TYR OCTOBER GIRL SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Isabella Callaway Coy

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 29, 2022–Isabella Callaway Coy is a self-starter when it comes to her motivation in swimming.

“I think I’m motivated to work hard,” Callaway Coy said. “I want to get on to Silver, that’s my goal right now.”

Callaway Coy, 13, a home schooler in seventh and eighth grade courses, is a member of the Senior Development Group. She is constantly striving to improve at practice and swim meets.

“Isabella is by far one of my most motivated swimmers,” said her coach Kenzy Green. “She’s committed to getting better and always tries to do everything right and pushes herself. She even asked me if she could move from the B group to the A group because she just really wants to get better.”

At her most recent meet, the Nov. 18-19 SOFLO Last Chance Meet at Academic Village Pool, Callaway Coy had five time drops in six events she competed in. She dropped 14.92 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle; 1.75 in the 100-yard breaststroke; 1.93 in the 200-yard individual medley; 3.39 in the 200-yard breaststroke; and 0.71 in the 500-yard freestyle.

Callaway Coy started swimming when she was 5. She first took Swim America lessons at Coral Springs Aquatic Center. She then joined her neighborhood recreational league team Margate Motion when she was 8. At 11 she took a long break when her family went on a cross country road trip. The family then went to Cape Canaveral where her father was deployed for the Air Force. Her family returned to Pembroke Pines where she started swimming with SOFLO in April.

“I was excited to get back to swimming,” Callaway Coy said. “At first it was hard since it was a USA Swimming team. Then it got easier and now I really love it.”

Callaway Coy loves being around her teammates and coaches.

“I like going to see my friends and swimming with them and seeing myself improve,” she said. “I’d like to thank Coach George, Coach Jack and Coach Kenzy. They help me a lot.

“I am competitive. I like competing and it relaxes my mind.”

Callaway Coy is currently training for the Dec. 16-18 Holiday Champs at Sunrise which she has qualified for. She is close to qualifying for the Dec. 8-11 Winter Championships at Plantation.

During her break from swimming, Callaway Coy competed in track and field for the South Florida Heat. She ran the half mile, mile and two-mile relay which helped her get into shape for swimming. She also likes to do art (painting and drawing) and playing guitar. “Since I home school it gives me time to do lots of things,” Callaway Coy said.

Her goals for the future include moving up the ladder of the various SOFLO team groups, swimming in high school and earning a college scholarship.

“She’s always excited to see the practice and finds the good things in every tough practice instead of hyperfocusing on the pain and difficulty of a set,” Green said. “She’s a great team player and lifts those around her up with her positive attitude. I’m excited to see where the rest of the year takes her.”

Callaway Coy is the second member of her family to earn TYR Swimmer of the Month honors. Her brother Lincoln was the September TYR Boy Swimmer of the Month.

Cristina Calloway Coy, a masters swimmer and mother of three swimmers, loves having all her kids in one sport.

“I think about parents that are going and dropping one off to gymnastics, another at soccer and another at swimming and I think how do you survive that?” she said.

“I am very glad that all three of my kids like swimming and I do, too. It makes it easy we all do one thing. I love watching them swim, practice, dive off the blocks and see them getting better and better. With dedication in this sport and good coaching, kids can achieve their goals and that’s encouraging to see.

“This is something you can do until you’re 95, it’s something you can do to stay healthy,” Cristina added. “It sets the bar for health whether you keep competing or not.”

Each TYR Swimmer of the Month receives a free TYR backpack. Callaway Coy joins SOFLO teammates Jianna Amores (September), Carolina Carrera (August), Lydia Smutny (July), Amber Connor (June), Eva Ortiz (May), Sally Golding (April), Natalie Gembicki (March), Sofia Lugo (February) and Valentina Remmele (January) as 2022 Swimmers of the Month.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is a USA manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies.

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

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

SOFLO’s Julio Horrego Among Field For Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships

By Sharon Robb
GREENSBORO, N.C., November 28, 2022—Julio Horrego of South Florida Aquatic Club will compete in the Toyota U.S. Open Swimming Championships at Greensboro Aquatic Center scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday.

Horrego, 24, a 2020 Honduran Olympian and national record holder, will compete in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke against strong fields in the long course meet. The 100 is Friday and 200 breaststroke on Saturday.

Horrego is seeded fifth in the 100 breaststroke in 1:01.18. Ireland’s Darragh Greene is seeded first in 59.76 followed by Bulgarian national record holder Lyubomir Epitropov of University of Tennessee, 1:00.32; AJ Pouch of Virginia Tech, 1:00.85; and Reid Mikuta of Auburn University, 1:00.92.

Horrego is seeded tenth in the 200 breaststroke in 2:16.40. Pouch is seeded first in 2:09.07.

The four-day meet has attracted both U.S. and international swimmers and expected to be one of the most competitive with some great rivalries.

University of Florida grad assistant Katie Ledecky will compete in the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle. She will have a rematch against Canadian 15-year-old Summer McIntosh in the 400. McIntosh, who trains with the Sarasota Sharks, knocked off Ledecky in the World Cup in Toronto.

Among other top swimmers entered are Regan Smith, Chase Kalisz, Baylor Nelson, Erin Gemmel, Emma Weyant, Leah Hayes, Abbey Weitzeil, Katharine Berkoff, Jake Mitchell, Josh Liendo, Guilherme Costa and Mona McSharry.

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

Swimming Notebook: Boca Raton Swim Team Hosts Swim Clinic With Olympian Ryan Lochte; Dylan Carter Earns FINA World Cup Title; Gators Dominate Golden Goggles

By Sharon Robb
BOCA RATON, November 27, 2022—Twelve-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte, one of the most decorated swimmers and entertaining clinicians, will hold a swim clinic on Saturday, December 17th at Boca Raton High School’s Aquatic Center.

The world record holder will be joined by longtime coach Steve Lochte, his father. Lochte has more than four decades of coaching experience from age groupers and collegians to Olympians. Lochte swam for his father’s club as a child and represented them nationally as an adult several times.

Along with Natalie Coughlin, Dara Torres, and Jenny Thompson, the 38-year-old Lochte is the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history measured by total number of medals, behind only Michael Phelps. Lochte’s seven individual Olympic medals rank second in history in men’s swimming (again to Phelps), tied for second among all Olympic swimmers.

The swim clinic is for swimmers, parents and coaches. The highlights include each stroke, drill and demonstrations with time for questions and answers, photos and autographs.

The first session for 12-and-unders is 9 a.m.-noon and second session for 13-and-overs, 1-4 p.m. Space is limited. The price is $150 per athlete. The aquatic center is located at 1501 NW 15th Court. Those interested may sign up at http://www.legacyswimming.com.

DYLAN CARTER SHINES
Former American Heritage Plantation swimmer Dylan Carter, Trinidad and Tobago’s two-time Olympian, earned the overall FINA Swimming World Cup men’s title after the final short course meet in Indianapolis.

Carter, 26, won the overall World Cup title with nine wins across three weeks in the 50-meter butterfly, backstroke and freestyle finals. Carter never lost a 50-meter final totaling three triple crowns

Carter’s success comes on the heels of a good summer at the World Championships in June where he was fourth in the 50 butterfly. At the Commonwealth Games in July, he was fourth in the butterfly and fourth in the 50 freestyle.

“I came home this summer after World Champs and Commonwealth Games and I went to my local gym and the amount of people that came up to me to ask if I was going to retire I can’t count on one hand,” Carter said.

“I had a great summer. I swam some good times but people were like, ‘this guy is done and washed up. He’s never going to break through.’ And that really drove me and made me really mad. I think that’s part of the results you see now.”

Carter has switched his focus on events. Carter had been more known as a 200 freestyle swimmer and made his Olympic debut in 2016 in the 100 freestyle, where he was 23rd. It’s now been the 50s where he has been successful recently.

“I was a main 200 guy until I was 23 or 24,” Carter said. “I always wanted to have a bit of a second career in just the 50s because I felt like I had potential. I didn’t know how much potential but I knew I had a good 50 fly and it was always good for a 200 guy, so I wanted to put it all there and see where I could go and I think that’s why I’m seeing some good times because I’ve never trained for them up until now.”

Carter is training at home in Trinidad with coach Dexter Browne. He set best times in both the 50 backstroke and 50 butterfly at the Indianapolis World Cup, ranking him 11th and 17th all-time respectively. His 50 butterfly in Indianapolis was only 0.01 off his best time, where he is fourth on the all-time list.

Carter is happy swimming, not because his events are shorter but because he feels that he is finally reaching his true potential. And making money through the World Cups has also helped.

“It’s fun, a lot more fun than training for the 200,” Carter said of his reborn life as a sprinter. “I think that swimming in a way that is sustainable mentally and you’re happy, that’s when you can see your career stretch out in front of you. I know it’s not always happy days like winning and best times, but the 50s and being creative with it are really fun and really rewarding.”

Carter also knows how much his win means to Trinidad and Tobago, a nation with only one Olympic medal in swimming history.

“I don’t think we ever won it. I know George (Bovell) came close,” Carter said. “At world champs or Olympics, it’s who is the best on that day. The World Cup is who is the best over an extended period of time. It’s really a phenomenal feat and not just fast swimming but endurance and mental endurance. It is a big step for our sport and the Caribbean.”

GATORS DOMINATE GOLDEN GOGGLES

The University of Florida Gators dominated the recent 2022 Golden Goggle Awards at the New York Marriott Marquis, winning six awards (five individual, one relay).

The 18th edition of the awards ceremony began in 2004 to recognize the USA’s most accomplished swimmers. This year’s awards were mostly based on performances from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Bobby Finke was named the 2022 Male Athlete of the Year, winning the award for the first time. Finke also won the 2022 Race of the Year for his American record-breaking 800 freestyle at the World Championships back in June with a 7:39.36. The Clearwater native now has won the Male Race of the Year in back-to-back years after pocketed the 2021 Male Race of the Year last year for his comeback win in the 800 freestyle to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. Finke also broke the American record in the 1500 freestyle last June.
 
Volunteer coach Katie Ledecky won three Golden Goggle awards, topping her decorated night with the 2022 Female Athlete of the Year. This is the eighth time Ledecky has won the award (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022), passing Michael Phelps for the most Golden Goggle awards in history. Ledecky won four gold medals at the World Championships in Budapest, winning gold in the 800 free, a race that won her the Race of the Year award tonight, and in the 4×200 freestyle, winning Relay of the Year award alongside 2023 Gator signee Bella Sims. Ledecky also took gold in the 1500 freestyle and 400 freestyle in Budapest.

Head coach Anthony Nesty earned the 2022 Coach of the Year Award. He was head coach in Budapest, coaching multiple medal winners including Finke, Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel and Trey Freeman.

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

2022 FINAL BROWARD SWIMMING/DIVING HONOR ROLL, WEEK TEN, November 22, 2022

GIRLS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:43.82, AA-A, 2. Pine Crest 1:45.44, AA-C, 3. Cypress Bay 1:48.00, 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:48.26, 5. Douglas 1:51.21, 6. Cardinal Gibbons 1:52.28, 7. Somerset 1:53.82, 8. NSU University School 1:55.09; 2021 TOP TIME: South Florida Heat 1:44.24, AA-C.

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Riley Botting, PC 1:52.82, 2. Mariana Cote, CBV 1:53.54, 3. Alexis Christensen, NSUS 1:55.02, 4. Alanis Santiago, SFH 1:55.26, 5. Samira Zambrano, CB 1:55.59, 6. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, PPC 1:56.06, 7. Lauren Balfour, PC 1:56.61, 8. Gioia Balzano, SFH 1:58.25; 2021 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:48.02.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:58.81, AA-A, 2. Riley Botting, PC 2:02.26, AA-C, 3. Samantha Schoenborn, SFH 2:06.24, 4. Nicol Bellardi, CB 2:08.05, 5. Sara Linn, PC 2:08.05, 6. Lilia Blanco, PB 2:08.09, 7. Gioia Balzano, SFH 2:12.60, 8. Ana Villamil, CB 2:13.21, 9. Bella Egizi, PC 2:14.99, 10. Jade Renaud, STA 2:15.23, 11. Georgina Hernandez, CC 2:15.60, 12. Kendra Gomez, SB 2:16.68, 13. Mariann Catalasan, STA 2:16.81, 14. Sabrina Osorio, SOM 2:16.99; 2021 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 1:59.79, AA-A.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 23.01, AA-C, 2. Tawannah McLemore, FTL 23.50, AA-C, 3. Alera Hurwitz, SFH 24.30, 4. Riley McCormick, CSCS 24.32, 5. Anais Gedeon, SFH 24.40 6. Gioia Balzano, SFH 24.47,7. Lilia Blanco, PB 24.60, 8. Anastasia Lutz, STA 24.63, 9. Mia Patton, SFH 24.66, 10. Carley Kaplan, WB 24.74, 11. Christina Paschal, CCF 24.82, 12. Liliana Novak, NSUS 24.93, 13. Alanis Santiago, SFH 24.98, 14. Cassia Flynn, CG 25.01, 15. Ariel Rothenburg, PB 25.01, 16. Marley Tyner, CCFT 25.13, 17. Carolina Gonzalez, PIP 25.42, 18. Stephanie Udell, CG 25.50, 19. Dylan Kanell, CCFT 25.45, 20. Daniela Ortiz, CB 25.57, 21. Julianne McCranie, STA 25.59 and Sofia Hernandez, SOM 25.59, 23. Sidney Anton, WES 25.61, 24. Valentina Valecilles, CB 25.65; 2021 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 22.29, AA-A

1-meter springboard diving: 1. Ava Andersen, PC, 2. Kaitlyn Raby, STA, 3. Juliet Radich, CG, 4. Mackenzie Blake, WA, 5. Hayden Ferenc, FTL, 6. Sophia Cavaretta, FTL, 7. Catherine Kilroy, FTL, 8. Kirra Reid, PC, 9. Lindsay Ruoff, STA, 10. Ginger Boardman, FTL; 2021 TOP POINT TOTAL: Ava Andersen, PC 498.50

100-yard Butterfly: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 52.12, AA-A, 2. Julianne McCranie, STA 54.87, AA-C, 3. Riley McCormick, CSCS 57.54, 4. Carolyn Powell, DOUG 57.94, 5. Teresa Landron, STA 58.07, 6. Gabriella DeLuna, CB 58.09, 7. Samira Zambrano, CB 58.20, 8. tie, Alera Hurwitz, SFH 58.69 and Lena Lajko, STA 58.69, 10. Gioia Balzano, SFH 58.82, 11. Lauren Balfour, PC 59.12, 12. Bella Egizi, PC 59.23, 13. Gabriela Avila, WB 59.45, 14. Mia Patton, SFH 59.47, 15. Alani Lopez, SFH 59.74; 2021 TOP TIME: Julianne McCranie, St. Thomas Aquinas 56.93.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 50.61, AA-C, 2. Gioia Balzano, SFH 50.31, AA-C, 3. Tawannah McLemore, FTL 52.04, 4. Lilia Blanco, PB 52.66, 5. Alanis Santiago, SFH 52.71, 6. Carley Kaplan, WB 52.95, 7. Jaclyn Nelson, CG 53.11, 8. Brianna Hernandez, SB 53.48, 9. Cassia Flynn, CGL 53.76, 10. Anastasia Lutz, STA 53.91, 11. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 54.16, 12. Mia Gelin, STA 54.36, 13. Natalia Ortiz, CB 54.52, 14. Jacobson- Bertanzetti, PC 54.97, 15. Sara Lin, PC 55.57, 16. Payton Ward, DOUG 55.60, 17. Carolina Gonzalez, PIP 55.69, 18. Sidney Anton, WES 55.78, 19. Christina Paschal, CCFT 55.79, 20. Liliana Novak, NSUS 55.96; 2021 TOP TIME: Tawannah McLemore, Fort Lauderdale 51.48

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Riley Botting, PC 4:54.11 AA-C, 2. Alexis Christensen, NSUS 5:11.78, 3. Mariana Cote, CB 4:57.61, 4. Julie Freshour, PB 5:10.60, 5. Reese Balkcom, DOUG 5:11.11, 6. Katherine Voet, FTL 5:11.42, 7. Samira Zambrano, CB 5:12.06, 8. Alanis Santiago, SFH 5:15.37, 9. Daniella Balkcom, DOUG 5:16.26, 10. Kaitylyn Jorgensen, PPC 5:16.76, 11. Sarah Vasquez, STA 5:20.85, 12. Alejandra Gil-Restrepo, CSCS 5:22.41, 13. Evelyn Balog, PB 5:23.24, 14. Amelie Bicerne, CB 5:23.50, 15. Jade Renaud, STA 5:24.85, 16. Lena Lajko, STA 5:26.20, 17. Lauren Balfour, PC 5:26.97; 2021 TOP TIME: Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest 4:49.41

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:36.38, AA-C, 2. Pine Crest 1:37.22, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:39.60, 4. Cypress Bay 1:39.70, 5. Pompano Beach 1:41.90, 6. Cardinal Gibbons 1:42.02, 7. Calvary Christian 1:42.91, 8. West Broward 1:43.94, 9. Douglas 1:45.18; 2021 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 1:33.93, AA-A.

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 51.78, AA-A, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 54.56, AA-A, 3. Samantha Schoenborn, SFH 56.26, 4. Gioia Balzano, SFH 56.60, 5. Julianne McCranie, STA 56.75, 6. Carolyn Levy-Powell, DOUG 57.78, 7. Nicol Bellardi, CB 58.32, 8. Lilia Blanco, PB 59.00, 9. Nicole Creed, CG 59.12, 10. Jaclyn Nelson, CG 59.54, 11. Gabriella DeLuna, CB 59.77, 12. Alera Hurwitz, SFH 1:00.15, 13. Lena Lajko, STA 1:00.46, 14. Kendra Gomez, SB 1:00.85, 15. Allyson Lake, DOUG 1:01.80, 16. Natalia Sibug, SOM 1:01.83; 2021 TOP TIME: Erika Pelaez, South Florida Heat 52.34, state record, AA-A.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Sara Lin, PC 1:03.16, AA-C, 2. Ana Villamil, CB 1:05.13, 3. Brianna Hernandez, SB 1:05.89, 4. Riley Botting, PC 1:07.02, 5. Sofia Osorio, SOM 1:07.76, 6. Mariann Catalasan, STA 1:08.43, 7. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:09.14, 8. Rafaella Araujo, NSUS 1:09.55, 9. Gayle Oneika, PPTN 1:10.27, 10. Erika Pelaez, SFH 1:10.74, 11. Alani Lopez, SFH 1:11.11, 12. Sara Mendoza, CB 1:11.92, 13. Hope Suther, SFH 1:11.91, 14. Abigail Santos, STA 1:12.11, 15. Parker Jacobson-Bertanzetti, PC 1:12.22, 16. Jade Renaud, STA 1:12.30, 17. Mia Gelin, STA 1:12.38; 2021 TOP TIME: Micaela Sierra, South Florida Heat 1:03.47, AA-C.

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 3:24.30, AA-A, 2. Pine Crest 3:33.56, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:33.65, 4. Cypress Bay 3:33.98, 5. Pompano Beach 3:40.35, 6. Douglas 3:42.63, 7. Cardinal Gibbons 3:42.90, 8. Fort Lauderdale 3:44.75, 9. NSU University School 3:45.27; 2021 TOP TIME: Pine Crest 3:27.51, AA-A.

GIRLS TEAM POLL

1. South Florida Heat, 2. Pine Crest, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas, 4. Cypress Bay, 5. Pompano Beach, Cardinal Gibbons.

BOYS
200-yard Medley Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 1:30.85, AA-A, 2. Taravella 1:37.34, 3. Pine Crest 1:37.98, 4. Fort Lauderdale 1:38.04, 5. Somerset 1:39.39, 6. American Heritage Plantation 1:40.25, 7. Westminster Academy 1:40.53, 8. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:41.76, 9. NSU University School 1:42.32, 10. Pembroke Pines Charter 1:43.92; 2021 TOP TIME: South Florida Heat 1:31.94, AA-A.

200-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 1:34.18, AA-A, 2. Alex Mansur, STA 1:40.60, 3. Gabriel Tortola, STA 1:41.10, 4. Mason Green, TAR 1:42.55, 5. Sean Doyle, CGL 1:42.97, 6. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 1:44.03, 7. Gianni Famiano, PB 1:44.34, 8. Kingsley Bailey, PC 1:45.52, 9. Rithvik Marri, AHP 1:45.59, 10. Colin Nealy, PC 1:45.67, 11. Hashan Ekanayake, WES 1:47.59, 12. Andres Teran, NSUS 1:48.28, 13. Steven Gary, PB 1:48.44, 14. Freddy Rodriguez, PC 1:48.46, 15. Nathaniel Garrick, ABM 1:48.49; 2021 TOP TIME: Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 1:36.78, AA-A.

200-yard Individual Medley: 1. Nikita Efimov, SFH 1:53.61, 2. Javier Colmenares, EVER 1:53.67, 3. Giulian Martin, SFH 1:54.19, 4. Salvatore Lanzafame, NSUS 1:55.40, 5. Giuliano Brunetti, PB 1:55.93, 6. Alessandro Pereira, AHP 1:56.03, 7. Makar Goncharov, FTL 1:56.70, 8. Jake Jones, PC 1:59.75, 9. Kingsley Bailey PC 2:02.00, 10. tie, Stephen Kim, CB 2:02.86 and Joshua Barreto, SFH 2:02.86, 13. Colin Nealy, PC 2:04.86; 2021 TOP TIME: Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 1:53.25.

50-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler SFH 20.34, 2. Samuel Collingwood, STA 20.69, AA-C, 3. Finn Winkler, SFH 21.43, 4. Brian Bencie, DB 21.58, 5. Miles Green, TAR 21.69, 6. Christian Clark, WA 21.91, 7. Charles Burnette, STA 22.13, 8. Roman Ferrara, PC 22.17, 9. Daniel Burg, AHP 22.22, 10. Lucas Opperman, PC 22.23, 11. Giulian Martin, SFH 22.31, 12. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 22.32, 13. Charles Wingold, PB 22.50, 14. Keith Rogers, FTL 22.62, 15. Lorenzo Herek, DOUG 22.86, 16. Josh Justin, WA 22.87, 17. Derek Hau, CC 22.88, 18. Jacob Pasche, CCFT 22.89; 2021 TOP TIME: Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 20.67.

1-meter springboard diving: 1. James Boardman, FTL, 2. Allen Levitis, PC, 3. Max Starkman, PC, 4. Danyal Ghadiali, PC, 5. Mason Starkman, CG, 6. Ashton Jacobi, PC, 7. Josiah Richardson, FLAN, 8. Frederico Camargo, CGL; 2021 TOP POINT TOTAL: Kevin Mendez, Pine Crest, 606.75

100-yard butterfly: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 49.41, AA-C, 2. Colin Nealy, PC 49.60, AA-C, 3. Mason Green, TAR 49.90, 4. Marcus Szabo, CG 50.44, 5. Nikita Efimov, SFH 51.83, 6. Alejandro Mateus, EVER 51.86, 7. Salvatore Lanzafame, NSUS 51.96, 8. Adriano Brunetti, PB 53.09, 9. Jason Cuffe, FTL 53.63, 10. Josue Paiz, SFH 53.66, 11. Sebastian Lobaton NSU 53.79, 12. Kingsley Bailey, PC 54.21, 13. Christopher Lin, PC 54.78, 14. Juan Orjuela, STA 55.01, 15. Christian Clark, WA 55.33, 16. Gabriel Tortola, STA 55.44, 17. Finn Winkler, SFH 55.53, 18. Joshua Park, DOUG 55.69; 2021 TOP TIME: Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 48.87, AA-A.

100-yard Freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 42.52, AA-A, 2. Samuel Collingwood, STA 46.08, 3. Finn Winkler, SFH 46.14, 4. Alex Mansur, STA 46.50, 5. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 47.25, 6. Gianni Famiano, PB 47.51, 7. Lucas Opperman, PC 47.82, 8. Brian Bencie, DB 47.83, 9. Daniel Burg, AHP 47.97, 10. Christian Clark, WA 48.28, 11. Kingsley Bailey, PC 48.83, 12. Roman Ferrara, PC 49.02, 13. Zackary Harris, PPC 49.36, 14. RJ Martin, TAR 49.38, 15. Josh Justin, WA 49.56, 16. Miles Green, TAR 49.81, 17. Jackson Wampler, SB 49.96, 18. Miguel Kocoglu, DOUG 50.22, 19. Charles Wingold, PB 50.39, 20. tie, Leonardo Garcia, CHAM 50.70 and Charles Burnette, STA 50.70; 2021 TOP TIME: Kaii Winkler, South Florida Heat 44.00, AA-A

500-yard Freestyle: 1. Gabriel Tortola, STA 4:35.95, 2. Giuliano Brunetti, PB 4:38.20, 3. Alessandro Pereira, AHP 4:40.37, 4. Hashan Ekanayake, WES 4:49.34, 5. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 4:49.45, 6. Freddy Rosenthal, PC 4:49.70, 7. Felix Gonzalez, SOM 4:50.73, 8. Mateo Shearer, STA 4:50.82, 9. Rithvik Marri, AHP 4:53.69, 10. Surfiel Santiago, SFH 4:54.23, 11. Jake Jones, PC 4:55.99, 12. Josue Paiz, SFH 4:57.27, 13. Tyler Armbrister, CB 4:57.69, 14. Andres Teran, NSUS 4:58.56, 15. Renato Corrales, FDTL 4:59.05, 16. Nathaniel Garrick, ABM 4:59.48; 2021 TOP TIME: Dylan Felt, Fort Lauderdale 4:27.64, AA-A

200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:26.56, 2. Fort Lauderdale 1:27.14, 3. South Florida Heat 1:27.19, 4. Taravella 1:27.52, 5. St. Thomas Aquinas 1:27.65, 6. Pompano Beach 1:27.91, 7. Westminster Academy 1:29.66, 8. NSU University School 1:34.32, 9. Calvary Christian 1:34.45, 10. Cypress Bay 1:34.99; 2021 TOP TIME: South Florida Heat 1:24.22, AA-A

100-yard Backstroke: 1. Finn Winkler, SFH 50.25, 2. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 51.78, 3. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 52.18, 4. Jackson Wampler, SB 52.63, 5. Alejandro Mateus, EVER 53.24, 6. Marcus Szabo, CG 53.53, 7. Mateo Shearer, STA 54.32, 8. Steven Gary, PB 54.60, 9. Lorenzo Herek, DOUG 55.01, 10. Nathaniel Garrick, ABM 56.51, 11. Giulian Martin, SFH 56.52, 12. Josh Justin, WA 57.10, 13. Kian Saffari, PC 57.15, 14. Jason Cuffe, FTL 57.43, 15. Rithvik Marra, AHP 57.49, 16. Sean Doyle, CGL 57.51, 17. Sebastian Lobaton, NSUS 57.89; 2021 TOP TIME: Landon Kyser, Cypress Bay 50.34.

100-yard Breaststroke: 1. Javier Colmenares, EVER 55.92, AA-C, 2. Giulian Martin, SFH 57.16, 3. Salvatore Lanzafame, NSUS 57.44, 4. Nikita Efimov, SFH 58.21, 5. Makar Goncharov, FTL 58.83, 6. Ronin Jones, PC 59.00, 7. Jake Jones, PC 1:00.03, 8. Brayden Spaulluto, MON 1:00.88, 9. Stephen Kim, CB 1:01.29, 10. Jacob Pasche, CALV 1:01.51, 11. RJ Martin, TAR 1:01.61; 2021 TOP TIME: Dario Martin, South Florida Heat 56.02, AA-C

400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1. South Florida Heat 3:03.74, AA-A, 2. St. Thomas Aquinas 3:09.26, 3. Pine Crest 3:13.84, 4. Pompano Beach 3:14.15, 5. American Heritage Plantation 3:16.20, 6. Somerset 3:17.44, 7. Douglas 3:20.40, 8. NSU University School 3:22.81, 9. Pembroke Pines Charter 3:26.64; 2021 TOP TIME: NSU University School 3:08.63, school record, AA-C.

BOYS TEAM POLL

1. South Florida Heat, 2. Pine Crest, 3. St. Thomas Aquinas, 4. Pompano Beach, 5. Somerset.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Dominate TYR SOFLO Last Chance Meet; Lumsden, Villamil, Petkov, Vallmitjana High Point Winners

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers dominated the two-day TYR SOFLO Last Chance Meet at Academic Village Pool.

Four SOFLO swimmers earned high point awards. They were:

Christie Ann Lumsden, 10, with 2,846 points followed by teammate Valentina Remmele, 10, second with 1,597 and Amber Connor fourth with 1,490.

Toma Petkov, 10, with 2,156 points followed by Michael Barber, 10, third with 1,665 and Luis Escobar, 10, fifth with 1,586.

Juan Vallmitjana, 13, with 3,477 points followed by Joshua Menezes, 13, third with 1,796; Justin Campos, 14, fourth with 1,691; and Jose Rincon, 14, fifth with 1,608.

Ana Villamil, 17, with 1,887 points followed by Gabriella DeLuna, 16, (second) with 1,857 and Michelle Marinheiro, 20, (fifth) with 1,300.

Among SOFLO winners were:
Michelle Marinheiro, 20, 200 butterfly 2:09.32.
Christie Ann Lumsden, 10, 50 freestyle, 29.38, time drop 0.06; 100 breaststroke 1:21.23, time drop 0.22; 100 freestyle 1:02.19, time drop 1.18.
Mackenzie McPherson, 13, 200 backstroke, 2:21.67, time drop; 100 backstroke 1:07.73.
Carley Kaplan, 14, 100 breaststroke 1:13.60; 200 breaststroke 2:37.63, time drop 1.46.
Gabriella DeLuna, 16, 100 breaststroke 1:08.85, time drop 0.16.
Karen Iino, 10, 200 IM, 3:09.20.
Ellie Jackson, 11, 200 IM 2:31.08, time drop 6.24; 100 backstroke 1:08.20, time drop 3.10.
Ana Villamil, 17, 100 freestyle 53.64, time drop 0.93; 100 backstroke 1:01.07, time drop 3.41.
Laila Harran, 12, 100 butterfly 1:03.75, time drop 1.26.
Sarah Vasquez, 14, 100 butterfly 1:07.04, time drop 0.09.
Javier Colmenares, 16, 200 freestyle 1:45.30; 100 butterfly 51.97, time drop 0.92.
Juan Vallmitjana, 13, 50 freestyle 24.09; 100 butterfly 58.57.
David Valdiviezo, 13, 200 backstroke 2:18.58.
Ricardo Roche, 23, 200 backstroke 1:49.76, time drop 4.70; 100 backstroke 50.79, time drop 1.69.
Toma Petkov, 10, 100 breaststroke 1:29.46.
Manuel Melendez, 19, 100 breaststroke 58.01.
Luis Escobar, 10, 100 freestyle 1:12.73, time drop 2.23.
Derek Hau, 15, 200 breaststroke 2:15.92.

There were some impressive time drops by SOFLO swimmers:

Danielle Brancati, 12, 200 backstroke, 2:45.11, 5.17 time drop.
Saree Young, 13, 200 backstroke, 2:22.26, 11.42 time drop.
Ellie Jackson, 11, 200 IM, 2:31.08, 6.24 time drop.
Luis Escobar, 10, 200 IM 2:58.24, time drop 7.24.

A field of 19 teams and 729 swimmers, making it the second largest meet in club history, competed in the Last Chance and Holiday Classic Meets. Host SOFLO had the largest contingent of swimmers with 192.

Other teams entered were: Atlantis Swimming Club, Blue Marlins of Hialeah Gardens, Boca Raton Swim Team, Bravo Swim Team, College of the Florida Keys, Eagle Aquatics, Florida Keys Swim Club, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatic Team, Hialeah, Metro Aquatics, Miami Swimming, Midtown Weston, Olympus, Plantation Swim Team, Speed World Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale and SwimFast.

GIRLS HIGH POINT
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO, 2,846, 2. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO, 1,597, 3. Arina Nedialko, BRAVO, 1,507, 4. Amber Connor, SOFLO, 1,490, 5. Luna Varela, MAC, 1,470; SOFLO: 6. Gabriela Ekht, 1,259, 8. Zoe Miralles, 1,115, 11. Stephania Dmitrova, 986.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA, 3,822, 2. Yurika Duardo, BM, 2,570, 3. Sophie Szutkowski, SOFLO, 2,317, 4. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO, 2,062, 5. Avery Wright, SF 1,898; SOFLO: 12. Laila Harran 1,237.
13-14, 1. Madison Aguero, BRV, 2,042, 2. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO, 1,758, 3. Emma Sierra-Soderman, EA, 1,624, 4. Elizabeth Lisitsyn, BRV, 1,536, 5. Emma Lewis, BR, 1,478; SOFLO: 8. Sofia Gomez 1,286, 11. Saree Young 1,155, 12. Sarah Vasquez 951.
15-and-over, 1. Ana Villamil, SOFLO, 1,887, 2. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO, 1,857, 3. Adriana Roldan, GSC, 1,622, 4. Mariana Cote, MWA, 1,377, 5. Michele Marinheiro, SOFLO, 1,300; SOFLO: 6. Amelie Bicerne, 1,261, 8. Cali Harries, 1,213, 12. Genesis Escobar 1,055.
BOYS HIGH POINT
10-and-under, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO, 2,156, 2. Janiel Espinosa, SwimFast, 1,826, 3. Michael Barber, SOFLO, 1,665, 4. Brandon Infante, Blue Marlins, 1,626, 5. Luis Escobar, SOFLO, 1,586; SOFLO: 9. Niccolo Miccolis, 1,237, 11. Gabriel Ferrer, 1,187.
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRAV, 2,716, 2. Alexander Diaz, MWA, 2,710, 3. George Gerasim, EA, 2,306, 4. Noah Mejias, SOFLO, 2,162, 5. Alec DeAngulo, MS, 2,122; SOFLO: 9. Eric Ferrer, 1,338, 11. Ethan Hall 1,299, 12. Alexander Ross 1,261.
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 3,477, 2. Chris DeAngulo, MS 1,868, 3. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 1,796, 4. Justin Campos, SOFLO 1,691, 5. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 1,608, 7. David Valdiviezo 1,503, 8. Ryan Harries 1,436.
15-and-over, 1. Marcelo Mansur, UN 2,805, 2. Mathias Esteves, GSC 2,588, 3. Jorge Kauefate, UN 2,492, 4. Juan Sarmiento, OLY 2,227, 5. Colin Meadows, BRST 2,152; SOFLO: 7. Javier Colmenares 2,096, 10. Ricardo Roche 1,562.

GIRLS
200-yard freestyle:

1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 1:57.72, 2. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 1:57.95, 3. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 1:58.89, time drop 0.32; SOFLO: 4. Ana Villamil 1:59.04, time drop 2.43, 6. Genesis Escobar 2:09.59, time drop 1.16, 8. Cali Harries 2:12.22.

200-yard butterfly:

1. Michelle Marinheiro, SOFLO 2:09.32, 2. Adriana Roldan, GRSC 2:12.25, 3. Emma Lewis, BR 2:21.10.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 29.38, time drop 0.06, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 31.50, time drop 1.49, 3. Samantha Ferreira, BM 33.99.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 25.19, 2. Ella Johnston, MWA 27.27, 3. Yurika Duardo, BM 27.57.
13-14, 1. Madison Aguero, BRV 26.14, 2. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 27.43, 3. Dilcia Jimenez Pena, BM 28.11; SOFLO: 4. Isabella Montes 28.14.
15-and-over, 1. Jade Renaud, MWA 25.68, 2. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 26.88, time drop 0.42, 3. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 26.88, time drop 0.96; SOFLO: 4. Kaylee Del Rio 27.46, time drop 0.32.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Avery Wright, SF 2:35.80, 2. Ella Johnston, MWA 2:38.75, 3. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 2:45.11, time drop 5.17.
13-14, 1. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 2:21.67, time drop 5.13, 2. Saree Young, SOFLO 2:22.26, time drop 11.42, 3. Madison Aguero, BRV 2:26.34.
15-and-over, 1. Ainarra Lazzaro Avila, UN 2:16.59, 2. Ella Scanlon, BR 2:20.38, 3. Cassandra Genz, BR 2:26.27.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:21.23, time drop 0.22, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 1:29.95, time drop 1.74, 3. Sofia DeAngulo, MS 1:30.41.
11-12, 1. Addison Scott, MWA 1:15.19, 2. Arianna Roldan, GR 1:17.40, 3. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:18.03.
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 1:13.60, 2. Elizabeth Lisitsyn, BRV 1:18.09, 3. Molly Chaison, MWA 1:23.45.
15-and-over, 1. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 1:08.85, time drop 0.16, 2. Mercedes Pelayes, UN 1:10.56, 3. Adriana Roldan, GR 1:14.16, 4. Cali Harries, SOFLO 1:20.75.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Karen Iino, SOFLO 3:09.20.
11-12, 1. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO 2:31.08, time drop 6.24, 2. Addison Scott, MWA 2:33.33, 4. Sophie Szutkowski, SOFLO 2:34.68, time drop 4.38.
13-14, 1. Emma Lewis, BR 2:24.79, 2. Saree Young, SOFLO 2:35.08, 3. Viky Sepulveda, BM 2:37.18.
15-and-over, 1. Jade Renaud, MWA 2:18.29, 2. Gabriela Avila, SOFLO 2:29.35.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:02.19, time drop 1.18, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 1:10.79, time drop 1.55, 3. Aida Petrovskaia, SFT 1:12.33.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, A 54.41, 2. Yurika Duardo, BM 59.51, 3. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO 1:00.93, time drop 1.61.
13-14, 1. Madison Aguero, BRV 57.64, 2. Rose Seniuk, MWA 59.60, 3. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 59.87, time drop 0.78.
15-and-over, 1. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 53.64, time drop 0.93, 2. Rebecca Montero, GR 56.65, 3. Adriana Roldan, GR 57.96, 4. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 58.02, time drop 2.02.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Sofia De Angulo, MS 1:27.09, 2. Samantha Ferreira, BM 1:28.69, 3. Kate DeAngulo, MS 1:36.76.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:03.75, time drop 1.26, 2. Yurika Duardo, BM 1:12.83, 3. Rafaela Dabus, GR 1:13.47.
13-14, 1. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 1:07.04, time drop 0.09, 2. Camila Canelon, UN 1:14.06.
15-and-over, 1. Mariana Cote, MWA 58.03, 2. Sahara Idler, UN 58.98, 3. Kaylee Del Rio, SOFLO 1:07.39, 4. Amelie Bicerne, SOFLO 1:11.01, time drop 2.05.

200-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Addison Scott, MWA 2:47.38, 2. Sophie Szutkowski, SOFLO 2:56.88, time drop 4.40, 3. Carolina Carrera, SOFLO 3:14.90, time drop 1.02.
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 2:37.63, time drop 1.46, 2. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 2:48.86, 3. Elizabeth Lisitsyn, BRV 2:50.86.
15-and-over, 1. Mariana Cote, MWA 2:28.80, 2. Mercedes Pelayes, UN 2:36.24, 3. Cassandra Genz, BR 2:48.65, 4. Cali Harries, SOFLO 2:49.60, time drop 3.54.

100-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO 1:08.20, time drop 3.10, 2. Avery Wright, SF 1:13.29, 3. Magdelena Matovic, EA 1:15.18, 4. Joanna Valdiviezo, SOFLO 1:18.20, time drop 1.71.
13-14, 1. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1:07.73, 2. Rose Seniuk, MWA 1:09.29, 3. Anjana Andapally, SOFLO 1:12.33, time drop 3.62.
15-and-over, 1. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 1:01.07, time drop 3.41, 2. Ainarra Lzzaro Avila, UN 1:02.85, 3. Sahara Idler, UN 1:03.17, 4. Sarah Bedoya, SOFLO 1:06.08, time drop 0.32.

BOYS
200-yard freestyle:

1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:45.30, 2. Mathias Esteves, GRSC 1:46.13, 3. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:50.44; SOFLO: 4. Alejandro Mateus 1:51.19, 9. Abraham Penaloza 2:00.61.

200-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Janiel Espinosa, SF 2:37.35.
15-and-over, 1. Marcelo Mansur, UN 1:56.27, 2. Ethan Tapias, GRSC 2:07.57.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Dennis Fiadzkou, SFTL 32.82, 2. Lucas Carrion, MWA 33.23, 3. Ricardo Rivas, MWA 35.68; SOFLO: 4. Shiloh Shao-Liang 40.68, time drop 1.79.
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRV 26.80, 2. Andres Mimica, MS 28.65, 3. Luka Vernik, MWA 28.72; SOFLO: 4. Eonn Shao-Liang 29.28, time drop 0.57, 5. Kenneth Solis 29.45, time drop 0.01, 6. Daniel Chaussky 29.92, 9. Natan Mashav 31.26, time drop 0.61, 11. Reynaldo Manzanarez 32.10, time drop 0.89.
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 24.09, 2. Brennan Mair, UN 24.09, 3. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 24.28, time drop 0.35; SOFLO: 6. Abraham Penaloza 25.14, 8. Justin Campos 25.86, 10. Musashi Mashav 26.39.
15-and-over, 1. Leonardo Lopez-Casula, EA 23.35, 2. Christian Tijero, SOFLO 23.55, time drop 0.71, 3. Juan Sarmiento, OSC 23.61; SOFLO: 8. Bruno Martins 26.54, 9. Julien Perdigon 29.39, time drop 0.31, 11. Christian Collado 29.79.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Alec De Angulo, MS 2:13.39, 2. Robinson Naranjo, BM 2:17.19, 3. Aaron Fernandez, BM 2:25.28.
13-14, 1. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 2:18.58.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:49.76, time drop 4.70, 2. Wisthon Rendon, SOFLO 1:55.79, 3. Jorge Kauefate, UN 2:04.91; SOFLO: 5. Matt McVeigh 2:16.28, time drop 1.04.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:29.46, 2. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 1:36.05, time drop 1.58, 3. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 1:37.85, time drop 1.56; SOFLO: 5. Shiloh Shao-Liang 2:02.23.
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRV 1:09.46, 2. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:10.57, 3. Noah Mejis, SOFLO 1:18.79; SOFLO: 6. Alexander Ross 1:24.99, 7. Eonn Shao-Liang 1:26.09, time drop 2.68, 10. Jonathan Li 1:27.15, time drop 3.28.
13-14, 1. Chris DeAngulo, MS 1:06.33, 2. Nik Nesterov, BRV 1:06.84, 3. Santi Balbis, GRSC 1:08.11; SOFLO: 4. Maximiliano Remmele 1:09.55, time drop 1.18, 6. Martin Petkov 1:12.78, time drop 1.32, 7. Ryan Harries 1:12.91.
15-and-over, 1. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 58.01, 2. Stephen Kim, SOFLO 1:01.07, time drop 1.34, 3. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 1:02.77, time drop 0.49, 8. Christian Collado 1:29.38, time drop 0.79.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Janiel Espinosa, SF 2:49.80, 2. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 2:58.24, time drop 7.24.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 2:16.39, 2. George Gerasim, EA 2:24.15, 3. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 2:25.82, time drop 1.69; SOFLO: 4. Eric Ferrer 2:31.36.
13-14, 1. Diego Diaz, BM 2:22.67, 2. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 2:23.50, 3. Aleksander Chaussky, SOFLO 2:26.08.
15-and-over, 1. Mathias Esteves, GRSC 2:01.15, 2. Collin Meadows, BR 2:04.85, 3. Jorge Kauefate, UN 2:09.56.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:12.73, time drop 2.23, 2. Dennis Fiadzkou, SFTL 1:13.24, 3. Kalei Carrera, SF 1:27.38.
11-12, 1. Alec DeAngulo, MS 56.38, 2. Robinson Naranjo, BM 57.06, 3. Andres Mimica, MS 1:02.01; SOFLO: 6. Kenneth Solis 1:03.92, 8. Daniel Chaussky 1:07.94, 10. Dylan McVeigh 1:09.97.
13-14, 1. Brennan Mair, UN 54.37, 2. Luis Robles, BM 56.75, 3. Maximo Zapata, GRSC 56.88; SOFLO: 4. Justin Campos 57.22, time drop 0.11, 5. Ryan Harries 57.53, time drop 0.08.
15-and-over, 1. Marcelo Mansur, UN 46.87, 2. Mathias Esteves, GRSC 49.17, 3. Derek Hau, SOFLO 50.02; SOFLO: 4. Manuel Martinez 50.68, 5. Alejandro Mateus 51.03, 12. Matt McVeigh 55.34, 13. Bruno Martins 58.01, time drop 0.09.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Janiel Espinosa, SF 1:11.04, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:22.73, 3. Kalel Carrera, SF 1:49.94.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:04.78, 2. George Gerasim, EA 1:06.59, 3. Aaron Fernandez, BM 1:07.24; SOFLO: 4. Eric Ferrer 1:13.71, 5. Alexander Ross 1:17.09, 6. Rafael Naranjo 1:21.96, time drop 2.94, 7. Natan Mashav 1:31.79, time drop 3.62.
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 58.57, 2. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 59.55, time drop 0.10, 3. Joshua Menezez, SOFLO 1:01.61, time drop 0.37; SOFLO: 7. Martin Petkov 1:06.72.
15-and-over, 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 51.97, time drop 0.92, 2. Wisthon Rendon, SOFLO 53.20, 3. Stephen Kim, SOFLO 54.11, time drop 0.08; SOFLO: 4. Christian Tijero 55.27, time drop 0.41, 8. Garrett Garcia-Studdard 1:00.09, time drop 0.24.

200-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Mikhail Cherepanov, BRV 2:30.47, 2. Ray Heredia, BM 3:01.84, 3. Morgan Casal, BM 3:01.93.
13-14, 1. Chris De Angulo, MS 2:23.98, 2. Nik Nesterov, BRV 2:27.07, 3. Thomas Avendano, SF 2:55.81.
15-and-over, 1. Derek Hau, SOFLO 2:15.92, 2. Juan Sarmiento, OSC 2:18.53, 3. Ethan Armbrister, MWA 2:31.33.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Gordon Liu, SF 1:36.13, 2. Kalel Carrera, SF 1:44.63.
11-12, 1. Alec DeAngulo, MS 1:01.90, 2. Robinson Naranjo, BM 1:02.82, 3. Aaron Fernandez, BM 1:09.43; SOFLO: 6. Alexander Ross 1:16.48, time drop 3.29, 7. Dylan McVeigh 1:18.19, time drop 0.48, 8. Jonathan Li 1:19.53, time drop .92, 10. Rafael Naranjo 1:22.61.
13-14, 1. Santi Balbis, GRSC 1:03.30, 2. Chris Fals, MS 1:04.26, 3. Joshua Menezes, SOFLO 1:04.51, time drop 0.43; SOFLO: 5. Aleksandr Chaussky 1:05.33, 6. Justin Campos 1:05.44, time drop 0.27, 7. David Valdiviezo 1:06.70, 8. Martin Petkov 1:09.17, 9. Ryan Harries 1:09.49.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 50.79, time drop 1.69, 2. Marcelo Mansur, UN 51.37, 3. Jorge Kauefate, UN 58.36.

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

Bishop Kenny, Academy of the Holy Names Win State 2A Team Titles; Aldo Zepeda, Sabrina Osorio Top SOFLO Finishers

By Sharon Robb
STUART, November 19, 2022–Defending boys champion Jacksonville Bishop Kenny and Academy of the Holy Names won the team titles Saturday night in the FHSAA State 2A Swimming and Diving Championship at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center.

Defending champion Bishop Kenny won its third boys team title since 2004 with 295.5 points. Rockledge was runner-up with 188 and Pompano Beach was third with 122. The boys field featured 45 teams.

The Academy of the Holy Names, an all-girls Catholic school, won the team title with 352 points, topping the 42-team field. It was the first title won by them since 2010. Defending champion Gulliver Prep was second with 254 points and Bishop Kenny was third with 153.

Somerset Academy, buoyed by South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers, had several top eight finishes. The boys team finished sixth with 105 points and girls were 17th with 39 points.

Aldo Zepeda, a senior, finished third in the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 51.78, dropping 0.38 seconds. He was also ninth in the 100-yard freestyle in 47.25, another best time dropping 0.47 seconds.

Sabrina Osorio, a senior, was tenth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:07.76, a best time with a 0.70 drop. She was also 14th in the 200 IM in a best time 2:16.99, dropping 2.54.

Somerset’s boys 200 medley relay was sixth in 1:39.39 with Aldo Zepeda, Giorgio Rusconi, Enrique Rodriguez and Sebastian Fernandez.

Somerset was also sixth in the boys 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:17.58 with Zepeda, Felix Gonzalez, Sebastian Fernandez and Enrique Rodriguez.

Somerset’s girls 200 medley relay was eighth in 1:54.14 with Natalia Sibug, Sabrina Osorio, Sofia Osorio and Sofia Hernandez.

While Broward was shut out of state champions, there were several top three finishers. Marcus Szabo of Cardinal Gibbons was third in the 100-yard butterfly in 50.44.

Lilia Blanco of Pompano Beach was third in the 200 IM in 2:08.09.

Giuliano Brunetti of Pompano Beach was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:38.20.

Pompano Beach was second in the boys 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:27.98 with Nicholas Potter, Gianni Famiano, Steven Gary and Giuliano Brunetti.

The Tornadoes were also third in the boys 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:14.15 with Gianni Famiano, Steven Gary, Kolby Hardin and Giuliano Brunetti.

Pompano Beach was third in the girls 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:40.35 with Isabel Torres-Mendoza, Evelyn Balog, Julia Freshour and Lilia Blanco.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

1. Academy of the Holy Names 352, 2. Gulliver Prep 254, 3. Bishop Kenny 153, 4. West Florida 123, 5. Barron Collier 118; Other local teams: 7. Pompano Beach 107, 9. Cardinal Gibbons 106, 17. Somerset 39, 37. American Heritage Plantation 4.

GIRLS RESULTS
1-meter diving: 1. Rylie Darkatsh, STAN 430.85, 2. Olivia Riegler, BSS 379.45, 3. Kiley Gruber, BM 363.65.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:46.05 (Giovanna Musiello, Reese Rosenthal, Elyse Wood, Cassandra Kraft), 2. Academy of Holy Names 1:47.11, 3. Bishop Kenny 1:49.95, 8. Somerset 1:54.14 (Natalia Sibug, Sabrina Osorio, Sofia Osorio, Sofia Hernandez).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Brooke Beede, HN 1:50.87, 2. Brynn Stoneburg, JB 1:51.86, 3. Cadence Fort, ESTO 1:52.41.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Isabel Sayag, HN 2:05.43, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 2:05.54, 3. Lilia Blanco, PB 2:08.09, 14. Sabrina Osorio, SOM 2:16.99, time drop 2.54.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Isabella Dieffernthaller, HN 23.41, 2. Adeline Cloutier, ROB 23.61, 3. Hannah Ahn, ESID 23.65.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Hannah Ahn, ESID 54.13, 2. Avery Hawker, ROBI 54.18, 3. Isabel Sayg, HN 55.86.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Isabella Dieffenthaller, HN 51.05, 2. Adeline Cloutier, ROBI 51.06, 3. Mary Leigh Hardman, LW 51.36.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Brynn Stoneburg, JB 4:58.27, 2. Cadence Fort, ESTO 4:59.56, 3. Avery Hawker, ROBI 5:01.88.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Academy of the Holy Names 1:38.25, 2. Bishop Kenny 1:38.61, 3. Gulliver Prep 1:39.98.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Brooke Beede, HNMS 56.73, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 58.39, 3. Carsyn Ide, BC 59.05, 16. Natalia Sibug, SOM 1:03.47.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Bilu Bianchi, CLE 1:02.64, 2. Michelle Fernandez, MAT 1:05.14, 3. Reese Rosenthal, GP 1:05.56, 10. Sabrina Osorio, SOM 1:07.76, time drop 0.70.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Academy of the Holy Names 3:30.30, 2. Gulliver Prep 3:35.91, 3. Pompano Beach 3:40.35 (Isabel Torres-Mendoza, Evelyn Balog, Julia Freshour, Lilia Blanco), 14. Somerset 3:51.32 (Natalia Sibug, Sofia Hernandez, Kaitlyn Barrios, Sofia Osorio).

BOYS TEAM SCORES

1. Bishop Kenny 295.5, 2. Rockledge 188, 3. Pompano Beach 122, 4. Stanton 119, 5. Jensen Beach 114; Other locals, 6. Somerset 105, 10. American Heritage Plantation 82, 20. Cardinal Gibbons 33, 34. Gulliver Prep 16.

BOYS RESULTS
1-meter diving: 1. Nathan Frette, LKBV 577.65, 2. Lucas Smit, PB 455.40, 3. Benjamin Smit, PB 434.75, 7. Marcus Starkman, CG 343.30.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Bishop Kenny 1:32.94 (Carter Wright, Evan Larson, Zachary Jones, Barrie Snyder), 2. Rockledge 1:34.59, 3. Clearwater 1:38.14, 6. Somerset 1:39.39 (Aldo Zepeda, Giorgio Rusconi, Enrique Rodriguez, Sebastian Fernandez).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Elliot Weisel, ROCK 1:40.45, 2. Cameron Watson, PAX 1:41.31, 3. Brody Singley, WN 1:42.31, 6. Agustin Rodriguez, MAT 1:43.41, time drop 2.14, 7. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 1:44.04.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Mehdi Elaoufir, STAN 1:49.98, 2. Zachary Jones, BK 1:52.27, 3. Evan Larson, BK 1:53.83.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Barrie Snyder, BK 20.83, 2. Becket Koss, LB 21.35, 3. Brian Kirby, EST 21.52.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Shane McEliece, ARNO 49.66, 2. Peter Manelis, BSS 50.40, 3. Marcus Szabo, CG 50.44

100-yard freestyle: 1. Mehdi Elaoufir, STAN 45.15, 2. Eli Rollen, ROCK 45.23, 3. Ayden Cason, JB 46.87, 5. Agustin Rodriguez, MAT 47.14, 9. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 47.25, time drop 0.51.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Elliot Weisel, ROCK 4:30.23, 2. Brody Singley, WNAS 4:31.43, 3. Giuliano Brunetti, PB 4:38.20, 15. Felix Gonzalez, SOM 4:56.96.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Bishop Kenny 1:26.58, 2. Pompano Beach 1:27.98 (Nicholas Potter, Gianni Famiano, Steven Gary, Giuliano Brunetti), 3. Jensen Beach 1:28.42.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Eli Rollen, ROCK 48.57, 2. Carter Wright, BK 51.60, 3. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 51.78, time drop 0.38, 6. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 52.99.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Shane McEliece, ARN 56.13, 2. Peter Manelis, BSS 58.57, 3. Anthony Hensel, PT 58.88, 16. Giorgio Rusconi, SOM 1:03.16.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Bishop Kenny 3:10.01, 2. Rockledge 3:10.86, 3.Pompano Beach 3:14.15 (Gianni Famiano, Steven Gary, Kolby Hardin, Giuliano Brunetti), 6. Somerset 3:17.58 (Aldo Zepeda, Felix Gonzalez, Sebastian Fernandez, Enrique Rodriguez).

SOFLO SWIMMERS PRELIM RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard medley relay: 7. Somerset 1:53.82 (Natalia Sibug, Sabrina Osorio, Sofia Osorio, Sofia Hernandez).
200-yard individual medley: 13. Sabrina Osorio, SOM 2:17.37, time drop 2.16.
50-yard freestyle: 20. Sofia Hernandez, SOM 25.59, time drop 0.09.
100-yard butterfly: 18. Sofia Hernandez, SOM 1:01.09, time drop 0.19.
100-yard backstroke: 14. Natalia Sibug, SOM 1:02.06; 18. Sofia Osorio 1:03.30.
100-yard breaststroke: 11. Sabrina Osorio 1:07.94, time drop 0.52.
400-yard freestyle relay: 12. Somerset 3:48.13 (Natalia Sibug, Sofia Hernandez, Kaitlyn Barrios, Sofia Osorio).
BOYS
200-yard medley relay: 5. Somerset 1:39.79 (Aldo Zepeda, Giorgio Rusconi, Enrique Rodriguez, Sebastian Fernandez).
200-yard freestyle: 5. Agustin Rodriguez, Mater 1:43.75; 6. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 1:44.03.
100-yard freestyle: 6. Agustin Rodriguez, Mater 47.49, 9. Aldo Zepeda, SOM 47.76.
500-yard freestyle: 13. Felix Gonzalez, SM 4:53.71.
100-yard backstroke: 4. Aldo Zepeda 51.98, time drop 0.18, 8. Enrique Rodriguez, SOM 53.03.
100-yard breaststroke: 13. Giorgio Rusconi, SOM 1:02.06, time drop 0.98.
400-yard freestyle relay: 8. Somerset 3:17.44 (Aldo Zepeda, Felix Gonzalez, Sebastian Fernandez, Enrique Rodriguez).

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

Valentina Remmele, Dalyah Bouti, Gabriela Ekht Lead SOFLO At Holiday Classic

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 19, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers got in some great racing Saturday at the Holiday Classic at Academic Village Pool.

Valentina Remmele, 10, was a triple winner. She won the 10-and-under 50-yard freestyle in 30.34, dropping 0.58; 50-yard backstroke in 36.81, dropping 0.57; and 100-yard individual medley in 1:19.02, dropping 0.89. Remmele competed in six events and had four best times.

Dalyah Bouti, 8, competed in six events and had four best times. Bouti won the 8-and-under 25-yard backstroke in 21.62, dropping 1.39.

Gabriela Ekht, 10, competed in nine events and had seven time drops including 6.43 seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke. She won the 10-and-under 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 43.60 dropping 1.38. She also dropped 4.86 seconds in the 100 IM.

Mikey Barber, 10, was SOFLO’s top boys finisher. He competed in seven events and had three best times. He was second in the 10-and-under 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 44.10, dropping 0.51. Gregory Miralles, 8, was second in the 8-and-under 25-yard breaststroke in 27.22. He competed in six events and had two best times including a nice 14.70 drop in the 100 IM.

MIXED RESULTS
25-yard freestyle:
8-and-under, 1. Jayson Zayas, ASC 16.20; SOFLO: 6. Dalyah Bouti 18.69, time drop 0.20, 8. Andres Gomez 19.10, 10. Gregory Miralles 19.69.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 30.34, time drop 0.58; SOFLO: 4. Michael Barber 31.90, time drop 0.31.

25-yard butterfly:
8-and-under, 1. Sylvester Andrews-May, EA 18.94; SOFLO: 7. Victoria Colmenares 23.15, time drop 0.50, 8. tie, Dalyah Bouti 23.74, time drop 0.78 and Michael Barber 23.74, time drop 1.84.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRV 34.20; SOFLO: 7. Niccolo Miccolis 38.52, time drop 1.46.

25-yard backstroke:
8-and-under, 1. Dalyah Bouti, SOFLO 21.62, time drop 1.39; SOFLO: 8. Christopher Pozo 23.58, time drop 1.27.

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 36.81, time drop 0.57; SOFLO: 11. Michael Barber 41.12.

25-yard breaststroke:
8-and-under, 1. Sylvester Andrews-May, EA 24.84; SOFLO: 2. Gregory Miralles 27.22, 3. Johanna Plaza 27.37, time drop 4.46, 5. Maya Barrizonte 27.59, time drop 0.16, 9. Molly Barber 28.63, time drop 3.37, 10. Dalyah Bouti 28.72.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 43.60, time drop 1.38; SOFLO: 2. Michael Barber 44.10, time drop 0.51, 4. Niccolo Miccolis 45.31, time drop 1.19, 6. Zoe Miralles 45.72, time drop 2.45, 7. Stephania Dmitrova 47.24, 11. Ellie Phan 50.86.

100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 1:19.02, time drop 0.89; SOFLO: 4. Michael Barber 1:25.03, 9. Niccolo Miccolis 1:26.85, time drop 1.38, 11. Stephania Dmitrova 1:28.18, time drop 6.57.

100-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Atlantis 1:09.44, 2. SOFLO E 1:11.28, 3. SOFLO A 1:13.25.

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

Jacksonville Bolles Sweeps State 1A Team Titles; SOFLO’s Olivia Dinehart Repeats As State Champion; Kaii Winkler Breaks NAG Record

By Sharon Robb
STUART, November 18, 2022–Cutler Bay High School senior Olivia Dinehart left a lasting impression Friday night at the FHSAA State 1A Swimming and Diving Championship at Sailfish Splash Waterpark and Aquatics Center.

The South Florida Aquatic Club and Auburn-bound swimmer defended her title in the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:01.60, an automatic All-American time with a 0.88 time drop. Last year she won in 1:02.18.

Dinehart was also sixth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:04.26 and was a member of the sixth place 200-yard medley and seventh place 400-yard freestyle relay teams.

Jacksonville Bolles swept the boys and girls team titles and continued its unmatched winning streaks.

Bolles topped a field of 40 boys teams with 546 points. South Florida Heat was runnerup with 182 points followed by St. Andrew’s (172.5) and Pine Crest (162).

Bolles, with only one relay win but plenty of depth, won the girls title among a 43-team field with 374 points. King’s Academy was second with 237 and St. Andrew’s was third with 229 points.

Bolles has won every boys state championship since 1988 and every girls title since 1991, and with decades of tradition on the line, Bolles kept the streak going. Bolles has now won a record 35 boys titles and 32 girls titles to continue as the state’s all-time high school swimming dynasty.

Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest finished her illustrious high school career with a state title in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:58.81, a time drop of 4.48 seconds and automatic All-American time. The University of Florida-bound swimmer finished with six individual state titles (10 overall including four relays). She was also second in the 100 backstroke in 54.56.

The only other individual event Broward state champion was double winner Erika Pelaez of South Florida Heat in the 100-yard butterfly in 52.12 and 100-yard backstroke in 52.30, both automatic All-American times. The North Carolina State commit also led off the state champion 400-yard freestyle relay that won in 3:24.30 with teammates Alanis Santiago, Mia Patton and Gioia Balzano.

Top-seeded Bolles (1:25.12) was disqualified in the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay final opening the door for second-seeded Pine Crest (1:27.92) to rise to the occasion and capture the state title in 1:26.56 with Colin Nealy (21.56), Lucas Opperman (21.57), Kingsley Bailey (21.46) and Roman Ferrara (21.97). The relay dropped 1.13 seconds off its entry time of 1:27.69.

Kaii Winkler, 16, of South Florida Heat was a double winner in the boys’ 200-yard freestyle in 1:34.18, a time drop of 5.09 seconds, breaking Caeleb Dressel’s state high school record of 1:34.69. He also won the 100-yard freestyle in 42.52, his first sub-43 breaking the 15-16 national age group record of Ryan Hoffer’s 42.67 set in 2014 and breaking Ryan Murphy’s state high school record of 42.95. His splits were 20.57 and 21.95. He also split 18.98 on his freestyle split to open the meet in the 200-yard medley relay.

Pine Crest boys diving was shut out of a state title after dominating the event for six consecutive years by Kevin Mendez, one of the state’s most decorated athletes. Pine Crest’s Allen Levitis finished second with 476.75 points behind Lake Highland Prep’s Jack Bessire with 515.45.

It was evident the week delay imposed by the FHSAA because of Hurricane Nicole affected several athletes while a handful were out of the country on planned field trips including Pine Crest top diver Ava Andersen. The host meet facility was not damaged and teams were able to travel last weekend, the meet’s original date.

The FHSAA State 2A concludes the high school season on Saturday with prelims and finals. SOFLO swimmers competing are: Natalia Sibug, Sofia Hernandez, Sofia Osorio, Sabrina Osorio, Sebastian Fernandez, Felix Gonzalez, Giorgio Rusconi, Enrique Rodriguez, Aldo Zepeda and Carlos Salas.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

1. Bolles 374, 2. King’s Academy 237, 3. St. Andrew’s 229, 4. South Florida Heat 190, 5. Cutler Bay 148, 6. Pine Crest 143, 7. Montverde Academy 115, 8. PK Yonge 111, 9. Episcopal 94, 10. Berkeley Prep 74; Other local teams: 13. FAU High 47, 19. Benjamin 19, 25. Carrollton 14, 26. Ransom Everglades 13, 27. NSU University School 12, 28. tie, Westminster Academy, Coral Springs Charter 11, 36. Oxbridge 6, 37. Miami Country Day 5.
   GIRLS RESULTS
   1-meter diving: 1. Elle Jacobsen, HTRN 466.10, 2. Lana Schmadeke, EDWD 394.70, 3. Alexiya Downer, BOLL 383.20, 8. Mackenzie Blake, WA 351.25.

200-yard medley relay: 1. King’s Academy 1:42.41 (Ava Fasano, Alyssa Bozzuto, Emma Herrera, Julianna Bell), 2. Bolles 1:42.49, 3. South Florida Heat 1:43.82 (Samantha Schoenborn, Erika Pelaez, Anais Gedeon, Gioia Balzano).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Lillian Nesty, PKYO 1:46.65, 2. Bella Ekk, MAC 1:48.18, 3. Emma Sundermeyer, FOU 1:49.00, 7. Maddie Smutny, CB 1:53.44.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:58.81, time drop 4.48, 2. Michaela Mattes, CM 1:59.27, 3. Gwen Shahboz, PKYO 2:02.07, 5. Riley Botting, PC 2:02.26, 6. Olivia Dinehart, CB 2:04.26, 8. Samantha Schoenborn, SFH 2:06.62, 11. Sara Lin, PC 2:08.05.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Alyssa Bozzuto, KA 22.69, 2. Aspen Gersper, STA 22.79, 3. Katherine Meyers-Labenz, BOLL 23.27, 11. Riley McCormick, CSCS 24.32, 13. Natalie Gembicki, CB 24.44, time drop 0.01.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 52.12, 2. Julia Murphy, BOLL 54.93, 3. Aubrey Finn, EPIS 54.94, 8. Elena Dinehart, CB 56.40, time drop 0.11, 12. Riley McCormick, CSCS 57.83.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Aspen Gersper, STA 49.15, 2. Bella Ekk, MAC 50.11, 3. Gioia Balzano, SFH 50.31., 15. Natalie Gembicki, CB 53.19, 16. Alanis Santiago, SFH 53.52.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Michaela Mattes, CM 4:43.80, 2. Adele Sands, CAR 4:53.00, 3. Riley Botting, PC 4:56.80, 4. Maddie Smutny, CB 4:57.72, 7. Izzy Wilson, CAR 5:02.87.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Bolles 1:32.82 (Simany Lee, Katherine Meyers-Labenz, Julia Murphy, Lila Higgo), 2. King’s Academy 1:33.64, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:34.92, 4. Pine Crest 1:37.22, 11. Cutler Bay 1:41.43 (Sophia Grubbs, Lydia Smutny, Elise Dinehart, Katelyn Gembicki).

100-yard backstroke: 1. Erika Pelaez, SFH 52.30, time drop 0.50, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 54.56, 3. Alexia Sotomayor, STA 54.59, 8. Samantha Schoenborn, SFH 56.26, 10. Elena Dinehart, CB 56.56.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, CB 1:01.60, time drop 0.88, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, KA 1:01.72, 3. Emily Santos, MON 1:02.60, 4. Sara Linn, PC 1:03.67, 15. Sophia Grubbs, CB 1:07.14.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. South Florida Heat 3:24.30 (Erika Pelaez, Alanis Santiago, Mia Patton, Gioia Balzano), 2. Bolles 3:26.03, 3. St. Andrew’s 3:26.15, 7. Cutler Bay 3:32.49 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki, Maddie Smutny).

BOYS TEAM SCORES

1. Jacksonville Bolles 546, 2. South Florida Heat 182, 3. St. Andrew’s 172.5, 4. Pine Crest 162, 5. King’s Academy 133.5, 6. Out of Door Academy 96, 7. Montverde 94.5, 8. Episcopal 77, 9. Windermere 66, 10. Trinity Prep 49; Other locals: 11. LaSalle 45, 15. Miami Country Day 38, 21. Westminster Academy 31, 24. tie, Cutler Bay, NSU University School 24, 26. Ransom Everglades 21, 29. FAU High 15, 30. Oxbridge 14.
   BOYS RESULTS
   1-meter diving: 1. Jack Bessire, LH 515.45, 2. Allen Levitis, PC 476.75, 3. Jordan Green, FSU 427.60.

200-yard medley relay: 1. Bolles 1:28.05 (Carter Lancaster, William Heck, Aidan Paro, Andrew Heck), 2. South Florida Heat 1:30.85 (Finn Winkler, Giulian Martin, Nikita Efimov, Kaii Winkler), 3. Pine Crest 1:37.98, 16. Cutler Bay 1:42.76 (Austin Nelson, Nicolai Ross, Jaden Amores, Nicholas Pelaez).

200-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 1:34.18, time drop 5.09, 2. Kayden Lancaster, BOLL 1:36.43, 3. Felipe Baffico Balharry, OUT 1:37.90, 15. Kingsley Bailey, PC 1:46.03.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Carter Lancaster, BOLL 1:45.02, 2. Aidan Paro, BOLL 1:46.54, 3. Wiliam Heck, BOLL 1:47.18, 7. Nikita Efimov, SFH 1:54.25, 9. Giulian Martin, SFH 1:54.69, 10. Salvatore Lanzafame, NSU 1:55.40, 16. Jake Jones, PC 2:00.34.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Andrew Kravchenko, BOLL 20.41, 2. Seth Tolentino, BOLL 20.48, 3. Adam Varga, SPCA 20.81, 16. Christian Clark, WA 22.23.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCD 47.15, 2. Diego Balbi, STA 47.36, 3. Aidan Paro, BOLL 47.52, 9. Colin Nealy, PC 49.60.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, SFH 42.52, 1.42 time drop, 2. Andrew Kravchenko, BOLL 44.68, 3. Seth Tolentino, BOLL 44.86, 5. Finn Winkler, SFH 46.14, 16. Lucas Opperman, PC 48.32.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Kayden Lancaster, BOLL 4:25.74, 2. Victor Derani, BOLL 4:30.21, 3. T.J. Froster, BS 4:30.50, 8. Austin Nelson, CB 4:41.75, time drop 6.44, 15. Freddy Rosenthal, PC 4:51.81.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest 1:26.56 (Colin Nealy, Lucas Opperman, Kingsley Bailey, Roman Ferrara), 2. Windermere 1:27.42, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:28.04, Bolles DQ.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Landon Kyser, BOLL 49.02, 2. Noah Smith, KA 49.59, 3. Finn Winkler, SFH 50.25, 16. Austin Nelson, CB 54.55.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. William Heck, BOLL 53.60, 2. Wyatt Porch, BOLL 54.01, 3. Dylan Smiley, MCD 54.51, 5. Giulian Martin, SFH 57.16, 6. Salvatore Lanzafame, NSU 57.82, 9. Nikita Efimov, SFH 58.21, 13. Ronin Jones, PC 59.06

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Bolles 2:58.05 (Seth Tolentino, Carter Lancaster, Anthony Whittall, Kayden Lancaster), 2. South Florida Heat 3:03.74, 3. St. Andrew’s 3:05.95, 9. Pine Crest 3:16.33, 12. Cutler Bay 3:19.21 (Nicolai Ross, Austin Nelson, Nicholas Pelaez, Jaden Amores).

SOFLO SWIMMERS PRELIM RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard medley relay: 5. Cutler Bay 1:46.17, time drop 0.66 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki).
200-yard freestyle: 5. Maddie Smutny, CB 1:51.46, time drop 1.76.
200-yard individual medley: 4. Olivia Dinehart, CB 2:04.80, 22. Sophia Grubbs, CB 2:12.47.
50-yard freestyle: 12. Natalie Gembicki, CB 24.51, 22. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 25.00.
100-yard butterfly: 7. Elena Dinehart, CB 56.44, time drop 0.07.
100-yard freestyle: 13. Natalie Gembicki, CB 52.61, time drop 0.67.
500-yard freestyle: 6. Maddie Smutny, CB 5:00.78, 8. Izzy Wilson, CAR 501.51, time drop 4.00.
200-yard freestyle relay: 14. Cutler Bay 1:42.09, time drop 0.34 (Sophia Grubbs, Lydia Smutny, Elise Dinehart, Katelyn Gembicki).
100-yard backstroke: 10. Elena Dinehart, CB 56.56, time drop 0.18.
100-yard breaststroke: 3. Olivia Dinehart, CB 1:02.79, 15. Sophia Grubbs, CB 1:06.56.
400-yard freestyle relay: 3. Cutler Bay 3:30.35, time drop 2.51 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki, Maddie Smutny).
BOYS
200-yard medley relay: 16. Cutler Bay 1:43.50 (Austin Nelson, Nicolai Ross, Jaden Amores, Nicholas Pelaez).
100-yard butterfly: 21. Jaden Amores, CB 54.63, time drop 0.25.
500-yard freestyle: 8. Austin Nelson, CB 4:41.83, time drop 6.36, 21. Nicolai Ross, CB 4:57.14.
100-yard backstroke: 14. Austin Nelson, CB 53.78, time drop 0.39, 19. Jaden Amores, CB 55.72, time drop 0.40.
400-yard freestyle relay: 11. Cutler Bay 3:19.76, time drop 1.80 (Nicolai Ross, Austin Nelson, Nicholas Pelaez, Jaden Amores).

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

SOFLO Heads Field For TYR SOFLO Last Chance And Holiday Classic Meets

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 16, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club will host its second largest meet in team history Friday and Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

A field of 19 teams and 725 swimmers will compete in the TYR SOFLO Last Chance and Holiday Classic Meets.

Host SOFLO has the largest contingent of swimmers with 192.

Other teams entered are: Atlantis Swimming Club, Blue Marlins of Hialeah Gardens, Boca Raton Swim Team, Bravo Swim Team, College of the Florida Keys, Eagle Aquatics, Florida Keys Swim Club, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatic Team, Hialeah, Metro Aquatics, Miami Swimming, Midtown Weston, Olympus, Plantation Swim Team, Speed World Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale and SwimFast.

Keeping in the holiday spirit, meet hosts have named the warm-up groups Turkeys In Training and The Gizzards. The Turkeys In Training are swimmers from SOFLO, MAC, PST, HAT and SF. The Gizzards are ASC, BMHG, BRST, BRVO, CFK, EA, FKSC, GRSC, HSC, MS, MWA, OSC, SWS, SFTL and Unattached.

For the TYR SOFLO Last Chance meet, prelims are Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The finals are Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Several swimmers will be attempting to get qualifying times for upcoming meets including Winter Junior Nationals and Winter Championships.

The Holiday Classic for 8-and-unders and 10-and-unders begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with timed finals.

Several swimmers are missing because of the FHSAA State 1A and 2A meets being moved to this weekend by the FHSAA after Hurricane Nicole, even though the facility in Stuart was not damaged and all high school teams were able to travel and were tapered for last weekend, the original dates.

Among SOFLO top seeds are:
Ricardo Roche, 23, 200 freestyle 1:40.66; 200 backstroke 1:48.24; 100 backstroke 50.63.

Wisthon Rendon, 18, 100 butterfly, 51.70.

Michelle Marinheiro, 20, 500 freestyle, 5:10.89.

Paullet Bocanegra, 10, 50 freestyle, 21.13.

Valentina Remmele, 10, 50 backstroke, 37.38.

Gregory Miralles, 8, 25 breaststroke, 27.15.

Michael Barber, 10, 50 breaststroke, 44.61.

Benjamin Kim, 15, 200 butterfly.

Abraham Penaloza, 14, 200 individual medley; 200 breaststroke.

In last year’s Last Chance Qualifier, SOFLO swept the combined, girls and boys team titles in the two-day, seven-team meet and had four high point winners: Didia Miccolis, Jemma Baldwin, Olivia Dinehart and Juan Vallmitjana. Eighty percent of SOFLO swimmers had at least one best time.

The meet is hosted by SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club. Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are available on Meet Mobile and http://www.soflomeets.info/holiday classic

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

TYR SEPTEMBER GIRL SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Jianna Amores

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 10, 2022–Jianna Amores is happy she chose swimming.

Amores, 12, a seventh grade home schooler competed in gymnastics, volleyball, tennis, soccer and basketball and did dance and tap dance classes, but decided she wanted to focus on one sport.

“I’m glad I did,” Amores said. “I wanted to focus and get good at one sport. Gymnastics was really hard and I really like swimming. I gave up everything for swimming.”

Amores started swimming at 4 and then left the sport to try gymnastics. She returned to swimming two years ago and is happy she did. She already has her JO cut in the 100 butterfly.

“I wanted to try swimming out again,” she said. “SOFLO is fun and all the meets are good. I’ve made a lot of friends and Coach Issy is a great coach.”

Amores trains with head age group coach Isidro (Issy) Planell and Mako Sharks.

“I often speak with the Mako Sharks about leadership and how a true leader does not tell people what to do, but sets the standard for everyone in the room,” Coach Issy said. “Jia is a great worker simply put. Her results are just a tiny glimpse into the tremendous amount of work she puts in on a daily basis.

“She does not hesitate whenever I raise the bar nor does she challenge it. I give her a challenge and she tries to beat it always.

“She already had the JO cut in the butterfly but going a best time early in the season is never something to complain about.”

Coach Issy also coached her older siblings, Jaden, 15, and Jenesys, 13. “It’s safe to say she knew what was going to be expected of her in Makos from their experience,” Coach Issy said.

Amores said it is an advantage of following in her siblings’ foot steps.

“Being the youngest, they paved the way for me,” Amores said. “I learn from them. It’s a big advantage having an older brother and sister. I compare times when they were younger and I beat Jaden when he was 12 by one second in the 100 fly. They do support me at meets when they can even though they are 13-and-up and I am 12- and-under.”

Amores trains six days a week. She said the sport has helped her manage her time for school and watching TV. She hopes to swim in high school and earn a college scholarship.

“I like the training,” Amores said. “It is worth the time and sacrifice. I am happy to be there. I am having fun with my friends. I like competing against them and racing them. I am super competitive. I’ve always been so competitive. It helps me get better.”

Each TYR Swimmer of the Month receives a free TYR backpack. Amores joins SOFLO teammates Carolina Carrera (August), Lydia Smutny (July), Amber Connor (June), Eva Ortiz (May), Sally Golding (April), Natalie Gembicki (March), Sofia Lugo (February) and Valentina Remmele (January) as 2022 Swimmers of the Month.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is a USA manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies.

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

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