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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Among SOFLO top finishers on Sunday were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Smutny, Dinehart, Horrego Win; SOFLO Leads Combined, Women’s Teams At FGC Swimming Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, March 17, 2023—Defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club, looking for its ninth title, continues to lead the Florida Gold Coast Swimming Senior Championships at Academic Village Pool.

After two days of competition, SOFLO leads the combined team standings with 910.5 points ahead of Azura with 587 and FAST with 460.

The women’s team leads with 499 points ahead of FAST with 361 and Pine Crest with 300. The men’s team is second with 411.5 behind Azura with 470 points.

Maddie Smutny, Olivia Dinehart and Julio Horrego came up big for SOFLO on Friday against a strong field of Florida Gold Coast swimmers.

Smutny, 17, won the 200-yard freestyle in a best time 1:49.92, dropping 2.96. It was the first time she dipped under 1:50. She bettered her entry time of 1:52.88 in prelims in 1:50.73 and went faster at night finishing ahead of Alyssa Bozzuto of FAST in 1:50.33. Smutny was also fifth in the 100 butterfly in 57.05.

Dinehart, 18, won the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:01.87 ahead of Bozzuto in 1:02.34. Dinehart dropped 0.42 seconds. She was also fourth in the 400 IM in 4:24.48.

Horrego, 24, won his signature event, the 100-yard breaststroke in 53.77.

SOFLO was second in the women’s 4×100-yard medley relay in 3:50.21 with Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny and Natalie Gembicki.

SOFLO was third in the men’s 4×100-yard medley relay in 3:23.02 with Ricardo Roche, Julio Horrego, Alejandro Mateus and Aldo Zepeda.

Javier Colmenares was fifth in the 400 IM in a best time 4:03.94, dropping 3.75.

Elena Dinehart, 18, was third in the 100 butterfly in 56.18 and fifth in the 200 freestyle in 1:51.24.

Pine Crest won three girls events. Julianne McCranie won the 100 butterfly in 55.20 and Julia Podkoscielny won the 400 IM in 4:11.23. Pine Crest won the 4×100-yard medley relay in 3:46.61 with Podkoscielny, Sara Lin, McCranie and Erin Miller.

Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics was a double winner in the 200 freestyle in 1:33.28 and 100 butterfly in 46.94. He was also a member of the men’s winning medley relay.

Yeziel Morales of Azura won the 400 IM in 3:54.02.

The meet continues Saturday with another day of full scheduled events. Prelims are 8:30 a.m. and finals 6 p.m.

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

FRIDAY RESULTS
COMBINED: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 910.5, 2. Azura 587, 3. FAST 460, 4. TS Aquatics 392, 5. Pine Crest 358.5.
MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Azura 470, 2. SOFLO 411.5, 3. Hurricane Aquatics 191, 4. Eagle Aquatics 171, 5. Ransom Everglades 169.
WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. SOFLO 499, 2. FAST 361, 3. Pine Crest 300, 4. TS Aquatics 253, 5. Plantation 127.

WOMEN
200-yard freestyle: 1. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 1:49.92, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, FAST 1:50.33, 3. Emma Herrera, FAST 1:50.44; SOFLO: 5. Elena Dinehart 1:51.24, 13. Natalie Gembicki 1:53.77, 17. Michelle Marinheiro 1:55.53, 23. Izzy Wilson 1:56.31.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 1:01.87, 2. Alyssa Bozzuto, FAST 1:02.34, 3. Sara Lin, PC 1:04.02; SOFLO: 7. Ana Villamil 1:04.52, 14. Sophia Grubbs 1:06.65, 24. Mariann Catalasan 1:09.80.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Julianne McCranie, PC 55.20, 2. Ekaterina Malyshev, WOW 56.07, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 56.18; SOFLO: 5. Maddie Smutny 57.05, 13. Gabriella DeLuna 57.83, 14. Natalie Gembicki 57.99, 17. Michelle Marinheiro 59.35, 20. Ana Villamil 1:00.07.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 4:11.23, 2. Riley Botting, PC 4:20.02, 3. Emma Herrera, FAST 4:22.83; SOFLO: 4. Olivia Dinehart 4:24.48, 7. Gabriella DeLuna 4:34.05, 9. Ana Villamil 4:42.12, 11. Izzy Wilson 4:38.16, 22. Sarah Vasquez 4:54.16, 25. Mariann Catalasan 5:02.27.

4×100-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Crest 3:46.61 (Julia Podkoscielny, Sara Lin, Julianne McCranie, Erin Miller), 2. SOFLO A 3:50.21 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki), 3. FAST 3:51.68, 6. SOFLO B 3:59.63 (Gabriella DeLuna, Sophia Grubbs, Michelle Marinheiro, Ana Villamil).

MEN
200-yard freestyle: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 1:33.28, 2. Dylan Smiley, MCDA 1:37.58, 3. Leif Bouwman, JDST 1:39.14; SOFLO: 7. Ricardo Roche 1:41.19, 28. Jaden Amores 1:47.49.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 53.77, 2. Giulian Martin, CANE 55.44, 3. Brandon Moran, AZ 55.69; SOFLO: 5. Javier Colmenares 56.04, 10. Manny Melendez 57.80, 25. Derek Hau 1:01.29, 27. Abraham Penaloza 1:02.54.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Kaii Winkler, EA 46.94, 2. Dylan Smiley, MCDA 47.46, 3. Davidson Vincent, AZ 48.32; SOFLO: 4. Luciano Gonzalez 48.58, 18. Alejandro Mateus 52.07.

400-yard individual medley: 1. Yeziel Morales, AZ 3:54.02, 2. Giulian Martin, CANE 4:00.15, 3. Philip Moldovanu, WOW 4:02.28; SOFLO: 5. Javier Colmenares 4:03.94, 10. Enrique Rodriguez 4:10.47, 11. Alejandro Mateus 4:12.32, 14. Stephen Kim 4:19.14, 16. Felix Gonzalez 4:19.50, 19. Jaden Amores 4:26.35, 29. Carlos Salas 4:37.59.

4×100-yard medley relay: 1. Eagle Aquatics 3:17.80 (Finn Winkler, Nikita Efimov, Kaii Winkler, Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula), 2. Azura 3:19.14, 3. SOFLO A 3:23.02 (Ricardo Roche, Julio Horrego, Alejandro Mateus, Aldo Zepeda), 5. SOFLO B 3:30.46 (Wisthon Rendon, Manny Melendez, Javier Colmenares, Enrique Rodriguez).

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

When: Saturday-Sunday.

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

Timeline: Saturday, prelims 8:30 a.m., 7 a.m. warmup and finals 6 p.m., 4:30 p.m. warmup; Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., 7 a.m. warmup and finals 5 p.m., 3:30 p.m. warmup.

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

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

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

Top SOFLO Swimmers Headed To This Week’s Southern Zone South Sectional Championships

By Sharon Robb
ORLANDO, February 7, 2023—The championship season begins this week with the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships at Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center.

South Florida Aquatic Club has qualified 32 swimmers (17 men and 15 women) for the four-day meet which begins Thursday and runs through Sunday. The swimmers have qualified in 137 individual events and 10 relay events.

Honduran Olympian Julio Horrego leads the SOFLO contingent. In last year’s meet, also in Orlando, the 2020 Tokyo Olympian was second in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:17.35 on the final day and finished the meet with a first in the 100 breaststroke, second in the 200 IM, third in the 50 breaststroke, sixth in the 200-meter medley relay and 33rd in the 50 freestyle. Horrego scored 70 points.

This year Horrego, 24, is entered in the 50 breaststroke (seeded first), 100 breaststroke (seeded first), 200 breaststroke (seeded fourth), 50 freestyle (seeded 19th) and four relays.

Joining Horrego are SOFLO teammates Jaden Amores, 15, Jenesys Amores, 14, Mariann Catalasan, 16, Javier Colmenares, 16, Gabriella DeLuna, 16, Elena Dinehart, 18, Elise Dinehart, 14, Olivia Dinehart, 18, Natalie Gembicki, 17, Felix Gonzalez, 16, Enrique Gonzalez, 29, Ivan Grass, 17, Sophia Grubbs, 17, Carley Kaplan, 14, Stephen Kim 17, Michelle Marinheiro, 20, Alejandro Mateus, 17, Manuel Melendez, 19, Austin Nelson 17, Sabrina Osorio, 18, Nicholas Pelaez, 16, Wisthon Rendon, 18, Ricardo Roche, 23, Enrique Rodriguez, 18, Giorgio Rusconi, 16, Lydia Smutny, 14, Maddie Smutny, 17, Juan Vallmitjana, 14, Ana Villamil, 17, Izzy Wilson, 16, and Aldo Zepeda, 17.

Maddie Smutny is seeded first in the 200-meter butterfly in 2:14.37 and will be challenged by Michaela Mattes of Sarasota Sharks.

SOFLO will compete against some of the top swimmers in the state including Canadian Summer McIntosh of Sarasota Sharks, Ethan Ekk of Area Tallahassee, Alexia Sotomayor of St. Andrew’s Aquatics, Davidson Vincent and Yeziel Morales of Azura, Gracie Weyant of Sarasota Sharks, Will Heck of Bolles and Grant Sanders of Tampa Bay.

In 2022, Sarasota Sharks won the combined team title (609.5) and women’s team title (360.5). Azura Florida Aquatics won the men’s team title (310.5).

Two-time champion SOFLO finished fifth in combined with 215 points, sixth in the men’s competition and eighth in the women’s competition. SOFLO made club history in 2021 winning back-to-back Southern Zone South Sectional titles in February and July.

ESTIMATED TIMELINES
Thursday, distance, 2:45-5 p.m., timed finals, 6-7:18 p.m.; Friday, prelims 9 a.m.-1:02 p.m., finals 5-7:21 p.m.; Saturday, prelims 9 a.m.-1:12 p.m., finals 5-7:18 p.m.; Sunday, prelims 9 a.m.-1:02 p.m., distance, 1:15-3:58 p.m. and finals 5-7:20 p.m.

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

Cutler Bay Girls, Ransom Everglades Boys Win District 12-1A Team Titles; SOFLO Swimmers Dominate

By Sharon Robb
MIAMI, November 1, 2022—Cutler Bay girls and Ransom Everglades boys swept the team titles at the District 12-1A Swimming and Diving Championships at host Ransom Everglades.

Cutler Bay, with two relay wins and four individual wins, won the girls team titles with 464 points. Ransom Everglades was second with 337 and Carrollton was third with 292.

Ransom Everglades, with one relay and one individual win, won the boys team title with 413 points. Cutler Bay was runner-up with 351.

South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers Maddie Smutny, Izzy Wilson, Olivia Dinehart, Sophia Grubbs, Natalie Gembicki, Katelyn Gembicki, Elena Dinehart, Lydia Smutny, Jenesys Amores, Austin Nelson, Nicholas Pelaez and Jaden Amores all had top three finishes in individual events and relays.

Cutler Bay senior Olivia Dinehart won the 200-yard individual medley n 2:12.74 and was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.47. She was also a membe of the winning 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Teammate Maddie Smutny was a double winner in the 200 yard freestyle in 1:56.53 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:12.79.

Elena Dinehat won the 100-yard backstroke in 1:00.60.

Austin Nelson won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:55.82 and was a member of two winning relays. He was third in the 100 backstroke in 57.05.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

Cutler Bay 464, 2. Ransom Everglades 337, 3. Carrollton 292, 4. Coral Shores 257, 5. Miami Country Day 204, 6. Westminster Christian 128, 7. Immaculata LaSalle 117, 8. Doral Upper Charter 56, 9. Riviera Prep 51, 10. Doctors Charter 34, 11. Keys Gate Charter 24.

GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay: 1. Cutler Bay 1:51.58 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki) 2. Ransom 1:59.19, 3. Carrollton 2:00.07 (Izzy Wilson, Alexandra DeAngulo, Katia Alonso, Mila Fanjul.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Maddie Smutny, CB 1:56.53, 2. Corley Smith, COSH 1:58.09, 3. Izzy Wilson, CAR 2:02.83.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Olivia Dinehart, CB 2:12.74, 2, Sophia Grubbs, CB 2:14.68, 3. Abbie Sargent, COSH 2:17.21.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Hannah Webb, MC 24.87, 2. Natalie Gembicki, CB 25.18, 3. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 25.49.

1-meter diving: 1. Nicolette Xydas, CAR 363.60.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Kiera Rampersad, RANS 57.16, 2. Elena Dinehart, CB 59.47, 3. Alexandra De Angulo, CAR 1:01.49.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Hannah Webb, MC 53.86, 2. Natalie Gembicki, CB 54.18, 3. Marcella Orlandini, ILAS 56.31.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Maddie Smutny, CB 5:12.79, 2. Izzy Wilson, CAR 5:14.76, 3. Corley Smith, COSH 5:16.48.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Coral Shores 1:43.26, 2. Cutler Bay 1:44.89 (Sophia Grubbs, Lydia Smutny, Elise Dinehart, Katelyn Gembicki), 3. Miami Country Day 1:48.06.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Elena Dinehart, CB 1:00.60, 2. Jenesys Amores, CB 1:03.40, 3. Tembleque Sanchez, RANS 1:06.44.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Kiera Rampersad, RANS 1:06.40, 2. Olivia Dinehart, CB 1:06.47, 3. Sophia Grubbs, CB 1:08.21.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cutler Bay 3:43.73 (Elena Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki, Olivia Dinehart), 2. Coral Shores 3:50.12, 3. Ransom Everglades 3:50.17.

BOYS TEAM SCORES

Ransom Everglades 413, 2. Cutler Bay 351, 3. Miami Country Day 236, 4. Immaculata LaSalle 221, 5. Riviera Prep 173, 6. Westminster Christian 157, 7. Coral Shores 108, 8. Doral Upper Charter 70, 9. Doctors Charter 64, 10. Keys Gate Charter 53, 11. Sports Leadership Academy 41, 12. Cushman 38.

BOYS RESULTS

200-yard medley relay: 1. Immaculata LaSalle 1:43.75, 2. Cutler Bay (Austin Nelson, Nicolai Ross, Jaden Amores, Nicholas Pelaez), 3. Miami Country Day 1:47.35.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Ethan Sullivan, RANS 1:53.56, 2. Julian Lozano, RIV 1:53.64, 3. Lucas Franchak, ILAS 1:54.55.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Pablo Lopez Franco, ILAS 2:01.18, 2. Lucas Young, ILAS 2:01.97, 3. Alec Garcia-Caceres, RANS 2:09.70.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Evan Wilson, DR 22.00, 2. Julien Morel, CMSC 22.39, 3. Mario Solorzano, WC 22.95.

1-meter diving: None.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Dylan Smiley, MC 49.70, 2. Nohan Gomez, RANS 54.04, 3. Jaden Amores, CB 55.03.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Julien Morel, CM 49.91, 2. Mario Solorzano, WC 50.44, 3. Victor Perez, RANS 52.86.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Austin Nelson, CB 4:55.82, 2. Ethan Sullivan, RANS 5:03.91, 3. Santiago Lozano, RIV 5:07.32.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Ransom 1:34.50, 2. Immaculata 1:35.29, 3. Miami Country Day 1:36.27.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Pablo Lopez Franco, ILAS 54.24, 2. Nohan Gomez, RAN 55.19, 3. Austin Nelson, CB 57.05.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Dylan Smiley, MC 56.36, 2. Lucas Young, ILAS 59.28, 3. Evan Wilson, DRCH 1:01.30.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cutler Bay 3:26.49 (Nicholas Pelaez, Jaden Amores, Nicolai Ross, Austin Nelson), 2. Ransom 3:26.77, 3. Westminster Christian 3:59.26.

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

SOFLO’S Smutny, Schleicher Named USA Swimming Scholastic All-Americans

By Sharon Robb
COLORADO SPRINGS, October 21, 2022—Maddie Smutny and Mallory Schleicher were among thirteen Florida Gold Coast swimmers named to the 2021-22 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team.

Smutny and Schleicher are joined by Aitor Arrese-Igor, Aspen Gersper and Maximilian zum Tobel of St. Andrew’s, Riley Botting and Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest, Dylan Felt of Swim Fort Lauderdale, Giulian Martin of Hurricane Aquatics, Erika Pelaez of Eagle Aquatics, Dylan Smiley of Miami Country Day, Heidi Smithwick of Jupiter Dragons and Zarek Wilson of TS Aquatics.

The lists consist of 1,281 athletes, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and met any of the competition criteria during the qualifying period of September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022.

The 595 girls and 686 boys were led by Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nevada/Sandpipers of Nevada), Erin Gemmell (Pontomac, Maryland/Nations Capital Swim Club) and Baylor Nelson (Huntersville, North Carolina/SwimMAC Carolina), the only athletes who earned perfect scores due to being an event champion and maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

Grimes earned her championship in the 10K at the Open Water National Championships, Gemmell in the 400 freestyle at the Phillips 66 National Championships and Nelson in the 200 IM at the 2021 U.S. Open.

Eleven athletes with disabilities earned the honor, marking the second year where athletes with disabilities can qualify for this program. Five open water athletes are also included among this year’s honorees.

North Carolina Swimming led all Local Swimming Committees (LSCs) in Scholastic All-America selections this year with 99 athletes. The top-two clubs with individual athletes receiving this honor, SwimMAC Carolina (28 athletes) and TAT Titans (24 athletes), both came from North Carolina.

Athletes by zone: Southern, 397; Eastern, 314; Western, 301 and Central, 268.

Athletes by grade: freshmen, 116; sophomores, 331; juniors, 468 and seniors 316.

All athletes will receive certificates and a bag tag. Three- and four-time honorees will receive a special gift. All awards will be shipped this fall.

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

Cutler Bay Girls, Belen Jesuit Boys Win Belen Jesuit Invitational; SOFLO Swimmers Shine, Break Meet Records

MIAMI, October 15, 2022—Cutler Bay girls and host Miami Belen Jesuit boys won the the team titles at the Belen Jesuit Invitational Friday at Gian Zumpano Aquatic Center.

Cutler Bay swept all three relays and won seven individual events to total 175 points. Gulliver Prep was runner-up with 104.

All seven individual events were won by South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers.

Maddie Smutny and Olivia Dinehart were double winners for Cutler Bay.

Smutny won the 200-yard freestyle in a meet record 1:55.22 and 500-yard freestyle in a meet record 5:06.48.

Dinehart won the 200-yard individual medley in a meet record 2:07.92 and 100-yard breaststroke in 1:06.29, also a meet record.

Other Cutler Bay individual winners were: Katelyn Gembicki, 50-yard freestyle, meet record 25.11; Natalie Gembicki, 100-yard freestyle, 53.76, meet record; and Elena Dinehart, 100-yard backstroke, 58.89, meet record.

Belen Jesuit, led by individual winner Ernie Cabrera and two relay wins, won the boys title with 127.5 points. Ransom Everglades was second with 77.

SOFLO’s Jaden Amores of Cutler Bay won the 200-yard individual medley in 2:05.10.

Indiana University commit Dylan Smiley of Miami Country Day was a double winner in the 200-yard freestyle in a meet record 1:46.51 and 100-yard backstroke in 54.50, another meet record.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

Cutler Bay 175, 2. Gulliver Prep 104, 3. tie, Ransom Everglades, Carrollton, 59, 5. Archbishop McCarthy 34, 6. Miami Country Day 28, 7. tie, Terra, Our Lady of Lourdes 20, 9. Immaculata-LaSalle 17, 10. Westminster Christian 2.

GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard medley relay: 1. Cutler Bay 1:49.94, meet record, 2. Gulliver Prep 1:53.56, meet record, 3. Carrollton 2:00.38.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Maddie Smutny, CB 1:55.22, meet record, 2. Natalie Gembicki, CB 1:56.45, meet record, 3. Corina Wong, OLL 2:00.18, meet record, 4. Izzy Wilson, CAR 2:01.25, meet record.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Olivia Dinehart, CB 2:07.92, meet record, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 2:10.70, meet record, 3. Sophia Grubbs, CB 2:14.52, meet record.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 25.11, meet record, 2. Cassandra Kraft, GP 25.33, meet record, 3. Makalia Blanchard, ABM 26.41.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Kiera Rampersad, RANS 57.65, meet record, 2. Elena Dinehart, CB 58.27, meet record, 3. Hannah Webb, MCD 1:00.29, meet record.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Natalie Gembicki, CB 53.76, meet record, 2. Katelyn Gembicki, CB 55.88, meet record, 3. Cassandra Kraft. GP 56.53.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Maddy Smutny, CB 5:06.48, meet record, 2. Izzy Wilson, CAR 5:15.05, meet record, 3. Corina Wong, OLL 5:21.59, 4. Jenesys Amores, CB 5:26.60.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cutler Bay 1:45.75, meet record, 2. Gulliver Prep 1:48.04, 3. Miami Country Day 1:51.61.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Elena Dinehart, CB 58.89, meet record, 2. Giovanna Musiello, GP 1:00.64, meet record, 3. Jenesys Amores, CB 1:04.26, meet record.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Olivia Dinehart, CB 1:06.29, meet record, 2. Kiera Rampesad, RANS 1:08.59, meet record, 3. Reese Rosenthal, GP 1:10.28, meet record.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Cutler Bay A 3:37.10, meet record, 2. Gulliver Prep 3:48.74, 3. Carrollton 3:53.39.

BOYS TEAM SCORES

Belen Jesuit 127.5, 2. Ransom Everglades 77, 3. Gulliver Prep 72, 4. Columbus 48, 5. Cutler Bay 45, 6. Miami Country Day 29.5, 7. Terra 29, 8. Immaculata-La Salle 27.

BOYS RESULTS

200-yard medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:46.80, 2. Belen Jesuit 1:47.94, 3. Columbus 1:49.53.

200-yard freestyle: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCD 1:46.51, meet record, 2. Jonathan Lozano, MATR 1:50.51, meet record, 3. Lucas Franchak, ILAS 1:55.44, meet record.

200-yard individual medley: 1. Jaden Amores, CB 2:05.10, 2. Pablo Lopez Franco, ILAS 2:06.61, 3. Juanfra Gudino, GP 2:07.12.

50-yard freestyle: 1. Mario Solorzano, WC 22.70, meet record, 2. Daniel Preston, GP 23.34, 3. Nathaniel Garrick, ABM 23.62.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Nohan Gomez, RANS 54.79, meet record, 2. Jaden Amores, CB 55.04, meet record, 3. Lucas Franchak, ILAS 56.156, meet record.

100-yard freestyle: 1. Ernie Cabrera, BJ 51.03, 2. Jose Morales, BJ 52.27, 3. Victor Perez, RANS 52.78.

500-yard freestyle: 1. Jonathan Lozano, MATR 4:57.23, meet record, 2. Nicholas Pelaez, CB 5:05.51, 3. Santiago Lozano, RP 5:07.46.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Belen Jesuit A 1:35.05, 2. Ransom 1:35.17, 3. Belen Jesuit B 1:38.38.

100-yard backstroke: 1. Dylan Smiley, MCD 54.50, meet record, 2. Nohan Gomez, RANS 57.73, meet record, 3. Nathaniel Garrick, ABM 58.10, meet record.

100-yard breaststroke: 1. Juanfra Gudino, GP 1:04.56, 2. Michael Grenier, CC 1:05.85, 3. Anthony Lander, TERR 1:07.16.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Belen Jesuit 3:28.44, 2. Gulliver Prep 3:29.95, 3. Ransom 3:31.08.

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

Olivia Dinehart, Juan Vallmitjana Lead SOFLO In Final Session Of SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, October 2, 2022–South Florida Aquatic Club finished up a solid weekend of racing at Session Five of the SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge Sunday at Academic Village Pool.

Olivia Dinehart, 17, and Juan Vallmitjana, 13, were double winners.

Dinehart won the 100-yard individual medley in 1:00.55 and 500-yard freestyle in 5:16.56. She finished with three firsts, one third and one sixth place.

Vallmitjana won the 200-yard individual medley in a best time 2:04.93, dropping 3.92 seconds off his previous best, and 500-yard freestyle in 4:46.19. He was also second in the 200-yard butterfly in a best time 2:04.18, dropping 5.79. He finished with three wins, three seconds and one third place.

Other SOFLO winners were:
Elena Dinehart, 17, 200-yard butterfly, 2:10.17.
Maddie Smutny, 17, 500-yard freestyle, 5:06.16.
Julio Horrego, 23, 100-yard individual medley, 49.93.
Ricardo Roche, 22, 500-yard freestyle, 4:49.43.

In one of the more exciting races, Roche outlasted teammate Manuel Melendez in the 500-yard freestyle, 4:49.43-4:50.93.

Among some of the more impressive time drops were:
Sarah Vasquez, 200 butterfly, 7.45 drop.
Joshua Menezes, 200 butterfly, 16.98.
Mason Jimenez, 200 butterfly, 7.81.
Connor Jimenez, 200 butterfly, 10.89.
Abraham Penaloza, 200 butterfly, 4.33.
Luciano Gonzalez, 100 IM, 6.30.
Manuel Melendez, 500 freestyle, 20.42.
Felix Gonzalez, 500 freestyle, 5.44.

SOFLO had 174 (91 girls and 83 boys), from 10-and-unders to 15-and-overs compete in 879 individual events.

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

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

SUNDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:05.21, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 2:13.59, 3. Lydia Smutny, SOFLO 2:23.03; SOFLO: 5. Amanda Grubbs 2:24.10, 6. Sarah Vasquez 2:26.07, time drop 7.45, 7. Sofia Lugo 2:27.15, 9. Tania Mantilla 2:28.76.
15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:10.17, 2. Samira Zambrano, MWA 2:10.58, 3. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 2:11.66; SOFLO: 4. Gabriella DeLuna 2:13.84, 5. Natalie Gembicki 2:13.94, 6. Olivia Dinehart 2:14.16, 8. Ana Villamil 2:16.90, time drop 1.30, 9. Sophia Grubbs 2:19.60, 10. Gabriela Avila 2:21.91.

200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:09.12, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 2:13.56, 3. Carley Kaplan, UN 2:19.13; SOFLO: 6. Lydia Smutny 2:26.43, 10. Elise Dinehart 2:28.24.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:10.69, 2. Paola Negrin, MAC 2:12.22, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:14.38; SOFLO: 4. Maddie Smutny 2:14.16, 5. Gabriella DeLuna 2:15.98, 6. Natalie Gembicki 2:17.34, 7. Sophia Grubbs 2:17.69, 9. Mariann Catalasan 2:21.25, 10. Izzy Wilson 2:24.15.

100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Ava Wolfe, MWA 1:06.73, 2. Sara Mendoza, MWA 1:07.73, 3. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 1:07.98, time drop 0.15; SOFLO: 4. Lydia Smutny 1:08.91, time drop 2.33, 5. Amanda Grubbs 1:09.10, 6. Tania Mantilla 1:09.18, 9. Elise Dinehart 1:10.40, 10. Ainsley Miller 1:10.76.
15-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 1:00.55, 2. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 1:00.68, 3. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 1:02.39; SOFLO: 4. Sophia Grubbs 1:03.07, 5. Maddie Smutny 1:03.33, 6. Elena Dinehart 1:03.57, 8. Sofia Hernandez 1:07.26, time drop 2.16, 9. Sabrina Osorio 1:07.75.

500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 5:02.05, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 5:18.54, 3. Carley Kaplan, UN 5:27.75; SOFLO: 5. Amanda Grubbs 5:34.82, 7. Elise Dinehart 5:38.53, 8. Tania Mantilla 5:39.29, 9. Lydia Smutny 5:42.14.
15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 5:06.16, 2. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 5:15.45, 3. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 5:16.56; SOFLO: 4. Izzy Wilson 5:17.08, 5. Gabriella DeLuna 5:18.30, 7. Elena Dinehart 5:22.28, 9. Ana Villamil, 5:33.27, time drop 8.02, 10. Mariann Catalasan 5:34.27.

BOY
200-yard butterfly:
13-14, 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 2:02.10, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:04.18, time drop 5.79, 3. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 2:10.80; SOFLO: 4. Joshua Menezes 2:15.15, time drop 16.98, 6. Mason Jimenez 2:19.22, time drop 7.81, 8. Connor Jimenez 2:20.38, time drop 10.89, 9. Abraham Penaloza 2:22.63, time drop 4.33.
15-and-over, 1. Dario Martin, OSC 1:53.37, 2. Dylan Ferguson, MAC 1:54.78, 3. Nikita Efimov, OSC 1:58.64; SOFLO: 5. Wisthon Rendon 1:59.28, 8. Alejandro Mateus 2:00.98, 10. Javier Colmenares 2:02.75.

200-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:04.93, time drop 3.92, 2. Jesus Linares, MAC 2:10.93, 3. Mason Jimenez, SOFLO 2:13.11, time drop 2.31; SOFLO: 4. Connor Jimenez 2:14.49, time drop 3.65, 5. Joshua Menezes 2:15.19, time drop 0.73, 8. Maximiliano Remmele 2:16.32, time drop 1.60, 10. Abraham Penaloza 2:19.46, time drop 3.30.
15-and-over, 1. Nikita Efimov, OSC 1:56.76, 2. Dylan Ferguson, MAC 1:58.22, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 1:58.27; SOFLO: 6. Wisthon Rendon 2:00.96.

100-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Jesus Linares, MAC 1:01.05, 2. Jorvir Tigrero, HSC 1:01.22, 3. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 1:02.25; SOFLO: 7. Justin Campos 1:05.77, time drop 4.72, 10. Kenny Paas 1:06.82, time drop 3.08.
15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 49.93, 2. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 51.71, time drop 6.30, 3. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 53.43, time drop 1.52; SOFLO: 6. Ricardo Roche 54.42, 7. Stephen Kim 55.94, 9. Alejandro Mateus 57.14, 10. Zackary Harris 57.74.

500-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:46.19, 2. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 4:59.87, 3. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 5:03.28; SOFLO: 4. Mason Jimenez 5:12.85, 5. Maximiliano Remmele 5:28.30, time drop 0.72, 6. Connor Jimenez 5:29.61, time drop 0.45, 7. Joshua Menezes 5:30.68, time drop 3.17, 8. Ryan Harries 5:30.93, time drop 4.53.
15-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 4:49.43, 2. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 4:50.93, time drop 20.42, 3. Agustin Rodriguez, UN 4:51.01; SOFLO: 6. Felix Gonzalez 4:52.70, time drop 5.44, 8. Hashan Ekanayake 4:56.63, 9. Wisthon Rendon 4:57.01, 10. Javier Colmenares 5:00.58.

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

Elena Dinehart, Julio Horrego Lead SOFLO At Session Three Of SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, October 1, 2022–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers finished out the day on a successful note at Session Three of the SOFLO Distance IMX/IMR TYR Challenge Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

Elena Dinehart, 17, and Julio Horrego, 23, were double winners.

Dinehart won the 15-and-over 200-yard backstroke in 2:07.67 and 400-yard individual medley in 4:40.60.

Horrego, a 2020 Honduran Olympian, won the 200-yard breaststroke in 1:58.54 and 100-yard freestyle in 45.68.

Other SOFLO winners were:
Juan Vallmitjana, 13, in the 400-yard individual medley in a best time 4:19.31, dropping 9.56 seconds off his previous best. He was also second in the 200-yard backstroke in a best time 2:04.84, dropping 9.30 and 200-yard breaststroke in 2:24.46, dropping 8.36. He dropped a total of 26.22 seconds in three events.

Ricardo Roche, 22, won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:51.92.

Ana Villamil, 17, won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:30.28. She also had a 4.25 drop in her 200 backstroke.

Maddie Smutny, 17, won the 100-yard freestyle in 53.87.

Several SOFLO swimmers had impressive time drops including Sarah Bedoya, 200 backstroke, 5.24; Sofia Lugo, 400 IM, 4.03; Maximiliano Remmele, 200 backstroke, 10.59, 200 breaststroke, 12.87 and 400 IM 13.41; Connor Jimenez, 200 backstroke, 12.15 and 200 breaststroke, 8.95; Mason Jimenez, 200 backstroke, 14.57, 200 breaststroke, 8.92 and 400 IM 19.70; Abraham Penaloza, 200 breaststroke, 7.84; Ryan Harries, 200 breaststroke, 9.16; and Joshua Menezes, 400 IM, 5.55

The three-day meet concludes Sunday with two sessions at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Warm-up is 7:30 a.m.

SOFLO heads the field with 174 (91 girls and 83 boys) swimmers in 879 individual events.

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

Admission is $5 per person, per session. Heat sheets are available for free online at http://www.soflomeets.info/IMX and Meet Mobile.

SATURDAY RESULTS
GIRLS
200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:12.59, 2. Carley Kaplan, UN 2:16.37, 3. Isabel Viera, MAC 2:19.40; SOFLO: 4. Sarah Bedoya 2:21.22, time drop 5.24, 5. Lydia Smutny 2:24.38, time drop 0.47, 6. Sarah Vasquez 2:24.69, 7. Sofia Lugo 2:24.78, 10. Amelie Bicerne 2:27.75.
15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:07.67, 2. Paola Negrin, MAC 2:10.96, 3. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 2:15.21; SOFLO: 4. Maddie Smutny 2:15.91, 5. Ana Villamil 2:16.16, time drop 4.25, 6. Mariann Catalasan 2:16.52, 7. Natalie Gembicki 2:17.69, 8. Katelyn Gembicki 2:19.83, 10. Izzy Wilson 2:21.45.

200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 2:24.19, 2. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:26.76, 3. Andrea Viera, MAC 2:40.49; SOFLO: 4. Carley Kaplan, UN 2:41.07, 6. Elise Dinehart 2:47.58, 8. Ainsley Miller 2:49.20.
15-and-over, 1. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 2:30.28, 2. Paola Negrin, MAC 2:30.78, 3. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 2:31.01; SOFLO: 4. Mariann Catalasan 2:33.35, 5. Natalie Gembicki 2:36.35, 7. Elena Dinehart 2:41.22, 8. Maddie Smutny 2:42.68.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Christina Paschal, PC 56.14, 2. Marley Tyner, PC 58.23, 3. Ava Wolfe, MWA 58.42; SOFLO: 4. Genesis Escobar 58.51, 6. Amanda Grubbs 58.87, 7. Mikhel Martin 58.88, time drop 3.03, 9. Tania Miller 1:00.03, 10. Lydia Smutny 1:00.58.
15-and-over, 1. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 53.87, 2. Natalie Gembicki, SOFLO 54.73, 3. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 55.05; SOFLO: 6. Izzy Wilson 59.43, 7. Katelyn Gembicki 59.69, 10. Judith-Alison Natino, 1:01.78, time drop 0.12.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 4:30.67, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 4:41.78, 3. Sarah Vasquez, SOFLO 4:58.48; SOFLO: 4. Lydia Smutny 5:04.66, 5. Sofia Lugo 5:10.21, time drop 4.03, 6. Elise Dinehart 5:11.97, 7. Amanda Grubbs 5:13.45, 8. Tania Mantilla 5:15.18.
15-and-over, 1. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 4:40.60, 2. Gabriella DeLuna, SOFLO 4:42.29, 3. Paola Negrin, MAC 4:42.52; SOFLO: 4. Ana Villamil 4:45.70, time drop 2.18, 5. Maddie Smutny 4:49.45, 7. Natalie Gembicki 4:53.46, 8. Mariann Catalasan 4:54.85, time drop 1.95, 9. Izzy Wilson 4:58.70.

BOYS
200-yard backstroke:
13-14, 1. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 2:00.68, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:04.84, time drop 9.30, 3. Maximiliano Remmele, SOFLO 2:05.64, time drop 10.59; SOFLO: 4. Connor Jimenez 2:10.64, time drop 12.15, 5. Mason Jimenez 2:12.38, time drop 14.57, 6. Nicolai Ross 2:13.07, 8. Aleksander Chaussky 2:18.52, 10. Joshua Menezes 2:19.50, time drop 3.56.
15-and-over: 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:51.92, 2. Dylan Ferguson, MAC 1:52.90, 3. Dario Martin, OSC 1:55.05; SOFLO: 4. Wisthon Rendon 1:56.99, 6. Austin Nelson 2:00.03, 8. Alejandro Mateus 2:00.89, 9. Jaden Amores 2:01.47, time drop 1.58.

200-yard breaststroke:
13-14, 1. Jake Jones, PC 2:16.09, 2. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:24.46, time drop 8.36, 3. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 2:25.07, time drop 7.84; SOFLO: 4. Mason Jimenez 2:27.36, time drop 8.92, 5. Nicolai Ross 2:30.32, 7. Joshua Menezes 2:32.40, 8. Ryan Harries 2:33.30, time drop 9.16, 9. Maximiliano Remmele 2:33.31, time drop 12.87, 10. Connor Jimenez 2:33.93, time drop 8.95.
15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 1:58.54, 2. Nikita Efimova, OSC 2:10.83, 3. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 2:11.86, time drop 0.36; SOFLO: 4. Javier Colmenares 2:13.77.

100-yard freestyle:
13-14, 1. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 50.95, 2. Jorvir Tigrero, HSC 51.97, 3. Carlos Viada-Coroba, MAC 52.42; SOFLO: 4. Nicolai Ross 53.12, 9. Aleksander Chaussky 56.22, time drop 0.37.
15-and-over, 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 45.68, 2. Agustin Rodriguez, UN 48.29, 3. Luis Salazar, HSC 48.89; SOFLO: 4. Luciano Gonzalez 49.73, 5. Manuel Melendez 49.95, 8. Alejandro Mateus 51.23, time drop 0.13, 9. Austin Nelson 51.37, 10. Luca Hincapie 51.45, time drop 1.37.

400-yard individual medley:
13-14, 1. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:19.31, time drop 9.56, 2. Jake Jone, PC 4:33.54, 3. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 4:36.59; SOFLO: 5. Mason Jimenez 4:41.11, time drop 19.70, 6. Maximiliano Remmele 4:41.51, time drop 13.41, 7. Connor Jimenez 4:46.05, time drop 21.54, 8. Joshua Menezes 4:46.34, time drop 5.55.
15-and-over, 1. Dario Martin, OSC 4:06.70, 2. Nikita Efimov, OSC 4:09.75, 3. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 4:11.37; SOFLO: 6. Javier Colmenares 4:21.08, 8. Felix Gonzalez 4:25.05.

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

Dinehart, Smutny Lead SOFLO On Day Three Of USA Swimming Futures Championship

By Sharon Robb
CARY, N.C., July 29, 2022—Olivia Dinehart and Maddie Smutny were top finishers for South Florida Aquatic Club at the USA Swimming Futures Championship Friday at Triangle Aquatic Center.

Olivia Dinehart, 17, was ninth in the 200-meter breaststroke in a best time 2:34.53, shaving 1.45 seconds off her previous best of 2:35.98.

Maddie Smutny, 17, was ninth in the 400-meter freestyle in a best time 4:21.40, dropping 2.58 seconds. She was ninth fastest qualifier in prelims in 4:26.62. Her previous best time was 4:23.98.

SOFLO’s girls team is 13th among 45 teams with 33 points.

Other Friday SOFLO results:
Javier Colmenares, 16, 200 breaststroke, 44. 2:29.20.
Elena Dinehart, 17, 100 butterfly, 75. 1:05.15.
Olivia Dinehart, 17, 200 breaststroke, 11. 2:38.63 prelims, 9. 2:34.53, time drop 1.45, final.
Natalie Gembicki, 17, 100 butterfly time trial, 3. 1:06.28.
Alex Golding, 18, 200 breaststroke, 55. 2:30.48.
Sophia Grubbs, 17, 200 breaststroke, 86. 2:55.25.
Austin Nelson, 16, 400 freestyle, 74. 4:19.74.
Ricardo Roche, 22, 100 backstroke time trial, 1. 58.99.
Wisthon Rendon, 18, 100 butterfly, 110. 59.30.
Rafael Rodriguez, 20, 100 butterfly, 37. 57.30.
Mallory Schleicher, 18, 100 breaststroke time trial, 3. 1:19.06.
Maddie Smutny, 17, 400 freestyle, 9. 4:26.62 prelims, 4:21.40, final, 2.58 time drop; 100 butterfly, 113. 1:06.48.
Izzy Wilson, 15, 400 freestyle, 52. 4:35.51.

SOFLO has thirteen swimmers (seven girls and six boys) competing in 48 individual events and one relay.

Among Florida Gold Coast swimmer highlights:

Haitian Olympian Davidson Vincent, 20, of Azura was second in the 100-meter butterfly in a best time 54.35, dropping 0.39.

U.S. junior national team member Julia Podkoscielny, 17, was third in the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:34.32. Pine Crest Swimming is seventh among girls teams with 72 points of which 53 have been scored by Podkoscielny.

Dario Martin, 17, of Olympus Swimming Club was third in the 200-meter breaststroke in a best time 2:18.22, dropping 0.45 seconds.

The Futures Championship, which ends Saturday night, is designed as an intermediate step between Sectional Championships and Junior Nationals or National Championships, and open to swimmers of all ages who have time standards. The seventh edition of Futures is one of five around the nation.

Swimmers from the following LSCs are eligible to compete including Florida Gold Coast, Florida Swimming, Southeastern, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Indiana.

FRIDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 918, 2. Sarasota Sharks 563, 3. Club Wolverine 448, 4. Bolles 447.5, 5. Chattahoochee Gold 196, 11. Pine Crest Swimming 72, 18. TS Aquatics 53, 25. Miami Country Day 38, 27. South Florida Aquatic Club 33, 30. Eagle Aquatics 28, 37. Azura 17, 39. Midtown Weston 15, 41. Treasure Coast Aquatics 12, 44. Metro Aquatics 7.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 512, 2. Bolles 393.5, 3. Club Wolverine 155.5, 4. Sarasota Sharks 150, 5. Michigan Lakeshore 90, 13. Miami Country Day 38, 14. TS Aquatics 36, 19. Eagle Aquatics 28, 22. Olympus 21, 28. Azura 17.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Sarasota Sharks 413, 2. TAC Titans 406, 3. Club Wolverine 292.5, 4. Chattahoochee Gold 184, 5. Blue Dolfins 100.5, 7. Pine Crest Swimming 72, 13. SOFLO 33, 20. TS Aquatics 17, 22. Midtown Weston 15, 26. Treasure Coast 12, 30. Metro Aquatics 7

WOMEN
400-meter freestyle: 1. Hannah Bellard, CW 4:11.30, 2. Addison Sauickie, SYS 4:14.23, 3. Summer Cardwell, TBAC 4:16.79; SOFLO: 9. Maddie Smutny 4:21.40, time drop 2.58; FGC: 8. Erin Miller, PCS 4:27.84, 16. Brynn Stoneburg, TCA 4:30.22 (4:28.09 prelims).

100-meter butterfly: 1. Charlotte Hook, TAC 59.04, 2. Elizabeth Tilt, GOLD 59.55, 3. Susan Lagrand, OLY 1:00.74; FGC: 19. Sofia Jorge, MAC 1:02.02, 23. Sophia Diaz 1:02.76.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Gracie Weyant, SYS 2:31.38, 2. Edwina Jalet, CW 2:34.15, 3. Julia Podkoscielny, PCS 2:34.32; SOFLO: 9. Olivia Dinehart 2:34.53, time drop 1.45; FGC: 24. Riley Botting, PCS 2:42.63

400-meter freestyle relay: 1. Sarasota Sharks 3:46.80, 2. Club Wolverine 3:49.27, 3. TAC Titans 3:49.72, 13. Pine Crest 3:59.18, 20. SOFLO A 4:00.74 (Mallory Schleicher, Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki).

MEN
400-meter freestyle: 1. Lance Norris, TAC 3:53.31, 2. Michael Cotter, TAC 3:54.59, 3. Jonas Cantrell, SCS 3:57.50.

100-meter butterfly: 1. Derek Maas, MLA 53.88, 2. Davidson Vincent, Azura 54.35, 3. Michael Mullen, Bolles 54.53; FGC: 6. Dylan Smiley, MCD 54.80, 13. Carlos Vasquez 55.49, 24. Dario Martin, OSC 58.21.

200-meter breaststroke: 1. Jorge Murillo, TAC 2:12.74, 2. Grayson Nye, TAC 2:15.53, 3. Dario Martin, OSC 2:18.22; FGC: 5. Dylan Smiley, MCD 2:20.03, 30. Lucas Young, CANE 2:28.21.

400-meter freestyle relay: 1. TAC Titans 3:21.87, 2. Bolles A 3:22.96, 3. Bolles B 3:25.85, 14. TS Aquatics 3:33.26, 18. SOFLO A 3:36.06 (Ricardo Roche, Rafael Rodriguez, Javier Colmenares, Alex Golding), 22. T2 Aquatics 3:37.20.

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

Podkoscielny, Crooks, Winkler Top FGC Finishers On Day Two Of USA Swimming Futures Championship

By Sharon Robb
CARY, N.C., July 28, 2022—It was another fast night of swimming at the USA Swimming Futures Championship Thursday at Triangle Aquatic Center.

South Florida Aquatic Club’s top finisher was its women’s 800-meter freestyle relay, placing 14th in 8:39.90 with Elena Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki and Olivia Dinehart. SOFLO women are 16th among 52 teams.

Other Thursday SOFLO results:
Javier Colmenares, 16, 100 breaststroke time trial, 3. 1:07.43.
Elena Dinehart, 17, 100 backstroke, 26. 1:05.80, prelims; 25. 1:05.09.
Natalie Gembicki, 17, 100 freestyle, 102. 1:00.86.
Alex Golding, 18, 100 backstroke time trials, 1. 1:02.18; 400 IM, 48. 4:46.90.
Sophia Grubbs, 17, 100 freestyle time trial 1:03.38.
Ricardo Roche, 22, 100 backstroke, 18. 58.71, 0.95 drop.
Rafael Rodriguez, 20, 100 freestyle, 97. 54.40.
Mallory Schleicher, 18, 400 IM, 28. 5:07.91 prelims; 25. 4:45.92, finals.
Izzy Wilson, 15, 100 freestyle time trial, 1:03.61.

SOFLO has thirteen swimmers (seven girls and six boys) competing in 48 individual events and one relay.

Among Florida Gold Coast swimmer highlights:

Julia Podkoscielny, 17, prepping for next month’s Junior Pan Pacs, won the 400-meter individual medley in 4:46.37. She was second fastest in prelims in 4:52.36. In an exciting 100 meter backstroke race, she finished second in 1:02.31, dropping 1.10. Lily Cleason, 17, of Club Wolverine won in 1:02.25. Podkoscielny was third fastest in 1:03.18, dropping 0.23. Pine Crest Swimming is eighth among women’s teams with 37 points, all scored by Podkoscielny.

Jillian Crooks, 16, of TS Aquatics was second in the 100-meter freestyle in 56.56, dropping 0.29 seconds. Addison Sauickie, 16, of Sarasota Sharks won in 55.66.

Kaii Winkler, 16, of Eagle Aquatics was third in the 100-meter freestyle in 49.75. Macguire McDuff, 19, of Bolles won in 49.06 and Michael Cotter, 19, of TAC Titans was second in 49.65.

The Futures Championship is designed as an intermediate step between Sectional Championships and Junior Nationals or National Championships, and open to swimmers of all ages who have time standards. The seventh edition of Futures is one of five around the nation.

THURSDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 596, 2. Sarasota Sharks 382, 3. Club Wolverine 285.5, 4. Bolles 268, 5. Chattahoochee Gold 124, 13. TS Aquatics 43, 16. Pine Crest Swimming, 22. Eagle Aquatics 28, 32. SOFLO 15, 36. Treasure Coast 11, 36. Miami Country Day 11, 39. Metro Aquatics 7, 45. Midtown Weston 4.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 339, 2. Bolles 229, 3. Sarasota Sharks 111, 4. Club Wolverine 101, 5. Dynamo 53, 13. Eagle Aquatics 28, 14. TS Aquatics 26, 27. Miami Country Day 11.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Sarasota Sharks 271, 2. TAC Titans 257, 3. Club Wolverine 184.5, 4. Chattahoochee Gold 112, 5. Blue Dolfins 76.5, 8. Pine Crest Swimming 37, 15. TS Aquatics 17, 16. SOFLO 15, 24. Treasure Coast 11, 25. Metro Aquatics 7, 33. Midtown Weston 4.

WOMEN
100-meter freestyle: 1. Addison Sauickie, SYS 55.66, 2. Jillian Crooks, TS Aquatics 56.56, 3. Meredith Whelehan, TAC 56.92; FGC: 18. Gioia Balzano, EA 58.06.

400-meter individual medley: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, Pine Crest Swimming 4:46.37, 2. Hannah Bellard, CW 4:47.67, 3. Michaela Mattes, SYS 4:48.13; SOFLO: 25. Mallory Schleicher 4:58.92, time drop 0.13; FGC: 26. Riley Botting, PC 5:00.19.

100-meter backstroke: 1. Lily Cleason, CW 1:02.25, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PCS 1:02.31, time drop 1.10, 3. Taylor Morris, TAC 1:02.90; SOFLO: 25. Elena Dinehart 1:05.09.

800-meter freestyle relay: 1. Sarasota Sharks A 8:10.77, 2. TAC Titans 8:17.61, 3. Club Wolverine 8:22.57, 14. SOFLO 8:39.90 (Elena Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki, Olivia Dinehart).

MEN
100-meter freestyle: 1. Macguire McDuff, Bolles 49.06, 2. Michael Cotter, TAC 49.65, 3. Kaii Winkler, Eagle Aquatics 49.75, 25. Dylan Smiley, MCDA 52.14, 27. Finn Winkler, Eagle Aquatics 52.75.

400-meter individual medley: 1. Michael Mullen, Bolles 4:21.50, 2. Lance Norris, TAC 4:22.59, 3. Amadeusz Knop, SYS 4:26.16.

100-meter backstroke: 1. Matthew Menke, HA 55.50, 2. Derek Maas, MLA 56.32, 3. Braeden Haughey, TAC 56.82; FGC: 14. Kaii Winkler, EA 58.76, 21. Finn Winkler, EA 59.09.

800-meter freestyle relay: 1. TAC Titans A 7:27.72, 2. Bolles 7:36.93, 3. TAC Titans B 7:37.74, 10. TS Aquatics 7:51.48.

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