By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 20, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club turned in one of its’ finest performances since the pandemic started at the SOFLO Last Chance Qualifier Saturday at Academic Village Pool.
With loads of depth and talent, SOFLO swept the combined, girls and boys team titles in the two-day, seven-team meet.
SOFLO won the combined team title with 107,629 points; girls team title with 50,218 and boys team title with 57, 411.
SOFLO had four high point winners: Didia Miccolis, 10-and-under with 712 points; Jemma Baldwin, 11-12 with 2,080 points; Olivia Dinehart, 15-and-over with 2,938 points and Juan Vallmitjana, 11-12 with 3,183 points.
Eighty percent of SOFLO swimmers had at least one best time.
Among SOFLO winners were:
Jaden Amores, 14, 200-yard butterfly, best time 2:01.63, 3.69 drop; 200-yard backstroke, best time 2:06.32, 3.38 drop.
Sophia Avila, 13, 200-yard individual medley, best time 2:55.11, drop 0.05.
Jemma Baldwin, 11, 200-yard backstroke, 2:25.79, time drop 1.57; 200-yard individual medley, 2:33.17; 100-yard butterfly, best time 1:10.49, 0.46 drop.
Amelie Bicerne, 14, 200-yard backstroke, 2:20.22.
Mariann Catalasan, 15, 200-yard individual medley, best time 2:21.32, time drop 1.54.
Daniel Chaussky, 10, 200-yard individual medley, 2:50.54.
Javier Colmenares, 15, 200-yard butterfly, best time 1:55.92, 3.82 drop.
Elena Dinehart, 16, 100-yard butterfly, best time 58.02, 1.91 drop; 500-yard freestyle, 5:13.62.
Olivia Dinehart, 16, coming off an outstanding high school season highlighted by a state title, 50-yard freestyle, 24.70, best time, 0.24 drop; 400-yard individual medley, 4:31.94; 100-yard freestyle, best time 52.25, time drop 1.46; 200-yard breaststroke, best time 2:21.74, 2.10 drop. She posted three of the fastest prelims times.
Tristan Dons, 13, 100-yard backstroke, best time 1:02.47, 1.89 drop.
Sally Golding, 17, 200-yard freestyle, 1:59.89, best time and first time dipped under 2 minutes. She was fifth fastest in prelims.
Felix Gonzalez, 14, 200-yard individual medley, best time 2:09.70, drop 3.45.
Julio Horrego, 23, 100-yard breaststroke, best time 55.88, 0.54 drop.
Joshua Menezes, 12, 100-yard breaststroke, best time 1:15.50, 1.31 drop; 200-yard individual medley, best time 2:23.79, 0.81 drop; 200-yard breaststroke, best time 2:41.53, 2.01 drop.
Didia Miccolis, 10, 200-yard individual medley, best time 3:02.36, time drop 2.34.
Austin Nelson, 16, 200-yard backstroke, best time 1:54.86, 3.98 drop.
Carlos Rincon, 14, 100-yard butterfly, best time 59.93, 2.68 drop.
Ricardo Roche, 22, 200-yard freestyle, 1:43.64; 100-yard backstroke, best time 52.08, 1.19 drop.
Felipe Rodriguez, 14, 200-yard freestyle, best time 1:54.09, 1.89 drop.
Javier Roman, 18, 200-yard butterfly, best time 1:55.92, 2.75 drop.
Mallory Schleicher, 18, 200-yard backstroke, best time 2:04.20, time drop 4.56. The University of Florida-commit is fully recovered from a wrist injury and had one of her best meets of the year.
Maddie Smutny, 16, 200-yard butterfly, 2:07.38, best time with a time drop of 5.23 seconds.
Juan Vallmitjana, 12, 200-yard freestyle, best time 1:54.77, 2.07 drop; 50-yard freestyle, best time 24.67, 0.52 drop; 100-yard freestyle, best time 53.81, 1.23 drop.
Ana Villamil, 16, 100-yard breaststroke, best time 1:06.94, 3.89 time drop.
South Florida Aquatic Club had the largest contingent with 202 swimmers (111 male and 91 female) competing in 1,341 individual events and one relay in both the Last Chance Qualifier and Holiday Classic. It was one of the largest meets SOFLO has hosted since the pandemic.
SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS
- South Florida Aquatic Club 107,629, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 34,853, 3. SwimFast 25,841, 4. Boca Raton Swim Team 17,119, 5. Shelton Doral 12,701, 6. Heritage Aquatic Team 11,597, 7. Plantation Swim Team 313.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS
- South Florida Aquatic Club 50,218, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 18,823, 3. SwimFast 17,600, 4. Boca Raton Swim Team 7,147, 5. Shelton Doral Swim Team 4,697, 6. Heritage Aquatic Team 3,436.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS
- South Florida Aquatic Club 57,411, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 16,030, 3. Boca Raton Swim Team 9,972, 4. SwimFast 8,241, 5. Heritage Aquatic Team 8,161, 6. Shelton Doral Swim Team 8,004, 7. Plantation Swim Team 313.
INDIVIDUAL HIGH POINT
GIRLS
10-and-under, 1. Didia Miccolis, SOFLO 712.
11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 2,080, 2. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1,953, 4. Saree Young, SOFLO 1,719.
13-14, 1. Katherine Voet, Swim Fort Lauderdale 2,520, 5. Katelyn Gembicki, SOFLO 1,697, 8. Genesis Escobar, SOFLO 1,486, 10. Pilar Duranti 1,454.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2,938, 2. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 2,475, 4. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2,039, 5. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 2,015, 6. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 1,909.
BOYS
10-and-under, 1. Ryan Slogrove, Swim Fort Lauderdale 1,670, 2. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 1,535, 4. Guillermo Mantilla, SOFLO 589, 5. David Gonzalez, SOFLO 550.
11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 3,183, 2. Ryan Harries, SOFLO 2,610, 5. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 2,387, 7. Adrian Rendon, Unattached SOFLO 1,862, 8. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 1,801.
13-14, 1. Sebastian Guio, HAT 2,555, 4. Tristian Dons, SOFLO 1,498, 5. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 1,387, 6. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 1,364, 7. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 1,302, 8. Carlos Salas, SOFLO 1,265, 9. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 1,259, 10. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 1,244.
15-and-over, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 2,980, 5. Nicolas Pelaez, SOFLO 2,136, 7. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 2,053, 10. Alex Golding, SOFLO 1,825, 12. Giorgio Rusconi, SOFLO 1,617, 13. Brennan Binder, SOFLO 1,483, 14. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1,400.
GIRLS
200-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Zoe Schnoeller,. SFTL 2:03.64; SOFLO: 2. Mackenzie McPherson 2:12.18, time drop 1.49; 3. Saree Young 2:19.17, time drop 4.66, 7. Tabatha Oliveira 2:37.89, 9. Gabriella Ordonez 2:49.46, time drop 6.02.
13-14, 1. Da’jah German, SFTL 2:02.57; SOFLO: 3. Genesis Escobar 2:06.51, time drop 1.93, 5. Cali Harries 2:11.24, 6. Kaylee Del Rio 2:13.06, time drop 2.61.
15-and-over, 1. Sally Golding, SOFLO 1:59.89, time drop 0.97.
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Lena Lajko, SFTL 2:17.55; SOFLO: 3. Tania Mantilla 2:29.15, 5. Isabella Montes 2:31.33, time drop 3.07.
15-18, 1. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 2:07.38, time drop 5.23; SOFLO: 3. Michelle Marinheiro 2:16.22, 4. Jenna Marie Brames 2:20.28, time drop 0.71.
50-yard freestyle:
- Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 24.70, time drop 0.24; SOFLO: 6. Mia Guerrero 26.90, time drop 0.68, 7. Sofia Gomez 29.12, time drop 0.08, 11. Saree Young 29.39, time drop 1.48.
200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 2:25.79, time drop 1.57.
13-14, 1. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 2:20.22; SOFLO: 5. Alexandra Strong 2:31.33, time drop 5.47, 6. Alexandra Estevez 2:34.16, time drop 5.06, 7. Anjana Andapally 2:35.42, time drop 2.68, 8. Sophia Avila 2:50.10.
15-and-over, 1. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 2:04.20, time drop 4.56; SOFLO: 2. Gabriella DeLuna 2:11.16, time drop 2.90, 3. Sally Golding 2:11.62, time drop 0.94.
100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rachel Turner, SFTL 2:13.28.
11-12, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 1:14.88; SOFLO: 2. Mackenzie McPherson 1:23.20, time drop 0.08, 4. Tabatha Oliveira 1:33.52, 5. Sophie Szutkowski 1:35.37, time drop 1.89.
13-14, 1. Mercedes Pelayes, SDST 1:09.41; SOFLO: 2. Sarah Vasquez 1:17.65, time drop 2.28, 3. Ainsley Miller 1:18.76, 5. Cali Harries 1:20.99, 6. Sofia Lugo 1:21.00, time drop 1.53, 7. Haley Garcia 1:25.69, time drop 0.18, 9. Juline Paas 1:39.33.
15-and-over, 1. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 1:06.94, time drop 3.89; SOFLO: 3. Mariann Catalasan 1:11.91, time drop 0.46, 8. Judith-Alison Natino 1:25.03, time drop 0.29.
200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Didia Miccolis, SOFLO 3:02.36, time drop 2.34.
11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 2:33.17; SOFLO: 2. Saree Young 2:37.07, 3. Sofia Gomez 2:37.63, time drop 1.25, 4. Rose Seniuk 2:38.00, time drop 3.38.
13-14, 1. Sophia Avila, SOFLO 2:55.11, time drop 0.05.
15-and-over, 1. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 2:21.32, time drop 1.54.
400-yard individual medley:
- Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 4:31.94; SOFLO: 2. Gabriella DeLuna 4:43.28, time drop 1.13, 4. Mariann Catalasan 5:01.61, 7. Jenesys Amores 5:14.79, time drop 1.90.
100-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Kimoni Elliott, SFTL 1:02.04; SOFLO: 2. Mackenzie McPherson 1:02.67, 3. Sofia Gomez 1:03.11, time drop 0.44, 4. Sofia Rodriguez 1:04.58, time drop 0.92, 8. Marlena Groves 1:12.79, 9. Sophie Szutkowski 1:15.32.
13-14, 1. Anais Gedeon, SFTL 54.95; SOFLO: 2. Katelyn Gembicki 55.86, 4. Pilar Duranti 59.11, time drop 0.01, 6. Genesis Escobar 59.33, time drop 0.48, 10. Anjana Andapally 1:00.50, time drop 0.63.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 52.25, time drop 1.46; SOFLO: 2. Mallory Schleicher 52.64, time drop 1.45, 3. Elena Dinehart 52.82, time drop 1.56, 4. Maddie Smutny 52.96, time drop 0.95, 9. Ana Villamil 56.41, 11. JennaMarie Brames 57.46, time drop 0.68.
100-yard butterfly:
11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 1:10.49, time drop 0.46; SOFLO: 3. Gabriella Ordonez 1:28.60.
13-14, 1. Darly Young, SF 1:06.15; SOFLO: 2. Isabella Montes 1:09.72, 3. Isabella Bartoli 1:13.01, time drop 0.58, 4. Gabriela Marin 1:23.03, time drop 0.04.
15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 58.02, time drop 1.91; SOFLO: 3. Dahlia Hirsh 1:07.60, time drop 1.61, 5. Judith-Alison Natino 1:18.04.
200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Mercedes Pelayes, SDST 2:34.71; SOFLO: 3. Ainsley Miller 2:47.41, time drop 0.42.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:21.74, time drop 2.10; SOFLO: 2. Ana Villamil 2:29.89, time drop 2.36, 3. Gabriella DeLuna 2:30.22, time drop 1.91, 4. Mariann Catalasan 2:40.78.
100-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 1:06.85; SOFLO: 3. Sofia Rodriguez 1:16.06, 4. Marlena Groves 1:25.85, 5. Gabriella Ordonez 1:27.57, time drop 1.90, 6. Emma Salar 1:28.55, time drop 6.68, 7. Mia Salar 1:35.92, time drop 5.28.
13-14, 1. Lena Lajko, SFTL 1:00.05; SOFLO: 3. Katelyn Gembicki 1:05.25, 6. Sofia Lugo 1:08.70, 7. Sarah Vasquez 1:08.84, time drop 1.64, 10. Sarah Bedoya 1:11.53, time drop 2.98, 11. Alexandra Strong 1:11.99, time drop 1.06.
15-and-over, 1. Oliver Wiebe, SF 1:03.49.
500-yard freestyle:
- Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 5:13.62; SOFLO: 2. Gabriella DeLuna 5:17.,90, time drop 8.84, 4. Katelyn Gembicki 5:25.08, time drop 7.96, 7. Pilar Duranti 5:34.58, time drop 5.19, 8. Tania Mantilla 5:35.49, time drop 7.87, 9. Sofia Lugo 5:38.83, time drop 0.94, 12. Mackenzie McPherson 5:44.43, time drop 9.29, 13. Alexandra Strong 5:47.70, time drop 4.58, 14. Cali Harries 5:48.79, time drop 0.04, 15. Jemma Baldwin 5:49.89, time drop 7.35.
BOYS
200-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Ryan Slogrove, SFTL 2:27.59; SOFLO: 2. David Gonzalez 2:47.34, time drop 2.57.
11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:54.77, time drop 2.07, 4. Atharv Agashe 2:32.88, time drop 2.52, 5. Matteo Castelli 2:34.22, time drop 1.66, 6. Dmitrill Berezin 2:40.93, 7. Antonio Rico 2:42.28, time drop 0.95, 8. Dylan McVeigh 2:46.32, 9. Samuel Rico 2:48.26, time drop 10.00, 10. Jose Montes 2:55.61.
13-14, 1. Felipe Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:54.09, time drop 1.89; SOFLO: 5. Matt McVeigh 2:08.76, 7. Brennan MNair 2:15.15, 9. Max Marrero 2:44.59.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:43.64; SOFLO: 5. Alexander Miller 1:48.27, time drop 0.92, 7. Brennan Binder 1:49.40.
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:01.63, time drop 3.69; SOFLO: 2. Carlos Salas 2:18.03, time drop 1.13, 3. Carlos Rincon 2:19.54, time drop 5.46, 4. Jose Rincon 2:21.75.
15-and-over, 1. tie, Javier Roman, SOFLO 1:55.92, time drop 2.75 and Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:55.92, time drop 3.82; SOFLO: 4. Brennan Binder 2:02.14.
50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Ryan Slogrove, SFTL 30.62; SOFLO: 2. Daniel Chaussky 30.73.
11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana 24.67, time drop 0.52; SOFLO: 2. Ryan Harries 28.03, 5. Matteo Castelli 31.91, 6. Aiden Delgado 33.17, time drop 0.36, 7. Dmitrii Berezin 33.24, 9. Jose Montes 36.68.
13-14, 1. Renato Corrales, SFTL 25.02; SOFLO: 2. Tristain Dons 25.53, time drop 1.15, 3. Mason Jimenez 26.08, 4. Abraham Penaloza 26.18, time drop 0.11, 5. Brennan Mair 26.35, time drop 1.49, 7. Leo Shee 26.59, time drop 0.41, 8. Rafael Frable 27.64, time drop 0.66, 9. Aleksander Chaussky 27.84, 10. Kenny Paas, 28.12, time drop 0.31, 11. Diego Reveron 28.43, 13. Justin Campos 29.48, time drop 1.74, 14. Shihoo Noh 30.81, time drop 0.79.
15-and-over, 1. Marcus Johnson, BRST 21.64; SOFLO: 2. Manuel Melendez 23.01, time drop 0.21, 5. Alexander Miller 23.45, time drop 0.11, 6. Javier Colmenares 23.63, 8. Nicholas Pelaez 23.94, time drop 0.26, 10. Giorgio Rusconi 25.14, time drop 0.36.
200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Adrian Rendon, Unattached 2:16.87; SOFLO: 2. Maximiliano Remmele 2:18.11, time drop 2.46, 5. Preston Christensen 2:53.41, time drop 5.03.
13-14, 1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:06.32, time drop 3.38; SOFLO: 3. Tristan Dons 2:13.38, time drop 3.26.
15-and-over, 1. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 1:54.86, time drop 3.98.
100-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 1:15.50, time drop 1.31; SOFLO: 2. Martin Petkov 1:22.16, time drop 0.56, 5. Aiden Delgado 1:37.01, time drop 2.81.
13-14, 1. Sebastian Guio, HAT 1:05.25; SOFLO: 2. Felix Gonzalez 1:07.50, time drop 1.92, 3. Abraham Penaloza 1:11.31, time drop 1.39, 4. Luke Mercier 1:17.83, time drop 1.71, 5. Rafael Frable 1:20.69, 6. Kenny Paas 1:20.70, time drop 0.55, 8. Alexandra Rahman 1:26.66, time drop 1.04, 9. Shihoo Noh 1:28.78, time drop 0.78, 10. Justin Campos 1:29.79, time drop 4.04.
15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 55.88, time drop 0.54; SOFLO: 3. Alex Golding 1:01.64, time drop 0.53, 4. Javier Roman 1:02.20, time drop 1.98, 6. Giorgio Rusconi 1:04.86.
200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Chaussky, SOFLO 2:50.54.
11-12, 1. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 2:23.79, time drop 0.81; SOFLO: 4. Ryan Harries 2:35.50, 5. Eric Ferrer 2:38.2, time drop 1.03, 6. Tianze Wen 2:40.33, time drop 2.53, 7. Atharv Agashe 2:52.83.
13-14, 1. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 2:09.70, time drop 3.45; SOFLO: 2. Carlos Salas 2:18.96, time drop 2.35, 3. Jose Rincon 2:20.45.
15-and-over, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 1:56.72; SOFLO: 4. Nicholas Pelaez 2:07.77, time drop 1.52.
400-yard individual medley:
- Landon Kyser, HAT 4:10.82; SOFLO: 2. Adrian Hernandez 4:12.99, time drop 0.55, 4. Alex Golding 4:17.63, 6. Hashan Ekanayake 4:31.41, time drop 7.70, 8. Juan Vallmitjana 4:36.66, time drop 13.85, 11. Mason Jimenez 5:00.81, time drop 4.86.
100-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 53.81, time drop 1.23; SOFLO: 3. Martin Petkov 1:03.79, 5. Tianze Wen 1:05.09, 6. Matteo Castelli 1:08.68, time drop 1.78, 7. Preston Christensen 1:13.38, time drop 1.48, 9. Aiden Delgaro 1:14.34, time drop 0.27, 10. Dmitri Berezin 1:14.78.
13-14, 1. Jorge Kauefate, SDST 54.22; SOFLO: 4. Matt McVeigh 58.19, time drop 1.18, 5. Brennan Mair 58.91, time drop 0.36, 6. Aleksander Chaussky 1:00.48, 9. Kenny Paas 1:01.58, time drop 0.09, 10. Rafael Frable 1:02.13, time drop 1.09.
15-and-over, 1. Marcelo Mansur, Unattached 49.58; SOFLO: 2. Manuel Melendez 50.01, time drop 0.70, 5. Julio Horrego 52.13, 7. Nicholas Pelaez 52.66, 8. Luca Hincapie 53.82, 12. Bruno Martins 59.84.
100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Carlos Rincon, SOFLO 59.93, time drop 2.68; SOFLO: 2. Jose Rincon 1:00.83, time drop 1.26.
15-and-over, 1. Zach Bregoff, BRST 52.17; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares 52.67, time drop 0.43, 6. Luca Hincapie 1:01.26.
200-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 2:41.53, time drop 2.01; SOFLO: 2. Ryan Harries 2:45.50, 3. Maximiliano Remmele 2:47.61, time drop 0.05.
13-14, 1. Sebastian Guio, HAT 2:18.43; SOFLO: 2. Felipe Rodriguez 2:24.18, 3. Abraham Penaloza 2:37.78, 4. Mason Jimenez 2:38.85, time drop 1.57, 5. Luke Mercier 2:45.60, time drop 3.39.
15-and-over, 1. Diego Lopez, BRST 2:17.57; SOFLO: 2. Giorgio Rusconi 2:20.81, time drop 2.97.
100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Jake Corbett, SF 1:34.96.
11-12, 1. Frank Vincze, SF 1:05.45; SOFLO: 3. Maximiliano Remmele 1:06.25, 4. Eric Ferrer 1:17.34, 5. Atharv Agashe 1:21.33, 6. Preston Christensen 1:23.26, time drop 0.98, 7. Dylan McVeigh 1:25.76, time drop 0.54, 8. Antonio Rico 1:27.67, time drop 5.690, 9. Adrian Sowma 1:28.44, time drop 2.68.
13-14, 1. Tristan Dons, SOFLO 1:02.47, time drop 1.89; SOFLO: 2. Carlos Salas 1:04.26, time drop 3.21, 4. Matt McVeigh 1:07.22, time drop 0.07, 5. Carlos Rincon 1:08.59, time drop 1.14, 6. Aleksander Chaussky 1:13.10, 7. Diego Reveron 1:13.77, time drop 0.98, 8. Justin Campos, 1:19.78, time drop 20.76.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 52.08, time drop 1.19; SOFLO: 3. Alex Golding 54.48, time drop 1.40, 5. Brennan Binder 1:00.40, time drop 0.94.
500-yard freestyle:
- Marcelo Mansur, Unattached 4:44.26; SOFLO: 5. Nicholas Pelaez 5:01.16, time drop 12.09, 12. Ryan Harries 5:43.31, 15. Rafael Frable 5:55.48, 16. Kenny Paas 5:57.77. RESULTS SOURCE: MEET MOBILE
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