By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, January 21, 2023—Carley Kaplan, a triple winner, was among several SOFLO swimmers who turned in a great day of racing at the TYR SOFLO Open Saturday at Academic Village Pool.
Kaplan, 14, of West Broward High School Class of 2026 won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:38.29; 50-yard freestyle in 25.09 and 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 32.86, dropping 1.78 seconds from her previous best. She was also a member of the third place 200-yard medley relay.
In an exciting girls’ 200-yard medley relay race, TS Aquatics’ foursome of Kendra Gomez, Brianna Hernandez, Tawannah McLemore and Nati Ortiz) knocked off SOFLO A’s team (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Ana Villamil, Natalie Gembicki), 1:51.42-1:51.45.
SOFLO had five boys and girls double winners: Luciano Gonzalez, Jenesys Amores, Olivia Dinehart, Juan Vallmitjana and Ricardo Roche.
Gonzalez, 28, won the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 49.28, dropping 2.35. He also won the 50-yard freestyle in 20.83 ahead of teammate Julio Horrego in a best time 20.94. At a recent meet in Clearwater, the ProFlo swimmer finished close to his best time of 21.7 in the 50 butterfly in the short course prelims and swam a best time and SOFLO record 24.50 in the long course final.
Amores, 14, won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.06 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:27.61.
Auburn-bound Olivia Dinehart, 18, won the 100-yard butterfly in 59.02 and 200 IM in 2:09.86. She was also second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:14.63 and 200 breaststroke in 2:22.53.
Juan Vallmitjana, 13, won the 200-yard breaststroke in a best time 2:21.78, dropping 2.68 and 500-yard freestyle in 4:41.30, also a best time dropping 3.57. He was also second in the 100 butterfly in 58.11.
Ricardo Roche, 23, won the 100-yard backstroke in 52.77 and 200 IM in 1:53.49.
SOFLO’s boys A 200-yard medley relay won in 1:39.82 just ahead of TS Aquatics in 1:40.39 with Alejandro Mateus, Javier Colmenares, Manny Melendez and Aldo Zepeda.
Individual winners were Elena Dinehart, Laila Harran, Natalie Gembicki, Maddie Smutny, Mackenzie McPherson, Connor Jimenez and Maximiliano Remmele.
The three-day age group meet continues Sunday with two sessions. The first session begins 8:30 a.m. and afternoon sessions will start approximately 1 1/4 hours following the conclusion of the morning sessions.
In addition to host SOFLO, among Florida Gold Coast swim teams competing are SwimFast, Metro Aquatics, Miami Swimming, Sunrise Swimming, Cooper City Cyclones, Hialeah, Speed World Swimming, TS Aquatics, Mar JCC Swim Team, College of Florida Keys and Boca Raton.
Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are available free of charge online (SoFloMeets@swim4soflo.com) or Meet Mobile. For more information call 954-538-3721.
SOFLO sponsor TYR is an American designer, developer and 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.
The company’s mission statement is “starting from, powered by and made for athletes, we strive to create and re-imagine technologies that enhance experience and performance at every level.”
SESSION TWO RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard medley relay:
13-and-over, 1. TS Aquatics 1:51.42 (Kendra Gomez, Brianna Hernandez, Tawannah McLemore, Nati Ortiz), 2. SOFLO A 1:51.45, 3. SOFLO B 1:54.30, 4. SOFLO C 1:57.57.
200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 2:38.39, 2. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 2:41.50, 3. Laila Harran, SOFLO 2:46.57, 4. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 2:52.12.
15-and-over, 1. Paola Gonzalez, UNFG 2:21.52, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:22.53, 3. Brianna Hernandez, TSA 2:31.25.
100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 1:03.06, 2. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 1:08.03, 3. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 1:08.24, 4. Angelica Forsyth, SOFLO 1:08.52, time drop 0.10.
15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 59.90, 2. Kendra Gomez, TSA 1:01.06, 3. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 1:01.23, 4. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 1:03.98.
50-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 32.86, time drop 1.78, 2. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 34.86, 3. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 35.13, 4. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 37.40.
15-and-over, 1. Paola Gonzalez, UNFG 31.33, 2. Brianna Hernandez, TSA 31.57, 3. Mercedes Pelayes, UNFG 31.78, 4. Sophia Grubbs, SOFLO 31.83.
100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:03.71, 2. Emma Lewis, BR 1:04.07, 3. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 1:04.99, 4. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1:05.24.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 59.02, 2. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 59.05, 3. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 59.58, 4. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 1:00.04.
50-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, SOFLO 25.09, 2. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 27.10, 3. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 27.43, time drop 0.10.
15-and-over, 1. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 25.64, 2. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 25.65, 3. Ella Bethke, BR 25.94.
200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 2:24.50, 2. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 2:28.03, 3. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 2:30.39.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:09.86, 2. Paola Gonzalez, UNFG 2:10.07, 3. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 2:15.21, 4. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 2:15.24.
500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Jenesys Amores, SOFLO 5:27.61, 2. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 5:37.78, time drop 0.05, 3. Elise Dinehart, SOFLO 5:38.95, 4. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 5:45.26.
15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutney, SOFLO 5:10.41, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 5:14.63, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 5:17.52, 4. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 5:18.32.
BOYS
200-yard medley relay:
13-and-over, 1. SOFLO A 1:39.82 (Alejandro Mateus, Javier Colmenares, Manuel Melendez, Aldo Zepeda), 2. TS Aquatics 1:40.39, 3. SOFLO B 1:41.96, 4. SOFLO C 1:45.14.
200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:21.78, time drop 2.68, 2. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 2:26.25, 3. Maximilano Remmele, SOFLO 2:28.68.
15-and-over, 1. George Gonzalez, UNFG 2:10.95, 2. Anthony Pineiro, UNFG 2:15.16, 3. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 2:20.07, 4. Stephen Kim, SOFLO 2:24.29.
100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Connor Jimenez, SOFLO 1:00.07, time drop 0.15, 2. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 1:00.35, time drop 6.54, 3. Jorvir Tigrero, HSC 1:01.31.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 52.77, 2. Mason Green, TSA 54.39, 3. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 56.29, 4. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 56.34.
50-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Chris DeAngulo, MS 31.56, 2. Brennan Mair, UNFG 31.85, 3. Richard Justo, SWS 34.18.
15-and-over, 1. George Gonzalez, UNFG 27.32, 2. Oscar Rios, HSC 27.75, 3. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 28.06.
100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Jorvir Tigrero, HSC 56.57, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 58.11, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 58.83, time drop 3.74, 4. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 58.85.
15-and-over, 1. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 49.28, time drop 2.35, 2. Mason Green, TSA 50.38, 3. Richardo Roche, SOFLO 52.20, time drop 5.99, 4. Wisthon Rendon, SOFLO 53.50.
50-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Jorvir Tigrero, HSC 23.26, 2. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 24.02, 3. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 24.45.
15-and-over, 1. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 20.83, 2. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 20.94, time drop 0.30, 3. George Gonzalez, UNFG 21.45.
200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 2:14.08, time drop 1.27, 2. Jose Rincon, SOFLO 2:17.16, time drop 1.74, 3. Frank Vincze, SUN 2:18.58, 4. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 2:19.55.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:53.49, 2. George Gonzalez, UNFG 1:56.03, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:58.19, 4. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 2:01.49, time drop 2.88.
500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:41.30, time drop 3.57, 2. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 5:09.62, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 5:11.59, time drop 0.66.
15-and-over, 1. Anthony Pineiro, UNFG 4:37.89, 2. Wisthon Rendon, SOFLO 4:54.03, 3. Ivan Grass, SOFLO 4:54.66, 4. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 4:55.24.
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