By Sharon Robb
FORT PIERCE, March 21, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club has eleven swimmers and one coach on the Florida Gold Coast All-Star team for this weekend’s All-Star dual meet against Florida Swimming at Indian River State College’s Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex.
SOFLO has seven girls and four boys on the team for the three-day meet that runs from Friday night to Sunday morning.
The girls who qualified are Catalina Akpabio, 10, Jenesys Amores, 14, Jianna Amores, 12, Jemma Baldwin, 12, Elise Dinehart, 14, Laila Harran, 13, and Ellie Jackson, 12.
The boys who qualified are Connor Jimenez, 13, Mason Jimenez, 14, Ethan Phan, 10, and Maximiliano Remmele, 13.
SOFLO age group coach Isidro (Issy) Planell is head coach.
A fun and exciting new four-team meet format has been developed that mixes the top athletes from both Florida Swimming and Florida Gold Coast via a draft format. The All-Star meet will be a winner-take-all, and one team will have bragging rights until next year. This year’s four teams are the Rays, Barracudas, Gators, and Sharks.
The top six finishers at the FGC 14&Under Age Group Championships in Coral Springs qualified for the team. Several FGC swimmers turned down spots because of spring break vacations.
The full FGC All-Star roster has yet to be posted on the Florida Gold Coast website.
IF YOU GO
What: Florida Gold Coast vs. Florida Swimming All-Star Dual Meet
When: Friday-Sunday
Schedule: Session I, Friday 5:30-8 p.m.; Session II, Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, Session III, 3-6 p.m.; Sunday, Session IV, 9 a.m.-noon, awards, noon.
Where: Indian River State College, Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex, 3209 Virginia Ave., Fort Pierce.
Of note: Admission is $5. The River Rats Swim Team and Indian River State College are hosting the meet. For more information call 772-462-7760.
Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
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