Defending Champion SOFLO, Azura, Jupiter, St. Andrew’s Among Favorites For FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb
CORAL SPRINGS, July 28, 2021—South Florida Aquatic Club will be trying to win its eighth title against a strong field when the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships begin Friday at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

Azura Florida Aquatics, Jupiter Dragons and St. Andrew’s Aquatics will also challenge for the team titles.

After a year’s absence because of the COVID-19 pandemic, SOFLO won its seventh title in March at its home pool. SOFLO swept the combined (2,007 points), women (1,013.50) and men (993.50) team titles.

Prelims are 8:30 a.m. and finals 5 p.m. each day. On Sunday, the men’s and women’s 1500 freestyle distance finals are 11:25 a.m. with the remaining finals at 5 p.m.

For the three-day long course meet in the Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions, 41 SOFLO swimmers, ages 15-and-over, (26 men and 15 women) have qualified for 174 individual and eight relay events.

SOFLO has no top seeds in individual or relay events. Several of its top swimmers are competing in the USA Swimming Futures Championships Wednesday through Saturday in Huntsville, Ala.

SOFLO will be led by Gaby Banks, 18, of Florida State, who represents Jamaica internationally; Venezuela national team member and Drexel-bound Mariangela Cincotti, 18; Sebastian Lares, 17; Michelle Marinheiro, 18; Alejandro Mateus, 16; Sara Quintero, 17; Alex Golding, 17; Enrique Rodriguez, 16; Rafael Rodriguez, 19; and Robert Wilson, 18.

The field features Poland 2012 Olympian Marcin Cieslak, 29, of Swim Fort Lauderdale. The University of Florida alum and butterflier is a member of the International Swimming League’s Cali Condors. Cieslak is seeded first in the 100 butterfly in 53.33.

U.S. Olympic trials qualifier Katie Minnich, 21, of Swim Fort Lauderdale heads the women’s field. After the 2020 season, the backstroker transferred from Michigan to Florida. She is seeded first in the 100 backstroke in 1:04.56.

Other top seeds include Josh Zuchowski, 17, of FAST, 200 backstroke, 2:00.22, 100 backstroke, 55.91, 200 IM, 2:04.52; Solana Capalbo, 20, of Azura, 2:20.99; Heidi Smithwick, 17, of Jupiter Dragons, 100 freestyle, 56.95, 50 freestyle, 25.90, 200 IM, 2:22.81 and 100 butterfly, 1:00.48; Reese Branzell, 18, of St. Andrew’s Aquatics, 100 freestyle, 50.23, 50 freestyle, 23.10 and 200 freestyle, 1:51.30; Gabriel Arraya, 22, Azura, 2:00.42; and Micaela Sierra, 16, Azura, 200 breaststroke, 2:34.27 and 100 breaststroke, 1:12.13.

The meet will be live streamed. The link will be posted online at http://www.csscswim.com. Everyone is encouraged to wear face coverings or face masks while at the facility. Hand sanitation stations will be available throughout the facility.

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

SOFLO’s Atkinson, Dinehart, Mora, Sierra, Relays Come Up Big; SOFLO Extends Lead On Day Three Of FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, March 20, 2021–Defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club continued to steamroll through the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships Saturday at Academic Village Pool.

Led by two relay and four individual victories, SOFLO leads the combined team standings with 1,434.5 points and has all but clinched its seventh team title against a field of 25 teams.

SOFLO has more than doubled the points of second place Gulliver Swim Club with 502.5 and Pine Crest Swimming with 473.

SOFLO women’s team leads the 20-team women’s field with 698.5 points followed by Pine Crest Swimming with 396 and Midtown Weston Aquatics with 335.

SOFLO men’s team has pulled away from the field of 21 teams with 736 points. Gulliver is second with 267 and Metro Aquatics is third with 231.

“We had a lot of kids really step it up in the 200 freestyle, which was really nice,” SOFLO head coach Chris Anderson said. “And, our breaststrokers, to have four in the finals for men and to back it up with four in finals for the butterfly, that’s pretty solid.”

SOFLO had another outstanding night in the championship finals.

Olivia Dinehart, 16, won the 200-yard breaststroke in a best time 2:13.50, shaving 1.69 seconds off her previous best of 2:15.19.

Juan Mora, 16, broke 2 minutes for the first time to win the 200-meter breaststroke in a best time 1:59.88, dropping 2.49 seconds off his previous best of 2:02.37. He just missed the 15-16 Florida Gold Coast record of 1:59.22. Anderson said “that was a spectacular swim for him, that was probably the swim of the night.”

Four-time Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson, 32, won the 100-yard butterfly in a best time and pool record 52.01, dropping an impressive 6.44 seconds off her previous best of 58.45. Atkinson broke her own pool record of 52.62 set in 2015.

Miguel Sierra, 17, won the 100-yard butterfly in 48.73, just missing the 2018 pool record of 48.53 set by SOFLO teammate Miguel Cancel.

SOFLO got off to a good start in morning prelims, sweeping the 200-yard medley relays.

The women finished one-three in the relay. The “A” relay of Elena Dinehart, Alia Atkinson, Paige Lane and Olivia Dinehart won in 1:46.71. The “B” relay of Lucy Smutny, Sophia Grubbs, Maddie Smutny and Mallory Schleicher finished in 1:50.25.

The men’s “A” relay of Andres Lares, Juan Mora, Miguel Sierra and Michael Arias won in 1:32.94. The “B” relay of Juan Colmenares, Javier Roman, Matthew Tarafa and Agustin Rodriguez was eighth in 1:39.12.

“The kids bounced back from yesterday,” Anderson said. “Our 200 freestyle relays were pretty solid yesterday but today to come back in the medley and have our women go one-three and our men go one-eight, that’s a huge feat.

“They really stepped up. We are a little better in the medley because we specialize in all different areas in our club. It truly, truly really did help to do that and to do it with Julio today I thought it showed a lot of depth.”

Honduran Olympic hopeful Julio Horrego scratched Saturday’s events because of illness.

Other top four SOFLO finishers were:

Mallory Schleicher, 17, 200-yard freestyle, fourth 1:50.85, time drop 1.22.

Andres Lares, 21, 200-yard freestyle, fourth, 1:40.28, time drop 4.33.

Maddie Smutny, 15, 100-yard butterfly, third, 55.91, time drop 0.21.

Other winners were:

UCLA-commit Paige MacEachern, 18, Pine Crest Swimming, 200-yard freestyle in a thrilling race against Anna Auld of East Coast Aquaticss, 1:50.01-1:50.12.

Patrick Groters, swimming unattached for Pine Crest and coached by his older brother and Giants Aquatics head coach Jordy Groters in Aruba, in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:38.86. Groters plans to take a year off from college and train with his brother for a year.

Defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club and Comets Booster Club are hosting the well-organized four-day meet.

In a perfectly-choreographed and synchronized pre-final National Anthem ceremony coordinated by Coach George Mersinger, SOFLO’s Dippers swam the length of the short-course lane with small flags attached to their kick boards. The final swimmer swam with a pair of goggles in honor of swimmer Nicholas Dworet, killed in the Feb. 14, 2018 Marjory Douglas High School mass shooting.

SOFLO has 63 swimmers, ages 15-and-over, (39 male and 24 female) in 320 individual events and four relays.

On Sunday, women’s prelims are 8 a.m., men’s prelims are 11 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. The 1,650-yard freestyle is 3:05 p.m.

Sunday’s events are: 1,650-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke, 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard individual medley.

Under stringent COVID-19 safety protocols, no spectators are allowed at the meet. Only coaches, officials, volunteers, staff and athletes are allowed on deck. Those entering the pool deck must wear masks and maintain six feet in social distancing.

The meet is being live streamed on the club’s Facebook page and YouTube channel at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUI6cfEbSKfHp5b7ooXSV5Q.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS:

1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,434.5, 2. Gulliver 502.5, 3. Pine Crest Swimming 473, 4. Metro Aquatic Club 436, 5. Midtown Weston 376, 6. Jupiter Dragons 335, 7. TS Aquatics 294.5, 8. Wahoos of Wellington 284.5, 9. East Coast Aquatic Club 201, 10. Plantation Swim Team 199.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS:

1. South Florida Aquatic Club 698.5, 2. Pine Crest Swimming 396, 3. Midtown Weston 335, 4. Gulliver 235.5, 5. Metro Aquatics 205, 6. Wahoos of Wellington 204.5, 7. East Coast Aquatic 201, 8. Jupiter Dragons 191, 9. TS Aquatics 117.5, 10. Coral Springs 88.

MEN TEAM TOTALS:

1. South Florida Aquatic Club 736, 2. Gulliver 267, 3. Metro Aquatics 231, 4. Plantation Swim Team 199, 5. TS Aquatics 177, 6. Swim Fort Lauderdale 168, 7. Jupiter 144, 8. Sunrise Swimming 111, 9. Azura Florida Aquatics 93, 10. Ransom Everglades 89.

WOMEN
200-yard medley relay: 1. SOFLO A 1:46.71 (Elena Dinehart, Alia Atkinson, Paige Lane, Olivia Dinehart), 2. Midtown Weston 1:49.83, 3. SOFLO B 1:50.25 (Lucy Smutny, Sophia Grubbs, Maddie Smutny, Mallory Schleicher).

200-yard freestyle:

1. Paige Maceachern, PC 1:50.01, 2. Anna Auld, ECAC 1:50.12, 3. Heidi Smithwick, JUP 1:50.30; SOFLO: 4. Mallory Schleicher 1:50.85, time drop 3.16, 5. Maddie Smutny 1:51.42, time drop 3.01, 6. Elena Dinehart 1:51.74, time drop 3.63, 21. Mariangela Cincotti 1:56.14, time drop 3.01, 23. Lucy Smutny 1:57.00, time drop 1.90, 26. Jennamarie Brames 1:57.62, time drop 1.30.

200-yard breaststroke:

1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:13.50, time drop 3.47, 2. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 2:15.02, time drop 5.24, 3. Riley Botting, PC 2:18.75; SOFLO: 8. Molly Golding 2:23.39, time drop 1.84, 9. Sophia Grubbs 2:24.06, time drop 3.04, 10. Sally Golding 2:26.23, time drop 1.93, 15. Sabrina Osorio 2:30.80, time drop 1.77, 26. Ana Frable 2:39.54, time drop 2.08.

100-yard butterfly:

1. Alia Atkinson, SOFLO 52.01, 2. Heidi Smithwick, JUP 54.98, 3. tie, Maddie Smutny, SOFLO 55.91, time drop 2.65 and Nicole Aguilar, WOW 55.91; SOFLO: 8. Olivia Dinehart 57.28, time drop 0.97, 9. Molly Golding 57.59, time drop 0.51, 10. Paige Lane 57.73, 11. Elena Dinehart 56.34, time drop 2.73, 23. Sara Quintero 59.02, time drop 1.92.

MEN
200-yard medley relay:

1. SOFLO A 1:32.94, 2. Plantation Swim Team 1:34.98, 3. Metro Aquatics 1:36.60, 8. SOFLO B 1:39.12 (Juan Colmenares, Javier Roman, Matthew Tarafa, Agustin Rodriguez).

200-yard freestyle:

1. Patrick Groters, Unattached-Pine Crest 1:38.86, 2. Noah Mascoll-Gomes, AZ 1:39.36, 3. Kyle Korvick, GULL 1:39.74; SOFLO: 4. Andres Lares 1:40.28, time drop 0.14, 12. Michael Arias 1:42.76, 13. Matthew Tarafa 1:42.95, time drop 2.86, 16. Agustin Rodriguez 1:44.62, time drop 1.74.

200-yard breaststroke:

1. Juan Mora, SOFLO 1:59.88, time drop 0.78, 2. Joshua Hanks, PC 2:00.92, 3. Jacques Sonnier, BRST 2:04.91; SOFLO: 6. Javier Roman 2:10.21, time drop 1.13, 10. Christopher Hau 2:13.25, 11. Alex Golding 2:10.90, time drop 3.30, 16. Anthony Robaina 2:15.67, time drop 1.36, 20. Manuel Melendez 2:17.97, 22. John Paul Handal 2:15.64, time drop 3.63, 25. Alan Bertea 2:17.31, time drop 1.97, 29. Garrett Oliver 2:20.44.

100-yard butterfly: 1. Miguel Sierra, SOFLO 48.73, time drop 0.57, 2. Jayhan Odlum-Smith, AZ 49.13, 3. Eddy Marin, TSA 49.62; SOFLO: 17. Juan Colmenares 52.25, time drop 0.04, 19. Philopatier Ibrahim 52.79, 30. Alejandro Mateus 54.12.

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

SOFLO Off To “Phenomenal” Start At FGC Senior Championships, Breaks Two Florida Gold Coast Records

By Sharon Robb
PEMBROKE PINES, March 18, 2021–Defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club opened the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships with a bang Thursday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO broke two men’s Florida Gold Coast records and compiled a whopping 438 points to lead the combined team standings, 177 points to lead the women’s field and 261 to lead the men’s field in the 30-team meet.

SOFLO’s Honduran Olympic hopeful Julio Horrego, 22, broke the FGC open record and teammate Juan Mora, 16, broke the 15-16 record in the 100-yard individual medley.

The Honduran national record holder won in a lifetime-best 49.85, breaking 50 seconds for the first time and dropping 2.05 seconds. Mora was second in 50.16, also a best time dropping 2.32 seconds.

The previous 100 individual medley FGC record was 49.98 set by former Bolles and Nova Southeastern University swimmer Marco Aldabe of Spain.

SOFLO head coach Chris Anderson called the team’s performance “phenomenal.”

“The highlight of the night was the 100 IM with Julio and Juan breaking the Gold Coast record,” Anderson said. “That was phenomenal.

“That was the best girls session we have had in years, only two didn’t go best times,” Anderson said. “The boys also had 90 percent best times.

“We put in a lot of work,” Anderson said. “We wanted to peak for this meet. All the long course training paid off. We battle tested ourselves at Sectionals and the Piranhas meets. It was a total team effort. We put this thing together to have a lot of great results. The kids are so excited. We want to ride this momentum and keep going with it.”

Other top four SOFLO finishers were:

Miguel Sierra, 17, 500-yard freestyle, second, 4:35.23, time drop 11.02.

Mallory Schleicher, 17, 500-yard freestyle, third, 4:52.65, time drop 3.21.

Olivia Dinehart, 16, 500-yard freestyle, fourth 4:55.08, time drop 4.19.

In other results:

Palm Beach County Swimmer of the Year Anna Auld, 17, of East Coast Aquatic Club was a double winner. The University of Florida-bound swimmer won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:48.80 and 400-yard individual medley in 4:18.04.

Broward County Swimmer of the Year and U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier Julia Podkoscielny, 16, won the 100-yard individual medley in a best time 56.61, shaving 3.49 seconds off her previous best of 1:00.10 and breaking 1 minute for the first time.

Patrick Doyle, 18, of Sunrise Swimming won the 500-yard freestyle in a best time 4:32.34, bettering his previous best of 4:41.99.

Aruba Olympic hopeful and national record holder Patrick Groters, 22, of Pine Crest Swimming won the 400-yard individual medley in 3:59.04.

Defending champion South Florida Aquatic Club and Comets Booster Club are hosting the four-day meet.

SOFLO is going after its seventh senior championships title with a talent-laden squad.

SOFLO has 63 swimmers, ages 15-and-over, (39 male and 24 female) in 320 individual events and four relays.

The remainder of the weekend women’s prelims are 8 a.m., men’s prelims are 11 a.m. and finals 6 p.m. On Sunday the 1,650-yard freestyle is 2:45 p.m.

Friday’s events are: 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard butterfly and 200-yard freestyle relay.

Under stringent COVID-19 safety protocols, no spectators are allowed at the meet. Only coaches, officials, volunteers, staff and athletes are allowed on deck. Those entering the pool deck must wear masks and maintain six feet in social distancing.

The meet is being live streamed on the club’s Facebook page and YouTube channel at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUI6cfEbSKfHp5b7ooXSV5Q.

THURSDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 438, 2. Pine Crest Swimming 115, 3. Gulliver 94, 4. Midtown Weston 84, 5. Metro Aquatics 79, 6. East Coast Aquatic Club 69, 7. Wahoos of Wellington 61, 8. Swim Fort Lauderdale 59, 9. Plantation Swim Team 49, 10. tie, Sunrise Swimming, TS Aquatics 47.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 177, 2. Pine Crest Swimming 91, 3. Midtown Weston 84, 4. East Coast Aquatic Club 69, 5. Wahoos of Wellington 61, 6. Gulliver 39, 7. Metro Aquatics 32, 8. TS Aquatics 27, 9. Unattached SOFLO 26, 10. Coral Springs 20.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 261, 2. Gulliver 55, 3. Swim Fort Lauderdale 50, 4. Plantation 49, 5. Metro Aquatics 47, 6. Olympus 29, 7. Sunrise 28, 8. Pine Crest 24, 9. tie, Ransom Everglades, Coral Springs 23.

WOMEN
100-yard individual medley:

1. Julia Podkoscielny, PC 56.61, 2. Megan Murphy, ECAC 58.52, 3. Nicole Aguilar, WOW 59.36; SOFLO: 7. Sophia Grubbs, 1:00.69, time drop 2.47; 12. Natalie Gembicki 1:01.40, time drop 1.94, 23. Sara Quintero 1:02.76, time drop 1.70; 42. Sabrina Osorio 1:05.22, time drop 2.03, 53. Sofia Osorio 1:06.79, 54. Andreas Freites 1:06.87, time drop 0.97, 61. Jena Legaspi 1:07.84, 62. Ana Frable 1:07.98.

500-yard freestyle:

1. Anna Auld, ECAC 4:48.80, 2. Paige Maceachern, PC 4:50.33, 2. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 4:52.65, best time 3.21; SOFLO: 4. Olivia Dinehart 4:55.08, time drop 4.19, 6. Maddie Smutny 4:58.43, time drop 1.53, 7. Elena Dinehart 4:59.38, time drop 7.29, 10. Lucy Smutny 5:07.07, 13. Michelle Marinheiro 5:10.89, time drop 8.05, 15. Jennamarie Brames 5:11.73, time drop 10.51, 20. Alexis Christensen 5:17.43, 21. Mariangela Cincotti 5:18.64, 23. Sarah Acevedo 6:19.21.

400-yard individual medley:

1. Anna Auld, ECAC 4:18.04, 2. Molly Golding, SOFLO 4:31.47, time drop 2.39, 3. Sophia Perez 4:33.46; SOFLO: 4. Sally Golding 4:34.47, time drop 4.67, 9. Sophia Grubbs 4:42.42, time drop 12.91, 14. Sabrina Osorio 4:51.38, time drop 3.07.

MEN
100-yard individual medley:

1. Julio Horrego, SOFLO 49.85, time drop 2.05, FGC record, 2. Juan Mora, SOFLO, 50.16, time drop 2.32, FGC record, 3. Eddy Martin, TSA 52.30; SOFLO: SOFLO: 9. Juan Colmenares 54.15, time drop 2.23, 10. Matthew Tarafa 54.30, time drop 1.57, 13. tie, Ricardo Roche 54.61, time drop 1.45 and Dominic Bono 54.61, time drop 2.13, 18. Aldo Zepeda 55.69, time drop 2.86, 21. John Paul Handal 56.21, time drop 0.85, 27. Zackary Harris 56.50, time drop 1.71, 28. Manuel Melendez 56.56, 33. Leonardo Mateus 56.85, 35. Christoper Hau 56.86, time drop 1.95, 37. Anthony Robaina 57.17, time drop 1.92, 41. Garrett Oliver 57.71, time drop 1.48, 47. Tristan Wilson 58.14, time drop 0.66, 48. Alan Bertea 58.19, time drop 1.66, 56. Brennan Binder 58.90, 59. Diego Nazario-Vazquez 59.11, time drop 1.53, 63. Nicholas Chaimowicz 59.77.

500-yard freestyle:

1. Patrick Doyle, SUN 4:32.34, 2. Miguel Sierra, SOFLO 4:35.23, time drop 11.02, 3. Kyle Korvick, GRSC 4:36.08; SOLO: 6. Andres Lares 4:40.54, time drop 23.82, 7. Agustin Rodriguez 4:42.02, 9. Philopatier Ibrahim 4:44.82, 12. Javier Roman 4:48.37, time drop 4.53, 14. Ivan Grass 4:50.52, time drop 10.02, 17. Enrique Rodriguez 4:51.37, 23. Austin Nelson 4:54.95, time drop 8.98, 31. Robert Wilson 4:59.83, 40. Christian Tijero 5:03.08, time drop 4.33.

400-yard individual medley:

1. Patrick Groters, PC 3:59.04,2. Dominic Bono, SOFLO 4:01.50, 3. Dario Martin, OC 4:07.41; SOFLO: 6. Adrian Hernandez 4:13.54, time drop 6.72, 8. Alex Golding 4:14.56, 9. Leonardo Mateus 4:14.89, 10. Javier Roman 4:16.04, time drop 0.66, 13. John Paul Handal 4:17.69, 14. Alejandro Mateus 4:17.71, time drop 0.75, 19. Alan Bertea 4:25.85, time drop 10.77, 25. Christopher Hau 4:31.00, time drop 1.15, 26. Nick Chaimowicz 4:31.43, 29. Manuel Melendez 4:33.31.

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

SOFLO Swimmers Dominate Day Two Of FGC Senior Championships, Continue To Lead Combined, Boys Team Standings

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, March 23, 2019—South Florida Aquatic Club continued to dominate the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships Saturday on Day Two at Academic Village Pool.

Heading into the third and final day of competition, SOFLO leads the combined team standings with 2,132.5 points and have all but clinched the title. Azura Florida Aquatics is second with 1,591 and East Coast Aquatic Club is third with 1,382. Defending champion Metro Aquatics is ninth with 454.

SOFLO also leads the boys team standings with 1,120.5 points followed by Azura with 898 and Gulliver with 585.5.

East Coast Aquatic Club leads the girls team standings with 1,277 followed by SOFLO with 1,012 and Gulliver with 695 just ahead of Azura with 693.5.

SOFLO’s top finishers were Kathleen Golding, Mary Smutny, Olivia Dinehart and girls’ 800-yard freestyle relay.

Golding won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:20.83.

Smutny won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.73, was second in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.31 and third in the 50-yard backstroke in 26.28.

Dinehart won the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:18.93.

Smutny, Dinehart, Mallory Schleicher and Golding won the 800-yard freestyle in 7:28.67.

SOFLO boys 800-yard freestyle relay was second in 6:56.34 with Philopatier Ibrahim, Lance Lesage, Miguel Sierra and Rafael Rodriguez.

Other top three SOFLO finishers were:

Molly Golding, 200-yard breaststroke, second, 2:24.80.

Dominic Bono, 400-yard individual medley, second, 4:02.18.

Rafael Rodriguez, 400-yard individual medley, second, 3:58.75.

Philopatier Ibrahim, 400-yard individual medley, third, 4:07.88

Mallory Schleicher, 400-yard indvidual medley, third 4:26.04.

Lance Lesage, 200-yard freestyle, third, 1:43.21; third, 50-yard backstroke, 23.85.

Juan Pablo Pineda, 200-yard breaststroke, third, 2:09.42.

SOFLO has 59 swimmers competing in 350 individual events and 18 relays in 10 relay events over three days.

SOFLO is trying to make history by winning both seniors and JO titles in the same short course season for the sixth time in the team’s 19-year history.

Last weekend SOFLO won the FGC Junior Olympics for the ninth consecutive year and tenth overall.

SATURDAY RESULTS

COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 2,132.5, 2. Azura Florida Aquatics 1,591.5, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1,382, 4. Gulliver 1,281, 5. St. Andrew’s 837.5, 6. Pine Crest Swimming 722, 7. TS Aquatics 543, 8. Swim Fort Lauderdale 512.5, 9. Metro Aquatics 454, 10. River City Aquatics 413.

MEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,120.5, 2. Azura 898, 3. Gulliver 585.5, 4. Pine Crest 438, 5. River City 355, 6. Metro Aquatics 339, 7. St. Andrew’s 336, 8. Swim Fort Lauderdale 280.5, 9. TS Aquatics 234, 10. City of Hialeah 198.

WOMEN TEAM TOTALS: 1. East Coast Aquatic Club 1,277, 2. SOFLO 1,012, 3. Gulliver 695.5, 4. Azura 693.5, 5. St. Andrew’s 501.5, 6. TS Aquatics 309, 7. Pine Crest 284, 8. Swim Fort Lauderdale 232, 9. City of Hialeah 167, 10. YMCA of South Florida 135.5.

GIRLS

400-yard individual medley:
15-16, 1. Anna Auld, ECAC 4:20.17, 2. Emily Trieschmann, SAS 4:25.77, 3. Mallory Schleicher, SOFLO 4:26.04; SOFLO: 8. Sara Quintero 4:40.99, 9. Molly Golding 4:43.81; Open, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 4:20.83, 2. Shauna Abair, ECAC 4:29.63, 4. Adrianna Barone, SAS 4:31.86; SOFLO: 4. Olivia Dinehart 4:34.90, 5. Sally Golding 4:40.73, 7. Elena Dinehart 4:44.00.

200-yard freestyle:
15-16, 1. Emily Trieschmann, SAS 1:50.98, 2. Anna Auld, ECAC 1:51.76, 3. Ella Martinez, ECAC 1:52.07; SOFLO: 4. Mallory Schleicher 1:52.55, 9. Paige Lane 1:57.31; Open, 1. Mary Smutny, SOFLO 1:47.73, 2. Allyson Ponson, Unattached 1:50.70, 3. Eriana Temperino, ECAC 1:51.47; SOFLO: 11. Olivia Dinehart 1:54.33.

50-yard backstroke:
15-16, 1. Megan Murphy, ECAC 25.70, 2. Claudia Acosta, HSC 27.55, 3. Simone Vale, PC 27.89; Open, 1. Celina Marquez, Azura 25.01, 2. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 25.90, 3. Mary Smutny, SOFLO 26.28; SOFLO: 11. Kathleen Golding 27.69.

200-yard breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Anna Auld, ECAC 2:17.81, 2. Molly Golding, SOFLO 2:24.80, 3. Patricia Perdomo, Azura 2:26.52; SOFLO: 6. Sara Quintero 2:28.83; Open, 1. Olivia Dinehart, SOFLO 2:18.93, 2. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 2:20.00, 3. Shauna Abair, ECAC 2:21.79; SOFLO: 4. Sally Golding 2:25.08, 11. Hailey Jerew 2:27.89.

100-yard butterfly:
15-16, 1. Corinne Davenport, SFTL 55.73, 2. Megan Murphy, ECAC 57.39, 3. Amanda Kopas, Azura 57.91; SOFLO: 7. Sarah Acevedo 59.58, 9. Sara Quintero 1:00.04, 11. Mallory Schleicher 59.73; Open, 1. Emily Cordovi, GRSC 55.12, 2. Mary Smutny, SOFLO 55.31, 3. Celina Marquez, Azura 55.44.

800-yard freestyle relay:
1. SOFLO A 7:28.67 (Mary Smutny, Olivia Dinehart, Mallory Schleicher, Kathleen Golding), 2. East Coast 7:33.12, 3. Azura 7:44.70.

BOYS

400-yard individual medley:
15-16, 1. Kyle Korvick, GRSC 4:01.70, 2. Dominic Bono, SOFLO 4:02.18, 3. Philopatier Ibrahim, SOFLO 4:07.88; SOFLO: 6. John Paul Handal 4:17.13, 7. Juan Colmenares 4:21.25, 10. Juan Pablo Pineda 4:22.74; Open, 1. Juan Zapata, Azura 3:57.78, 2. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 3:58.75, 3. Daniel Seabaugh, RCA 4:03.81; SOFLO: 5. Leonardo Mateus 4:10.49.

200-yard freestyle:
15-16, 1. Kyle Korvick, GRSC 1:39.42, 2. Reese Branzell, LLL 1:42.03, 3. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 1:43.21; SOFLO: 5. Philopatier Ibrahim 1:44.02; SOFLO: 10. Michael Arias 1:46.59, 11. Robert Wilson 1:43.83; Open, 1. Gabriel Araya, Unattached 1:37.89, 2. Daniel Seabaugh, RCA 1:40.18, 3. Runar Borgen, PAQ 1:41.14.

50-yard backstroke:
15-16, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 23.33, 2. Kyle Korvick, GRSC 23.71, 3. Lance Lesage, SOFLO 23.85; Open, 1. Steven Aimable, Azura 22.76, 2. Daniel Seabaugh, RCA 23.23, 3. Jacob Bening, RCA 23.63; SOFLO: 6. Rafael Rodriguez 24.41.

200-yard breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Joshua Hanks, PC 2:04.22, 2. Victor Valdes, HSC 2:09.17, 3. Juan Pablo Pineda, SOFLO 2:09.42; SOFLO: 4. Javier Roman 2:09.47, 9. John Paul Handal 2:18.05; Open, 1. Brandon Moran, Azura 2:05.93, 2. Kevin Degrijze, ECAC 2:08.19, 3. Andrew Rogatinski, PST 2:09.65; SOFLO: 9. Sebastian Lares 2:14.01.

100-yard butterfly:
15-16, 1. Joshua Balbi, SAS 50.28, 2. Miguel Sierra, SOFLO 51.23, 3. Joshua Hanks, PC 51.88; SOFLO: 7. Philopatier Ibrahim 53.02; Open, 1. Steven Aimable, Azura 48.66, 2. Runar Borgen, PAZ 48.69, 3. Gabriel Araya, Unattached 49.00; SOFLO: 7. Rafael Rodriguez 50.70.

800-yard freestyle relay:
1. Azura 6:51.36, 2. SOFLO A 6:56.34 (Philopatier Ibrahim, Lance Lesage, Miguel Sierra, Rafael Rodriguez), 3. River City 7:05.43.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 4 p.m.

Estimated Timelines: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m.-11:57 p.m., finals 4-7:08 p.m.

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

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and will be available online at soflomeets.info/seniorchamps and on Meet Mobile. For information call the swim office, 954-538-3721.

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

SOFLO Eyes Back-To-Back Titles In Two Weeks At This Weekend’s FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, March 20, 2019—The championship season continues this weekend for South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers.

Host South Florida Aquatic Club, hoping to reclaim its titles it lost to Metro Aquatics (combined and boys) and Gulliver (girls), heads a strong field for the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

Metro Aquatic Club of Miami knocked off the meet host, winning the combined team title with 2,620.50. SOFLO was second with 2,587. MAC won the boys team title with 1,944 ahead of SOFLO with 1,407.

Gulliver Swim Team won the girls team title with 1,729.50. East Coast Aquatic Club was second with 1,612 and SOFLO was third with 1,180.

It was the first time MAC won the combined team title in more than 20 years, in 1997. Several members of the team were off Miami Belen’s fifth place state 3A team.

This year, SOFLO will have 59 swimmers in 350 individual events and 18 relays in 10 relay events compete during the three-day meet that begins Friday at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO is now trying to make a little more history by winning both seniors and JO titles in the same short course season for the sixth time in the team’s 19-year history.

Last weekend SOFLO won the FGC Junior Olympics for the ninth consecutive year and tenth overall.

Among SOFLO top swimmers entered, including several who competed in JOs, are: Gaby Banks, eight events; Dominic Bono, six events including the 1,650-yard freestyle; Olivia Dinehart, six events; Kathleen Golding, nine events; Molly Golding, seven events; Paige Lane, three events; Sebastian Lares, seven events; Lance Lesage, eight events; Rafael Rodriguez, nine events; Mallory Schleicher, nine events; Mary Smutny, eight events; Victoria Torres, three events; and Robert Wilson, eight events.

Four-time Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson, 30, is competing only on three relays for SOFLO.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Friday-Saturday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 5 p.m.; Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 4 p.m.

Estimated Timelines: Friday, prelims 8:30-11:57 a.m., finals 5-8 p.m.; Saturday, prelims 8:30-11:36 a.m., finals 5-7:12 p.m.; Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m.-11:57 p.m., finals 4-7:08 p.m.

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

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and will be available online at soflomeets.info/seniorchamps and on Meet Mobile. For information call the swim office, 954-538-3721.

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

SOFLO Has Slim Lead Headed Into Final Day Of FGC Senior Championships; Golding, Rodriguez Top Finishers On Day Two

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, March 24, 2018—The battle for the combined team title is going down to the wire at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

Defending champion and meet host South Florida Aquatic Club leads Metro Aquatics by 8.5 points going into the third and final day of competition at Academic Village Pool.

SOFLO, led by Kathleen Golding and Rafael Rodriguez for the second consecutive day, leads by only 8.5 points. SOFLO has 1,654 points and Metro Aquatics is second with 1,646. East Coast Aquatic Club is third with 1,554.

It is expected to be one of the closest finishes in meet history. SOFLO is attempting to win both Seniors and Junior Olympic titles in the same short course season for the sixth time in the team’s 18-year history.

“The kids swam really well,” said SOFLO head coach Chris Anderson after Saturday’s finals. “We are shaving off a lot of best times in the groups. The Gold Group did a really nice job and senior training group is making consos and finals and scoring points. Sunday should be one of our stronger days with the medley relays.

“The team is really coming together,” Anderson said. “They are doing a good job closing out races and when necessary winning some races. Teams are are definitely gunning for us.

“We need to come together as a team. I told them they have to have a little bit more grit and get a little tougher. They need to get comfortable feeling slightly uncomfortable going fast. It’s going to be a matter of pride. I think it will come down to the men’s and women’s B relays.”

Golding won the 100-yard butterfly in a best time 53.90 and was third in the 50-yard backstroke in a best time 26.23. Golding has 137 points.

Golding was also a member of SOFLO’s third place 800-yard freestyle relay that finished in 7:45.61. Other relay members were Paige Lane, Kelley Heron and Katrina Del Vecchio.

Lane was also third in the 200-yard freestyle in a best time 1:53.38 and fourth in the 100-yard butterfly in 58.56.

Rodriguez won the 400-yard individual medley in a best time 4:01.32 and was second in the 200-yard freestyle in a best time in 1:42.25. Leonardo Mateus was third in the 400 IM in a best time 4:13.43.

Rodriguez was also a member of SOFLO’s runner-up 800-yard freestyle relay that finished in 7:04.39. Other relay members were Heath Brames, Ricardo Roche and CJ Kopecki.

Lance Lesage was second in the 15-16 50-yard backstroke in a best time 25.00 and has 65 points in high point. Ricardo Roche was fourth in a best time 24.88 in the open division. Roche has 84 points.

Juan Pablo Pineda was second in the 200-yard breaststroke in a best time 2:10.88. Pineda has 62 points in high point.

SATURDAY RESULTS
COMBINED TEAM TOTALS

1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,654, 2. Metro Aquatics 1,646.5, 3. East Coast Aquatic Club 1,554, 4. Gulliver Swim Club 1,538.5, 5. Pine Crest Swim Team 762, 6. Miami Swimming 528, 7. Azura Florida Aquatics 514, 8. TS Aquatics 494.5, 9. AquaKids Sharks 398, 10. YMCA of South Florida 396.

GIRLS TEAM TOTALS

1. Gulliver 1,114, 2. East Coast 1,040, 3. SOFLO 705.5, 4. Pine Crest 513.5, 5. Metro Aquatics 437, 6. AquaKids Sharks 318, 7. YMCA of South Florida 231, 8. Miami Swimming 210, 9. Montverde Aquatic Club 174, 10. TS Aquatics 168.

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

200-yard freestyle:
15-16, 1. Andrea Santander, PC 1:49.95; SOFLO: 3. Paige Lane 1:53.38, time drop, 17. Maya Coffey 2:00.31, 20. Kyana Castro 2:02.62; Open, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 1:47.60.

50-yard backstroke:
15-16, 1. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 25.64; Open, 1. Mary Smutny, AquaKids Sharks 25.74; SOFLO: 3. Kathleen Golding 26.23, time drop, 5. Kelley Heron 27.38, 11. Katrina Del Vecchio 28.77, time drop, 15. Molly Golding 29.57, time drop; BRST: 8. Emily Chen 27.85

200-yard breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 2:18.51; Open, 1. Mercedes Toledo, Unattached 2:18.14; SOFLO: 3. Jennifer Rodriguez 2:25.54, time drop, 12. Sabrina Osorio 2:35.96, time drop; BRST: 19. Emily Chen 2:43.06.

100-yard butterfly:
15-16, 1. Madison Cummings, ECAC 55.89; SOFLO: 4. Paige Lane 58.56, 10. Katrina Del Vecchio 1:00.16, 16. Maya Coffey 1:01.25, 19. Daniela Curbelo 1:01.93; Open, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 53.90, time drop; SOFLO: 10. Kelley Heron 1:00.16, 17. Molly Golding 1:01.69, time drop.

800-yard freestyle relay:
1. East Coast 7:40.27, 3. SOFLO A 7:45.61 (Paige Lane, Kelley Heron, Kathleen Golding, Katrina Del Vecchio).

400-yard individual medley:
15-16, 1. Andrea Santander, PC 4:24.87; SOFLO: 9. Daniela Curbelo 4:49.02; Open, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 4:12.46, time drop; SOFLO: 7. Jennifer Rodriguez 4:46.87.

BOYS TEAM TOTALS

1. Metro Aquatics 1,209.5, 2. SOFLO 948.5, 3. East Coast 514, 4. Gulliver 424.5, 5. Azura 350, 6. TS Aquatics 326.5, 7. Miami Swimming 318, 8. Pine Crest 248.5, 9. Jupiter Dragons 248, 10. Swim Fort Lauderdale 181.

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

200-yard freestyle:
15-16, 1. Andres Wong, MAC 1:41.03; SOFLO: 2. Rafael Rodriguez 1:42.25, time drop, 12. Lance Lesage 1:46.24, time drop, 16. Michael Arias 1:47.62, time drop, 17. Leonardo Mateus 1:48.96, time drop; Open, 1. Aitor Fungairino, MAC 1:36.29; BRST: 8. Cameron Taddonio 1:43.63; SOFLO: 12. Heath Brames 1:43.59, 13. Ricardo Roche 1:43.85, 16. CJ Kopecki 1:46.03.

50-yard backstroke:
15-16, 1. Aaron Rodriguez, MAC 24.77; SOFLO: 2. Lance Lesage 25.00, time drop, 10. Juan Serna 27.57, 14. Nicolas Rossi 27.05, time drop, 15. Leonardo Mateus 27.15, time drop, 17. Nicolas Munoz 27.34, time drop; Open, 1. Edson Lima, Azura 23.66; BRST: 2. Jose Garcia 24.02, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Ricardo Roche 24.88, time drop, 11. Heath Brames 25.81, time drop, 12. Juan Diaz 25.93, time drop.

200-yard breaststroke:
15-16, 1. Kevin DeGrijze, ECAC 2:07.79; SOFLO: 2. Juan Pablo Pineda 2:10.88, time drop, 8. John Paul Handal 2:15.74, time drop; Open, 1. Teo Darias, GRSC 2:05.40; BRST: 2. Cameron Taddonio 2:08.42, time drop, 14. David Genz 2:4.27; SOFLO: 16. Logan Gonzalez 2:29.14, time drop.

100-yard butterfly:
15-16, 1. Nicholas Vale, PC 50.90; SOFLO: 2. Rafael Rodriguez 50.95, time drop, 10. Juan Serna 55.09; Open, 1. Miguel Cancel, Unattached 48.53; BRST: 12. Jose Garcia 51.34.

800-yard freestyle relay:
1. Metro Aquatics 6:45.28, 2. SOFLO A 7:04.39 (Heath Brames, Ricardo Roche, Rafael Rodriguez, CJ Kopecki).

400-yard individual medley:
15-16, 1. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 4:01.32, time drop; SOFLO: 3. Leonardo Mateus 4:13.43, time drop, 8. Joseph Lee 4:22.55, time drop, 10. John Paul Handal 4:23.73, time drop, 13. Juan Pablo Pineda 4:29.22, time drop, 16. Nicolas Munoz 4:31.46, time drop, 18. Nicolas Rossi 4:33.49; BRST: 27. Lorant Domokos 4:49.00
Open, 1. Miguel Cancel, Unattached 3:51.33; BRST: 3. Cameron Taddonio 4:07.09, time drop; SOFLO: 4. Ricardo Roche 4:09.19.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 4 p.m.

Estimated Timelines: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m., finals 4-7:04 p.m.

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

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and will be available online at soflomeets.info/seniorchamps and on Meet Mobile. For information call the swim office, 954-538-3721.

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

SOFLO Heads Strong Field For This Weekend’s FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

PEMBROKE PINES, March 21, 2018—Defending champion and host South Florida Aquatic Club heads a strong field for this weekend’s Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

SOFLO will have 43 swimmers in 262 individual events and 18 relays in 10 relay events compete during the three-day meet that begins Friday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

SOFLO is defending champions in the combined and boys team titles. Pine Crest Swimming is defending girls champion.

Last weekend SOFLO won the FGC Junior Olympics for the eighth consecutive year and ninth overall. SOFLO is now trying to make a little more history by winning both seniors and JO titles in the same short course season for the sixth time in the team’s 18-year history.

With a strong field including Gulliver Swim Club, East Coast Aquatic Club, Azura Florida Aquatic, Metro Aquatics and Pine Crest Swimming, SOFLO will have their work cut out for them.

Among SOFLO top seeds are:

Kathleen Golding, 17, 100-yard freestyle, 49.43; 100-yard individual medley, 56.58; 400-yard individual medley, 4:14.46; 50-yard butterfly, 24.98; 50-yard freestyle, 22.98; and 200-yard individual medley, 1:59.72.

Rafael Rodriguez, 16, 200-yard butterfly, 1:51.69; 100-yard individual medley, 55.17; 500-yard freestyle, 4:37.27; and 400-yard individual medley, 4:02.78.

At 30, two-time Colombian Olympian Carolina Colorado of Montverde Academy (MVAC) is the oldest swimmer in the meet and top seed in the 50- and 200-yard backstroke and second seed in the 100-yard backstroke.

Among other top seeds are Miguel Cancel, swimming unattached, Elvis Kotikovski, Alexandra Meszaros and Andrea Santander of Pine Crest Swimming, Philippe Marcoux of Swim Fort Lauderdale, Chade Nersicio of East Coast Aquatic Club and Mary Smutny of AquaKids Sharks.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Friday-Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday.

Estimated Timelines: Friday, prelims 8:30-11:42 a.m., finals 5-8:05 p.m.; Saturday, prelims 8:30-11:35 a.m., finals 5-7:20 p.m.; Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m.-12:05 p.m., finals 4-7:04 p.m.

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

Of note: Admission is $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and will be available online at soflomeets.info/seniorchamps and on Meet Mobile. Timed finals for the 500-yard freestyle are Friday and 400-yard individual medley on Saturday. For information call the swim office, 954-538-3721.

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

Atkinson, Diaz, Curbelo Top Three Finishes Lead SOFLO On Day One Of FGC Senior Championships This Weekend

By Sharon Robb

July 28, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club started off on a winning note on opening day of the Florida Gold Coast LCM Senior Championships Friday at Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

Four-time Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson was a double winner. Atkinson, 28, won the 100-meter freestyle in a best time 55.35, shaving 0.73 off her previous best of 56.08.

Atkinson also won the 50-meter breaststroke in 30.54, just off her best time of 30.11.

Atkinson skipped the FINA World Aquatic Championships and is preparing for the FINA World Cup Prize Money Series.

Daniela Curbelo, 14, was third in the 200-meter butterfly in a best time 2:26.33, dropping 5.52 seconds and dripping below 2:30 for the first time. Her previous best was 2:31.85. Teammate Kylie Herman was eighth in the event in 2:33.12.

Juan Diaz, 17, was third in the 200-meter backstroke in a best time 2:12.34. He went 2:15.07 in prelims to earn the fourth seed and dropped 6.44. He dropped a total of 9.17.

Samuel Quintero, 16, was fourth in the 50-meter breaststroke in a best time 31.42, dropping 0.34.

Jonathan Farah was sixth in the open 50-meter breaststroke in 31.18. Leonardo Mateus was sixth in the 200-meter backstroke in the 15-16 2:16.15 and tenth in the 400 freestyle in 4:18.62 with a time drop of 5.18.

South Florida Aquatic Club is sixth among combined teams. Gulliver (449), Metro Aquatics (420) and Azura Florida Aquatics (412) are the top three teams. Defending champion Swim Fort Lauderdale is tenth with 139 points.

SOFLO has 31 swimmers competing in 125 individual events and 14 relays in 10 events.

Several swimmers are not competing because of upcoming Futures and Junior Nationals.
The field features 42 Florida Gold Coast teams including Azura Florida Aquatics, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Gulliver Swim Club, Jupiter Dragons, Metro Aquatics, Pine Crest Swimming and East Coast Aquatic Club.

FRIDAY RESULTS

COMBINED TEAM TOTALS: 1. Gulliver Swim Club 449, 2. Metro Aquatics 420, 3. Azura Florida Aquatics 412, 4. Westminster Academy Swim Club 280, 5. Miami Swimming 262.50, 6. South Florida Aquatic Club 231, 7. North Palm Beach 194, 8. Jupiter Dragons 159, 9. TS Aquatics 148, 10. Swim Fort Lauderdale 139.

HIGH POINT LEADERS: GIRLS, 15-16, 1. tie, Gabriella Antonini, Gulliver, Nicole Gomez, NPB 40, 3. Olivia Hernandez, Gulliver 31; SOFLO: 30. Isabella DiSalvo 12; Open, 1. Alia Atkinson, SOFLO 40, 2. tie, Victoria Fonville, Westminster Academy and Elizabeth Zubero, Swim Fort Lauderdale 31, 19. Daniela Curbelo 16, 35. Kylie Herman 11; BOYS, 15-16, 1. Mattheus Santos, PB 43, 2. John Torres, FFSC 40, 3. Alexander Gardner, Sarasota 35, SOFLO: 10. Leonardo Mateus 20, 21. Samuel Quintero 15, 37. Luke Lezotte 9, 43. David Avalos Aday 6; Open 1. Tyler Zuyus, PB 42, 2. David Lambert, Westminster Academy 40, 3. Miguel Cancel, Guliver 33; SOFLO: 14. Juan Diaz 16, 24. Jonathan Farah 13, 37. Ryan Capote 9, 55. Kevin Porto 3.

GIRLS

200-meter freestyle relay: Open, 1. Westminster Academy 1:50.65, 2. Miami Swimming 1:51.28, 3. Azura 1:51.52, 13. SOFLO A 1:56.86.

200-meter backstroke: 15-16, 1. Gabriel Antonini, Gulliver 2:25.82, 2. Kayla Kraft, Gulliver 2:27.34, 3. Carolina Frette, Gulliver 2:30.00; SOFLO: 7. Isabella DiSalvo 2:34.02, time drop, 17. Rebekah Ling 2:44.31; Open: 1. Roxanne Yu, Hurricanes 2:19.75, 2. Megan Schimansky, CSSC 2:24.69, 3. Laia Coma, Unattached 2:28.02.

100-meter freestyle: 15-16, 1. Nicole Gomez, North Palm Beach 57.36, 2. Jennifer Secrest North Palm Beach 58.44, 3. Solana Capalbo, Azura 59.47; SOFLO: 19. Maya Coffey 1:02.92, time drop, 46. Isabella DiSalvo 1:04.74, time drop, 63. Rebekah Ling 1:05.64, time drop, 71. Alana Acevedo 1:07.00, 77. Valentina Carrion 1:08.06, 85. Kellie Wilcox 1:10.53; Open, 1. Alia Atkinson, SOFLO 55.35, time drop, 2. Kyla Valls, Miami Swimming 56.33, 3. Victoria Fonville, WA 57.52; SOFLO: 22. Kylie Herman 1:02.23, time drop, 29. Katrina Del Vecchio 1:02.92, 45. Abby Oyetunji 1:04.39, 50. Daniela Curbelo 1:04.83.

200-meter butterfly: 15-16, 1. Gabriella Antonini, Gulliver 2:26.81, 2. Paola Carlesso, Unattached 2:27.89, 3. Taylor Spillman, Unattached 2:29.34; SOFLO: 16. Alexandra Crespo 3:07.90; Open, 1. Brooke Ellis, Gulliver 2:18.20, 2. Cloe Bedard-Khalid, Metro Aquatics 2:21.00, 3. Daniela Curbelo, SOFLO 2:26.33, time drop; SOFLO: 8. Kylie Herman 2:33.12.

50-meter breaststroke: 15-16, 1. Hannah Virgin, Pine Crest 34.62, 2. Stephanie Suarez, Metro Aquatics34.91, 3. Madison Lichtig, North Palm Beach 35.20; SOFLO: 38. Kellie Wilcox 40.69, 41. Valentina Carrion 41.72; Open, 1. Alia Atkinson, SOFLO 30.54, 2. Patricia Casellas, Azura 32.94, 3. Elizabeth Zubero, SFTL 33.32; SOFLO: 20.Elise Larin 37.13, 37.60.

400-meter freestyle: 15-16, 1. Nicole Gomez, NPB 4:26.77, 2. Olivia Hernandez, Gulliver 4:28.70, 3. Keeley Maduro, Pine Crest 4:32.25; SOFLO: 20. Maya Coffey 4:50.67, time drop; Open, 1. Alessandra Baldari, Unattache 4:21.16, 2. Giulia Guerra Montes, Pine Crest 4:28.25, 3. Mariangela Cincotti, Unattached 4:33.89; SOFLO: 17. Michelle Marinheiro 4:47.11, 23. Abby Oyetunji 4:53.57, time drop, 24. Katrina Del Vecchio 4:53.72, time drop.

400-meter freestyle relay: 1. North Palm Beach 4:00.73, 2. Azura 4:03.37, 3. Miami Swimming 4:04.15, 17. SOFLO A 4:19.46 (Maya Coffey, Isabella Di Salvo, Abby Oyetunji, Kylie Herman.

BOYS

200-meter freestyle relay: 1. Unattached Azura 1:34.57, 2. Westminster Academy 1:34.59, 3. Metro Aquatics 1:35.11, 7. SOFLO A 1:39.22 (Kevin Porto, Heath Brames, Michael Arias, Luke Lezotte), 13. SOFLO B 1:42.44.

200-meter backstroke: 15-16, 1. John Torres, FFSC 2:09.17, 2. Gavin Smith, NPB 2:10.98, 3. Juan Zapata, TSA 2:14.45; SOFLO: 6. Leonardo Mateus 2:16.15; Open, 1. Felipe Zapata, WA 1:09.57, 2. Tyler Zuyus, PB 2:12.34, 3. Juan Diaz, SOFLO 2:12.34, time drop.

100-meter freestyle: 15-16, 1. Mattheus Santos, PB 52.37, 2. Diego Machado, TSA 53.07, 3. Massimo Ogliari, Unattached 53.67; SOFLO: 9. Luke Lezotte 54.69, 41. Sebastian Sevilla 58.14, 51. David Avalos Aday 58.80, time drop; Open, 1. David Lambert, WA 51.35, 2. Miguel Madeira, MAC 52.22, 3. Alex Cronin, Jupiter 52.32; SOFLO: 12. Ryan Capote 52.95, time drop, 17. Kevin Porto 53.77, time drop, 26. Heath Brames 55.03, time drop, 33. Jonathan Farah 55.68, time drop, 44. Michael Arias 56.32, time drop, 84. Wyatt Jennessee 59.55.

200-meter butterfly: 15-16, 1. John Torres, FFSC 2:09.31, 2. Juan Zapata, TSA 2:09.61, 3. Nestor Montero, MAC 2:09.96; Open, 1. Luke Smutny, Unattached 2:03.54, 2.Brandon Vives, MAC 2:03.96, 3. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 2:04.06.

50-meter breaststroke: 15-16, 1. Diego Duarte Sulvaran, QROO 30.38, 2. Cameron Brown, Azura 31.15, 3. Brandon Moran, Azura 31.36; SOFLO: 4. Samuel Quintero 31.42, time drop, 11. David Avalos Aday 32.97; Open, 1. David Lambert, WA 29.62, 2. Patrick Groters, PC 29.78, 3. Adan Diaz, Azura 29.79; SOFLO: 6. Jonathan Farah 31.18, 3a0. Wyatt Jennessee 35.38.

400-meter freestyle: 15-16, 1. Alexander Gardner, SRQ 4:04.07, 2. Mattheus Santos, PB 4:04.43, 3. Adrian Aguilar, MAC 4:05.67; SOFLO: 10. Leonardo Mateus 4:18.62, time drop, 26. Samuel Quintero 4:28.53, time drop; Open, 1. Franco Lupoli, Azura 4:03.10, 2. Miguel Cancel, Gulliver 4:03.29, 3. Blake Manganiello, AquaKids Sharls 4:04.61.

400-meter freestyle relay: 1. Metro Aquatics 3:28.20, 2. Azura 3:34.12, 3. Metro Aquatics 3:34.37, 7. SOFLO A 3:41.48 (Luke Lezotte, Heath Brames, Jonathan Farah, Kevin Porto), 14. SOFLO B 3:49.94 (Michael Arias, Samuel Quintero, Juan Diaz, Leonardo Mateus).

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast LCM Senior Championships
When: Saturday-Sunday
Where: Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions, Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd., Coral Springs.
Schedule: Saturday, Session III, 8:30 a.m.-12:49 p.m., Session IV, 5-7:17 p.m.; Sunday, Session V, 8:30 a.m.-1:43 p.m., Session VI, 5-8:04 p.m.
Defending champion: Swim Fort Lauderdale (Combined).
Of note: Admission is $5 per session for prelims and $3 per session for finals.
Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com
http://www.swim4soflo.com

Championship Season Continues For SOFLO Swimmers At FGC Senior Championships This Weekend

By Sharon Robb

July 27, 2017—South Florida Aquatic Club’s older swimmers now get a chance to compete at the Florida Gold Coast LCM Senior Championships that begin Friday at the Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions at Coral Springs Aquatic Complex.

A week after winning the FGC Junior Olympics, SOFLO will join several top teams including defending champion Swim Fort Lauderdale in the team title chase.

Earlier this year, SOFLO won both the FGC and Senior Short Course Championships and last week won the FGC JO Long Course title. SOFLO will challenge Gulliver, Azura and Swim Fort Lauderdale for the team title.

SOFLO has 31 swimmers competing in 125 individual events and 14 relays in 10 events. Several seniors are not competing because of upcoming Futures and Junior Nationals.

SOFLO’s top seeds are:

Four-time Olympian Alia Atkinson, 28, 100-meter freestyle (56.08), 50-meter breaststroke (30.77). Atkinson is tuning up for the FINA World Cup Money Series.

Luke Lezotte, 16, 50-meter freestyle.

Other SOFLO swimmers who qualified are: Alana Acevedo, 16; Michael Arias, 14; Sophia Bedoya, 15; David Avalos Aday, 16; Heath Brames, 17; Ryan Capote, 19; Valentina Carrion, 15; Maya Coffey, 16; Alexandra Crespo, 16; Daniela Curbelo, 14; Isabella DiSalvo, 15; Juan Diaz, 17; Jonathan Farah, 19; Eiza Gantus, 15; Kylie Herman, 20; Wyatt Jennessee, 17; Ty Lezotte, 14; Rebekah Ling, 15; Michelle Marinheiro, 14; Leonardo Mateus, 15; Stephanie Mlujeak, 18; Casey Moya, 17; Michelle Ordonez, 14; Abby Oyetunji, 17; Kevin Porto, 17; Samuel Quintero, 16; Sebastian Sevilla, 16; Jonathan Strod, 18; and Kellie Wilcox, 16.

The field features 42 Florida Gold Coast teams including Azura Florida Aquatics, Swim Fort Lauderdale, Gulliver Swim Club, Jupiter Dragons, Pine Crest Swimming and East Coast Aquatic Club and a team from Wyoming.

In addition to Atkinson, among other notable swimmers in the field are Patrick Groters of Pine Crest Swimming; Kyla Valls of Miami Swimming, Jhonny Perez of Azura, Franco Lupoli of Azura, Nikita Tretyakov of Swim Fort Lauderdale, Marco Guarente of Azura, Elizabeth Zubero of Swim Fort Lauderdale, Luke Smutny of AquaKids Sharks and Adrian Aguilar of Metro Aquatics.

Swim Fort Lauderdale is the combined defending champion. Swim FTL scored 1,085 followed by Gulliver with 990.50 and Metro Aquatics with 763. SOFLO finished among the Top 10, placing eighth with 518 points.

Host Coral Springs is not keeping girls or boys team award totals. No trophies will be awarded per Florida Gold Coast vote.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast LCM Senior Championships

When: Friday-Sunday

Where: Michael Lohberg Pool of Champions, Coral Springs Aquatic Complex, 12441 Royal Palm Blvd., Coral Springs.

Schedule: Friday, Session I, 8:30 a.m.-12:53 p.m., Session II 5-7:53 p.m.; Saturday, Session III, 8:30 a.m.-12:49 p.m., Session IV, 5-7:17 p.m.; Sunday, Session V, 8:30 a.m.-1:43 p.m., Session VI, 5-8:04 p.m.

Defending champion: Swim Fort Lauderdale (Combined).

Of note: Admission is $5 per session for prelims and $3 per session for finals.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com

South Florida Aquatic Club Shines On Day Two Of the FGC Senior Championships

By Sharon Robb

March 25, 2017—-South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers turned in another strong performance at the Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships Saturday at Academic Village Swimming Pool.

Heading into the third and final day on Sunday, SOFLO has a shot to make more history in the pool and memories to last a lifetime.

The defending champion leads the combined team standings with a 145-point lead and boys team standings with a 210-point cushion. SOFLO has 1,736.5 points ahead of Gulliver (1,591.5) and Pine Crest (1,409) in the combined.

The boys team leads with 923.5 ahead of Gulliver (713.5) and Metro Aquatics (694.5).

Pine Crest Swimming leads the women’s competition with 1,036.5 ahead of Gulliver (878) and SOFLO (813).

SOFLO, with 57 talented swimmers competing, is two sessions away from a five-peat. After winning the FGC Junior Olympics for the seventh consecutive year and eighth overall, the team is trying to win a five-peat at seniors.

Last year was the fourth time SOFLO won the JOs and Seniors in the same season.

“We swam well tonight,” SOFLO coach Chris Anderson said.

Among SOFLO’s top eight finishers were:

Kathleen Golding won the 400-yard individual medley in 4:18.47 and the 50-yard backstroke in 26.80. She was third in the 100-yard butterfly in 55.17.

Kelley Heron was second in the 50-yard backstroke in 26.64. She was also fifth in the 100-yard butterfly in 57.84.

Jessica Rodriguez was second in the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:20.44.

Rafael Rodriguez, celebrating his new U.S. citizenship, was second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:05.87 in the race of the night against Trey Gribble of Gulliver Swim Club who won in 4:05.13. He was also third in another great race in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:44.67.

Ricardo Roche was second in the 400-yard individual medley in 4:00.36 and eighth in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:42.99.

The boys 800-yard freestyle relay of Max Asnis, Kevin Porto, Ricardo Roche and Ervin Marin was third in 6:56.88.

Molly Golding, fourth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:25.91.

Ervin Marin, fourth, 400-yard individual medley, 4:05.86; eighth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:09.84.

Luke Lezotte, fourth, 50-yard backstroke, 25.21.

Samuel Quintero, fourth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:10.35.

The 800-yard freestyle relay of Golding, Heron, Marinheiro and Maya Coffey was fourth in 7:43.69.

Melissa Marinheiro, fifth, 200-yard freestyle, 1:54.26; sixth in the 50-yard backstroke, 27.98.

Marc Rojas, sixth, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:07.90.

CJ Kopecki, sixth 400-yard individual medley, 4:07.34.

Leonardo Mateus, sixth, 400-yard individual medley, 4:15.44.

Samuel Quintero, seventh, 400-yard individual medley, 4:18.22.

Jessica Rodriguez, seventh, 400-yard individual medley, 4:41.37.

Jennifer Rodriguez, seventh, 200-yard breaststroke, 2:26.88.

Marianna Serrao, eighth, 400-yard individual medley, 4:44.97.

Daniela Curbelo, eighth, 400-yard individual medley, 4:47.31.

Katrina Del Vecchio, eighth, 100-yard butterfly, 59.89.

SATURDAY RESULTS

COMBINED TEAM RESULTS: 1. South Florida Aquatic Club 1,736.5, 2. Gulliver Swim Club 1,591.5, 3. Pine Crest 1,409, 4. East Coast 1,118, 5. Metro Aquatics 958.5, 6. Swim Fort Lauderdale 770.5, 7. Azura 630.5, 8. Miami Swimming 466, 9. AquaKids Sharks 427.5, 10. Jupiter Dragons 359.

MEN RESULTS: 1. SOFLO 923.5, 2. Gulliver 713.5, 3. Metro Aquatics 694.5, 4. East Coast 525, 5. Swim Fort Lauderdale 465, 6. Azura 442.5, 7. Pine Crest 372.5, 8. Lake Lytal Lightning 257, 9. Miami Swimming 245, 10. Pompano Beach Piranhas 239.5.

WOMEN RESULTS: 1. Pine Crest 1,036.5, 2. Gulliver 878, 3. SOFLO 813, 4. East Coast 593, 5. AquaKids Sharks 318.5, 6. Jupiter Dragons 306, 7. Swim Fort Lauderdale 305.5, 8. Metro Aquatics 264, 9. Miami Swimming 221, 10. North Palm Beach 220.

GIRLS

400-yard individual medley:

15-16, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 4:18.47, Andrea Santander, PC 4:20.37, 3. Mary Smutny, AKS 4:21.05; SOFLO: 8. Marianna Serrao 4:44.97; Open, 1. Allison Kopas, SFTL 4:19.55, 2. Marcella Ruppert-Gomez, GRSC 4:27.88, 3. Alexa Rivera 4:28.98; SOFLO: 7. Jessica Rodriguez 4:41.37, 8. Daniela Curbelo 4:47.31.

200-yard freestyle:

15-16, 1. Mary Smutny, AK Sharks 1:46.58, 2. Andrea Santander, PC 1:48.96, 3. Nicole Gomez, NPB 1:49.75; SOFLO: 19. Maya Coffey 1:59.71; Open, 1. Kyla Valls, MS 1:47.93, 2. Ianire Casarin, GRSC 1:50.62, 3. Allison Kopas, SFTL 1:53.10; SOFLO: 5. Melissa Marinheiro 1:54.26.

50-yard backstroke:

15-16, 1. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 26.80, 2. Chade Bersicio, ECAC 26.90, 3. Madison Cummings, ECAC 26.93; BRST: 6. Emily Chen 27.67; Open, 1. Melannie Vargas, FFSC 26.54, 2. Kelley Heron, SOFLO 26.64, 3. Francesca Choy, JDST 27.53; SOFLO: 6. Melissa Marinheiro 27.98; BRST: 16. Frances Morales 29.44.

200-yard breaststroke:

15-16, 1. Hannah Virgin, PC 2:15.53, 2. Chade Nersicio, ECAC 2:18.59, 3. Hailey Jerew, AKS 2:23.60; SOFLO: 7. Jennifer Rodriguez 2:26.88; Open, 1. Ianire Casarin, GRSC 2:20.13, 2. Jessica Rodriguez, SOFLO 2:20.44, 3. Victoria Miyamoto, PB 2:21.68; SOFLO: 4. Molly Golding 2:25.91; BRST: 7. Frances Morales 2:31.25.

100-yard butterfly:

15-16, 1. Mary Smutny, AKS 53.85, 2. Emily Cordovi, GRSC 54.83, 3. Kathleen Golding, SOFLO 55.17; Open, 1. Jessica Nava, PC 54.43, 2. Kyla Valls, MS 56.32, 3. Brooke Ellis, GRSC 56.98; SOFLO: 5. Kelley Heron 57.84, 8. Katrina Del Vecchio 59.89, 12. Daniela Curbelo 1:00.60, 14. Jessica Rodriguez 1:01.81, 19. Kyana Castro 1:03.23.

800-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Pine Crest 7:34.53, 2. East Coast 7:36.39, 3. Gulliver 7:36.54, 4. SOFLO (Kathleen Golding, Kelley Heron, Melissa Marinheiro, Maya Coffey) 7:43.69.

BOYS

400-yard individual medley:

15-16, 1. Trey Gribble, GRSC 4:05.13, 2. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 4:05.87, 3. Nestor Montero, MAC 4:08.06; SOFLO: 6. Leonardo Mateus 4:15.44, 7. Samuel Quintero 4:18.22, 25. Tyler Bland 4:38.98; BRST: 4. Cameron Taddonio 4:12.28; Open, 1. Miguel Cancel, GRSC 3:55.64, 2. Ricardo Roche, SOFLO 4:00.36, 3. Dylan Brisco, LLL 4:05.81; SOFLO: 4. Ervin Marin 4:05.86, 6. CJ Kopecki 4:07.34, 10. Luis Villanueva 4:13.62.

200-yard freestyle:

15-16, 1. Tyler Zuyus, PB 1:40.62, 2. Kalvin Hernandez, CSSC 1:44.14, 3. Rafael Rodriguez, SOFLO 1:44.67; BRST: 5. Cameron Taddonio 1:45.03; Open, 1. Miguel Cancel, GRSC 1:38.20, 2. Jorge Depassier, Azura 1:39.44, 3. Philippe Marcoux, SFTL 1:40.33; SOFLO: 8. Ricardo Roche 1:42.99, 9. Max Asnis 1:44.11, 15. Kevin Porto 1:45.23, 17. CJ Kopecki 1:46.40.

50-yard backstroke:

15-16, 1. Tyler Zuyus, PB 23.86, 2. Jose Garcia, BRST 24.77, 3. John Torres, FFSC 24.86; SOFLO: 4. Luke Lezotte 25.21, 14. Samuel Quintero 26.83; BRST: 11. Aaron Reiser 25.98; Open, 1. Nikita Tretyakov, SFTL 22.86, 2. Edson Lima, Unattached 23.12, 3. Steven Aimable, Unattached 23.74; SOFLO: 9. Kevin Porto 25.42, 16. Luis Villanueva 26.52, 18. Heath Brames 26.81, 19. Wyatt Jennessee 26.92.

200-yard breaststroke:

15-16, 1. Yona Rubin. SFTL 2:08.19, 2. Brandon Moran, Azura 2:09.89, 3. Jacob Silberman, PC 2:10.02; SOFLO: 4. Samuel Quintero 2:10.35, 14. Tyler Bland 2:20.56; BRST: 5. Cameron Taddonio 2:11.33; Open, 1. Adan Diaz, Azura 2:02.30, 2. Marcelo Lauzurique, GRSC 2:05.62. 3. Jose Pascual, CSSC 2:05.68; SOFLO: 6. Marc Rojas 2:07.90, 8. Ervin Marin 2:09.84; BRST: 19. David Genz 2:27.79.

100-yard butterfly:

15-16, 1. Trey Gribble, GRSC 50.33, 2. Adrian Aguilar, MAC 50.60, 3. Aitor Fungairino, MAC 51.29; SOFLO: 15. Juan Serna 54.06; BRST: 4. Jose Garcia 51.39, 17. Drake Gil 54.65; Open, 1. Nikita Tretyakov, SFTL 48.43, 2. Edson Lima, Unattached 49.06, 3. Seggio Bernardina, ECAC 49.39; SOFLO: 14. Max Asnis 52.69, 16. Luis Villanueva 52.74.

800-yard freestyle relay:

Open, 1. Metro Aquatics 6:47.98, 2. Swim Fort Lauderdale 6:55.46, 3. SOFLO A (Max Asnis, Kevin Porto, Ricardo Roche, Ervin Marin) 6:56.88.

IF YOU GO

What: Florida Gold Coast Senior Championships.

When: Sunday, prelims 8:30 a.m., finals 5 p.m.

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

Of note: $5 per session. Heat sheets are free and available online or Meet Mobile. For information call 954-538-3724.

Sharon Robb can be reached at sha11cats@aol.com

http://www.swim4soflo.com