By Sharon Robb
STUART, July 18, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club finished runner-up in the combined and boys team standings and third among the girls teams Sunday at the 14&Under Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympics at Sailfish Splash Waterpark.
St. Andrews Aquatics won its second consecutive JO title, sweeping the combined, boys and girls team titles. The Boca Raton club also won the short course JOs combined and girls team titles in March at Coral Springs.
St. Andrew’s Aquatics won the combined with 671 points followed by SOFLO with 468 and Wahoos of Wellington with 421.
In a close battle for the boys team title, St. Andrew’s Aquatics won with 253.50 points. SOFLO was second with 227 and defending champion Metro Aquatics was third with 217. One point separated St. Andrew’s and SOFLO headed into Sunday’s boys prelims where St. Andrew’s picked up clutch points in the relays.
St. Andrew’s Aquatics won the girls team title with 417.50 points. Wahoos of Wellington edged SOFLO for second place, 247-241.
Longtime and beloved coach Rose Lockie coached her final meet before retiring from club coaching at SOFLO and high school coaching at Pembroke Pines Charter. Lockie will start her retirement with a trip to Seattle and then a “dream” Alaskan cruise.
“On this, my last day of coaching, I would like to thank you all for the wonderful memories I will be taking with me. It has been an honor and a privilege to be a member of this amazing team,” Coach Rose wrote in a note to coaches, swimmers and parents.
“A special thank you to Coach Chris for giving me the opportunity to coach Bronze from Day 1; to Coach Luis and Coach George, who have been by my side for 16 years. I wish you all the very best. Swimmers train hard to reach your goals. Good luck. So, thank you again as I move on to another chapter of my life. I will miss you all.”
SOFLO’s Christie Ann Lumsden and Juan Vallmitjana led in high point. Lumsden finished third with 42 points and Vallmitjana finished fourth with 31 points.
SOFLO’s 13-14 200-meter freestyle relay was third in 1:56.68 with Lydia Smutny, Jenesys Amores, Tania Mantilla and Katelyn Gembicki.
SOFLO’s 11-12 200-meter medley relay was third in 2:14.98 with Saree Young, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores and Laila Harran.
Lydia Smutny was SOFLO’s top girls’ finisher placing second in the 200-meter butterfly in 2:28.05. Lumsden was third in the 200-meter freestyle in 2:32.26.
SOFLO’s 11-12 boys 200-meter medley relay was second in 2:16.08 with David Valdiviezo, Ethan Hall, Noah Mejias and Guillermo Mantilla.
Vallmitjana was the boys top finisher taking fourth in both the 200-meter IM in 2:20.74 and 200-meter freestyle in 2:04.35.
SOFLO had one of its largest contingents compete with 64 qualified swimmers (33 boys, 31 girls) in 274 individual events and relays. Next up are this week’s FGC Senior Championships for SOFLO.
SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 671, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 468, 3. Wahoos of Wellington 421, 4. Metro Aquatics 327, 5. Jupiter Dragons 250, 6. Swim Fort Lauderdale 226, 7. Ransom Everglades 207, 8. Plantation Swim Team 192, 9. North Palm Beach 180.50, 10. Blue Marlins of Hialeah Gardens 161.50.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 253.50, 2. SOFLO 227, 3. Metro Aquatics 217, 4. Ransom Everglades 190, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 174.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. St. Andrew’s 417.50, 2. Wahoos of Wellington 247, 3. SOFLO 241, 4. Jupiter Dragons 202, 5. Swim Fort Lauderdale 155.
HIGH POINT GIRLS:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy La Pietra, SAS 50; SOFLO: 3. Christie Ann Lumsden 42.
11-12, 1. Allison Kelly, Jupiter Dragons 54; SOFLO: 7. Laila Harran 24, 10. Mackenzie McPherson 18, 15. Jemma Baldwin 12.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 54; SOFLO: 13. Lydia Smutny 13, 18. Jenesys Amores 9, 22. Sarah Vasquez 6.
HIGH POINT BOYS:
10-and-under, 1. Lester Perez, MAC 50; SOFLO: 10. Ethan Phan 20, 11. Toma Petkov 18.
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 54; SOFLO: 10. Ethan Hall 21, 12. Noah Mejias 17, 19. David Valdiviezo 7.
13-14, 1. Anthony Pineiro, Shelton Doral 54; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 31.
GIRLS
200-meter freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 1:58.21, 2. Wahoos of Wellington 1:59.83, 3. Jupiter 1:59.97, 14. SOFLO B 2:04.68 (Sofia Gomez, Gianna Martin, Saree Young, Jianna Amores).
13-14, 1. St. Andrew’s 1:52.49, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 1:55.04, 3. SOFLO A 1:56.68 (Lydia Smutny, Jenesys Amores, Tania Mantilla, Katelyn Gembicki).
200-meter medley relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 2:12.79, 2. Jupiter 2:14.68, 3. SOFLO A 2:14.98 (Saree Young, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores, Laila Harran), 14. SOFLO B 2:24.61 (Sofia Gomez, Sophie Szutkowski, Mackenzie McPherson, Jemma Baldwin).
13-14, 1. St. Andrew’s 2:05.20, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 2:06.49, 3. Pine Crest 2:12.02, 6. SOFLO A 2:14.51 (Jenesys Amores, Elise Dinehart, Lydia Smutny, Amanda Grubbs), 12. SOFLO B 2:12.93 (Amelie Bicerne, Ainsley Miller, Sofia Lugo, Katelyn Gembicki).
200-meter individual medley:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:25.78; SOFLO: 8. Elise Dinehart 2:40.69.
50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAS 36.99.
11-12, 1. Allison Kelly, JUP 32.19; SOFLO: 4. Laila Harran 34.29, 8. Sofia Gomez 35.64, 10. Ellie Jackson 35.84.
200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Addison Kent, Unattached 2:26.93; SOFLO: 4. Jenesys Amores 2:32.57, 16. Tania Mantilla 2:42.82.
200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Jilliam Henriquez, PST 2:24.21; SOFLO: 3. Christie Ann Lumsden 2:32.26.
11-12, 1. Allison Kelly, Jupiter 2:12.00; SOFLO: 5. Mackenzie McPherson 2:23.26, 9. Laila Harran 2:22.77, 10. Jemma Baldwin 2:24.41, 12. Ellie Jackson 2:27.43, 16. Sofia Gomez 2:30.66.
13-14, 1. Addison Kent, Unattached 2:12.47; SOFLO: 9. Lydia Smutny 2:16.92, 15. Jenesys Amores 2:20.15, 16. Tania Mantilla 2:20.23.
100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 1:17.32.
11-12, 1. Zoe Schnoeller, SFTL 1:08.40; SOFLO: 5. Jianna Amores 1:12.89, 7. Mackenzie McPherson 1:13.48.
200-meter butterfly:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:20.87; SOFLO: 2. Lydia Smutny 2:28.05, 6. Amanda Grubbs 2:35.91, 13. Sofia Lugo 2:44.93.
BOYS
200-meter freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 1:56.37, 2. Plantation 1:58.94, 3. Wahoos of Wellington 2:01.02; SOFLO: 4. SOFLO A 2:01.79 (Guillermo Mantilla, Noah Mejias, Eric Ferrer, Ethan Hall), 13. SOFLO B 2:07.61 (Lance Bergeron-Menard, Daniel Chaussky, David Valdiviezo, Rainier Leyva Riestra).
13-14, 1. Wahoos of Wellington 1:43.15, 2. Ransom Everglades 1:45.31, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:46.11; SOFLO: 4. SOFLO A 1:46.74 (Juan Vallmitjana, Nicolai Ross, Jose Rincon, Derek Hau), 14. SOFLO B 1:56.24 (Abraham Penaloza, Maximiliano Remmele, Felipe Rodriguez, Adrian Rendon).
200-meter medley relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 2:14.31, 2. SOFLO A 2:16.08 (David Valdiviezo, Ethan Hall, Noah Mejias, Guillermo Mantilla), 3. Plantation 2:16.99, 13. SOFLO B 2:28.34 (Lance Bergeron-Menard, Eric Ferer, Daniel Chaussky, Rainier Layva Riestra).
13-14, 1. Wahoos of Wellington 1:57.14, 2. Ransom Everglades 1:58.41, 3. Jupiter 1:58.98, 9. SOFLO A 2:02.12 (Maximiliano Remmele, Derek Hau, Juan Vallmitjana, Nicolai Ross), 13. SOFLO B 2:07.36 (Matt McVeigh, Abraham Penaloza, Adrian Rendon, Jose Rincon).
200-meter individual medley:
13-14, 1. Juan Leon, Unattached 2:17.00; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 2:20.74, 9. Nicolai Ross 2:21.73, 11. Derek Hau 2:23.88.
50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Javier Massot, MACX 35.95.
11-12, 1. Andrey Pelykh, Pine Crest 32.54; SOFLO: 14. Guillermo Mantila 37.25.
200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Anthony Pineiro, Shelton Doral 2:09.02; SOFLO: 10. Adrian Rendon 2:26.13, 12. Maximiliano Remmele 2:28.10.
200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Javier Massot, MAC 2:28.25.
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 2:10.45; SOFLO: 6. Ethan Hall 2:19.43, 12. Eric Ferrer 2:24.02, 14. Guillermo Mantilla 2:224.75.
13-14, 1. Andy Serrano-Pena, RE 1:59.67; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 2:04.35, 7. Nicolai Ross 2:05.67.
100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Daniel Gil-Restrepo, SAS 1:21.11; SOFLO: 5. Ethan Phan 1:24.29.
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 1:06.71; SOFLO: 5. Noah Mejias 1:10.94, 12. David Valdiviezo 1:16.36.
200-meter butterfly:
13-14, 1. Anthony Pineiro, Shelton Doral 2:09.44; SOFLO: 15. Adrian Rendon 2:32.68.
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