SOFLO White Rules The Pool For Second Year In A Row At SOFLO White & Blue Intrasquad Meet

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 22, 2023–Well done SOFLO White. Take a bow.

Defending champion SOFLO White won its second consecutive combined and boys team titles Saturday in the second annual SOFLO White & Blue Dual Meet at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO White won the combined 1,374.5-1,306.5 and men’s title, 673-608. SOFLO Blue hung on to win the women’s title, 698.5-674.5.

SOFLO White took the early lead after Day One and never looked back.

Unlike last year when SOFLO White was trailing after opening night featuring the older swimmers, SOFLO White led the combined team totals, 762.5-724.5 and men’s team totals, 388-318, after Friday. SOFLO Blue led the women’s team totals, 406.5- 374.5, and held on for the win.

Catalina Akpabio, 10, of SOFLO Blue led the girls with four wins: 100 butterfly, 1:35.83; 100 freestyle, 1:21.57; 100 backstroke, 1:31.31; and 100 breaststroke 1:46.74. She totaled 36 points.

Stephania Dmitrova, 10, was a double winner for SOFLO White in the 200 freestyle in 2:55.07 and 200 IM in 3:16.59. She totaled 31 points.

Ethan Phan and Gabriel Ferrer were double winners for SOFLO Blue and Leonardo Zuluaga was a double winner for SOFLO White.

Phan, 10, won the 200 IM in 3:03.79 and 100 backstroke in 1:32.56. Ferrer, 12, won the 100 freestyle in 1:21.33 and 400 freestyle in 5:57.81. Zuluaga, 10, won the 100 butterfly in 1:36.23 and 100 breaststroke in 1:41.53.

More than 100 swimmers competed in individual events and relays over two days in a loud, spirited atmosphere complete with body paintings, blue masks, blue and white shakers, great signs and loud team cheers that could be heard in Fort Lauderdale.

GIRLS
200-meter medley mixed relay:

1. SOFLO Blue A 2:23.25 (Didia Miccolis, Christie Ann Lumsden, Rainier Leyva Riestra, Eric Ferrer), 2. SOFLO White 2:26.53, 3. SOFLO Blue B 2:29.79.

200-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Stephania Dmitrova, White 2:55.07; 11-12, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, Blue 2:30.57.

200-meter individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Stephania Dmitrova, White 3:16.59; 11-12, 1. Ellie Jackson, White 2:48.20.

50-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Mia Rop, White 35.30; 11-12, 1. Ellie Jackson, White 30.55.

100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Catalina Akpabio, Blue 1:35.83; 11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, White 1:15.09.

100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Catalina Akpabio, Blue 1:21.57; 11-12, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, Blue 1:08.69.

400-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Maya Ramthun, Blue 6:46.51; 11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, White 5:09.51.

100-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Catalina Akpabio, Blue 1:31.31; 11-12, 1. Jemma Baldwin, White 1:18.90.

100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Catalina Akpabio, Blue 1:46.74; 11-12, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, Blue 1:28.68.

200-meter mixed freestyle relay:

1. SOFLO Blue A 2:05.39 (Rainier Leyva Riestra, Didia Miccolis, Christian Ann Lumsden, Eric Ferrer), 2. SOFLO White 2:06.06, 3. SOFLO Blue A 2:15.29.

BOYS
200-meter freestyle:
12-and-under, 1. Rainier Leyva Riestra, Blue 2:24.41.

200-meter individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan. Blue 3:03.79; 11-12, 1. Eric Ferrer, Blue 2:43.76.

50-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Niccolo Miccolis, Blue 34.2; 11-12, 1. Guillermo Mantilla, White 29.52.

100-meter butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, White 1:36.23; 11-12, 1. Noah Mejias, White 1:15.45.

100-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Gabriel Ferrer, Blue 1:21.33; 11-12, 1. Guillermo Mantilla, White 1:05.26.

400-meter freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Gabriel Ferrer, Blue 5:57.81; 11-12, 1. Eric Ferrer, Blue 5:04.71.

100-meter backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, Blue 1:32.56; 11-12, 1. Guillermo Mantilla, White 1:18.87.

100-meter breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, White 1:41.53; 11-12, 1. Lukas Sarmiento, Blue 1:02.34.

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

SOFLO White Rocks The Pool On Opening Night Of SOFLO White & Blue Intrasquad Meet

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, April 21, 2023–Defending champion SOFLO White took the early lead after Day One of the second annual SOFLO White & Blue Dual Meet Friday night at Academic Village Pool.

Unlike last year when White was trailing after opening night, White leads the combined team totals, 762.5-724.5 and men’s team totals, 388-318. However, Blue leads the women’s team totals, 406.5- 374.5.

It will all come down to Saturday’s final session featuring the talented 12-and-unders. The races begin at 11 a.m. ending about 2:35 p.m.

More than 100 swimmers are competing 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.

GIRLS
200-meter medley mixed relay:

1. White 1:58.06 (Austin Nelson, Ana Villamil, Luciano Gonzalez, Carley Kaplan), 2. Blue A 2:00.21, 3. Blue B 2:01.11.

Mixed 800-meter freestyle:
11-12, 1. Rafael Naranjo, Blue 11:16.59; 13-14, 1. Ryan Harries, White 10:21.86; 15-and-over, 1. Felix Gonzalez, White 9:19.84.

200-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Lydia Smutny, White 2:22.53; 15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutny, White 2:13.88.

100-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Laila Harran, Blue 1:09.82; 15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, Blue 1:08.69.

100-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Elise Dinehart, Blue 1:25.11; 15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, Blue 1:16.03.

200-meter butterfly:
13-14, 1. Lydia Smutny, White 2:37.98; 15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, Blue 2:27.34.

50-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Laila Harran, Blue 28.47; 15-and-over, 1. Gabriela Avila, White 29.56.

100-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Elise Dinehart, Blue 1:04.50; 15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, Blue 1:00.58.

200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Laila Harran, Blue 2:34.39; 15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, Blue 2:32.42.

200-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Elise Dinehart, Blue 3:05.17; 15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, Blue 2:48.88.

400-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, White 5:01.49; 15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutny, White 4:43.73.

100-meter butterfly:
13-14, 1. Laila Harran, Blue 1:11.19; 15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutny, White 1:05.71.

400-meter IM:
15-and-over, 1. Natalie Gembicki, Blue 5:30.27.

200-meter freestyle mixed relay:

1. White 2:19.72 (Manny Melendez, Ana Villamil, Stephen Kim, Sophia Grubbs), 2. Blue A 2:23.70, 3. Blue B 2:33.59.

BOYS
200-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Connor Jimenez, Blue 2:12.36; 15-and-over, 1. Enrique Rodriguez, Blue 2:03.67.

100-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, Blue 1:08.80; 15-and-over, 1. Aldo Zepeda, Blue 1:01.75.

100-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Connor Jimenez, Blue 1:15.06; 15-and-over, 1. Javier Colmenares, Blue 1:09.02.

200-meter butterfly: None

50-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Jacob Jones, White 29.93; 15-and-over, 1. Aldo Zepeda, Blue 25.26.

100-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Connor Jimenez, Blue 59.65; 15-and-over, 1. Luciano Gonzalez, White 54.66.

200-meter backstroke:
13-14, 1. David Valdiviezo, White 2:36.46; 15-and-over, 1. Austin Nelson, White 2:17.50.

200-meter breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Joshua Menezes, White 2:54.57; 15-and-over, 1. Alejandro Mateus, White 2:55.41.

400-meter freestyle:
13-14, 1. Connor Jimenez, Blue 4:49.21; 15-and-over, 1. Enrique Rodriguez, Blue 4:30.11.

100-meter butterfly:
13-14, 1. Ryan Harries, White 1:16.72; 15-and-over, 1. Wisthon Rendon, Blue 1:01.09

400-meter IM:
13-14, 1. Maximiliano Remmele, Blue 5:22.31; 15-and-over, 1. Javier Colmenares, Blue 5:00.18.

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:

1. 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:

1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:11.79.

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

Barracudas Win Team Title At All-Star Meet; SOFLO’s Jianna Amores, Jen Amores, Elise Dinehart Top Finishers On Final Day

By Sharon Robb
FORT PIERCE, March 30, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers were among top finishers on the fourth and final session of Florida Gold Coast-Florida Swimming All-Stars meet Sunday morning at Indian River State College’s Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex.

A fun and exciting new four-team meet format, which was well-received by swimmers, coaches, including SOFLO Coach Issy, and parents, was used that mixed the top athletes from both Florida Swimming and Florida Gold Coast via a draft format. The All-Star meet was a winner-take-all, with one team earning bragging rights until next year.

The Barracudas earned those bragging rights winning the combined team title with 1,097 points, just ahead of the Gators with 1,078. The Gators won the boys team title with 510.5 and the Sharks, buoyed by several SOFLO swimmers, won the girls’ team title with 487 points.

SOFLO had 11 swimmers competing. They are: Catalina Akpabio, 10, Jenesys Amores, 14, Jianna Amores, 12, Jemma Baldwin, 12, Elise Dinehart, 14, Laila Harran, 13, Ellie Jackson, 12, Connor Jimenez, 13, Mason Jimenez, 14, Ethan Phan, 10, and Maximiliano Remmele, 13. SOFLO age group coach Isidro (Issy) Planell was head coach.

Jen Amores, 14, of the Sharks was second in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:09.65. She was also fifth in the 100 freestyle in 54.67. She competed in nine events and finished with 23 points.

Jianna Amores, 12, of the Sharks was second in the 50-yard butterfly in a best time 27.14, dropping 1.39. She was fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 1:03.31, dropping 0.14. She also competed in nine events and totaled 42.5 points.

Elise Dinehart, 14, of the Sharks finished fourth in both the 100-yard freestyle in a best time 54.64, dropping 0.58 and 200-yard breaststroke in 2:30.79, also a best time with a 1.23 second drop. She swam in nine events and finished with 18 points.

Connor Jimenez, 13, of the Barracudas was sixth in the 200 butterfly in a best time 2:13.76, with a time drop of 6.62. He had nine points.

Other SOFLO Session 4 Swims:
Laila Harran, Barracudas, 200 backstroke, 5. 2:13.37; 100 freestyle, 10. 55.34; Mixed 200-yard freestyle relay, 1. 1:31.65.
Jemma Baldwin, Gators, 500 freestyle, 5. 5:36.27; 50 butterfly, 17. 29.74.
Maximiliano Remmele, Barracudas, 200 backstroke, 10. 2:06.73; 100 freestyle, 18. 58.47.
Ellie Jackson, Sharks, 100 backstroke, 11. 1:06.60.
Ethan Phan, Barracudas, 50 breaststroke, 12. 40.06, time drop 1.80; 50 butterfly, 15. 33.04.
Catalina Akpabio, Sharks, 50 breaststroke, 12. 42.49.
Jemma Baldwin, Gators, 100 backstroke, 14. 1:07.57.
Mason Jimenez, Sharks, 100 freestyle, 16. 52.55, time drop 0.25.
Connor Jimenez, Barracudas, 100 freestyle, 17. 53.10, time drop 0.32.

SUNDAY SESSION 4 RESULTS
TEAM TOTALS
COMBINED: 1. Barracudas 1,097.5, 2. Gators 1,078, 3. Sharks 913, 4. Stingrays 902.5.

GIRLS: 1. Sharks 487, 2. Barracudas 467.5, 3. Gators 443.5, 4. Stingrays 377.

BOYS: 1. Gators 510.5, 2. Barracudas 500, 3. Stingrays 415.5, 4. Sharks 350.

GIRLS
100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Olivia Bajzat, Barracudas 1:10.31.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, Stingrays 1:01.54; 4. Jia Amores, Sharks 1:03.31, time drop 0.14, 11. Ellie Jackson 1:06.60, 14. Jemma Baldwin 1:07.57.

200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Ella Gotham, Gators 2:07.34, 2. Jen Amores, Sharks 2:09.65, 5. Laila Harran, Barracudas 2:13.37.

500-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Julia Pieniadz, Barracudas 5:21.08, 5. Jemma Baldwin, Gators 5:36.27.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Angelina Lista, Sharks 52.68, 4. Elise Dinehart, Sharks 54.64, time drop 0.58, 5. Jen Amores, Sharks 54.67, 10. Laila Harran 55.34.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Emma Ellis, Sharks 35.34, 12. Catalina Akpabio, Sharks 42.49.
11-12, 1. Avery Christel, Barracudas 32.34.

200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Emma Han, Barracudas 2:24.36, 4. Elise Dinehart, Sharks 2:30.79, time drop 1.23.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Grace Goodman, Gators 30.69, 15. Catalina Akpabio, Sharks 35.02.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, Stingrays 26.46, 2. Jia Amores, Sharks 27.14, time drop 1.39, 17. Jemma Baldwin, Gators 29.74.

200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Mikala Milburn, Stingrays 2:11.73.

200-yard freestyle relay:
Mixed 10-and-under, 1. Gators 1:51.56, 2. Sharks 1:53.47, 3. Barracudas 1:54.78.

BOYS
100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, Stingrays 1:08.73.
11-12, 1. Max Ong, Barracudas 58.58.

200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Ethan Bathaia, Gators 1:53.54, 10. Maximiliano Remmele, Barracudas 2:06.73.

500-yard freestyle:

1. George Gerasim, Stingrays 5:29.01.

100-yard freestyle:

1. Julian Granison, Barracudas 47.40, 16. Mason Jimenez, Sharks 52.55, time drop 0.25, 17. Connor Jimenez, Barracudas 53.10, time drop 0.32, 18. Maximiliano Remmele 58.47.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Bradshaw Shoemaker, Sharks 35.46, 12. Ethan Phan, Barracudas 40.06, time drop 1.80.
11-12, 1. Alex Diaz, Gators 30.22.

200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Ethan Bathaia, Gators 2:11.64.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Benett Christel, Barracudas 29.32, 15. Ethan Phan, Barracudas 33.04.
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, Barracudas 26.09.

200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Clay Magyar, Sharks 1:59.26, 6. Connor Jimenez, Barracudas 2:13.76, time drop 6.62.

Mixed 200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Gators 1:51.56, 2. Sharks 1:53.47, 3. Barracudas 1:54.78.
11-12, 1. Stingrays 1:37.91, 2. Barracudas 1:39.93, 3. Gators 1:40.75.
13-14, 1. Barracudas 1:31.65 (Collin Reed, Laila Harran, Sonja Petrov, Julian Granison), 2. Gators 1:33.71, 3. Sharks 1:34.06.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Shine On Opening Day Of All-Star Meet

By Sharon Robb
FORT PIERCE, March 24, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers, swimming with and against swimmers from around the state, had a good opening day at the Florida Gold Coast-Florida Swimming All-Stars meet Friday at Indian River State College’s Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex.

A fun and exciting new four-team meet format is being used that mixes the top athletes from both Florida Swimming and Florida Gold Coast via a draft format. The All-Star meet is a winner-take-all, and one team will have bragging rights until next year.

Barracudas lead the combined (120) and are tied with the Sharks for first among boys teams with 32 points. The Gators lead the girls field with 31 points.

Jemma Baldwin of the Gators was third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in a best time 11:32.75, dropping 12.11 seconds.

Mason Jimenez of the Sharks was third in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:16.07 and Connor Jimenez of the Barracudas was fourth in the distance event in 10:47.38.

Maximiliano Remmele led off the Barracudas C 200-yard medley mixed relay that finished second in 1:45.99.

Laila Harran swam anchor on the Barracudas A 200-yard medley mixed relay that was third in 1:46.28.

Another Florida Gold Coast swimmer, Trace Colton of North Palm Beach, won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:24.07 for the Barracudas.

SOFLO has 11 swimmers competing. They are: Catalina Akpabio, 10, Jenesys Amores, 14, Jianna Amores, 12, Jemma Baldwin, 12, Elise Dinehart, 14, Laila Harran, 13, Ellie Jackson, 12, Connor Jimenez, 13, Mason Jimenez, 14, Ethan Phan, 10, and Maximiliano Remmele, 13. SOFLO age group coach Isidro (Issy) Planell is head coach.
SOFLO Friday Swims:
Akpabio, 200-yard medley relay, 12. 2:21.61.
Baldwin, 1,000-yard freestyle, 3. 11:32.75, time drop 12.11; 200-yard medley relay, 9. 1:59.95.
Harran, 200-yard medley relay, 3. 1:46.28.
Jackson, 200-yard medley relay, 5. 1:55.42.
Connor Jimenez, 1,000-yard freestyle, 4. 10:47.38; 200-yard medley relay, 7. 1:48.15.
Mason Jimenez, 1,000-yard freestyle, 3. 10:16.07, time drop 58.43; 200-yard medley relay, 8. 1:50.46.
Phan, 200-yard medley relay, 10. 2:18.82.
Remmele, 200-yard medley relay, 2. 1:45.99.
FRIDAY RESULTS
TEAM TOTALS
COMBINED: 1. Barracudas 120, 2. Gators 115, 3. Sharks 87, 4. Stingrays 86.
GIRLS: 1. Gators 31, 2. Barracudas 24, 3. Sharks 21, 4. Stingrays 18.
BOYS: 1. tie, Barracudas, Sharks 32, 3. Gators 24, 4. Stingrays 6.
GIRLS
1,000-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Julia Pieniada, Cudas 10:57.18, 3. Jemma Baldwin, Gators 11:32.75, time drop 12.11; 13-14, 1. Da’Jah German, Rays 10:27.87.
500-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Grace Goodman, Gators 5:47.87.
200-yard medley mixed relay: 13-14, 1. Gators 1:44.71, 2. Barracudas 1:45.99 (Maximiliano Remmele, Gabriel Navarro, Isabel Torres Mendoza, Sonja Petrov), 3. Barracudas 1:46.28 (Stefano Mazzi, Victoria Edgar, Julian Granison, Laila Harran).
200-yard medley mixed relay: 11-12, 1. Stingrays 1:50.07, 2. Barracudas 1:52.99, 3. Gators 1:53.50.
200-yard medley mixed relay: 10-and-under, 1. Stingrays 2:07.90, 2. Barracudas 2:08.64, 3. Stingrays 2:10.77.

BOYS
1,000-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Clay Magyar, Sharks 9:43.96, 3. Mason Jimenez, Sharks 10:16.07, 4. Connor Jimenez, Cudas 10:47.38.
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, Cudas 10:24.07.
500-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Bradshaw Shoemaker, Sharks 5:38.39.

IF YOU GO
What: Florida Gold Coast vs. Florida Swimming All-Star Dual Meet

When: Saturday-Sunday

Schedule: 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
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Eleven SOFLO Swimmers Headed To All-Star Meet This Weekend

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
http://www.swim4soflo.com

South Florida Aquatic Club Captures FGC Age Group Championships Combined, Boys Team Titles, Girls Finish Second

By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, March 12, 2023—After a two-year absence, South Florida Aquatic Club returned to the winners’ circle Sunday at the Florida Gold Coast Age Group Championships at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

SOFLO won the combined team title with 871 points ahead of defending champion St. Andrew’s Aquatics, second with 720.50.

SOFLO also won the boys’ team title with 373 points ahead of Midtown Weston with 341. SOFLO girls were runners-up with 498 behind defending champion St. Andrew’s Aquatics with 537.

It was SOFLO’s 11th short course combined team title in the team’s history.

It was a total team effort from top to bottom with SOFLO swimmers making every point count in the competitive 38-team meet. The 11-12 girls finished first, the 13-14 boys and girls were second and 11-12 boys third in the age group competition.

“It was an amazing team performance,” said SOFLO CEO and head coach Chris Anderson. “It was great to see the SOFLO coaches, staff and athletes coming together for a championship win. We swam crazy good.”

Juan Vallmitjana, 14, won two more events on the fourth and final night to bring his total to five wins for the meet.

In his final short course 14-and-under age group championship, Vallmitjana won the 200-yard freestyle in a best time 1:44.21, dropping 3.28 seconds and 400-yard individual medley in a best time 4:07.80, dropping 9.43 seconds. He won high point with 69 points ahead of Flood Aquatics’ Hamilton Gates with 60.

Jianna Amores, 12, won her fourth event of the meet in the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 1:00.87, dropping 0.86. She was also third in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.14. She finished second in high point with 65 points behind Eagle Aquatics’ Penelope Lopez-Casula with 77 points.

In an exciting and close race, SOFLO’s girls 13-14 200-yard freestyle relay won in 1:39.64 ahead of Jupiter Dragons (1:40.43) with Carley Kaplan, Jenesys Amores, Sofia Gomez and Laila Harran. SOFLO’s 11-12 relay was second in 1:46.44 with Jianna Amores, Jemma Baldwin, Sofia Rodriguez and Ellie Jackson.

SOFLO’s 11-12 200-yard medley relay was second in 1:59.08 with Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jemma Baldwin and Jianna Amores.

Other top four SOFLO finishers were:
Catalina Akpabio, 10-and-under 50-yard breaststroke, 3. 39.39.
Guillermo Mantilla, 11-12 100-yard freestyle, 3. 55.09; 500-yard freestyle, 4. 5:24.80.
Carley Kaplan, 13-14 200-yard freestyle, 4. 1:54.82.
Noah Mejias, 11-12 100-yard butterfly, 4. 1:01.64.
SOFLO boys 13-14 200-yard freestyle relay was third in 1:33.55 with Juan Vallmitjana, Jose Rincon, Mason Jimenez and Nicolai Ross.
SOFLO boys 11-12 200-yard freestyle relay was fourth in 1:45.94 with Guillermo Mantilla, Rainier Leyva Riestra, Noah Mejias and Eric Ferrer.

The top six finishers in each event qualify for the FGC All-Star team for the March 24-26 All-Star Meet in Fort Pierce.

SOFLO had 53 swimmers competing in 273 individual events and 20 relays. The meet attracted 530 swimmers from throughout the Florida Gold Coast.

SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 871, 2. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 720.50, 3. North Palm Beach 653, 4. Jupiter Dragons 591, 5. Wellington 435, 6. Midtown Weston 431, 7. Metro Aquatics 382, 8. Coral Springs 364.50, 9. Eagles Aquatics 246, 10. Swim Fort Lauderdale 204.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. St. Andrew’s 537, 2. SOFLO 498, 3. North Palm Beach 360, 4. Jupiter Dragons 312, 5. Sunrise 189.50.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 373, 2. Midtown Weston 341, 3. North Palm Beach 293, 4. Jupiter Dragons 279, 5. Wellington 255.

GIRLS
200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Tessa Broedell, NPB 2:19.53; SOFLO: 9. Elise Dinehart 2:32.02.

50-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Roxann Rohrbaugh, SAS 32.20; SOFLO: 5. Gianna Martin 33.65, 13. Christie Ann Lumsden 35.55.
10-and-under, 1. Ryann Lauck, NPB 35.47; SOFLO: 3. Catalina Akpabio 39.39.

100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 55.42; SOFLO: 13. Lydia Smutny 1:00.14, 15. Jenesys Amores 1:01.48.
11-12, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:00.87; SOFLO: 8. Sofia Rodriguez 1:06.64, 11. Jianna Amores 1:00.87.
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 1:05.74.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 1:50.05; SOFLO: 4. Carley Kaplan 1:54.82, 5. Laila Harran 1:56.12, 7. Jenesys Amores 1:57.27.

100-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 51.93; SOFLO: 3. Jianna Amores 55.14, 12. Ellie Jackson 57.95, 13. Jianna Amores 55.14, 15. Gianna Martin 59.91.
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 58.05.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Maria Camila Perez, Azura 4:28.82, 7. Lydia Smutny 4:46.00, 8. Elise Dinehart 4:46.80.

500-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 5:11.42; SOFLO: 5. Ellie Jackson 5:33.22, time drop 11.42, 6. Jemma Baldwin 5:34.09, 12. Sophie Szutkowski 5:44.57, time drop 15.50.

200-yard freestyle relay:
13-14, 1. SOFLO A 1:39.64 (Carley Kaplan, Jenesys Amores, Sofia Gomez, Laila Harran), 2. Jupiter Dragons 1:40.43, 3. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 1:40.52, 13. SOFLO B 1:45.96 (Elise Dinehart, Saree Young, Angelica Forsyth, Lydia Smutny).
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 1:45.75, 2. SOFLO A 1:46.44 (Jianna Amores, Jemma Baldwin, Sofia Rodriguez, Ellie Jackson), 3. North Palm Beach 1:48.84, 6. SOFLO B 1:51.07 (Sophie Szutkowski, Didia Miccolis, Gianna Martin, Christie Ann Lumsden).

200-yard medley relay:
13-14, 1. Jupiter Dragons 1:50.43, 2. North Palm Beach 1:50.63, 3. Azura 1:51.73, 5. SOFLO A 1:52.93 (Laila Harran, Elise Dinehart, Lydia Smutny, Carley Kaplan), 12. SOFLO B 1:58.90 (Jenesys Amores, Sofia Gomez, Saree Young, Mackenzie McPherson).
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 1:58.94, 2. SOFLO A 1:59.08 (Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jemma Baldwin, Jianna Amores), 3. Jupiter Dragons 2:03.37, 4. SOFLO B 2:03.89 (Lana Althuis, Christie Ann Lumsden, Sofia Rodriguez, Sophie Szutkowski).

BOYS
200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Juan Leon, TS 2:06.34; SOFLO: 7. Connor Jimenez 2:21.72, 13. Josha Menezes 2:26.84, 14. Ryan Harries 2:30.98.

50-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 30.66; SOFLO: 5. Jonathan Li 34.14, 15. Julian Sibug 36.48.
10-and-under, 1. Patrick Ilonta, SFTL 37.41; SOFLO: 9. Leonardo Zuluaga 40.91.

100-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Santiago Campuzano, LLL 53.47.
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 56.55; SOFLO: 4. Noah Mejias 1:01.64.
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:06.70; SOFLO: 6. Ethan Phan 1:12.45.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:44.21; SOFLO: 7. Nicolai Ross 1:47.84, 15. Mason Jimenez 1:53.35.

100-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 51.09; SOFLO: 3. Guillermo Mantilla 55.09, 5. Eric Ferrer 56.82, 12. Rainier Leyva Riestra 58.13.
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:00.82.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:07.80; SOFLO: 5. Nicolai Ross 4:22.06.

500-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Roman Kondrashov, CSSC 5:19.59; SOFLO: 4. Guillermo Mantilla 5:24.80, time drop 6.56, 5. Eric Ferrer 5:28.94, time drop 9.95, 10. Alexander Ross 5:39.26, time drop 0.68.

200-yard freestyle relay:
13-14, 1. Jupiter Dragons 1:31.15, 2. Wellington 1:32.36, 3. SOFLO A 1:33.55 (Juan Vallmitjana, Jose Rincon, Mason Jimenez, Nicolai Ross), 19. SOFLO B 1:40.13 (Ethan Hall, David Valdiviezo, Joshua Menezes, Connor Jimenez).

11-12, 1. Midtown Weston 1:42.09, 2. North Palm Beach 1:43.22, 3. Wellington 1:43.82, 4. SOFLO A 1:45.94 (Guillermo Mantilla, Rainier Leyva Riestra, Noah Mejias, Eric Ferrer), 6. SOFLO B 1:51.89 (Kenneth Solis, Alexander Ross, Jonathan Li, Rafael Naranjo).

200-yard medley relay
13-14, 1. Jupiter Dragons 1:41.18, 2. Wellington 1:43.85, 3. FAST 1:43.94, 8. SOFLO A 1:46.73 (Maximiliano Remmele, Juan Vallmitjana, Mason Jimenez, Nicolai Ross), 13. SOFLO B 1:50.29 (Connor Jimenez, Joshua Menezes, Jose Rincon, Ethan Hall).

11-12, 1. Midtown Weston 1:51.47, 2. Wellington 1:58.73, 3. MAC 2:01.32, 5. SOFLO A 2:03.25 (Guillermo Mantilla, Noah Mejias, Rainier Leyva Riestra, Eric Ferrer), 13. SOFLO B 2:12.02 (Kenneth Solis, Julian Sibug, Rafael Naranjo, Alexander Ross).

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

Vallmitjana Wins Third Event; SOFLO Leads Combined, Boys Team Standings After Day Three Of FGC Age Group Championships

By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, March 11, 2023—Juan Vallmitjana of South Florida Aquatic Club won his third event of the Florida Gold Coast Age Group Championships Saturday at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

At 14, Vallmitjana is leaving a lasting impression in his final 14-and-under FGC Age Group Championships.

Vallmitjana won the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 4:40.29, dropping 1.01 seconds off his previous best. He was also second in the 100 IM in a best time 56.04, dropping 2.41. He swam third leg on the 400-yard medley relay that finished second in 3:48.43. His butterfly split was 55.66. Earlier in the meet, he also won the 1,650-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM.

Vallmitjana is second among individual high point scorers with 47 points, four points behind Hamilton Gates of FAST with 51.

The 11-12 girls’ 400-yard medley relay won in 4:19.17 with Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores and Jemma Baldwin.

After three days of competition, South Florida Aquatic Club continues to lead the combined and boys team standings. SOFLO girls are second. SOFLO has 655 in combined points ahead of defending champion St. Andrew’s with 594.50.

Other top four SOFLO finishers were:
Jianna Amores, 100 IM 1:04.57; 200 freestyle, 4. 2:03.51.
Laila Harran, 100 backstroke, 3. 58.33.
Lydia Smutny, 200 butterfly, 4. 2:12.80.
Ellie Jackson, 50 backstroke, 4. 30.40.
Guillermo Mantilla, 200 freestyle, 4. 2:01.40.
SOFLO girls 13-14 400-yard medley relay was third in 4:02.05 with Laila Harran, Elise Dinehart, Lydia Smutny and Carley Kaplan.
SOFLO boys 11-12 400-yard medley relay was fourth in 4:27.83 with Guillermo Mantilla, Noah Mejias, Rainier Leyva Riestra and Eric Ferrer.
SOFLO boys 13-14 400-yard medley relay was second in 3:48.43 with Maximiliano Remmele, Mason Jimenez, Juan Vallmitjana and Nicolai Ross.

The top six finishers in each event qualify for the FGC All-Star team for the March 24-26 All-Star Meet in Fort Pierce.

SOFLO has 53 swimmers competing in 273 individual events and 20 relays. The meet has attracted 530 swimmers from throughout the Florida Gold Coast.

In addition to favorites SOFLO, St. Andrew’s and Metro Aquatics, among other FGC clubs competing are Jupiter Dragons, Eagle Aquatics, Midtown Weston Aquatics, Pompano Piranhas, Lake Lytal Lightning, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Pine Crest, North Palm Beach, FAST, Sunrise Swimming, Wahoos of Wellington, SwimFast, Azura, Heritage Aquatics and host Coral Springs Swim Club.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 655, 2. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 594.50, 3. North Palm Beach 468, 4. Jupiter Dragons 387, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 328.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS:

GIRLS
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:03.24; SOFLO: 4. Lydia Smutny 2:12.80, 8. Mackenzie McPherson 2:17.08, 16. Sofia Lugo 2:22.04.

50-yard butterfly:
11-12, 1. Kira Perry, SUN 27.55; SOFLO: 6. Jemma Baldwin 28.90, 7. Sofia Rodriguez 29.28.
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAA 29.09; SOFLO: 9. Catalina Akpabio 33.37.

100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Maria Camila Perez, Azura 56.60; SOFLO: 3. Laila Harran 58.33, 8. Jenesys Amores 1:00.99, 10. Saree Young 1:01.90, 12. Lydia Smutny 1:03.48.

50-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 27.71; SOFLO: 4. Ellie Jackson 30.40, 13. Lana Althuis 31.99.
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAA 30.65; SOFLO: 10. Catalina Akpabio 36.06.

100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Maria Camila Perez, Azura 58.87; SOFLO: 6. Laila Harran 1:01.89, 7. Carley Kaplan 1:02.03, 9. Elena Dinehart 1:02.52.
11-12, 1. Roxann Rohrbaugh, SAA 1:03.25; SOFLO: 2. Jianna Amores 1:04.57, 7. Jemma Baldwin 1:06.96, 8. Ellie Jackson 1:07.27, 11. Sophie Szutkowski 1:09.22, 14. Gianna Martin 1:09.46.
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAA 1:10.58.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 49.89; SOFLO: 5. Laila Harran 52.90, 6. Carley Kaplan 53.06, 14. Elise Dinehart 55.22.

200-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 1:53.56; SOFLO: 4. Jianna Amores 2:03.51, 6. Ellie Jackson 2:05.60, 7. Jemma Baldwin 2:05.67.
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAA 2:07.38.

500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Allison Kelly, JD 5:02.47; SOFLO: 6. Carley Kaplan 5:14.73, 7. Jenesys Amores 5:14.83, 9. Elise Dinehart 5:21.74.

200-yard medley relay:
10-and-under, 1. Sunrise Swimming 2:19.08, 2. St. Andrew’s 2:21.97, 3. North Palm Beach 2:24.18, 5. SOFLO A 2:28.08, 8. SOFLO B 2:42.06.

400-yard medley relay:
11-12, 1. SOFLO A 4:19.17 (Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores, Jemma Baldwin), 2. St. Andrew’s 4:22.21, 3. Lake Lytal Lightning 4:26.03, 11. SOFLO B 4:39.83.
13-14, 1. tie, North Palm Beach, Jupiter Dragons 3:58.25, 3. SOFLO A 4:02.05, 11. SOFLO B 4:20.28.

BOYS
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 1:56.27; SOFLO: 12. Mason Jimenez 2:07.54

50-yard butterfly:
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 25.67; SOFLO: 7. Noah Mejias 28.18.
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 29.41; SOFLO: 9. Ethan Phan 32.82.

100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Hamilton Gates, FAST 53.33; SOFLO: 9. Connor Jimenez 57.93, 11. Maximiliano Remmele 57.58

50-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 28.03.
10-and-under, 1. Ryan Harris, HAT 32.52.

100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Juan Leon, TS 53.35; SOFLO: 2. Juan Vallmitjana 56.04; 16. Connor Jimenez 59.87.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:00.87; SOFLO: 5. Guillermo Mantilla 1:05.22.
10-and-under, 1. Joaquin Gomez-Liendo, SAA 1:11.22; SOFLO: 9. Gabriel Ferrer 1:18.68.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Hamilton Gates, FAST 48.01; SOFLO: 13. Nicolai Ross 49.85.

200-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 1:52.59; SOFLO: 4. Guillermo Mantilla 2:01.40, 7. Rainier Leyva Riestra 2:04.99, 8. Eric Ferrer 2:05.08.
10-and-under, 1. Joaquin Gomez-Liendo, SAA 2:11.64; SOFLO: 10. Ethan Phan 2:26.24.

500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:40.29; SOFLO: 7. Mason Jimenez 4:58.64, 8. Nicolai Ross 4:59.53.

200-yard medley relay:
10-and-under, 1. Jupiter Dragons 2:17.47, 2. North Palm Beach 2:18.68, 3. Coral Springs 2:20.17, 5. SOFLO A 2:22.14, 10. SOFLO B 2:34.85.

400-yard medley relay:
11-12, 1. Midtown Weston 4:08.33, 2. North Palm Beach 4:24.32, 3. MAC 4:25.90, 4. SOFLO A 4:27.83, 11. SOFLO B 4:45.21.
13-14, 1. Jupiter Dragons 3:41.59, 2. SOFLO A 3:48.43, 3. FAST 3:48.88, 12. SOFLO B 4:02.07.

IF YOU GO
What: Florida Gold Coast Age Group Championships
When: Sunday
Where: Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions, Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd.
Timelines: Sunday, Girls & Boys prelims, 8:30 a.m.-11:59 a.m. and finals 5:30-7:04 p.m.
Admission: $5 per person, cash only. Heat sheets are free and can be found at http://www.swimcssc.com or Meet Mobile. A concession stand will be available.

Amores, Vallmitjana Lead SOFLO On Day Two Of FGC Age Group Championships; SOFLO Leads Combined, Boys Teams

By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, March 11, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club had another good day at the Florida Gold Coast Age Group Championships Friday at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

After two days of competition, South Florida Aquatic Club leads the combined and boys team standings. SOFLO girls are second.

Jianna Amores, 12, won the 11-12 200-yard individual medley in 2:19.47, sweeping the IM events. She was the fastest qualifier in morning prelims in a best time 2:20.46, dropping 5.52 and bettered that in 2:19.47, for a total time drop of 6.51. She also won the 400 IM on opening day in a best time 4:58.05, dropping 10.94. She was also third in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:03.45.

Juan Vallmitjana, 14, competing in his final age group championship, won the 13-14 200 IM in a best time 1:58.19, dropping 6.74. He was the second fastest qualifier in 2:00.47, dropping 4.46 and improved that best time dipping under 2 minutes in the final. It was his second win, he also won the 1,650 freestyle.

Other top three SOFLO finishers were:
Laila Harran, 13, second in the 50-yard freestyle in 23.96.

SOFLO 11-12 girls 400-yard freestyle was second in 3:52.63 with Jianna Amores, Jemma Baldwin, Gianna Martin and Ellie Jackson.

SOFLO 13-14 girls 400-yard freestyle relay was second in 3:34.21 with Carley Kaplan, Jenesys Amores, Elise Dinehart and Laila Harran.

Ethan Phan, 10, second in the 200 IM in 2:41.11.

SOFLO 11-12 boys 400-yard freestyle relay was third in 3:23.49 with Eric Ferrer, Rainier Leyva Riestra, Noah Mejias and Guillermo Mantilla.

The top six finishers in each event qualify for the FGC All-Star team for the March 24-26 All-Star Meet in Fort Pierce.

SOFLO has 53 swimmers competing in 273 individual events and 20 relays. The meet has attracted 530 swimmers from throughout the Florida Gold Coast.

In addition to favorites SOFLO, St. Andrew’s and Metro Aquatics, among other FGC clubs competing are Jupiter Dragons, Eagle Aquatics, Midtown Weston Aquatics, Pompano Piranhas, Lake Lytal Lightning, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Pine Crest, North Palm Beach, FAST, Sunrise Swimming, Wahoos of Wellington, SwimFast, Azura, Heritage Aquatics and host Coral Springs Swim Club.

FRIDAY RESULTS
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. St. Andrew’s 258, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 238, 3. North Palm Beach 160, 4. Wellington 114, 5. Sunrise Swimming, Eagle Aquatics 112.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 207, 2. Midtown Weston 168, 3. St. Andrew’s 141, 4. tie, Metro Aquatics, Coral Springs 120.
GIRLS
100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAS 1:06.38; SOFLO: 9. Catalina Akpabio 1:20.39.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 1:00.29; SOFLO: 3. Jianna Amores 1:03.45, 5. Ellie Jackson 1:04.79, 6. Jemma Baldwin 1:05.38, 15. Sofia Rodriguez 1:09.34.

200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:02.14; SOFLO: 6. Laila Harran 2:06.43, 7. Jenesys Amores 2:08.69, 11. Saree Young 2:15.38.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Emma Ellis, SUN 1:19.76; SOFLO: 7. Catalina Akpabio 1:32.00.
11-12, 1. Lydia Wagner, LLL 1:10.23; SOFLO: 7. Gianna Martin 1:15.77, 9. Christie Ann Lumsden 1:17.70, 12. Sophie Szutkowski 1:17.87.
13-14, 1. Tessa Broedell, NPB 1:05.12; SOFLO: 7. Elise Dinehart 1:09.37.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy La Pietra, SAS 26.54.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 23.96
13-14, 1. Gioia Balzano, EA 23.37; SOFLO: 2. Laila Harran 23.96, 5. Carley Kaplan 24.39.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 2:24.20.
11-12, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 2:19.47; SOFLO: 4. Ellie Jackson 2:24.40, 6. Jemma Baldwin 2:24.87.
13-14, 1. Addison Kent, JD 2:06.19; SOFLO: 8. Laila Harran 2:13.84, 9. Carley Kaplan 2:14.59, 10. Elise Dinehart 2:16.69, 15. Lydia Smutny 2:17.03.

200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Sunrise 2:03.65, 2. St. Andrew’s 2:06.56, 3. Swim Fort Lauderdale 2:08.13, 5. SOFLO A 2:10.32, 9. SOFLO B 2:18.58.

400-yard freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 3:49.26, 2. SOFLO A 3:52.63, 3. North Palm Beach 3:58.37, 13. SOFLO B 4:12.65.
13-14, 1. Jupiter 3:34.18, 2. SOFLO A 3:34.21, 3. Wellington 3:38.93, 10. SOFLO B 3:47.89.

BOYS
100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:09.51; SOFLO: 8. Gabriel Ferrer 1:19.21.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:00.10; SOFLO: 11. Guillermo Mantilla 1:04.63

200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Hamilton Gates, FAST 1:54.45; SOFLO: 8. Maximiliano Remmele 2:03.60, 10. Connor Jimenez 2:07.50, 11. Nicolai Ross 2:04.94.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Patrick Ilonta, SFTL 1:23.74; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Phan 1:25.66, 9. Luis Escobar 1:30.22, 12. Sean Tee 1:33.17.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:07.51; SOFLO: 4. Noah Mejias 1:14.91, 11. Eric Ferrer 1:18.70, 15. Alexander Ross 1:20.01.
13-14, 1. Juan Leon, TSA 58.28; SOFLO: 10. Mason Jimenez 1:05.94, 14. Connor Jimenez 1:06.73.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Kaan Trentadue, PB 28.14.
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 23.67; SOFLO: 5. Guillermo Mantilla 25.66.
13-14, 1. Julian Granison, WOW 21.71; SOFLO: 6. Juan Vallmitjana 22.80, 14. Nicolai Ross 23.12.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Joaquin Gomez-Liendo, SAS 2:32.22; SOFLO: 2. Ethan Phan 2:41.11, 8. Gabriel Ferrer 2:45.90, 13. Sean Tee 2:53.91, 15. Luis Escobar 2:56.20.
11-12, 1. Trace Colton, NPB 2:09.25; SOFLO: 7. Guillermo Mantilla 2:20.35, 13. Noah Mejias 2:23.69, 14. Eric Ferrer 2:25.85.
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 1:58.19; SOFLO: 13. Nicolai Ross 2:04.27.

200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. North Palm Beach 1:59.93, 2. Jupiter Dragons 2:02.61, 3. Coral Springs Swim Club 2:03.03, 5. SOFLO A 2:04.79, 11. SOFLO B 2:16.00.

400-yard freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. Midtown Weston 3:46.70, 2. North Palm Beach 3:48.63, 3. SOFLO A 3:53.74.
13-14, 1. Jupiter 3:20.37, 2. FAST 3:23.17, 3. SOFLO A 3:23.49.

IF YOU GO
What: Florida Gold Coast Age Group Championships
When: Saturday-Sunday
Where: Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions, Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd.
Timelines: Saturday, Girls & Boys prelims, 8:30-11:23 a.m. and finals, 5:30-8:29 p.m.; Sunday, Girls & Boys prelims, 8:30 a.m.-11:59 a.m. and finals 5:30-7:04 p.m.
Admission: $5 per person, cash only. Heat sheets are free and can be found at http://www.swimcssc.com or Meet Mobile. A concession stand will be available.
Note: Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning so move your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night before you go to bed or you’re going to miss your first morning prelim race!