Day: May 13, 2023

SOFLO Swimmers Shine During Session Two Of PST-SOFLO Dual Meet


By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, May 13, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers got in some good long course racing during the second session of the Plantation Swim Team-South Florida Aquatic Club dual meet Friday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

SOFLO dominated the 50s and 400s events with its depth and talent.

Wisthon Rendon won the 50-meter butterfly in 27.65.

Enrique Rodriguez won the 400-meter individual medley in 5:07.35.

Marvan Ekanayake finished second in the 50-meter backstroke in a best time 32.64 with a 4.21 time drop.

Mason Jimenez dropped 19.32 seconds in the 400-meter freestyle to finish fifth in 4:35.45. Jimenez also dropped 5.34 seconds in the 50-meter breaststroke for another fifth place in 35.65.

Karl-Wilson Aimable of Plantation Swim Team was a double winner in the 50-meter backstroke in 29.74 and 50-meter freestyle in 25.09.

SOFLO has 121 swimmers (61 boys and 60 girls) competing in 668 individual events and four relay events.

The last time the two teams met was February 4th. The teams are meeting for the fourth time in dual meets.

SESSION TWO RESULTS
MIXED
50-meter butterfly:

  1. Wisthon Rendon, SOFLO 27.65, 2. Karl-Wilson Aimable, PST 28.0, 3. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 28.49, time drop 0.50; SOFLO: 6. Enrique Rodriguez 29.08, 7. Stephen Kim 29.15, 8. Hashan Ekanayake 29.39, time drop 0.73, 9. Ana Villamil 30.74.

50-meter backstroke:

  1. Karl-Wilson Aimable, PST 29.74, 2. Marvan Ekanayake, SOFLO 32.64, time drop 4.21, 3. Jeremiah Paiz, PST 33.06; SOFLO: 4. Jose Rincon 33.11, time drop 0.75, 5. Wisthon Rendon 33.49, 6. Stephen Kim 33.69, 7. Mason Jimenez 33.75, time drop 3.65, 10. Gabriella DeLuna 34.82.

400-meter individual medley:

  1. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 5:07.35, 2. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 5:20.72, time drop 1.59, 3. Stephen Kim, SOFLO 5:23.18; SOFLO: 5. Carley Kaplan 5:28.20, 6. Mackenzie McPherson 5:28.91, time drop 14.13, 7. Ana Villamil 5:38.36, 9. Marvan Ekanayake 5:42.20, 10. Jianna Amores 5:43.15.

400-meter freestyle:

  1. Gabriel Tortola, PST 4:21.09, 2. Felipe Alvarez, PST 4:24.68, 3. Alex Mansur, PST 4:26.17; SOFLO: 5. Mason Jimenez 4:35.45, time drop 19.32, 7. Hashan Ekanayake 4:35.90, 10. David Valdiviezo 4:50.57, time drop 3.81.

50-meter breaststroke:

  1. Adriano Corrieri, PST 33.62, 2. Luca Hincapie, SOFLO 33.83, time drop 1.54, 3. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 34.04; SOFLO: 5. Mason Jimenez 35.65, time drop 5.34, 7. Ana Villamil 36.44, 9. Ryan Harries 38.04, time drop 1.75, 10. Mariann Catalasan 38.26.

50-meter freestyle:

  1. Karl-Wilson Aimable, PST 25.09, 2. Barron Tate, PST 26.77, 3. Adriano Corrieri, PST 27.09; SOFLO: 4. Enrique Rodriguez 27.20, 5. Abraham Penaloza 27.72, 6. Stephen Kim 27.77, 7. Felix Gonzalez 28.52, 9. Jacob Jones 28.76, time drop 1.17, 10. Guillermo Mantilla 29.35, time drop 0.17.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com