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

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

TYR DECEMBER BOY SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Ethan Phan

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, January 19, 2023—For Ethan Phan, swimming was love at first sight or rather first float.

Encouraged by his father, Phan started swimming when he was 4.

“I had no idea what swimming was at that time,” Phan said. “The second I touched the water and started floating I liked it. It’s been an amazing journey.

“Swimming is really hard for me and sometimes I don’t want to do it but when I accomplish big goals I realize that the hard work pays off and I really enjoy those moments.”

Phan, 10, a fifth grader at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston, started swimming for South Florida Aquatic Club three years ago. He is coached by Coach Kyle in Bronze Group.

“He is amazing,” Phan praised. “He put dryland more into my life. I feel stronger than ever and I think I improved a lot since I joined Bronze.”

Swimming has also helped Phan outside the pool with his time management and discipline. He loves math and plays soccer for fun. He was a student of taekwondo but now focuses solely on swimming.

“It’s helped me not to focus on just one thing forever,” Phan said. “When I swim I can’t focus on just one stroke. I need moderation. I use every single stroke, every single equipment and every single drill.”

His favorite stroke is butterfly. At the Speedo Winter Championships, Phan had a great meet in his second appearance. He posted six best times in prelims and finals. His highest finish was three second places in the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 1:10.96, dropping 2.05 seconds “definitely the 100 butterfly was my best event, I loved that”; 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay.

“I had a lot of discipline,” Phan said. “I really wanted to do good at that meet so I just believed in myself. When you believe in yourself you always do what you believe. There were a lot of good swimmers like Victor Martin (Flashes Aquatics).

“I like competition. It showed me just because I am top dog in local meets when SOFLO hosts them, that I just can’t relax because I’m ahead by five or ten seconds. It shows me there are so many more great swimmers out there inside the swimming world.”

Phan is training to break the SOFLO 10-and-under 100 butterfly record (1:05). “I have six to seven months to accomplish that,” he said. “I think I can do it.”

Phan also made it a point to thank Coach Andrea (who did my assessment to join SOFLO); Coach Rose, who was my coach for two years; Coach Luis, who improved my technique; Coach Kyle, for introducing dryland more frequently; Coach Jack for filling in for Coach Kyle when he was out when his wife had a baby; big thanks to Coach Chris for creating this amazing team and last but not least I would like to thank my mom, dad and sister Elle for never giving up on me especially in the hard times when I didn’t drop or missed a cut by milliseconds.”

Each TYR Swimmer of the Month receives a free TYR backpack. Phan joins SOFLO teammates Manny Melendez (November), Michael Barber (October), Lincoln Callaway Coy (September), Jacob Jones (August), Ethan Hall (July), Adrian Rendon (June), Niccolo Miccolis (May), Alex Golding (April), Guillermo Mantilla (March), Tristan Dons (February) and Hashan Ekanayake (January) as 2022 TYR Swimmers of the Month.

SOFLO sponsor TYR is an American designer, developer and manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies. TYR, created by athletes, is named for the Norse god of warriors in Germanic mythology.

The company’s mission statement is starting from, powered by and made for athletes, we strive to create and re-imagine technologies that enhance experience and performance at every level.

Among its male-sponsored athletes are 2020 Olympians Michael Andrew, Tom Shields, Nic Fink, Townley Haas, Bobby Finke, Patrick Callan, Hunter Armstrong, Brooks Curry, Zack Harting and Jordan Wilimovsky and other elite swimmers Matt Grevers, Maxime Rooney, Nick Albiero, Jacob Pebley, Coleman Stewart, Justin Ress, David Curtiss, Charlie Clark and Ryan Lochte.

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

SOFLO Swimmers End On Good Note On Final Day Of Gulliver Fall Classic

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, October 16, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers turned in another good day of racing at the Gulliver Fall Classic Sunday at Gulliver Schools Aquatic Center.

Laila Harran, 12, Valentina Remmele, 10, Jianna Amores, 12, and Amber Connor, 10, led the girls team while Ethan Phan, 10, Michael Barber, 10, and Luis Escobar, 10, led the boys.

Harran won four events on the final day with three best times. Harran won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:19.37, dropping 1.73 seconds; 50-yard freestyle in 25.29, dropping 0.50; 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.63, dropping 1.01; and 500-yard freestyle in 5:31.69.

Remmele won the 50-yard freestyle in a best time 30.92, dropping 1.81 and 100-yard backstroke in 1:21.15.

Amores won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:04.66 and Connor won the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 41.62, dropping 4.43.

Phan won the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:42.97, dropping 0.72 and 100-yard butterfly in 1:14.35. He was also second in the 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 42.21, dropping 0.17.

Barber won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:22.04.

Escobar was second in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:58.67.

In addition to SOFLO, other Florida Gold Coast teams that competed were host Gulliver Swim Club, Hurricane Aquatics, Metro Aquatics, Miami Country Day, Miami Swimming, Ransom Everglades and Swim Gym.

GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Sofia De Angulo, MS 2:59.97, 2. Stephania Dmitrova, SOFLO 3:07.75, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 3:10.54, time drop 8.42.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 2:19.37, time drop 1.73, 2. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 2:28.71, 3. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 2:29.77, time drop 1.16.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:07.98, 2. Carley Kaplan, UN 2:18.28, 3. Calla Kelble, MS 2:26.46.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Luna Varela, MAC 1:23.49, 2. Sofia De Angulo, MS 1:36.60, 3. Amber Connor, SOFLO 1:36.77, time drop 2.62.
11-12, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:04.66, 2. Camila Correa, GRSC 1:10.52, 3. Antonia Moreno, GRSC 1:13.27.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 55.75, 2. Sofia Abril, GRSC 1:07.93, 3. Isabella Lopez, CANE 1:08.56.

200-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Marienel Morada, RANS 3:37.71, 2. Zoe Torres-Torres, GRSC 3:39.21.
11-12, 1. Arianna Roldan, GRSC 2:51.39, 2. Alicia Salazar, MAC 2:54.53, 3. Carlotta Montesio, RANS 2:57.16.
13-14, 1. Annamarie Munroe, MAC 2:26.35, 2. Calla Kelbe, MS 2:43.00, 3. Sofia Gomez, SOFLO 2:50.54, time drop 10.23.

50-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 30.92, time drop 1.81, 2. Amber Connor, SOFLO 32.16, time drop 0.43, 3. Kate De Angulo, MS 33.05.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 25.29, time drop 0.46, 2. Alma Cancio Jorge, MAC 27.48, 3. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO 27.63, time drop 1.88.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 23.88, 2. Carley Kaplan, UN 24.90, 3. Isabel Ziera, MAC 25.69.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 1:21.15, 2. Stephania Dmitrova, SOFLO 1:29.40, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 1:30.80, time drop 1.73.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:01.63, time drop 1.01, 2. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:09.02, 3. Ellie Jackson, SOFLO 1:10.92.
13-14, 1. Carley Kaplan, UN 1:03.53, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 1:04.70, 3. Sofia Abril, GRSC 1:06.33.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Amber Connor, SOFLO 41.62, time drop 4.43, 2. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 42.07, time drop 0.93, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 44.98, time drop 0.72.
11-12, 1. Arianna Roldan, GRSC 34.72, 2. Sophie Szutkowski, SOFLO 37.37, time drop 0.45, 3. Alejandra Perez, MAC 37.44.

500-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Luna Varela, MAC 6:42.67.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 5:31.69, 2. Carlotta Montesino, RANS 5:45.53, 3. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 5:48.30.
13-14, 1. Isabella Lopez, CANE 5:37.75, 2. Marilia Honcharenko, MAC 5:37.88, 3. Calla Kelble, MS 5:58.72.

BOYS RESULTS
200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 2:42.97, time drop 0.72, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 2:43.37, time drop 10.75, 3. Michael Barber, SOFLO 2:57.07, time drop 4.93.
11-12, 1. Jacob Ellis, RANS 2:19.02, 2. Alex DeAngulo, MS 2:23.59, 3. Neil Morada, RANS 2:33.56.
13-14, 1. Julian Lozano, GRSC 2:08.44, 2. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 2:08.51, 3. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 2:09.18.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:14.35, 2. Ale Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 1:17.28, time drop 3.58, 3. Samuel Ramos, GRSC 1:29.14.
11-12, 1. Alec De Angulo, MS 1:05.47, 2. Oscar Kramer, RANS 1:05.50, 3. Kenneth Solis, SOFLO 1:16.88, time drop 3.46.
13-14, 1. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 53.91, 2. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 56.24, 3. Russell Meltzer, MCDA 57.81.

200-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. David Nunez-Estrada, RANS 3:52.29.
11-12, 1. Tomas Franchak, CANE 2:44.66, 2. Eric Macedo, GRSC 2:57.34, 3. Eonn Shao-Liang, SOFLO 3:10.03.
13-14, 1. Jesus Linares, MAC 2:23.86, 2. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 2:24.77, 3. Martin Petkov, SOFLO 2:34.20, time drop 1.64.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Cancio-Jorge, MAC 29.98, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 31.38, time drop 0.94, 3. Ale Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 31.49, time drop 0.56.
11-12, 1. Jacob Ellis, RANS 24.92, 2. Oscar Kramer, RANS 24.92, 2. Oscar Kramer, RANS 25.60, 3. Alec De Angulo, MS 26.27.
13-14, 1. Jake Kotz-Agramonte, RANS 23.31, 2. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 23.39, 3. Santi Balbis, GRSC 23.63.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Michael Barber, SOFLO 1:22.04, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:24.30, 3. Knox Vucetic, GRSC 1:27.01.
11-12, 1. Alec De Angulo, MS 1:03.95, 2. Tomas Franchak, CANE 1:09.39, 3. Marcel Cowley, MAC 1:13.53.
13-14, 1. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 54.89, 2. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 56.41, 3. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 57.50.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 40.68, 2. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 42.21, time drop 0.17, 3. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 43.23.
11-12, 1. Jacob Ellis, RANS 33.58, 2. Oscar Kramer, RANS 35.30, 3. Neil Morada, RANS 36.72.

500-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Samuel Ramos, GRSC 6:41.59, 2. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 6:58.67.
11-12, 1. Jacob Ellis, RANS 5:29.55, 2. Oscar Kramer, RANS 5:36.28, 3. Tomas Franchak, CANE 5:36.77.
13-14, 1. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 4:50.73, 2. Julian Lozano, GRSC 4:51.70, 3. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 5:01.30.

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

Triple Winner Toma Petkov Leads SOFLO At Session Four Of SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, October 2, 2022–Based on Session Four of the SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge Sunday at Academic Village Pool, the future looks bright for South Florida Aquatic Club’s young up-and-coming swimmers.

Triple winner Toma Petkov, 10, and double winner Christie Ann Lumsden, 10, led SOFLO on the third and final day of competition.

Petkov won the 50-yard backstroke in 39.04; 50-yard breaststroke in 41.75 and 50-yard butterfly in a best time 35.45, dropping 0.96 off his previous best. Petkov finished with five wins and three best times.

Lumsden won the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 1:18.50, dropping 0.10 and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:20.26. She was also third in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:25.99. Lumsden finished with four wins and one third place.

Other SOFLO winners were:
Laila Harran, 12, 100 backstroke, 1:02.64, time drop 2.42.
Jianna Amores, 12, 100 butterfly, 1:03.04, time drop 4.47.
David Valdiviezo, 12, 100 backstroke, 1:04.33, time drop 2.65.
Ethan Phan, 10, 100 butterfly, 1:14.21, time drop 3.86.
Noah Mejias, 11, 100 butterfly, 1:04.64.

SOFLO swimmers continued to have some impressive time drops in their events. They were:
Zoe Miralles, 50 backstroke, 7.90 drop.
Valentina Remmele, 100 backstroke, 11.84.
Catalina Akpabio, 100 backstroke, 5.57.
Gabriela Ekht, 100 breaststroke, 13.66.
Stephania Dmitrova, 100 breaststroke, 7.49.
Didia Miccolis, 100 breaststroke, 11.34.
Zoe Miralles, 50 butterfly, 9.72.
Katie Petrucci, 50 butterfly, 5.23.
Michael Barber, 100 backstroke, 7.99; 100 breaststroke 13.95.
Ale Suarez Cabrera, 100 backstroke, 15.11.
Sean Tee, 100 backstroke, 5.14; 100 breaststroke, 20.11.
Gabriel Ferrer, 100 breaststroke, 7.13.

SOFLO had 174 (91 girls and 83 boys) swimmers compete in 879 individual events.

Among other Florida Gold Coast teams in the field were Pine Crest, Metro Aquatics, Plantation Swim Team, Midtown Weston, Olympus Swim Club, North Miami Swim Team, Hialeah Swim Club and Speed World Swimming. It was one of the most competitive fields assembled for the meet.

Meet title and club sponsor TYR SOFLO is an American designer, developer and manufacturer of recreational and competitive swimwear, caps, goggles, triathlon gear and accessories and one of the nation’s top companies. TYR, created by athletes, is named for the Norse god of warriors in Germanic mythology. The company’s mission statement is starting from, powered by and made for athletes, we strive to create and re-imagine technologies that enhance experience and performance at every level.

SUNDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Eidison Rios, HSC 38.29, 2. Grace Petrucci, SOFLO 41.27, time drop 3.26, 3. Ellie Phan 42.56; SOFLO: 4. Katie Petrucci 43.09, time drop 2.70, 5. Zoe Miralles 43.54, time drop 7.90, 7. Maya Ramthun 45.80, 9. Daylah Bouti 49.92, 10. Maya Barrizonte 55.06.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:18.50, time drop 0.10, 2. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 1:18.77, time drop 11.84, 3. Eva Milevska, MWA 1:20.00; SOFLO: 4. Amber Connor 1:25.21, time drop 2.76, 6. Stephania Dmitrova 1:27.46, time drop 0.96, 7. Mia Rop 1:28.30, 8. Paige Fleming 1:30.74, 9. Catalina Akpabio 1:31.49, time drop 5.57, 10. Karen Iino, SOFLO 1:32.30, time drop 4.32.
11-12, 1. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:02.64, time drop 2.42, 2. Saree Young, SOFLO 1:06.84, time drop 0.60, 3. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:07.26, time drop 4.28; SOFLO: 4. Ellie Jackson 1:07.68, time drop 3.90, 5. Sofia Gomez 1:08.28, 6. Jemma Baldwin, 1:08.78, time drop 2.59, 7. Mackenzie McPherson 1:09.59, time drop 0.92, 9. Sofia Rodriguez 1:11.36.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Daira Vazquez, UN 44.06, 2. Eidison Rios, HSC 46.61, 3. Grace Petrucci, SOFLO 46.87, time drop 2.35; SOFLO: 5. Zoe Miralles 50.04, 6. Katie Petrucci 50.97, time drop 4.54, 7. Maya Ramthun 53.85, 9. Victoria Colmenares 58.16, time drop 4.52.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:20.26, 2. Eva Milevska, MWA 1:27.99, 3. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 1:33.38, time drop 0.25; SOFLO: 4. Amber Connor 1:33.93, 6. Gabriela Ekht 1:40.93, time drop 13.66, 10. Stephania Dmitrova 1:44.92, time drop 7.49.
11-12, 1. Addison Scott, UN 1:17.40, 2. Alejandra Perez, MAC 1:19.06, 3. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1:19.49, time drop 0.26; SOFLO: 4. Sofia Gomez 1:19.73, time drop 1.06, 5. Laila Harran 1:19.77, time drop 1.98, 7. Sofia Rodriguez 1:22.49, time drop 0.80, 8. Didia Miccolis 1:23.14, time drop 11.34, 10. Jemma Baldwin 1:23.52.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Eidison Rios, HSC 36.93, 2. Daira Vazquez, UN 40.13, 3. Hannah Goracy, PC 40.47; SOFLO: 4. Zoe Miralles 42.10, time drop 9.72, 5. Katie Petrucci 43.26, time drop 5.23, 7. Paige Fleming 47.68, 8. Grace Petrucci 47.81, time drop 2.92, 9. Maya Barrizonte 50.72, time drop 2.92.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 1:18.50, 2. Valentina Remmele, SOFLO 1:25.54, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:25.99; SOFLO: 6. Karen Iino 1:37.08, 8. Stephania Dmitrova 1:38.99, 9. Amber Connor 1:39.39, 10. Mia Rop 1:40.06.
11-12, 1. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 1:03.04, time drop 4.47, 2. Mackenzie McPherson, SOFLO 1:04.11, time drop 2.60, 3. Laila Harran, SOFLO 1:05.77, time drop 1.81; SOFLO: 5. Sofia Rodriguez 1:09.13, time drop 3.72, 6. Jemma Baldwin 1:11.14, 7. Sofia Gomez 1:12.08, 8. Saree Young 1:12.44.

BOYS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 39.04, 2. Kamyl Corcuera, MAC 40.49, 3. Danny Ramos, HSC 41.14; SOFLO: 4. Niccolo Miccolis 41.73, time drop 0.15, 6. Santiago Zuluaga 46.49, time drop 1.02, 8. Andres Gomez 53.52, 9. Lincoln Callaway Coy, 59.13, time drop 0.43.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:12.74, 2. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:19.77, time drop 3.66, 3. Michael Barber, SOFLO 1:21.34, time drop 7.99; SOFLO: 4. Gabriel Ferrer 1:25.04, 5. Ale Suarez Cabrera 1:26.44, time drop 15.11, 8. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:31.19, 9. Luis Escobar 1:31.98, time drop 2.47, 10. Sean Tee 1:34.99, time drop 5.14.
11-12, 1. David Valdiviezo, SOFLO 1:04.33, time drop 2.65, 2. Alexander Diaz, UN 1:04.44, 3. Alejandro Ruiz, MAC 1:06.34; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 1:06.89, 5. Guillermo Mantilla 1:09.02, 6. Noah Mejias 1:10.18, 7. Eric Ferrer 1:10.27, time drop 2.50, 9. Rainier Leyva Riestra 1:13.94.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 41.75, 2. Danny Ramos, HSC 47.39, 3. Niccolo Miccolis, SOFLO 49.75; SOFLO: 4. Santiago Zuluaga 52.19, time drop 1.88, 7. Lincoln Callaway Coy 56.54.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:27.72, 2. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:29.59, 3. Ale Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 1:32.05; SOFLO: 4. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:37.53, time drop 0.72, 5. Michael Barber 1:38.58, time drop 13.95, 6. Luis Escobar 1:40.96, time drop 1.93, 7. Gabriel Ferrer 1:41.81, time drop 7.13, 8. Sean Tee 1:42.14, time drop 20.11.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, UN 1:11.01, 2. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 1:11.88, time drop 1.37, 3. Alejandro Ruiz, MAC 1:16.52; SOFLO: 4. Noah Mejias 1:19.11, 5. David Valdiviezo 1:19.30, time drop 4.89, 6. Eric Ferrer 1:20.14, time drop 0.64, 7. Guillermo Mantilla 1:20.42, time drop 4.16.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 35.45, time drop 0.96, 2. Danny Ramos, HSC 36.50, 3. Kamyl Corcuera, MAC 40.63; SOFLO: 4. Niccolo Miccolis 40.94.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:14.21, time drop 3.86, 2. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:20.78, 3. Ale Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 1:20.86; SOFLO: 4. Leonardo Zuluaga 1:30.48, time drop 0.95, 5. Gabriel Ferrer 1:34.53, 6. Michael Barber 1:37.41, 7. Luis Escobar 1:43.75, 9. Sean Tee 1:48.30.
11-12, 1. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 1:04.64, 2. Alexander Diaz, UN 1:05.28, 3. Alejandro Ruiz, MAC 1:05.38; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 1:05.47, 5. David Valdiviezo 1:06.88, time drop 0.66, 6. Eric Ferrer 1:10.01, time drop 2.89, 7. Rainier Leyva Riestra 1:12.57, 9. Daniel Chaussky 1:13.87, time drop 4.27.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Wrap Up Successful Year At Holiday Champs

By Sharon Robb
SUNRISE, December 20, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club wrapped up a solid day of racing on the third and final day of the Holiday Champs Sunday at Sunrise Civic Center Pool.

It was the final Florida Gold Coast meet in 2021. The meet featured both prelims and finals.

South Florida Aquatic Club finished fifth in combined, girls and boys team competition. Coral Springs Swim Club won combined and boys and Lake Lytal Lightning of West Palm Beach won the girls.

Ainsley Miller led the girls’ team with an individual win and SOFLO’s 7-10 200-yard freestyle relay led the boys’ team with a relay win.

Miller, 13, won her first event of the meet in the 11-and-over 200-yard breaststroke in a best time 2:39.48, dropping 7.93 seconds. She was the fastest qualifier in morning prelims in a best time 2:42.13, shaving 5.28 off her previous best of 2:47.41.

Earlier in the week, she was also second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:15.35, also a best time. She was also seventh in the 200 IM in a best time 2:30.56, dropping 4.52. She finished wtih 18 points in high point.

The 7-10 boys’ relay of Ale Suarez Cabrera, Zachary Snigur, Michael Barber and Toma Petkov won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:19.32.

Other SOFLO top three finishers were:

The girls’ 7-10 200-yard freestyle relay was second in 2:19.94 with Joanna Valdiviezo, Valentina Remmele, Amber Connor and Didia Miccolis.

Didia Miccolis, 10, second, 50-yard breaststroke, best ime 42.77, time drop 1.86. She finished with 20 points in high point.

Cali Harries, 14, third, 1,650-yard freestyle, best time 20:14.80, time drop 30.96. She finished with 17 points.

SOFLO 11-12 boys were third in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:59.33 with Joseph-Blake Natino, Matteo Castelli, Daniel Chaussky and David Valdiviezo.

Ethan Phan, 9, 200-yard individual medley, second, best time 2:56.21, time drop 6.99. He finished with 17 points.

Toma Petkov, 9, 200-yard individual medley, third, best time 2:57.54, time drop 5.20. He finished with 36 points.

Joseph-Blake Natino, 12, 50-yard breaststroke, third, best time 34.20, time drop 1.72. He finished with 25.5 points.

Aditya Kapadia, 14,50-yard breaststroke, third, best time 34.91, 2.99 time drop. He finished with six points.

SOFLO headed the field with 62 swimmers (35 boys and 27 girls) in 306 individual events and 12 relays.

In addition to SOFLO, other teams that competed were Coral Springs Swim Club, Cyclones, Florida Keys, Hurricane Aquatics, Lake Lytal Lightning, Rockwood, Swim Fort Lauderdale, SwimFast, TS Aquatics, Turks & Caicos Aquatic Club and host Sunrise Swimming.

SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM RESULTS: 1. Coral Springs Swim Club 611.5, 2. Lake Lytal Lightning 585, 3. Sunrise Swimming 471, 4. SwimFast 298, 5. South Florida Aquatic Club 275.
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Lake Lytal Lightning 396, 2. Coral Springs 357, 3. Sunrise 231, 4. SwimFAst 192, 5. SOFLO 102.
BOYS TEAM TOTALS: 1. Coral Springs 254.5, 2. Sunrise 240, 3. Lake Lytal Lightning 189, 4. Hurricane Aquatics 183, 5. SOFLO 173.
GIRLS
200-yard freestyle relay:
7-10, 1. Coral Springs 2:06.14, 2. SOFLO 2:19.94 (Joanna Valdiviezo, Valentina Remmele, Amber Connor, Didia Miccolis).
11-12, 1. Coral Springs Swim CLub 1:53.01.
13-and-over, 1. Coral Springs Swim Club 1:43.56, 6. SOFLO 1:50.52 (Isabel Schlicht, Judith-Alison Natino, Alexandra Strong, Genesis Escobar).

200-yard individual medley:
7-10, 1. Addison Scott, SF 2:35.70; SOFLO: 8. Didia Miccolis 2:58.02, time drop 4.34.
11-12, 1. Carly Chin, CSSC 2:27.23.
13-14, 1. Savanah Allan, LLL 2:22.10; SOFLO: 7. Ainsley Miller 2:30.56, time drop 4.52.
15-and-over, 1. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, SUN 2:13.43.

100-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Kiana Young, LLL 1:04.59; SOFLO: 5. Didia Miccolis 1:12.77, time drop 2.68, 8. Juanna Valdiviezo 1:15.43, time drop 3.55.
11-12, 1. Makayla Shepley, LLL 59.20.
13-14, 1. Carlin Hughes, LLL 55.44.
15-and-over,1. Cassia Flynn, CSSC 53.62.

50-yard backstroke:
7-10, 1. Grace Weeks, CSSC 33.56; SOFLO: 6. Joanna Valdiviezo 39.54, time drop 0.37.
11-12, 1. Gabriela Campuzano, LLL 31.93; SOFLO: 4. Sophie Szutkowski 34.99, time drop 2.36.
13-14, 1. Sophia El Chantiry, CSSC 29.98; SOFLO: 7. Alexandra Strong 35.30.
15-and-over, 1. Cassia Flynn, CSSC 28.59; SOFLO: 5. Isabel Schlicht 32.15, time drop 0.12.

200-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Manuella Lima, CSSC 2:43.07.
13-14, 1. Ainsley Miller, SOFLO 2:39.48, time drop 7.93; SOFLO: 4. Cali Harries 2:53.16, 6. Haley Garcia 2:56.54, time drop 13.86.
15-and-over, 1. Kate Kaplan, CCPR 2:25.88.

100-yard butterfly:
7-10, 1. Kira Perry, SUN 1:12.75.
11-12, 1. Makayla Shepley, LLL 1:05.54;
13-14, 1. Mariana Montes, CSSC 1:01.44; SOFLO: 8. Mikhel Martin 1:12.22, time drop 3.80.
15-and-over, 1. Leslie Same, CANE 1:00.48.

50-yard breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Addison Scott, SF 36.79; SOFLO: 2. Didia Miccolis 42.77, 1.86 time drop.
11-12, 1. Francesca Ninova, CANE 37.54.
13-14, 1. Lorelei Santos, CCPR 33.57.
15-and-over, 1. Kate Kaplan, CCPR 30.30.

100-yard butterfly:
7-10, 1. Kira Perry, SUN 1:12.75.
11-12, 1. Makayla Shepley, LLL 1:05.54
13-14, 1. Mariana Montes, CSSC 1:01.44; SOFLO: 8. Mikel Martin 1:12.22, time drop 3.80
15-and-over, 1. Leslie Dame, CANE 1:00.48.

50-yard breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Addison Scott, SF 36.79; SOFLO: 2. Didia Miccolis 42.77, time drop 1.86.
11-12, 1. Francesca Ninova, CANE 37.54.
13-14, 1. Lorelei Santos, CCPR 33.57.
15-and-over, 1. Kate Kaplan, CCPR 30.30.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Carly Chin, CSSC 2:34.09.
13-14, 1. Carlin Hughes, LLL 2:19.36; SOFLO: 6. Mikhel Martin 2:33.33, time drop 2.93, 7. Alexandra Strong 2:34.75.
15-and-over, 1. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, SUN 2:11.03; SOFLO: 5. Isabel Schlicht 2:29.86, time drop 2.32, 7. Melissa Nassery 2:34.53, time drop 8.14.

1,650-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Manuella Lima, CSSC 19:51.18.
13-14, 1. Adriana Lozano, SF 19:25.84; SOFLO: 3. Cali Harries 20:14.80, time drop 30.96.
15-and-over, 1. Cameron Corbett, SF 19:31.42.

BOYS
200-yard freestyle relay:
7-10, 1. SOFLO 2:19.32 (Ale Suarez Cabrera, Zachary Snigur, Michael Barber, Toma Petkov).
11-12, 1. Coral Springs 1:48.44, 2. Sunrise 1:54.49, 3. SOFLO 1:59.33 (Joseph-Blake Natino, Matteo Castelli, Daniel Chaussky, David Valdiviezo).
13-and-over, 1. Coral Springs 1:30.79, 6. SOFLO 1:46.07 (Armando Bertea, Aleksander Chaussky, David Farina, Bruno Martins).

200-yard individual medley:
7-10, 1. Mason Shepley, LLL 2:48.52; SOFLO: 2. Ethan Phan 2:56.21, time drop 6.99, 3. Toma Petkov 2:57.54, time drop 5.20.
11-12, 1. Daniel Ella, SUN 2:18.64; SOFLO: 4. David Valdiviezo 2:30.57, time drop 2.17, 6. Joseph-Blake Natino 2:33.70, 8. Daniel Chaussky 2:44.82.
13-14, 1. Lucas Young, CANE 2:05.23.
15-and-over, 1. Giulian Martin, CANE 1:56.46; SOFLO: 8. Armando Bertea 2:18.92, time drop 2.33.

100-yard freestyle:
7-10, 1. Ryan Slogrove, SFTL 1:04.27; SOFLO: 6. Zachary Snigur 1:14.25, time drop 2.65, 7. Ale Suarez Cabrera 1:14.26, time drop 4.06, 8. Michael Barber 1:15.07, time drop 0.45.
11-12, 1. Brian Hamilton, CSSC 53.10.
13-14, 1. Antoine Sharp, LLL 50.67.
15-and-over, 1. Giulian Martin, CANE 48.26.

50-yard backstroke:
7-10, 1. Will McAndrews, CSSC 37.64; SOFLO: 5. Ale Suarez Cabrera 40.92, time drop 1.92, 7. Gabriel Ferrer 41.82, time drop 2.04.
11-12, 1. Brian Hamilton, CSSC 28.63; SOFLO: 4. David Valdiviezo 32.66, time drop 2.07, 8. Cristian Herrera 37.47.
13-14, 1. Piero Tordecilla, TSA 27.28; SOFLO: 5. Aleksander Chaussky 32.09, time drop 0.72.
15-and-over, 1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 23.92.

200-yard breaststroke:
11-12, 1. Daniel Ella, SUN 2:39.32; SOFLO: 4. Vedant Pant, SOFLO 3:06.49. time drop 5.76.
13-14, 1. Lucas Young, CANE 2:21.18; SOFLO: 6. Luke Mercier 2:45.70.

100-yard butterfly:
7-10, 1. Cooper Howell, LLL 1:28.27.
11-12, 1. Jayden Davis, TSA 1:01.88; SOFLO: 7. Joseph-Blake Natino 1:13.00, time drop 4:45.
13-14, 1. Antoine Sharp, LLL 55.57.
15-and-over, 1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 51.66.

50-yard breaststroke:
7-10, 1. Will McAndrews, CSSC 41.26; SOFLO: 5. Ale Suarez Cabrera 42.62, time drop 2.98, 6. Toma Petkov 43.97, time drop 2.92, 7. Ethan Phan 44.87, 8. Zachary Snigur 45.10, time drop 2.64.
11-12, 1. Brian Hamilton, CSSC 32.56; SOFLO: 3. Joseph-Blake Natino 34.20, time drop 1.72, 4. David Valdiviezo 38.75, time drop 1.75, 6. Vedant Pant 39.98, time drop 1.77, 7. Daniel Chaussky 41.65, time drop 0.53.
13-14, 1. Kenneth Rattray, CSSC 33.51; SOFLO: 3. Aditya Kapadia 34.91, time drop 2.99.
15-and-over, 1. Lucas Martins, CSSC 30.07.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Frank Vincze 2:17.87.
13-14, 1. Antoine Sharp, LLL 2:07.92.
15-and-over, 1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 1:54.32.

1,650-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Frank Vincze, SF 19:31.71.
13-14, 1. Lucas Young, CANE 17:21.10.
15-and-over, 1. Gabriel Landron, SUN 17:29.64.

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

Christie Ann Lumsden, William Kleineck Lead SOFLO At SOFLO Holiday Classic

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 20, 2021–South Florida Aquatic Club’s young up-and-coming swimmers got in some good racing while having fun Saturday at the SOFLO Holiday Classic at windswept Academic Village Pool.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 9, and William Kleineck, 7, were SOFLO’s top finishers.

Lumsden won the 10-and-under 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 40.20, dropping 1.17. She was second in the 50-yard backstroke in 39.36 and third in the 50-yard butterfly in 38.55. She was also a member of the runner-up 100-yard freestyle relay that finished in 1:05.77.

Lumsden also had best times in the 50-yard freestyle in 30.77 with a time drop of 2.16; 200-yard individual medley in 2:47.51, with a 1.39 time drop; and 100-yard freestyle in 1:07.28 with a 3.62 time drop.

Kleineck was second in the 8-and-under 25-yard freestyle in a best time 20.09, dropping 3.18 seconds. He was second in the 25-yard backstroke in 22.86, also a best time 22.86 with a time drop of 3.38.

Kleineck also posted a best time in the 25-yard butterfly in 24.85 with a time drop of 2.99 for a fifth place. He was also seventh in the 25-yard breaststroke in 30.73.

Another top finisher was 6-year-old Ellie Phan: third in 25-yard breaststroke in 26.48; third in 25-yard backstroke in 23.73 and fourth in 25-yard butterfly in 22.58.

Ethan Phan, 9, was third in the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:24.87, dropping 3.23 seconds.

Toma Petkov, 9, was third in the 50-yard breaststroke in 45.74.

In a perfect end to the fun meet, SOFLO’s B relay knocked off SOFLO’s A relay, 1:05.58-1:05.77, in the 10-and-under 100-yard freestyle relay.

MIXED RESULTS
25-yard freestyle:
8-and-under, 1. Dario Corrieri, PST 19.42; SOFLO: 2. William Kleineck 20.09, time drop 3.18, 6. Stefania Botteri 21.34, time drop 2.38, 7. Dylan Jung 21.40, time drop 0.10, 9. Santiago Zuluaga 21.80.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Aiden Goodwin, PST 31.82; SOFLO; 5. Jake Rezende 34.47, 6. Ale Suarez Cabrera 34.51, 7. Sofia Rodriguez 34.79, time drop 3.46, 8. Ethan Phan 35.50, time drop 0.78, 9. Amber Connor 35.56, time drop 3.91, 10. Michael Barber 35.84.

25-yard butterfly:
8-and-under, 1. Paloma Altieri, HAT 19.66; SOFLO: 4. Ellie Phan 22.58, 5. William Kleineck 24.85, time drop 2.99, 7. Savanna Zuluaga 26.50, time drop 1.75, 8. Santiago Zuluaga 28.41, time drop 1.69.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Aiden Goodwin, PST 37.33; SOFLO: 3. Christie Ann Lumsden 38.55, 5. Toma Petkov 38.94, 6. Ethan Phan 39.33, time drop 0.69, 8. Rafael Naranjo 40.23, time drop 2.80, 10. Sofia Duranti 41.90, time drop 9.41.

25-yard backstroke:
8-and-under, 1. Paloma Altieri, HAT 22.42; SOFLO: 2. William Kleineck, 22.86, time drop 3.38, 3. Ellie Phan 23.73, 6. Savanna Alonso 25.63, time drop 0.84, 7. Santiago Zuluaga 25.73, 8. Dylan Jung 26.61.

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Miri Levy, MJST 38.61; SOFLO: 2. Christie Ann Lumsden 39.36, 4. Jake Rezende 41.07, 6. Ethan Phan 42.27, 7. Toma Petkov 42.58, time drop 1.10, 9. Sofia Rodriguez 42.83, time drop 0.19, 10. Valentina Remmele 43.03.

25-yard breaststroke:
8-and-under, 1. Paloma Altieri, HAT 25.57; SOFLO: 3. Ellie Phan 26.48, 5. Savanna Alonso 29.26, 7. William Kleineck 30.73, 8. Dylan Jung 30.90, time drop 3.09, 10. Anna Guerrero 34.37, 1.22.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 40.20, time drop 1.17; SOFLO: 3. Toma Petkov 45.74, 4. Ale Suarez Cabrera 45.79, 5. Ethan Phan 45.96, 8. Sofia Duranti 48.39, 9. Michael Barber 49.32, time drop 0.48, 10. Leonardo Zuluaga 49.40.

100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Aiden Goodwin, PST 1:22.57; SOFLO: 3. Ethan Phan 1:24.87, time drop 3.23, 4. Toma Petkov 1:25.12, time drop 1.03, 6. Ale Suarez Cabrera 1:29.11, 8. Rafael Naranjo 1:3.88, time drop 3.26, 9. Michael Barber 1:34.13, time drop 2.85, 10. Gabriel Ferrer 1:34.75, time drop 3.13.

100-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. SOFLO B 1:05.58, 2. SOFLO A 1:05.77, 3. SOFLO D 1:08.60.

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

Bright Future Ahead For SOFLO’s Developmental Swimmers

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 21, 2020–The future looks bright for South Florida Aquatic Club after watching its developmental swimmers compete in the Last Chance Age Group Meet Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO swimmers got a chance to not only swim against teammates but also several swimmers from Midtown Weston Aquatics, led by multi-winner Eva Milevska, 8, who won four events in the 8-and-unders.

Marlena Groves and Danielle Brancati were double winners for SOFLO’s 10-and-unders.

Groves, 10, won the 50-yard butterfly in 50.30 and 100-yard individual medley in 1:41.43, both best times. She dropped 7.00 off her IM. She also had two seconds and one third place and finished with 50 points.

Brancati, 10, won the 50-yard backstroke in 45.09 and 50-yard breaststroke in 54.89. She also had three second places and had 51 points.

SOFLO’s Emily Vazquez, 12, won four 11-12 events and finished with 48 points. She won the 50-yard butterfly in 49.37, 50-yard backstroke in 44.74, 50-yard breaststroke in 54.28 and 50-yard freestyle in 39.78.

In the boys’ competition, Leonardo Zuluaga, 7, won the 8-and-under 25-yard butterfly in 25.09 and 25-yard backstroke in 25.49, both best times. He was also second in the 25-yard breaststroke in 27.40.

Ethan Phan, 8, was a triple winner in the 50-yard butterfly in 44.99, 50-yard backstroke in 46.88 and 100-yard individual medley in 1:34.83, all best times. He also had a second and fifth place and finished with 51 points.

Max Marrero, 12, won four events in the 11-12 boys competition. He won the 50-yard butterfly in 56.99; 50-yard backstroke in a best time 44.66; 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 54.67 and 50-yard freestyle in 38.88. He finished with 48 points.

SESSION THREE RESULTS
GIRLS
25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 18.02, 2. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 23.69, 3. Abigail Rhett, MWA 25.97, 4. Amber Connor, SOFLO 30.75.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 50.30, time drop, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 53.09; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 49.37, 2. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 58.90, 3. Julia Redig, SOFLO 1:00.91.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 19.53, 2. Abigail Rhett, MWA 26.26, 3. Amber Connor, SOFLO 28.15, 4. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 29.78, time drop.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 45.09, 2. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 46.77, time drop, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 52.66, time drop, 4. Sofia Duranti, SOFLO 53.69, time drop, 5. Amber Connor, SOFLO 1:29.14; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 44.74, 2. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado, SOFLO 46.12, time drop, 3. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 47.70, 4. Julia Redig, SOFLO 51.05, 5. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 56.25, 6. Clara Epstein, SOFLO 1:02.86.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 21.80, 2. Abigail Rhett, MWA 21.96, 3. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 33.94.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 54.89, 2. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 54.94, time drop, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 58.92, 4. Sofia Duranti, SOLO 1:00.45, time drop; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 54.28, 2. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 58.94, 3. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 1:00.11, 4. Milena Jung, SOFLO 1:00.84.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Eva Milevska, MWA 35.86, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 40.25, 3. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 41.20, 4. Abigail Rhett, MWA 46.94, 5. Sofia Duranti, SOFLO 48.92, 6. Amber Connor, SOFLO 53.06, 7. Ellie Phan, SOFLO 59.99, time drop, 8. Hai Song, SOFLO 1:08.04; 11-12, 1. Emily Vazquez, SOFLO 39.78, 2. Laura Gonzalez-Maldonado, SOFLO 41.26, time drop, 3. Lily Sotelo, SOFLO 41.66, 4. Catalina Restrepo, SOFLO 44.39, 5. Milena Jung, SOFLO 45.77, 6. Ciara Epstein, SOFLO 52.30, 7. Julia Redig, SOFLO 53.19.

100-yard individual medley: 12-and-under, 1. Marlena Groves, SOFLO 1:41.43, time drop, 2. Danielle Brancati, SOFLO 1:44.10, 3. Gabriela Ekht, SOFLO 2:00.97.

BOYS
25-yard butterfly: 8-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 25.09, time drop, 2. Michael Barber, SOFLO 26.21, time drop, 3. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 29.17, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 29.93, time drop.

50-yard butterfly: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 44.99, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 45.48, time drop, 3. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 49.02, 4. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 54.07, 5. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 58.89, 6. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 1:01.76, 7. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:04.51, 8. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 1:08.51, 9. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:29.36; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 56.99.

25-yard backstroke: 8-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 25.49, time drop, 2. Michael Barber, SOFLO 25.78, 3. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 28.22, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 28.90, 5. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 28.92, time drop, 6. Rodrigo Lopez, SOFLO 39.60.

50-yard backstroke: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 46.88, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 48.22, 3. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 49.61, time drop, 4. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 50.20, 5. Nicolas Restrepo, SOFLO 50.51, 6. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 52.07, time drop, 7. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 52.24, time drop, 8. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 54.25, 9. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 56.34, time drop, 10. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 57.01, time drop, 11. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:07.72, time drop; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 44.66, time drop.

25-yard breaststroke: 8-and-under, 1. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 26.95, 2. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 27.40, 3. Michael Barber, SOFLO 28.51, time drop, 4. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 32.95, time drop, 5. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 33.81, time drop.

50-yard breaststroke: 10-and-under, 1. Luke Mora, SOFLO 48.00, time drop, 2. Ethan Phan, SOFO 48.09, time drop, 3. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 53.25, 4. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 54.42, 5. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 55.10, time drop, 6. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 56.16, time drop, 7. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 59.17, 8. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:02.33, 9. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 1:04.59, time drop, 10. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 1:07.42, time drop, 11. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:27.15; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFO 54.67, time drop.

50-yard freestyle: 10-and-under, 1. Matthew Sankey, SOFLO 37.08, time drop, 2. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 38.31, time drop, 3. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 40.77, 4. Michael Barber, SOFLO 41.94, time drop, 5. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 42.31, 6. Nicolas Restrepo, SOFLO 42.47, 7. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 42.98, 8. Rafael Naranjo, SOFLO 43.09, time drop, 9. Luke Mora, SOFLO 43.78, 10. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 45.37, 11. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 46.29, time drop, 12. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 46.48, 13. Leonardo Zuluaga, SOFLO 46.75, 14. Zachary Snigur, SOFLO 48.76, 15. Gabriel Ferrer, SOFLO 51.47, time drop, 16. Santiago Zuluaga, SOFLO 56.78, time drop, 17. Matthew Marrero, SOFLO 1:00.82, 18. Rodrigo Lopez, SOFLO 1:01.66; 11-12, 1. Max Marrero, SOFLO 38.88, 2. Kaden Germain, SOFLO 54.17.

100-yard individual medley: 10-and-under, 1. Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:34.83, time drop, 2. Luke Mora, SOFLO 1:38.83, time drop, 3. Kyle Wehn, SOFLO 1:49.11, time drop, 4. Tom Petkov, SOFLO 1:50.25, time drop, 5. Luis Escobar, SOFLO 1:54.13, time drop, 6. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, SOFLO 1:57.55, 7. Michael Barber, SOFLO 1:57.56, time drop, 8. Samuel Rico, SOFLO 2:03.69, 9. Antonio Rico, SOFLO 2:09.69, time drop; 11-12, None.

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

Jordan Evans, Toma Petkov Triple Winners, Lead SOFLO Sharks At Sweetheart Sizzler

By Sharon Robb

POMPANO BEACH, February 18, 2020—South Florida Aquatic Club had several outstanding swims at the recent Pompano Beach Piranhas Sweetheart Sizzler at Pompano Beach Aquatic Center.

Jordan Evans and Toma Petkov were SOFLO Sharks’ top finishers.

Evans, 8, won the 7-8 25-yard backstroke in 19.00, 25-yard freestyle in 17.55 and 25-yard breaststroke in 24.71. Evans anchored the winning 100-yard freestyle relay in 1:15.11 with teammates Christie Lumsden, Gabriela Ekht and Devy Otero. Evans was also second in the 25-yard butterfly.

Petkov, 7, was a triple winner. He won the 7-8 25-yard backstroke in 25.77, 25-yard breaststroke in 25.66 and 25-yard freestyle in 18.95. Petkov was also third in the 25-yard butterfly in 24.19.

Other top three SOFLO Sharks finishers were:

Christie Lumsden, 7, second in the 25-yard breaststroke in 22.84; third in the 25-yard butterfly, 23.46; third in the 25-yard backstroke, 24.56; third in the 25-yard freestyle in 18.70.

Ethan Phan, 7, second, 25-yard butterfly, 23.83; second in the 25-yard breaststroke in 25.92.

Alessandro Suarez Cabrera, 8, third, 25-yard breaststroke, 27.28.

SATURDAY SIZZLER RESULTS
GIRLS

25-yard butterfly:
6-and-under, 1. Marley Spicer, PB 32.65; 7-8, 1. Nikolina Dengerud, PB 19.11; SOFLO: 2. Jordan Evans 19.18, 3. Christie Lumsden 23.46, 6. Gabriela Ekht 30.07.

25-yard backstroke:
6-and-under, 1. Marley Spicer, PB 32.40; 7-8, 1. Jordan Evans, SOFLO 19.00; SOFLO: 3. Christie Lumsden 24.56, 5. Gabriela Ekht 28.24.

25-yard breaststroke:
6-and-under, 1. Marley Spicer, PB 40.94; 7-8, 1. Nikolina Dengerud, PB 22.71; SOFLO: 2. Christie Lumsden 22.84, 3. Jordan Evans 24.71, 5. Gabriela Ekht 33.67.

25-yard freestyle:
6-and-under, 1. Marley Spicer, PB 29.25; 7-8, 1. Jordan Evans, SOFLO 17.55; SOFLO: 3. Christie Lumsden 18.70, 5. Gabriela Ekht 22.79.

100-yard freestyle relay:
8-and-under, 1. SOFLO 1:15.11 (Christie Lumsden, Gabriela Ekht, Devy Otero, Jordan Evans).

BOYS

25-yard butterfly:
7-8, 1. Lucas Balog, PB 23.53; SOFLO: 2. Ethan Phan 23.83, 3. Toma Petkov 24.19, 4. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 25.52.

25-yard backstroke:
7-8, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 25.77; SOFLO: Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 27.22, 6. Ethan Phan 31.37.

25-yard breaststroke:
7-8, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 25.66; SOFLO: 2. Ethan Phan 25.92, 3. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 27.28.

25-yard freestyle:
7-8, 1. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 18.95; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Phan 22.05, 5. Alessandro Suarez Cabrera 22.47.

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