Handal, DiSalvo, Rossi Lead SOFLO At XX FLA International Cup

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, June 26, 2018—John Paul Handal, Fiorella Di Salvo and Nicolas Rossi were top finishers for South Florida Aquatic Club at the XX FLA International Cup at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

Handal, 15, won the 200-meter butterfly in a best time 2:21.80. He shaved 2.55 seconds off his previous best of 2:24.35. Handal finished with 15 points in high point and was SOFLO’s lone individual champion.

Handal was also ninth in the 100-meter breaststroke in a best time 1:16.95, dropping 1.10 seconds off his previous best. He was eighth in the 50-meter butterfly in 29.75.

Di Salvo, 10, was the only SOFLO swimmer in the Top 10 of high point finishing with 22 points in the 10-and-under age group category.

Di Salvo’s best finish was second place in the 400-meter freestyle in a best time 5:29.16, dropping 6.85 seconds off her previous best. She had four best times in the five events she swam. She had third, fourth, fifth and sixth place finishes.

Also in the 400-meter freestyle, Nicolas Rossi, 15, finished fourth in 4:31.92 and earned 15 points.

Juancamilo Rivero, 15, was fifth in the 200-meter butterfly in a best time 2:34.09, dropping 14.90. He was ninth in the 50-meter butterfly in 30.90. He earned five points.

Other Top 10 SOFLO finishers:

Ruth Kauffman, 15, 200-meter backstroke, sixth, 2:54.20, time drop 6.86, three points.

Sofia Gonzalez, 12, 50-meter breaststroke, sixth, 41.70; 200-meter backstroke, seventh, 2:53.78, time drop 5.83; 100-meter breaststroke, eighth, 1:31.53, six points.

Manuel Melendez, 14, 50-meter backstroke, seventh, 33.83; 50-meter breaststroke, seventh 36.96, four points.

Nicolas Munoz, 15, 50-meter backstroke, eighth 32.37, five points.

Matthew Kim, 13, 200-meter breaststroke, eighth, 3:07.76, time drop 8.79, one point.

Reagan Lowe, 12, 200-meter backstroke, eighth, 2:54.02; 100-meter freestyle, ninth 1:10.06, time drop 1.62, 11 points.

Stefano Mazzi, 10, 50-meter butterfly, eighth, 41.96; 200-meter backstroke, 3:10.88, eight points.

Matt McVeigh, 10, 50-meter breaststroke, fifth, 49.66; 50-meter backstroke, ninth, 45.06, one point.

Anastasia Lutz, 11, 200-meter freestyle, ninth, 2:14.17.

Caterina Fogli, 10, 50-meter butterfly, ninth, 46.98.

Marcos Vazquez, 15, 100-meter backstroke, ninth, 1:10.21, time drop 1.54; 100-meter butterfly, tenth, 1:06.44, time drop 0.96.

Alessio Mazzi, 11, 200-meter backstroke, tenth, 3:22.64.

Pilar Duranti, 10, 50-meter butterfly, tenth, 46.99, time drop 0.51.

Sophia Bedoya, 15, 50-meter breaststroke, tenth 43.43.

Marvan Ekanayake, 11, 200-meter backstroke, fifth, 2:56.01; 50-meter backstroke, ninth, 38.89, four points.

Hashan Ekanayake, 11, 200-meter backstroke, seventh, 2:56.56; 200-meter freestyle, tenth, 2:38.38, five points.

Joseph-Blake Natino, 9, 100-meter backstroke, ninth, 1:40.81, time drop 3.92.

Preston Feldman, 10, 100-meter backstroke, tenth, 1:41.23.

As expected, Gator Swim Club won the combined and men team titles. Gator Swim Club finished with 1,070 points and Aiken-Augusta was second with 1,004. SOFLO was 12th with 160 points.

Gator Swim Club won the men’s team title with 689. Aiken-Augusta was second with 397. SOFLO was 11th with 76 points.

Aiken-Augusta won the women’s team title with 503. Gator Swim Club was second witgh 381. SOFLO was tenth with 84 points.

COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Gator Swim Club 1,070, 2. Aiken-Augusta 1,004, 3. Southwest Stars 644.5, 4. Eagle Aquatics 514, 5. YMCA of South Florida 468, 12. South Florida Aquatic Club 160.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Gator Swim Club 689, 2. Aiken-Augsta 397, 3. Southwest Stars 310, 4. City of Miami Parks 234, 5. Heritage Aquatic Team, 11. South Florida Aquatic Club 76.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Aiken-Augusta 503, 2. Gator Swim Club 381, 3. Eagle Aquatics 370, 4. Southwest Stars 334.5, 5. YMCA of South Florida 283, 10. South Florida Aquatic Club 84.

HIGH POINT GIRLS: 10-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 101, 8. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 22; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 168; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 98; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, Aiken-Augusta 115; 17-and-over, 1. Annabella Boardman, Southwest Stars 55.

HIGH POINT BOYS: 10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, HAT 110; 11-12, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 97; 13-14, 1. Matvey Ivanov, Gator Swim Club 88; 15-16, 1. Matthew McDonald, Gator Swim Club 77; 17-and-over, 1. Robinson Molina, Westminster Academy 56.

200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:28.26; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 2:14.41; SOFLO: 9. Anastasia Lutz 2:41.17.

400-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Amy Riordan, ASL 4:39.36; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, ASL 4:43.59; 17-and-over, 1. Ashley Williamson, ASL 4:40.50.

200-meter butterfly:
12-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:51.88; 13-14, 1. Amy Riordan, ASL 2:41.92; 15-16, 1. Ava Bartolomei, STAR 2:33.22; 17-and-over, None.

50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Tania Mantilla, YSF 37.90; SOFLO: 5. Fiorella Di Salvo 41.93, time drop 1.15; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 31.50; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 30.63; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, ASL 32.79; 17-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, GPA 31.88.

100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Izabella Gonzalez, YSF 1:41.11; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:23.11; SOFLO: 8. Sofia Gonzalez 1:31.53; 13-14, 1. Rachel Yordi, OSC 1:22.86; 15-16, 1. Caitlyn Harney, STAR 1:23.34; 17-and-over, 1. Annabella Boardman, STAR 1:18.88.

50-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Tania Mantilla, YSF 35.83; SOFLO: 6. Fiorella DiSalvo 39.37, time drop 1.03, 9. Caterina Fogli 46.98, 10. Pilar Duranti 46.99, time drop 0.51; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 29.67; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs 28.89; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, ASL 30.50; 17-and-over, 1. Letizia Bertelli, GPA 29.48.

200-meter backstroke:
12-and-under, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 2:28.82; SOFLO: 7. Sofia Gonzalez 2:53.78, time drop 5.83, 8. Reagan Lowe 2:54.02; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 2:21.31; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, ASL 2:31.70; SOFLO: 6. Ruth Kauffman 2:54.20, time drop 6.86; 17-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, GPA 2:31.20.

100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 1:06.62; SOFLO: 4. Fiorella DiSalvo 1:14.80, time drop 5.24; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:01.59; SOFLO: 9. Reagan Lowe 1:10.06, time drop 1.62; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 59.05; 15-16, 1. Alexa Cecchi, MV 1:00.69; 17-and-over, 1. Letizia Bertelli, GPA 1:00.60.

200-meter freestyle relay:
12-and-under, 1. Delfines Del Naco 2:06.87, 2. SOFLO A 2:12.13, 3. SOFLO B 2:26.71; 14-and-under, 1. Aiken-Augusta 1:57.62; Open, 1. Aiken-Augusta 1:58.22.

50-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Valentina Foster, Unattached 44.56; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 37.51; SOFLO: 6. Sofia Gonzalez 41.70; 13-14, 1. Rachel Yordi, OSC 37.66; 15-16, 1. Emmy Higgins, BGSC 38.64; SOFLO: 10. Sophia Bedoya 43.43; 17-and-over, 1. Nicole Hunnewell, GPA 36.52.

100-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 1:19.43; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:08.49; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 1:05.60; 15-16, 1. Anna Summers, ASL 1:11.05; 17-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, GPA 1:22.41.

100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 1:17.71; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 1:07.03; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 1:02.68; 15-16 1. Anna Summers, ASL 1:10.98; 17-and-over, 1. Letizia Bertelli, GPA 1:05.30.

200-meter breaststroke:
12-and-under, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 3:02.99; 13-14, 1. Rachel Yordi, OSC 3:01.06; 15-16, 1. Caitlyn Harney, STAR 2:58.55; 17-and-over, 1. Daniela Kim, YSF 2:48.99.

50-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Tania Mantilla, YSF 32.11; 11-12, 1. Erika Pelaez, EA 28.62; 13-14, 1. Athena Meneses Kovacs, EA 27.32; 15-16, 1. Alexa Cecchi, MVAC 28.35; 17-and-over, 1. Helina Reyes, LACES 29.31.

BOYS

200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, HAT 2:31.45; 11-12, 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 2:12.42; SOFLO: 10. Hashan Ekanayake 2:38.38, 11. Marvan Ekanayake 2:43.77.

400-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Matvey Ivanov, BGSC 4:26.57; 15-16, 1. Sasha Shashkov, BGSC 4:22.74; SOFLO: 4. Nicolas Rossi 4:31.92; 17-and-over, 1. Andrew Matejka, BGSC 4:09.03.

200-meter butterfly:
12-and-under, Kaii Winkler EA 2:38.25; 13-14, 1. Matvey Ivanov, BGSC 2:21.68; 15-16, 1. John Paul Handal, SOFLO 2:21.80, time drop 2.55; SOFLO: 5. Juancamilo Rivero 2:34.09, time drop 14.90; 17-and-over, 1. Christopher Trinidad, NACO 2:16.36.

50-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Andy Serrano-Pena, CM 37.39; SOFLO: 9. Matt McVeigh 45.06, 14. Joseph-Blake Natino 47.03, 15. Matthew Jimenez 47.17, 22. Preston Feldman 49.52, 27. Mathias Galarraga 53.64; 11-12, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 31.39; SOFLO: 9. Marvan Ekanayake 38.89, 12. Hashan Ekanayake 40.83; 13-14, 1. Ethan Sido, STAR 31.17; SOFLO: 7. Manuel Melendez 33.83, 14. Matthew Kim 35.96, time drop 2.73; 15-16, 1. Matthew McDonald, BGSC 29.54; SOFLO: 8. Nicolas Munoz 32.37; 17-and-over, 1. Robinson Molina, WA 26.73.

100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Joshua Barreto, OSC 1:30.92; 11-12, 1. Michael Yang, BGSC 1:21.33; 13-14, 1. Kevin Jiang, BGSC 1:13.61; SOFLO: 12. Manuel Melendez 1:12.08, time drop 0.68; 15-16, 1. Andy Rogatinsky, PST 1:12.77; SOFLO: 9. John Paul Handal 1:16.95, time drop 1.10; 17-and-over, 1. Davion Conley, WA 1:08.06.

50-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, CM 36.12; SOFLO: 8. Stefano Mazzi 41.96; 11-12, 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 29.88; 13-14, 1. Nikita Efimov, OSC 28.59; 15-16, 1. Matthew McDonald, BGSC 26.77; SOFLO: 8. John Paul Handal 29.75, 9. Juancamilo Rivero 30.90; 17-and-over, 1. Mark Anthony Beckles, FFSC 26.39.

200-meter backstroke:
12-and-under, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 2:28.55; SOFLO: 5. Marvan Ekanayake 2:56.01, 7. Hashan Ekanayake 2:56.56, 9. Stefano Mazzi 3:10.88, 10. Alessio Mazzi 3:22.64; 13-14, 1. Caleb Maldari, BGSC 2:19.64; 15-16, 1. Jack D’Avi, YSF 2:21.72; 17-and-over, 1. Drew Dickson, WA 2:20.94.

100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, HAT 1:10.77; 11-12, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 1:00.77; 13-14, 1. Joshua Justin, WA 51.95; 15-16, 1. Manuel Lopez, Unattached 55.93; 17-and-over, 1. Robinson Molina, WA 51.95.

200-meter freestyle relay:
14-and-under, 1. Delfines Del Naco 1:52.09; Open, 1. Westminster Academy 1:39.68.

50-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Joshua Barreto, OSC 42.04; SOFLO: 5. Matt McVeigh 49.66; 11-12, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 37.62; 13-14, 1. Nikita Efimov, OSC 33.73; SOFLO: 7. Manuel Melendez 36.96; 15-16, 1. Andy Rogatinsky, PST 32.56; 17-and-over, 1. Davion Conley, WA 29.72.

100-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, HAT 1:19.58; SOFLO: 9. Joseph-Blake Natino 1:40.81, time drop 3.92, 10. Preston Feldman 1:41.23; 11-12, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 1:07.82; SOFLO: 11. Marvan Ekanayake 1:24.50; 13-14, 1. Caleb Maldari, BGSC 1:04.22; 15-16, 1. Matthew McDonald. BGSC 1:05.32; SOFLO: 9. Marcos Vazquez 1:10.21, time drop 1.54; 17-and-over, 1. Robinson Molina, WA 57.76.

100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, C 1:21.52; 11-12, 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 1:06.23; 13-14, 1. Nikita Efimov, OSC 1:02.09; 15-16, 1. Matthew McDonald, BGSC 1:02.29; SOFLO: 10. Marcos Vazquez 1:06.44, time drop 0.96; 17-and-over, 1. Christopher Trinidad, NACO 57.85.

200-meter breaststroke:
12-and-under, 1. Michael Yang, BGSC 2:55.43; 13-14, 1. Andy Wei, BGSC 2:43.06; SOFLO: 8. Matthew Kim 3:07.76, time drop 8.79; 15-16, 1. Ty Hoffman, BGSC 2:41.76; 17-and-over, 1. Mike Jeschke, ASL 2:33.82.

50-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, HAT 33.04; 11-12, 1. Landon Kyser, HAT 27.92; 13-14, 1. Cesar Alvarez, NACO 26.99; 15-16, 1. Reid Chafin, ASL 25.79; 17-and-over, 1. Robinson Molina, WA 24.03.

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

SOFLO Heads Strong Field For This Weekend’s FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, March 21, 2018—Defending champion and host South Florida Aquatic Club heads a strong field for this weekend’s Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

SOFLO will have 43 swimmers in 262 individual events and 18 relays in 10 relay events compete during the three-day meet that begins Friday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

SOFLO is defending champions in the combined and boys team titles. Pine Crest Swimming is defending girls champion.

Last weekend SOFLO won the FGC Junior Olympics for the eighth consecutive year and ninth overall. SOFLO is now trying to make a little more history by winning both seniors and JO titles in the same short course season for the sixth time in the team’s 18-year history.

With a strong field including Gulliver Swim Club, East Coast Aquatic Club, Azura Florida Aquatic, Metro Aquatics and Pine Crest Swimming, SOFLO will have their work cut out for them.

Among SOFLO top seeds are:

Kathleen Golding, 17, 100-yard freestyle, 49.43; 100-yard individual medley, 56.58; 400-yard individual medley, 4:14.46; 50-yard butterfly, 24.98; 50-yard freestyle, 22.98; and 200-yard individual medley, 1:59.72.

Rafael Rodriguez, 16, 200-yard butterfly, 1:51.69; 100-yard individual medley, 55.17; 500-yard freestyle, 4:37.27; and 400-yard individual medley, 4:02.78.

At 30, two-time Colombian Olympian Carolina Colorado of Montverde Academy (MVAC) is the oldest swimmer in the meet and top seed in the 50- and 200-yard backstroke and second seed in the 100-yard backstroke.

Among other top seeds are Miguel Cancel, swimming unattached, Elvis Kotikovski, Alexandra Meszaros and Andrea Santander of Pine Crest Swimming, Philippe Marcoux of Swim Fort Lauderdale, Chade Nersicio of East Coast Aquatic Club and Mary Smutny of AquaKids Sharks.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Friday-Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday.

Estimated Timelines: Friday, prelims 8:30-11:42 a.m., finals 5-8:05 p.m.; Saturday, prelims 8:30-11:35 a.m., finals 5-7:20 p.m.; Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m., finals 4-7:04 p.m.

Where: Academic Village Swimming Pool, 17191 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines.

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and will be available online at soflomeets.info/seniorchamps and on Meet Mobile. Timed finals for the 500-yard freestyle are Friday and 400-yard individual medley on Saturday. For information call the swim office, 954-538-3721.

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

SOFLO Goes For Five-Peat At FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

March 23, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club is looking to return to the spotlight at this weekend’s Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

After winning the FGC Junior Olympics for the seventh consecutive year and eighth overall last weekend, SOFLO is going for a five-peat when the seniors meet begins Friday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

SOFLO is defending champions in combined and women’s. Last year was the fourth time SOFLO won the JOs and Seniors in the same season.

SOFLO won the combined team title with 2,685 points followed by Gulliver Swim Club with 2,597.5. SOFLO won the women’s team title with 1,476.5 and T2 Aquatics won the men’s team title with 1,370.

It is also the fifth consecutive year SOFLO has hosted the FGC Senior Championships with a hardworking volunteers, coaching staff and officials.

SOFLO has 57 swimmers competing in 318 individual events and several relays.

SOFLO’s contingent includes Alana Acevedo, 15; Sarah Acevedo, 13; Max Asnis, 17; Alia Atkinson, 28, competing in her first meet after a long layoff; David Avalos, 16; Tyler Bland, 16; Heath Brames, 17; Kyana Castro, 14; Maya Coffey, 15; Alan Corvaia, 18; Alexandra Crespo, 16; Daniela Curbelo, 14; Katherine De Barros, 16; Katrina Del Vecchio, 14; Isabella Di Salvo, 14; Juan Diaz, 17; Eiza Gantus, 15; Kathleen Golding, 16; Molly Golding, 13; Zariya Harris, 17; Kelley Heron, 17; Annita Huang, 15; Wyatt Jennessee, 17; CJ Kopecki, 17; Elise Larin, 15; Jena Legaspi, 13; Luke Lezotte, 16; Rebekah Ling, 14; Raquel Lugo, 17; Ervin Marin, 17; Melissa Marinheiro, 19; Michelle Marinheiro, 14; Jennifer Martin, 36, preparing for the World Police and Fire Games; Leonardo Mateus, 15; Catalina Mendieta, 17; Matthew Menocal, 17; Stephanie Mlujeak, 18; Michelle Ordonez, 14; Abby Oyetunji, 17; Tomas Pelaez, 15; Delanie Perez, 16; Kevin Porto, 17; Samuel Quintero, 16; Sara Quintero, 13; Ricardo Roche, 17; Jennifer Rodriguez, 16; Jessica Rodriguez, 18; Rafael Rodriguez, 15; Marc Rojas, 23; Juan Serna, 15; Marianna Serrao, 15; Sebastian Sevilla, 15; Natasha Testa, 18; Amy-Nicole Toro, 15; Christian Vasquez, 13; Luis Villanueva, 17; and Kellie Wilcox, 16.

Heron is seeded first in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:02.45 and first in the 100-yard individual medley in 59.05.

Golding is seeded first in the 100-yard freestyle in 49.55 followed by Mary Smutny of AquaKids Sharks in 49.99. Golding is also seeded first in the 100-yard individual medley in 57.00, 200-yard individual medley in 2:00.18 and 400-yard individual medley in 4:14.46.

Jessica Rodriguez is seeded first in the 50-yard breaststroke in 30.59 and 200-yard breaststroke in 2:17.38.

Marc Rojas is seeded first in the 50-yard breaststroke in 25.94, 100-yard breaststroke in 55.70 and first in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:00.66.

Melissa Marinheiro of Florida Gulf Coast is seeded first in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:51.13.

Rafael Rodriguez is seeded first in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:06.92.

A field of 600 swimmers is expected to compete during the three-day meet which has attracted most of the Florida Gold Coast teams including Azura, Tamarac, AquaKids Sharks, Flying Fish, Jupiter Dragons, North Palm Beach, Gulliver, Lake Lytal Lightning, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Wahoos of Wellington, Pine Crest, East Coast, Martin County, Coral Springs, Plantation, Miami Swimming and Metro Aquatics.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Friday-Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 5 p.m.

Where: Academic Village Swimming Pool, 17191 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines.

Of note: $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and available online or Meet Mobile. For information call 954-538-3724.

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

FGC Area 3 Championships Successful For Swimmers & Volunteers; National Age Group Record Broken

By Sharon Robb

March 5, 2017—The Florida Gold Coast Area 3 SCY Developmental Swimming Championship Meet came to a successful end Sunday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

Host SOFLO and other Florida Gold Coast teams fine tuned for the upcoming Junior Olympics in two weeks.

Despite blustery wind conditions, volunteers and officials ran a well-oiled machine of a meet.

SOFLO coaches were able to identify some of the team’s future star swimmers brimming with confidence, talent and work ethic.

Kaii Winkler, 10, of Miami Swimming set his second national age group record this season, this time in the 500-yard freestyle time trials in 5:08. He also broke the 200-yard freestyle record in 1:57.75 at the Gulliver Winter Classic.

With depth and talent, SOFLO swimmers dominated the meet with event sweeps and time drops and now hope to do the same by defending its JO title at Coral Springs.

Among SOFLO’s individual winners on Sunday were:

Victoria Torres, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:51.50, time drop.

Kellie Wilcox, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:54.17; 200-yard backstroke, 2:33.47.

Anastasia Lutz, 100-yard freestyle, 1:08.74, time drop.

Alana Acevedo, 100-yard freestyle, 58.83, time drop; 100-yard butterfly, 1:05.60 time drop.

Natalia Sibug, 50-yard backstroke, 36.81, time drop.

Mallory Schleicher, 100-yard butterfly, 1:06.00, time drop.

Katherine De Barros, 50-yard breaststroke, 37.08, time drop.

Nicolas Rossi, 100-yard freestyle, 51.82.

David Avalos Aday, 100-yard freestyle, 53.05; 50-yard breaststroke, 31.11.

Alex Golding, 100-yard butterfly, 1:11.01, time drop.

Samuel Quintero, 100-yard butterfly, 56.76.

Alex Zepeda, 200-yard backstroke, 2:30.89, time drop.

“I was extremely happy with our developmental kids,” SOFLO coach Chris Anderson said. “They did a great job of making more cuts for JOs. We definitely accomplished the goals of what we need to be successful and to have even a more successful JOs in two weeks.”

Anderson and his coaching staff were also pleased to see so many up-and-coming swimmers with potential.

“We always to try and identify five or six more superstars,” Anderson said. “We make that a tradition for our club. It doesn’t matter whether the meet is at our pool or another pool. These kids are emerging.”

The weather and sheer meet numbers with more than 600 swimmers, was a challenge for volunteers and officials.

“Our volunteers were happy about running a quality meet,” Anderson said. “This was one of the more difficult meets to run with the windy conditions.

“I think everyone was happy that the meet not only prepared our club but other clubs as well to come back at night in finals and be even more successful. Kids made more cuts for JOs from all the clubs and officials and volunteers had a lot to do with that.”

In addition to host SOFLO, the three-day meet attracted AquaKids Sharks, ACE Swim Club, Amphibius Assault Swim Team, Atlantis Swim Club, Bone Island Swim Club, Hurricane Swimming, City of Miami Swim Team, Devilrays Swim Club, FLA Aquatics, Florida Keys Swim Club, FIU, Gulliver Swimming, Hialeah, Metro Aquatics, Miami Beach Seahawks, Mater Lakes Bears Swim Team, Miami Country Day Aquatics, Miami Shores Aquatics, Miami Swimming, North Miami Swim Team, Shelton Doral Swim Team, Southern Wahoos Aquatic Team, Swim Gym Swim Team and University of Miami.

SUNDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard breaststroke:

11-12, 1. Victoria Torres, SOFLO 2:51.50, time drop, 2. Corley Smith, FKSC 2:53.92, 3. Cristina Garcia, GRSC 3:01.04; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Kathia Jaramillo 3:03.82, time drop; 13-14, 1. Stephie Deybach, Unattached 2:36.66, 2. Juliet Pizano, Unattached 2:52.01, 3. Daniela Campos, CM 2:54.52; SOFLO: 4. Rebekah Ling 2:54.82; 15-18, 1. Kellie Wilcox, SOFLO 2:54.17, 2. Juliette Aguero, CM 2:55.43, 3. Jenna Nelson, AKS 2:57.72.

100-yard freestyle:

7-10, 1. Anastasia Lutz, SOFLO 1:08.74, time drop, 2. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 1:10.07, time drop, 3. Giada Porven, SOFLO 1:10.26, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Natalia Sibug 1:11.29, time drop; 11-12, 1. Maddie Smutny, AKS 1:02.18, 2. Beverly Muzii, MSA 1:02.75, 3. Camille Schechter, Hurricanes 1:03.40; SOFLO: 4. Sabrina Osorio 1:03.77, time drop; 7. Ava Kuznik 1:05.84, 9. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:06.08; 13-14, 1. Caitlyn Coe, MAC 57.37, 2. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 57.90, 3. Brooke Mundy, MSA 57.91; SOFLO: 5. Sarah Acevedo 58.23, time drop; 15-18, 1. Alana Acevedo, SOFLO 58.83, time drop, 2. Oriana Reta, MBS 1:02.25, 3. Katherine DeBarros, SOFLO 1:02.29, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Paola Huerta 1:02.62, 7. Zariya Harris 1:03.08.

50-yard backstroke:

7-10, 1. Natalia Sibug, SOFLO 36.81, time drop, 2. Reese Rosenthal, GRSC 36.94, 3. Victoria Reveron, NMST 37.23; SOFLO: 8. Anastasia Lutz 39.45, time drop, 11. Giada Porven 39.58, time drop; 11-12, 1. Camille Schechter, Hurrianes 33.07, 2. Luna Balzano, MSA 33.79, 3. Valentina Velasco, GRSC 33.94; SOFLO: 4. Ava Kuznik 34.00, time drop, 10. Sabrina Osorio 36.95; 13-14, 1. Lucy Smutny, AKS 30.61, 2. Liesel Alfonso, Unattached 31.28, 3. Sara Gallardo, Hurricanes 31.46; SOFLO: 6. Michelle Ordonez 32.57, time drop, 8. Fabiana Avendano 33.35, time drop; 15-18, 1. Caroli De la Pena Fernandez, MAC 32.11, 2. Kelly Cifuentes, MLB 33.20, 3. Zariya Harris, SOFLO 33.62.

100-yard butterfly:

7-10, 1. Alexa Avila, BMHG 1:18.84, 2. Abbie Sargent, FKSC 1:22.73, 3. Mary Sawyer, SOFLO 1:25.20; SOFLO: 4. Mariann Catalasan 1:25.49, time drop; 11-12, 1. Camila Santana, BM 1:14.35, 2. Luna Delgado, SOFLO 1:16.23, 3. Sabrina Osorio, SOFO 1:17.37, time drop; SOFLO: 8. Aliya Khan 1:57.02, time drop; 13-14, 1. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 1:06.00, time drop, 2. Sara Quintero, Unattached 1:06.03, 3. Deborah Alarcon, GRSC 1:06.21; SOFLO: 7. Jena Legaspi 1:08.86, time drop; 15-18, 1. Alana Acevedo, SOFLO 1:05.60, time drop; 2. Cynthia Marrero, ASC 1:09.89, 3. Zariya Harris, SOFLO 1:11.76, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Kellie Wilcox 1:16.07, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke:

7-10, 1. Mercedes Pelayes, SDST 41.29, 2. Alexa Avila, BMHG 42.46, 3. Maria Grant, GRSC 43.44; SOFLO: 4. Anastasia Lutz 43.50; 11-12, 1. Corley Smith, FKSC 37.66, 2. Beverly Muzii, MSA 38.26, 3. Eliza Chandler, MS 38.49; SOFLO: 5. Sofia Osorio 38.61, time drop, 7. Kaitlyn Barrios 38.77, time drop; 13-14, 1. Angelic Hernandez, GRSC 34.61, 2. Iliana Ravelo, ASC 34.82, 3. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 36.18, time drop; SOFLO: 5. Sophia Bedoya 37.30, time drop, 8. Mackenzie Ahearn 38.77; 15-18, 1. Katherine DeBarros, SOFLO 37.08, time drop, 2. Jenna Nelson, AKS 38.17, 3. Alana Acevedo, SOFLO 38.50, time drop.

200-yard backstroke:

11-12, 1. Carmen Sanchez-Tembleque, MS 2:35.95, 2. Marlene Garijo, GRSC 2:37.46, 3. Cristine Garcia, GRSC 2:40.81; SOFLO: 4. Alexis Christensen 2:44.91, time drop; 13-14, 1. Lucy Smutny, AKS 2:19.72, 2. Ysabella Farias, ASC 2:22.89, 3. Sara Quintero, Unattached 2:23.04; SOFLO: 8. Sarah Acevedo 2:29.63; 15-18, 1. Kellie Wilcox, SOFLO 2:33.47.

200-yard medley relay:

7-10, 1. SOFLO A (Mariann Catalasan, Natalia Sibug, Mary Sawyer, Anastasia Lutz) 2:23.82, 2. City of Miami Parks 2:28.75, 3. Miami Shores 2:28.75, 5. SOFLO B (Giada Porven, Anvitaa Pottigari, Carleigh Schleicher, Sarah Vasquez) 2:48.41; 11-12, 1. SOFLO A 2:07.77 (Sofia Osorio, Victoria Torres, Mia Escudero, Kaitlyn Barrios), 2. Florida Keys Swim Club 2:16.87, 3. SOFLO B (Alexis Christensen, Sabrina Osorio, Luna Delgado, Samantha Solis), 2:19.27; 13-14, 1. SOFLO A (Rebekah Ling, Sophia Bedoya, Sarah Acevedo, Michelle Ordonez) 2:08.18, 2. City of Miami Parks 2:13.62, 3. Hurricanes 2:20.86; 15-18, 1. SOFLO A (Katherine DeBarros, Kellie Wilcox, Zariya Harris) 2:09.96.

1,650-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AKS 19:16.82, 2. Mia Escudero, SOFLO 20:22.62, time drop, 3. Natalie Gembicki, GRSC 21:23.24; 13-14, 1. Caitlun Coe, MAC 20:08.06.

BOYS

200-yard breaststroke:

11-12, 1. Ronny Rueda, MLB 2:47.88, 2. Logan Gonzalez, SOFLO 2:48.10, time drop, 3. Alejandro Mateus, SOFLO 2:52.92, time drop; 13-14, 1. Alex Torres, MLB 2:28.39, 2. Mark Andre De Gracia, SOFLO 2:36.99, 3. Garrett Mullins, GRSC 2:51.13; 15-18, 1. Max Uttenreuther, NMST 2:30.05, 2. Julio De la Cruz, ASC 2:33.38, 3. Jalen Watson, GRSC 2:33.80.

100-yard freestyle:

7-10, 1. Miguel Bicas, SGST 1:09.23, 2. Joshua Calvo, DRSC 1:10.15, 3. Omar Panol, BMHG 1:10.69; 11-12, 1. Ronny Rueda, MLB 57.55, 2. Carlos Osorio, CM 1:01.25, 3. Leonardo Leon, CM 1:01.82; SOFLO: 4. Aldo Zepeda 1:01.85, time drop, 5. Nathaniel Garrick 1:02.14, time drop, 10. Lucas Porven 1:04.68; 13-14, 1. Nicolas Rossi, SOFLO 51.82, 2. Juan Colmenares 54.09, time drop, 3. Daniel Ramos, MAC 54.37; SOFLO: 6. Nicolas Munoz 54.90, time drop, 7. Brennan Binder, 55.14, time drop, 8. Gabriel Quiros 55.19, time drop; 15-18, 1. David Avalos Aday, SOFLO 53.05, 2. Daimyo Alonso, Unattached 53.69, 3. Alan Corvaia, SOFLO 53.72, time drop; SOFLO: 5. Eiza Gantus 54.33, 7. Michael Toro 56.07.

50-yard backstroke:

7-10, 1. Omar Panol. BMHG 38.68, 2. Juanfra Gudino, Hurricanes 38.79, 3. Peter Roca, MS 39.25; SOFLO: 7. Luca Hincapie 39.85, time drop, 9. Owen Smith 40.28, time drop; 11-12, 1. Ronny Rueda, MLB 32.66, 2. Diego Marques, MBS 33.34, 3. Lucas Porven, SOFLO 34.66; 13-14, 1. Luis Acosta, MBS 27.20, 2. Osmany Rivero, BM 28.58, 3. Nicolas Rossi, SOFLO 29.01, time drop; SOFLO: 4. John Paul Handal 29.07, time drop, 5. Marcos Vazquez 29.09, time drop, 8. Ty Lezotte 29.78, time drop; 15-18, 1. Angel Alvarez, ASC 28.75, 2. David Avalos Aday, SOFLO 29.18, time drop, 3. Julio De la Cruz, ASC 30.69; SOFLO: 4. Roberto Garrido 30.95, time drop, 7. Michael Toro 31.82, time drop, 9. David Diaz Venturo 34.75, time drop.

100-yard butterfly:

7-10, 1. David Orozco, SGST 1:18.56, 2. Dylan Ferguson, MAC 1:18.95, 3. Joshua Barreto, NMST 1:22.40; 11-12, 1. Alex Golding, SOFLO 1:11.01, time drop, 2. Diego Moreno, CM 1:14.88, 3. Adrian Viruet, SWAT 1:15.52; SOFLO: 4. Nathaniel Garrick 1:16.02, time drop; 13-14, 1. Daniel Ramos, MAC 59.98, 2. Anthony Martinez, BM 1:01.08, 3. Jorge Lopez, Unattached 1:01.19; SOFLO: 5. Chris Vasquez 1:01.96, time drop, 6. Brennan Binder 1:02.54, 8. Nicolas Munoz 1:02.91, time drop; 15-18, 1. Samuel Quintero, SOFLO 56.76, 2. Sebastian Puentes, MAC 57.46, 3. Sebastian Velazquez, Unattached 59.07; SOFLO: 5. Tyler Bland 59.98, time drop, 9. Eiza Gantus 1:01.77, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke:

7-10, 1. Liam Lesentier, MS 42.50, 2. Joshua Calvo, DRSC 42.66, 3. Ethan McPeek, AKS 42.98; SOFLO: 6. Jonathan Lozano 44.09, time drop, 9. Luca Hincapie 45.68; 11-12, 1. Matias Jaramillo, GRSC 36.62, 2. Leo Andrada, CM 36.69, 3. Alejandro Mateus, SOFLO 37.39; SOFLO: 4. Nathaniel Garrick 38.34, time drop, 8. Aldo Zepeda 39.03, time drop; 13-14, 1. Alex Torres, MLB 30.99, 2. Antonio De Sousa, MBS 32.25, 3. Pat Pakkarato, GRSC 32.74; SOFLO: 4. Juan Colmenares 32.88, 6. Mark Andre De Gracia 33.26, time drop; 15-18, 1. David Avalos Aday, SOFLO 31.11, 2. Sebastian Velazquez, Unattached 31.54, 3. Alan Corvaia, SOFLO 31.56.

200-yard backstroke:

11-12, 1. Aldo Zepeda, SOFLO 2:30.89, time drop, 2. Moises Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:31.98, 3. Johnny Lenz Cesar, GRSC 2:37.34; 13-14, 1. Osmany Rivero, BMHG 2:14.56, 2. John Paul Handal, SOFLO 2:18.49, 3. Steven Perdomo, BMHG 2:19.51; SOFLO: 4. Gabriel Quiros 2:21.86; 15-18, 1. Jelani Forde, Hurricanes 2:14.98, 2. Zybo Marchetti, FKSC 2:16.94, 3. Roberto Garrido, SOFLO 2:21.48, time drop.

200-yard medley relay:

7-10, 1. Swim Gym 2:33.94, 2. SOFLO A (Jonathan Lozano, Luca Hincapie, Owen Smith, Gavin Sheyda) 2:39.89, 3. Hialeah 2:50.18; 11-12, 1. SOFLO A (Alexding, Logan Gonzalez, Alejandro Mateus, Aldo Zepeda) 2:08.09, 2. City of Miami Parks 2:10.40, 3. Gulliver 2:16.14, 4. SOFLO B (Moises Rodriguez, Steven Sawyer, Lucas Porven, Matthew Mendieta) 2:25.41; 13-14, 1. SOFLO A (Nicolas Munoz, Mark Andre De Gracia, Joseph Lee, Nicolas Rossi) 1:51.19, 2. SOFLO B (Ty Lezotte, Juan Colmenares, John Paul Handal, Gabriel Quiros) 1:56.20, 3. North Miami Swim Team 2:12.33; 15-18, 1. SOFLO A (Roberto Garrido, Samuel Quintero, Eiza Gantus, Michael Toro) 1:50.16, 2. Atlantis 1:51.89, 3. North Miami Swim Team 1:55.27.

1,650-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Ernesto Cabrera, MAC 20:36.80, 2. Ivan Grass, GRSC 20:38.60, 3. Logan Gonzalez, SOFLO 20:39.57; 13-14, 1. Aaron Alegre, MAC 17:48.57, 2. Carlos Lezcano, MAC 18:08.99, 3. Jorge Lopez, Unattached 18:40.77.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Ready To Host And Swim Fast At Florida Gold Coast Area 3 Championship Meet

By Sharon Robb

March 3, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club will host more than 600 swimmers in the Florida Gold Coast Area 3 SCY Developmental Swimming Championship Meet that begins Friday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

Swimmers will have another chance to qualify for the March 17-19 FGC Junior Olympics at Coral Springs against some good age group competition.

The meet is one of three Area developmental meets. The others are at Pompano Beach (Area 2) and Lake Lytal Aquatic Complex (Area 1).

SOFLO is sending 109 swimmers to the meet. SOFLO, the largest team, will compete in 559 individual events and 16 relays.

Some of SOFLO’s top seeds are Daniela Curbelo in the 200-yard individual medley, John Paul Handal in the 400-yard individual medley, Zariya Harris in the 100-yard backstroke, Matthew Kim in the 100-yard backstroke, Mariann Catalasan in the 50-yard butterfly, Sofia Osorio in the 50-yard butterfly, Alana Acevedo in the 100-yard breaststroke, Nicolas Rossi in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and 200-yard backstroke, Kellie Wilcox in the 100-yard individual medley and 200-yard breaststroke, and Zariya Harris in the 50-yard freestyle.

Among some of SOFLO’s other top swimmers entered are Sarah Acevedo, Kaitlyn Barrios, Tyler Bland, Fiorella Di Salvo, Alex Golding, Jena Legaspi, Samuel Quintero, Joseph Lee and Michelle Marinheiro.

In addition to host SOFLO, other area teams competing are AquaKids Sharks, ACE Swim Club, Amphibius Assault Swim Team, Atlantis Swim Club, Bone Island Swim Club, Hurricane Swimming, City of Miami Swim Team, Devilrays Swim Club, FLA Aquatics, Florida Keys Swim Club, FIU, Gulliver Swimming, Hialeah, Metro Aquatics, Miami Beach Seahawks, Mater Lakes Bears Swim Team, Miami Country Day Aquatics, Miami Shores Aquatics, Miami Swimming, North Miami Swim Team, Shelton Doral Swim Team, Southern Wahoos Aquatic Team, Swim Gym Swim Team and University of Miami.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Area 3 SCY Developmental Swimming Championship Meet.

When: Friday-Saturday

Where: Academic Village Swimming Pool, 17191 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines.

Schedule: Friday, Session 1, 5 p.m.; Saturday, Session II, 8:30 a.m.; Session III, 6 p.m.; Sunday, Session IV, 8:30 a.m.; Session V, 6 p.m.

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and available on line or Meet Mobile. Parking is free. For more information call meet director Chris Anderson 954-538-3721.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com