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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Among SOFLO top finishers on Sunday were:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SOFLO Knocks Off Bolles Relay; Third In Combined, Men And Women Going Into Final Day Of Of Southern Zone South Sectional Championships

By Sharon Robb
ORLANDO, February 11, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club pulled off one of its biggest relay upsets in team history Saturday at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships at Rosen Aquatic Center.

In the most exciting race of the morning events, SOFLO’s foursome of Luciano Gonzalez, Aldo Zepeda, Ricardo Roche and Julio Horrego won the 200-meter freestyle relay in 1:35.74 ahead of Bolles’ Andy Kravchenko, Lachian Andrew, Seth Tolentino and Kayden Lancaster in 1:35.83 with Horrego outsprinting Lancaster on the final leg.

Horrego, 24, 2020 Honduran Olympian, has the 200-meter breaststroke left to swim on Sunday. He has already won the 50 and 100 breaststroke events.

Headed into the fourth and final day of competition, SOFLO is third in the combined, men and women team standings.

In the combined SOFLO has 564 points behind Sarasota Sharks (1,041) and Bolles (1,001.5).

In the men, SOFLO has 320.5 behind Bolles (505) and defending champion Azura (488).

In the women, defending champion Sarasota Sharks has clinched the women’s title with 721 ahead of Bolles with 496 and SOFLO with 244.

Other top SOFLO finishers were:

The men’s 400-meter medley relay was fourth in 3:51.92 with Ricardo Roche, Julio Horrego, Luciano Gonzalez and Aldo Zepeda.

SOFLO’s women’s 200-meter freestyle relay was sixth in 1:52.18 and seventh in the 400-meter medley relay in 4:28.68.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM SCORES: 1. Sarasota Sharks 1,041.5, 2. Bolles 1,001.5, 3. South Florida Aquatic Club 564.5, 4. Azura Florida Aquatics 540, 5. Windermere 352.5.

MEN: 1. Bolles 505.5, 2. Azura Florida Aquatis 488, 3. SOFLO 320.05. 4. Sarasota Sharks 320, 5. Greater Orlando Aquatic Team 222.

WOMEN: 1. Sarasota Sharks 721.5, 2. Bolles 496, 3. SOFLO 244, 4. Windermere 218.5, 5. Gator Swim Club 189.

WOMEN
200-meter freestyle relay: 1. Bolles A 1:45.89, 2. Bolles B 1:49.33, 3. Tampa Elite 1:50.61, 6. SOFLO A 1:52.18 (Maddie Smutny, Ana Villamil, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki), 9. SOFLO B 1:53.52 (Carley Kaplan, Michelle Marinheiro, Sophia Grubbs, Elena Dinehart).

100-meter backstroke: 1. Summer McIntosh, SYS 1:00.57, 2. Lillie Nesty, GSC 1:02.46, 3. Rylee Erisman, LAKR 1:03.54; SOFLO: 11. Elena Dinehart 1:06.22.

200-meter individual medley: 1. Gracie Weyant, SYS 2:17.27, 2. Addison Reese, LAKR 2:18.08, 3. Bailey O’Regan SYS 2:19.94; SOFLO: 11. Olivia Dinehart 2:24.51.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Maya Golubovic, WFLA 26.45, 2. Addison Reese, LAKR 26.50, 3. Rylee Erisman, LAKR 26.51.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Michaela Mattes, SYS 4:10.97, 2. Addison Sauickie, SYS 4:14.09, 3. Lillie Nesty, GSC 4:14.50; SOFLO: 25. Maddie Smutny 4:25.80.

400-meter medley relay: 1. Sarasota Sharks A 4:09.91, 2. Windermere 4:19.06, 3. Sarasota Sharks B 4:20.05, 7. SOFLO A 4:28.68 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Maddie Smutny, Natalie Gembicki), 12. SOFLO B 4:32.55 (Gabriella DeLuna, Sophia Grubbs, Michelle Marinhero, Carley Kaplan).

MEN
200-meter freestyle relay: 1. SOFLO A 1:35.74 (Luciano Gonzalez, Aldo Zepeda, Ricardo Roche, Julio Horrego), 2. Bolles A 1:35.83 (Andy Kravchenko, Lachian Andrew, Seth Tolentino, Kayden Lancaster), 3. Azura 1:36.04, 11. SOFLO B 1:42.13 (Manny Melendez, Juan Vallmitjana, Enrique Rodriguez, Javier Colmenares).

100-meter backstroke: 1. Yeziel Morales, AZU 56.89, 2. Amadeusz Knop, SYS 57.11, 3. Nichola Cecchi, STAR 57.27; SOFLO: 10. Ricardo Roche 59.47, 11. Aldo Zepeda 59.80, 25. Wisthon Rendon 1:00.85.

200-meter individual medley: 1. Grant Sanders, TB 2:05.62, 2. Luca Oliva, BD 2:06.20, 3. Raymond Prosinski, LA 2:08.53; SOFLO: 19. Javier Colmenares 2:14.05, 36. Ricardo Roche 2:16.78, 42. Wisthon Rendon 2:17.44, 69. Stephen Kim 2:20.88.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Leif Bouwman, JUP 23.40, 2. Tomas Koski, UN 23.40, 3. Andy Kravchenko, BSS 23.44; SOFLO: 21. Aldo Zepeda 24.63.

400-meter freestyle: 1. Ryan Erisman, LAKR 3:54.42, 2. Ethan Ekk, ATAC 3:59.17, 3. Brody Singley, EA 4:02.80; SOFLO: 15. Juan Vallmitjana 4:09.92.

400-meter medley relay: 1, Bolles A 3:48.67, 2. Azura 3:49.12, 3. Sarasota Sharks 3:50.06, 4. SOFLO A 3:51.92 (Ricardo Roche, Julio Horrego, Luciano Gonzalez, Aldo Zepeda), 9. SOFLO B 4:01.13 (Wisthon Rendon, Javier Colmenares, Alejandro Mateus, Enrique Rodriguez).

ESTIMATED TIMELINES
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

SOFLO’s Gonzalez, Horrego Win; Vallmitjana Gets First Futures Cut; SOFLO Third In Combined, Second In Men’s Team Standings After Day One Of Southern Zone South Sectional Championships

By Sharon Robb
ORLANDO, February 9, 2023—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers got off to a great start on opening day of the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships Thursday at Rosen Aquatic & Fitness Center.

SOFLO men’s team is second with 108.5 points behind Azura and SOFLO is third in the combined with 164.5 behind Bolles and Sarasota Sharks. SOFLO women are fourth with 56 points.

Luciano Gonzalez and Julio Horrego won their sprint events and teenager Juan Vallmitjana got his first Futures Cut.

Gonzalez, 29, of Cuba won the 50-meter butterfly in 24.82.

Horrego, 24, 2020 Honduran Olympian, won the 50-yard breaststroke in 28.42. Last year he was third.

Juan Vallmitjana, 14, earned his first USA Swimming Futures cut in the 800-meter freestyle with an 11th place finish in a best time 8:38.58.

Other top SOFLO finishers were:
In the 50-meter breaststoke, Ana Villamil was fourth in 34.39. Sophia Grubbs was eighth in 34.81.

In the 50-meter backstroke, Aldo Zepeda was fourth in 27.98 and Ricardo Roche was fifth in 28.00.

SOFLO’s men’s 800-meter freestyle relay was second in 8:06.31 in Austin Nelson, Ricardo Roche, Enrique Rodriguez and Wisthon Rendon.

The women’s relay was fourth in 8:40.20 with Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki and Maddie Smutny.

Canadian Olympian Summer McIntosh, 16, a world champion who broke over 50 age group records by age 15, won the 800-yard freestyle in 8:20.19 and led a Sarasota Sharks sweep of the top three spots. Michaela Mattes was second in 8:41.15 and Addison Sauickie was third in 8:50.61. Izzy Wilson was SOFLO’s top finisher 18th in 9:17.42.

South Florida Aquatic Club qualified 32 swimmers (17 men and 15 women) to the four-day meet which ends on Sunday. The swimmers qualified to compete in 137 individual events and 10 relay events.

THURSDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM SCORES: 1. Bolles Sharks 213, 2. Sarasota Sharks 195.5, 3. South Florida Aquatic Club 164.5, 4. Azura 154, 5. Academy Aquatics 91.
MEN: 1. Azura 126, 2. SOFLO 108.5, 3. Bolles 88, 4. Greater Orlando 61, 5. tie, Academy Aquatics and Southwest Stars, 48.
WOMEN: 1. Sarasota Sharks 152.5, 2. Bolles 125, 3. St. Petersburg 64, 4. SOFLO 56, 5. Gator Swim Club 45.

WOMEN
800-meter freestyle: 1. Summer McIntosh, SYS 8:20.19, 2. Michaela Mattes, SYS 8:41.15, 3. Addison Sauickie, SYS 8:50.61; SOFLO: 18. Izzy Wilson 9:17.42, 42. Michelle Marinheiro 9:43.33, time drop 8:00.15.

50-meter butterfly: 1. Avery Hawker, TEAM 28.07; SOFLO: 20. Ana Villamil 29.89, 24. Natalie Gembicki 30.10, 33. Gabriella DeLuna 30.72.

50-meter backstroke: 1. Kate Meyers-Labenz, BSS 30.33, 2. Taylor Schwenk, SYS 30.40, 3. Lila Higgo, BSS 30.42.

50-meter breaststroke: 1. Gracie Weyant, SYS 33.30; SOFLO: 4. Ana Villamil 34.39, 8. Sophia Grubbs 34.81, 30. Mariann Catalasan 36.62, 47. Carley Kaplan, 37.45, 55. Sabrina Osorio 38.41.

800-meter freestyle relay: 1. St. Petersburg Aquatics 8:31.45, 2. Windemere 8:32.11, 3. Southwest Stars 8:33.46, 4. SOFLO 8:40.20 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Natalie Gembicki, Maddie Smutny).

MEN
800-meter freestyle: 1. Ryan Erisman, LAKR 8:10.22, 2. Ethan Ekk, ATAC 8:14.62, 3. Diego Dulieu, AZUR 8:23.08; SOFLO: 11. Juan Vallmitjana, 8:38.58, time drop 8:25.34, Futures Cut, 48. Nicholas Pelaez 9:25.71.

50-meter butterfly: 1. Luciano Gonzalez, SOFLO 24.82, 2. Jayhan Odlum-Smith, Azura 24.92, 3. Leif Bowman, Jupiter 25.09; SOFLO: 22. Wisthon Rendon 27.17, 29. Javier Colmenares 27.43, 30. Alejandro Mateus 27.47.

50-meter backstroke: 1. Yeziel Morales, Azura 26.63, 2. Landon Kyser, BSS 26.92, 3. Felipe Costa, GOAT 27.19; SOFLO: 4. Aldo Zepeda 27.98, 5. Ricardo Roche 28.00, 17. Alejandro Mateus 29.19, 21. Jaden Amores 29.33, 26. Enrique Rodriguez 29.94.

50-meter breaststroke: 1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 28.42, 2. Kito Campbell, Azura 29.14, 3. Liam Heary, SYS 29.62; SOFLO: 17. Javier Colmenares 30.81, 22. Manuel Melendez 31.06, 36. Stephen Kim 32.40, 53. Giorgio Rusconi 33.63.

800-meter freestyle relay: 1. Academy Aquatics 7:57.91, 2. SOFLO 8:06.31 (Austin Nelson, Ricardo Roche, Enrique Rodriguez, Wisthon Rendon), 3. Southwest Stars 8:06.61.

ESTIMATED TIMELINES
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

St. Andrew’s Aquatics Captures First-Ever 32nd Speedo Winter Championships; SOFLO Finishes Runner-Up

PLANTATION, December 11, 2022—St. Andrew’s Aquatics won the 32nd annual Speedo Winter Championships for the first time in its club history Sunday at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

St. Andrew’s won the combined (1,761 points), boys (837.5) and girls (923.5) team titles.

Two-time defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club finished runner-up in all three categories: combined (1,693.5), boys (813.5) and girls (880).

It was so close and so much fun to watch St. Andrew’s Aquatics and SOFLO battle it out during the final three days of the meet when it became obvious it was a two-team race for the coveted titles in one of the oldest and largest meets in the state.

“This is the first time in our history we have ever won the Winter Championships,” St. Andrew’s veteran coach Sid Cassidy said. “I am very proud of every athlete as it was an epic battle with a great SOFLO team. I am especially proud of our coaching staff and the great work they did this weekend.”

Among SOFLO’s top three finishers on Sunday night were:

Auburn-bound Olivia Dinehart, 17, finished with 77 points after winning all seven of her individual events and two relays. On the final night, she won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:03.03; 100-yard IM in 58.31 and was a member of the second place 400 free relay.

Ricardo Roche, 23, won the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 50.36, dropping 0.27. He totaled 33.5 points.

Javier Colmenares, 16, won the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 56.47, dropping 0.37. He was also third in the 100 IM in 53.17, dropping 0.45. He finished with 58 points.

Elena Dinehart, 17, was second in the 100-yard backstroke in 58.16. She finished with 48 points.

Maddie Smutny, 17, was second in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:04.83. She had 43.5 points.

Christie Ann Lumsden, 10, was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 1:16.54, dropping 1.52. She was second in the 100 IM in 1:12.09. She was third in the 50-yard freestyle in 28.46, dropping 0.92. She finished with 54 points.

Ana Villamil, 17, was second in the 100 IM in a best time 59.30, dropping 0.69. She finished with 56 points.

Ethan Phan, 10, was second in the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 1:10.96, dropping 0.98. He had 21 points.

Ethan Hall, 12, was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:10.39, dropping 1.49. He finished with 51 points.

Manuel Melendez, 19, was second in the 100-yard breaststroke in a best time 57.34, dropping 0.56. He had 28 points.

Juan Vallmitjana, 13, was third in the 200-yard butterfly in 2:02.84, dropping 1.34. He finished with 44 points.

Toma Petkov, 10, was third in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:24.24, dropping 3.55. He had 27 points.

Aldo Zepeda, 17, was third in the 100-yard backstroke in a best time 51.76, dropping 0.42. He had 21 points.

Nicolai Ross, 14, was third in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.25. He finished with 32 points.

SOFLO girls were second in the 13-14 and 19-and-over 400 free relay.

SOFLO 10-and-under boys were second in the 200-yard freestyle relay and 11-12 boys were third in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

Aruba’s Jordy Groters, 26, founder and head coach of Giants Aquatics led by example competing in seven events. His best finishes were second place in the 50-yard breaststroke (26.08) and thirds in the 100-yard breaststroke (57.63) and 100-yard IM (53.27). Groters is a former University School and Pine Crest Swim Club swimmer. He brought 10 of his swimmers with many making finals. The boys finished 30th out of 65 teams with 46 points.

Sienna Cavaretta, 9, of the Pompano Beach Piranhas made her first career JO cut by nearly four seconds in the 100-meter butterfly in 1:21.63 to finish seventh. She dropped an impressive 16.85 seconds, bettering both her previous best of 1:38.48 and her prelims time of 1:24.03. She earned four points for her team in her Winter Champs debut.

32nd SPEEDO WINTER CHAMPS RESULTS
GIRLS TEAM TOTALS

1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 923.5, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 880, 3. Westchester Aquatic Club 450, 4. Jupiter Dragons 340, 5. North Palm Beach 331.5, 6. Metro Aquatics 283.5, 7. Wahoos of Wellington 280, 8. Midtown Weston 255, 9. TS Aquatics 232, 10. Azura 216.

GIRLS RESULTS
200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. Jupiter Dragons 2:22.81.

400-yard freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. St. Andrew’s 3:52.31, 2. North Palm Beach 3:54.59, 3. Westchester 3:55.61, 4. SOFLO A 3:55.65 (Jianna Amores, Ellie Jackson, Sophie Szutkowski, Jemma Baldwin), 7. SOFLO B 4:09.67 (Sofia Rodriguez, Olivia Wilson, Didia Miccxolis, Gianna Martin).
13-14, 1. Jupiter 3:37.09, 2. SOFLO A 3:37.43 (Laila Harran, Jenesys Amores, Tania Mantilla, Carley Kaplan), 3. Pine Crest 3:42.10, 6. SOFLO B 3:49.27 (Elise Dinehart, Sofia Lugo, Sarah Vasquez, Lydia Smutny).
19-and-under, 1. St. Andrew’s 3:29.17, 2. SOFLO A 3:33.19 (Ana Villamil, Olivia Dinehart, Elena Dinehart, Maddie Smutny), 3. Plantation 3:36.59, 9. SOFLO B 3:40.37 (Katelyn Gembicki, Gabriela Avila, Natalie Gembicki, Carley Kaplan).

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAS 32.89, 2. Eva Milevska, MWA 34.08, 3. Charlee Anderson, USPR 34.25.

100-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 1:00.41, 2. Madison Swiss, RATS 1:01.64, 3. Alina Rodriguez, PB 1:03.11; SOFLO: 9. Ellie Jackson 1:06.91, time drop 0.77.
13-14, 1. Addison Kent, JUP 57.26, 2. Ines Arnall, WEST 58.35, 3. Allison Kelly, JUP 58.78; SOFLO; 8. Laila Harran 59.71, time drop 1.92, 10. Jenesys Amores 1:01.34, time drop 0.02.
15-16, 1. Sam Schoenborn, SAS 57.38, 2. Alanis Santiago, RATS 59.64, 3. Raegan O’Brien, USAM 1:00.09.
17-and-over, 1. Aspen Gersper, SAS 55.66, 2. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 58.16, 3. Myeisha Sharrieff, HASC 58.17.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Makayla Hill, SWIM 1:05.77, 2. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 1:06.55, 3. Arina Nedialko, BRVO 1:14.03.

200-yard butterfly:
11-12, 1. Veronica Metz, WOW 2:16.91, 2. Aubrey Schmitt, CAS 2:19.07, 3. Lynn Tamura, WEST 2:22.47; SOFLO: 4. Jianna Amores 2:22.74, time drop 5.15.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 2:02.64, 2. Alba Arnall, WEST 2:05.24, 3. Serene Jourdy, WEST 2:07.72; SOFLO: 5. Lydia Smutny 2:12.85, time drop 0.66.
15-16, 1. Natalie Doig, RATS 2:07.97, 2. Casey Perez, BMHG 2:08.67, 3. Victoria Reveron, EA 2:11.48.
17-and-over, 1. Aspen Gersper, SAS 2:01.33, 2. Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 2:04.88, 3. Fatima Portillo, AZU 2:05.37; SOFLO: 5. Elena Dinehart 2:07.67, 8. Michelle Marinheiro 2:09.76, 9. Natalie Gembicki 2:14.94.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Makayla Hill, SWIM 1:14.50, 2. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:16.54, time drop 1.52, 3. JJ Fishman, WEST 1:21.76.
11-12, 1. Layla Bleakley, NPB 1:10.73, 2. Roxy Rohrbaugh, SAS 1:13.13, 3. Madison Swiss, RATS 1:13.21; SOFLO: 5. Gianna Martin 1:14.77, time drop 3.86.
13-14, 1. Emma Han, WOW 1:06.08, 2. Tessa Broedell, NPB 1:06.13, 3. Isabel Viera, MAC 1:06.33.
15-16, 1. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 1:05.22, 2. Kiera Rampersad, EA 1:05.22, 3. Reese Andres, SAS 1:05.48.
17-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 1:03.03, 2. Michelle Fernandez, HSC 1:04.82, 3. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 1:05.70, time drop 1.16; SOFLO: 5. Sophia Grubbs 1:07.81, 8. Sabrina Osorio 1:09.60, time drop 0.06.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 27.16, 2. Julieta Stolk, SAS 27.93, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 28.46, time drop 0.92.

200-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 1:54.07, 2. Veronica Metz, WOW 2:02.33, 3. Lexie Lucchese, SAS 2:04.10; SOFLO: 5. Jianna Amores 2:06.56, time drop 2.71.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 1:50.95, 2. Addison Kent, JUP 1:53.11, 3. Ines Arnall, WEST 1:54.40; SOFLO: 10. Jenesys Amores 2:00.06, time drop 2.30.
15-16, 1. Sienna Griffiths, SAS 1:53.62, 2. Alanis Santiago, RATS 1:53.79, 3. Martyna Kaps, MPNY 1:54.57.
17-and-over, 1. Aspen Gersper, SAS 1:50.57, 2. Mariana Cote, MWA 1:52.85, 3. Melissa Blaine, SWIM 1:54.21; SOFLO: 4. Maddie Smutny 1:54.39, 7. Elena Dinehart 1:56.08, 10. Natalie Gembicki 1:57.09.

100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 1:09.16, 2. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:12.09, 3. Julieta Stolk, SAS 1:12.84.
11-12, 1. Roxy Rohrbaugh, SAS 1:04.99, 2. Cali Jerabek, NPB 1:05.97, 3. Lynn Tamura, WEST 1:05.98; SOFLO: 5. Jianna Amores 1:06.83, time drop 8.00.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 58.87, 2. Alera Hurwitz, SAS 1:00.79, 3. Isabel Viera, MAC 1:01.65; SOFLO: 5. Carley Kaplan 1:02.64, time drop 3.51, 8. Elise Dinehart 1:03.88, time drop 0.35.
15-16, 1. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 58.51, 2. Kiera Rampersad, EA 59.63, 3. Ekaterina Malyshev, WOW 59.95.
17-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 58.31, 2. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 59.30, time drop 0.69, 3. Paola Gonzalez, SDST 1:00.76; SOFLO: 4. Maddie Smutny 1:01.28, time drop 1.33, 8. Sophia Grubbs 1:02.20.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS

1. St. Andrew’s 837.5, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 813.5, 3. Metro Aquatics 449, 4. Jupiter Dragons 340, 5. Azura 320, 6. Plantation 305, 7. Wahoos of Wellington 285, 8. Indian River 209, 9. North Palm Beach 196, 10. Westchester 186.5.

BOYS RESULTS
200-yard freestyle relay:
10-and-under, 1. North Palm Beach 2:03.03, 2. SOFLO A 2:04.91 (Ethan Phan, Niccolo Miccolis, Michael Barber, Toma Petkov), 3. Westchester 2:05.41.

400-yard freestyle relay:
11-12, 1. Plantation 3:45.06, 2. St. Andrew’s 3:45.82, 3. SOFLO A 3:50.49 (Guillermo Mantilla, Eric Ferrer, Noah Mejias, Ethan Hall), 7. SOFLO B 4:06.39 (Rainier Leyva Riestra, Jacob Jones, Alexander Ross, Kenneth Solis).
13-14, 1. Wellington 3:21.15, 2. Metro Aquatics 3:23.69, 3. St. Andrew’s 3:23.77, 4. SOFLO A 3:25.65 (Nicolai Ross, Jose Rincon, Abraham Penaloza, Juan Vallmitjana), 14. SOFLO B 3:41.80 (Mason Jimenez, Connor Jimenez, Aleksander Chaussky, Joshua Menezes).
19-and-under, 1. St. Andrew’s B 3:06.66, 2. St. Andrew’s A 3:09.41, 3. Plantation 3:09.72, 9. SOFLO B 3:15.03 (Austin Nelson, Hashan Ekanayake, Nicholas Pelaez, Alejandro Mateus), SOFLO A DQ.

50-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Lorenz Fahnenschmidt, CAT 31.38, 2. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 33.11, 3. Liam King, WEST 33.15.

100-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. David Singh, BSC 1:01.95, 2. Hayden School, JUP 1:03.34, 3. Luca Gray, WOW 1:03.46; SOFLO: 5. Guillermo Mantilla 1:05.91, time drop 3.59, 8. Noah Mejias 1:07.79, time drop 0.52.
13-14, 1. Conner Brinley, SAS 53.63, 2. Andreas DaSilva, WOW 55.10, 3. Clayton Pinera, JUP 56.28; SOFLO: 9. Maximilliano Remmele 59.30, time drop 0.20.
15-16, 1. Anthony Piniero, SDST 51.35, 2. Corbin Lewis, UN 52.81, 3. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 53.88; SOFLO: 5. Jaden Amores 54.74, time drop 0.63, 9. Hashan Ekanayake 55.82, time drop 1.56.
17-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 50.36, time drop 0.27, 2. Marcelo Mansur, UN 51.61, 3. Aldo Zepeda, SOFLO 51.76, time drop 0.42, 10. Wisthon Rendon 53.48.

100-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Victor Martin, FA 1:08.03, 2.Ethan Phan, SOFLO 1:10.96, time drop 0.98, 3. Liam King, WEST 1:11.60.

200-yard butterfly:
11-12, 1. Caleb Caponera, SAS 2:10.92, 2. Trace Colton, NPB 2:11.27, 3. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 2:17.38, time drop 3.20, 9. Eric Ferrer 2:34.00, time drop 4.01.
13-14, 1. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 1:57.14, 2. Christian Jerome, USAM 1:57.55, 3. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 2:02.84, time drop 1.34.
15-16, 1. Anthony Pineiro, SDST 1:52.66, 2. Marcus Szabo, PB 1:54.48, 3. Alessandro Pereira, MAC 1:54.79.
17-and-over, 1. Diego Balbi, SAS 1:48.71, 2. Nikita Efimov, EA 1:51.61, 3. Ambrus Barcsak, SAS 1:53.10; SOFLO: 8. Enrique Rodriguez 1:57.38.

100-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:21.95, 2. Lucca Cutsaimanis, RATS 1:22.31, 3. Toma Petkov, SOFLO 1:24.24, time drop 3.55; SOFLO: 5. Ethan Phan 1:27.31, time drop 1.13, 7. Gabriel Ferrer 1:33.39, time drop 2.66, 8. Ryan Harris 1:33.85, time drop 1.94, 9. Michael Barber 1:33.92.
11-12, 1. Alexander Diaz, MWA 1:08.42, 2. Ethan Hall, SOFLO 1:10.39, time drop 1.49, 3. Jayden Park, MWA 1:10.78.
13-14, 1. Kaleb Cason, RATS 1:01.47, 2. Gabriel Navarro, NMST 1:02.23, 3. Collin Reed, RATS 1:02.40; SOFLO: 5. Abraham Penaloza 1:02.97, time drop 3.80.
15-16, 1. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 56.47, time drop 0.37, 2. Braynsly Dirksz, UN 57.17, 3. George Gonzalez, SDST 57.23.
17-and-over, 1. Kito Campbell, AZU 55.31, 2. Manuel Melendez, SOFLO 57.34, time drop 0.56, 3. Jordy Groters, GIANT 57.63; SOFLO: 5. Ricardo Roche 58.53, time drop 1.98, 10. Stephen Kim 1:00.87, time drop 0.20.

50-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Victor Martin, FA 27.38, 2. Kaan Trentadue, PB 28.11, 3. Zach Stewart Lewis, WEST 28.51.

200-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 1:55.21, 2. Trace Colton, NPB 1:57.56, 3. Jacob Ellis, RANS 1:59.81; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 2:00.20, time drop 4.01, 6. Guillermo Mantilla 2:02.47. time drop 1.87, 8. Eric Ferrer 2:07.03, time drop 1.09.
13-14, 1. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 1:45.66, 2. Dillon Metz, WOW 1:46.45, 3. Nicolai Ross, SOFLO 1:47.25; SOFLO: 4. Juan Vallmitjana 1:47.58.
15-16, 1. James Allison, SMS 1:38.32, 2. George Gonzalez, SDST 1:40.40, 3. Alex Kalil Mansur, UN 1:42.26; SOFLO: 9. Hashan Ekanayake 1:47.53.
17-and-over, 1. Sauod Alshamroukh, CSSC 1:41.52, 2. Marcelo Mansur, UN 1:41.82, 3. Mason Green, TAR 1:41.95, 5. Alex Golding, GSC 1:42.93.

100-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1, Victor Martin, FA 1:08.51, 2. Zach Stewart Lewis, WEST 1:1.14, 3. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:12.80; SOFLO: 9. Toma Petkov 1:16.21, time drop 3.60.
11-12, 1. Caleb Caponera, SAS 1:01.57, 2. David Singh, BSC 1:02.03, 3. Trace Colton, NPB 1:02.48.
13-14, 1. Clayton Pinera, JUP 56.28, 2. Andreas DaSilva, WOW 56.36, 3. Emihlio Reveron, EA 56.95.
15-16, 1. Lucas Bailey, SAS 52.14, 2. Makar Goncharoc, SFTL 52.95, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 53.17, time drop 0.45.
17-and-over, 1. Jayjan Odlum-Smith, AZU 51.73, 2. Gianna Famiano, PB 53.20, 3. Jordy Groters, GIANT 53.27, 4. Alex Golding, GSC 53.54; SOFLO: 5. Manuel Melendez 54.08, 10. Aldo Zepeda 55.54.

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

Dinehart, Lumsden, Roche, Girls’ 11-12 Relay Lead SOFLO; SOFLO, St. Andrew’s Battle For Team Titles At 32nd Speedo Winter Championships

PLANTATION, December 10, 2022—The 32nd annual Speedo Winter Championships brought out the best in swimmers Saturday night at Plantation Aquatic Complex.

Two-time defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club and St. Andrew’s Aquatics’ battle for top honors will go down to the wire for the combined, girls and boys team titles on the fourth and final day of competition.

St. Andrew’s overtook SOFLO for the girls lead, 651.5-636.5. St. Andrew’s continues to lead the boys competition, 636-573.5. St. Andrew’s also leads the combined team totals, 1,287.5-1,210.

Auburn-bound Olivia Dinehart was a triple winner for SOFLO. She won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:21.93 with a time drop of 0.91; 50-yard breaststroke in 29.13; and 100-yard freestyle in 51.86.

Christie Ann Lumsden won the 100-yard freestyle in 1:00.51 with a time drop of 1.68. She was also second in the 50-yard breaststroke in 36.62, dropping 0.29 and third in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:11.67 with a time drop of 3.16 seconds.

Ricardo Roche won the 200-yard backstroke in 1:48.39.

SOFLO’s 11-12 girls 400-yard medley relay won in 4:18.49 with Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores and Jemma Baldwin.

Elena Dinehart was second in the 200-yard backstroke in 2:02.68.

Jianna Amores was third in the 100-yard freestyle in 57.43.

Ana Villamil was second in the 50-yard butterfly in 25.67 with an 0.89 time drop and third in the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.92.

SOFLO boys finished second in both the 200-yard medley relay in 2:23.93 with Michael Barber, Toma Petkov, Ethan Phan and Niccolo Miccolis) and 400-yard medley relay in 4:22.65 with Guillermo Mantilla, Ethan Hall, Eric Ferrer and Rainier Leyva Riestra.

Noah Mejias was third in the 11-12 400 IM in 4:57.12 with a 4.08 time drop. Juan Vallmitjana was third in the 13-14 400 IM in 4:17.79. Javier Colmenares was third in the 15-16 400 IM in 4:08.12.

Colmenares was also second in the 50-yard breaststroke in 26.37 with an 0.36 drop. Abraham Penaloza was third in the 50-yard breaststroke in 29.21 with a time drop of 3.03.

The four-day meet, one of the oldest and largest in the state, concludes Sunday with prelims at 8:30 a.m. and finals 5 p.m.

In addition to SOFLO and St. Andrew’s Aquatics, other top teams competing are Azura Florida Aquatics, Eagle Aquatics, Pine Crest Swimming, Midtown Weston, Jupiter Dragons, Wahoos of Wellington and Metro Aquatics.

Spectator admission is $5 per session. Parking is free. Heat sheets are available at http://www.swimpst.com and on Meet Mobile.

EAST SPEEDO WINTER JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Florida Gold Coast Swimmers Final Results
Erike Palaez, Eagle Aquatics: 100 freestyle, 2. 47.91, 68 points.
Kaii Winkler, Eagle Aquatics: 100 freestyle, 1. 42.22, 52 points.
Finn Winkler, Eagle Aquatics: 200 backstroke, 47. 1:50.83.
Gioia Balzano, Eagle Aquatics: 100 freestyle, 21. 50.17.
Marcoaurelio Lopez-Casula, Eagle Aquatics: 100 freestyle, 48. 45.60.
Dylan Smiley, Miami Country Day: 200 breaststroke, 49. 2:04.18, 14.5 points.

32nd SPEEDO WINTER CHAMPS RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS

1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 1,287.50, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,210, 3. Metro Aquatics 506.50, 4. Jupiter Dragons 499, 5. Westchester Aquatic Club 429.

GIRLS TEAM TOTALS

1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 651.5, 2. South Florida Aquatic Club 636.5, 3. Westchester Aquatic Club 309.5, 4. North Palm Beach 255, 5. Jupiter Dragons 247.

GIRLS RESULTS
500-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 5:09.84, 2. Veronica Metz, WOW 5:19.91, 3. Molly Behrend, WEST 5:29.35; SOFLO: 4. Jemma Baldwin 5:32.39, time drop 5.26, 12. Ellie Jackson 5:47.82, time drop 5.77, 28. Olivia Wilson 6:14.04.

200-yard medley relay:
10-and-under, 1. Jupiter Dragons 2:39.82.

400-yard medley relay:
11-12, 1. SOFLO A 4:18.49 (Ellie Jackson, Gianna Martin, Jianna Amores, Jemma Baldwin), 2. North Palm Beach 4:21.23, 3. Wellington 4:32.87, 12. SOFLO B 4:49.91 (Sophie Szutkowski, Didia Miccolis, Sofia Rodriguez, Olivia Wilson).

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Makayla Hill, SWIM 2:25.85, 2. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 2:28.72, 3. JJ Fishman, WEST 2:44.34.

400-yard individual medley:
11-12, 1. Veronica Metz, WOW 4:42.37, 2. Molly Behrend, WEST 4:58.53, 3. Aubrey Schmitt, CASC 4:58.93; SOFLO: 5. Jemma Baldwin 5:07.11, time drop 9.42, 11. Jianna Amores 5:12.36, time drop 6.30, 15. Sofia Rodriguez 5:24.12, time drop 11.56.
13-14, 1. Isabel Viera, MAC 4:37.45, 2. Maria Camila Perez, AZU 4:40.49, 3. Sara Miller, PCS 4:42.04; SOFLO: 4. Lydia Smutny 4:46.35, time drop 4.26, 8. Elise Dinehart 4:53.28, 10. Sarah Vasquez 4:58.68.
15-16, 1. Gio Musiello, GRSC 4:25.32, 2. Alexandra Stein, RATS 4:30.37, 3. Martyna Kaps, MPNY 4:31.09; SOFLO: 6. Gabriella DeLuna 4:38.86.
17-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 4:21.93, time drop 0.19, 2. Riley Botting, PC 4:23.09, 3. Mariana Cote, MWA 4:27.07; SOFLO: 7. Elena Dinehart 4:34.92.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Julieta Stolk, SAS 1:10.13, 2. Charles Anderson, USRP 1:13.70, 3. Eva Milevska, MWA 1:15.81.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Madison Swiss, RATS 2:13.99, 2. Molly Behrend, WEST 2:18.69, 3. Gia Euseppi, NPB 2:18.79; SOFLO: 5. Jemma Baldwin 2:24.02, time drop 3.67.
13-14, 1. Addison Kent, JUP 2:04.99, 2. Maria Camila Perez, AZU 2:05.13, 3. Alba Arnall, WEST 2:05.28; SOFLO: 6. Laila Harran 2:08.18, time drop 4.92, 10. Jenesys Amores 2:11.81, time drop, 3.66.
15-16, 1. Sam Schoenborn, SAS 2:01.60, 2. Gio Musiello, GRSC 2:04.55, 3. Alexandra Stern, RATS 2:06.64; SOFLO: 5. Gabriella DeLuna 2:11.20, 9. Izzy Wilson 2:14.13.
17-and-over, 1. Aspen Gersper, SAS 1:58.99, 2. Elena Dinehart, SOFLO 2:02.68, 3. Alex Ericson, SAS 2:04.79; SOFLO: 8. Maddie Smutny 2:10.84.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Makayla Hill, SWIM 32.93, 2. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 36.62, 0.48 time drop, 3. Eva Milevska, MWA 37.06.
11-12, 1. Roxy Rohrbaugh, SAS 32.35, 2. Layla Bleakley, NPB 33.06, 3. Addison Scott, MWA 33.21.
13-14, 1. Tessa Broedell, NPB 30.31, 2. Isabel Viera, MAC 30.49, 3. Sara Miller, PC 30.99; SOFLO: 9. Elise Dinehart 33.22.
15-16, 1. Martyna Kaps, MTNY 30.05, 2. Reese Andres, SAS 30.07, 3. Kiera Rampersad, EA 30.31.
17-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 29.13, 2. Michelle Fernandez, HSC 29.52, 3. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 29.92; SOFLO: 6. Sophia Grubbs 30.82.

200-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Makayla Hill, SWIM 2:09.45, 2. Wendy LaPietra, SAS 2:09.65, 3. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 2:11.67, time drop 3.16.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Christie Ann Lumsden, SOFLO 1:00.51, time drop 1.68, 2. Julieta Stolk, SAS 1:01.15, 3. Isabel Cox, FA 1:03.87.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 52.98, 2. Cali Jerabek, NPB 56.78, 3. Jianna Amores, SOFLO 57.43; SOFLO: 9. Ellie Jackson 59.64, time drop 0.85.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 51.14, 2. Addison Kent, JUP 52.45, 3. Allison Kelly, JUP 52.66; SOFLO: 4. Carley Kaplan 52.76, time drop 2.23, 9. Laila Harran 54.47, time drop 0.95.
15-16, 1. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 52.31, 2. Alanis Santiago, RATS 52.66, 3. Belen Morales, TS 52.89.
17-and-over, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 51.86, 2. Mariana Cote, MWA 53.10, 3. Britta Schwengle, AZU 53.15; SOFLO: 5. Natalie Gembicki 53.89, 9. Maddie Smutny 54.23.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Wendy La Pierta, SAS 29.19, 2. Eva Milevska, MWA 31.92, 3. Ashley Lotano, JUp 32.70.
11-12, 1. Penelope Lopez-Casula, EA 27.14, 2. Lilly Kars, SAS 27.71, 3. Alina Rodriguez, PB 27.72.
13-14, 1. Sofia Jorge, MAC 25.28, 2. Alera Hurwitz, SAS 26.10, 3. Natalie Bantsolas, HHSC 26.14.
15-16, 1. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 24.83, 2. Julianne McCranie, PC 25.00, 3. Kiera Rampersad, EA 25.48.
17-and-over, 1. Lismar Lyon, MWA 24.93, 2. Ana Villamil, SOFLO 25.67, time drop 0.89, 3. Myeisha Sharrieff, HAS 26.43; SOFLO: 6. Michelle Marinheiro 27.03, time drop 2.89.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS

1. St. Andrew’s Aquatics 636, 2. SOFLO 573.5, 3. Metro Aquatics 324, 4. Azura Florida Aquatics 255, 5. Jupiter Dragons 252.

BOYS RESULTS
500-yard freestyle:
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 5:11.86, 2. Mason Fecteau, DROP 5:18.16, 3. Jacob Ellis, RANS 5:18.69; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 5:29.43, 6. Guillermo Mantilla 5:31.36, time drop 5.26, 11. Rainier Leyva Riestra 5:38.05, 12. Eric Ferrer 5:38.89, time drop 6.44, 14. Noah Mejias 5:43.70, time drop 2.06.

200-yard medley relay:
10-and-under, 1. Westchester 2:18.48, 2. SOFLO A 2:23.93 (Michael Barber, Toma Petkov, Ethan Phan, Niccolo Miccolis), 3. North Palm Beach 2:24.61.

400-yard medley relay:
11-12, 1. Plantation 4:19.45, 2. SOFLO A 4:22.65 (Guillermo Mantilla, Ethan Hall, Eric Ferrer, Rainier Leyva Riestra), 3. Midtown Weston 4:27.39, 9. SOFLO B 4:51.90 (Jacob Jones, Alexander Ross, Daniel Chassky, Kenneth Solis).

200-yard individual medley:
10-and-under, 1. Zach Stewart Lewis, WEST 2:32.43, 2. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 2:35.70, 3. Joaquin Gomez-Liendo, SAS 2:35.95; SOFLO: 6. Toma Petkov 2:39.00, time drop 4.37, 8. Ethan Phan 2:42.52, 14. Gabriel Ferrer 2:54.31, time drop 1.67, 18. Luis Escobar 3:00.85.

400-yard individual medley:
11-12, 1. Caleb Caponera, SAS 4:39.44, 2. Alexander Diaz, MWA 4:44.82, 3. Noah Mejias, SOFLO 4:57.12, time drop 4.08; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 4:58.78, time drop 2.01.
13-14, 1. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 4:12.06, 2. Kaleb Cason, RATS 4:16.55, 3. Juan Vallmitjana, SOFLO 4:17.79; SOFLO: 5. Nicolai Ross 4:22.68.
15-16, 1. Anthony Pineiro, SDST 4:00.76, 2. Alessandro Pereira, MAC 4:02.98, 3. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 4:08.12, 9. Felix Gonzalez 4:22.44, time drop 4.81.
17-and-over, 1. Nikita Efimov, EA 4:00.73, 2. Diego Balbi, SAS 4:02.11, 3. Caleb Rinchack, RATS 4:04.29; SOFLO: 8. Enrique Rodriguez 4:12.33, 9. Alejandro Mateus 4:19.02.

200-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Victor Martin, FA 2:12.15, 2. Kaan Trentadue, PB 2:14.37, 3. Joaquin Gomez-Liendo, SAS 2:21.15; SOFLO: 6. Toma Petkov 2:26.46, 10. Michael Barber 2:27.55, time drop 1.35, 11. Ethan Phan 2:28.85, 22. Gabriel Ferrer 2:37.27, 23. Luis Escobar 2:40.47.

100-yard backstroke:
10-and-under, 1. Lorenz Fahnenschmidt, CAT 1:10.29, 2. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 1:11.29, 3. Liam King, WEST 1:11.48; SOFLO: 8. Ethan Phan 1:17.97, time drop 1.12.

200-yard backstroke:
11-12, 1. Caleb Caponera, SAS 2:12.45, 2. Hayden Scholl, JUP 2:17.58, 3. David Singh, BSC 2:18.71.
13-14, 1. Kaleb Cason, RATS 1:58.30, 2. Andreas DaSilva, WOW 1:58.88, 3. Lucas Fernandez-Chung, MAC 1:59.34.
15-16, 1. Anthony Pineiro, SDST 1:49.64, 2. Andy Serrano-Pena, RANS 1:53.30, 3. Corbin Lawes, UN 1:55.54; SOFLO: 4. Jaden Amores 1:56.28, time drop 5.19, 10. Nicholas Pelaez 2:00.79, time drop 9.61.
17-and-over, 1. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 1:48.39, 2. Diego Balbi, SAS 1:49.71, 3. Ambrus Barcsak, SAS 1:51.38; SOFLO: 7. Aldo Zepeda 1:53.45, time drop 0.89, 8. Austin Nelson 1:53.52, 10. Wisthon Rendon 1:54.62.

50-yard breaststroke:
10-and-under, 1. Lucca Cutsaimanis, RATS 37.31, 2. Rafael Cancio Jorge, MAC 38.53, 3. Rollin Brodbecj, NPB 38.87; SOFLO: 4. Toma Petkov 39.18, time drop 1.55.
11-12, 1. Jayden Park, MWA 31.90, 2. Nicolas Ilonta, SFTL 32.71, 3. Kayden Mowry, USAM 33.54.
13-14, 1. Collin Reed, RATS 27.92, 2. Gabriel Navarro, NMST 29.00, 3. Abraham Penaloza, SOFLO 29.21, time drop 3.03.
15-16, 1. Braynsly Dirksz, UN 25.96, 2. Javier Colmenares, SOFLO 26.37, time drop 0.36, 3. Evan Wilson, MCDA 26.39.
17-and-over, 1. Kito Campbell, AZU 25.25, 2. Jordy Groters, GIANT 26.08, 3. Chase Foulds, SAS 26.60; SOFLO: 4. Manuel Melendez 27.38, time drop 1.74, 10. Stephen Kim 28.08, time drop 1.49.

100-yard freestyle:
10-and-under, 1. Victor Martin, FA 59.30, 2. Kaan Trentadue, PB 1:01.60, 3. Zach Stewart Lewis, WEST 1:03.73.
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 52.47, 2. Trace Colton, NPB 53.11, 3. Mason Fecteau, DROP 55.48; SOFLO: 4. Ethan Hall 55.53, time drop 0.64, 7. Guillermo Mantilla 56.09, time drop 1.92.
13-14, 1. Dillon Metz, WOW 48.78, 2. Nicolas Kokidko, MAC 49.06, 3. Conner Brinley, SAS 49.21; SOFlO: 4. Nicolai Ross 49.35, time drop 2.67.
15-16, 1. James Allison, SMS 44.92, 2. Lucas Bailey, SAS 46.48, 3. George Gonzalez, SDST 46.51.
17-and-over, 1. Jayhan Odlum Smith, AZU 44.94, 2. Leif Bouwman, JUP 44.99, 3. Mason Green, TSA 46.24; SOFLO: 5. Ricardo Roche 46.74, time drop 3.45.

50-yard butterfly:
10-and-under, 1. Victor Martin, FA 29.85, 2. Lucca Cutsaimanis, RATS 31.27, 3. Kaan Trentadue, PB 31.28.
11-12, 1. Felipe Alvarez, PST 26.45, 2. Trace Colton, NPB 27.04, 3. Matthew Bergner, GRY 27.76.
13-14, 1. Christian Jerome, USAM 24.16, 2. Finn May, JUP 24.54, 3. Julian Granison, WOW 24.62.
15-16, 1. Marcus Szabo, PB 22.89, 2. Lucas Bailey, SAS 22.98, 3. Miles Green, TSA 23.04.
17-and-over, 1. Jayhan Odlum Smith, AZU 21.89, 2. Josiah Morales, PAQ 22.35, 3. Mason Green, TSA 22.70.

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

SOFLO Heads Field For TYR SOFLO Last Chance And Holiday Classic Meets

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, November 16, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club will host its second largest meet in team history Friday and Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

A field of 19 teams and 725 swimmers will compete in the TYR SOFLO Last Chance and Holiday Classic Meets.

Host SOFLO has the largest contingent of swimmers with 192.

Other teams entered are: Atlantis Swimming Club, Blue Marlins of Hialeah Gardens, Boca Raton Swim Team, Bravo Swim Team, College of the Florida Keys, Eagle Aquatics, Florida Keys Swim Club, Gulliver, Heritage Aquatic Team, Hialeah, Metro Aquatics, Miami Swimming, Midtown Weston, Olympus, Plantation Swim Team, Speed World Swimming, Swim Fort Lauderdale and SwimFast.

Keeping in the holiday spirit, meet hosts have named the warm-up groups Turkeys In Training and The Gizzards. The Turkeys In Training are swimmers from SOFLO, MAC, PST, HAT and SF. The Gizzards are ASC, BMHG, BRST, BRVO, CFK, EA, FKSC, GRSC, HSC, MS, MWA, OSC, SWS, SFTL and Unattached.

For the TYR SOFLO Last Chance meet, prelims are Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 8:30 a.m. The finals are Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Several swimmers will be attempting to get qualifying times for upcoming meets including Winter Junior Nationals and Winter Championships.

The Holiday Classic for 8-and-unders and 10-and-unders begin Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with timed finals.

Several swimmers are missing because of the FHSAA State 1A and 2A meets being moved to this weekend by the FHSAA after Hurricane Nicole, even though the facility in Stuart was not damaged and all high school teams were able to travel and were tapered for last weekend, the original dates.

Among SOFLO top seeds are:
Ricardo Roche, 23, 200 freestyle 1:40.66; 200 backstroke 1:48.24; 100 backstroke 50.63.

Wisthon Rendon, 18, 100 butterfly, 51.70.

Michelle Marinheiro, 20, 500 freestyle, 5:10.89.

Paullet Bocanegra, 10, 50 freestyle, 21.13.

Valentina Remmele, 10, 50 backstroke, 37.38.

Gregory Miralles, 8, 25 breaststroke, 27.15.

Michael Barber, 10, 50 breaststroke, 44.61.

Benjamin Kim, 15, 200 butterfly.

Abraham Penaloza, 14, 200 individual medley; 200 breaststroke.

In last year’s Last Chance Qualifier, SOFLO swept the combined, girls and boys team titles in the two-day, seven-team meet and had four high point winners: Didia Miccolis, Jemma Baldwin, Olivia Dinehart and Juan Vallmitjana. Eighty percent of SOFLO swimmers had at least one best time.

The meet is hosted by SOFLO and Comets Swim Team Booster Club. Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are available on Meet Mobile and http://www.soflomeets.info/holiday classic

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.

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.

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

Roche, Relays Lead SOFLO; Podkoscielny Wins Second Title On Final Day Of USA Swimming Futures Championship

By Sharon Robb

CARY, N.C., July 30, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers ended on a good note on the final night of the USA Swimming Futures Championship Saturday at Triangle Aquatic Center.

Ricardo Roche, 22, was SOFLO’s top finisher placing 11th in the 200-meter backstroke in a best time 2:07.11. He dropped 4.28 seconds off his entry time of 2:11.39. In prelims, he first bettered it in 2:08.28 and lowered it again in finals.

Roche also led off SOFLO’s 400-meter medley relay that finished tenth in 3:56.52 with teammates Javier Colmenares, Rafael Rodriguez and Alex Golding. Their entry time was 4:01.42.

SOFLO’s girls relay of Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Mallory Schleicher and Maddie Smutny was 13th in 4:24.21, bettering its seed time of 4:28.76.

In the 200-meter individual medley, Mallory Schleicher, 18, qualified for the C final in 2:24.71 and finished fourth and 20th overall in 2:23.28. Olivia Dinehart, 17, was seventh in the D final and 31st overall in 2:24.99. Her prelim time was 2:25.06.

Elena Dinehart, 17, was second in the C final of the 200-meter backstroke and 18th overall in a best time 2:19.35 with a time drop of 2.01. She went 2:21.68 in prelims.

Distance swimmer Izzy Wilson, 15, was 14th in the 1500-meter freestyle in 17:42.84.

Other Saturday SOFLO results:
Javier Colmenares, 16, 200 IM, 92. 2:16.32; 100 breaststroke time trial, 3. 1:07.43.
Elena Dinehart, 17, 200 backstroke, 18. 2:21.68 prelims, 2. C final and 18. overall 2:19.35.
Olivia Dinehart, 17, 200 IM, 33. 2:25.06 prelims, 7. D final and 31. overall 2:24.99.
Natalie Gembicki, 17, 200 IM, 116. 2:32.79; 100 freestyle time trial, 4. 1:00.49.
Alex Golding, 18, 200 IM, 44. 2:12.08.
Sophia Grubbs, 17, 200 IM, 123. 2:33.47.
Austin Nelson, 16, 200 backstroke, 52. 2:14.16.
Wisthon Rendon, 18, 200 backstroke, 47. 2:13.45.
Ricardo Roche, 22, 200 backstroke, 13. 2:08.28 prelims, 11. 2:07.11, 4.28 drop.
Rafael Rodriguez, 20, 50 freestyle, 70. 24.53.
Mallory Schleicher, 18, 200 IM, 27. 2:24.71 prelims, 4. C final and 20th overall, 2:23.28.
Izzy Wilson, 15, 1500 freestyle, 14. 17:42.84; 100 freestyle time trial 1:03.61.

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

Pine Crest was the top Florida Gold Coast team finishing ninth among combined and sixth among girls teams with 119 points including 90 points scored by Julia Podkoscielny.

South Florida Aquatic Club was the second highest FGC team finisher placing 20th among 72 teams with 64 points, second highest finish in team history. SOFLO girls were 14th with 44 and boys were 30th with 20.

Among Florida Gold Coast swimmer highlights:

U.S. junior national team member Julia Podkoscielny, 17, of Pine Crest Swimming, prepping for the upcoming Junior Pan Pacs in Hawaii, won the 200-meter backstroke in 2:13.86, her second title of the meet. She was also second in the 200-meter individual medley in a best time 2:15.08. Her previous best was 2:16.45. She swam 2:19.53 in prelims.

Venezuelan Lismar Lyon, 21, of Midtown Weston, was fourth in the 50-meter freestyle in 26.23.

The Futures Championship is 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 competed including Florida Gold Coast, Florida Swimming, Southeastern, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Michigan, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Indiana.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 1,207, 2. Sarasota Sharks 800, 3. Bolles 716.5, 4. Club Wolverine 683, 5. Chattahooche Gold 267, 9. Pine Crest 119, 20. SOFLO 64, 24. TS Aquatics 60, 29. Miami Country Day 38, 33. tie, Olympus, Midtown Weston 30, 36. Eagle Aquatics 28, 40. Treasure Coast 23, 43. Azura 17, 45. PAQ 13.5, 52. Metro Aquatics 7.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. TAC Titans 671, 2. Bolles 598, 3. Club Wolverine 239.5, 4. Sarasota Sharks 212, 5. Michigan Lakeshore 134, 17. Miami Country Day 38, 18. TS Aquatics 36, 26. Eagle Aquatics 28, 30. SOFLO 20, 33. Azura 17, 35. PAQ 13.5, 48. T2 Aquatics 1.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. Sarasota Sharks 588, 2. TAC Titans 536, 3. Club Wolverine 443.5, 4. Chattahoochee Gold 251, 5. Blue Dolfins 143.5, 6. Pine Crest Swimming 119, 14. SOFLO 44, 19. Midtown Weston 30, 21. TS Aquatics 24, 23. Treasure Coast 23, 34. Metro Aquatics 7.

WOMEN
200-meter individual medley: 1. Gracie Weyant, SYS 2:14.93, 2. Julie Podkoscielny, PCS 2:15.08, 3. Charlotte Hook, TAC 2:15.98; FGC: 19. Riley Botting, PCS 2:22.74; SOFLO: 20. Mallory Schleicher 2:23.28, 31. Olivia Dinehart 2:24.99.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Addison Sauickie, SYS 25.49, 2. Julia Dennis, SWAT 25.74, 3. Elizabeth Tilt, GOLD 25.90; FGC: 4. Lismar Lyon, MWA 26.23, 10. Jillian Crooks, TSA 26.34, 25. Tawannah McLemore, TSA 26.62.

200-meter backstroke: 1. Julia Podkoscielny, PCS 2:13.86, 2. Addison Sauickie, SYS 2:14.68, 3. Lily Cleason, CW 2:14.80; SOFLO: 18. Elena Dinehart 2:19.35, time drop 2.01; FGC: 21. Gioia Balzano, EA 2:22.04, 32. Erin Miller, PCS 2:25.31.

400-meter medley relay: 1. TAC Titans 4:08.71, 2. Club Wolverine 4:11.33, 3.Sarasota Sharks 4:13.87, 12. Pine Crest 4:23.29 (Julia Podkoscielny, Riley Botting, Julianne McCranie, Erin Miller), 13. SOFLO 4:24.21 (Elena Dinehart, Olivia Dinehart, Mallory Schleicher, Maddie Smutny), 37. Gulliver 4:39.69.

1500-meter freestyle: 1. Hannah Bellard, CW 16:43.57, 2. Lauren Milbaum, SYS 17:06.83, 3. Sidney Brann, SYS 17:19.36; SOFLO: 14. Izzy Wilson 17:42.84

MEN
200-meter individual medley: 1. Michael Cotter, TAC 2:01.27, 2. Michael Mullen, Bolles 2:04.01, 3. William Heck, Bolles 2:04.65; FGC: 9. Dario Martin, OSC 2:06.22, 17. Dylan Smiley, MCDA 2:06.77, 28. Nikita Efimov, OSC 2:10.20.

50-meter freestyle: 1. Macguire McDuff, Bolles 22.44, 2. Jerry Fox, TAC 22.97, 3. Larry Salls, Bolles 22.99; FGC: 6. Josiah Morales 23.31, 30. Joshua Cajuste, TSA 24.20.

200-meter backstroke: 1. Lance Norris, TAC 2:00.66, 2. Amadeusz Knop, SYS 2:01.06, 3. Ethan Ekk, ATAC 2:02.23; SOFLO: 11. Ricardo Roche 2:07.11, time drop 4.28

400-meter medley relay: 1. Bolles 3:42.57, 2. TAC Titans A 3:43.94, 3. TAC Titans B 3:47.27, 10. SOFLO A 3:56.52 (Ricardo Roche, Javier Colmenares, Rafael Rodriguez, Alex Golding).

800-meter freestyle: 1. Christopher Callan, CW 8:12.10, 2. Amadeusz Knop, SYS 8:12.45, 3. Jacob Hamlin, HIGH 8:20.51

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

SOFLO Swimmers Begin Competing Wednesday At USA Swimming Futures Championship

By Sharon Robb
CARY, N.C., July 26, 2022—South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers will be among a talented field when the USA Swimming Futures Championship begins Wednesday at Triangle Aquatic Center.

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.

SOFLO’s talented contingent includes Javier Colmenares, 16; Elena Dinehart, 17; Olivia Dinehart, 17; Natalie Gembicki, 17; Alex Golding, 18; Sophia Grubbs, 17; Austin Nelson, 16; Wisthon Rendon, 18; Ricardo Roche, 22; Rafael Rodriguez, 20; Mallory Schleicher, 18; Maddie Smutny, 17; and Izzy Wilson, 15.

SOFLO swimmers (seven girls and six boys) will compete in 48 individual events and one relay.

Other notable swimmers competing are: Julia Podkoscielny of Pine Crest Swimming; Kaii Winkler of Eagle Aquatics; Heidi Smithwick, Jupiter Dragons; Addison Sauickie and Gracie Weyant of Sarasota Sharks; Jillian Crooks of TS Aquatics; Hannah Bellard of Club Wolverine; Davidson Vincent of Azura; and Lismar Lyon of Midtown Weston

Podkoscielny, 17, seeded first in the 400 IM (4:43.57) and 200 backstroke (2:12.42) is prepping for Junior Pan Pacs.

The seventh edition of Futures is one of five around the nation. In previous years, there were four hosting sites for four designated regions. The Board of Directors added another site and adjusted the boundary map to accommodate the fifth region.

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.

The other Futures sites are Geneva, Ohio; Minneapolis; College Station, Tex. and Santa Clara, Calif. The meets are capped at 800 swimmers.

Wednesday events are men’s and women’s 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter breaststroke, 200-meter butterfly, 800-meter freestyle and 1500-meter freestyle. The 800, 1500 and all relays are timed final events. Prelims are 9 a.m. and finals at 5:30 p.m.

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Stanford-bound Josh Zuchowski of FAST is competing in this week’s U.S. Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. The meet, which began Tuesday, is a lead-up to the Junior Pac Pacific Championships in Hawaii in August for him. He is entered in the 100 and 200 backstrokes, 100 butterfly and 200 IM. He is coming off last week’s FGC Senior Championships. In Tuesday morning’s prelims, Erika Pelaez, 16, of Eagle Aquatics turned in a 54.65 lifetime best in the 100-meter freestyle prelims of U.S. Nationals to move from No. 38 to seventh in the 15-16 year-old rankings.

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