SOFLO’s Izzy Wilson Wins Swim Miami Women’s 5K Title

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, April 17, 2023–South Florida Aquatic Club’s Izzy Wilson won the Swim Miami women’s 5K race Sunday at Miami Marine Stadium.

Wilson, 16, won the 3.1-mile race in 59 minutes and 39 seconds. She topped a field of 95 women and was ninth overall among a mixed field of 254.

SOFLO teammate Amelie Bicerne, 15, was 38th in the 5K in 1:10:14. She was 13th out of 95 women and 38th overall.

In the 800 meter race Camila Canelon finished in 18:23. She was fifth in her age group, 11th among 54 women and 20th overall.

SOFLO coaches also flexed their muscles in the open water mile.

Jessica Rodriguez, competing in her first open water event since 2013, finished in 23:43. She was fifth among 132 women, second in her age group among 39 women and 19th overall among a field of 364.

George Mersinger finished 104th in 38:22. He was 282nd out of 364 and 117th among the men’s field.

WOMEN 5K RESULTS

1. Izzy Wilson, SOFLO 59:39, 2. Jade Marquis 59:48, 3. Rosalie Gauvin 59:53, 4. Delphine Piatera-Mercier 1:01.08, 5. Laurence Michaud 1:01:12; SOFLO: 38. Amelie Bicerne 1:10:14.
   MEN 5K RESULTS
2. Sebastian Gonzalez Barboza 53:47, 2. Edouard Duffy 54:04, 3. Elias Segovia 55:22, 4. Walid Benzaazoua 55:42, 5. Victor Perron 55:44.
   WOMEN 10K RESULTS
3. Fatima Portillo, Azura 2:06:04, 2. Penelope Harvey 2:06:12, 3. Madeleine Anderson 2:13:56, 4. Rachel Werking 2:19:41, 5. Francesca Smart 2:25:51; Other notables: 6. Lisa Childers 2:30.02, 22. Merle Livand 2:36:12, 24. Vanessa Bonebrake 2:36:47.
   MEN 10K RESULTS
4. Maximiliano Paccot, Azura 1:52:38, 2. Philippe Lacasse 1:52:43, 3. Bruno Paquet 1:55:48, 4. Mathis Bourbonnais 2:02:45, 5. Ricardo Valdivia 2:07:41: Other notables, 14. David Zubero 2:22:35, 28. David Boudreau 2:43:10.

Sharon Robb can be reached at Sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Schleicher, Lesage, Martin, Fermayer Lead SOFLO Swimmers At P.O.W.E.R Challenge

By Sharon Robb

POMPANO BEACH, September 1, 2018–Despite challenging open water race conditions, Mallory Schleicher was top finisher for the South Florida Aquatic Club Saturday at the P.O.W.E.R. (Piranhas Open Water Extreme Race) Challenge at Pompano Beach Pier.

Schleicher, 14, a freshman at Cooper City High School, was second among women and sixth overall in the 5K in 1 hour, 18 minutes and 9 seconds. Mariangela Cincotti, 15, won the women’s 3.1-mile race in 1:15.04.

SOFLO teammate Lance Lesage, 15, was fourth in 1:14:49 and youngest among the top four finishers. Lesage won the 15-18 age group title. Ricardo Valdivia, 53, won the men’s title in 1:07:58.

SOFLO’s Jennifer Martin, 37, making her 5K open water debut, won the 30-39 age group title in 1:44:06. She was 13th among the women’s field and 39th overall in a field of 71 long distance swimmers.

SOFLO masters swimmer Julia Fermayer, 40, won her 40-49 age group in 1:56:16, was 16th among the women’s field and 49th overall.

SOFLO’s Gina Grant, 20, was 15th among women in 1:56.00. She was also 48th overall and third in the 19-29 age group.

SOFLO coach George Mersinger finished seventh in his age group in 37:03.

The event was sanctioned by the World Open Water Swim Association and sponsored by Pompano Piranhas, Inc., Pompano Piranhas Swim Team, City of Pompano Beach.

P.O.W.E.R CHALLENGE RESULTS
5K SWIM
OVERALL MEN: 1. Ricardo Valdivia, 1:07:58, 2. Julian Iturbe 1:11:30, 3. Alex Marquez 1:14:17, 4. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 1:14:19, 5. Edson Lima, 1:18:45, 6. Samuel Ospina 1:18:55, 7. Ethan Di-Egidio 1:20:27, 8. David Zubero 1:20.44, 9. Caleb Downey 1:22:12, 10. Ronald Hache 1:23:45, 11. Andy Rogatinsky 1:24:31, 12. Todd Wilson 1:28:18, 13. Jeff Colarusso 1:29:46, 14. David Boudreau 1:29:56, 15. Nate Nevid 1:30.07; Others: 20. Cameron Taddonio 1:36:30.

AGE GROUP:
14-and-under, 1. Ian Meiselman 1:31:45, 2. Charles Wingold 1:33:37, 3. Vlad Zarytov 1:43:30.

15-18, 1. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 1:14:49, 2. Samuel Ospina 1:18:55, 3. Ethan Di-Egidio 1:20:27, 7. Cameron Taddonio 1:36:30.

19-29: 1. Edson Lima 1:18:45, 2. Jeff Colarusso 1:29:46.

30-39: 1. Todd Wilson 1:28:18, 2. Marius Popovici 1:37:07, 3. Edmund Haskins 1:57:40.

40-49: 1. Robert Declerq 1:37:31, 2. Matt Ringler 1:42:07, 3. Matthew Sabo 1:47:35.

50-59, 1. David Zubero 1:20:44, 2. Trey Seibold 1:31:42, 3. Tom Jones 1:48:07.

60-69, 1. David Boudreau 1:29:56, 2. Nate Nevid 1:30:07, 3. Carlos Lloreda 1:32:12.

70-79: 1. David Putnam 2:04:01.

OVERALL WOMEN:
1. Mariangela Cincotti 1:15:04, 2. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 1:18:09, 3. Flora Beleznay 1:21:50, 4. Gabriella Chambers 1:21:53, 5. Isabella Chambers, 1:23:16, 6. Natalia Sarmiento 1:24:15, 7. Merle Livand 1:24:17, 8. Rylie Barnhardt 1:26:05, 9. Sarah Acevedo 1:33:44, 10. Kaiana Kibler 1:33:47, 11. Lindsay Potts 1:39:39, 12. Kellie Roedig 1:43:18, 13. Jennifer Martin 1:44:06, 14. Cathy Mancino 1:47.33, 15. Gina Grant, SOFLO 1:56:00.

AGE GROUP:
14-and-under, 1. Isabella Chambers 1:23:16, 2. Rylie Barnhadt 1:26:05, 3. Sarah Acevedo 1:33:44, 4. Lindsay Potts 1:39:39, 5. Callie Jordan 1:56:52.

15-18: 1. Gabriella Chambers 1:21:53, 2. Natalia Sarmiento 1:24:15, 3. Kaiana Kibler 1:33:47.

19-29: 1. Merle Livand 1:24:17, 2. Kellie Roedig 1:43:18, 3. Gina Grant 1:56:00.

30-39: 1. Jennifer Martin, SOFLO 1:44:06, 2. Sara Windrem 2:05:34, 3. Katherine Arrizza 2:10:58.

40-49: 1. Julia Fermayer, SOFLO 1:56:16, 2. Debra Robenhymer 2:18:26.

50-59: 1. Andrea Woodburn 1:56:35, 2. Erika Plosa 2:19:25.

60-69: 1. Cathy Mancino 1:47:33, 2. Nancy Kryka 1:58:30, 3. Christine Crotty 2:20:25.

ONE MILE SWIM
OVERALL MEN: 1. Pedro Chiancone 22:04, 2. Ramses Rodriguez 22:18, 3. Ethan Roach 22:25, 4. Connor Jones 22:26, 5. Miguel Angel Caballer 22:31, 6. Brandon Moran 22:41, 7. Zachary Moore 22:54, 8. Lucas Kravchenko 22:58, 9. Max Fermayer 23:15, 10. Santiago Gomez 23:16.

AGE GROUP:
14-and-under: 1. Max Fermayer 23:15, 2. Marcus Szabo 24:48, 3. Steven Gary 24:51.

15-18: 1. Connor Jones 22:26, 2. Miguel Angel Caballero 22:41, 3. Brandon Moran 22:41.

19-29: 1. Bryan Moran 27:01, 2. Gustavo Rasia 27:24, 3. Thomas Sturman 30:14.

30-39: 1. Jose Hernandez 27:15, 2. Daniel Lechtman 31:50, 3. Robert Schlorff 42:05.

40-49: 1. Todd Armbruster 28:05, 2. Luiz Andrade:08, 3. Michael Strong 32:51.

50-59: 1. Karl Kolb 28:13, 2. Gal Alony 32:56, 3. Juan Diaz 38:38.

60-69: 1. Ed Boaz 28:13, 2. Gary Curson 29:15, 3. Stuart Pechter 32:41, 7. George Mersinger, SOFLO 37:03.

OVERALL WOMEN: 1. Isabella Taylor 23:49, 2. Erin Miller 23:56, 3. Patricia Casellas 24:25, 4. Amanda Kopas 24:28, 5. Adrianna Baone 24:31, 6. Lucia Miller 24:47, 7. Mariana Cote 24:52, 8. Hanna Smith 24:58, 9. Anabela Shearer 25:07, 10. Isabella Salvo 25:20, 11. Solana Capalbo 25:29, 12. Emma Twombly 25:34.

AGE GROUP:

14-and-under: 1. Mariana Cote 24:52, 2. Anabela Shearer 25:07, 3. Emma Twombly 25:34, 17. Mariana Pinto 29:16, 18. Fiorella Di Salvo 29:57.

15-18: 1. Amanda Kopas 24:28, 2. Adrianna Barone 24:31, 3. Lucia Miller 24:47.

19-29: 1. Madelene Finks 28:07, 2. Adrian Horrigan 33:13, 3. Nicole Boucher 38:19.

30-39: 1. Alexandra Thomas 27:35, 2. Vanessa Bonebrake 33:15, 3. Leigh Kamens 36:07.

40-49: 1. Maete Porto 31:13, 2. Shawna Camilleri 38:55, 3. Catherine Shapiro 40:59.

50-59: 1. Kim Nordheim 27:42, 2. Lisa Dougherty 36:34, 3. Eleni Taylor 38:31.

60-69: 1. Fran Hare 32:44, 2. Nancy Famulari 39:32, 3. Alicia Deya 39:44.

500-METERS
OVERALL MEN: 1. Gregory Nordheim 9:53, 2. Andy Kravchenko 11:12, 3. Kolby Hardin, 11:20, 4. Mateo Shearer 11:27, 5. Liam Scott 12:26, 6. Adriano Brunetti 12:54, 7. Maximo Otazu 13:03, 8. Gustavo Padilla 13:06, 9. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 13:06, 10. Andrew Smith 13:08.

AGE GROUP:
8-and-under, 1. Benjamin Cupid 15:49, 2. Jack Morrison 17:46, 3. Peter Zarytov 20:38.

9-10, 1. Adriano Brunetti 12:54, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 13:06, 3. Surfiel Santiago 13:12, 4. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 13:15, 6. Connor Jimenez, SOFLO 13:26, 9. Martin Petkov 15:00, 12. Matthew Jimenez, SOFLO 17:44.

11-12, 1. Mateo Shearer 11:27, 2. Liam Scott 12:26, 3. Maximo Otazu 13:03.

13-99, 1. Max Xu 14:54, 2. John Parente 19:12, 3. Nate Crouch 23:21.

OVERALL WOMEN: 1. Alanis Santiago 11:22, 2. Carleigh Schleicher, SOFLO 11:30, 3. Valentina Foster 12:25, 4. Roseanne Rodriguez 12:47, 5. Isabella Bengala 12:51, 6. Alina Hardt 12:51, 7. Rosalia Pietra 13:29, 8. Sabina Pietra 14:07, 9. Nikki Wood 14:24, 10. Lucia Lanco 14:34.

AGE GROUP:

8-and-under, 1. Sabina Pietra 14:07, 2. Alina Rodriguez 15:26, 3. Jordan Evans, SOFLO 16:37, 4. Shelby Evans, SOFLO 16:41, 5. Saree Young, SOFLO 16:46.

9-10, 1. Rosalia Pietra 13:29, 2. Nikki Wood 14:24, 3. Lucia Blanco 14:34, 10. Meri Potts 20:34.

13-99, 1. Roseanne Rodriguez 12:47, 2. Isabella Bengala 12:51, 3. Alina Hardt 12:51.737.

100-METERS
OVERALL BOYS: 1. Liam Fothergill 3:01, 2. Seamus Huck 3:41, 3. Henrik Fothergill 4:26.

AGE GROUP: 5-6: 1. Arseniy Sorokin 5:20.

OVERALL GIRLS: 1. Lily Mirones 2:24, 2. Jemma Baldwin 3:24, 3. Eva Milevska 4:10.

AGE GROUP: 5-6, 1. Wendy Pietra 4:29; 7-8, 1. Giselle Baduy 4:31; 50-and-under, 1. Faith Moberg 5:04, 2. Maria Nunez 5:05.

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

SOFLO’s Mallory Schleicher Captures Overall Title At Swim Fort Lauderdale Beach

By Sharon Robb

FORT LAUDERDALE, January 22, 2018—In less than ideal race conditions, Mallory Schleicher of South Florida Aquatic Club won the overall title Sunday in the Swim Fort Lauderdale Beach Open Water Mile Swim.

Schleicher, 14, of Cooper City won the overall, women’s and 13-14 age group titles in 22 minutes and 36.3.

The rising young star in open water swimming outsprinted Wellington’s Ashley Cozad, a 16-year-old, in 22:41.

One of the youngest swimmers in the field of 162 swimmers, Schleicher was first among 57 women and also won her age group that featured 10 swimmers including two who were unable to finish.

Schleicher was able to master extremely rough seas and strong current including an undertow that got the best of many good swimmers who were unable to finish despite wearing wet suits. There were wind gusts of 15 to 20-mile per hour, 5-foot waves and 73-degree weather.

SOFLO age group coach George Mersinger, 64, of Miramar was 88th overall, 59th among men and seventh in his age group in 38:26.

SOFLO masters swimmer Gina Grant, 20, of Pembroke Pines won the women’s division in the Special Olympics 1-Mile in 40:07 that would have placed her 98th out of 141 women swimmers.

The Ft. Lauderdale event is part of the South Florida Swim Series.

SUNDAY RESULTS

OVERALL: 1. Mallory Schleicher, South Florida Aquatic Club 22:36, 2. Ashley Cozad, Wellington 22:41, 3. Tom Debevec, Albuquerque, N.M. 23:26, 4. Alan Svensen, Aventura 23:36, 5. Andrew Farrell, Raleigh, N.C. 23:52, 6. Anna Auld, West Palm Beach 24:09, 7. Rylie Barnhardt, Fort Lauderdale 24:10, 8. Victor Mestre, Key Biscayne 24:49, 9. Samantha Trodick, Sunrise 25:05, 10. Yacceri Leal, North Miami Beach 25:10.

MEN: 1. Tom Debevec 23:26, 2. Alan Svensen 23:36, 3. Andrew Farrell 23:52, 4. Victor Mestre 24:49, 5. Yacceri Leal 25:10, 88. George Mersinger, SOFLO 38:26.

WOMEN: 1. Mallory Schleicher 22:36, 2. Ashley Cozad, 22:41, 3. Anna Auld 24:09, 4. Rylie Barnhardt 24:10, 5. Samantha Trodick 25:05.

ONE MILE SPECIAL OLYMPICS: WOMEN: 1. Gina Grant, South Florida Aquatic Club 40:07, 2. Julie Finlon 62:38; MEN: 1. Gregg Dedic 34:45, 2. Peter Vila 39:49, 3. Gianni Mercado 40:05.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo

SOFLO Shines At Pompano Beach Piranhas Open Water Extreme Race

By Sharon Robb

September 4, 2017—-South Florida Aquatic Club was well-represented at the Sept. 2 Pompano Beach Piranhas Open Water Extreme Race that featured 5K, one mile, 500-meter and 100-meter swims off Pompano Beach.

SOFLO’s Mallory Schleicher continued her winning ways by placing first in the women’s 5-mile 14-and-under category and second overall with a time of 1:21:47.483.

The race was swum in one direction and the entire 5K was against the current. That is part of the challenge of open water racing and what makes it interesting, according to SOFLO coach George Mersinger.

In the 1-mile race, SOFLO swimmers Lucas Porven and his sister Giada both made their open water debut and had amazing results.

Lucas Porven placed fourth among 11-year- olds and 15th in the 14-and-under age group with a time of 24:06.023.

Giada Porven was the youngest competitor in the mile swim at 9 years old and placed first among 10-and-under girls and 14th in the 14- and-under category with a time of 26:34.533.

SOFLO coach George Mersinger also swam the mile and finished in 32:02.477 that placed him fifth in the 60-69 age group and 93rd overall for males.

5K RESULTS

WOMEN OVERALL: 1. Kensey McMahon 1:17:36, 2. Mallory Schleicher 1:21:47, 3. Blair Stoneburg 1:23:55.

14-and-under, 1. Isabella Taylor 1:29:48, 2. Gaby Chambers 1:30:11, 3. Sarah Acevedo 1:32:06.

15-18, 1. Barbara Bernal 1:27.56, 2. Abigail Bush 1:28.58, 3. Adriana Rodriguez 1:33:52.

19-29: 1. Monica Sita 2:10:42.

30-39: 1. Julie Corpe 1:43:20, 2. Lynda Micheletti 2:24:02.

40-49: 1. Suzanne Dearworth 1:38:04, 2. Lisa Devona 2:09:10, 3. Debra Robenhymer 2:12:53.

50-59: 1. Karl Kolb 1:50:21, 2. Daniel Messinger 1:54:15, 3. Kathleen Casey 2:02:12.

60-69: 1. Cathy Mancino 1:59:58, 2. Karen Lewin 2:15:20.

MEN OVERALL: 1. Ricardo Valdivia 1:14:35, 2. Mattheus Santos 1:14:40, 3. Tyler Zuyus 1:18:01.

14-and-under, 1. Steven Grady 1:25:14, 2. Emilio Barrantes 1:28:23.

15-18, 1. Andres Lares 1:18:10, 2. Andy Rogatinsky 1:24:08, 3. Alex Marquez 1:25:32.

19-29, 1. Cecilio Moreta 1:19:01, 2. Felipe Gomez 1:22.22, 3. Jeffrey Colarusso 1:33:39.

30-39, 1. Francisco Ramos 1:35:20, 2. Edmund Haskins 1:58:30.

40-49, 1. Rob Abcug 1:32:16, 2. Eddie Ames 1:43:30, 3. Matt Sabo 1:52:01.

50-59, 1. David Boudreau 1:34:59, 2. John Adair 1:49:45, 3. Richard Schoenborn 2:06:10.

60-69, 1. Carlos Lloreda 1:38:03, 2. John Peck 1:42:15, 3. Steve Vosilla 1:57:59.

MILE: MEN OVERALL: 1. Raphael Santos 18:47, 2. Santiago Gomez 18:50, 3. Eisner Barberena 19:23; WOMEN OVERALL: 1. Adriana Gooding 21:19, 2. Anabela Shearer 21:23, 3, Nicole Sowell 21:28.

500-METER: MEN OVERALL: 1. Max Fermayer 7:59, 2. Isiah Reilly 8:07, 3. Renzo Nuzzi 8:47; WOMEN OVERALL: 1. Breanna Gonzalez 9:24, 2. Breanna Wood 9:35, 3. Amy Torres 11:31.

100-METER: MEN OVERALL: 1. Liam Fothergill 1:42.177, 2. Benjamin Orna 1:42.327, 3. Christian Baltar 1:55; WOMEN OVERALL: 1. Lexy Bennett 1:32.77, 2. Violette Bennett 1:33.92, 3. Shelby Evans 1:43.00.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com
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Ryan Capote Top South Florida Aquatic Club Finisher At Swim Miami 2014

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

April 19, 2013

Ryan Capote of South Florida Aquatic Club won his age group and was second overall among men’s finishers Saturday at Swim Miami 2014 presented by Nike.

Capote, 16, won his age group (15-16) and was second overall in the mile event in 21 minutes and 31 seconds. Only U.S. national open water team member Joey Pedraza was ahead of Capote winning in 20:17.

SOFLO teammate Leonardo Mateus, 12, defended his title winning the 11-12 age group in 21:36. Mateus was third overall.

SOFLO’s Juan Osorio, 13, was second in the 13-14 age group and was eighth overall in 22:47.

Both Mateus and Osorio had great time drops. Last year Mateus won the 11-12 age group title in 28:26 and Osorio was second in 29:51.

SOFLO age group coach George Mersinger, 61, was fourth in his age group (60-64) in 35:58 and was 125th among men’s finishers and 238th overall.

Pedraza of Azura Florida Aquatics and Power Bar Team Elite pulled off a hat trick by sweeping the men’s titles in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter and 10,000-meter races.

Pedraza, 26, won the 10K win in 1:54:02, the mile in 20:17 and 800 meters in 7:59. He was the only swimmer under two hours in the 10K.

Florencia Melo, 24, of Miami won the women’s 10K title in 2:10.26 ahead of Rose Smiddy, 15, of Aqua Kids Sharks in 2:17:56.

William Pisani, 16, of Lake Lytal Lightning won the overall 5K title in 1:00.56. Teammate Richard Andrews, 21, was third in 1:01:12.

Nicole Urquidi, 16, of Miami won the women’s 5K title in 1:10:12 just ahead of Alexa Rivera, 15, of Boynton Beach in 1:10:17.

Megan Moroney, 16, of St. Andrew’s Swimming passed all but three men and finished with the fastest mile of the day for women in 20:57.

Gaia Fella, 14, of Miami won the women’s 800-meter race ub 10:41.

More than 1,000 swimmers competed in the various races off the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island.

The course was patterned after the 2012 London Olympics open water course. Conditions may be rough because of predicted bad weather.

Race proceeds benefitted the H2Os Foundation (Helping Others Swim).

SATURDAY RESULTS

10K SWIM

OVERALL: 1. Joey Pedraza 1:54:02, 2. Harry Stephenson 2:00:03, 3. Miguel Alberto Portes 2:01:31, 4. Armando Casilla 2:07:37, 5. Florencua Melo 2:10.26, 6. Morgan Wolfe 2:13:02, 7. Luke Smutny 2:15:22, 8. Rose Smiddy 2:17:56, 9. Alan Bell 2:25:08, 10. Christopher Johansen 2:25:15.

WOMEN: 1. Florencia Melo 2:10:26, 2. Rose Smiddy 2:17:56, 3. Katie Kramer 2:31:29, 4. Sonja Koppenwallner 2:32:58, 5. Ginger Tompkins 2:33:01.

MEN: 1. Joey Pedraza 1:54:02, 2. Harry Stephenson 2:00:03, 3. Miguel Alberto Portes 2:01:31, 4. Armando Casilla 2:07:37, 5. Morgan Wolfe 2:13:02.

5K SWIM

OVERALL: 1. William Pisani 1:00:56, 2. Glauco De Oliveira Rangel 1:01:12, 3. Richard Andrews 1:01:12.76, 4. Nick Sharp 1:03:53, 5. Andreas Rintel 1:03:58, 6. Roland Samuelson 1:04:16, 7. Thomas O’Connor 1:04:24, 8. Joseph Perez 1:04:56, 9. Nick Carter 1:05:49, 10. Tamer Ibrahim 1:07:11.

MEN: 1. William Pisani 1:00:56, 2. Glauco De Oliveira 1:01:12, 3. Richard Andrews 1:01:12.76, 4. Nick Sharp 1:03:53, 5. Andreas Rintel 1:03:58.

WOMEN: 1. Nicole Urquidi 1:10:12, 2. Alexa Rivera 1:10:17, 3. Eliana Disla 1:10:33, 4. Jana Mangimelli 1:10:41, 5. Lindsay Manganiello 1:10:45.

MIAMI MILE SWIM

OVERALL: 1. Joey Pedraza 20:17, 2. Megan Moroney 20:57, 3. Alicia Mancilla 21:14, 4. Luane Rowe 21:30, 5. Ryan Capote, SOFLO 21:31, 6. Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 21:36, 7. Carson Fregosi 22:29, 8. Juan Osorio, SOFLO 22:47, 9. Jonathan Rodriguez 22:50, 10. Eric Mattheus 22:56.

MEN: 1. Joey Pedraza 20:17, 2. Ryan Capote, SOFLO 21:31, 3. Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 21:36, 4. Carson Fregosi 22:29, 5. Juan Osorio, SOFLO 22:47.

WOMEN: 1. Megan Moroney 20:57, 2. Alicia Mancilla 21:14, 3. Luane Rowe 21:30, 4. Marin Mullen 23:22, 5. Brenna Ruth 23:44.

800 METERS

OVERALL: 1. Joey Pedraza 7:59, 2. Carlos Dolabella 10:08, 3. Gaia Fella 10:41, 4. Alessandro Marchesani 11:35, 5. Gabriella Marchesani 12:04, 6. Christian Perez 12:05, 7. Matt Poppell 12:12, 8. Nathalie Carby 12:13, 9. Colleen Healy 12:18, 10. Phillip Meira 12:30.

MEN: 1. Joey Pedraza 7:59, 2. Carlos Dolabella 10:08, 3. Alessandro Marchesani 11:35, 4. Christian Perez 12:05, 5. Matt Poppell 12:12.

WOMEN: 1. Gaia Fella 10:41, 2. Gabriella Marchesani 12:04, 3. Nathalie Carby 12:13, 4. Colleen Healy 12:18, 5. Isabel Meira 12:45.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Will Compete Saturday In Swim Miami 2014

WRITTEN BY SHARON ROBB

April 18, 2013

Ryan Capote, Leonardo Mateus and Juan Osorio of South Florida Aquatic Club will compete in the Swim Miami 2014 presented by Nike.

The open water event begins Saturday at 8 a.m. at the Miami Yacht Club on Watson Island.

The first event start is the 800-meter races at 8 a.m. followed by the 10K start at 8:15 a.m., 5K at 10 a.m., and Miami Mile at 10:15 a.m.

The awards ceremonies will be held simultaneously as the events finish.

Last year Mateus won the 11-12 age group title in 28:26 and Osorio was second in 29:51. Mateus was also 11th overall in the entire men’s field.

The trio will be joined by SOFLO age group coach George Mersinger, who will also swim the mile.

The course is patterned after the 2012 London Olympics open water course. Conditions may be rough because of predicted bad weather for the morning.

SOFLO will be joined by other Florida Gold Coast teams Aqua Kids Sharks, Azura Florida Aquatics, Flying Fish, Gulliver, Lake Lytal Lightning, Miami-Dade, St. Andrew’s, Titan Aquatics and Wahoos of Wellington.

Race proceeds benefit the H2Os Foundation (Helping Others Swim).

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com