Month: October 2021

FSU Seminoles Win Quad Meet; Izaak Bastian, SOFLO’s Gaby Banks Top Three Finishers


By Sharon Robb
TALLAHASSEE, October 30, 2021—Florida State swept North Florida, West Florida and Florida Southern Saturday in its annual “Paint It Pink” Meet.

Sponsored by Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, the meet supports the fight against breast cancer.

“This meet is always a lot of fun,” FSU head coach Neal Studd said. “It’s great to get some other Florida teams here for us and to mix it up a little. It’s a great opportunity for the athletes that did not travel last week to show us what they have.”

The No. 15 Seminoles picked up a combined four wins at Morcom Aquatics Center.

The 15th-ranked men’s team (3-0, 1-0 ACC) defeated Florida Southern 196.50-65.50.

The women’s team (4-1, 1-0 ACC) picked up three victories, defeating UWF 240-59, North Florida 248-45 and the Mocs 244-49.

“It was good to see some different events out of people today,” Studd said. “We saw some people step up and help us in areas where we go against SEC and ACC teams.”

The Seminoles won a combined 26 events, with 19 sweeps including the both the men’s and women’s 200 medley relay.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Gaby Banks, a sophomore who competes for Jamaica internationally, was third in the 50-yard freestyle in 24.40, 11th in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.75 and was a member of the 200-yard medley relay that finished second in 1:47.40.

Senior Izaak Bastian, a St. Andrew’s alum and member of the Bahamian national team, was third in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.18 and was a member of the third place 200-yard freestyle relay that finished in 1:24.73.

In the women’s meet, Nina Kucheran (1:52.35), Ashley Zettle (1:52.97) and Tania Quaglieri (1:55.87) swept the 200 freestyle and Jaden Herbet was first in the 100 backstroke in 57.24.

FSU added another sweep in the 100 breaststroke, led by Maddy Huggins (1:03.04) followed by Hannah Womer (1:03.37) and Nora Woods (1:07.08).

Edith Jernstedt (2:03.75) won the 200 butterfly and Pia Murray (2:08.77) followed was second.

Gloria Muzito won the 50 freestyle in 24.08 followed by Aryanna Fernandes in 24.18.

Herbet won her second event of the day, leading a sweep of the 200 backstroke in 2:05.29, followed by Murray in 2:07.62 and Natalie Peterson in 2:08.53.

Katherine Baker was first in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.51) ahead of Rachel Moran (2:24.20) and Woods (2:24.66).

FSU took the top three places in the 500 freestyle with Phoebe Griffiths (4:59.23), Kucheran (5:03.89) and Zettle (5:08.72).

Womer added a win in the 100 butterfly (55.15) ahead of Murray (56.64) and Huggins in third (57.97).

The women added another sweep in the 400 individual medley led by Syd VanOvermeiren (4:24.81) followed by Sydney Boals (4:28.22) and Olivia Sapio (4:31.67).

FSU took first in the 200 freestyle relay by Muzito, Zsofia Kurdi, Quaglieri and Womer in 1:36.09.

Samantha Vear (284.18) won the 1-meter diving ahead of teammates Victoria Cervantes (280.65) and Isabel Gregersen (278.40). On 3-meter, Cervantes (314.70) edged Gregersen (302.03) and Vear (281.93) for first-place.

After the sweep of the 200 medley relay in the men’s meet, Nick Mason came back with a win in the 1000 freestyle in 9:26.05 followed by Zach Smith in (9:27.54).

FSU swept the 200 freestyle with Yordan Yanchev (1:39.95), Sam Budd (1:40.52) and David Quirie (1:42.23).

Florida Southern’s Brandon Dyck won the 100 backstroke. FSU’s Peter Varjasi won the 100 breaststroke in 55.08.

FSU had a one-two finish in the 200 butterfly with Brennan Hammond (1:51.97) and Auben Nugent (1:52.27).

Max McCusker (20.48), Jakub Ksiazek (20.71) and Ian Cooper (20.75) combined for the sweep of the 50 freestyle before the break.

Adrian Aguilar won the 100 freestyle in 45.84. Arijus Pavlidi (1:50.16) won the 200 backstroke before FSU swept the 500 freestyle with Yanchev (4:29.89), Aziz Ghaffari (4:31.78) and Jason Brzozowski (4:35.66).

Mason Herbet won the 100 butterfly in 48.56 ahead of Varjasi (49.35) and Budd (49.36).

Nick Mason won the 400 individual medley (4:00.23) five seconds ahead of Brzozowski (4:05.50) and Tanker Speck (4:06.12).

The men finished the meet with a sweep in the 200 freestyle relay led by the ‘A’ team of Blake Moran, Mason Herbet, Varjasi and McCusker.

The Seminoles’ next meet is Friday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. against Florida at Morcom Aquatics Center for the Mental Health Awareness meet.

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

Pompano Beach Wins First-Ever Region 4-2A Boys Title; Gulliver Prep Wins Girls Crown; Somerset’s Enrique Rodriguez Top SOFLO Finisher


By Sharon Robb
STUART, October 30, 2021—Pompano Beach made history winning its first boys title in the Region 4-2A Swimming and Diving Championship Saturday at Sailfish Splash Waterpark.

The Tornadoes, with two runner-up finishes in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays, won with 207.5 points. Mater Lakes was second with 192.5 and Somerset was third with 178 points.

Gulliver Prep, with two relay wins and one individual win, won the girls title with 353 points. Cape Coral was second with 245.5 and Jensen Beach was third with 224 points.

Somerset junior Enrique Rodriguez of South Florida Aquatic Club won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:41.79 and was second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:00.04.

SOFLO’s Aldo Zepeda, also a junior at Somerset, was second in the 100-yard backstroke in 53.02.

SOFLO’s Matthew Tarafa, Anthony Martinez and Agustin Rodriguez were members of Mater Academy’s winning 200-yard freestyle relay that won in 1:27.96. Ronny Rueda was the other relay member. The foursome also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:11.88.

Tarafa was also second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.38 and Rodriguez was third in 1:45.41. Martinez was fifth in the 100-yard butterfly in 53.50. Tarafa was fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in 48.03. Rodriguez was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:46.78.

SOFLO teammate Anthony Robaina of Mater Academy was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.73.

Pompano Beach relied on relay talent and depth. The 200-yard freestyle relay of sophomore Gianni Famiano, junior Charles Wingold, junior Steven Gary and senior Joshua Cajuste was second in 1:28.67.

The 400-yard freestyle relay of sophomore Giuliano Brunetti, Cajuste, Famiano and Gary was second in 3:14.13.

Cajuste tied for second with Aria Besharat of Mourning in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.59, just 1/100th of a second behind John Trieu in 21.58. He was also third in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.20.

Pompano Beach is coached by Rogesterman Farris and Gainus Wright. Several of the swimmers are also coached by Hall of Famer and Olympian Jesse Vassallo of Pompano Beach Piranhas.

Gulliver Prep, runner-up to Pine Crest last year, reclaimed its region title with wins in the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays. The medley relay won in 1:48.73 with Giovanna Musiello, Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood and Cassandra Kraft. The 200 free relay won in the 1:39.83 with Rosenthal, Wood, Aria Torretta and Kraft.

Gulliver Prep’s 400-yard freestyle relay was second in 3:37.09 with Musiello, Camila Saporta, Wood and Torretta.

Wood also won the 100-yard butterfly in 56.62.

U.S. junior national team member Blair Stoneburg of Jensen Beach was a double winner in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:50.96 and 500-yard freestyle in 4:53.28.

The State 2A meet is Friday at Sailfish Splash Waterpark.

GIRLS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Gulliver Prep 353, 2. Cape Coral 245.5, 3. Jensen Beach 224, 4. Estero 180, 5. Pompano Beach 171.5, 6. Suncoast 153, 7. Cardinal Gibbons 142, 8. Somerset 140, 9. Port Charlotte 116, 10. Charlotte 107, 11. Bonita Springs 83, 12. Dreyfoos 79, 13. Mater Lakes 71, 14. American Heritage Plantation 61, 15. Lemon Bay 48, 16. Mast Academy 35, 17. Key West 8, 18. St. Brendan 4, 19. Cypress Lake 2.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:48.73 (Giovanna Musiello, Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Cassandra Kraft), 2. Cape Coral 1:51.42, 3. Port Charlotte 1:54.10, 6. Somerset 1:55.96 (Natalia Sibug, Sabrina Osorio-Gomez, Sofia Osorio-Gomez, Sofia Hernandez).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Blair Stoneburg, JB 1:50.96, 2. Cadence Fort, ESTO 1:54.11, 3. Brynn Stoneburg, JB 1:55.56, 8. Mariana Pinto, SOM 2:02.79, 10. Natalia Sibug, SOM 2:04.14.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Melissa Blaine, CCOR 2:07.65, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 2:09.61, 3. Aria Torretta, GP 2:11.04, 6. Sabrina Osorio-Gomez, SOM 2:18.86, 16. Pilar Duranti, SOM 2:24.60.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Madison Lehman, CCOR 24.27, 2. Michelle Fernandez, MAT 24.28, 3. Cassandra Kraft, GP 24.69, 15. Sofia Hernandez, SOM 26.46, 18. Kaitlyn Barrios, SOM 26.63.

1-meter diving: 1. Gianna Moscariello, SUN 314.40, 2. Sophia O’Keefe, SUN 301.35, 3. Karlee Casarella, CHAR 288.20.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Elyse Wood, GP 56.62, 2. Madison Lehman, CCOR 56.95, 3. Angelina Sharp, SUN 59.85, 17. Sofia Osorio-Gomez, SOM 1:04.52, 23. Kaylee Del Rio, SOM 1:06.14.

100-yard freestyle: Giuliana Carlini, ESTO 51.86, 2. Natalie Stafford, BSPR 53.59, 3. Cassandra Kraft, GP 55.61, 11. Sofia Hernandez, SOM 58.18.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Blair Stoneburg, JB 4:53.28, 2. Cadence Fort, ESTO 4:56.61, 3. Melissa Blaine, CCOR 4:59.01, 10. Mariana Pinto, SOM 5:28.37, 12. Pilar Duranti, SOM 5:30.99.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:39.83 (Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Aria Torretta, Cassandra Kraft), 2. Jensen Beach 1:40.84, 3. Estero 1:42.74.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Giuliana Carlini, ESTO 57.55, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 58.03, 3. Brynn Stoneburg, JB 59.29, 9. Natalia Sibug, SOM 1:02.95, 11. Sofia Osorio-Gomez, SOM 1:03.80.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Michelle Fernandez, MATE 1:04.82, 2. Reese Andres, PB 1:05.53, 3. Aria Torretta, GP 1:07.39, 6. Sabrina Osorio-Gomez, SOM 1:09.62, 15. Kaitlyn Barrios, SOM 1:13.30.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cape Coral 3:36.31 (Madison Lehman, Sophie Pellegrino, Ania Kokosinski, Melissa Blaine), 2. Gulliver Prep 3:37.09, 3. Jensen Beach 3:42.16, 8. Somerset 3:52.91 (Sofia Hernandez, Mariana Pinto, Sofia Osorio-Gomez, Natalia Sibug).

BOYS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Pompano Beach 207.5, 2. Mater Lakes 192.5, 3. Somerset 178, 4. Charlotte 176.5, 5. Estero 163, 6. Gulliver Prep 151, 7. Suncoast 150, 8. Cape Coral 141, 9. tie, American Heritage Plantation 134 and Jensen Beach 134, 11. Mast Academy 93.5, 12. Cardinal Gibbons 91, 13. Lemon Bay 80, 14. Dreyfoos 71, 15. Mourning 63.5, 16. Cypress Lake 47.5, 17. Port Charlotte 44, 18. Somerset Canyons 40, 19. Key West 32, 20. St. Brendan 18, 21. Imater Prep 9, 22. tie, American Heritage Boca Delray, 2, and Bonita Springs, 2.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:42.18 (Lorenzo Jaime Luna, Parker Rosenthal, Juanfra Gudino, Nicholas Aday), 2. Cape Coral 1:43.47, 3. Somerset 1:43.62 (Aldo Zepeda, Enrique Rodriguez, Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Gabriel Munoz).

200-yard freestyle: 1. James Rose, CHAR 1:43.61, 2. Matthew Tarafa, MAT 1:44.38, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, MAT 1:45.41, 13. Felix Gonzalez, SOM 1:53.20.

200-yard individual medley: 1. William Johnson, JB 1:58.74, 2. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 2:00.04, 3. Alessandro Pereira, AHP 2:00.23.

50-yard freestyle: 1. John Trieu, SCBB 21.58, 2. tie, Joshua Cajuste, PB 21.59 and Aria Besharat, MORN 21.59, 11. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 22.54.

1-meter diving: 1. Thomas Dowling, SUN 520.30, 2. Gage McCauley, CHAR 323.25, 3. Connor Barral Aranguren, JB 283.05.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Charles Plaisted, CHAR 50.32, 2. Marcus Szabo, CG 52.44, 3. Becket Koss, LB 52.88, 5. Anthony Martinez, MATE 53.50, 6. Diego Nazario-Vazquez, SOM 55.27.

100-yard freestyle: 1. John Trieu, SCBB 46.86, 2. Aria Besharat, MORN 46.99, 3. Joshua Cajuste, PB 47.20, 5. Matthew Tarafa, MATE 48.03.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 4:41.79, 2. William Johnson, JB 4:42.32, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, MATE 4:46.78, 8. Felix Gonzalez, SOM 4:59.95.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Mater 1:27.96 (Matthew Tarafa, Ronny Rueda, Anthony Martinez, Agustin Rodriguez), 2. Pompano Beach 1:28.67, 3. Charlotte 1:30.73, 12. Somerset 1:41.08 (Sebastian Fernandez, Giovanni Gianfriddo, Giorgio Rusconi, Gabriel Munoz).

100-yard backstroke: 1. Luca Lesentier, MAST 52.49, 2. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 53.02, 3. Marcus Szabo, CG 55.24, 6. Diego Nazario-Vazquez, SOM 57.01.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Parker Rosenthal, GP 1:00.72, 2. Anthony Robaina, MATE 1:00.73, 3. Daniel Caicedo, CCOR 1:01.70, 8. Giorgio Rusconi, SOM 1:04.80, 21. Giovanni Gianfriddo, SOM 1:13.41.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Mater Academy 3:11.88 (Ronny Rueda, Anthony Martinez, Agustin Rodriguez, Matthew Tarafa), 2. Pompano Beach 3:14.13, 3. Estero 3:17.79, 7. Somerset 3:22.43 (Aldo Zepeda, Nicholas Diaz, Sebastian Fernandez, Enrique Rodriguez).

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

SOFLO’s Ellie Phan Shines At Boca Raton Swim Team Not So Scary Halloween Invite


By Sharon Robb
BOCA RATON, October 30, 2021—At 6, one of the youngest swimmers in the meet also shined the brightest at the Boca Raton Swim Team Not So Scary Halloween Invite Saturday at Boca Raton High School Aquatic Center.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Ellie Phan won the 8-and-under 25-yard butterfly in a best time 20.59, dropping 1.69 seconds off her previous best.

Phan was also second in the 25-yard breaststroke in 25.38, also a best time dropping 1.37. She was fourth in the 25-yard backstroke in 23.77 and tenth in the 25-yard freestyle in 22.33.

Other top SOFLO finishers were:

Aleksander Chaussky, 13, was fourth in the 13-18 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:33.97, dropping 3.18; sixth in the 13-14 100-yard backstroke in 1:10.45, dropping 15.59 according to Meet Mobile and eighth in the 13-14 100-yard freestyle in 59.98, also a best time dropping 2.55 and dipping below 1 minute for the first time.

Isabel Schlicht, 16, was third in the 15-18 100-yard butterfly in 1:15.91, fourth in the 15-18 100-yard freestyle in a best time 1:02.05, dropping 1.12, sixth in the 15-18 100-yard breaststroke in 1:27.82 and tenth in the 13-18 200-yard individual medley in 2:47.40.

Mikhel Martin, 12, was sixth in the 12-and-under 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:13.00, dropping 3.83; seventh in the 12-and-under 50-yard butterfly in a best time 32.01 dropping 2.83 and 11th in the 12-and-under 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 40.98, dropping 1.35.

Jemma Baldwin, 11, fourth in the 12-and-under 50-yard backstroke in a best time 33.22, dropping 3.31; seventh in the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 39.51, dropping 2.48; seventh in the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 29.00, dropping 0.64 and seventh in the 100-yard individual medley in 1:13.62.

Eric Ferrer, 11, was eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in 29.21; tenth in the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:14.80, dropping 4.16; 12th in the 50-yard butterfly in 33.86 and 13th in the 50-yard backstroke in a best time 35.73, dropping 0.64.

Martin Petkov, 12, was fourth in the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 38.29, dropping 0.46; seventh in the 50-yard backstroke in a best time 34.21, dropping 0.51; ninth in the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 29.24, dropping 0.82 and 14th in the 50-yard butterfly in a best time 34.34, dropping 1.21.

Santiago Zuluaga, 6, fifth in the 8-and-under 25-yard backstroke in a best time 24.53, dropping 0.02; fifth in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 28.43, dropping 0.04; seventh in the 25-yard freestyle in a best time 21.30, dropping 2.90 and ninth in the 25-yard butterfly in a best time 28.36, dropping 1.04.

Savanna Alonso, 8, was fourth in the 25-yard breaststroke in 27.76; sixth in the 25-yard freestyle in 20.93; eighth in the 25-yard butterfly in 27.17 and tenth in the 25-yard backstroke in 26.47.

Maximiliano Remmele, 12, sixth in the 12-and-under 50-yard freestyle in 28.36 and ninth in the 50-yard butterfly in a best time 32.78, dropping 0.50.

South Florida Aquatic Club had 56 swimmers (29 boys and 27 girls) race in 189 individual events over two sessions. The meet was capped at 160 athletes, 80 per session.

In addition to host Boca Raton Swim Team and SOFLO, other Florida Gold Coast teams in the field were East Coast Aquatic Club, Tsunami Swim Team, Swim Fort Lauderdale and Plantation Swim Team.

SESSION ONE MIXED RESULTS
100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Adriano Corrieri, PST 54.53; SOFLO: 8. Aleksander Chaussky 59.98; 15-18, 1. Daniel Nahornyi, TSU 54.41; SOFLO: 4. Isabel Schlicht 1:02.05, time drop 1.12.

100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Anais Gedeon, SFTL 1:06.56; SOFLO: 6. Aleksander Chaussky 1:10.45, time drop 15.59, 17. Sophia Avila 1:20.55, 20. Justin Campos 1:25.08; 15-18, 1. Daniel Nahornyi, TSU 1:03.61.

100-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Adriano Corrieri, PST 1:08.99; SOFLO: 15. Alexander Rahman 1:31.22, time drop 1.27, 19. Gabriela Marin 1:33.21; 15-18, 1. Maya Kirie, ECAC 1:11.43; SOFLO: 6. Isabel Schlicht 1:27.82.

100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Barron Tate, PST 1:05.26; SOFLO: 12. Gabriela Marin 1:24.75, 13. Sophia Avila 1:27.25, 16. Justin Campos 1:37.06; 15-18, 1. Andrei Reyna-Matiut, TSU 1:06.96; SOFLO: 3. Isabel Schlicht 1:15.91.

200-yard individual medley:
13-18, 1. Daniel Nahornyi, TSU 2:22.38; SOFLO: 4. Aleksander Chaussky 2:33.97, time drop 3.18, 10. Isabel Schlicht 2:47.40, 18. Sophia Avila 2:59.99.

SESSION TWO MIXED RESULTS
100-yard individual medley:
12-and-under, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 1:06.20; SOFLO: 6. Mikhel Martin 1:13, time drop 3.83, 7. Jemma Baldwin 1:13.62, 10. Eric Ferrer 1:14.80, time drop 4.16.

50-yard backstroke:
12-and-under, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 31.41; SOFLO: 4. Jemma Baldwin 33.22, time drop 3.31, 7. Martin Petkov 34.21, time drop 0.51, 13. Eric Ferrer 35.73, time drop 0.64, 15. Gianna Martin 36.70, time drop 10.12.

25-yard backstroke:
8-and-under, 1. Jayden Gartman, ECAC 21.91; SOFLO: 4. Ellie Phan 23.77, 5. Santiago Zuluaga 24.53, time drop 0.02, 9. Dylan Jung 25.87, 10. Savanna Alonso 26.47, 14. Anna Guerrero 28.33.

50-yard breaststroke:
12-and-under, 1. Lora Berger, BRST 22.03; SOFLO: 4. Martin Petkov 38.29, time drop 0.46, 7. Jemma Baldwin 39.51, time drop 2.48, 11. Mikhel Martin 40.98, time drop 1.35, 16. Laila Harran 43.67, 17. Benjamin Liss 45.00, time drop 0.55, 20. Toma Petkov 45.37, time drop 1.85, 21. Kyle Wehn 46.03, time drop 4.50, 23. Ethan Phan 46.77.

25-yard breaststroke:
8-and-under, 1. Lucas Mango, BRST 24.39; SOFLO: 2. Ellie Phan 25.38, time drop 1.37, 4. Savanna Alonso 27.76, 5. Santiago Zuluaga 28.43, time drop 0.04, 13. Dylan Jung 33.99, 15. Anna Guerrero 35.59.

50-yard butterfly:
12-and-under, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 29.65; SOFLO: 7. Mikhel Martin 32.01, time drop 2.83, 9. Maximiliano Remmele 32.78, time drop 0.50, 12. Eric Ferrer 33.86, 14. Martin Petkov 34.34, time drop 1.21, 15. Gianna Martin 35.26, time drop 12.63, 18. Laila Harran 38.04, 22. Toma Petkov 38.85, time drop 3.00.

25-yard butterfly:
8-and-under, 1. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 20.59, time drop 1.69; SOFLO: 8. Savanna Alonso 27.17, 9. Santiago Zuluaga 28.36, time drop 1.04, 14. Dylan Jung 29.82, 17. Anna Guerrero 34.60.

50-yard freestyle:
12-and-under, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 26.14; SOFLO: 6. Maximiliano Remmele 28.36, 7. Jemma Baldwin, 29.00 time drop 0.64, 8. Eric Ferrer 29.21, 9. Martin Petkov 29.24, time drop 0.82, 22. Laila Harran 31.92.

25-yard freestyle:
8-and-under, 1. Meliana Gnesin, BRST 20.07; SOFLO: 6. Savanna Alonso 20.93,
SOFLO’s Ellie Phan Shines At Boca Raton Swim Team Not So Scary Halloween Invite

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

St. Andrew’s Scots Sweep Region 4-1A Team Titles; SOFLO’s Maddy Smutny, Olivia Dinehart Win


By Sharon Robb
FORT LAUDERDALE, October 29, 2021—In the state’s fastest region qualifier, St. Andrew’s swept the boys and girls team titles Friday at the Region 4-1A Swimming and Diving Championships at Nova Southeastern University Aquatic Center.

The Scots won the girls’ team title with 376 points followed by Pine Crest with 369 and King’s Academy with 323 points.

The Scots won the boys’ team title with 350 points. Pine Crest was second with 319 and South Florida Heat was third with 273 points.

The 22-team field featured some of the most talented swimmers in the state including U.S. junior national team members Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest, Erika Pelaez of South Florida Heat and Josh Zuchowski of King’s Academy.

The Scots were led by girls’ individual winner Aspen Gersper in the 100-yard butterfly in 54.45 and winning 400-yard freestyle relay.

Pine Crest had four individual winners with Podkoscielny in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:01.89; Ava Anderson in 1-meter diving; Hanna Elks Smith in the 100-yard freestyle in 51.76 and Riley Botting in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:52.97.

Pelaez was a double winner in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.02 and 100-yard backstroke in 54.11.

Cutler Bay had two individual champions, both South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers. Junior Maddy Smutny won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:51.02 and junior Olivia Dinehart won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.06.

The Scots’ boys were led by individual winner Kacper Rafael who tied King’s Academy’s Noah Engstrom in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.72. The Scots also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:07.92.

Kaii Winkler of South Florida Heat was a double winner in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.00 and 100-yard freestyle in 44.51. The Heat also won the 200-yard medley and 200-yard freestyle relays.

South Florida Heat teammate Dario Martin was also a double winner in the 100-yard butterfly in 49.39 and 100-yard breaststroke in 56.58.

Zuchowski won two events in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.11 and 100-yard backstroke in 49.87. King’s teammate Christian Proscia won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:43.77.

Pine Crest senior diver Kevin Mendez defended his 1-meter title for his sixth crown and final opportunity to win his sixth state title.

The State 1A meet is next Saturday at Sailfish Splash Waterpark in Stuart where defending champion Jacksonville Bolles is favored to win after sweeping the Region 1-1A titles. The girls and boys teams combined to win 21 events and posted several All-American time standards.

Bolles has been named No. 1 in the nation 18 times–10 for the boys and eight for the girls. The Bolles girls have won 34 state titles and boys have won 33 state titles.

A live broadcast of the state meet will be available on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

GIRLS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. St. Andrew’s 376, 2. Pine Crest 369, 3. King’s Academy 323, 4. South Florida Heat 242, 5. Cutler Bay 209, 6. tie, Ransom Everglades 106 and Coral Springs Charter, 106, 8. NSU University School 90, 9. Coral Shores 75, 10. tie, Carrollton 69 and Calvary Christian 69, 12. Miami Country Day 48.5, 13. North Broward Prep 39, 14. Oxbridge 33.5, 15. tie, Westminster Academy 30 and FAU High 30, 17. Sagemont 26, 18. St. John Paul II 17, 19. Miami LaSalle 16, 20. tie, Berean Christian, 8, and Westminster Christian 8, 22. tie, Lake Worth Christian, 4, and Cardinal Newman 4.

200-yard medley relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:44.24, 2. King’s Academy 1:45.20, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:45.31.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Maddy Smutny, CB 1:51.02, 2. Riley Botting, PC 1:51.13, 3. Kiersten Munna, KA 1:52.22, 4. Elena Dinehart, CB 1:52.89, 9. Nat Gembicki, CB 1:55.00, 12. Izzy Wilson, CAR 1:59.36.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:01.89, 2. Olivia Dinehart, CB 2:04.91, 3. Nicole Aguilar, SA 2:05.02, 8. Sara Quintero, SAGE 2:11.81, 9. Sophia Grubbs, CB 2:13.42, 22. Fiorella DiSalvo, SFH 2:24.92.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 23.02, 2. Ava Fasano, KA 23.56, 3. Hanna Elks Smith, PC 23.93, 16. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 25.42.

1-meter diving: 1. Ava Anderson, PC 467.85, 2. Kaeden Dunham, SA 432.70, 3. Makenzie Blake, WA 423.80.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Aspen Gersper, SA 54.45, 2. Nicole Aguilar, SA 54.95, 3. Riley McCormick, CSC 57.92, 4. Sara Quintero, SAGE 59.12, 19. Fiorella DiSalvo, SFH 1:05.53.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Hanna Elks Smith, PC 51.76, 2. Isabella Chambers, PC 52.63, 3. Lydia Lanahan, CC 52.92, 6. Nat Gembicki, CB 53.19, 11. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 55.57.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Riley Botting, PC 4:52.97, 2. Emma Herrera, KA 4:58.96, 3. Maddy Smutny, CB 5:01.92, 7. Izzy Wilson, CAR 5:09.45, 14. Alexis Christensen, NSU 5:28.11.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. King’s Academy 1:35.06, 2. Pine Crest 1:35.65, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:37.74.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 54.11, 2. Aspen Gersper, SA 54.66, 3. Julia Podkosciely, PC 55.13, 6. Elena Dinehart, CB 56.85.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, CB 1:03.06, 2. Micaela Sierra, SFH 1:03.47, 3. Alyssa Bozzuto, KA 1:03.75, 7. Sophia Grubbs, CB 1:06.57.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Andrew’s 3:24.53, 2. Pine Crest 3:27.51, 3. South Florida Heat 3:29.77.

BOYS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. St. Andrew’s 350, 2. Pine Crest 319, 3. South Florida Heat 273.5, 4. King’s Academy 269.5, 5. NSU University School 226.5, 6. Cutler Bay 150, 7. Riviera Prep 96, 8. Ransom Everglades 72, 9. FAU High 70, 10. Miami Country Day 62, 11. Oxbridge 57, 12. Westminster Academy 50, 13. Calvary Christian 44, 14. Coral Shores 36, 15. Doctors Charter 33, 16. North Broward Prep 32.5, 17. Westminster Christian 31, 18. Miami LaSalle 27, 19. St. John Paul II 24, 20. Sagemont 9, 21. Cardinal Newman 4, 22. Posnack 2.

200-yard medley relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:32.41, 2. St. Andrew’s 1:37.32, 3. King’s Academy 1:38.54.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 1:38.00, 2. Valerio Bonuglia, SA 1:44.42, 3. Ambrus Barcsak, SA 1:44.63, 10. Ivan Grass, CB 1:51.00, 11. Nicholas Pelaez, CB 1:52.12.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Josh Zuchowski, KA 1:49.11, 2. Aitor Arrese-Igor, SA 1:56.09, 3. Pablo Lopez Franco, LAS 1:58.38, 4. Adrian Hernandez, CB 1:59.75.

50-yard freestyle: 1. tie, Kacper Rafal, SA 21.72 and Noah Engstrom, KA 21.72, 3. tie, Finn Winkler, SFH 21.83, and Karl Wilson Aimable, NSU 21.83.

1-meter diving: 1. Kevin Mendez, PC 586.25, 2. Allen Levitis, PC 518.30, 3. Ashton Jacobi, PC 346.55.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dario Martin, SFH 49.39, 2. Dylan Smiley, MCD 49.44, 3. Diego Balbi, SA 49.69, 8. Adrian Hernandez, CB 53.97, 14. Jaden Amores, CB 56.08.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 44.51, 2. Kacper Rafal, SA 46.54, 3. Max Fermayer, NSU 48.28, 15. Alexander Miller, CB 50.42.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Christian Proscia, KA 4:43.77, 2. Austin Nelson, CB 4:45.05, 3. Ivan Grass, CB 4:51.12.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:24.52, 2. King’s Academy 1:26.97, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:27.82.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Josh Zuchowski, KA 49.87, 2. Noah Smith, KA 50.61, 3. Diego Balbi, SA 51.21, 10. Austin Nelson, CB 54.56, 11. Jaden Amores, CB 58.37.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Dario Martin, SFH 56.58, 2. Dylan Smiley, MCD 56.98, 3. Nikita Efimov, SFH 57.70, 15. Alexander Miller, CB 1:04.40.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Andrew’s 3:07.92, 2. NSU University School 3:11.14, 3. Pine Crest 3:16.34.

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

Florida Gators Sweep Georgia Bulldogs In Season Home Opener; Kathleen Golding Takes Two Seconds; Katie Ledecky Swims Men’s Exhibition 200, 500


By Sharon Robb
GAINESVILLE, October 29, 2021–Florida and Georgia renewed their longtime rivalry in a dual meet Thursday and Friday at the O’Connell Center.

The Gator women defeated the Bulldogs, 153-147, and the men’s team won, 180-120.

Florida leads the all-time series with an overall record of 62-19-3 including 8-4-1 in the last eleven dual meets.

SOFLO’s Kathleen Golding, a junior, was second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02, third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.09 and sixth in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:51.17. She also swam anchor on the Gators’ runnerup 400-yard freestyle relay that finished in 3:18.48.

Freshman Molly Golding was seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:22.09.

Freshman Anna Auld, another Florida Gold Coast swimmer, was third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 9:53.26 and fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:49.76.

Senior Miguel Cancel, who trains summers at SOFLO, was third in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:49.68, fifth in the 200-yard butterfly in 1:48.36 and fifth in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.05.

Several of the Gators big guns including Olympians Kieran Smith and Bobby Finke did not compete.

Ten-time Olympic medalist and 15-time World Champion medalist Katie Ledecky, now training in Gainesville and working as a volunteer coach, competed in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events.

Ledecky swam against the men in the 500 and finished in 4:30.55 in an exhibition, which would have easily won the women’s event. One of the most decorated swimmers in history also swam 1:42.80 in the 200.

The diving competition was held Thursday.

Florida heads next to Tallahassee to meet Florida State on Friday, Nov. 5.

The men’s team is ranked third and women ranked ninth in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) preseason poll.

WOMEN
Florida 153, Georgia 147
3-meter diving: 1. Elizabeth Perez, UF 350.05, 2. Maha Amer, UF 304.73, 3. Carina Lumia, UF 282.15.

1-meter diving: 1. Elizabeth Perez, UF 315.83, 2. Maha Amer, UF 292.73, 3. Meghan Wenzel, UG 292.13.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Georgia A 1:39.72, 2. Florida A 1:40.08 (Aris Runnels, Olivia Peoples, Amanda Ray, Gabrielle Hillis), 3. Georgia B 1:41.22.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Elise Bauer, UF 9:43.77, 2. Abigail McCulloh, UG 9:47.89, 3. Anna Auld, UF 9:53.26.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Dune Coetzee, UG 1:47.52, 2. Micayla Cook, UF 1:47.75, 3. Kathleen Golding, UF 1:48.09.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Talia Bates, UF 54.01, 2. Eboni McCarty, UG 54.38, 3. Millie Sansome, UG 55.08.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Zoie Hartman, UG 1:00.76, 2. Tylor Mathieu, UF 1:01.78, 3. Olivia Peoples, UF 1:02.18.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Dakota Luther, UG 1:57.00, 2. Amanda Ray, UF 1:57.83, 3. Mabel Zavaros, UF 1:58.51.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Talia Bates, UF 22.63, 2. Gabi Fa’Amausilli, UG 22.81, 3. Gabrielle Hillis, UF 23.12.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Talia Bates, UF 48.82, 2. Maxine Parker, UG 49.96, 3. Micayla Cronk, UF 50.33.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Mabel Zavaros, UF 1:56.64, 2. Millie Sansome, UG 1:58.28, 3. Lain Shaboz, UF 2:00.33.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Zoie Hartman, UG 2:12.25, 2. Danielle Dellatorre, UG 2:14.02, 3. Tylor Mathieu, UF 2:14.17, 7. Molly Golding, UF 2:22.09.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Abigail McCulloh, UG 4:45.38, 2. Nikki Miller, UF 4:49.18, 3. Elise Bauer, UF 4:49.57, 5. Anna Auld, UF 4:49.76, 6. Kathleen Golding, UF 4:51.17.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dakota Luther, UG 53.51, 2. Olivia Peoples, UF 53.75, 3. Amanda Ray, UF 54.09.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Zoie Hartman, UG 1:59.27, 2. Kathleen Golding, UF 2:02.00, 3. Mabel Zavaros, UF 2:02.02.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Georgia A 3:18.20, 2. Florida A 3:18.48 (Talia Bates, Micayla Cronk, Gabrielle Hillis, Kathleen Golding), 3. Georgia B 3:23.88.

MEN
Florida 180, Georgia 120
1-meter diving: 1. Leonardo Garcia, UF 330.90, 2. Nicholas Lydon, UF 309.30, 3. Nolan Lewis, UG 283.20.

3-meter diving: 1. Leonardo Garcia, UF 394.65, 2. Nicholas Lydon, UF 335.55, 3. Timothy Fagan, UG 285.68.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Florida A 1:25.71 (Adam Chaney, Dillon Hillis, Eric Friese, Will Davis), 2. Georgia A 1:26.48, 3. Georgia B 1:29.65.

1,000-yard freestyle: 1. Jake Magahey, UG 8:55.24, 2. Alfonso Mestre, UF 8:58.58, 3. Brennan Graveley, UF 9:03.30.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Trey Freeman, UF 1:34.41, 2. Gerry Quinn, UF 1:37.1, 3. Jake Magahey, UG 1:37.35, 6. Jorge Depassier, UF 1:39.49.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Adam Chaney, UF 47.23, 2. Wesley Ng, UG 47.81, 3. Ian Grum, UG 48.43.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Dillon Hillis, UF 54.82, 2. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 55.38, 3. Julian Smith, UF 56.02.

200-yard butterfly: 1. Luca Urlando, UG 1:42.09, 2. Andrew Abruzzo, UG 1:45.77, 3. Jace Crawford, UF 1:47.13, 5. Miguel Cancel, UF 1:48.36.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Will Davis, UF 19.83, 2. Eric Friese, UF 19.99, 3. Macguire McDuff, UF 20.02.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Gerry Quinn, UF 44.02, 2. Macguire McDuff, UF 44.14, 3. Zach Hils, UG 44.22, 6. Jorge Depassier, UF 45.64.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Ian Grum, UG 1:43.49, 2. Bradley Dunham, UG 1:46.15, 3. Mitchell Norton, UG 1:47.48, 5. Miguel Cancel, UF 1:48.05.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Dillon Hillis, UF 2:00.31, 2. Raphael Rached Windmuller, UF 2:00.46, 3. Kevin Vargas, UF 2:00.68.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Jake Magahey, UG 4:16.95, 2. Alfonso Mestre, UF 4:19.01, 3. Trey Freeman, UF 4:21.43; Exhbition, Katie Ledecky, UNA-UF 4:30.55.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Luca Urlando, UG 45.61, 2. Eric Friese, UF 46.65, 3. Wesley Ng, UG 48.31.

200-yard individual medley:

  1. Luca Urlando, UG 1:45.12, 2. Zach Hils, UG 1:47.64, 3. Miguel Cancel, UF 1:49.68.

400-yard freestyle relay:

  1. Florida A 2:55.67 (Eric Friese, Adam Cheny, Will Davis, Alfonso Mestre), 2. Florida B 2:58.20, 3. Georgia A 2:58.99.

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

SOFLO Heads Saturday’s Boca Raton Swim Team Not So Scary Halloween Invite


By Sharon Robb
BOCA RATON, October 28, 2021—Before the trick treating and candy, comes the racing at the Boca Raton Swim Team Not So Scary Halloween Invite Saturday at Boca Raton High School Aquatic Center.

South Florida Aquatic Club heads the small field with 56 swimmers (29 boys and 27 girls) in 189 individual events. At 6, Ellie Phan will be one of the youngest swimmers in the field.

There will be two sessions. Session One for 13-and-over swimmers begins at 9 a.m. and is expected to end around 10:09 a.m. The second session for 12-and-unders starts at 10:30 a.m. and projected to finish at 12:20 p.m.

The meet was capped at 160 athletes, 80 per session.

In addition to host Boca Raton Swim Team and SOFLO, other Florida Gold Coast teams competing are East Coast Aquatic Club, Tsunami Swim Team, Swim Fort Lauderdale and Plantation Swim Team.

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

St. Thomas Aquinas Sweeps District 11-3A Titles; Pembroke Pines Charter Runners-up


By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, October 28, 2021–St. Thomas Aquinas swept the team titles at the District 11-3A Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

The girls’ team defended its’ title and won its third consecutive championship with 615 points. Pembroke Pines Charter was runner-up with 417 points.

St. Thomas boys team, third last year, won the team title with 488 points. Pembroke Pines Charter was also runner-up with 426 points.

Pembroke Pines Charter boys and girls teams are coached by South Florida Aquatic Club head age group coach Rose Lockie. She is coaching her final year of high school swimming.

St. Thomas Aquinas swept all three girls relays and had two individual winners, Mariann Catalasan and Julianne McCranie.

Catalasan, a sophomore, won her first district title in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:16.36. Last year she was third in 2:27.24. She was also second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.60 for the second consecutive year. Last year she finished in 1:15.48.

McCranie, also a sophomore, defended her title in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:02.11 and was second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:00.59 in one of the more exciting races of the meet. Seminole Ridge sophomore Taylor Rizzi won in 1:00.31.

Pembroke Pines Charter finished runner-up in the girls’ 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay and won four individual events.

Senior Victoria Torres was a double winner for Pembroke Pines Charter. She won the 100-yard freestyle in 54.43 and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.60.

Jaguar teammates Kaitlyn Jorgensen won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.52 and Sarah Vazquez won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:26.57.

St. Thomas Aquinas boys’ team was just as impressive as the girls. The Raiders won the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays and won three individual events.

The Raiders were led by freshman Alex Mansur, winning the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.22 and 100-yard freestyle in 48.45, in another exciting race just ahead of Landon Emmons of Seminole Ridge in 48.86. Emmons won the 50-yard freestyle in 22.32.

Mansur also led a Raider sweep in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.22 followed by teammates Gabriel Tortola, a freshman, in 1:48.79 and Matthew Tan, a sophomore, in 1:50.62. Tortola also won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:50.90.

Everglades was led by the one-two punch of Javier Colmenares and Alejandro Mateus, both double winners.

Colmenares won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:05.79 and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:00.36.

Mateus won the 100-yard butterfly in 54.75 and 100-yard backstroke in 55.20.

GIRLS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. St. Thomas Aquinas 615, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 417, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 362, 4. Seminole Ridge 229, 5. Atlantic 84, 6. McArthur 21, 7. Everglades 14, 8. Plantation 4.

200-yard medley relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:53.53, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:55.64, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 2:03.15.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, PPC 2:00.52, 2. Isabella Rasmussen, SR 2:01.28, 3. Mia Gelin, STA 2:04.75.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Mariann Catalasan, STA 2:16.36, 2. Jade Renaud, STA 2:21.08, 3. Abigail Santos 2:22.16.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Anastasia Lutz, STA 25.38, 2. Syven Walker, ABM 25.39, 3. Taylor Rizzi, SR 25.74.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Taylor Rizzi, SR 1:00.31, 2. Julianne McCranie, STA 1:00.59, 3. Teresa Landron, STA 1:01.79.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Victoria Torres, PPC 54.43, 2. Mia Gelin, STA 56.28, 3. Anastasia Lutz, STA 56.43.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Sarah Vazquez, PPC 5:26.57, 2. Isabella Rasmussen, SR 5:26.74, 3. Megan Smith, STA 5:37.91.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:44.36, 2. Archbishop McCarthy 1:51.95, 3. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:56.25.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Julianne McCranie, STA 1:02.11, 2. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, PPC 1:03.71, 3. Jena Legaspi, PPC 1:04.38.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Victoria Torres, PPC 1:07.60, 2. Mariann Catalasan, STA 1:09.51, 3. Maria Legaspi, PPC 1:13.28.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:48.12, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 3:50.27, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 4:11.17.

BOYS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. St. Thomas Aquinas 488, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 426, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 249, 4. Everglades 230, 5. Seminole Ridge 220, 6. Atlantic 98, 7. Plantation 62, 8. McArthur 12.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Everglades 1:44.55, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:49.12, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 1:53.50.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Alex Mansur, STA 1:44.22, 2. Gabriel Tortola, STA 1:48.79, 3. Matthew Tan, STA 1:50.62.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Javier Colmenares, EVER 2:05.79, 2. Jonas Santos, STA 2:09.89, 3. Alejandro Osorio, STA 2:14.30.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Landon Emmons, SR 22.32, 2. Jose Robles, PLAN 22.47, 3. Juan Orjuela, STA 23.69.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Alejandro Mateus, EVER 54.75, 2. Christian Tijero, PPC 55.92, 3. Jack Faulkner, STA 56.26.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Alex Mansur, STA 48.45, 2. Landon Emmons, SR 48.86, 3. Jose Robles, PLAN 50.39.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Gabriel Tortola, STA 4:50.90, 2. Mateo Shearer, STA 5:05.55, 3. Karvin Ortiz, PPC 5:10.35.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:34.75, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:40.18, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 1:47.85.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Alejandro Mateus, EVER 55.20, 2. Jack Faulkner, STA 55.52, 3. Matthew Tan, STA 57.40.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Javier Colmenares, EVER 1:00.36, 2. Zackary Harris, PPC 1:04.00, 3. Jonas Santos, STA 1:07.82.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. St. Thomas Aquins 3:24.62, 2. Pembroke Pines Charter 3:31.83, 3. Everglades 3:36.79.

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

Cypress Bay Girls, Doral Academy Boys Win District 11-4A Titles; SOFLO’s Alex Golding, Juan Mora Double Winners


By Sharon Robb
HOLLYWOOD, October 26, 2021—Defending girls champion Cypress Bay and Doral Academy boys won the District 11-4A Swimming and Diving Championships Tuesday at South Broward Aquatic Center.

Cypress Bay, led by three relay wins and individual event winners Mariana Cote and Nicol Bellardi, dominated the nine-team girls field to win with 532 points. Doral Academy was a distant second with 292 and Cooper City, led by individual event winners diver Cara Barkey and Kate Kaplan, was third with 260.

Cote won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:06.74 and Bellardi won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:14.01.

Doral Academy, led by South Florida Aquatic Club’s Juan Mora, won the boys team title with 464 points.

Cooper City, led by SOFLO’s Alex Golding and diver Nicholas Dolton, was runner-up with 416 points. Defending boys champion Cypress Bay was third with 307.

Mora won the 100-yard butterfly in 51.72 and 100-yard breaststroke in 56.68. He was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relay wins.

Golding won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:02.41 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:00.87. He was also a member of the third place 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays along with SOFLO teammates Chris Hau, Derek Hau and Javier Roman.

Roman was also second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:01.10.

SOFLO’s Gabriella DeLuna of Cypress Bay was second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.48.

SOFLO’s Sally Golding of Cooper City was third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:14.65.

West Broward’s Dahlia Hirsh was third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.86.

GIRLS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Cypress Bay 532, 2. Doral Academy 292, 3. Cooper City 260, 4. South Broward 219, 5. West Broward 212, 6. Barbara Goleman 178, 7. Hialeah Gardens 113, 8. Dr. Michael Krop 106, 9. Flanagan 64.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Cypress Bay 1:55.01 (Nicole Bellardi, Ana Vilamil, Gabriella DeLuna, Mariana Cote), 2. Doral 1:56.95, 3. Cooper City 1:57.84.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Mariana Cote, CB 1:55.63, 2. Samira Zambrano, CB 1:56.68, 3. Natalia Ortiz, CB 2:01.15.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Nicol Bellardi, CB 2:14.01, 2. Ana Vilamil, CB 2:14.48, 3. Sally Golding, CC 2:14.65.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Emily Lopez-Diaz, WB 25.18, 2. Kate Kaplan, CC 25.65, 3. Jemma Kelly, CB 25.81.

1-meter diving: 1. Cara Barkey, CC 371.85.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Sophia Diaz, DOR 57.04, 2. Casey Perez, GOL 58.19, 3. Sahara Idler, DOR 58.69.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Emily Lopez-Diaz, WB 54.57, 2. Natalia Ortiz, CB 54.66, 3. Brianna Hernandez, SB 55.62.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Mariana Cote, CB 5:06.74, 2. Samira Zambrano, CB 5:14.43, 3. Emma Twombly, CB 5:59.50.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cypress Bay 1:41.16 (Jemma Kelly, Natalia Ortiz, Karina Manrique, Samira Zambrano), 2. Doral 1:44.48, 3. South Broward 1:46.96.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Casey Perez, GOL 1:01.47, 2. Gabriella DeLuna, CB 1:01.48, 3. Nicol Bellardi, CB 1:02.24.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Kate Kaplan, CC 1:09.58, 2. Brianna Hernandez, SB 1:10.69, 3. Dahlia Hirsh, WB 1:11.86.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cypress Bay 3:40.79 (Mariana Cote, Samira Zambrano, Natalia Ortiz, Nicol Bellardi), 2. Doral 3:45.18, 3. West Broward 3:56.61.

BOYS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Doral Academy 464, 2. Cooper City 416, 3. Cypress Bay 307, 4. South Broward 208, 5. Barbara Goleman 186, 6. Hialeah Gardens 145, 7. Krop 143, 8. West Broward 71, 9. Flanagan 64.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Doral 1:40.46 (Logan Gonzalez, Juan Mora, Juan Kommer, Nathan Kronen), 2. Cypress Bay 1:41.88, 3. Cooper City 1:45.01.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Abelardo Kauefete, DOR 1:54.00, 2. Andres Teran, CC 1:54.66, 3. Carlos Rincon-Chacin, CB 1:58.31.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Alex Golding, CC 2:02.41, 2. Stephen Kim, CB 2:03.14, 3. Jackson Wampler, SB 2:06.53.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Nathan Kronen, DOR 23.24, 2. Sergio Santamaria, HIG 24.54, 3. Alan Dortzaun, DRK 24.56.

1-meter diving: 1. Nicholas Dolton, CC 307.40.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Juan Mora, DOR 51.72, 2. Landon Kyser, CB 51.74, 3. Wisthon Rendon, CB 53.64.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Alfredo Dominguez, GOL 50.26, 2. Brennan Binder, HIG 50.87, 3. Abelardo Kauefete, DOR 51.23.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Alex Golding, CC 5:00.87, 2. Javier Roman, CC 5:01.10, 3. Maksim Charnon, DRK 5:07.53.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Doral 1:34.79 (Nathan Kronen, Abelardo Kauefete, Sebastian Pacheco, Juan Kommer), 2. South Broward 1:39.36, 3. Hialeah Gardens 1:39.35.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Landon Kyser, CB 52.29, 2. Wisthon Rendon, CB 54.97, 3. Jackson Wampler, SB 55.23.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Juan Mora, DOR 56.68, 2. Diego Villalonga, CB 1:03.39, 3. Stephen Kim, CB 1:04.31.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Doral 3:20.94 (Juan Mora, Logan Gonzalez, Sebastian Pacheco, Juan Kommer), 2. Cypress Bay 3:20.98, 3. Cooper City 3:24.72.

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

BROWARD SWIMMING, DIVING HONOR ROLL, WEEK EIGHT: October 25, 2021


GIRLS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:46.66, 2. Pine Crest 1:46.70, 3. Western 1:47.76, 4. Cypress Bay 1:49.69, 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:51.02, 6. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:51.07, 7. Cooper City 1:55.41, 8. Cardinal Gibbons 1:55.59; TOP 2020 TIME: Pine Crest 1:44.00, AA-A (Julia Podkoscielny, Riley Botting, Esther Lin, Hanna Elks Smith).

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:48.02, 2. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 1:53.01, 3. Mariana Cote, Cypress Bay 1:54.14, 4. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 1:54.95, 5. Mallory Schleicher, Cooper City 1:55.59, 6. Samira Zambrano, Cypress Bay 1:55.83, 7. Natalia Ortiz, Cypress Bay 1:57.47, 8. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, Pembroke Pines Charter 1:57.67, 9. Victoria Torres, Pembroke Pines Charter 1:58.00, 10. Lara Jones, Pine Crest 1:58.81, 11. Evelyn Balog, Pompano Beach 2:00.85, 12. Nicol Bellardi, Cypress Bay 2:00.91; 2020 TOP TIME: Haley Cisewski, Pine Crest 1:52.95.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 2:03.44, AA-C, 2. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 2:03.48, 3. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 2:05.72, 4. Micaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 2:06.67, 5. Nicol Bellardi, Cypress Bay 2:07.20, 6. Mia Gelin, St. Thomas Aquinas 2:08.50, 7. Ana Villamil, Cypress Bay 2:09.04, 8. Teresa Landron, St. Thomas Aquinas 2:10.40, 9. Riley Barnhardt, Fort Lauderdale 2:10.81, 10. Lilia Blanco, Pompano Beach 2:11.24, 11. Giulianna Garcia, Monarch 2:11.98, 12. Sally Golding, Cooper City 2:12.53, 2020 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:59.00, AA-A.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 23.08, AA-A, 2. Hanna Elks Smith, Pine Crest 23.89, 3. Isabella Hernandez, North Broward Prep 24.01, 4. Tawannah McLemore, Fort Lauderdale 24.11, 5. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 24.13, 6. Gioia Balzano, South Florida Heat 24.34, 7. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 24.44, 8. Lydia Lanahan, Calvary Christian 24.46, 9. Emily Lopez-Diaz, West Broward 24.60, 10. Riley McCormick, Coral Springs Charter 24.87, 11. Kate Kaplan, Cooper City 25.06, 12. Sara Lin, Pine Crest 25.09, 13. Victoria Torres, Pembroke Pines Charter 25.16, 14. tie, Sidney Anton, Western 25.18 and Esther Lin, Pine Crest 25.18, 16. Jemma Kelly, Cypress Bay 25.28, 17. Jaclyn Nelson, Cardinal Gibbons 25.31, 18. Ana Lutz, St. Thomas Aquinas 25.43, 19. Syven Walker, Archbishop McCarthy 25.45, 20. Reese Andres, Pompano Beach 25.48; 2020 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 22.52.

1-meter springboard diving: 1. Ava Anderson, Pine Crest, 2. Makenzie Blake, Westminster Academy, 3. Sarrah Ghadiali, Pine Crest, 4. Catherine Kilroy, Fort Lauderdale, 5. Kaitlyn Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas, 6. Christina Hilton, Pompano Beach, 7. Hannah Egert, Western, 8. Emma Murray, St. Thomas Aquinas, 9. Alexia Lara, NSU University School, 10. Hannah Steele, Pine Crest, 11. Cara Barkey, Cooper City; 2020 TOP POINT TOTAL: Kaitlyn Ross, St. Thomas Aquinas 478.15.

100-yard Butterfly: 1. Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 57.51, 2. Riley McCormick, Coral Springs Charter 57.81, 3. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 58.25, 4. Gabriella DeLuna, Cypress Bay 58.55, 5. Lauren Balfour, Pine Crest 59.16, 6. Giulianna Garcia, Monarch 59.21, 7. Teresa Landron, St. Thomas Aquinas 59.53, 8. Samantha Schoenborn, South Florida Heat 59.66, 9. Gabriella Avila, West Broward 1:00.24, 10. Lilia Blanco, Pompano Beach 1:00.25, 11. Bella Egizi, Pine Crest 1:00.50 and Sidney Anton, Western 1:00.50, 13. Gioia Balzano, South Florida Heat 1:00.61, 14. Tawannah McLemore, Fort Lauderdale 1:00.76, 15. Hanna Elks Smith, Pine Crest 1:01.33, 16. Sara Quintero, Sagemont 1:01.37, 17. Karina Manrique, Cypress Bay 1:01.68; 2020 TOP TIME: Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 57.03.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 51.56, 2. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 52.30, 3. Tawannah McLemore, Fort Lauderdale 52.43, 4. Hanna Elks Smith, Pine Crest 52.45, 5. Cassia Flynn, Cardinal Gibbons 53.00 and Victoria Torres, Pembroke Pines Charter 53.00, 7. Brianna Hernandez, South Broward 53.13, 8. Lydia Lanahan, Calvary Christian 53.47, 9. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 53.50, 10. Isabella Hernandez, North Broward 53.77, 11. Mallory Schleicher, Cooper City 53.97, 12. Sara Lin, Pine Crest 53.99, 13. Natalia Ortiz, Cypress Bay 54.87, 14. Mia Gelin, St. Thomas Aquinas 55.41, 15. Ana Lutz, St. Thomas Aquinas 55.74, 16. Emily Lopez-Diaz, West Broward 55.90; 2020 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 49.47, AA-A.

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 4:49.41, 2. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 4:56.60, 3. Mariana Cote, Cypress Bay 5:031.51, 4. Rylie Barnhardt, Fort Lauderdale 5:10.40, 5. Samira Zambrano, Cypress Bay 5:10.48, 6. Gioia Balzano, South Florida Heat 5:15.74, 7. Amber Candido, Coral Springs Charter 5:16.54, 8. Isabella Chambers, Pine Crest 5:17.28, 9. Sally Golding, Cooper City 5:19.83, 10. Nicol Bellardi, Cypress Bay 5:20.31, 11. JennaMarie Brames, Cooper City 5:21.12, 12. Lilia Blanco, Pompano Beach 5:21.37, 13. Samira Zambrano, Cypress Bay 5:22.30, 14. Julia Freshour, Pompano Beach 5:22.89, 15. Lara Jones, Pine Crest 5:24.35, 16. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, Pembroke Pines Charter 5:25.41, 17. Alejandra Gil-Restrepo, Coral Springs Charter 5:25.55; 2020 TOP TIME: Riley Botting, Pine Crest 4:53.95, AA-C.

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:35.66, 2. Cypress Bay 1:41.87, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:41.90, 4. Pompano Beach 1:43.68, 5. Cardinal Gibbons 1:43.80, 6. South Florida Heat 1:44.59, 7. South Broward 1:44.86, 8. Douglas 1:45.91, 9. Fort Lauderdale 1:46.13, 10. Calvary Christian 1:46.69, 11. Coral Springs Charter 1:47.46, 12. NSU University School 1:47.76; 2020 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:35.60, AA-C (Julia Podkoscielny, Isabella Chambers, Riley Botting, Hanna Smith).

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 54.10, AA-A, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 55.82, AA-C, 3. Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 58.14, 4. Samantha Schoenborn, South Florida Heat 59.48, 5. Isabella Hernandez, North Broward Prep 59.58, 6. Nicol Bellardi, Cypress Bay 59.60, 7. Jaclyn Nelson, Cardinal Gibbons 1:00.13, 8. Hanna Elks Smith, Pine Crest 1:00.21, 9. Amber Candido, Coral Springs Charter 1:00.19, 10. Nicole Creed, Douglas 1:00.69, 11. Kendra Gomez, South Broward 1:00.92, 12. Gabriella DeLuna, Cypress Bay 1:01.45; 2020 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 53.75, AA-A.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Micaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 1:04.37, 2. Riley Botting, Pine Crest 1:05.56, 3. Sara Lin, Pine Crest 1:05.60, 4. Victoria Torres, Pembroke Pines Charter 1:05.63, 5. Kate Kaplan, Cooper City 1:06.10, 6. Reese Andres, Pompano Beach 1:06.37, 7. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:06.66, 8. Lara Jones, Pine Crest 1:06.96, 9. Ana Villamil, Cypress Bay 1:07.16, 10. Micaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 1:07.18, 11. Rafaella Araujo, NSU University School 1:07.61, 12. Brianna Hernandez, South Broward 1:07.81; 2020 TOP TIME: Riley Botting, Pine Crest 1:04.61.

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:29.33, 2. South Florida Heat 3:33.35, 3. Cypress Bay 3:34.89, 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:42.64, 5. Pompano Beach 3:48.27, 6. Pembroke Pines Charter 3:51.27, 7. Cooper City 3:53.82, 8. NSU University School 3:55.00; 2020 TOP TIME: South Florida Heat 3:33.84 (Erika Pelaez, Michaela Sierra, Mia Patton, Faith Suther).

2021 TEAM POLL

  1. Pine Crest, 2. Cypress Bay, 3. South Florida Heat, 4. St. Thomas Aquinas, Pompano Beach, 5. Archbishop McCarthy, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines Charter.

BOYS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:35.44, 2. Cypress Bay 1:39.90, 3. NSU University School 1:40.24, 4. Pine Crest 1:41.81, 5. Everglades 1:43.30, 6. Cooper City 1:44.31, 7. tie, Fort Lauderdale 1:44.88 and American Heritage Plantation 1:44.88, 9. Pompano Beach 1:45.54, 10. Somerset 1:46.36, 11. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:46.99; 2020 TOP TIME: St. Thomas Aquinas 1:38.65 (Lance Lesage, Jonas Santos, Jack Faulkner, David Garzon).

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 1:39.31, AA-C, 2. Dylan Felt, Fort Lauderdale 1:40.20, 3. 3. Zarek Wilson, Taravella 1:42.09, 4. Alex Mansur, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:43.96, 5. Max Fermayer, NSU University School 1:44.19, 6. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 1:45.79, 7. Gabriel Tortola, St. Thomas Aquinas 1:46.32, 8. Kingsley Bailey, Pine Crest 1:46.96, 9. Steven Gary, Pompano Beach 1:47.40, 10. Marcus Szabo, Cardinal Gibbons 1:47.22, 11. Rithvik Marri, American Heritage Plantation 1:47.78, 12. Andrew Brantmeyer, Fort Lauderdale 1:47.85, 13. Hashan Ekanayake, Western 1:48.01, 14. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 1:48.97, 15. Roman Ferrara, Pine Crest 1:49.38, 16. Finn Winkler, South Florida Heat 1:49.89, 17. Brian Bencie, Deerfield Beach 1:50.22, 18. Wisthon Rendon, Cypress Bay 1:50.46; 2020 TOP TIME: Benjamin Gomez del Campo, American Heritage Plantation 1:49.79.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 1:53.25, 2. Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 1:53.66, 3. Javier Colmenares, Everglades 1:55.65, 4. Alessandro Pereira, American Heritage Plantation 1:58.13, 5. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 1:58.45, 6. Marcelo Carrion, NSU University School 1:59.43, 7. Stephen Kim, Cypress Bay 1:59.91, 8. Alex Golding, Cooper City 2:00.04, 9. Gianni Famiano, Pompano Beach 2:01.41, 10. Jack Faulkner, St. Thomas Aquins 2:02.39, 11. Enrique Rodriguez, Somerset 2:03.27, 12. Rithvik Marri, AHP 2:03.37, 13. Angelo Martinez, NSU University School 2:03.54, 14. Kingsley Bailey, Pine Crest 2:03.73, 15. Derek Hau, Cooper City 2:03.97, 16. Wyatt Denhard, Pine Crest 2:04.24, 17. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 2:04.44 and Jackson Wampler, South Broward 2:04.44, 19. Ronin Jones, Pine Crest 2:04.60; 2020 TOP TIME: Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 1:57.26.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 20.67, 2. Joshua Cajuste, Pompano Beach 21.41, 3. Finn Winkler, South Florida Heat 21.96, 4. Mason Green, Taravella 21.97, 5. Alejandro Alvarez, Douglas 22.00, 6. Karl Wilson Aimable, NSU University School 22.03, 7. Jose Robles, Plantation 22.18, 8. Miles Green, Taravella 22.45, 9. Egor Frantsevskiy, North Broward Prep 22.61, 10. Dominick Mitchell, Fort Lauderdale 22.66, 11. Steven Gary, Pompano Beach 22.75, 12. Michele Vandenbossche, NSU University School 22.93, 13. John Lynch, Cardinal Gibbons 22.98, 14. Charles Wingold, Pompano Beach 23.00, 15. Lucas Opperman, Pine Crest 23.02, 16. Aldo Zepeda, Somerset, 23.04, 17. Kirill Prikhodko, American Heritage Plantation 234.11, 18. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 23.13, 19. Roman Ferrara, Pine Crest 23.13, 20. Derek Hau, Cooper City 23.21, 21. Christian Clark, Westminster Academy 23.22; 2020 TOP TIME: Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 20.61, AA-C.

1-meter springboard diving: 1. Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest, 2. Allen Levitis, Pine Crest, 3. James Boardman, Fort Lauderdale, 4. Danyal Ghadiali, Pine Crest, 5. Nicholas Dolton, Cooper City, 6. Ashton Jacobi, Pine Crest, 7. Max Starkman, Pine Crest, 8. Preston Gonzalez, Nova; 2020 TOP POINT TOTALS: Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest 579.50.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 50.14, 2. Mason Green, Taravella 50.96, 3. Landon Kyser, Cypress Bay 51.37, 4. Marcus Szabo, Cardinal Gibbons 51.60, 5. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 51.91, 6. Colin Nealy, Pine Crest 52.71, 7. Wisthon Rendon, Cypress Bay 52.86, 8. Alejandro Mateus, Everglades 53.35, 9. Angelo Martinez, NSU University School 53.95, 10. Finn Winkler, South Florida Heat 54.10, 11. Javier Roman, Cooper City 54.13, 12. tie, Jason Cuffe, Fort Lauderdale 54.45 and Jimmy McCrady, Fort Lauderdale 54.45, 14. Dominick Mitchell, Fort Lauderdale 55.15, 15. Giuliano Brunetti, Pompano Beach 55.37, 16. Christian Tijero, Pembroke Pines Charter 55.50, 17. Alessandro Pereira, American Heritage Plantation 55.55, 18. Diego Nazario, Somerset 55.75, 19. Sebastian Lobaton Vargas, NSU University School 55.94, 20. tie, Javier Colmenares, Pembroke Pines Charter and Kingsley Bailey, Pine Crest, 55.97; 2020 TOP TIME: Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 51.31.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 44.32, 2. Joshua Cajuste, Pompano Beach 46.79, 3. Zarek Wilson, Taravella 46.97, 4. Karl Aimable, NSU University School 47.47, 5. Alex Mansur, St. Thomas Aquinas 47.96, 6. Alejandro Alvarez, Douglas 48.26, 7. Gianni Famiano, Pompano Beach 48.04, 8. Max Fermayer, NSU University School 48.44, 9. Finn Winkler, South Florida Heat 48.56, 10. Michele Vandenbossche, NSU University School 48.91, 11. Roman Ferrara, Pine Crest 49.50, 12. RJ Martin, Taravella 49.71, 13. Aiden Kohanyi, South Florida Heat 49.72, 14. Lucas Opperman, Pine Crest 49.74, 15. John Lynch, Cardinal Gibbons 49.91; 16. Aldo Zepeda, Somerset 50.10; 2020 TOP TIME: Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 47.68.

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Dylan Felt, Fort Lauderdale 4:32.52, 2. Alessandro Pereira, American Heritage Plantation 4:46.58, 3. Gabriel Tortola, St. Thomas Aquinas 4:46.62, 4. Andrew Brantmeyer, Fort Lauderdale 4:49.10, 5. Steven Gary, Pompano Beach 4:49.82, 6. Rithvik Marri, American Heritage Plantation 4:50.55, 7. Kingsley Bailey, Pine Crest 4:52.31, 8. Enrique Rodriguez, Somerset 4:52.51, 9. Max Fermayer, NSU University School 4:53.39, 10. Ronin Jones, Pine Crest 4:54.51, 11. Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 4:55.86, 12. Wisthon Rendon, Cypress Bay 4:57.00, 13. Hashan Ekanayake, Western 4:57.17, 14. Mateo Shearer, St. Thomas Aquinas 4:59.74; 2020 TOP TIME: Enrique Rodriguez, Somerset 4:49.34.

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:27.50, 2. Taravella 1:29.12, 3. Pompano Beach 1:29.20, 4. NSU University School 1:30.66, 5. Fort Lauderdale 1:30.69, 6. Pine Crest 1:31.58, 7. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:34.62, 8. Cypress Bay 1:34.81, 9. Cardinal Gibbons 1:35.15, 10. Douglas 1:37.72, 11. Westminster Academy 1:37.77, 12. North Broward Prep 1:38.84, 13. South Broward 1:40.04, 14. Cooper City 1:40.03; 2020 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:28.02 (Joshua Hanks, Luc Ferrara, Erick Zepeda, Victor Lago).

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Landon Kyser, Cypress Bay 51.72, 2. Finn Winkler, South Florida Heat 52.77, 3. Jackson Wampler, South Broward 53.67, 4. Michele Vandenbossche, NSU University School 53.88, 5. Wisthon Rendon, Cypress Bay 54.01, 6. Karl Wilson Aimable, NSU University School 54.26, 7. tie, Alejandro Mateus, Everglades 54.34 and Jack Faulkner, St. Thomas Aquinas 54.34, 9. Marcus Szabo, Cardinal Gibbons 55.05, 10. Aldo Zepeda, Somerset 55.61, 11. Alex Golding, Cooper City 56.00, 12. Alejandro Alvarez, Douglas 57.20, 13. Matthew Tan, St. Thomas Aquinas 57.62, 14. Kingsley Bailey, Pine Crest 57.67, 15. Jason Cuffe, Fort Lauderdale 58.46, 16. Nathaniel Garrick, Archbishop McCarthy 58.49, 17. Alexis Sanchez, Plantation 58.61, 18. Diego Nazario-Vazquez, Somerset 59.30, 19. Sean Doyle, Cardinal Gibbons 59.36; 2020 TOP TIME: Lance Lesage, St. Thomas Aquinas 48.80.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 57.23, 2. Javier Colmenares, Everglades 58.10, 3. Nikita Efimov, South Florida Heat 59.84, 4. Ronin Jones, Pine Crest 1:01.14, 5. Marcelo Carrion, NSU University School 1:01.20, 6. Aiden Kohanyi, South Florida Heat 1:01.22, 7. Chris Hau, Cooper City 1:01.23, 8. Wilson Ward, Douglas 1:01.30, 9. Wyatt Denhard, Pine Crest 1:01.65, 10. Brayden Spaulluto, Monarch 1:02.14, 11. Gianni Famiano, Pompano Beach 1:02.44, 12. tie, Diego Villalonga, Cypress Bay 1:02.59 and Jose Robles, Plantation 1:02.59, 14. Stephen Kim Cypress Bay 1:02.95; 2020 TOP TIME: Joshua Hanks, Pine Crest 55.53, AA-A.

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. NSU University School 3:14.63, 2. Pompano Beach 3:16.59, 3. Pine Crest 3:18.16, 4. Fort Lauderdale 3:19.01, 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:19.07, 6. Taravella 3:19.86, 7. Cypress Bay 3:19.97, 8. Cooper City 3:22.99, 9. American Heritage Plantation 3:23.07, 10. Somerset 3:26.97, 11. South Florida Heat 3:28.64, 12. Taravella 3:32.18; 2020 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 3:15.76 (Joshua Hanks, Victor Lago, Luc Ferrara, Roman Ferrara).

2020 TEAM POLL

  1. Pine Crest, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas, 3. South Florida Heat, 4. tie, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach.

THIS WEEK IN SWIMMING

October 26, Tuesday
District 11-4A, South Broward Aquatic Center, 9 a.m.
District 12-4A, Belen Jesuit, 10 a.m.
District 12-3A, Belen Jesuit, 4:30 p.m.

October 27, Wednesday
District 10-4A, Nova High School, 6 p.m.

October 28, Thursday
District 11-3A, Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 10 a.m.

October 29, Friday
Region 4-1A, NSU Aquatic Center, 10 a.m.

October 30, Saturday
Region 4-2A, Sailfish Splash Park, 9 a.m.

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

Gulliver Prep Girls, Mater Lakes Boys Win District 12-2A Titles; SOFLO’s Agustin Rodriguez Double Winner


By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, October 24, 2021–Host Gulliver Prep girls and Mater Lakes boys won the team titles Saturday at the District 12-2A Swimming and Diving Championships.

Gulliver Prep, led by freshman Giovanna Musiello, won the girls’ team title with 579 points. Mater Lakes was runner-up with 307 points. The team won every individual event and swept all three relays.

Mater Lakes, led by double winner Agustin Rodriguez, Anthony Robaina and Matthew Tarafa, all of South Florida Aquatic Club, knocked off Gulliver Prep by eight points to win the boys’ title for the first time.

Mater Lakes finished with 442 points. Gulliver Prep had 434 points.

Mater Lakes won the boys’ 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays which clinched the title.

Rodriguez anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay that won in 1:30.90 with Ronny Rueda, Anthony Robaina and Anthony Martinez.

Rodriguez also won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.00 and 500-yard freestyle in 4:52.92.

Robaina was also a member of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:24.50 with Ronny Rueda, Anthony Martinez and Tarafa.

Tarafa won the 100-yard freestyle in 48.60 and was also second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.15. Robaina was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:02.17.

Luca Lesentier of Mast Academy was a double winner in the 50-yard freestyle in 21.78 and 100-yard backstroke in 55.03. He also led off the winning 200-yard medley relay.

Musiello led Gulliver Prep with individual wins in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:13.53 and 100-yard backstroke in 59.72. She was also a member of the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Camila Saporta and Cassandra Kraft were also double winners: Saporta in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:03.10 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:25.60 and Kraft in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.03 and 100-yard freestyle in 57.30.

Top qualifiers advance into the Region 4-2A meet, hosted by Jensen Beach High School at Sailfish Splash Waterpark, Oct. 30, Saturday at 9 a.m.

GIRLS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Gulliver Prep 579, 2. Mater Lakes 307, 3. Mast Academy 276, 4. Key West 275, 5. St. Brendan 205, 6. Imater Prep 31, 7. South Miami Senior High 29, 8. Mourning 19, 9. Hialeah-Miami Lakes 9.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:50.37 (Giovanna Musiello, Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Cassandra Kraft), 2. Mater 2:03.82, 3. Mast 2:04.79.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Camila Saporta, GP 2:03.10, 2. Paige Eskra, GP 2:08.57, 3. Angelina Fuentes, SB 2:15.01.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Giovanna Musiello, GP 2:13.53, 2. Aria Torretta, GP 2:17.69, 3. Nicole Macedo, MAST 2:22.51.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Cassandra Kraft, GP 25.03, 2. Michelle Fernandez, MAT 25.15, 3. Sofia Ciperski, GP 26.91.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Elyse Wood, GP 58.72, 2. Reese Rosenthal, GP 1:00.17, 3. Leslie Dame, MAST 1:03.74.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Cassandra Kraft, GP 57.30, 2. Sofia Ciperski, GP 57.95, 3. Giorgia Pascual, GP 1:00.44.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Camila Saporta, GP 5:25.60, 2. Sofia Moreno, GP 5:26.18, 3. Paige Eskra, GP 5:32.42.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:43.59 (Elyse Wood, Cassandra Kraft, Reese Rosenthal, Aria Torretta), 2. MAT 1:50.59, 3. MAST 1:52.18.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Giovanna Musiello, GP 59.72, 2. Nicole Macedo, MAST 1:02.46, 3. Sofia Moreno, GP 1:04.41.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Reese Rosenthal, GP 1:05.33, 2. Michelle Fernandez, MAT 1:06.77, 3. Margaret Miao, GP 1:11.67.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 3:47.85 (Elyse Wood, Giovanni Musiello, Camila Saporta, Aria Torretta), 2. St. Brendan 4:16.21, 3. Mast 4:21.39.

BOYS
TEAM TOTALS

  1. Mater Lakes 442, 2. Gulliver Prep 434, 3. Mast Academy 283, 4. Key West 248, 5. Mourning 145, 6. Imater Prep 69, 7. St. Brendan 61, 8. South Miami Senior High 24, 9. Westland 4.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Mast 1:43.94 (Luca Lesentier, Daniel De Aguiar, Peter Roca, Liam Lesentier), 2. Gulliver Prep 1:43.97, 3.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Agustin Rodriguez, MAT 1:46.00, 2. Matthew Tarafa, MAT 1:48.15, 3. Russel Svetlov, MORN 1:50.72.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Juanfra Gudino, GP 2:06.23, 2. Peter Roca, MAST 2:07.70, 3. Richard Navarro, SB 2:08.47.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Luca Lesentier, MAST 21.78, 2. Aria Besharat, MORN 22.00, 3. Russel Svetlov, MORN 22.31.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Anthony Martinez, MATE 54.17, 2. Juanfra Gudino, GP 55.71, 3. Michael McKenzie, MORN 57.65.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Matthew Tarafa, MATE 48.60, 2. Aria Besharat, MORN 48.99, 3. Charles Pujula, IMAP 49.93.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Agustin Rodriguez, MATE 4:52.92, 2. Peter Roca, MAST 5:08.54, 3. Sergio Camaraza, MATE 5:36.27.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Mater 1:30.90 (Ronny Rueda, Anthony Robaina, Anthony Martinez, Agustin Rodriguez), 2. Gulliver Prep 1:34.49, 3. Key West 1:38.91.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Luca Lesentier, MAST 55.03, 2. Richard Navarro, SB 56.54, 3. Lorenzo Jaime Luna, GP 58.17.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Parker Rosenthal, GP 1:01.66, 2. Anthony Robaina, MAT 1:02.17, 3. Daniel De Aguiar, MAST 1:08.70.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Mater 3:24.50 (Ronny Rueda, Anthony Robaina, Anthony Martinez, Matthew Tarafa), 2. Gulliver Prep 3:27.99, 3. Mast 3:30.96.

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