SOFLO Swimmers Come Up Big On Final Day Of FGC LCM BB Championships

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, July 11, 2022–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers turned in one of their finest showings in meet history at the Florida Gold Coast Long Course Meters BB Championships at Ransom Everglades’ Ansin Aquatic Center.

On Sunday, the third and final day of the competitive meet, SOFLO dominated with top three finishes and time drops.

The boys were led by double winners Michael Barber, 10, and Abraham Penaloza, 14.

Barber won the 7-10 100-meter freestyle in a best time 1:20.02, dropping 3.26 and 50-meter backstroke in 44.10, another best time, dropping 3.68.

Penaloza won the 13-14 200-meter breaststroke in a best time 2:51.18, dropping 12.08 seconds. He also won the 100-meter butterfly in a best time 1:09.19, dropping 3.09.

Individual winners were:
Victor Valdiviezo, 15, 1500 freestyle, 20:23.50.
Matt McVeigh, 14, 200 backstroke, 2:34.73, time drop 2.48.
Maximiliano Remmele, 13, 200 IM, 2:34.64, time drop 3.06.
Armando Bertea, 15, 200 IM, 2:28.96, time drop 6.45.
Anjana Andapally, 14, 100 butterfly, 1:15.04, time drop 1.63.
Sophie Szutkowski, 12, 50 breaststroke, 42.29, time drop 1.40.
Didia Miccolis, 11, 50 backstroke, 37.17, time drop 3.52.

Other top three finishers were:
Atharv Agashe, 12, 1500 freestyle, second 21:30.07, time drop 30.46.
Joshua Menezes, 13, 1500 freestyle, second, 20:12.42.
Ryan Harries, 13, 200 breaststroke, second, 2:55.71, time drop 4.97.
Luke Mercier, 15, 200 breaststroke, second, 3:09.41.
Gabriel Ferrer, 9, 200 IM, second 3:27.16, time drop 4.37.
Daniel Chaussky, 11, 200 IM, second, 2:55.71.
Martin Petkov, 13, 200 IM, second, 2:36.70, time drop 7.53; 200 breaststroke, third, 2:55.84, time drop 2.18.
Calista Harries, 15, 200 breaststroke, second, 3:16.22, time drop 0.27.
Sarah Bedoya, 14, 200 backstroke, second, 2:49.90, time drop 8.27.
Varvara Dmitrova, 10, 100 butterfly, second, 1:39.01, time drop 5.25; 50 backstroke, second, 44.53, time drop 0.31.
Kaylee Del Rio, 15, 100 butterfly, second, 1:19.97.
Jose Rincon, 13, 200 backstroke, third, 2:37.29, time drop 1.25.
Victor Valdiviezo, 15, 200 backstroke, third, 2:40.25, time drop 0.92.
Felix Gonzalez, 15, 100 butterfly, third, 1:05.10, time drop 4.70.
Rose Seniuk, 13, 200 IM, third, 2:49.54, time drop 1.76.
Stephania Dmitrova, 9, 50 backstroke, third, 46.17, time drop 2.69.

SOFLO had the largest contingent with 54 swimmers (34 boys and 20 girls) in 223 individual events.

In addition to host Ransom Everglades and SOFLO, among other teams that competed were Gulliver, Metro Aquatics, Midtown Weston, Bravo Swimming, Blue Marlins, Eagle Aquatics, Cooper City Cyclones, North Miami Swimming and Azura.

SUNDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
1500-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Francesca Ninova, CANE 22:46.98.
13-14, 1. Kayla Diaz, SF 20:13.72.

200-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Calla Kelble, MS 3:01.40.
15-18, 1. Victoria Reveron, EA 3:03.45; SOFLO: 2. Calista Harries 3:16.22, time drop 0.27.

100-meter freestyle:
7-10, 1. Sofia De Angulo, MS 1:22.12.
11-12, 1. Isabella Lopez, CANE 1:11.32; SOFLO: 4. Sophie Szutkowski 1:11.88, time drop 1.20, 10. Didia Miccolis 1:13.15, time drop 1.32.
13-14, 1. Darly Young, SF 1:05.78; SOFLO: 6. Anjana Andapally 1:07.90, time drop 0.80, 8. Rose Seniuk 1:08.00, time drop 0.47.
15-18, 1. Camille Schechter, CANE 1:04.69; SOFLO: 6. Kaylee Del Rio 1:08.44, time drop 2.18, 8. Calista Harries 1:11.68.

200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Katerina Linfield, RANS 2:44.40; SOFLO: 2. Sarah Bedoya 2:49.90, time drop 8.27.
15-18, 1. Mila Fanjul, GRSC 2:47.26.

100-meter butterfly:
7-10, 1. Eva Kolobova, NMST 1:38.79; SOFLO: 2. Varvara Dmitrova 1:39.01, time drop 5.25.
11-12, 1. Sofia Kotz-Agramonte, RANS 1:26.69.
13-14, 1. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 1:15.04, time drop 1.63.
15-18, 1. Camille Schechter, CANE 1:16.96; SOFLO: 2. Kaylee Del Rio 1:19.97.

50-meter breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Katherine De Angulo, MS 50.84; SOFLO: 4. Stephania Dmitrova 54.07, time drop 1.32.
11-12, 1. Sophie Szutkowski, SOFLO 42.29, time drop 1.40.

50-meter backstroke:
7-10, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 43.08; SOFLO: 2. Varvara Dmitrova 44.53, time drop 0.31, 3. Stephania Dmitrova 46.17, time drop 2.69.
11-12, 1. Didia Miccolis, SOFLO 37.17, time drop 3.52.

200-meter individual medley:
7-10, 1. Eva Kolobova, NMST 3:14.14.
11-12, 1. Alejandra Perez, MAC 2:49.74.
13-14, 1. Kayla Diaz, SF 2:44.49; SOFLO: 3. Rose Seniuk 2:49.54, time drop 1.73, 6. Ainsley Miller 2:52.49.
15-18, 1. Katia Alonso, MS 2:46.32; SOFLO: 4. Calista Harries 2:54.87, time drop.

BOYS
1500-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Manuel Arencibia, MWA 20:53.64, 2. Atharv Agashe, SOFLO 21:30.07, time drop 30.45.
13-14, 1. Oliver Cannings, GRSC 18:38.37, 2. Joshua Menezes 20:12.42.
15-18, 1. Victor Valdiviezo, SOFLO 20:23.50.

200-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 2:51.18, time drop 12.08; SOFLO: 2. Ryan Harries, 2:55.71, time drop 4.97, 3. Martin Petkov 2:55.84, time drop 2.18, 5. Maximilian Remmele 2:56.33, time drop 3.76, 8. Joseph-Blake Natino 3:02.37.
15-18, 1. Ethan Armbrister, MWA 3:05.07; SOFLO: 2. Luke Mercier 3:09.41.

100-meter freestyle:
7-10, 1. Michael Barber, SOFLO 1:20.02, time drop 3.26; SOFLO: 7. Luis Escobar 1:25.39, time drop 1.40, 10. Gabriel Ferrer 1:27.43, time drop 1.09.
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRVO 1:08.39; SOFLO: 5. Daniel Chaussky 1:10.91, time drop 2.38.
13-14, 1. Luis Blanca, MAC 59.86; SOFLO: 5. Jose Rincon 1:02.32, time drop 0.19.
15-18, 1. Leonardo Gatica Pereira, Azura 56.55; SOFLO: 4. Felix Gonzalez 58.69, time drop 1.03, 7. Sebastian Fernandez 1:00.28, time drop 0.10.

200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Matt McVeigh, SOFLO 2:34.73, time drop 2.48; SOFLO: 3. Jose Rincon 2:37.29, time drop 1.25, 5. Joshua Menezes 2:38.31, time drop 1.18.
15-18, 1. Anthony Lander, MS 2:31.13; SOFLO: 3. Victor Valdiviezo 2:40.25, time drop 0.92.

100-meter butterfly:
7-10, 1. Roy Alvarez, MAC 1:36.97; SOFLO: 4. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:51.36.
11-12, 1. Matthew Meneses, MAC 1:27.71.
13-14, 1. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 1:09.19, time drop 3.09.
15-18, 1. Anthony Lander, MS 1:03.82; SOFLO: 3. Felix Gonzalez 1:05.10, time drop 4.70.

50-meter breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Roy Alvarez, MAC 49.24; SOFLO: 5. Ian Ibarra 54.92, time drop 0.51.
11-12, 1. Luca Pichardo, CCPR 44.16.

50-meter backstroke:
7-10, 1. Michael Barber, SOFLO 44.10, time drop 3.68; SOFLO: 6. Gabriel Ferrer 47.47, 7. Ian Ibarra 48.11.
11-12, 1. Matthew Meneses, MAC 40.63.

200-meter individual medley:
7-10, 1. Janiel Espinosa, SF 3:23.29; SOFLO: 2. Gabriel Ferrer 3:27.16, time drop 4.37, 9. Leonardo Zuluaga 3:48.10.
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRVO 2:54.36; SOFLO: 2. Daniel Chaussky 2:55.71, 6. Atharv Agashe 2:59.42, time drop 5.98, 7. Alexander Ross 3:07.16.
13-14, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 2:34.64, time drop 3.06; SOFLO: 2. Martin Petkov 2:36.70, time drop 7.53.
15-18, 1. Armando Bertea, SOFLO 2:28.96, time drop 6.45; SOFLO: 7. Sebastian Fernandez 2:37.35.

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

SOFLO Captures Girls Team Title, Runner-up In Combined; Wilson, Dinehart Sisters, Relays Shine At Southern Zone South Sectional Championships

By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, July 10, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club kicked off the championship season in style at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

On Sunday, SOFLO girls captured the girls team title and finished runner-up in the combined team standings.

SOFLO won the girls’ team title with 517.5 points ahead of Planet Swim Aquatics (428) and Azura Florida Aquatics (326.5).

Azura won the combined team title with 1,020 ahead of SOFLO with 833.5 and Academy Aquatic Club (599). Azura also won the boys’ team title with 693.5 and SOFLO was fourth (316).

Olivia Dinehart, 17, won her second event of the meet sweeping the breaststroke events. After winning the 100 in 1:12.79 earlier in the meet, she came back to win the 200 in 2:39.82 on the final night. She finished with 72 points.

Izzy Wilson, 15 was third in the 1500-meter freestyle in 17:49.12, her best finish of the meet.

Elena Dinehart, 17, was third in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:23.17. She finished with 52 points.

The Dinehart sisters were also members of the second place 400-meter medley relay team with Maddie Smutny and Natalie Gembicki that finished in 4:26.55. SOFLO’s B relay was sixth in 4:33.62 with Mallory Schleicher, Sophia Grubbs, Gabriella DeLuna and Michelle Marinheiro.

Roche, 22, was the top boys’ finisher placing fourth in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:13.73. He was also a member of the boys’ 400-meter medley relay that was fourth in 4:03.08 with Javier Colmenares, Wisthon Rendon and Alex Golding.

Erika Pelaez, 15, of Eagle Aquatics won two more events in the 100-meter freestyle in 57.93 and 200-meter backstroke in 2:19.85. The U.S. junior national team member won all six of her events. She finished with 120 of her girls team’s 136 points.

SOFLO had 29 swimmers (16 girls and 13 boys) compete in 131 individual events (77 girls and 54 boys) and 10 relays.

SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Azura Florida Aquatics 1,020, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 833.5, 3. Academy Aquatic Club 599, 4. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 581, 5. Planet Swim Aquatics 537, 6. Sarasota Tsunami 444, 7. Golden Panther Aquatics 261, 8. FAST 260.5, 9. Eagle Aquatics 250, 10. Pine Crest Swimming 244.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Azura Florida Aquatics 693.5, 2. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 406, 3. Academy Aquatic Club 385, 4. SOFLO 316, 5. Sarasota Tsunami 251.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 517.5, 2. Planet Swim Aquatics 428, 3. Azura Florida Aquatics 326.5, 4. Golden Panther Aquatics 261, 5. Academy Aquatic Club 214.

WOMEN
400-meter medley relay: 1. Planet Swim Aquatics 4:24.14, 2. SOFLO A 4:26.55 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki), 3. Azura A 4:29.31, 6. SOFLO B 4:33.62 (Mallory Schleicher, Sophia Grubbs, Gabriella DeLuna, Michelle Marinheiro).

1500-meter freestyle: 1. Mariana Cote, MWA 17:34.40, 2. Brynn Stoneburg, Treasure Coast 17:37.27, 3. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 17:49.12.

200-meter butterfly: 1. Sumner Chmielewski, SRQ 2:17.34, 2. Isabel Traba, CANE 2:20.72, 3. Sophia Diaz, MAC 2:22.41; SOFLO: 11. Gabriella DeLuna 2:26.50, 12. Michelle Marinheiro 2:26.56.

100-meter freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 57.93, 2. Aspen Gersper, SAS 58.41, 3. Kelsie Campbell, GPA 58.96; SOFLO: 17. Maddie Smutny 1:00.52, 23. Natalie Gembicki 1:00.78, 27. Mallory Schleicher 1:01.07.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:39.82, 2. Sophie Cox, BD 2:42.65, 3. Peyton Powell, STAR 2:42.99; SOFLO: 10. Mallory Schleicher 2:46.61, 12. Molly Golding, GSC 2:47.35, 19. Sophia Grubbs 2:50.71, 28. Mariann Catalasan 2:55.29, time drop 0.19, 33. Sally Golding 2:56.69.

200-meter backstroke: 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 2:19.85, 2. Alexandra Stern, RATS 2:22.90, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:23.17; SOFLO: 18. Gabriella DeLuna 2:32.24.

MEN
400-meter medley relay: 1. St. Andrew’s 3:54.60, 2. Azura 3:54.65, 3. Sarasota Tsunami 4:02.95, 4. SOFLO A 4:03.08 (Ricardo Roche, Javier Colmenares, Wisthon Rendon, Alex Golding), 10. SOFLO B 4:09.16 (Aldo Zepeda, Manuel Melendez, Agustin Rodriguez, Austin Nelson).

1500-meter freestyle: 1. Philip Moldovanu, WOW 16:06.87, 2. Sauod Alshamroukh, Azura 16:38.74, 3. William Johnson, RATS 16:39.42.

200-meter butterfly: 1. Diego Balbi, SAS 2:05.86, 2. Mitchell Ledford, Treasure Coast 2:06.30, 3. Carlos Vasquez, TSA 2:08.66; SOFLO: 11. Wisthon Rendon 2:13.71.

100-meter freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 50.47, 2. Zarek Wilson, TSA 51.61, 3. Rob Alexy, UN 51.93.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Giulian Martin, CANE 2:21.13, 2. Dario Martin, OSC 2:28.55, 3. William Heary, SRQ 2:28.72; SOFLO: 10. Javier Colmenares 2:31.12, 22. Manuel Melendez 2:37.90, 32. Alexander Miller 2:43.68.

200-meter backstroke: 1. Josh Zuchowski, FAST 2:02.98, 2. Landon Kyser, HAT 2:09.90, 3. Mariano Sosa, Azura 2:10.17; SOFLO: 4. Ricardo Roche 2:13.73, 9. Austin Nelson 2:15.27, 23. Alex Golding 2:19.37.

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