Baldwin, Pando, Hernandez Top SOFLO Performers At SOFLO & TYR Back To School Meet

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, August 17, 2019–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers got the chance to get in a little racing after summer break and turned in some good results at the SOFLO & TYR Back To School Developmental Meet Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

Jemma Baldwin swept all four events she entered and posted four lifetime-bests.

Baldwin, 8, won the 25-yard butterfly in 17.26 with a time drop of 0.59 seconds; 25-yard backstroke in 19.36 with a time drop of 0.88; 25-yard breaststroke in 22.28 with a time drop of 0.79 and 25-yard freestyle in 15.51 with a time drop of 0.76.

Leah Pando, 13, won three events and finished second in another. She won the 50-yard butterfly in 32.52 with a 2.26 time drop; 50-yard backstroke in 34.49; and 100-yard individual medley in 1:11.65. She was also second in the 50-yard breaststroke in 38.50 with a time drop of 0.22.

Adrian Hernandez, 13, also won three events. He won the 50-yard butterfly in 28.94 with a time drop of 1.90; 50-yard freestyle in 26.14 with a time of 0.72; and 100-yard individual medley in 1:04.84 with a time drop of 2.81. He was also second in the 50-yard backstroke in 31.04 with a time drop of 1.52.

Cherill Royalty, 8, had four second place finishes all with best times.

Isabella Perry, 10, finished second in the 50-yard butterfly in 33.63 with a nice time drop of 4.45 seconds. She was also a member of the winning 100-yard freestyle relay that won in 58.32.

Noah Mejias, 8, had three second place finishes all with best times including a 7.28 seconds in the 25-yard breaststroke.

SOFLO had 64 swimmers (38 boys, 26 girls) in 242 individual events and three relays in the meet.

The meet was for those 14-and-under swimmers who do not have a “B” time in their selected events yet.

SATURDAY RESULTS
GIRLS

25-yard butterfly:
6-and-under: 1. Abigail Rhett, MWA 28.02; 7-8, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 17.26, time drop 0.59; SOFLO: 2. Cherill Royalty 18.19, time drop 1.79, 4. Danielle Brancati 24.99, 5. Christie Ann Lumsden 26.33.

50-yard butterfly:
9-14, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 32.52, time drop 2.26; TOP FIVE SOFLO: 2. Isabella Perry 33.63, time drop 4.45, 3. Dahlia Hirsh 35.08, time drop 0.20, 4. Genesis Escobar 35.37, 5. Francesca Perry 36.03, time drop 1.56.

25-yard backstroke:
6-and-under, 1. Abigial Rhett, MWA 28.72; 7-8, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 19.36, time drop 0.88; SOFLO: 2. Cherill Royalty 21.47, time drop 0.55, 3. Hayeon Song 21.66. time drop 5.67, 4. Danielle Brancati 21.99.

50-yard backstroke:
9-14, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 34.49; SOFLO: 2. Ahana Thakur 36.38, time drop 1.41, 3. Pilar Duranti 36.61, time drop 2.65, 4. Isabella Perry 36.92, time drop 1.41, 5. Alexandra Strong 37.32, time drop 2.14.

25-yard breaststroke:
6-and-under, 1. Abigail Rhett, MWA 34.24; 7-8, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 22.28, time drop 0.79; SOFLO: 2. Cherill Royalty 24.28, time drop 1.85, 3. Hayeon Song 24.81, time drop 10.25, 4. Danielle Brancasti 28.13, 5. Christie Ann Lumsden 28.38.

50-yard breaststroke:
9-14, 1. Dahlia Hirsh, SOFLO 36.84; SOFLO: 2. Leah Pando 38.50, time drop 0.22, 3. Genesis Escobar 42.12, 4. Jordyn Henry 42.32, 5. Alessandra Gendarmi 43.17, time drop 1.25.

25-yard freestyle:
6-and-under, 1. Abigail Rhett, MWA 24.80; 7-8, 1. Jemma Baldwin, SOFLO 15.51, time drop 0.76; SOFLO: 2. Cherill Royalty 16.35, time drop 0.84, 3. Hayeon Song 18.76, time drop 3.45, 4. Danielle Brancati 19.75.

50-yard freestyle:
9-14, 1. Dahlia Hirsh, SOFLO 30.09, time drop 1.39; SOFLO: 2. Genesis Escobar 30.13, 3. Pilar Duranti 30.62, time drop 1.95, 4. Isabella Perry 30.95, time drop 1.53, 5. Sarah Bedoya 31.11, time drop 2.13.

100-yard individual medley:
9-14, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:11.65; SOFLO: 2. Dahlia Hirsh 1:14.53, time drop 4.79, 3. Genesis Escobar 1:20.09, 4. Isabella Perry 1:21.35, time drop 4.65, 5. Alexandra Strong 1:21.78, time drop 13.90.

100-yard freestyle relay:
8-and-under, 1. Midtown Weston 1:37.44; 9-14, 1. SOFLO B 58.32, 2. SOFLO A 59.60, 3. SOFLO C 1:01.30.

BOYS

25-yard butterfly:
6-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluage, MWA 31.73; 7-8, 1. Santiago Guio, MWA 17:29; TOP FIVE SOFLO: 2. Noah Mejias 17.52, time drop 2.77, 6. Daniel Chaussky 21.14, time drop 1.59, 7. Eric Ferrer 21.49, time drop 0.51, 8. Julian Sibug 23.85, time drop 0.35.

50-yard butterfly:
9-14, 1. Adrian Hernandez, SOFLO 28.94, time drop 1.90; SOFLO: 2. Luca Hincapie 29.41, 3. Austin Nelson 31.20, time drop 2.35, 4. Will Cunningham 31.23, 5. Hashan Ekanayake 31.25, time drop 0.62, 6. Benjamin Kim 32.95, time drop 1.76.

25-yard backstroke:
6-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, MWA 30.65; 7-8, 1. Santiago Guio, MWA 18.80; SOFLO: 2. Noah Mejias 20.32, time drop 3.59, 3. Daniel Chaussky 20.98, time drop 2.38, 7. Eric Ferrer 23.36, time drop 1.85.

50-yard backstroke:
9-14, 1. Austin Nelson, SOFLO 30.59; SOFLO: 2. Adrian Hernandez 31.04, time drop 1.52, 3. Hashan Ekanayake 31.96, time drop 0.06, 4. Marvan Ekanayake 33.47, 5. Benjamin Kim 33.90, time drop 1.60.

25-yard breaststroke:
6-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluage, MWA 28.87; 7-8, 1. Jayden Park, MWA 21.16; SOFLO: 2. Noah Mejias 21.85, time drop 7.28, 8. Eric Ferrer 26.35, 9. Daniel Chaussky 26.53, 11. Julian Sibug 27.42, 12. Luis Escobar 27.62, time drop 1.57.

50-yard breaststroke:
9-14, 1. Will Cunningham, SOFLO 35.22, time drop 4.58; SOFLO: 2. Abraham Penaloza 38.16, 3. Benjamin Kim 38.65, 4. Felipe Rodriguez 39.45, time drop 1.83, 5. Bruno Martins 42.49, time drop 5.33, 6. Connor Jimenez 42.65.

25-yard freestyle:
6-and-under, 1. Leonardo Zuluaga, MWA 26.06; 7-8, 1. Santiago Guio, MWA 15.80; SOFLO: 4. Noah Mejias 17.60, time drop 1.81, 5. Daniel Chaussky 17.93, time drop 1.33, 7. Eric Ferrer 18.78, time drop 0.59.

50-yard freestyle:
9-14, 1. Adrian Hernandez, SOFLO 26.14, time drop 0.72; SOFLO: 2. Marvan Ekanayake 27.43, time drop 1.29, 3. Austin Nelson 27.55, time drop 0.75, 4. Will Cunningham 27.94, time drop 0.25, 5. Luca Hincapie 28.01, time drop 0.09.

100-yard individual medley:
9-14, 1. Adrian Hernandez, SOFLO 1:04.84, time drop 2.81; SOFLO: 2. Austin Nelson 1:09.41, time drop 8.30, 3. Luca Hincapie 1:09.60, 4. Hashan Ekanayake 1:09.80, time drop 5.34, 5. Will Cunningham 1:11.56, time drop 2.51.

100-yard freestyle relay:
8-and-under, 1. Midtown Weston 1:09.34, 2. SOFLO A 1:13.95, 3. Midtown Weston 1:14.21; 9-14, 1. SOFLO C 55.16, 2. SOFLO B 57.02, 3. SOFLO A 59.51, 3. SOFLO D 1:03.71.

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Pando, Dulieu, Pereira Lead SOFLO At Panther Invite; SOFLO Finishes Runner-Up Among Teams

By Sharon Robb

February 13, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers had another good showing on the final day of the 14&Under Panther Invite Sunday at Schlesinger Aquatics Center on the Pine Crest School campus.

Diego Dulieu and Alessandro Pereira were triple winners and Leah Pando was a double winner to lead SOFLO.

Pando, 10, won the 10-and-under 100-yard individual medley in 1:16.43 with a time drop of 1.57. She also won the 50-yard backstroke in 36.25.

Pando was second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:25.26 and second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:26.52 with a time drop of 0.43.

Diego Dulieu, 12, won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:04.33 with a time drop of 4.41; won the 50-yard freestyle in 27.30 with a time drop of 0.42; and won the 50-yard backstroke in 31.53 with a time drop of 0.73.

Alessandro Pereira, 10, won the 100-yard butterfly in 1:0.92 with a time drop of 1.48 and won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:17.73 with a time drop of 1.31; and won the 50-yard backstroke in 33.78 with a time drop of 0.25.

Pereira was also second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:11.24 with a time drop of 2.26.

Logan Gonzalez, 12, was second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:51.31 with an impressive time drop of 9.31; third in the 100-yard individual medley in 1:10.54 with a time drop of 1.01; third in the 50-yard freestyle in 27.72 with a time drop of 0.03 and third in the 50-yard backstroke in 32.08 with a time drop of 0.46.

Other SOFLO Top three finishers were:

Giada Porven, second, 100-yard butterfly, 1:26.09.

Valerie Vank, second, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:16.85, time drop of 2.19.

Victoria Torres, second, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:17.77, time drop of 4.44.

Mariann Catalasan, third, 100-yard butterfly, 1:27.25, time drop of 1.91.

Fiorella Di Salvo, third, 100-yard individual medley, 1:20.67, time drop of 3.71.

Javier Colmenares, second in the 50-yard backstroke, 34.56, time drop of 0.89; third, 200-yard freestyle, 2:17.20, time drop of 1.89; and third, 50-yard freestyle 29.62, time drop of 1.07.

SOFLO finished second in the combined, men’s and women’s team scoring. Host Pine Crest won the combined and women’s team titles and Azura won the men’s team title. SOFLO’s next meet is this weekend’s Gulliver Invite.

PANTHER INVITE RESULTS

COMBINED TEAM SCORES: 1. Pine Crest 768.33, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 695, 3. Azura 684.33, 4. East Coast Aquatic 508.50, 5. North Palm Beach 375.50.

WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES: 1. Pine Crest 473, 2. SOFLO 263, 3. North Palm Beach 262, 4. East Coast Aquatic 257, 5. Swim Fort Lauderdale 146.

MEN’S TEAM SCORES: 1. Azura 568.33, 2. SOFLO 330, 3. Pine Crest 295.33, 4. Swim Fort Lauderdale 153, 5. TS Aquatics 146.

(Sessions 2, 3, 4)

GIRLS

500-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 5:31.37; SOFLO: 9. Alexis Christensen 6:21.98, time drop; 11. Luna Delgado 6:27.39; 13-14, 1. Simone Vale, PC 5:26.44.

200-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Lilia Blanco, PB 2:16.83; SOFLO: 2. Leah Pando 2:25.26, 9. Anastasia Lutz 2:41.21, time drop, 12. Carleigh Schleicher 2:49.09; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AKS 2:00.73; SOFLO: 5. Emma Twombly 2:11.60, 9. Mia Escudero 2:17.39, time drop, 12. Alexis Christensen 2:22.22, time drop, 13. Ava Kuznik 2:23.13, time drop, 14. Kaitlyn Barrios 2:23.89, 18. Luna Delgado 2:29.04, 19. Victoria Torres 2:29.83, time drop, 20. Shayna Blitz 2:30.93, 22. Reagan Lowe 2:34.27, time drop; 13-14, 1. Jo-Jo Richter, PCS 2:01.02; SOFLO: 5. Isabella Di Salvo 2:07.42, 18. Fabiana Avendano 2:18.95, time drop.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:16.43, time drop; SOFLO: 3. Fiorella Di Salvo 1:20.67, time drop, 7. Natalia Sibug 1:23.60, time drop, 11. Anastasia Lutz 1:26.65, time drop, 14. Carleigh Schleicher 1:29.06, time drop, 32. Pilar Duranti 1:46.53; 11-12, 1. Aspen Gersper, SAS 1:08.22; SOFLO: 4. Valerie Vank 1:09.54, time drop, 5. Mia Escudero 1:12.68, 15. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:17.12, time drop, 16. Ava Kuznik 1:17.80, time drop, 17. Luna Delgado 1:18.44, time drop, 23. Shayna Blitz 1:21.60, time drop, 24. Samantha Solis 1:21.86, 40. Kaitlyn Consuegra 1:39.15, time drop; 13-14, 1. Jo-Jo Richter, PCs 1:04.00; SOFLO: 24. Camelia Wieck 1:31.91.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Lilia Blanco, PB 1:15.37; SOFLO: 2. Giada Porven 1:26.09, 3. Mariann Catalasan 1:27.25, time drop; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AKS 1:02.25; SOFLO: 10. Luna Delgado 1:16.14, time drop; 13-14, 1. Adrianna Barone, PC 1:02.91.

50-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Isabella Gisonni, Unattached 31.06; SOFLO: 4. Natalia Sibug 33.09, time drop, 6. Fiorella Di Salvo 33.60, time drop, 7. Mariann Catalasan 33.91, 14. Carleigh Schleicher 34.61, 31. Anvitaa Pottigari 40.33, time drop, 32. Pilar Duranti 40.47, time drop; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AKS 26.98; SOFLO: 7. Emma Twombly 28.34, 8. Valerie Vank 28.71, time drop, 10. Victoria Torres 29.75, time drop, 13. Mia Escudero 29.93, best time, 15. Kaitlyn Barrios 30.10, time drop, 17. Samantha Solis 30.30, time drop, 21. Luna Delgado 30.95, time drop, 27. Shayna Blitz 31.41, time drop, 29. Alexis Christensen 31.48, time drop, 32. Reagan Lowe 32.68, time drop, 39. Saani Pottigari 34.29, time drop, 49. Kaitlyn Consuegra 37.78; 13-14, 1. Lucy Miller, SAS 26.07; SOFLO: 22. Fabiana Avendano 29.25, 33. Camelia Wieck 33.65.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Lilia Blanco, PB 1:26.13; SOFLO: 2. Leah Pando 1:26.52, time drop, 5. Natalia Sibug 1:32.52, time drop, 11. Anastasia Lutz 1:37.55, time drop, 22. Anvita Pottigari 1:52.79, time drop; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AKS 1:13.63; SOFLO: 2. Valerie Vank 1:16.85, time drop, 3. Victoria Torres 1:17.77, time drop, 5. Mia Escudero 1:19.78, 14. Shayna Blitz 1:30.01, time drop, 15. Samantha Solis 1:30.49, time drop, 24. Saanvi Pottigari 1:42.24, time drop; 13-14, 1. Regina Gallastegui, PC 1:12.14.

50-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 36.25; SOFLO: 6. Natalia Sibug 38.97, 7. Fiorella Di Salvo 39.90, time drop, 8. Anastasia Lutz 40.12, 26. Anvitaa Pottigari 47.88, 31. Pilar Duranti 50.96, time drop; 11-12, 1. Elena Dinehart, AKS 31.88; SOFLO: 9. Emma Twombly 36.13, 11. Alexis Christensen 36.81, time drop, 12. Kaitlyn Barrios 36.90, 15. Victoria Torres 37.53, 17. Shayna Blitz 38.54, time drop, 19. Samantha Solis 39.08, 21. Reagan Lowe 40.70, time drop, 29. Kaitlyn Consuegra 45.69, time drop, 30. Saanvi Pottigari 46.73, time drop; 13-14, 1. Jo-Jo Richter, PC 28.79; SOFLO: 19. Fabiana Avendano 34.40, 27. Camelia Wieck 42.71.

400-yard individual medley:

11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AKS 4:56.54; 13-14, 1. Adrianna Barone, PC 4:47.87.

1,650-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Rebeca Levin, SF 19:52.04; 13-14, 1. Alana Deo, AKS 19:26.89, 2. Emma Gomez, PC 20:00.69, 3. Paige Gelenski, BR 21:49.60, time drop.

BOYS

500-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Dylan Felt, SFTL 5:46.84; SOFLO: 2. Logan Gonzalez 5:51.31, time drop, 8. Matthew Kim 6:31.46, time drop; 13-14, 1. Dominic Bono, AKS 5:05.26.

200-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Makar Goncharov, SFTL 2:10.68; SOFLO: 2. Alessandro Pereira 2:11.24, time drop, 3. Javier Colmenares 2:17.20, time drop, 6. Jonathan Lozano 2:28.21, time drop; 11-12, 1. Diego Dulieu, SOFLO 2:04.33, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Logan Gonzalez 2:13.83, time drop, 5. Nathaniel Garrick 2:14.92, 10. Moises Rodriguez 2:23.22, 11. Matthew Kim 2:24.61, 32. Matthew Mendieta 3:01.02, time drop; 13-14, 1. Dominic Bono, AKS 1:55.27.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Makar Goncharov, SFTL 1:10.04; SOFLO: 4. Jonathan Lozano 1:21.24, 11. Benjamin Kim 1:30.77, 12. Stefano Mazzi 1:31.09, time drop, 16. Alessio Mazzi 1:36.12; 11-12, 1. Joshua Justin, PST 1:07.55; SOFLO; 3. Logan Gonzalez 1:10.54, time drop, 7. Christian Tijero 1:12.67, time drop, 8. Nathaniel Garrick 1:13.31, time drop, 9. Lucas Porven 1:14.10, 16. Moises Rodriguez 1:19.94; 13-14, 1. Tiago Pereira, PC and Joshua Hans, PC 1:00.36.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 1:06.92, time drop; 11-12, 1. Dylan Felt, SFTL 1:04.36; 13-14, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 54.94.

50-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Jason Cuffe, SFTL 28.87; SOFLO: 3. Javier Colmenares 29.62, time drop, 15. Stefano Mazzi 35.96, time drop, 21. Benjamin Kim 39.28, 22. Matthew Escudero 39.57, time drop; 11-12, 1. Diego Dulieu, SOFLO 27.30, time drop; SOFLO: 3. Logan Gonzalez 27.72, time drop, 5. Nathaniel Garrick 29.55, 7. Christian Tijero 29.68, 9. Moises Rodriguez 30.03, time drop, 11. Lucas Porven 30.29, time drop, 16. Matthew Kim 30.82, time drop, 39. Matthew Mendieta 35.64, time drop; 13-14, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 23.53.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 1:17.73, time drop; SOFLO: 5. Stefano Mazzi 1:41.64, time drop, 7. Benjamin Kim 1:43.43; 11-12, 1. Wyatt Denhard, PCS 1:14.39; SOFLO: 4. Matthew Kim 1:23.09, 5. Christian Tijero 1:23.56, time drop; 13-14, 1. Georgy Goncharov, SFTL 1:07.77.

50-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 33.78, time drop; SOFLO: 2. Javier Colmenares 34.56, time drop, 6. Benjamin Kim 41.43, time drop, 13. Alessio Mazzi 45.81, 29. Matthew Escudero 55.42; 11-12, 1. Diego Dulieu, SOFLO 31.53, time drop; SOFLO: 3. Logan Gonzalez 32.08, time drop, 9. Christian Tijero 34.92, time drop, 10. Moises Rodriguez 35.10, 11. Matthew Kim 35.11, time drop, 14. Lucas Porven 36.80, time drop; 13-14, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 25.67.
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Pando, Pereira, Dulieu Lead SOFLO In Opening Session Of 14&Under Panther Invite

By Sharon Robb

February 11, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club had a strong showing in the opening session of the 14&Under Panther Invite Saturday at Schlesinger Aquatics Center on the Pine Crest School campus.

Leah Pando won the 100-yard backstoke in 1:14.97 and was also second in the 50-yard breaststroke in 41.33.

Leah Pando was also third in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:43.70 and third in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:07.35 with a time drop.

Alessandro Pereira won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:10.53 with a time drop and 50-yard breaststroke in 36.83, in another time drop.

Pereria was also second in 50-yard butterfly in 31.15 and 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.79, both with time drops.

Diego Dulieu won the 100-yard freestyle in 58.73 with a time drop. Dulieu was also third in the 50-yard breaststroke in 37.21 with another time drop and fifth in both the 50-yard butterfly in 31.75 and 100-yard backstroke in 1:13.03.

Other SOFLO Top five finishers were:

Emma Twombly, third, 100-yard freestyle, 59.83.

Natalia Sibug, third, 50-yard breaststroke, 42.35, time drop.

Isabella Di Salvo, fourth, 200-yard individual medley, 2:27.63.

Valerie Vank, third, 50-yard breaststroke, 35.60; fifth, 200-yard individual medley, 2:31.59, time drop.

Mia Escudero, fourth, 50-yard breaststroke, 37.05.

Jonathan Lozano, fourth, 200-yard individual medley, 2:49.42, time drop.

Christian Tijero, fourth, 50-yard butterfly, 31.74; fifth, 50-yard breaststroke, 38.62, time drop.

Moises Rodriguez, fourth, 100-yard backstroke, 1:12.62.

Mariann Catalasan, fifth, 50-yard butterfly, 37.37.

Fiorella Di Salvo, fifth, 100-yard backstroke, 1:20.61, time drop.

Anastasia Lutz, fifth, 50-yard breaststroke, 43.01, time drop.

Logan Gonzalez, second, 100-yard freestyle, 1:00.81, time drop; second, 50-yard breaststroke, 35.42, time drop; fifth, 200-yard individual medley, 2:33.74.

SATURDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Lilia Blanco, Pompano Beach 2:36.16; SOFLO: 3. Leah Pando 2:43.70, 8. Fiorella Di Salvo 2:56.57, 9. Anastasia Lutz 3:04.90, time drop; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 2:19.58; SOFLO: 5. Valerie Vank 2:31.59, time drop; 13-14, 1. Jo-Jo Richter, Pine Crest 2:16.97; SOFLO: 4. Isabella DiSalvo 2:27.63.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Bella Egizi, Pine Crest 31.43; SOFLO: 5. Mariann Catalasan 37.37, time drop, 8. Carleigh Schleicher 38.46, time drop, 9. Natalia Sibug 39.05, time drop; 11-12, 1. Elena Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 30.62; SOFLO: 6. Mia Escudero 32.35, time drop; 13-14, 1. Regina Gallastegui, Pine Crest 28.42; SOFLO: 7. Isabella Di Salvo 29.54.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Lila Blanco, Pompano Beach 1:04.26; SOFLO: 3. Leah Pando 1:07.35, time drop; SOFLO: 6. Giada Porven 1:11.12, time drop, 7. Anastasia Lutz 1:11.24, time drop, 8. Fiorella Di Salvo 1:11.72, time drop, 9. Natalia Sibug 1:11.75 time drop; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Shark 56.90; SOFLO: 3. Emma Twombly 59.83, 8. Valerie Vank 1:02.32, time drop; 13-14, 1. Daniela Munoz, Pine Crest 56.72; SOFLO: 7. Isabella Di Salvo 59.58.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:14.97; SOFLO: 5. Fiorella Di Salvo 1:20.61, time drop, 7. Giada Porven 1:21.41, time drop, 10. Natalia Sibug 1:22.98, time drop; 11-12, 1. Elena Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 1:06.93; SOFLO: 7. Mia Escudero 1:15.40, time drop, 9. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:17.74; 13-14, 1. Jo-Jo Richter, Pine Crest 1:01.84.

50-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Bella Egizi, Pine Crest 37.44; SOFLO: 2. Leah Pando 41.33, 3. Natalia Sibug 42.35, time drop, 5. Anastasia Lutz 43.01, time drop; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 33.80; SOFLO: 3. Valerie Vank 35.60, 4. Mia Escudero 37.05, 10. Emma Twombly 39.94; 13-14, 1. Regina Gallastegui, Pine Crest 32.68.

BOYS

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Makar Goncharov, Swim Fort Lauderdale 2:31.88; SOFLO: 4. Jonathan Lozano 2:49.42, time drop, 7. Kevin Moya 3:31.40; 11-12, 1. Julian Balbi, St. Andrew’s 2:28.88; SOFLO: 5. Logan Gonzalez 2:33.74, 6. Nathaniel Garrick 2:37.44, 7. Lucas Porven 2:37.91, time drop; 13-14, 1. Sheldon Win Pine Crest 2:14.30.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Jason Cuffe, Swim Fort Lauderdale 29.85; SOFLO: 2. Alessandro Pereira 31.15, time drop; 11-12, 1. Julian Balbi, St. Andrew’s 29.91; SOFLO: 4. Christian Tijero 31.74, 5. Diego Dulieu 31.75; 13-14, 1. Tiago Pereira, Pine Crest 24.66.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Makar Goncharov, Swim Fort Lauderdale 1:01.43; SOFLO: 2. Alessandro Pereira 1:01.79, time drop, 9. Kevin Moya 1:16.25, time drop; 11-12, 1. Diego Dulieu, SOFLO 58.73, time drop; SOFLO: 2. Logan Gonzalez 1:00.81, time drop, 6. Christian Tijero 1:02.77, time drop, 9. Nathaniel Garrick 1:04.20; 13-14, 1. Tiago Pereira, Pine Crest 52.07.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 1:10.53, time drop; SOFLO: 7. Alessio Mazzi 1:35.14; 11-12, 1. Gregory Nordheim, St. Andrew’s 1:07.62; SOFLO: 4. Moises Rodriguez 1:12.62, 5. Diego Dulieu 1:13.03, 7. Matthew Kim 1:14.00; 13-14, 1. Ethan Roach, St. Andrew’s 1:01.09.

50-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 36.83, time drop; SOFLO: 6. Luca Hincapie 44.34, time drop, 8. Joseph-Blake Natino 47.19, time drop; 11-12, 1. Wyatt Denhard, Pine Crest 33.61; SOFLO: 2. Logan Gonzalez 35.42, time drop, 3. Diego Dulieu 37.21, time drop, 5. Christian Tijero 38.62, time drop, 6. Matthew Kim 38.99; 13-14, 1. Michael Fernandez, Pine Crest 30.45.

IF YOU GO

What: 14 & Under Panther Invite

When: Sunday, 9 a.m.

Schedule: Sunday, Session 3, 9 a.m.; Session 4, 10 minutes after third session ends.

Where: Woodson Pool, Pine Crest School, 1501 NE 62nd Street, Fort Lauderdale.

Of Note: Warm-up each morning is 7:30 a.m. Admission is $2. Heat sheets are $3 per session. For information call 954-492-4173.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO Shines On Final Day Of SOFLO TYR Open Invite

By Sharon Robb

January 29, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club rose to the occasion at the SOFLO TYR Open Invite.

And, not just the swimmers.

Despite inclement weather including rain and cold, and several scratches on the third and final day, SOFLO officials, coaching staff, booster club and volunteers contributed to a successful meet, largest in club history.

The weather didn’t dampen the spirits of anyone at at Academic Village Swimming Pool including SOFLO head coach Chris Anderson.

“It’s unreal how wonderful it was,” Anderson said. “It was first class. It was definitely one of the greatest meets despite the weather elements going on.

“The officials and staff did a wonderful job. I couldn’t be more happy. They went above and beyond.”

The swimmers closed out a successful meet on their end as well despite the cold and rain, dropping time, breaking a team record and winning events in their first home meet of the season.

Among SOFLO highlights:

Alessandro Pereira, 10, broke a team record in the 10-and-under 200-yard butterfly in 2:24.09 in his race debut.

“It’s amazing the kids are breaking records and going best times with the weather,” Anderson said.

SOFLO girls swept the 10-and-under 200-yard backstroke. Leah Pando, 10, won in 2:38.99 followed by teammates Mariann Catalasan, 10, 2:58.00 and Anastasia Lutz, 10, 3:08.86.

SOFLO boys swept the 11-12 100-yard individual medley. Sebastian Lares, 12, won in a best time 1:02.11 followed by Enrique Rodriguez, 12, in a best time 1:08.41 and Zackary Harris was third in 1:08.81.

Jennifer Rodriguez won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.37.

Leah Pando won the 200-yard backstroke in 2:38.89 and the 100-yard individual medley in 1:19.08.

Sebastian Lares won the 200-yard butterfly in a best time 2:11.01, 200-yard backstroke in 2:12.98 and 100-yard individual medley in a best time 1:02.11. Lares swam a best time 55.75 to finish second in the 100-yard freestyle.

Luke Lezotte won the 50-yard butterfly in 24.14.

In addition to host SOFLO, among other teams in the field were Boca Raton, Gulliver, Coral Springs, Plantation, SwimFast, Metro Aquatics, AquaKids Sharks, Hialeah, Miami Swimming and Blue Marlins with a record field of 900 swimmers competing over three days.

SUNDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard freestyle:

13-14, 1. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 2:15.16, 2. Jocelyn Ruiz, Blue Marlins 2:18.83, 3. Valerie Barreto, Gulliver 2:22.03; 15-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 2:10.17, 2. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:13.96, 3. Brooke Ellis, Gulliver 2:17.08; SOFLO TOP 10: 10. Stephanie Mlujeak 2:25.92.

50-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Paola Negrin, Flying Fish 36.97, 2. Leah Pandro, SOFLO 37.69, 3. Natalia Sibug, SOFLO 38.36, best time; SOFLO: 9. Anastasia Lutz 39.88; 11-12, 1. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 29.96, 2. Jena Legaspi, SOFLO 31.18, 3. Anabela Shearer, Sunrise 32.37; SOFLO: 9. Sofia Osorio 33.47, best time, 10. Kalin Hubbard 34.16; 13-14, 1. Ana Kondratovitch, Hialeah 27.35, 2. Paige Lane, SOFLO 27.37, 3. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 27.83; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Katrina Del Vecchio 28.95, best time, 9. Kyana Castro 29.47, 10. Jacqueline Lugo 29.56; 15-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 27.36, 2. Hailey Jerew, AquaKids Sharks 27.71, 3. Cloe Bedard-Khalid, Metro Aquatics 27.80; SOFLO: 4. Jessica Rodriguez 28.17, 6. Marianna Serrao 28.87, best time, 9. Jennifer Rodriguez 29.75, 10. Maya Coffey 30.04.

200-yard butterfly:

13-14, 1. Jocelyn Ruiz, Blue Marlins 2:10.44, 2. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 2:11.78, 3. Valerie Barreto, Gulliver 2:15.63; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Molly Golding 2:22.59, best time, 7. Katrina Del Vecchio 2:26.48, 9. Jacqueline Lugo 2:28.55, 10. Mallory Schleicher 2:31.96; 15-and-over, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 2:08.45, 2. Brooke Ellis, Gulliver 2:10.25, 3. Cloe Bedard-Khalid, Metro Aquatics 2:12.94.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Reese Rosenthal, Gulliver 1:29.22, 2. Sofia Gonzalez, Unattached 1:30.09, 3. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins 1:31.36; SOFLO: 5. Natalia Sibug 1:34.30, best time; 11-12, 1. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 1:14.13, 2. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 1:16.01, 3. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 1:16.49; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Kalin Hubbard 1:21.67, best time, 9. Sabrina Osorio 1:22.26; 13-14, 1. Isabella Jurado, Hialeah 1:12.23, 2. Julia Rosenthal, Gulliver 1:13.70, 3. Shannelle Gonzalez, Hialeah 1:13.99; 15-and-over, 1. Jennifer Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:11.37, 2. Hannah Cordes, Miami Swimming 1:11.43, 3. Elise Larin, SOFLO 1:11.60.

200-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 2:38.89, 2. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 2:58.00, 3. Anastasia Lutz 3:08.86; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 2:22.58, 2. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 2:23.43, 3. Anabela Shearer, Sunrise 2:26.69; 13-14, 1. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 2:15.16, 2. Jocelyn Ruiz, Blue Marlins 2:18.83, 3. Valerie Barreto, Gulliver 2:22.03; 15-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 2:10.17, 2. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:13.96, 3. Brooke Ellis, Gulliver 2:17.08; SOFLO TOP 10: 10. Stephanie Mlujeak 2:25.92.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins, 33.44, 2. Sofia Moreno, Gulliver 34.71, 3. Reese Rosenthal, Gulliver 36.86; SOFLO: 5. Mary Sawyer 38.27, best time; 11-12, 1. Casey Perez, Blue Marlins 30.68, 2. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 30.73, 3. Adriana Roldan, Gulliver 31.29; SOFLO: 7. Jena Legaspi 32.31, best time, 9. Kalin Hubbard 32.72, 10. Sofia Osorio 33.02, best time; 13-14, 1. Ana Kondratovich, Hialeah 27.35, 2. Paige Lane, SOFLO 27.37, 3. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 27.83; SOFLO: 6. Katrina Del Vecchio 28.95, best time, 7. Sophia Ruppert 29.18, 9. Kyana Castro 29.47, 10. Jacqueline Lugo 29.56; 15-and-over, 1. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 27.36, 2. Jailey Jerew, AquaKids Sharks 27.71, 3. Cloe Bedard-Khalid, Metro Aquatics 27.80; SOFLO: 4. Jessica Rodriguez 28.17, 6. Marianna Serrao 28.87, best time, 9. Jennifer Rodriguez 29.75, best time, 10. Maya Coffey 30.04.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins 1:06.94, 2. Sofia Moreno, Gulliver 1:11.00, 3. Cecilia Mirones, Sunrise 1:11.62; SOFLO: 5. Natalia Sibug 1:15.03, best time, 7. Mariann Catalsan 1:15.15, 8. Anastasia Lutz 1:15.87, best time, 10. Mary Sawyer 1:16.30, best time; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 58.16, 2. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 1:00.36, 3. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 1:00.88; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Emma Twombly 1:01.05, 6. Kalin Hubbard 1:02.20; 13-14, 1. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 53.94, 2. Ana Kondratovitch, Hialeah 55.86, 3. Isabella Jurado, Hialeah 56.99; SOFLO: 5. Sophia Ruppert 57.40; 15-and-over, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 53.03, 2. Hailey Jerew, AquaKids Sharks 55.17, 3. Hannah Cordes, Miami Swimming 55.69; SOFL TOP 10: Marianna Serrao 56.19, best time.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:19.08, 2. Paola Negrin, Flying Fish 1:21.93, 3. Kaitlyn Jorgensen, Sunrise 1:22.67; SOFLO: 7. Giada Porven 1:25.43, best time, 8. Anastasia Lutz 1:26.83, best time; 11-12, 1. Anabela Shearer, Sunrise 34.48, 2. Kate Kaplan, CC 35.62, 3. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 1:08.44; SOFLO: 5. Jena Legaspi 1;11.97, best time, 10. Sofia Osorio 1:13.67, best time.

BOYS

200-yard freestyle:

13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics, 2. Joseph Lee, SOFLO 1:54.34, best time, 3. Neil Picon, Metro Aquatics 1:54.78; 15-and-over, 1. Aitor Fungairino, Metro Aquatics 1:42.61, 2. Julio Horrego, Hialeah 1:44.10, 3. Brandon Vives, Metro Aquatics 1:44.55; SOFLO: 6. Heath Brames 1:49.32.

50-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 32.70, 2. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 33.73, 3. Fabio Rivas, Hialeah 36.62; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Jonathan Lozano 37.97; 11-12, 1. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 30.33, 2. Alejandro Mateus, SOFLO 31.32, 3. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 31.61, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Diego Dulieu 32.26, best time, 5. Logan Gonzalez 33.00, 6. Aldo Zepeda 33.44, best time, 7. Zackary Harris 33.62, 8. Alex Golding 33.87; 13-14, 1. Robert Wilson, CC 29.15, 2. Patrick Doyle, Sunrise 29.40, 3. Joseph Lee, SOFLO 29.40, best time; SOFLO: 4. John Paul Handal 29.47, best time, 7. Marcos Vazquez 29.86, 10. Nicolas Rossi 30.42, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Aitor Fungairino, Metro Aquatics 25.27, 2. Trey Gribble, Gulliver 25.81, 3. Luke Lezotte, SOFLO 26.20; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Juan Osorio 28.42, best time.

200-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 2:24.09, team record; 2. Mateo Shearer, Sunrise 2:58.09, 3. Julian Lezcano, Metro Aquatics 3:05.96; 11-12, 1. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 2:11.01, best time, 2. David Campos, Gulliver 2:46.25; 13-14, 1. Jose Hermida, Metro Aquatics 2:05.10, 2. Jose Lopez, Miami Swimming 2:09.04, 3. Isaiah Jimenez, Gulliver 2:09.57; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 1:54.33, 2. Brandon Vives, Metro Aquatics 1:54.48, 3. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:59.44.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 1:16.80, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:26.82, best time, 3. Owen Williams, Heritage Aquatics 1:27.63; 11-12, 1. Parker Rosenthal, Gulliver 1:10.85, 2. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 1:11.40, 3. Charles Pujula, Hialeah 1:12.66; SOFLO: 5. Alex Golding 1:21.78, 6. Logan Gonzalez 1:22.77, 7. Alejandro Mateus 1:24.18, 9. Matthew Kim 1:26.04; 13-14, 1. Victor Valdes, Hialeah 1:06.86, 2. Matthew Posso, Gulliver 1L07.86, 3. Javier Roman, SOFLO 1:10.03, best time; SOFLO: 9. Mark Andre De Gracia 1:14.52; 15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, Hialeah 59.50, 2. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 1:02.11, 3. Diego Faucher, Metro Aquatics 1:02.54; SOFLO: 7. Tyler Bland 1:05.62.

200-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Farouk Musa, Heritage Aquatics 2:44.26; 11-12, 1. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 2:12.98, 2. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:25.70, 3. Alex Golding, SOFLO 2:29.11; SOFLO: 6. Nathaniel Garrick 2:32.89; 13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metri Aquatics 2:05.35, 2. Joseph Perdomo, Blue Marlins 2:09.16, 3. Kyle Korvick, Gulliver 2:10.91; SOFLO: 4. Joseph Lee 2:12.55, best time, 6. Nicolas Munoz 2:15.28, 10. John Paul Handal 2:22.13; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 1:55.57, 2. Trey Gribble, Gulliver 2:01.64, 3. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:02.30.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 31.33, 2. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 31.44, best time, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 34.09; SOFLO: 9. Owen Smith 39.61; 11-12, 1. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 27.85, 2. David Chavez, Miami Swimming 28.63, 3. Charles Pujula, Hialeah 29.27; SOFLO: 4. Zackary Harris 29.98, 6. Alejandro Mateus 31.01, 7. Diego Dulieu 32.28, 9. Aldo Zepeda 32.71, 10. Logan Gonzalez 33.60; 13-14, 1. Robert Wilson, CC 26.76, 2. Jose Hermida, Metro Aquatics 26.89, 3. Phillip Meira, Gulliver 27.40; SOFLO: 4. John Paul Handal 27.54, best time, 6. Lance Lesage 27.60, best time, 10. Javier Roman, 28.21; 15-and-over, 1. Luke Lezotte, SOFLO 24.14, 2. Diego Mateus, Blue Marlins 25.50, 3. Juan Serna, SOFLO 25.67; SOFLO: 8. Heath Brames 26.49.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Owen Dougherty, Coral Springs 46.91, 2. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 1:05.48, 3. Owen Williams, Heritage Aquatics 1:05.70; SOFLO TOP 10: 9. Jonathan Lozano 1:14.18; 11-12, 1. Levko Danyliv, Gulliver 52.64, 2. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 55.75, best time, 3. David Chavez, Miami Swimming 56.72; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Enrique Rodriguez 58.80, 7. Diego Dulieu 59.76, best time, 10. Alejandro Mateus 1:02.90; 13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics 51.17, 2. Robert Wilson, CC 51.53, 3. David Montana, Metro Aquatics 53.10; SOFLO: 5. Joseph Lee 53.38, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 48.02, 2. Julio Horrego, Hialeah 48.76, 3. Adrian Aguilar, Metro Aquatics 49.06; SOFLO: 5. Rafael Rodriguez 50.00, best time, 9. Heath Brames 50.67.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 1:09.48, 2. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 1:09.73, best time, 3. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 1:15.25; SOFLO: 4. Javier Colmenares 1:15.72, 8. Jonathan Lozano 1:23.63, best time; 11-12, 1. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 1:02.11, best time, 2. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:08.41, best time, 3. Zackary Harris 1:08.81; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Logan Gonzalez 1:12.59, 9. Aldo Zepeda 1:13.14, best time, 10. Lucas Porven 1:17.30, best time.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Leah Pando Double Winner On Day Two Of SOFLO TYR Open Invite

By Sharon Robb

January 28, 2017—Leah Pando of South Florida Aquatic Club came up big on the second day of competition at the SOFLO TYR Open Invite Saturday at Academic Village Swimming Pool in Pembroke Pines.

Pando, 10, won the 10-and-under 100-yard backstroke in 1:15.32 and 500-yard freestyle in 6:23.35. She was second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 3:06.30.

Other top SOFLO performers:

Jessica Rodriguez, 18, won the 15-and-over 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.48.

Molly Golding, 13, won the 13-14 50-yard breaststroke in 32.92 and was second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:17.35.

Jennifer Rodriguez, 16, won the 15-and-over 50-yard breaststroke in a best time 31.89 and third in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:32.23.

Alessandro Pereira, 10, won the 10-and-under 100-yard butterfly in 1:09.22.

Lance Lesage, 14, won the 13-14 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:11.93.

Sebastian Lares, 12, won the 11-12 500-yard freestyle in 5:16.49.

In addition to host SOFLO, among other teams in the field are Boca Raton, Gulliver, Coral Springs, Plantation, SwimFast, Metro Aquatics, AquaKids Sharks, Hialeah, Miami Swimming and Blue Marlins.

A record field of 900 swimmers is competing over three days. The meet concludes Sunday with two sessions at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

SATURDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Sara Levin, SwimFast 3:02.95, 2. Leah Pando, SOFLO 3:06.30, 3. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins 3:11.08; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Mariann Catalasan 3:15.43, best time, 5. Sarah Vasquez 3:46.68; 11-12, 1. Micaela Sierra, Unattached 2:28.41, 2. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 2:37.95, 3. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 2:39.71; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Sabrina Osorio 2:44.58, best time; 13-14, 1. Julia Rosenthal, Gulliver 2:37.38, 2. Gina Fimiano, Plantation 2:39.53, 3. Margaret Miao, AquaKids Sharks 2:39.82; 15-and-over, 1. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:24.48, 2. Gabriela Fernandez, Hialeah 2:31.40, 3. Jennifer Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:32.23; SOFLO TOP 10: 2:38.41.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:15.32, 2. Paola Negrin, Flying Fish 1:20.52, 3. Izzy Wilson, AquaKids Sharks 1:21.31; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Natalia Sibug 1:23.81, best time, 7. Giada Porven 1:24.64, best time; 10. Anastasia Lutz 1:25.77, best time; 11-12, 1. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 1:04.77, 2. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 1:05.93, 3. Giulianna Garcia, Coral Springs 1:06.76; 13-14, 1. Ana Kondratovitch, Hialeah 1:01.49, 2. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 1:02.21, 3. Jocelyn Ruiz, Blue Marlins 1:02.93; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Katrina Del Vecchio 1:05.53, 10. Kyana Castro 1:07.26; 15-and-over, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 58.41, 2. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 58.87, 3. Megan Schimansky, Coral Springs 1:01.58; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Jessica Rodriguez 1:03.43.

50-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Reese Rosenthal, Gulliver 39.83, 2. Paola Negrin, Flying Fish 42.17, 3. Mariann Catalasan, SOFLO 42.58; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Natalia Sibug 43.65, best time, 9. Fiorella Di Salvo 44.29; 11-12, 1. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 33.56, 2. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 34.04, 3. Riley Botting, Coral Sporings 34.14; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Victoria Torres 34.91, Sabrina Osorio 37.28, best time; 13-14, 1. Molly Golding, SOFLO 32.92, 2. Isabella Jurado, Hialeah 33.12, 3. Shannelle Gonzalez, Hialeah 33.69; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Katrina del Vecchio 35.00, 9. Daniela Curbelo 35.99, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Jennifer Rodriguez, SOFLO 31.89, best time, 2. Elise Larin, SOFLO 33.19, 3. Thea Mckenna, Heritage Aquatics 33.45; SOFLO TOP 10: 10. Kellie Wilcox 36.57.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Sara Levin, SwimFast 1:15.97, 2. Sofia Moreno, Gulliver 1:20.27, 3. Sofia Gonzalez, Unattached 1:26.40; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 1:02.70, 2. Giulianna Garcia, Coral Springs 1:04.50, 3. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 1:05.92; SOFLO: 6. Jena Legaspi 1:09.41, best time; 13-14, 1. Ana Kondratovich, Hialeah 59.72, 2. Jocelyn Ruiz, Blue Marlins 1:00.02, 3. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 1:00.63; SOFLO TOP 10: 8. Molly Golding 1:05.83, best time, 9. Sarah Acevedo 1:06.38, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 57.70, 2. Kyla Valls, Miami Swimming 1:00.35, 3. Melannie Vargas, Flying Fish 1:00.41; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Jessica Rodriguez 1:02.55.

50-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins 30.82, 2. Sara Levin, SwimFast 31.56, 3. Anastasia Lutz, SOFLO 31.97, best time; SOFLO: 8. Natalia Sibug 33.47, best time; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Shars 26.78, 2. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 27.11, 3. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 27.29; SOFLO: 7. Emma Twombly 27.83; 13-14, 1. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 25.25, 2. Ana Kondratovich, Hialeah 25.67, 3. Shannelle Gonzalez, Hialeah 26.46; SOFLO: 9. Kyana Castro 28.28; 15-and-over, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 24.28, 2. Hailey Jerew, AquaKids Sharks 24.89, 3. Kyla Valls, Miami Swimming 24.95; SOFLO TOP 10: 9. Jennifer Rodriguez 26.54.

200-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Ana Kondratovitch, Hialeah 2:17.14, 2. Molly Golding, SOFLO 2:17.35, 3. Katrina Del Vecchio, SOFLO 2:17.86; SOFLO TOP 10: 9. Daniela Curbelo 2:23.57.

500-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 6:23.35, 2. Fiorella Di Salvo, SOFLO 6:26.65, best time, 3. Sofia Moreno, Gulliver 6:45.91; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Mariann Catalasan 6:47.53, 8. Anastasia Lutz 7:41.95; 11-12, 1. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 5:28.81, 2. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 5:28.98, 3. Olivia Dinehart, AquaKids Sharks 5:35.04; 13-14, 1. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 5:22.69, 2. Sarah Schimansky, Coral Springs 5:27.76, 3. Valeria Strohmeier, Gulliver 5:29.66; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Mallory Schleicher 5:31.13, best time, 5. Kayla Cunningham 5:31.45, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Andreina Pinto, Metro Aquatics 4:56.87, 2. Marcella Ruppert-Gomez, Gulliver 5:05.84, 3. Alicia Mancilla, Gulliver 5:11.75.

BOYS

200-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 2:34.15, 2. Kaii Winkler, Miami Swimming 2:41.36, 3. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 2:43.41; 11-12, 1. Parker Rosenthal, Gulliver 2:31.68, 2. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 2:34.24, 3. Charles Pujula, Hialeah 2:36.80; SOFLO: 5. Zackary Harris 2:44.40, best time; 7. Alex Golding 2:50.39, best time; 13-14, 1. Victor Valdes, Hialeah 2:25.09, 2. Jose Hermida, Metro Aquatics 2:26.40, 3. David Montana, Metro Aquatics 2:29.75; SOFLO TOP 10: 9. Lance Lesage 2:40.86, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, Hialeah 2:07.06, 2. Brandon Vives, Metro Aquatics 2:14.40, 3. Teo Darias, Gulliver 2:18.86; SOFLO: 4. Rafael Rodriguez 2:19.66.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 1:10.92, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:15.33, 3. Farouk Musa, Heritage Aquatics 1:16.35; SOFLO: 5. Jonathan Lozano 1:20.34, 10. Owen Smith 1:26.01, best time; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 59.88, 2. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 1:00.80, best time, 3. Fin Winkler, Miami Swimming 1:01.80; SOFLO: 4. Enrique Rodriguez 1:07.85, 5. Diego Dulieu 1:08.86, best time, 9. Alex Golding 1:10.40, 10. Logan Gonzalez 1:10.75; 13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics 58.38, 2. Kyle Korvick, Gulliver 1:00.78, 3. Joseph Perdomo, Blue Marlins 1:01.10; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 52.73, 2. Aitor Fungairino, Metro Aquatics 53.37, 3. Trey Gribble, Gulliver 54.80; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Leonardo Mateus 58.18.

50-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 34.13, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 39.72, 3. Owen Williams, Heritage Aquatics 41.14; SOFLO TOP 10: 10. Jonathan Lozano 46.21, best timel 11-12, 1. Parker Rosenthal, Gulliver 32.28, 2. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 32.74, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 32.76; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Zackary Harris 35.03, best time, 9. Enrique Rodriguez 35.86, best time, 10. Logan Gonzalez 36.48; 13-14, 1. Victor Valdes, Hialeah 30.84, 2. Matthew Posso, Gulliver 31.08, 3. Javier Roman, SOFLO 31.67, best time, 6. Juan Colmenares 33.94, best time, 8. Mark Andre De Gracia 34.39; 15-and-over, 1. Alfred Pappe, Metro Aquatics 28.39, 2. Juan Ramirez, Metro Aquatics 28.63, 3. Alessandro Marchesani 29.62; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Tyler Bland 31.00.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 1:09.22, 2. Javier Colmenares 1:15.08, 3. Erick Collazo, Blue Marlins 1:16.14; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 58.70, 2. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 59.55, best time, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 1:01.68; SOFLO TOP 10: Christian Tijero 1:13.01; 13-14, 1. Jose Lopez, Miami Swimming 56.90, 2. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics 56.90, 3. Jose Hermida, Metro Aquatics 57.48; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 51.96, 2. Adrian Aguilar, Metro Aquatics 52.48, 3. Brandon Vives, Metro Aquatics 53.14; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Rafael Rodriguez 54.47.

50-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 29.28, 2. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 29.29, 3. Andriy Huertas, Gulliver 30.46; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 24.05, 2. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 24.98, 3. Enrique Rodriguez, SOFLO 26.52, best time; SOFLO: 7. Zackary Harris 27.02, best time, 10. Diego Dulieu 27.72, best time; 13-14, 1. Robert Wilson, CC 23.79, 2. David Montana, Metro Aquatics 23.81, 3. Jose Hermida, Metro Aquatics 24.33; 15-and-over, 1. Alfred Pappe, Metro Aquatics 22.01, 2. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 22.10, 3. Luke Lezotte, SOFLO 22.20; SOFLO TOP 10: 8. Heath Brames 23.30, 9. Juan Serna 23.40.

200-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 2:11.93, best time, 2. Dominic Bono, AquaKids Sharks 2:12.89, 3. Jose Lopez, Miami Swimming 2:13.51; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Javier Roman 2:15.83, best time, 8. John Paul Handal 2:17.32; 15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, Hialeah 1:58.30, 2. Nestor Montero, Metro Aquatics 2:00.86, 3. Trey Gribble, Gulliver 2:01.60; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Leonardo Mateus 2:06.26.

500-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Kaii Winkler, Miami Swimming 5:18.53, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 5:57.45, 3. George Gonzalez, Flying Fish 6:06.86; 11-12, 1. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 5:16.49, 2. Fin Winkler, Miami Swimming 5:27.96, 3. Diego Dulieu, SOFLO 5:35.67, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Alex Golding 5:46.84; 13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics 4:53.06, 2. Neil Picon, Metro Aquatics 4:57.18, 3. Hector Paz, Metro Aquatics 5:01.74; 15-and-over, 1. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 4:41.83, 2. Adrian Aguilar, Metro Aquatics 4:43.02, 3. Brandon Vives, Metro Aquatics 4:44.45.

IF YOU GO

What: TYR Open Invite

When: Sunday

Schedule: Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Academic Village Swimming Pool, 17191 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines

Admission: $5. Heat sheets are free and can be found online at the SOFLO website and Meet Mobile. For information call 954-538-3721 or SoFloMeets@swim4SoFlo.com.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

Host SOFLO Shines On Opening Night Of SOFLO TYR Open Invite

By Sharon Robb

January 27, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers took center stage on opening night of the SOFLO TYR Open Invite.

Competing in their home pool at the Academic Village Swimming Pool in Pembroke Pines, SOFLO swimmers dominated the Florida Gold Coast meet on Friday night.

SOFLO boys swept the top three places in the 15-and-over 100-yard individual medley. Ervin Marin, 17, won in 55.53 followed by Rafael Rodriguez, 15, in a best time 55.98 and Luke Lezotte, 15, in 57.04, also a best time.

Kathleen Golding, 16, was a double winner. The 2016 U.S. Olympic trials qualifier won the 100-yard individual medley in 57.90 and 400-yard individual medley in 4:22.03.

Leah Pando, 10, won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:42.71.

Javier Colmenares, 10, won the 200-yard freestyle in a best time 2:19.09.

Alessandro Pereira, 10, won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:29.10.

Among other meet highlights:

Matthew Tarafa, 12, of Hialeah Swim Club was a double winner. He won the 11-12 200-yard freestyle in 1:52.72 and 200-yard individual medley in 2:09.33.

In addition to SOFLO, among other teams in the field are Boca Raton, Gulliver, Coral Springs, Plantation, SwimFast, Metro Aquatics, AquaKids Sharks, Hialeah, Miami Swimming and Blue Marlins. A record field of 900 swimmers is competing over three days. The meet continues Saturday with two sessions at 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

FRIDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Alexa Avila, Blue Marlins 2:23.75, 2. Sara Levin, SwimFast 2:24.69, 3. Cecilia Mirones, Sunrise 2:29.13; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Mariann Catalasan 2:41.00, 8. Mary Sawyer 2:42.43, best time, 10. Anastasia Lutz 2:44.18; 11-12, 1. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 2:03.19, 2. Giulianna Garcia, Coral Springs 2:08.09, 3. Michelle Fernandez, Hialeah 2:08.12; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Emma Twombly 2:10.76, 8. Kalin Hubbard 2:12.86, best time.

100-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Claudia Acosta, Hialeah 1:03.01, 2. Katrina Del Vecchio 1:03.79, best time, 3. Isabella Jurado, Hialeah 1:03.95; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Molly Golding 1:04.05, best time, 8. Paige Lane 1:05.46, best time, 10. Daniela Curbelo 1:06.51, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 57.90, 2. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 59.10, 3. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:03.44; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Marianna Serrrao 1:06.57, 7. Abby Oyetunji 1:07.49, 10. Maya Coffey 1:07.97.

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 2:42.71, 2. Sara Levin, SwimFast 2:43.31, 3. Alexa Avila. Blue Marlins 2:45.66; SOFLO: 4. Fiorella Di Salvo 2:54.81, best time, 6. Mariann Catalasan 2:55.50, best time, 8. Giada Porven 2:57.25; 11-12, 1. Isabella Chambers, Plantation 2:19.15, 2. Becca Montero, AquaKids Sharks 2:22.85, 3. Giulianna Garcia, Coral Springs 2:23.64; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Jena Legaspi 2:29.22, 8. Kalin Hubbard 2:30.01, best time.

400-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Anelis Roque, Metro Aquatics 4:42.18, 2. Molly Golding, SOFLO 4:45.83, 3. Kayla Cunningham, SOFLO 4:53.51, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 7. Daniela Curbelo 4:54.50, 10. Katrina Del Vecchio 4:57.99, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 4:22.03, 2. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 4:37.45, 3. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 4:40.73; SOFLO TOP 10: 9. Marianna Serrao 5:02.02.

BOYS

200-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 2:19.09, best time; 2. Farouk Mesa, Heritage Aquatics 2:28.81, 3. Ares Rio, Sunrise 2:34.36; SOFLO TOP 10: 6. Owen Smith 2:43.18, best time; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 1:52.72, 2. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 1:55.57, 3. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 2:00.40, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Enrique Rodriguez 2:05.99, 6. Zackary Harris 2:06.44, 7. Diego Dulieu 2:08.74, best time, 8. Alejandro Mateus 2:08.92;

100-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Joseph Perdomo, Blue Marlins 1:01.86, 2. Dominic Bono, AquaKids Sharks 1:01.87, 3. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 1:02.13, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. John Paul Handal 1:02.18, best time, 7. Juan Colmenares 1:03.27, best time, 10. Nicolas Munoz 1:04.63; 15-and-over, 1. Ervin Marin, SOFLO 55.53, 2. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 55.98, best time, 3. Luke Lezotte 57.04, best time; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Max Asnis 58.00, best time, 6. Heath Brames 58.79, best time, 8. Juan Serna 59.63, 10. Leonardo Mateus 1:00.03.

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 2:29.10, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 2:33.21, best time, 3. Landon Kyser, Heritage Aquatics 2:39.30; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 2:09.33, 2. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 2:10.53, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, Hialeah 2:14.37; SOFLO TOP 10: 5. Zackary Harris 2:23.33, 6. Alejandro Mateus 2:26.38, 7. Enrique Rodriguez 2:26.49, best time; 10. Logan Gonzalez 2:31.58, best time.

400-yard individual medley:

13-14, 1. Andres Wong, Metro Aquatics 4:22.33, 2. Hector Paz, Metro Aquatics 4:33.97, 3. Dominic Bono, AquaKids Sharks 4:38.72; SOFLO TOP 10: 4. Javier Roman 4:40.55, best time, 6. Nicolas Rossi 4:45.15, best time, 7. Juan Colmenares 4:46.26, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Carlos Omana, Metro Aquatics 3:59.21, 2. Nestor Montero, Metro Aquatics 4:09.64, 3. Brando Vives, Metro Aquatics 4:11.96; SOFLO: 6. Rafael Rodriguez 4:14.42, 8. Leonardo Mateus 4:22.34, 9. Ervin Marin 4:25.07.

IF YOU GO

What: TYR Open Invite

When: Saturday-Sunday

Schedule: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Where: Academic Village Swimming Pool, 17191 Sheridan St., Pembroke Pines

Admission: $5. Heat sheets are free and can be found online at the SOFLO website and Meet Mobile. For information call 954-538-3721 or SoFloMeets@swim4SoFlo.com.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Pando, Porven, Michael & Pereira Come Up Big On Day Two Of GCST Winter Invitational

By Sharon Robb

January 14, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers captured three individual titles and several top three finishes against a top-caliber field at the GCST Winter Invitational Saturday at Florida Gulf Coast University Aquatics Center in Fort Myers.

Leah Pando won the 10-and-under 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:26.95.

Pando was also third in the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 1:11.67; sixth in the 100-yard individual medley in another best time 1:18.00 and sixth in the 100-yard freestyle, also in a best time 1:08.66.

Giada Porven won the 8-and-under 25-yard butterfly in 19.26.

Yannai Michael won the 11-12 100-yard breaststroke in 1:10.89.

Michael was also runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:17.86 and 100-yard freestyle in a best time 57.52 and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:08.27.

Alessandro Pereira was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:20.80, third in the 100-yard freestyle in a best time 1:03.19 and fourth in the 100-yard individual medley in 1:10.94.

With only a handful of swimmers, SOFLO is fifth among teams with 131 points.

Gulf Coast Swim Team is hosting eleven clubs and 609 swimmers, including 16 from SOFLO, during the three-day meet. The meet, which concludes on Sunday, is SOFLO’s first road trip of the New Year.

SATURDAY RESULTS

TEAM SCORES: 1. Sarasota YMCA Sharks 1,307.5, 2. Swim Florida 579.5, 3. Gulf Coast 241, 4. Greater Tampa 131, 5. South Florida Aquatic 124, 6. Blue Wave 80, 7. Carrollwood Village 70, 8. Charlotte County 63, 9. Tornadoes 44, 10. YMCA Sea Dragons 33, 11. Swim Florida Unattached 10.

GIRLS

200-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Maddy Burt, Swim Florida 1:56.99; SOFLO: 22. Alana Acevedo 2:13.01, best time; 13-14, 1. Nicole Rodriguez, Gulf Coast 2:01.78; SOFLO: 14. Sarah Acevedo 2:08.55, best time.

100-yard breaststroke:

13-14, 1. Mikayla Puckett, Gulf Coast 1:09.69; 15-16, 1. Shae Clifton, Swim Florida 1:09.54.

200-yard backstroke:

13-14, 1. Nicole Rodriguez, Gulf Coast 2:16.79; Open, 1. Shae Clifton, Swim Florida 2:15.32.

100-yard freestyle:

13-14, 1. Mikayla Puckett, Gulf Coast 56.02; SOFLO: 20. Sarah Acevedo 1:01.32; Open, 1. Maddy Burt, Swim Florida 53.94; SOFLO: 25. Alana Acevedo 1:02.81.

200-yard butterfly:

13-14, 1. Mikayla Puckett, Gulf Coast 2:15.63; SOFLO: 9. Sarah Acevedo 2:26.19, best time; Open, 1. Olivia McMurray, Swim Florida 2:10.91.

200-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Swim Florida 1:41.47, 2. Gulf Coast 1:45.91, 3. Greater Tampa 1:46.71.

1,650-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Susan Faremouth, Swim Florida 18:40.70.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Addie Sauickie, Sarasota YMCA 1:08.56; SOFLO: 6. Leah Pando 1:18.00, best time, 22. Giada Porven 1:26.68, best time, 34. Sarah Vasquez 1:36.62.

200-yard individual medley:

11-12, 1. Sumner Chmielewski, Sarasota YMCA 2:17.69; SOFLO: 14. Emma Twombly 2:38.08.

25-yard breaststroke:

8-and-under, 1. Adrianna Dinofa, Sarasota YMCA 23.54.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:26.95, best time; 11-12, 1. Gracie Wevant, Sarasota YMCA 1:14.17; SOFLO: 6. Mia Escudero 1:20.69, 16. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:28.51.

25-yard backstroke:

8-and-under, 1. Adrianna Dinofa, Sarasota YMCA 20.65.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Addie Sauickie, Sarasota YCA 1:04.96; SOFLO: 3. Leah Pando 1:11.67, best time; 11-12, 1. Sumner Chmielewski, Sarasota YMCA 1:04.09; SOFLO: 10. Mia Escudero 1:16.11, best time, 15. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:18.43, best time, 21. Kailey Smith 1:21.72, best time.

25-yard freestyle:

8-and-under, 1. Adrianna Dinofa, Sarasota YMCA 16.81.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Addie Sauickie, Sarasota YMCA 1:00.51; SOFLO: 6. Leah Pando 1:08.66, best time, 12. Giada Porven 1:12.78, best time, 26. Sarah Vasquez 1:22.72, best time; 11-12, 1. Jewels Carlini, Swim Florida 56.17; SOFLO: 10. Emma Twombly 1:00.59, 22. Mia Escudero 1:06.34, 28. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:08.23, 47. Kailey Smith 1:14.04, best time.

25-yard butterfly:

8-and-under, 1. Giada Porven, SOFLO 19.26.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Addie Sauickie, Sarasota YMCA 1:10.06; 11-12, 1. Sumner Chmielewski, Sarasota YMCA 1:03.16; SOFLO: 34. Kailey Smith 1:28.67.

100-yard freestyle relay:

8-and-under, 1. Sarasota YMCA 1:27.52, 2. Gulf Coast 1:45.50, 3. Swim Florida 1:51.71.

200-yard freestyle relay:

10-and-under, 1. Sarasota YMCA A 2:00.85, 2. Greater Tampa 2:18.79, 3. Sarasota B 2:19.63; 11-12, 1. Sarasota YMCA A 1:47.97, 2. Sarasota YMCA B 1:53.83, 3. Swim Florida 1:56.91, 5. SOFLO A 2:02.30 (Mia Escudero, Kaitlyn Barrios, Kailey Smith, Emma Twombly).

BOYS

200-yard freestyle:

11-12, 1. Nikola Milosavljevic, Blue Wave 1:47.84; 13-14, 1. Jace Chouinard, Swim Florida 1:49.57; SOFLO: 24. Christian Vasquez 2:16.65.

100-yard breaststroke:

13-14, 1. Edison Ooi, Sarasota YMCA 1:06.81; SOFLO: 14. Christian Vasquez 1:18.18, best time; 15-16, 1. Dylan Hacker, Charlotte County 1:02.84.

200-yard backstroke:

13-14, 1. Ian Brann, Sarasota YMCA 2:03.51; Open, 1. Matthew Strickland, Swim Florida 1:56.11.

100-yard freestyle:

13-14, 1. Jace Chouinard, Swim Florida 50.43; SOFLO: 21. Chris Vasquez 59.98; Open, 1. Santi Corredor, Swim Florida 49.86;

200-yard butterfly:

13-14, 1. Antonio Medina, Gulf Coast 2:17.56; Open, 1. Matthew Strickland, Swim Florida 2:02.88; SOFLO: 20. Lucas Porven, 2:46.32.

200-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Swim Florida A 1:34.55, 2. Swim Florida B 1:34.95, 3. Greater Tampa 1:41.78.

1,650-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Ryan Staunch, Swim Florida 16:08.97; SOFLO: 6. Christian Vasquez 20:21.52.

100-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Aidan Clements, Swim Florida 1:08.44; SOFLO: 4. Alessandro Pereira 1:10.94, 24. Owen Smith 1:28.18.

200-yard individual medley:

11-12, 1. Amadeusz Knop, Sarasota YMCA 2:15.94; SOFLO: 2. Yannai Michael 2:17.86, best time, 10. Nathaniel Garrick 2:35.31, best time, 16. Lucas Porven 2:39.59, best time, 22. Samuel Bullen 2:55.26.

25-yard breaststroke:

8-and-under, 1. Ryan Wadsworth, Sarasota YMCA 21.79.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Elias Corn, Sarasota YMCA 1:17.71; SOFLO: 2. Alessandro Pereira 1:20.80; 11-12, 1. Yannai Michael, SOFLO 1:10.89; SOFLO: 13. Samuel Bullen 1:24.21.

25-yard backstroke:

8-and-under, 1. Bogdan Zverev, Sarasota YMCA 18.78.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Aidan Clements, Swim Florida 1:09.00; SOFLO: 17. Owen Smith 1:28.88, best time; 11-12, 1. Amadeusz Knop, Sarasota YMCA 1:01.80; SOFLO: 4. Yannai Michael 1:08.27, 7. Nathaniel Garrick 1:11.50, best time, 18. Samuel Bullen 1:26.13, best time.

25-yard freestyle:

8-and-under, 1. Bruno Borowiec, GTSA 16.03.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Aidan Clements, Swim Florida 59.11; SOFLO: 3. Alessandro Pereira 1:03.19, best time, 23. Owen Smith 1:18.20, best time; 11-12, 1. Liam Custer, Sarasota YCA 56.89; SOFLO: 2. Yannai Michael 57.52, best time, 14. Nathaniel Garrick 1:03.11, best time, 33. Samuel Bullen 1:12.46, best time.

25-yard butterfly:

8-and-under, 1. Bogdan Zverev, Sarasota YMCA 17.36.

100-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. William Wadsworth, Sarasota YMCA 1:06.64; 11-12, 1. Amadeusz, Sarasota YMCA 1:01.04; SOFLO: 16. Lucas Porven 1:14.68.

100-yard freestyle relay:

8-and-under, 1. Sarasota YMCA A 1:04.37, 2. Sarasota YMCA B 1:12.85, 3. Sarasota YMCA C 1:16.73.

200-yard freestyle relay:

10-and-under, 1. Sarasota YMCA A 1:56.59, 2. Sarasota YMCA B 2:04.65, 3. Gulf Coast 2:11.87; 11-12, 1. Sarasota YMCA A 1:48.53, 2. Sarasota YMCA B 1:54.53, 3. Sarasota YMCA C 1:58.37, 4. SOFLO 1:58.50 (Nathaniel Garrick, Lucas Porven, Samuel Bullen, Yannai Michael).

IF YOU GO

What: GCST Winter Invitational

When: Sunday

Schedule: Sunday morning session 8:30 a.m. (13-14 and senior); Sunday distance sessions begin 15 minutes following the end of the morning sessions. Sunday afternoon sessions will begin approximately 30 minutes after the distance session ends.

Where: Lee County/Florida Gulf Coast University Aquatics Center, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

Pereira Leads SOFLO On Opening Night Of GCST Winter Invitational

By Sharon Robb

January 13, 2017—Alessandro Pereira of South Florida Aquatic Club was top finisher on opening night of the GCST Winter Invitational Friday at Florida Gulf Coast University Aquatics Center in Fort Myers.

Pereira, 10, won the 200-yard individual medley in an exciting race. Pereira turned in a best time 2:28.32, just ahead of runner-up Nicholas Cavic, 10, of the Sarasota YMCA Sharks in 2:28.91.

Pereira was also runner-up in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:44.24, also a best time.

SOFLO’s top girls’ finisher was Leah Pando in the 200-yard individual medley. Pando, 10, finished fourth in 2:44.80. She was also seventh in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:24.97, a best time.

Sarah Acevedo, 13, was fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 5:31.06. Emma Twombly, 12, was eighth in the distance event in 5:52.05.

Giada Porven, 8, was seventh in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:58.85 and Mia Escudero, 12, was eighth in a best time 5:21.83.

SOFLO is fourth overall with 31 points. Sarasota YMCA Sharks, with its full team, lead with 279 points. Swim Florida is second with 151. SOFLO is the only Florida Gold Coast swim team competing.

Gulf Coast Swim Team is hosting eleven clubs and 609 swimmers, including 16 from SOFLO, during the three-day meet. The meet, which continues on Saturday, is SOFLO’s first road trip of the New Year.

FRIDAY RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS: 1. Sarasota YMCA Sharks 279, 2. Swim Florida 151, 3. Gulf Coast 58, 4. SOFLO 31, 5. Carrollwood Village 20, 6. Greater Tampa 16, 7. Charlotte County 15, 8. Swim Florida Unattached 9, 9. YMCA Sea Dragons 3, 10. Blue Wave, 0, 11. Tornadoes Swim Club 0.

GIRLS

500-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Addison Sauickie, Sarasota YMCA 5:48.16; SOFLO: 7. Leah Pando 6:24.97, best time; 11-12, 1. Michaela Mattes, Sarasota YMCA 5:12.03; SOFLO: 8. Emma Twombly 5:52.05; 13-14, 1. Rachel Moran, Swim Florida 5:24.68; SOFLO: 5. Sarah Acevedo 5:31.06, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Phoebe Langius, Swim Florida 5:18.11.

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Jessica Beede, Greater Tampa 2:34.26; SOFLO: 4. Leah Pando 2:44.80, 7. Giada Porven 2:58.85.

400-yard individual medley:

11-12, 1. Sumner Chmielewski, Sarasota YMCA 4:45.52; SOFLO: 8. Mia Escudero 5:21.83, best time; 13-14, 1. Mikayla Puckett, Gulf Coast 4:42.38; 15-and-over, 1. Shae Clifton, Swim Florida 4:40.23.

BOYS

500-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cavic, Sarasota YMCA 5:40.46; SOFLO: 2. Alessandro Pereira 5:44.24, best time; 11-12, 1. Liam Custer, Sarasota YMCA 5:19.96; SOFLO: 11. Lucas Porven 6:21.42; 13-14, 1. Ryan Staunch, Swim Florida 4:44.05; SOFLO: 19. Christian Vasquez 5:58.36, best time; 15-and-over, 1. Santi Corredor, Swim Florida 4:36.70.

200-yard individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 2:28.32, best time.

400-yard individual medley:

11-12, 1. John Kirby, Sarasota YMCA 4:58.86; 13-14, 1. Ian Brann, Sarasota YMCA 4:28.87; 15-and-over, 1. Santi Corredor, Swim Florida 4:08.47.

IF YOU GO

What: GCST Winter Invitational

When: Saturday-Sunday

Schedule: Saturday and Sunday morning session 8:30 a.m. (13-14 and senior); Saturday and Sunday distance sessions begin 15 minutes following the end of the morning sessions. Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions will begin approximately 30 minutes after the distance session ends.

Where: Lee County/Florida Gulf Coast University Aquatics Center, 10501 FGCU Blvd. S., Fort Myers.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

SOFLO’s Michael, Cunningham, Pando, Shine On Final Day Of FGC Speedo Winter Championships

By Sharon Robb

November 20, 2016—Yannai Michael of South Florida Aquatic Club had the finest meet of his young career at the 26th annual Florida Gold Coast Speedo Winter Championships Sunday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

On the final day of one of the state’s biggest meets, Michael, 12, was the fourth fastest seed in the 200-yard individual medley after morning prelims in a best time 2:20.04, a 3.38 drop. He bettered that time in finals placing third in 2:18.17, the first time he cracked the 2:20 barrier for a total time drop of 5.25.

Michael was also seventh in the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 5:39.73, a drop of 1.79.

Michael also anchored the fifth place 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished in 1:53.12 with teammates Logan Gonzalez, Nathaniel Garrick and Aldo Zepeda.

Michael finished eighth in the 11-12 high point awards with 48 points.

Kerry Cunningham, 10, and Leah Pando led SOFLO’s girls team. Cunningham was second in the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 1:14.25 and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:26.14. Cunningham finished 12th in high point with 21 points.

Pando, 10, placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:15.99 and seventh in the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:44.72. Pando was 18th among high point swimmers with nine points.

SOFLO sent only 21 swimmers to the meet and still managed to finish among the Top 20 teams in the 1,100-swimmer Florida Gold Coast meet.

Most Florida Gold Coast teams were represented including Azura, Pine Crest, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Miami Swimming, Boca Raton Swim Team and AquaKids Sharks.

Azura defended its team titles in combined (1,390) and men’s (908.5) and Pine Crest defended its girls title (701.5).

SUNDAY RESULTS

GIRLS

200-yard individual medley:

Open, 1. Carolina Colorado, Azura 2:03.39; SOFLO: 3. Lisa Blackburn 2:11.50; 15-16, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 2:07.47; 13-14, 1. Nicole Gomez, NPB 2:08.19; 11-12, 1. Athena Kovacs, SFTL 2:11.37; SOFLO: 23. Sofia Osorio 2:34.52, best time, 39. Sabrina Osorio 2:39.13; 10-and-under, 1. Tawannah McLemore, BEST 2:35.61; SOFLO: 7. Leah Pando 2:44.72, best time 16. Fiorella DiSalvo 2:55.68, best time.

50-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Kyla Valls, MS 23.49; SOFLO: 6. Lisa Blackburn 24.80; 15-16, 1. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 23.20; 13-14, 1. Rachel Botting, PC 23.96; 11-12, 1. Athena Kovacs, SFTL 25.26; 10-and-under, 1. Erika Pelaez, Unattached 27.03; SOFLO: 13. Kaitlyn Barrios 30.95, 24. Luna Delgado 31.75.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Erika Pelaez, Unattached 1:04.93; SOFLO: 2. Kerry Cunningham 1:14.25, best time, 6. Leah Pando 1:15.99, 11. Mariann Catalasan 1:21.00.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Tawannah McLemore, BEST 29.63; SOFLO: 17. Luna Delgado 34.79, best time.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Tawannah McLemore, BEST 1:17.02; SOFLO: 7. Kerry Cunningham 1:26.14, best time, 9. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:28.20, best time, 10. Mariann Catalasan 1:28.37, best time, 12. Leah Pando 1:29.79, best time.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Erika Pelaez, Unattached 58.30; SOFLO: 11. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:07.88, best time, 12. Luna Delgado 1:08.01, best time, 14. Kerry Cunningham 1:08.17, best time.

500-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Andrea Van Den Berg, Azura 5:07.95; 15-16, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 4:52.38; 13-14, 1. Anna Auld, ECAC 5:00.62; 11-12, 1. Kiara Caamano, NPB 5:19.10; SOFLO: 41. Sofia Osorio 6:08.59, 45. Sabrina Osorio 6:24.37.

200-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Azura 1:37.54, 2. Miami Swimming 1:38.79, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1:39.09; 13-14, 1. Hialeah 1:40.52, 2. East Coast Aquatic 1:42.36, 3. Pine Crest 1:42.41; 11-12, 1. North Palm Beach 1:47.40, 2. Coral Springs 1:48.69, 3. YSF Barracudas 1:50.22; 10-and-under, 1. North Palm Beach 1:59.16, 2. Azura 1:59.22, 3. Pine Crest 2:05.48, 4. SOFLO 2:07.16 (Kerry Cunningham, Luna Delgado, Fiorella DiSalvo, Kaitlyn Barrios).

200-yard medley relay:

Open, 1. North Palm Beach 1:48.20, 2. Azura 1:48.45, 3. Miami Swimming 1:49.40; 13-14, 1. Hialeah 1:51.52, 2. Pine Crest 1:51.83, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1:53.15; 11-12, 1. Coral Springs 1:59.09, 2. YSF Barracudas 2:01.63, 3. AquaKids Sharks 2:03.33; 10-and-under, 1. Azura 2:15.90, 2. SOFLO 2:19.96 (Kerry Cunningham, Mariann Catalasan, Luna Delgado, Kaitlyn Barrios), 3. Pine Crest 2:22.05.

BOYS

200-yard individual medley:

Men, 1. Adan Diaz, Azura 1:53.09; 15-16, 1. Jorge Depassier, Azura 1:54.43; 13-14, 1. Kevin DeGrijze, Unattached 1:58.75; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 2:09.72; SOFLO: 3. Yannai Michael 2:18.17, best time, 21. Aldo Zepeda 2:35.48, best time; 10-and-under, 1. Kaii Winkler, Miami Swimming 2:18.36.

50-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Leonardo Gonzales, CAM 20.73; 15-16, 1. Tyler Zuyus, PB 21.42; 13-14, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 22.91; 11-12, 1. Matthew Tarafa, Hialeah 23.83; 10-and-under, 1. John Trieu, FAST 26.69; SOFLO: 25. Fernano Barreto 32.21, best time.

100-yard backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. John Trieu, FAST 1:08.12; SOFLO: 7. Jonathan Lozano 1:19.69.

50-yard butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, FFSC 30.30; SOFLO: 18. Fernando Barreto 37.66.

100-yard breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. George Gonzalez, FFSC 1:13.69.

100-yard freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Kai Winkler, Miami Swimming 56.49; SOFLO: 31. Jonathan Lozano 1:13.01, best time.

500-yard freestyle:

Open, 1. Marcos Lavado, Azura 4:26.16; 15-16, 1. Andres Lares, Azura 4:41.07; 13-14, 1. Cristian Tortola, Azura 4:49.46; 11-12, 1. Josh Zuchowski, FAST 5:01.89; SOFLO: 7. Yannai Michael 5:39.73, best time, 14. Nathaniel Garrick 5:53.05, best time, 15. Aldo Zepeda 5:54.12, 17. Logan Gonzalez 6:00.62, best time

200-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Azura 1:25.63, 2. Westminster Academy 1:28.06, 3. YSF Barracudas 1:28.65; 13-14, 1. Pine Crest 1:36.24, 2. Azura 1:36.42, 3. Coral Springs 1:37.27; 11-12, 1. Hialeah 1:42.30, 2. Jupiter 1:47.28, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1:48.90, 5. SOFLO 1:53.12; 10-and-under, 1. East Coast 2:00.00, 2. Heritage Aquatics 2:06.58, 3. Blue Marlins 2:08.76.

200-yard medley relay:

Open, 1. Azura 1:34.24, 2. Westminster Academy 1:35.29, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1:37.92; 13-14, 1. Pine Crest 1:46.32, 2. Azura 1:47.25, 3. St. Andrew’s 1:50.13; 11-12, 1. Hialeah 1:56.91, 2. Jupiter 2:01.08, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 2:01.37; 10-and-under, 1. East Coast 2;15.60, 2. Blue Marlins 2:24.73, 3. Pine Crest 2:31.22.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com for results and questions.

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SOFLO’s Rafael Rodriguez Captures Four Events On Day Three Of FLA International Invitational

By Sharon Robb

June 25, 2016—South Florida Aquatic Club teenager Rafael Rodriguez came up big at the FLA International Invitational Saturday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Rodriguez, 14, won four events all with lifetime-bests and has totaled 72.5 points over three days in the high point awards category.

Rodriguez won the 13-14 200-meter individual medley in a best time 2:19.07 (0.22 time drop); 50-meter backstroke in a best time 30.65 (2.48 time drop); 50-meter butterfly in a best time 27.80 (1.04 time drop) and 100-meter freestyle in a best time 57.10 (0.11 time drop).

The only other boys’ individual winner was Lance Lesage in the 200-meter backstroke in a best time 2:24.34.

Leading the girls’ team was Sarah Acevedo, 12, who won the 12-and-under 200-meter butterfly in 2:47.91 and Leah Pando, 10, winner in the 10-and-under 100-meter breaststroke in a best time 1:41.85.

Other SOFLO top three finishers were:

Ava Kuznik, 10, second, 50-meter backstroke, 43.79; third, 100-meter freestyle, 1:19.74.

Kaitlyn Barrios, 10, third, 200-meter individual medley, 3:14.61, best time.

Paige Lane, 13, third, 50-meter backstroke, 35.09; third, 50-meter butterfly, 30.89.

Mallory Schleicher, 12, 200-meter backstroke, third, 2:49.33, best time; third, 100-meter freestyle, 1:07.32, best time.

Sebastian Lares, 12, second, 200-meter butterfly, 2:35.58, best time.

Leonardo Mateus, 14, second, 200-meter butterfly, 2:24.58, best time.

Alessandro Pereira, 9, second, 200-meter individual medley, 2:49.59, best time.

Christian Tijero, 10, third, 200-meter individual medley, 2:55.40.

Alejandro Mateus, 11, second, 50-meter backstroke, 36.79.

Zackary Harris, 11, third, 100-meter freestyle, 1:05.53, best time.

Heading into the fourth and final day, SOFLO boys’ team is second with 309 points behind Gator Swim Club. The girls’ team is seventh with 153 and SOFLO is fourth with 462 points in the combined team standings.

In the race of the day, Olympic medal hopefuls and Bolles alums Joseph Schooling of Singapore and Santo Condorelli of Canada competed in the 100-meter freestyle. In the exciting race, Schooling, 21, outsprinted Condorelli, 21, 49.17-49.32. Schooling and Singapore teammates have been training at SOFLO with head coach Sergio Lopez.

SATURDAY RESULTS

COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Gator Swim Club 890.5, 2. Southwest Stars 600, 3. Patriot Swim Team 481.5, 4. South Florida Aquatic Club 462, 5. Mount Pearl Marlins 356.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Gator Swim Club 562, 2. SOFLO 309, 3. Blue Marlins 257, 4. Southwest Stars 223, 5. Patriot Swim team 202.5.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Southwest Stars 377, 2. Apex Aquatics 265, 3. Patriot Swim Team 251, 4. Gator Swim Club 250.5, 5. Mount Pearl Marlins 223, 7. SOFLO 153.

GIRLS

200-meter butterfly:

12-and-under, 1. Sarah Acevedo, SOFLO 2:47.91, 2. Melissa Gonzalez, BM 2:55.44, 3. Keira Thompson, APEX 3:08.80; 13-14, 1. Jocelyn Ruiz, BM 2:27.93, 2. Daniela Flores Bautista, MARMO 2:31.87, 3. Gracie Khunduang, STAR 2:34.14; SOFLO: 4. Kyana Castro 2:41.10; 15-16, 1. Sydney Nesper, STAR 2:32.25, 2. Nicole Kalavantis, BG 2:35.53, 3. Allora Williams, SF 2:43.85; 17-and-over, 1. Cathleen Li, BG 2:26.55, 2. Sophia Smith, APEX 2:37.56, 3. Fiona Maxwell, APEX 2:41.32.

200-meter individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Ella Klyce, STAR 2:50.69, 2. Casey Perez, BM 2:59.08, 3. Kaitlyn Barrios, SOFLO 3:14.61, best time; SOFLO: 4. Ava Kuznik 3:20.86, 5. Mariann Catalasan 3:28.86, best time, 6. Judith-Alison Natino 3:29.23, best time, 7. Luna Delgado 3:30.97, best time, 8. Giada Porven 3:31.04, best time, 11. Maria Legaspi 3:39.78, best time; 11-12, 1. Hayley Clark, STAR 2:38.65, 2. Caroline McCurdy, BG 2:40.66, 3. Isabella Chambers, PST 2:41.46; SOFLO: 10. Mia Escudero 3:01.58, 11. Valeria Garcia 3:05.38, 20. Kailey Smith 3:28.57, best time; 13-14, 1. Jaiden Muramatsu, STAR 2:31.41, 2. Gisel A. Valadez Zitle, MARMO 2:34.07, 3. Bridgette Grothman, APEX 2:34.53; SOFLO: 7. Katrina Del Vecchio 2:39.66, best time, 10. Paige Lane, SOFLO 2:42.88, 41. Anabel Vazquez 3:16.91; 15-16, 1. Julia Donahue, BG 2:28.10, 2. Katelyn Walsh, PATS 2:29.39, 3. Bella Garbacz, APEX 2:31.91; SOFLO: 24. Zariya Harris 3:02.87; 17-and-over, 1. Lauren Siegel, PATS 2:30.66, 2. Shannon Walsh, PATS 2:36.16, 3. Raquel Morgan, MPM 2:37.34.

50-meter backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Ella Klyce, STAR 37.54, 2. Ava Kuznik, SOFLO 43.79, 3. Gabriella DeLuna, YSF 43.88; SOFLO: 4. Kaitlyn Barrios 45.41 and Judith-Alison Natino 45.41, tie, 8. Mariann Catalasan 46.88, 21. Abigail Natino 53.31, 25. Sarah Vasquez 55.03, 32. Carleigh Schleicher 56.97; 11-12, 1. Elizabeth Galicki, WTST 34.91, 2. Emily Lopez-Diaz, YSF 35.50, 3. Lauren Crawford, WTST 35.79; SOFLO: 21. Kailey Smith 46.22; 13-14, 1. Jacey Hinton, APEX 32.21, 2. Jocelyn Ruiz, B 34.25, 3. Paige Lane, SOFLO 35.09; SOFLO: 4. Katrina Del Vecchio 35.11, 5. Isabella Di Salvo 35.35, 13. Alana Acevedo 37.81, best time, 26. Sophia Bedoya 40.98, best time; 15-16, 1. Maddie Hofert, APEX 32.50, 2. Laura Pittman, MPM 32.55, 3. Lauren Zawacki, WT 33.19; SOFLO: 8. Kellie Wilcox 36.46, best time, 16. Zariya Harris 40.01; 17-and-over, 1. Ting Wen Quah, SAC 31.48, 2. Cathleen Li, BG 34.14, 3. Rosa Isela Escalante Saenz, MARMO 34.96.

100-meter breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Leah Pando, SOFLO 1:41.85, best time, 2. Casey Perez, BM 1:42.60, 3. Camilla Garcia, BM 1:43.53; SOFLO: 4. Fiorella Di Salvo 1:50.49, best time, 5. Maria Legaspi 1:53.24, 14. Abigail Natino 2:16.28; 11-12, 1. Iza Ruiz, STAR 1:24.24, 2. Caroline McCurdy, BG 1:25.61, 3. Michelle Cottle, STAR 1:27.69; SOFLO: 9. Valeria Garcia 1:37.98; 13-14, 1. Gracie Khunduang, STAR 1:20.03, 2. Gisel A. Valadez Zitle, MARMAO 1:20.12, 3. Isabella Taylor, HAT 1:20.44; SOFLO: 16. Valentina Carrion 1:28.85, best time, 30. Sophia Bedoya 1:42.06; 15-16, 1. Katelyn Walsh, PATS 1:15.47, 2. Annabella Boardman, STAR 1:18.06, 3. Kendra Graham, PATS 1:19.58; SOFLO: 16. Kellie Wilcox 1:29.88; 17-and-over, 1. Shannon Walsh, PATS 1:17.49, 2. Raquel Morgan, MPM 1:17.68, 3. Lauren Siegel, PATS 1:22.99.

50-meter butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Ella Klyce, STAR 33.83, 2. Casey Perez, BM 34.93, 3. Camila Garcia, BM 40.06; SOFLO: 5. Ava Kuznik 41.44, best time, 6. Leah Pando 42.24, 7. Kaitlyn Barrios 42.38, best time, 8. Mariann Catalasan 43.94, best time, 10. Luna Delgado 44.34, best time, 11. Giada Porven 45.91, best time, 12. Judith-Alison Natino 46.22, best time, 14. Carleigh Schleicher 46.89, 23. Abigail Natino 55.96, best time, 24. Sarah Vasquez 56.04, 25. Maria Legaspi 58.04; 11-12, 1. Michelle Cottle, STAR 33.71, 2. Hayley Clark, STAR 33.89, 3. Keira Thompson, APEX 34.45; SOFLO: 12. Valeria Garcia 38.09, 25. Kailey Smith 48.09; 13-14, 1. Jacey Hilton, APEX 29.83, 2. Jillian Cudney, PATS 30.31, 3. Paige Lane, SOFLO 30.89, SOFLO: 6. Paige Lane 31.55, best time, 7. Isabella DiSalvo 31.91, 9. Kyana Castro 32.62, 11. Alana Acevedo 32.96, best time; 15-16, 1. Kendra Graham, PATS 30.18, 2. Sydney Nesper, STAR 30.32, 3. Laura Pittman, MPM 30.58; SOFLO: 22. Zariya Harris 37.51; 17-and-over, 1. Ting Wen Quah, SAC 28.64, 2. Cathleen Li, BG 29.32, 3. Xiang Ql Amanda Lim, SAC 29.78.

200-meter backstroke:

12-and-under, 1. Kimberly McCaffrey, PATS 2:43.94, 2. Iza Ruiz, STAR 2:47.53, 3. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 2:49.33, best time; SOFLO: 7. Sarah Acevedo 2:54.90, 12. Leah Pando 3:06.42, best time; 13-14, 1. Jocelyn Ruiz, BM 2:36.96, 2. Isabella Taylor, HAT 2:39.46, 3. Megan Buchanan, STAR 2:43.93; SOFLO: 12. Anabel Vazquez 2:59.36; 15-16, 1. Grace Maguire, BG 2:24.34, 2. Laura Pittman, MPM 2:31.14, 3. Katelyn Walsh, PATS 2:36.28; SOFLO: 9. Kellie Wilcox 2:53.02; 17-and-over, 1. Lauren Siegel, PATS 2:30.75, 2. Lindsay Hary, HAT 2:41.28, 3. Fiona Maxwell, APEX 2:42.78.

100-meter freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Ella Klyce, STAR 1:11.65, 2. Camila Garcia, BM 1:17.19, 3. Ava Kuznik, SOFLO 1:19.74; SOFLO: 4. Kaitlyn Barrios 1:20.88, 5. Judith-Alison Natino 1:23.88, best time, 7. Fiorella Di Salvo 1:24.97, best time, 8. Luna Delgado 1:25.92, 10. Giada Porven 1:28.72, 15. Maria Legaspi 1:29.80, best time, 16. Mariann Catalasan 1:29.93, 22. Carleigh Schleicher 1:37.69, 37. Abigail Natino 1:54.30, best time; 11-12, 1. Caroline McCurdy, BG 1:04.02, 2. Audrey Moore, ST 1:05.30, 3. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 1:07.32, best time; SOFLO: 12. Valeria Garcia 1:13.22, 24. Mia Escudero 1:16.98; 13-14, 1. Jillian Cudney, PATS 1:00.85, 2. Jacey Hilton, APEX 1:00.87, 3. Jaiden Muramatsu, STAR 1:02.39; SOFLO: 8. Paige Lane 1:03.85, 12. Katrina Del Vecchio 1:04.12, 17. Isabella Di Salvo 1:05.72, best time, 22. Alana Acevedo 1:07.23, best time, 26. Valentina Carrion 1:07.59, 53. Sophia Bedoya 1:20.31; 15-16, 1. Bella Garbacz, APEX 1:00.48, 2. Lauren Zawacki, WT 1:01.54, 3. Kelly Mitchell, BG 1:02.45; SOFLOL 33. Kellie Wilcox 1:10.63, best time, 36. Zariya Harris 1:12.97; 17-and-over, 1. Ting Wen Quah, SAC 57.80, 2. Xiang Ql Amanda Lim, SAC 59.19, 3. Sophia Smith, APEX 1:02.08.

200-meter freestyle relay:

12-and-under, 1.YSF Barracudas 2:10.74, 2. Plantation Swim Team 2:12.24, 3. Webbs Tornadoes 2:14.36; 13-14, 1. Mount Peal Marlins A 2:01.40, 2. Plantation 2:06.86, 3. Mount Pearl Marlins B 2:14.80; 15-16, 1. Mount Pearl Marlins A 2:00.07; 17-and-over, 1. Patriots 1:54.33, 2. Gator Swim Club B 1:54.82, 3. Apex 1:55.95.

BOYS

200-meter butterfly:

12-and-under, 1. Anthony Martinez, BM 2:34.79, 2. Sebastian Lares, SOFLO 2:35.58, best time, 3. Matvey Ivanov, BG 2:35.75; SOFLO: 6. Zackary Harris 2:48.53; 13-14, 1. Kevin Fanjul, BM 2:23.39, 2. Leonardo Mateus, SOFLO 2:24.58, best time, 3. Matt McGregor, PATS 2:25.85; 15-16, 1. Brayan Perez, BM 2:14.23, 2. Diego Mateus, BM 2:14.30, 3. Cristian Vasquez, BM 2:18.92; 17-and-over, 1. Judd Fishman, COHOL 2:17.66, 2. Will Hrabchak, BG 2:23.38, 3. Chip Sheldon, STAR 2:28.01.

200-meter individual medley:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 2:47.86, 2. Alessandro Pereira, SOFLO 2:49.59, best time, 3. Christian Tijero, SOFLO 2:55.40; SOFLO: 6. Lucas Porven 3:09.71, best time, 14. Owen Smith 3:50.60; 11-12, 1. Matvey Ivanov, BG 2:38.68, 2. Flash Jackson, PATS 2:49.86, 3. Ronny Rueda, BM 2:50.54; SOFLO: 5. Alejandro Mateus 2:51.01, 10. Aldo Zepeda 3:03.93, best time, 15. Samuel Bullen 3:22.85; 13-14, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:19.07, best time, 2. Ben Mack-Jackson, STAR 2:24.58, 3. Ky Odlum, ST 2:28.64; SOFLO: 12. Eiza Gantus 2:38.68, best time, 33. Gabriel Ferdinand 3:17.63; 15-16, 1. Max Seidel, BG 2:15.05, 2. JJ Batt, BG 2:17.46, 3. TC McCaffrey, PATS 2:23.98; 17-and-over, 1. Sheng Jun Pang, ACE 2:09.51, 2. Chien Yin Lionel Khoo, SIN 2:10.86, 3. Kai Quan Yeo, APSC 2:13.12.

50-meter backstroke:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 39.10, 2. Erick Collazo, BM 42.60, 3. Henry Hazell, SEA 43.27; SOFLO: 7. Jonathan Lozano 44.92, 12. Kyle Dorn 47.59, best time, 20. Kevin Moya 52.50, 21. Owen Smith 54.26, 22. Joseph-Blake Natino 54.45, best time, 28. Matthew Escudero 58.56, best time; 11-12, 1. Max Wilson, ST 32.51, 2. Alejandro Mateus 36.79, 3. Flash Jackson 37.43; SOFLO: 9. Aldo Zepeda 40.90, best time, 12. Samuel Bullen 43.55; 13-14, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 30.65, best time, 2. Ky Odlum, ST 30.96, 3. Sasha Shashkov, BG 31.14; SOFLO: 4. Leonardo Mateus 31.71, best time, 5. Lance Lesage 32.03, 10. Michael Arias 33.65, 11. Nicolas Munoz 34.63, 12. Marcos Vazquez 35.03, best time, 18. Jiovanni Tapia 37.57, best time, 20. Roberto Garrido 39.36; 15-16, 1. Stevos Baczek, BG 28.78, 2. Andrew Matejka, BG 29.83, 3. TC McCaffrey, PATS 30.34; 17-and-over, 1. Zheng Wen Quah, SAC 26.53, 2. Rex Tullius, ST 26.90, 3. Juan Imposiato, YSF 29.81.

100-meter breaststroke:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 1:37.39, 2. Giancarlo Suarez, BM 1:37.48, 3. Peter Roca, BM 1:44.29; SOFLO: 9. Jonathan Lozano 1:57.30, 10. Joseph-Blake Natino 2:05.83, best time, 12. Matthew Escudero 2:22.27; 11-12, 1. Flash Jackson, PATS 1:22.26, 2. Anthony Martinez, BM 1:25.07, 3. Matvey Ivanov, BG 1:27.74; SOFLO: 4. Zackary Harris 1:29.03, best time, 8. Alejandro Mateus 1:37.88, 10. Samuel Bullen 1:39.57, best time; 13-14, 1. Andy Rogatinsky, PST 1:11.78, 2. Ben Mack-Jackson, STAR 1:11.89, 3. Ty Hoffman, BG 1:16.80; SOFLO: 7. Leonardo Mateus 1:21.35, best time, 10. Michael Arias 1:23.51, 20. Jiovanni Tapia 1:33.34, best time, 29. Gabriel Ferdinand 1:47.08; 15-16, 1. Daniel Alber, BG 1:07.76, 2. Max Seidel, BG 1:09.14, 3. Alexander McCurdy, BG 1:11.59; 17-and-over, 1. Chien Yin Lionel Khoo, SIN 1:05.78, 2. Greg Penny, ST 1:09.75, 3. Johnny Prindle, BG 1:10.07.

50-meter butterfly:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 34.89, 2. Lucas Porven, SOFLO 38.20, best time, 3. Henry Hazell, SEA 38.70; SOFLO: 11. Jonathan Lozano 44.39, best time, 17. Owen Smith 48.86, best time, 21. Kevin Moya 59.55, 23. Joseph-Blake Natino 1:00.89, 24. Kyle Dorn 1:03.36; 11-12, 1. Matvey Ivanov, BG 31.28, 2. Gio Rizzo, PATS 31.44, 3. Max Wilson, STSA 32.88; SOFLO: 4. Zackary Harris 33.05, best time, 6. Chris Vasquez 33.51, 9. Alejandro Mateus 35.39, 19. Samuel Bullen 48.94; 13-14, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 27.80, best time, 2. Ky Odlum, ST 28.28, 3. Jonathan Nunez, PATS 29.43; SOFLO: 5. Leonardo Mateus 29.75, best time, 10. Eiza Gantus 31.49, best time, 11. Lance Lesage 31.80, best time, 15. Nicolas Munoz 32.46, 17. Marcos Vazquez 33.22, best time, 19. Jiovanni Tapia 33.48, best time; 15-16, 1. Daniel Alber, BG 26.71, 2. JJ Batt, BG 27.74, 3. Diego Mateus, BM 28.13; 17-and-over, 1. Zheng Wen Quah, SAC 24.90, 2. Chien Yin Lional Khoo, SIN 26.05, 3. Kai Quan Yeo, APSC 26.27.

200-meter backstroke:

12-and-under, 1. Gabriel Perez, B 2:52.52, 2. Henry Ajo, BM 2:54.80, 3. Ronny Rueda, BM 2:55.63; SOFLO: 5. Aldo Zepeda 3:05.08, best time; 13-14, 1. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 2:24.34, best time, 2. Liam Swain, MPM 2:26.24, 3. Jack D’Avi, YSF 2:27.03; SOFLO: 6. Michael Arias 2:35.46, 7. Nicolas Munoz 2:36.60, best time, 12. Roberto Garrido 2:49.72, best time, 17. Gabriel Ferdinand 3:17.11; 15-16, 1. Stevos Baczek, BG 2:14.11, 2. TC McCaffrey, PATs 2:21.28, 3. Andrew Matejka, BG 2:21.30; 17-and-over, 1. Rex Tullius, ST 2:01.40, 2. Judd Fishman, COHO 2:16.20, 3. Will Hrabchak, BG 2:16.95.

100-meter freestyle:

10-and-under, 1. Nicholas Cecchi, STAR 1:12.35, 2. Giancarlo Suarez, BM 1:14.77, 3. Nathaniel Olivares, LACES 1:17.93; SOFLO: 6. Lucas Porven 1:20.33, best time, 14. Kyle Dorn 1:26.13, best time, 19. Kevin Moya 1:36.29, 27. Matthew Escudero 1:58.63; 11-12, 1. Brennan Muramatsu, STAR 1:04.09, 2. Matvey Ivanov, BG 1:04.45, 3. Zackary Harris, SOFLO 1:05.53, best time; SOFLO: 7. Alejandro Mateus 1:10.32, 13. Aldo Zepeda 1:15.36, best time, 18. Samuel Bullen 1:23.61, best time; 13-14, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 57.10, best time, 2. Sasha Shashkov, BG 57.62, 3. Ky Odlum, ST 58.31; SOFLO: 5. Leonardo Mateus 59.91, 17. Lance Lesage 1:02.84, 19. Eiza Gantus 1:03.48, 31. Jiovanni Tapia 1:06.47, best time, 37. Roberto Garrido 1:09.93, best time, 54. Gabriel Ferdinand 1:18.03; 15-16, 1. Stevos Baczek, BG 54.31, 2. Daniel Alber, BG 54.51, 3. Andrew Matejka, BG 55.56; 17-and-over, 1. Joseph Schooling, SAC 49.17, 2. Santo Condorelli, Canada 49.32, 3. Zheng Wen Quah, SAC 51.55.

200-meter freestyle relay:

12-and-under, 1. Swim Gym 2:44.36, 2. YSF Barracudas 2:47.30; 13-14, 1. Patriots 1:51.69, 2. Gator Swim Club A 1:52.26, 3. YSF Barracudas 1:54.60; 15-16, 1. Gator Swim Club A 1:42.10, 2. Patriots 1:48.90, 3. YSF Barracudas 1:50.45; 17-and-over, 1. Gator Swim Club A 1:40.04, 2. Plantation Swim Team 2:02.53.

IF YOU GO

What: FLA International Invitational

When: Sunday

Where: Plantation Aquatic Complex, 9151 NW Second St., Plantation

Schedule: Sunday, 8 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. All sessions are timed finals.

Admission: $5 per session, heat sheets $3 per session. For information call 954-980-8666 or got to http://www.FLAswim.com.

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