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Bragging Rights On Line In SOFLO White & Blue Intrasquad Meet; It’s On Like Donkey Kong

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 21, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers will turn up the team spirit at the second annual SOFLO White & Blue Dual Meet Friday and Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

The intrasquad meet begins Friday at 6 p.m. with Session I for swimmers in 13-and over and 11-and-over events, expected to end around 9:42 p.m. On Saturday, Session II for 12-and-unders begins 11 a.m., ending at 2:35 p.m.

More than 100 swimmers will compete in individual events and relays over two days in a loud, spirited atmosphere.

Awards will be presented to top eight finishers, improvement, team spirit, team support and sportsmanship, determined by SOFLO coaches, USA Swimming official and Booster Club Board of Director member.

In last year’s inaugural event, SOFLO Blue took an early lead in the combined and boys team standings Friday night, but SOFLO White bounced back to win combined, boys and girls team titles.

Led by the performances of the 12-and-unders in Saturday’s highly-charged action, SOFLO White won the combined, 1,355-1,320; boys, 598-591; and girls, 609-581 and earned bragging rights for a year.

After Friday night’s 13-and-over action, SOFLO Blue led combined, 723-719, and boys team standings, 372-277. SOFLO White led the girls, 370-275.

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

Twelve SOFLO Swimmers Named To Florida Gold Coast Open Water Zone Team

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 17, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club will be well-represented at the June 2-4 Southern Zone Open Water Championships at Lake Echo, Seven Lakes, N.C.

SOFLO swimmers on the Florida Gold Coast open water zone team are Jemma Baldwin, 12; Juan Vallmitjana, 14; Amelie Bicerne, 13; Elise Dinehart, 14; Carley Kaplan, 14; Jianna Amores, 12; Enrique Rodriguez, 18; Sophie Szutkowski, 12; Abraham Penaloza, 15; Jaden Amores, 15; Jenesys Amores, 14; and Sarah Vasquez, 15.

The FGC Open Water Zone Team was selected after the local open water qualifier and based on a tiered selection. Alternates were considered through sixth place to fill open spots. Then USA Swimming power points for the 1,650/1,500 was used to fill any remaining spots.

The competition begins with check-in on Friday, June 2nd from 3:30-7 p.m. All swimmers are expected to participate in both Saturday and Sunday events.

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

SOFLO’s Izzy Wilson Wins Swim Miami Women’s 5K Title

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, April 17, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club’s Izzy Wilson won the Swim Miami women’s 5K race Sunday at Miami Marine Stadium.

Wilson, 16, won the 3.1-mile race in 59 minutes and 39 seconds. She topped a field of 95 women and was ninth overall among a mixed field of 254.

SOFLO teammate Amelie Bicerne, 15, was 38th in the 5K in 1:10:14. She was 13th out of 95 women and 38th overall.

In the 800 meter race Camila Canelon finished in 18:23. She was fifth in her age group, 11th among 54 women and 20th overall.

SOFLO coaches also flexed their muscles in the open water mile.

Jessica Rodriguez, competing in her first open water event since 2013, finished in 23:43. She was fifth among 132 women, second in her age group among 39 women and 19th overall among a field of 364.

George Mersinger finished 104th in 38:22. He was 282nd out of 364 and 117th among the men’s field.

WOMEN 5K RESULTS

Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 59:39, 2. Jade Marquis 59:48, 3. Rosalie Gauvin 59:53, 4. Delphine Piatera-Mercier 1:01.08, 5. Laurence Michaud 1:01:12; SOFLO: 38. Amelie Bicerne 1:10:14.
MEN 5K RESULTS
Sebastian Gonzalez Barboza 53:47, 2. Edouard Duffy 54:04, 3. Elias Segovia 55:22, 4. Walid Benzaazoua 55:42, 5. Victor Perron 55:44.
WOMEN 10K RESULTS
Fatima Portillo, Azura 2:06:04, 2. Penelope Harvey 2:06:12, 3. Madeleine Anderson 2:13:56, 4. Rachel Werking 2:19:41, 5. Francesca Smart 2:25:51; Other notables: 6. Lisa Childers 2:30.02, 22. Merle Livand 2:36:12, 24. Vanessa Bonebrake 2:36:47.
MEN 10K RESULTS
Maximiliano Paccot, Azura 1:52:38, 2. Philippe Lacasse 1:52:43, 3. Bruno Paquet 1:55:48, 4. Mathis Bourbonnais 2:02:45, 5. Ricardo Valdivia 2:07:41: Other notables, 14. David Zubero 2:22:35, 28. David Boudreau 2:43:10.

Sharon Robb can be reached at Sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Swimmers Shine In SOFLO 10 & Under Spring Invitational; Acosta, Barber Win Events

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 15, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers got in some good racing Saturday at the SOFLO 10&Under Spring Invitational at Academic Village Pool.

Ivy Acosta, 7, was a double winner in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 24.37, dropping 2.53 and 25-yard butterfly in 20.97. She was also third in the 25-yard freestyle in 19.01 and third in the 25-yard backstroke in a best time 22.47, dropping 1.62.

Molly Barber, 7, won the 25-yard freestyle in a best time 17.76, dropping 1.91. She was also second in the 25-yard backstroke in a best time 22.00, dropping 1.70; third in the 25-yard butterfly in a best time 22.05, dropping 1.23; and fourth in the 25-yard breaststroke in 26.99.

In the boys’ competition, Santiago Zuluaga, 8, was second in the 25-yard butterfly in a best time 22.14, dropping 3.20.

Lincoln Callaway Coy, 10, was second in the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 37.45, dropping 1.87.

Andres Gomez, 7, was third in the 25-yard freestyle in a best time 17.23, dropping 0.49.

Alexander Patricoff, 8, was fourth in the 25-yard breaststroke in a best time 26.91, dropping 2.44.

SOFLO had 35 swimmers (20 girls and 15 boys) compete in 151 individual events and one relay.

GIRLS
100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 1:03.95; SOFLO: 8. Grace Petrucci 1:18.54, 10. Katie Petrucci 1:21.61, 11. Savanna Alonso 1:21.66, time drop 3.21, 12. Camila Juanes 1:24.10.

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 33.74, 4. Sienna Cavaretta, PB 38.93; SOFLO: 7. Grace Petrucci 41.65, 8. Katie Petrucci 41.81, 11. Savanna Alonso 42.87 time drop 4.45.

25-yard backstroke:
8-and-under, 1. Ainara Elexgaray, SWS 21.88; SOFLO: 2. Molly Barber 22.00, time drop 1.70, 3. Ivy Acosta 22.47, time drop 1.62.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 40.98; SOFLO: 5. Savanna Alonso 46.95, time drop 1.58, 11. Grace Petrucci 49.01, 12. Katie Petrucci 49.67.

25-yard breaststroke:
8-and-under, 1. Ivy Acosta, SOFLO 24.37, time drop 2.53; SOFLO: 4. Molly Barber 26.99, 7. Gabriela Carrera 28.21, time drop 3.65.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Katie DeAngulo, MS 34.53, 2. Sienna Cavaretta, PB 36.42, time drop 0.13; SOFLO: 5. Katie Petrucci 41.73, time drop 0.27, 7. Savanna Alonso 43.16, 8. Maya Barrizonte 43.98, time drop 2.52, 9. Camila Juanes 45.15, time drop 3.50, 10. Lilith Napoles 45.24, time drop 0.70.

25-yard butterfly:
8-and-under, 1. Ivy Acosta, SOFLO 20.97; SOFLO: 3. Molly Barber 22.05, time drop 1.23, 11. Gianna Babyack 25.66.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 30.15; SOFLO: 12. Camila Juanes 36.80, time drop 0.72.

25-yard freestyle:
8-and-under, 1. Molly Barber, SOFLO 17.76, time drop 1.91; SOFLO: 3. Ivy Acosta 19.01, 6. Gianna Babyack 19.50, time drop 3.95.

100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 1:17.14; SOFLO: 4. Savanna Alonso 1:30.77, 7. Gracie Petrucci 1:34.71, 8. Katie Petrucci 1:35.35, 9. Camila Juanes 1:35.37, 11. Maya Barrizonte 1:43.58.

100-yard freestyle mixed relay:

SwimRight Mar JCC 1:03.08, 2. Speed World Swimming 1:03.33, 3. Bravo 1:05.36, 6. SOFLO. 1:10.27, 9. SOFLO B 1:11.54.

BOYS
100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:00.50.

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Janiel Espinose, SF 32.97.

25-yard backstroke:
8-and-under, 1. Jayson Zayas, ASC 20.42; SOFLO: 5. Thiago Mantilla 22.84, time drop 3.57, 10. Kaiden Iino 26.18, time drop 2.97, 12. Aexander Patricoff 27.14, time drop 0.08.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Timber Wright, SF 41.24; SOFLO: 10. Lincoln Callaway Coy 48.98, time drop 4.02.

25-yard breaststroke:
8-and-under, 1. Alexander Lyavzin, MJST 28.14; SOFLO: 4. Alexander Patricoff 29.61, time drop 2.44, 9. Thiago Mantilla 31.54, time drop 0.26, 12. Kaiden Iino 32.56, time drop 10.62.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 30.20.

25-yard butterfly:
8-and-under, 1. Marius Garbayo-Ante, SFTL 19.69; SOFLO: 2. Santiago Zuluaga 22.14, time drop 3.20, 8. Alexander Patricoff 9.02, 9. Kaden Iino 30.25.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Alan Leonard, ASC 36.58; SOFLO: 2. Lincoln Callaway Coy 37.45, time drop 1.87, 7. Mateo Naranjo 3974, time drop 0.06, 8. Mason Barrizonte 39.84, 12. Thomas Dukers-Roman 41.53.

25-yard freestyle:
8-and-under, 1. Jayson Zayas, ASC 16.14; SOFLO: 3. Andres Gomez 17.23, time drop 0.49, 4. Santigo Zuluaga 18.40, time drop 0.82, 9. Alexander Patricoff 20.72, time drop 0.24.

100-yard individual medley:

Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:11.79.

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

Regan Smith Double Winner; SOFLO’s Julio Horrego Makes Second “C” Final At TYR Westmont Pro Series

By Sharon Robb
WESTMONT, Illinois, April 14, 2023—Olympian Regan Smith was a double winner at the USA Swimming TYR Westmont Pro Swim Series Friday at FMC Aquatic Center.

Smith, training with Arizona State head coach Bob Bowman’s pro group in Tempe since August, won the 200-meter butterfly in 2:07.92, her best time this year. She finished ahead of Lindsay Looney in 2:10.19.

Smith also won the 100-meter backstroke with another huge cushion in 57.90 ahead of Isabelle Stadden in 59.38.

“I love the heat,” Smith said of her new home in Arizona during interviews on USA Swimming’s YouTube broadcast. “I lived in the cold long enough and I wanted to get away from it. It’s fun to swim in it. It’s a challenge, and I just really enjoy it. I love it so much. It’s a great fit for me. I’m a lot happier now, loving swimming and loving life.”

University of Florida alum Kieran Smith won his second event in the 400-meter freestyle in 3:50.25.

SOFLO’s Julio Horrego finished 23rd in the 200 breaststroke prelims in 2:22.96 to make his second “C” final which he scratched. He also made the “C” final in the 100 breaststroke in 1:03.58. Horrego has the 50 breaststroke to swim on Saturday. The meet is serving as a gauge for where Horrego is in his training in the lead up to Oct. 20-Nov. 5 XIX Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

The three-day meet and third stop on the 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series concludes with full prelims and finals action on Saturday.

Prelims and finals are being live streamed on USA Swimming’s YouTube. The final day of the meet will be on CNBC. Prelims are 9 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. Central Time.

FRIDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
200-meter butterfly: 1. Regan Smith, SUN 2:07.92, 2. Lindsay Looney, UN 2:10.19, 3. Emma Sticklen, UN 2:11.22.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Abbey Weitzeil, CAL 24.50, 2. Erika Brown, TNAQ 24.99, 3. Gabi Albiero, UOFL 25.05.

100-meter backstroke: 1. Regan Smith, SUN 57.90, 2. Isabelle Stadden, CAL 59.38, 3. Anna Peplowski, IU 1:00.59.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Lilly King, ISC 2:23.68, 2. Anna Elendt, UN 2:24.74, 3. Annie Lazor, ISC 2:25.71.

50-meter butterfly: 1. Beata Nelson, WA 26.30, 2. Katherine Zenicki, OSU 26.41, 3. Abbey Weitzeil, CAL 26.44.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Leah Smith, TXLA 4:07.95, 2. Erin Gemmell, NCAP 4:11.83, 3. Madi Mintenko, PPA 4:11.85.

MEN
200-meter butterfly: 1. Leon Marchand, UN 1:55.58, 2. Carson Foster, UN 1:56.04, 3. Chase Kalisz, SUN 1:56.53.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Jack Alexy, CAL 22.09, 2. Jokubas Kebly, LTU 22.23, 3. Bjorn Seeliger, CAL 22.26.

100-meter backstroke: 1. Hunter Armstrong, NYAC 52.59, 2. Ryan Murphy, CAL 52.90, 3. Shaine Casas, TXLA 53.65.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Leon Marchand, UN 2:10.52, 2. Will Licon, TXLA 2:10.80, 3. Lyubomir Epitropov, BGR 2:10.89.

50-meter butterfly: 1. Shaine Casas, TXLA 23.46, 2. Finn Brooks, IU 23.50, 3. Michael Andrew, MASA 23.53.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Kieran Smith, RAC 3:50.25, 2. Luke Hobson, UN 3:51.71, 3. Unlu Baturalp, TUR 3:51.76.

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

SOFLO Hosts 10 & Under Spring Invitational Saturday At Academic Village Pool

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 14, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club’s up-and-coming swimmers will get a chance to gauge their training Saturday at the SOFLO 10&Under Spring Invitational at Academic Village Pool.

The one-day meet begins 11 a.m. and projected to end about 1:22 p.m.

SOFLO will have 35 swimmers (20 girls and 15 boys) compete in 151 individual events and one relay.

Among SOFLO’s top-seeded swimmers are:
Molly Barber, 7, 25-yard backstroke, 23.70.
Ivy Acosta, 7, 25-yard butterfly, 18.87; 25-yard freestyle, 18.71.

Other SOFLO swimmers competing are:
Savanna Alonso, 10; Gianna Babyack, 8; Mason Barrizonte, 10; Maya Barrizonte, 9; Clara Brandao Brito, 10; Lincoln Callaway Coy, 10; Gabriela Carrera, 8; Emily Colmenares, 10; Victoria Colmenares, 9; Thomas Dukers-Roman, 9; Ethan Ekht, 7; John Fedak, 10; Kimmy-Riche Fortunat, 10; Andres Gomez, 7; Alessandra Hernandez, 9; Mackenzie Hines, 9; Kaiden Iino, 7; Camila Juanes, 10; Josiah King, 9; Thiago Mantilla, 7; David Mendoza, 8; Gregory Miralles, 9; Lilith Napoles, 9; Mateo Naranjo, 8; Sarah Naranjo, 8; Alexander Patricoff, 8; Reagan Pena, 9; Grace Petrucci, 10; Katherine Petrucci, 8; Arden Quintana, 10; Dmitri Rossm 10; Daniella Ward, 10; and Santiago Zuluaga, 8.

Host SOFLO heads the field. Among other Florida Gold Coast teams entered are Swim Fort Lauderdale, Swim Fast, Pompano Beach Piranhas, Miami Swimming, Bravo, Speed World Swimming, Atlantis Swim Club and MarJCC Swim Team.

Admission is $5 for spectators within the designated area.

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

Leon Marchand Opens With Big Win; SOFLO’s Julio Horrego Makes “C” Final At TYR Westmont Pro Series

By Sharon Robb
WESTMONT, Illinois, April 13, 2023—Leon Marchand took up where he left off in collegiate swimming at the USA Swimming TYR Westmont Pro Swim Series Thursday at FMC Aquatic Center.

The Arizona State sophomore from France won the 400-meter individual medley in 4:07.80, ahead of Carson Foster in 4:09.69 and Chase Kalisz in 4:13.06, the top three fastest times in the world this year.

Marchand, 20, top qualifier in morning prelims, was third after the butterfly and backstroke legs and overtook the lead in the first 50 meters of the breaststroke and never looked back.

In the most exciting men’s race of the night, University of Florida alum Kieran Smith, 22, of Ridgefield (Ct.) Aquatic Club, won the 200-meter freestyle in 1:47.45, 0.15 ahead of Jorge Iga of Virginia in 1:47.60 and 0.18 ahead of Estonia’s Kregor Zirk in 1:47.63.

SOFLO’s Julio Horrego made the “C” final in the 100-meter breaststroke, the first of three of his events. The Honduran Olympian qualified 21st in 1:03.11 in morning prelims and seventh in 1:03.58 in finals.

On Friday, Horrego swims the 200 breaststroke where he is seeded 24th in 2:17.35. Nic Fink, 29, of Metro Atlanta is seeded first in 2:076.55. His final event is Saturday in the 50 breaststroke where he is seeded 13th in 1:01.19. Michael Andrew of MA Academy is the top seed in 58.24 and Fink is second seed in 58.37.

The meet is serving as a good gauge for where Horrego is in his training in the lead up to Oct. 20-Nov. 5 XIX Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

The three-day meet and third stop on the 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series continues with full prelims and finals action on Friday.

Prelims and finals are being live streamed on USA Swimming’s YouTube. The meet is also being shown on Peacock on the 13th and 14th and CNBC on the 15th. Prelims are 9 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. Central Time.

THURSDAY RESULTS
WOMEN
200-meter freestyle: 1. Anna Peplowski, IU 1:58.08, 2. Leah Hayes, TIDE 1:58.27, 3. Erin Gemmell, NCAP 1:58.42.

100-meter breaststroke: 1. Lydia Jacoby, UN 1:06.09, 2. Lilly King, ISC 1:06.39, 3. Anna Elendt, UN 1:06.59.

50-meter backstroke: 1. Katharine Berkoff, NCS 27.40, 2. Isabelle Stadden, CAL 27.80, 3. Abbey Weitzeil, CAL 27.95.

100-meter butterfly: 1. Regan Smith, SUN 56.92, 2. Beata Nelson, WA 58.93, 3. Gabi Albiero, UOFL 58.74.

400-meter individual medley: 1. Leah Hayes, TIDE 4:39.58, 2. Anastasya Gorbenko, ISR 4:44.48, 3. Giulla Goerigk, TAMU 4:45.72.

MEN
200-meter freestyle: 1. Kieran Smith, RAC 1:47.45, 2. Jorge Iga, UN 1:47.60, 3. Kregor Zirk, EST 1:47.63.

100-meter breaststroke: 1. Nic Fink, MAAC 59.95, 2. Denis Petrashov, UOFL 1:00.03, 3. Cody Miller, SAND 1:00.04.

50-meter backstroke: 1. Hunter Armstrong, NYAC 24.30, 2. Justin Ress, MVN 24.56, 2. Ryan Held, NYAC 25.25.

100-meter butterfly: 1. Shaine Casas, TXLA 51.05, 2. Eric Friese, UN 51.72, 3. Arsento Bustos, NCS 52.07.

400-meter individual medley: 1. Leon Marchand, UN 4:07.80, 2. Carson Foster, UN 4:09.69, 3. Chase Kalisz, SUN 4:13.06.

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

SOFLO’s Julio Horrego Ready To Go At TYR Westmont Pro Series

By Sharon Robb

WESTMONT, Illinois, April 12, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club’s Julio Horrego is among a national-caliber field this week at the USA Swimming TYR Westmont Pro Swim Series at FMC Aquatic Center.

The Honduran Olympian will compete in the long course meters meet in the 200, 100 and 50-meter breaststroke events.

The three-day meet meet and third stop on the 2023 TYR Pro Swim Series got under way Wednesday with Olympic and world champion Bobby Finke of St. Petersburg and Gator Swim Club (7:53.96) and Leah Smith of Longhorn Aquatics (8:28.23) winning the 800-meter freestyle events. Katie Ledecky of Gator Swim Club withdrew from the meet because of illness.

The meet continues with full prelims and finals action over the next three days, with Thursday’s events including the 200 free, 100 breaststroke, 50 backstroke, 100 butterfly and 400 IM.

Horrego, 24, will first compete Thursday in the 100 breaststroke. He is seeded 16th in 1:01.18. Michael Andrew, 23, of MA Swim Academy is seeded first in 58.14.

His next event is Friday in the 200 breaststroke where he is seeded 24th in 2:17.35. Nic Fink, 29, of Metro Atlanta is seeded first in 2:076.55.

His final event is Saturday in the 50 breaststroke where he is seeded 13th in 1:01.19. Andrew is the top seed in 58.24 and Fink is second seed in 58.37.

The meet will serve as a good gauge for where Horrego is at in his training in the lead up to Oct. 20-Nov. 5 XIX Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

The men’s and women’s fields are a mix of top pros, collegiate swimmers and junior swimmers.

The men’s field is led by Arizona State’s Leon Marchand, now switching from college short course to long course. The French swimmer is coming off an outstanding NCAA Championship where he went 3-for-3 in NCAA records and earned Swimmer of the Meet for the second-straight year. He is a world champion in the 200 and 400 IM, flirting with Michael Phelps’ world record in the 400 IM in 4:04.28.

Among other local swimmers entered are Brazil’s 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Bruno Fratus, 32, of Coral Springs Swim Club in the 50-meter freestyle.

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

Izzy Wilson, Juan Vallmitjana Top SOFLO Finishers At FGC Open Water Qualifier, Headed To Zones

By Sharon Robb
NORTH MIAMI, April 12, 2023—In an exciting finish, Izzy Wilson of South Florida Aquatic Club finished runner-up to Fatima Portillo in the women’s 5,000-meter race at the Florida Gold Coast Open Water Qualifier Saturday at Florida International’s Biscayne Bay campus.

Wilson 14, finished in 47:58, just behind Portillo, 20, in 47:54.

Two other SOFLO girls finished among the Top 10. Carley Kaplan, 14, was ninth in 50:37 and Elise Dinehart, 14, was tenth in 51:04.

Juan Vallmitjana, 14, was SOFLO’s top boys finisher in the 5000 placing sixth in 46:24. Enrique Rodriguez, 18, was seventh in 46:38.

Florida Gold Coast’s number of Open Water Zone spots per age group are: 11-12, 4 boys, 4 girls; 13-14, 6 boys, 6 girls; 15-16, 6 boys, 6 girls; and Open age group, 4 boys and 4 girls.

The open water zones are June 2-4 at Seven Lakes, N.C.

BOYS 5000 (41 swimmers finished)

Maximiliano Paccot, 43.00; SOFLO: 6. Juan Vallmitjana 46:24, 7. Enrique Rodriguez 46:38, 11. Jaden Amores 47:19, 16. Marvan Ekanayake 50:01, 18. Abraham Penaloza 50:14, 24. Giorgio Rusconi 52:57, 29. Ryan Harries 53:48.

BOYS 2000 (23 swimmers finished)

Diego Dulieu 23:34.

GIRLS 5000 (32 swimmers finished)

Fatima Portillo, 47:54; SOFLO: 2. Izzy Wilson 47:58, 9. Carley Kaplan 50:37, 10. Elise Dinehart 51:04, 11. Jenesys Amores 51:06, 14. Amelie Bicerne 51:20, 15. Sarah Vasquez 51:29, 23. Sophie Szutkowski 55:16.

GIRLS 2000 (20 swimmers finished)

Gia Euseppi 25:29; SOFLO: 6. Jianna Amores 26:49, 11. Sophia Rodriguez 28:18, 12. Alexandra Strong 28:20, 14. Didia Miccolis 30:07.

SOFLO had 22 swimmers (13 girls and 9 boys) in the field. The open water event was hosted by Hurricane Aquatics. Niccolo Miccolis also competed and finished the 500. He was the only SOFLO swimmer in the race but his time was not reported by meet organizers or official scorer.

SWIM MIAMI
SOFLO will have three swimmers and two coaches compete in Sunday’s Swim Miami Open at Miami Marine Stadium, the longest standing open water swim on the East Coast and one of the largest in the U.S.

Izzy Wilson and Amelie Bicerne will swim the 5K and Camila Canelon will swim the 800. SOFLO coaches Jessica Rodriguez and George Mersinger will swim the mile.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Headed To Florida Gold Coast Open Water Qualifier On Saturday

By Sharon Robb
NORTH MIAMI, April 6, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club will be well-represented at the Florida Gold Coast Open Water Qualifier on Saturday at Florida International’s Biscayne Bay campus.

SOFLO will have 22 swimmers (13 girls and 9 boys) in the field. SOFLO swimmers competing are:

Girls 13-14 5,000 freestyle: Elise Dinehart, Jenesys Amores, Sophia Szutkowski, Carley Kaplan.
Girls 15-16 5,000 freestyle: Sarah Vasquez, Izzy Wilson, Genesis Escobar, Amelie Bicerne.
Boys 13-14 5,000 freestyle: Juan Vallmitjana, Ryan Harries.
Boys 15-16 5,000 freestyle: Garrett Garcia-Studdard, Marvan Ekanayake, Jaden Amores, Abraham Penaloza, Giorgio Rusconi.
Boys 17-and-over 5,000 freestyle: Enrique Rodriguez.
Girls 12-and-under 2,000 freestyle: Sofia Rodriguez, Jemma Baldwin, Jianna Amores, Didia Miccolis.
Girls 13-14 2,000 freestyle: Alexandra Strong.
Boys 12-and-under 500 freestyle: Niccolo Miccolis.

The open water event is hosted by Hurricane Aquatics. Start time is 7:45 a.m. for the men’s 5K followed by 7:50 a.m. women’s 5K, 9 a.m. men’s 2K, 9:30 a.m. women’s 2K; 10:15 a.m. open 500 and 10:45 a.m. team pursuit relay.

The start/finish is on the east lawn. The race will take place in Biscayne Bay, a salt water bay off Miami.

Thirty-seven girls are entered in the 5,000 freestyle; 44 in the boys’ 5,000; 20 in the girls 2,000; 24 in the boys 2,000; 23 girls in the mixed 500 freestyle; and four mixed relays in the 700 freestyle relay.

Florida Gold Coast will fill the following number of Open Water Zone spots per age group:
11-12, 4 boys, 4 girls.
13-14, 6 boys, 6 girls.
15-16, 6 boys, 6 girls.
Open age group, 4 boys and 4 girls.
Open water zones are June 2-4 at Seven Lakes, N.C.

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