Day: May 14, 2023

SOFLO Swimmers Wind Up Successful PST-SOFLO Dual Meet In Session Three; Jaden Amores Triple Winner


By Sharon Robb
PLANTATION, May 14, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club continued to dominate the third and final session of the Plantation Swim Team-South Florida Aquatic Club dual meet Saturday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Jaden Amores, 16, led SOFLO with three wins in the 100-meter backstroke in a best time 1:03.08 with a time drop of 0.34; 200-meter individual medley in 2:21.36 and 200-meter butterfly in 2:17.28. He was also second in the 200-meter backstroke in 2:21.73. He also swam two relays that finished third and fourth.

With talent and depth, SOFLO swimmers turned in some good long course racing on Friday and Saturday.

SOFLO women swept the 200-meter medley and 200-meter freestyle relays.

Other SOFLO winners were:
Austin Nelson, 17, 200-meter backstroke, 2:19.34.

Luciano Gonzalez, 29, 100-meter freestyle, 53.24, time drop 0.60.

Plantation Swim Team winners on the final day were Gabriel Tortola in the 200 freestyle, Adriano Corrieri in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and Sebastian Lobaton in the 100 butterfly.

Plantation also swept the men’s 200-medley and 200 freestyle relays.

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

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

SESSION THREE RESULTS
Women 200-meter medley relay:

  1. SOFLO A 2:09.06 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki, Carley Kaplan), 2. SOFLO B 2:09.41, 3. SOFLO D 2:21.00

Men 200-meter medley relay:

  1. Plantation A 1:58.44 (Karl-Wilson Aimable, Adriano Corrieri, Gabriel Tortola, Alex Mansur), 2. SOFLO A 2:03.55, 3. SOFLO B 2:03.73.

200-meter freestyle:

  1. Gabriel Tortola, PST 2:00.17, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:01.24, time drop 3.11, 3. Alex Mansur, PST 2:02.19; SOFLO: 5. Austin Nelson 2:08.95, 8. Hashan Ekanayake 2:13.01, 9. Mason Jimenez 2:15.00, time drop 5.28, 10. Elena Dinehart 2:15.07.

200-meter breaststroke:

  1. Adriano Corrieri, PST 2:44.06, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:48.08, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 2:49.95, time drop 4.35; SOFLO: 4. Nicolai Ross 2:50.03, 5. Sophia Grubbs 2:57.64, 6. Mariann Catalasan 2:57.67, 7. Natalie Gembicki 3:01.13, 8. Carley Kaplan 3:02.20, 10. Sophie Szutkowski 3:08.95.

100-meter backstroke:

  1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 1:03.08, time drop 0.34, 2. Karl-Wilson Aimable, PST 1:05.48, 3. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 1:06.34; SOFLO: 4. Maximiliano Remmele 1:08.20, time drop 0.60, 5. Elena Dinehart 1:08.73, 6. Hashan Ekanayake 1:10.12, 7. Jose Rincon 1:10.43, 9. Marvan Ekanayake 1:11.10, 10. Carley Kaplan 1:11.32.

200-meter individual medley:

  1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:21.36, 2. Alex Mansur, PST 2:21.53, 3. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 2:27.05; SOFLO: 4. Felix Gonzalez 2:27.78, 8. Olivia Dinehart 2:32.75.

100-meter butterfly:

  1. Sebastian Lobaton, PST 1:02.86, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:04.65, time drop 1.74, 3. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 1:05.90, time drop 0.60; SOFLO: 4. Felix Gonzalez 1:07.32, 6. Elena Dinehart 1:07.59, 7. Abraham Penaloza 1:09.05, 9. Natalie Gembicki 1:10.88, 10. David Valdiviezo 1:11.18, time drop 4.32.

100-meter breaststroke:

  1. Adriano Corrieri, PST 1:14.83, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 1:18.13, 3. Nicolai Ross, SOFO 1:18.48; SOFLO: 4. Mason Jimenez 1:18.89, time drop 1.06, 5. Ryan Harries 1:21.59, time drop 0.23, 6. Natalie Gembicki 1:23.30, time drop 0.38, 7. Mariann Catalasan 1:23.76, 8. Felix Gonzalez 1:24.47.

200-meter backstroke:

  1. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 2:19.34, 2. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:21.73, 3. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:23.32, time drop 10.42; SOFLO: 5. Maximiliano Remmele 2:27.72, time drop 0.38, 6. Elena DInehart 2:28.20, 8. Jenesys Amores 2:34.00, 9. Mason Jimenez 2:35.66, time drop 1.74.

100-meter freestyle:

  1. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 53.24, time drop 0.60, 2. Alex Mansure, PST 54.79, 3. Gabriel Tortola, PST 56.34; SOFLO: 6. Hashan Ekanayake 58.95, 9. Nicolai Ross 1:00.15.

200-meter butterfly:

  1. Jaden Amores, SOFLO 2:17.28, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:19.81, time drop 8.94, 3. Felix Gonzalez, SOFLO 2:30.74, time drop 0.28; SOFLO: 4. Jianna Amores 2:37.16, time drop 27.32, 5. Jose Rincon 2:47.94, 6. Alexander Ross 2:56.24, 8. Sophie Szutkowski 3:06.52.

Women 200-meter freestyle relay:

  1. SOFLO A 1:54.59 (Olivia Dinehart, Elena Dinehart, Carley Kaplan, Natalie Gembicki), 2. SOFLO B 2:01.62, 3. SOFLO C 2:04.65.

Men 200-meter freestyle relay:

  1. Plantation A 1:47.35 (Karl-Wilson Aimable, Sebastian Lobaton, Alex Mansur, Gabriel Tortola), 2. SOFLO A 1:48.51, 3. SOFLO B 1:50.92.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com