Romero, PUR 9:05.18; 15-17, 1. Josean Massucco, PUR 8:21.92; SOFLO: 6. Enrique Rodriguez, VEN 8:55.43, time drop 2.62; 18-and-over, 1. Marcelo Acosta, ESA 8:10.66.

50-meter backstroke:
11-12, 1. Omar Oyuela, HON 31.61; 13-14, 1. Nelson Denny, JAM 27.98; 15-17, 1. Max Wilson, ISV 26.44; FGC: 6. Wisthon Rendon, VEN 29.28; 18-and-over, 1. Yeziel Morales, PUR 25.66.

200-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Gamal Kabchi, VEN 2:41.29; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 2:18.97; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares, VEN 2:28.12, time drop 2.50; 15-17, 1. Ryan Tirado, PUR 2:23.24; 18-and-over, 1. Tyler Christianson, PAN 2:16.96.

100-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Omar Oyuela, HON 58.81; 13-14, 1. Nelson Denny, JAM 53.61; 15-17, 1. Max Wilson, ISV 51.60; FGC: 4. Renato Herran, VEN 53.71; 18-and-over, 1. Mikel Schreuders, Aruba 50.27.

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

TYR MAY GIRL SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Amanda Grubbs

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 25, 2021–Amanda Grubbs has the best reason for swimming.

“I like that it’s in water and not on land,” Grubbs said. “It’s a good competitive sport and good for your mentality.”

A seventh grader at Southwood Middle School in Palmetto Bay, Grubbs, 12, hopes to swim for her school swim team in addition to club swimming.

Grubbs has been swimming for five years, the last two with South Florida Aquatic Club and before that Flying Fish Swim Club.

“I’m very happy with the SOFLO program,” Grubbs said. “I’m working hard to get better.”

Grubbs does enjoy other sports with her friends including tennis but is focused on swimming.

“Swimming has done a lot for my mental strength,” Grubbs said. “It’s good for time management especially in the summer and afternoons.”

At the SoFlo Memorial Day Intrasquad Long Course Challenge at Academic Village Pool, Grubbs was first in the 11-12 girls’ 50- (33.40) and 100-meter butterfly (1:14.29), 100-meter freestyle (1:08.23) and 100-meter backstroke (1:20.97). She was also second in the 400-meter freestyle (5:06.70).

“Speaking as Amanda’s Coach, it’s fair to say her performance at the Intrasquad meet is why she was selected Swimmer of the Month,” SOFLO coach Isidro Planell said. “Amanda is definitely a firecracker especially when it comes to her swimming.

“She has improved tremendously over the past few months and has started learning to apply her racing to her practices which definitely is the reason for her success the last few meets. I am very excited as her coach to see her continue improving and see where her competitive nature takes her.”

Grubbs and her family are planning a short vacation to avoid any conflict with swimming and summer meets. Her older sister, Sophia, is also a member of SOFLO and trains with Coach Lou.

“Maybe two or three days for a small vacation,” she said. “We don’t want to miss too much swimming and practices because there are big meets coming up in July.”

While she is versatile in all strokes, she said her favorite strokes are backstroke and butterfly. “To be honest my favorite is more butterfly because I am getting better in fly more than backstroke, it’s faster,” she said.

Grubbs said one of her biggest turning points in the sport came at a practice session. “I was at one practice and I felt so good. I felt so fast and I thought maybe I could go even faster. I felt like I could do anything in that moment.

“I didn’t have any JO cuts in the beginning and then I started getting them, one after another, over and over again. I thought wow, I can go faster and it’s just gotten me further. I got really motivated.”

Her most memorable meet was at Gulliver Prep where she got her first JO cut in the 200 freestyle.

“Coach Issy was cheering me on and I went so fast,” Grubbs said. “And then the next race I got another JO cut. I did so good and beat everyone in the race. But then it kind of turned out bad because the next day was my birthday so I aged up and lost the cuts.”

Grubbs has several goals for the future including swimming on a high school team and making states and competing for a college. “I can’t wait to get better and better,” she said.

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.

TYR, created by athletes, is named for the Norse god of warriors in Germanic mythology. Among its female-sponsored athletes are newly-minted 2020 Olympians Simone Manuel, Katie Ledecky, Lilly King, Annie Lazor, Ashley Twichell and other elite swimmers Melanie Margalis, Molly Hannis and Kelsi Dahlia.

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

SOFLO’s Crespo, Cancel, Colmenares, Cincotti, Santander Top 4 Finishers On Day Two At CCCAN Championships

By Sharon Robb
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, June 24, 2021–Three-time Panama Olympian Edgar Crespo of South Florida Aquatic Club won the 100-meter breaststroke but fell short of the Olympic qualifying standard Thursday at the Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation Championships at San Juan Aquatic Complex.

Crespo, 33, won in 1:02.02, dropping 0.29 off his entry time of 1:02.31, but fell short of the FINA A standard of 59.93 and FINA B standard of 1:01.73.

Crespo will make one final attempt at the Bahamas National Championships on Sunday, the final day of FINA’s qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Miguel Cancel, 21, of Puerto Rico was second in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:01.63. His entry time of 2:02.49 had already dipped below the 2:03.26 “B” standard. The “A standard is 1:59.67.

Javier Colmenares, 14, of Venzuela, had two runner-up finishes with best times in his events in the 13-14 age group. After earning the top seed in 2:16.87, he finished second in a best time 2:13.31, dropping 2.68 off his previous best of 2:15.99.

Colmenares was also second in the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:06.76, another best time by 2.21 seconds bettering his previous best of 1:08.97. He was fifth fastest in morning prelims in 1:10.69.

Mariangela Cincotti, 17, of Venezuela was third in the 15-17 200-meter freestyle in 2:13.03, off her entry time of 2:07.85.

Andrea Santander, 19, of Venezuela finished fourth in the 200 IM in 2:25.02. She has the 100 and 50 freestyles left to swim.

THURSDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
200-meter individual medley:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 2:28.51; 13-14, 1. Eva Ogden, PAN 2:31.57; 15-17, 1. Isabella Alas, ESA 2:21.84; FGC: 3. Nicol Bellardi, VEN 2:24.68; 18-and-over, 1. Kristen Romano, PUR 2:12.86; SOFLO: 4. Andrea Santander, VEN 2:25.02.

50-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Riley Miller, ISV 30.60; 13-14, 1. Elizabeth Jimenez, DOM 28.74; 15-17, 1. Miriam Sheehan, PUR 27.57; 18-and-over, 1. Madelyn Moore, BER 27.12.

100-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Melissa Diego, GUA 1:19.09; 13-14, 1. Andrea Perea, PUR 1:17.41; 15-17, 1. Krista Jurado, GUA 1:14.25; 18-and-over, 1. Marissa Lugo, PUR 1:13.66.

200-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Nicole Mack, GUA 2:12.75; 13-14, 1. Lucero Mejia, GUA 2:08.36; 15-17, 1. Isabella Alas, ESA 2:06.96; SOFLO: 3. Mariangela Cincotti, VEN 2:13.03; 18-and-over, 1. Julimar Avila, HON 2:06.15.

400-meter medley relay:
11-12, 1. Puerto Rico 4:51.92; 13-14, 1. Puerto Rico 4:44.61; 15-17, 1. Venezuela (Nicol Bellardi, Fabiana Pesce, Julianna Penner, Mariana Cote) 4:33.65; 18-and-over, 1. Puerto Rico 4:28.57.

MEN
200-meter individual medley:
11-12, 1. Dany Papadia, VEN 2:26.23; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 2:11.49; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares, VEN 2:13.31; 15-17, 1. Max Wilson, ISV 2:10.75; 18-and-over, 1. Jarod Arroyo, PUR 2:00.95; SOFLO: 2. Miguel Cancel, PUR 2:01.63.

50-meter butterfly:
11-12, 1. Christian Jerome, HAI 28.43; 13-14, 1. Nelson Denny, JAM 26.46; 15-17, 1. Kaheem Lozer, JAM 25.49; FGC: 4. Renato Herran, VEN 25.84; 18-and-over, 1. Davidson Vincent, HAI 24.74.

100-meter breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Gamal Kabchi, VEN 1:12.92; 13-14, 1. Xavier Ruiz, PUR 1:04.53; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares, VEN 1:06.76; 15-17, 1. Alexandre Grand’Pierre, HAI 1:03.72; 18-and-over, 1. Edgar Crespo, PAN 1:02.02.

200-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Dany Papadia, VEN 2:06.88; 13-14, 1. Caleb Romero, PUR 1:59.97; 15-17, 1. Jaden Ficklen Berrios, PUR 1:54.09; 18-and-over, 1. Mikel Schreuders, ARU 1:53.16, FGC: 2. Marcelo Acosta, ESA 1:53.28.

400-meter medley relay:
13-14, 1. Puerto Rico 4:07.53; 15-17, 1. Puerto Rico 3:58.24; 18-and-over, 1. Puerto Rico 3:51.31.

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

SOFLO Hosts BC Challenge This Weekend To Kick Off A Fun And Busy Summer Season

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, June 24, 2021–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers will be looking to swim fast and achieve qualifying standards at this weekend’s SOFLO BC Challenge at Academic Village Pool.

Swimmers will be looking for their first or additional BB times to qualify for the July 16-18 Florida Gold Coast LCM BB South Championships at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

For this weekend’s meet, two sessions are scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 9-12 and 2:30 p.m. for ages 13-and-over and again on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The meet cap is 250 swimmers per session.

SOFLO heads the field with the largest contingent with 77 swimmers (49 boys and 28 girls) competing in 383 individual events.

SOFLO’s top-seeded swimmers are:

Gianna Martin, 10, 100-yard backstroke, 1:32.19.

Matthew Sankey, 10, 50-yard freestyle, 35.26.

Gabriella Ordonez, 10, 100-yard butterfly 1:41.06; 100-yard freestyle 1:21.59; 50-yard butterfly 42.68.

Matt McVeigh, 13, 100-yard backstroke 1:08.55.

Andres Gonzalez, 14, 50-yard breaststroke 36.05; 100 IM, 1:08.83.

Armando Bertea, 14, 50-yard freestyle 28.05.

Isabella Bartoli, 100-yard butterfly, 1:18.95.

Yanjun Wang, 16, 100-yard butterfly 1:04.51.

Joanna Valdiviezo, 9, 50-yard backstroke 42.54.

Victor Valdiviezo, 14, 200-yard freestyle 2:14.03; 100 freestyle 1:02.09.

David Valdiviezo, 11, 50-yard butterfly 35.12.

Daniel Chaussky, 10, 50-yard butterfly 41.38.

Gabriela Marin, 12, 200 IM 2:55.00.

David Gonzalez, 10, 200 IM 3:37.25.

Sarah Bedoya, 13, 100 IM 1:20.10; 50 backstroke 34.46; 200 IM 2:37.94.

Cali Harries, 14, 100 breaststroke 1:21.90.

Garcia-Studdard, 15, 100 freestyle 58.17.

Judith-Alison Natino, 15, 100 freestyle 1:04.52.

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