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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:

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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Sharon Robb

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS 5000 (41 swimmers finished)

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

BOYS 2000 (23 swimmers finished)

Diego Dulieu 23:34.

GIRLS 5000 (32 swimmers finished)

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

GIRLS 2000 (20 swimmers finished)

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

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

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

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

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

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:

George Gerasim, Stingrays 5:29.01.

100-yard freestyle:

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 Girls Dominate Top 8 Finishers During Session Two Of All-Star Meet

By Sharon Robb
FORT PIERCE, March 25, 2023—Several South Florida Aquatic Club girls finished among the Top 8 in Session 2 of the Florida Gold Coast-Florida Swimming All-Stars meet Saturday morning at Indian River State College’s Anne Wilder Aquatic Complex.

For the first time in meet history, a fun and exciting new four-team meet format is being used that mixes 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.

Jia Amores of the Sharks was second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:19.13 and third in the 100-yard freestyle in 55.90. She also swam second leg on the second place 11-12 200-yard freestyle relay that finished in 1:44.79.

Jen Amores of the Sharks was third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:56.85 and sixth in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.12. She also anchored the winning 13-14 200-yard freestyle relay that won in 1:38.58.

Elise Dinehart was third in the 400 IM in 4:48.64 and seventh in the 100 breaststroke in 1:11.69.

Other SOFLO Session 2 Swims:
Laila Harran, 100 backstroke, 4. 1:00.38; 100 breaststroke, 17. 1:18.08; anchored the third place 200-yard freestyle relay.
Ellie Jackson, 50 backstroke, 6. 30.67; 100 freestyle, 11. 57.56.
Ethan Phan, 200 IM, 7. 2:41.00; 100 breaststroke, 9. 1:27.49.
Jemma Baldwin, 200 IM, 8. 2:24.12; 100 freestyle, 20. 59.39.
Maximiliano Remmele, 100 backstroke, 10. 58.52.
Mason Jimenez, 100 backstroke, 12. 59.72; 200 freestyle, 14. 1:54.21.
Catalina Akpabio, 50 backstroke, 14. 37.34; 100 freestyle, 21. 1:14.34.
Connor Jimenez, 200 freestyle, 15. 1:54.21.
Maximiliano Remmele, 200 freestyle, 16. 2:08.70.

Barracudas’ Trace Colton of North Palm Beach won three more events in the 100 freestyle in 51.40, 200 IM in 2:10.04 and anchored the winning 11-12 200-yard freestyle relay.

SATURDAY SESSION 2 RESULTS
TEAM TOTALS
COMBINED: 1. Gators 464.5, 2. Barracudas 462, 3. Stingrays 378.5, 4. Sharks 377.

GIRLS: 1. Sharks 195, 2. Barracudas 188.5, 3. Gators 187.5, 4. Stingrays 159.

BOYS: 1. Gators 217, 2. Barracudas 209.5, 3. Stingrays 157.5, 4. Sharks 148.

GIRLS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Grace Goodman, Gators 31.73, 14. Catalina Akpabio, Sharks 37.34, 15. Sienna Cavaretta, Barracudas 37.98; 11-12, 1. Mia Pistanek, Barracudas 29.46, 6. Ellie Jackson, Sharks 30.67.

100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Ella Gotham, Gators 59.11; 4. Laila Harran, Barracudas 1:00.38, 6. Jen Amores, Sharks 1:01.12.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Sarah Fiama, Gators 59.92, 21. Catalina Akpabio, Sharks 1:14.34; 11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, Rays 51.84, 3. Jia Amores, Sharks 55.90, 11. Ellie Jackson, Sharks 57.56, 20. Jemma Baldwin, Gators 59.39.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Jenna Frost, Sharks 1:53.54, 3. Jen Amores, Sharks 1:56.85.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Purdey Cotterill, Stingrays 1:21.09; 11-12, 1. Avery Chritel, Barracuda 1:11.00; 13-14, 1. Emma Han, Barracudas 1:05.52, 7. Elise Dinehart, Sharks 1:11.69,17. Laila Harran, Barracudas 1:18.08.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Sarah Fiama, Gators 2:32.57, 8. Sienna Cavaretta, Barracudas 2:48.49; 11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, Rays 2:15.86; 2. Jia Amores, Sharks 2:19.13, 8. Jemma Baldwin, Gators 2:24.12.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Makala Milburn, Rays 4:40.50, 2. Audrey Sorensen, Sharks 4:40.61, 3. Elise Dinehart, Sharks 4:48.64.

200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Gators 1:54.57, 2. Sharks 1:54.84, 3. Barracudas 1:57.52.
11-12, 1. Stingrays 1:40.00, 2. Sharks 1:44.79 (Ellia Wolfe, Jia Amores, Jillian Crenshaw, Denise Paul), 3. Barracudas 1:45.51.
13-14, 1. Sharks 1:38.58 (Angelina Lista, Jenna Frost, Peyton Brooks, Jen Amores), 2. Gators 1:40.58, 3. Barracudas 1:40.83 (Sonja Petrov, Victoria Edgar, Madison Abinuman, Laila Harran).

BOYS
50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Lorenz Fahnenschmidt, Stingrays 31.33; 11-12, 1. Noah Walker, Gators 27.72.

100-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Krish Jain, Gators 53.45, 10. Maximiliano Remmele, Barracudas 58.52, 12. Mason Jimenez, Barracudas 59.72.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Luca Bausher, Gators 59.94; 11-12, 1. Trace Colton, Barracudas 51.40.

200-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Dillon Brigman, Gators 1:43.58, 14. Mason Jimenez, Sharks 1:54.21, 15. Connor Jimenez, Barracudas 1:54.87, 16. Maximiliano Remmele, Barracudas 2:08.70.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Bradshaw Shoemaker, Sharks 1:18.72, 9. Ethan Phan, Barracudas 1:27.49; 11-12, 1. Trey Davis, Stingrays 1:07.97; 13-14, 1. Liam Roberts, Gators 1:00.45.

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Bradshaw Shoemaker, Sharks 2:29.99, 7. Ethan Phan, Barracudas 2:41.00; 11-12, 1. Trace Colton, Barracudas 2:10.04.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Jackson Irwin, Sharks 4:13.36.

200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Barracudas 1:52.07, 2. Gators 1:54.67, 3. Sharks 1:55.31.
11-12, 1. Barracudas 1:37.26 (Max Ong, Luca Gray, Bryce Griffith, Trace Colton), 2. Gators 1:38.79, 3. Stingrays 1:41.37.
13-14, 1. Barracudas 1:28.84, 2. Gators A 1:29.15, 3. Gators B 1:31.32.

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

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

SOFLO Sweeps Combined, Men, Women Team Titles To Capture Ninth Title At FGC Short Course Swimming Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, March 19, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club rose to the occasion on the fourth and final day of the Florida Gold Coast Short Course Swimming Senior Championships Sunday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO swept the combined, men and women’s team titles and captured its ninth combined team title in the team’s history.

Already leading the combined and women’s categories after three days, the men’s team overtook early leader Azura Florida Aquatics on the final day to make it a clean sweep.

SOFLO, with talent and depth, won the combined with 1,981 points. Azura was second with 1,033. They were the only teams to crack the 1,000-point barrier.

SOFLO women won with 1,101, the only team to break 1,000 points. FAST was runnerup with 721.

In the closest team competition, SOFLO men came up big to win with 880 points ahead of Azura with 862.

Among SOFLO top finishers on Sunday were:

Maddie Smutny won the 200-yard butterfly in 2:02.85. Elena Dinehart was third in 2:04.61.

Olivia Dinehart won the 100-yard freestyle in 50.87 and 200-yard breaststroke in 2:13.94. She was also second in the 100-yard individual medley in 51.03.

Elena Dinehart was second in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:02.36.

Honduran Olympian Julio Horrego won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:00.26 just ahead of Giulian Martin of Hurricanes Swimming in 2:00.95. Javier Colmenares was third in 2:02.91. Horrego was also second in the 100 IM in 50.20.

Ricardo Roche was third in the 200-yard backstroke in 1:49.14. Austin Nelson was fourth in 1:52.46.

There were several other standout swims by top Florida Gold Coast swimmers.

Dylan Smiley of Miami Country Day was a double winner in the 200-yard buttrfly in 1:46.25 and 100-yard IM in 49.56.

Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:55.97.

Ekaterina Malyshev of Wahoos of Wellington won the 100-yard individual medley in 50.87.

Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics won the 100-yard freestyle in a 15-16 national age group record 41.96.

Yeziel Morales of Azura won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:44.13.

SOFLO was among 33 teams from Broward, Palm Beach and Metro-Dade competing over four days. In addition to host SOFLO, FGC teams competing are: Azura, Blue Marlins, Boca Raton, Bravo, Coral Springs, Eagle Aquatics, FAST, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatic Team, Hialeah, Hurricane Aquatics, Jupiter Dragons, Lake Lytal Lightning, Martin County, Metro Aquatics, Miami Country Day, Miami Swimming, Midtown Weston, North Miami, North Palm Beach, Olympus, PAQ, Pine Crest, Plantation, Pompano Beach Piranhas, Ransom Everglades, St. Andrew’s Aquatics, Sunrise Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale, TS Aquatics and Wellington.

SUNDAY RESULTS
COMBINED: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,981, 2. Azura Florida Aquatics 1,033, 3. FAST 922, 4. Pine Crest 728.5, 5. Eagle Aquatics 710, 6. TS Aquatics 696.5, 7. Plantation 478.5, 8. Ransom Everglades 424, 9. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 353, 10. Wellington 331.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 880, 2. Azura 862, 3. Eagle Aquatics 539.5, 4. Ransom Everglades 353, 5. Hurricane Aquatics 329.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 1,101, 2. FAST 721, 3. Pine Crest 643, 4. TS Aquatics 446.5, 5. Wellington 272.

WOMEN
200-yard butterfly: 1. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 2:02.85, 2. Emma Herrera, FAST 2:02.98, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:04.61; SOFLO: 5. Michelle Marinheiro 2:08.04, 6. Gabriella DeLuna 2:08.38, 16. Tania Mantilla 2:24.11.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 50.87, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, FAST 51.03, 3. Erin Miller, PC 52.02; SOFLO: 10. Natalie Gembicki 53.37, 15. Maddie Smutny 53.06, 19. Ana Villamil 54.23.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:13.94, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:14.35, 3, Ekaterina Malyshev, WOW 2:16.11; SOFLO: 9. Sophia Grubbs 2:27.94, 11. Ana Villamil 2:24.43, 15. Sabrina Osorio 2:30.63.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:55.97, 2. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:02.36, 3. Erin Miller, PC 2:07.01; SOFLO: 8. Gabriella DeLuna 2:09.42, 9. Izzy Wilson 2:11.59.

100-yard individual medley: 1. Ekaterina Malyshev, WOW 50.87, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 51.03, 3. Alyssa Bozzuto, FAST 52.02; SOFLO: 7. Gabriella DeLuna 52.86, 8. Natalie Gembicki 52.87, 14. Sophia Grubbs 1:01.74, 16. Valerie Vank 1:02.02, 24. Izzy Wilson 1:04.05.

MEN
200-yard butterfly: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCD 1:46.25, 2. Yeziel Morales, AZ 1:47.23, 3. Davidson Vincent, AZ 1:48.82; SOFLO: 9. Alejandro Mateus 1:56.84, 12. Wisthon Rendon 1:55.34, 14. Enrique Rodriguez 1:56.87.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 41.96, 2. Leif Bouwman, JDST 44.64, 3. Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula, EA 45.89.

200-yard breaststroke: 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 2:00.26, 2. Giulian Martin, CANE 2:00.95, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 2:02.91; SOFLO: 7. Manny Melendez 2:06.53, 19. Stephen Kim 2:14.39, 23. Derek Hau 2:16.13, 25. Abraham Penaloza 2:18.20.

200-yard backstroke: 1. Yeziel Morales, AZ 1:44.13, 2. Kaii Winkler, EA 1:45.91, 3. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:49.14; SOFLO: 4. Austin Nelson 1:52.46, 9. Wisthon Rendon 1:55.19, 10. Jaden Amores 1:57.99, 18. Alejandro Mateus 2:01.55, 25. Nicholas Pelaez 2:01.52.

100-yard individual medley: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCD 49.56, 2. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 50.20, 3. Finn Winkler, EA 50.63; SOFLO: 6. Luciano Gonzalez 52.62, 10. Ricardo Roche 53.24, 14. Javier Colmenares 52.91, 18. Manny Melendez 53.79, 22. Derek Hau 55.71.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Shine At FGC Swimming Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, March 18, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club is sitting pretty going into the fourth and final day of the Florida Gold Coast Swimming Senior Championships at Academic Village Pool.

With one day to go, South Florida Aquatic Club has all but clinched its ninth combined team title in team history.

SOFLO has pulled away with 1,461 points, the only team to crack 1,000. Azura Florida Aquatics is second with 830 and Flood Aquatics Swim Team (FAST) with 728.

SOFLO women lead with 803 points followed by FAST with 579 and Pine Crest Swim Team with 490.

SOFLO men are second with 658 behind Azura with 683 and Eagle Aquatics is third with 379.5. At one point Saturday night, Azura and SOFLO were tied at 554 points.

SOFLO’s talent and depth has had the swimmers shining throughout the meet.

Among SOFLO top finishers on Saturday were:

Olivia Dinehart was second in the 200 IM in 2:03.01 and was third in the 500 freestyle in 4:59.21. Dinehart was among four swimmers in the Top 10 of the 200 IM.

Ana Villamil was fourth in the 50 freestyle in 24.11 and fifth in the 200 IM in 2:08.02.

Elena Dinehart was third in the 100 backstroke in 57.06 and fifth in the 500 freestyle in 5:02.48.

Maddie Smutny was fourth in the 500 freestyle in 5:01.67. SOFLO has five swimmers in the Top 11 in the 500.

SOFLO women were second in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay in 3:29.60 with Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny and Natalie Gembicki.

SOFLO men were also second in the 4×100-yard freestyle relay in 3:01.57 with Ricardo Roche, Aldo Zepeda, Luciano Gonzalez and Julio Horrego.

Ricardo Roche was third against a strong 100 backstroke field in 50.16.

Javier Colmenares was third in the 200 IM in 1:51.94.

Julio Horrego was second in the 50 freestyle in 20.19 and Luciano Gonzalez was third in 20.38

There were several standout swims by top Florida Gold Coast swimmers.

Kaii Winkler, 16, of Eagle Aquatics won three individual events and anchored the winning 4×100-yard freestyle relay with a 42.33 split. Winkler won the 100 backstroke in 48.95, 50-yard freestyle in 19.44 and 500-yard freestyle in 4:23.95, illustrating the U.S. junior national team swimmer’s wide range of versatility.

University of Florida-bound Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest Swimming was a back-to-back double winner and anchored Pine Crest’s winning 4×100-yard freestyle that won in 3:28.32 with teammates Erin Miller, Sara Lin and Riley Botting.

Podkoscielny won the 100-yard backstroke in 53.68 and 200-yard individual medley in 1:59.73.

Other individual winners were Alyssa Bozzuto of FAST in the 50 freestyle in 23.36; Botting in the 500-yard freestyle in 4:54.39; and Yeziel Morales of Azura in the 200 IM in 1:47.91.

The meet concludes Sunday with another day of full scheduled events. Prelims are 8:30 a.m. and finals 5 p.m.

SOFLO is among thirty-three teams from Broward, Palm Beach and Metro-Dade competing over four days. In addition to host SOFLO, FGC teams competing are: Azura, Blue Marlins, Boca Raton, Bravo, Coral Springs, Eagle Aquatics, FAST, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatic Team, Hialeah, Hurricane Aquatics, Jupiter Dragons, Lake Lytal Lightning, Martin County, Metro Aquatics, Miami Country Day, Miami Swimming, Midtown Weston, North Miami, North Palm Beach, Olympus, PAQ, Pine Crest, Plantation, Pompano Beach Piranhas, Ransom Everglades, St. Andrew’s Aquatics, Sunrise Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale, TS Aquatics and Wellington.

FRIDAY RESULTS
COMBINED: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,461, 2. Azura 830, 3. FAST 728, 4. TS Aquatics 595.5, 5. Pine Crest 566.5, 6. Eagle Aquatics 489, 7. Plantation 410.5, 8. Ransom Everglades 344, 9. St. Andrew’s 274, 10. Hurricane Aquatics 260.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Azura 683, 2. SOFLO 658, 3. Eagle Aquatics 379.5, 4. Ransom Everglades 278, 5. Hurricane Aquatics 260.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 803, 2. FAST 579, 3. Pine Crest 490, 4. TS Aquatics 376.5, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 185.

WOMEN
100-yard backstroke: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 53.68, 2. Ava Fasano, FAST 55.81, 3. Elena Dinehart, PC 57.08; SOFLO: 11. Gabriella DeLuna 59.57, 14. Maddie Smutny 1:00.95, 23. Izzy Wilson 1:02.53, 29. Tania Mantilla 1:03.35.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 1:59.73, 2. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:03.01, 3. Emma Herrera, FAST 2:04.20; SOFLO: 5. Ana Villamil 2:08.02, 6. Natalie Gembicki 2:08.79, 10. Gabriella DeLuna 2:10.45, 18. Sophia Grubbs 2:12.37.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Alyssa Bozzuto, FAST 23.36, 2. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 23.65, 3. Ava Fasano, FAST 23.85; SOFLO: 4. Ana Villamil 24.11, 12. Natalie Gembecki 24.36, 20. Maddie Smutny 25.30.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Riley Botting, PC 4:54.39, 2. Erin Miller, PC 4:58.32, 3. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 4:59.21; SOFLO: 4. Maddie Smutny 5:01.67, 5. Elena Dinehart 5:02.48, 6. Izzy Wilson 5:02.66, 11. Natalie Gembicki 5:05.32, 15. Michelle Marinheiro 5:08.12, 21. Amelie Bicerne 5:17.63, 24. Tania Mantilla 5:20.98, 27. Sarah Vasquez 5:25.54.

4×100-yard freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:28.32 (Julia Podkoscielny, Erin Miller, Sara Lin, Riley Botting) 3:28.32, 2. SOFLO 3:29.60 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki), 3. TS Aquatics 3:30.40, 7. SOFLO B 3:36.42 (Ana Villamil, Michelle Marinheiro, Sophia Grubbs, Gabriella DeLuna).

MEN
100-yard backstroke: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 48.95, 2. Noah Smith, FAST 49.90, 3. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 50.16; SOFLO: 5. Aldo Zepeda 50.90, 12. Austin Nelson 52.25, 13. Wisthon Rendon 52.34, 16. Jaden Amores 52.88, 19. Alejandro Mateus 53.51.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Yeziel Morales, AZU 1:47.91, 2. Finn Winkler, EA 1:50.69, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:51.94; SOFLO: 18. Enrique Rodriguez 1:58.45, 19. Wisthon Rendon 1:58.52, 30. Jaden Amores 2:04.52.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 19.44, 2. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 20.19, 3. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 20.38; SOFLO: 13. Aldo Zepeda 21.43.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 4:23.85, 2. Yeziel Morales, AZ 4:29.10, 3. Diego Dulieu, AZ 4:29.45; SOFLO: 8. Austin Nelson 4:38.91, 15. Enrique Rodriguez 4:45.91, 16. Felix Gonzalez 4:46.84, 17. Manny Melendez 4:47.17.

4×100-yard freestyle relay: 1. Eagle Aquatics 3:00.01 (Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula, Finn Winkler, Peyton Selts, Kaii Winkler, 42.33 split), 2. SOFLO 3:01.57 (Ricardo Roche, Aldo Zepeda, Luciano Gonzalez, Julio Horrego), 3. Azura 3:02.18, 7. SOFLO B 3:11.29 (Javier Colmenares, Luis Salazar Del Campo, Wisthon Rendon, Manny Melendez).

IF YOU GO
What: Florida Gold Coast Swimming Senior Championships.

When: Sunday.

Where: Academic Village Pool, 17191 SW 171st Avenue, Pembroke Pines.

Timeline: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., 7 a.m. warmup and finals 5 p.m., 3:30 p.m. warmup.

Admission: $5. Admission allows spectators to enter the pool deck only with the barricaded areas.

Of note: SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club are hosting the meet. The meet is being live streamed. The pool deck and parking lot is being monitored by security. For more information or questions call 954-538-3721 or go to SoFloMeets@swim4soflo.com.

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