February 4, 2012
WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB
Tristan Celestin of South Florida Aquatic Club added three more lifetime best times to his swimming resume Saturday at the Florida Gold Coast Coral Springs Open Long Course Invitational at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.
Celestin, 12, won the 50-meter butterfly in 30.15, bettering his previous best of 31.24. Celestin out-touched Alex Gazo, 12, of Flying Fish in 30.18.
Celestin bettered his best time winning the 100-meter freestyle in 1:01.86. His previous best was 1:04.04. He also won the 50-meter breaststroke in a personal-best 33.18, bettering his previous best of 33.55.
Celestin, the Nike Athlete of the Month, celebrates his 13th birthday on Sunday and will now age-up into the 13-14 age group.
Isabella Pittinger, 12, won the 100-meter backstroke in a lifetime-best 1:15.60, bettering her previous best of 1:18.08, out-touching Andrea Lopez of Team FLA at the wall. She was second in the 50-meter butterfly in another best time of 32.81, bettering her previous best of 36.47.
Sophia Bucaro, 12, won the 100-meter freestyle in a career-best 1:05.55, bettering her previous best time of 1:06.42.
Catharine Cooper was second in the 100-meter freestyle in 1:05.58, third in the 50-meter butterfly in a best time of 33.16 and fifth in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:52.47, a big time drop from her seed time of 3:20.88. In the IM race, Cooper came on strong in the breaststroke and took the lead in the freestyle to win her heat.
Keegan Boisson-Yates, 16, was second in the 100-meter freestyle in a career-best 55.30, bettering his previous best of 55.42.
Gabby Beltrano, 9, was second in the 100-meter backstroke in a lifetime-best 1:33.41, bettering her previous best time of 1:44.02.
Julien Pinon, at 13 the youngest in his heat, was second in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:28.55.
Brandon Goldman, 16, took home a pair of seconds in the 200-meter individual medley in 2:16.89 and 100-meter backstroke in 1:01.26.
Andres McKeon, 10, made his Florida Gold Coast Junior Olympic cut time in the 100-meter backstroke in 1:35.68.
Other individual SOFLO winners were:
Three-time Olympian Arlene Semeco, 28, of Venezuela won the 100-meter freestyle in 59.31.
Carter Carlson, 10, won the 200-meter individual medley in 3:14.39
Gianni Savino, 10, won the 50-meter breaststroke in a best time 47.33. His previous best was 50.74. He was also third in the 200-meter individual medley in 3:31.58.
Camana Bay Aquatic Club of the Cayman Islands, the only international team in the field, took time out from training at SOFLO’s Academic Village Pool in Pembroke Pines, to compete against some of the Florida Gold Coast’s top teams.
The two-day meet concludes on Sunday.
SATURDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
200-meter individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Alexandra Meszaros, FLA 2:53.88; SOFLO: 3. Delaney Biro 3:14.20, best time; 11-12, 1. Gaia Fella, Davie Nadadores 2:46.20; SOFLO: 5. Catharine Cooper 2:52.47, best time, 6. Andrea Bucaro 2:52.88, best time, 15. Hannah Virgin 3:15.70, 17. Ashley Ruf 3:20.62, best time; 13-14, 1. Lindsay Hay, Heritage Aquatic Team 2:35.21; SOFLO: 6. Lindsey Sauer 2:49.91, best time, 8. Jenna Deal 2:51.91, 12. Veronica Postolski 2:58.17, 19. Jessie Cordero 3:10.01, best time, 20. Camila Vara 3:28.47, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Emily Kopas, Davie Nadadores 2:28.35; SOFLO: 10. Kristina Brennan 2:47.26, 12. Daniela Jimenez 2:52.59
50-meter butterfly: 11-12, 1. Rancine Ross, Davie Nadadores 31.76; SOFLO: 2. Isabella Pittinger 32.81, best time, 3. Catharine Cooper 33.16, best time, 5. Sarah Bucaro 34.38, best time, 13. Ashley Tan 41.27, best time, 17. Daniela Gomez 45.01, best time, 18. Lauren Smith 45.21, best time; 13-14, 1. Kyla Valls, Miami Swimming 2:37.49; 15-and-over, 1. Annie Walls, Miami Swimming 2:37.58.
100-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Alexandra Meszaros, Team FLA 1:09.04; SOFLO: 7. Lauren Noyola 1:23.84, best time, 8. Sarah Schimansky 1:25.81, best time, 10. Gabby Beltrano 1:28.22, best time, 20. Treasure D’Souza 1:45.42, best time, 21. Giulianna Garcia 1:46.93, 22. Victoria Veiga 1:47.37; 29. Madelyne Garcia 2:07.80; CSSC: 23. Emma Gomez 1:47.67, best time, 24. Victoria Grimaldi 1:52.48, 27. Ashley Nagy 2:03.10, 28. Faith Newby 2:03.37; 11-12, 1. Sophia Bucaro, SOFLO 1:05.55, best time; SOFLO: 2. Catharine Cooper 1:05.58, 6. Isabella Pittinger 1:07.82, best time, 14. Sarah Bucaro 1:12.08, best time, 16. Megan Schimansky 1:12.80, best time, 18. Luisa Suzuki 1:13.91, best time, 24. Hannah Virgin 1:17.46, 25. Ashley Tan 1:17.85, best time, 29. Megan Appelbaum 1:25.68, best time, 30. Lauren Smith 1:26.01, best time, 33. Carly Brewington 1:28.36, 36. Daniela Gomez 1:32.01, best time, 37. Lilian Skopp 1:32.76, 38. Beliz Aral 1:32.86, 42. Megan Sharma 1:54.33; 13-14, 1. Lindsay Hay, Heritage Aquatic Team 1:03.11; SOFLO: 4. Steph Campo 1:05.92, 7. Jenna Deal 1:06.92, best time, 10. Lindsey Sauer 1:08.18, 12. Veronica Postolski 1:08.34, best time, 15. Kelly Kealty 1:09.68, 21. Charlene Forti 1:11.06, 25. Adrianna Cuevas 1:12.13, best time, 28. Jillian Alexander 1:12.39, 29. Jessie Cordero 1:12.44, 32. Camila Vara 1:14.17, best time, 39. Garryne Badere 1:31.52; 15-and-over, 1. Arlene Semeco, SOFLO 59.31; SOFLO: 2. Mariangela Macchoavello 1:01.55, 5. Emma Lincoln 1:02.53, 10. Evelin Jimenez 1:04.19, 17. Daniela Jimenez 1:06.36, best time, 19. Kristina Brennan 1:06.57, 21. Anne Kuczynski 1:06.74, 31. Bar Bogoslavsky 1:12.24.
100-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Amanda Kopas, Davie Nadadores 1:27.64; SOFLO: 2. Gabby Beltrano 1:33.41, 9. Giulianna Garcia 2:06.92; 11-12, 1. Isabella Pittinger, SOFLO 1:15.60, best time; SOFLO: 7. Andrea Bucaro 1:23.54, 8. Megan Schimansky 1:23.90, best time, 12. Ashley Tan 1:35.33, best time, 15. Ashley Ruf 1:44.42, best time, 16. Beliz Aral 1:44.85, 18. Megan Appelbaum 1:51.77, best time; 13-14, 1. Lindsay Hay, Heritage Aquatic Team 1:12.57; SOFLO: 2. Steph Campo 1:16.02, 3. Veronica Postolski 1:18.59, best time, 4. Jenna Deal 1:18.70, best time, 8. Adrianna Cuevas 1:20.77, best time, 20. Jessie Cordero 1:27.31, 21. Charlene Forti 1:28.62; 15-and-over, 1. Deandre Small, Davie Nadadores 1:11.00; SOFLO: 10. Daniela Jimenez 1:19.32, best time, 13. Anne Kuczynski 1:20.70, 14. Emma Lincoln 1:20.99, 17. Bar Bogoslavsky 1:22.73, best time.
50-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Andrea Santander, Miami Beach Seahawks 41.07; SOFLO: 4. Gabby Beltrano 48.05, best time, 8. Kailey Norusis 51.94, 9. Sarah Schimansky 52.16, best time, 11. Brooke Cordoba 53.28, best time, 13. Treasure D’Souza 55.12, best time, 19. Lauren Noyola 1:01.59, 21. Amanda Block 1:02.62, 22. Giulianna Garcia 1:02.91; CSSC: 16. Cara Virgin 57.91, best time, 23. Victoria Grimaldi 1:03.04, 24. Emma Gomez 1:07.95, best time, 25. Faith Newby 1:09.69, 27. Ashley Nagy 1:17.93; 11-12, 1. Manuela Dangond, Team FLA 39.98; SOFLO: 6. Hannah Virgin 45.36, best time, 7. Luisa Suzuki 45.90, 10. Ashley Ruf 47.07, best time, 15. Lauren Smith 51.50, best time, 17. Beliz Aral 52.48, 18. Megan Schimansky 53.13, best time, 20. Daniela Gomez 55.61, best time; 13-14, 1. Allison Kopas, Davie Nadadores 3:03.20; SOFLO: 2. Jillian Alexander 3:04.91, 4. Lindsey Sauer 3:14.33, 6. Kelly Kealty 3:16.75; 15-and-over, 1. Emily Kopas, Davie Nadadores 2:46.84; SOFLO: 10. Selina Voelkel 3:12.71.
BOYS
200-meter individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Carter Carlson, SOFLO 3:14.39; SOFLO: 3. Gianni Savino 3:31.58; 11-12, 1. Gabriel Munoz, Davie 2:38.54; 13-14, 1. Gabriel Perez, Davie Nadadores 2:27.61; SOFLO: 2. Julien Pinon 2:28.55, 5. Alex Monti 2:31.75, best time, 6. Joao Silveira 2:32.70, 9. Jonathan Strod 2:38.94, best time, 10. David Stoddard 2:42.42, 11. Ryan Capote 2:43.77, best time, 12. Sebastian Vargas 2:44.12, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Yagoh Kubagawa, Davie Nadadores 2:16.14; SOFLO: 2. Brandon Goldman 2:16.89, 7. Marco Hosfeld 2:24.05, 18. Mauricio Hidalgo 2:30.95, 19. August Charni 2:32.35, best time, 25. Bryce Pierce 2:33.30, best time, 26. Kyle Desrosiers 2:33.96, 29. Jacob Walters 2:37.25, 34. Joshua Cutter 2:42.98, 41. Jacob Brookins 3:19.57.
50-meter butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Dante Poe, Team FLA 41.50; SOFLO: 3. Connor Marks 43.77, best time, 4. Alexander Meyer 46.14, best time; 11-12, 1. Tristan Celestin, SOFLO 30.15, best time; SOFLO: 10. Collin Burt 38.45, best time, 17. Sebastien Parks 44.00; 13-14, 1. Nicolas Medina, Davie Nadadores 2:15.29; 15-and-over, 1. Luiz Pedro Ribeiro Pereira, Davie Nadadores 2:06.57; SOFLO: 3. Luke Torres 2:15.19, 5. Mauricio Hidalgo 2:25.76.
100-meter freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Francisco Chaves, Miami Beach Seahawks 1:15.86; SOFLO: 4. Carter Carlson 1:20.65, 6. Connor Marks 1:22.26, best time, 7. Andres McKeon 1:23.98, 9. Alexander Meyer 1:26.79, 10. Gianni Savino 1:27.09, best time, 12. Joshua Hanks 1:31.03, best time, 14. Gregory Trimble 1:36.52, 18. Andres Garcia 1:51.00, best time; 11-12, 1. Tristan Celestin, SOFLO 1:01.86, best time; SOFLO: 11. Collin Burt 1:12.60, best time, 15. Christian Carlson 1:15.89, 22. Guilherme Hada 1:21.53, best time, 23. Sebastien Parks 1:22.54, best time, 28. Nicholas Montes 1:45.70, best time; 13-14, 1. Nicolas Medina, Davie 57.29; SOFLO: 2. Joao Silveira 59.10, 5. David Stoddard 1:00.17, best time, 9. Alex Monti 1:02.28, best time, 10. Ryan Capote 1:03.49, best time, 11. Sebastian Vargas 1:04.26, best time, 12. Jonathan Strod 1:05.99; 15-and-over, 1. Daniel Spas, Heritage Aquatic Team 54.00; SOFLO: 2. Keegan Boisson-Yates 55.30, best time, 5. Luke Torres 55.59, 9. Marco Hosfeld 58.09, 10. Ben Fruitman 58.55, 17. August Charni 59.71, best time, 21. Jacob Walters 59.96, best time, 35. Bryce Pierce 1:01.42, best time, 37. Kyle Desrosiers 1:01.49, 43. Joshua Cutter 1:03.30, 49. Austin Pillado 1:04.97, 59. Derek Schwab 1:13.38, 60. Jacob Brookins 1:14.30.
100-meter backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Dante Poe, Team FLA 1:30.93; SOFLO: 4. Andres McKeon 1:35.68, 6. Joshua Hanks 1:39.76, best time; 11-12, 1. Bryan Quintero, Miami Beach Seahawks 1:16.90; SOFLO: 5. Christian Carlson 1:19.97, 6. Collin Burt 1:20.46, best time; 13-14, 1. Nicolas Medina, Davie Nadadores 1:06.22; SOFLO: 4. Julien Pinon 1:11.90, best time, 5. Joao Silveira 1:12.20, 8. David Stoddard 1:15.81, 9. Ryan Capote 1:16.07, 10. Alex Monti 1:18.05, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Luiz Pedro Ribeiro Pereira, Davie Nadadores 1:00.45; SOFLO: 2. Brandon Goldman 1:01.26, 3. Keegan Boisson-Yates 1:05.64, 7. August Charni 1:10.23, 11. Ben Fruitman 1:11.21, 14. Kyle Desrosiers 1:12.56, best time, 17. Bryce Pierce 1:13.49, best time, 31. Jacob Brookins 1:34.88.
50-meter breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Gianni Savino, SOFLO 47.33, best time; SOFLO: 4. Carter Carlson 48.21, 10. Andres McKeon 53.13, 11. Alexander Meyer 53.45, best time, 12. Joshua Hanks 54.42, best time, 13. Andres Garcia 59.76, best time, 14. Gregory Trimble 1:02.21; 11-12, 1. Tristan Celestin, SOFLO 33.18; SOFLO: 7. Guilherme Hada 42.20, best time, 8. Christian Carlson 42.56, 13. Daniel Perkowski 52.26, best time, 15. Nicholas Montes 58.83, best time; 13-14, 1. Jonathan Farah, Heritage Aquatic Team 3:04.57; 15-and-over, 1. Daniel Spas, Heritage Aquatic Team 2:41.79.
IF YOU GO
What: FGC Coral Springs Open Long Course Invitational
When: Sunday
Schedule: Session 3, 9 a.m.-1:41 p.m.
Where: Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd.
Admission and Heat Sheets: $3. Parking is free across from the aquatic complex. For information, call 954-345-2121 or 954-340-5032.
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