A recap of all four Florida Class 1A region meets. The top two finishers in each event automatically qualified for this weekend’s state meet, along with the next best eight overall times among the four regions.
Region 1
Team winners: Girls — Bolles, 672.5; Boys — Bolles, 692.
Overview: There wasn’t much suspense from a team perspective, with Bolles predictably dominating again. The Bolles boys team will be trying for its 38th state title in a row this weekend, while the girls will go for their 35th in a row. Thi Rai of Bolles swam a personal best time of 54.63 to win the 100 breast, while Liam Carrington of Bolles won the 100 free in a personal best time of 44.16. The best non-Bolles swimmer of the meet was Blakely Hammel of Jacksonville Episcopal in the girls’ event. Hammel tied with Allison Kelly of Bolles for first in the 200 free (1:48.50) and won the 100 free in 50.17.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Blakely Hammel (Jacksonville Episcopal), 1:48.50; Allison Kelly (Bolles), 1:48.50; Boys — Nicholas Kwan (Bolles), 1:38.32; Camp Hartman (Bolles), 1:39.67.
200 IM: Girls — Eva Whitehead (Union County), 2:02.53; Ella Gotham (Bolles), 2:03.43. Boys — Lucas Young (Bolles), 1:50.28; Charlie Zuhoski (Bolles), 1:52.20.
50 free: Girls — Riley Miller (Bolles), 23.69; Leah Chin (Bolles), 23.85. Boys — Tommy Lussier (Bolles), 20.91; Ethan Bathala (Bolles), 21.23.
Diving: Girls — Gianna Vasto (Bolles), 478.50; Haley Aschenbrenner (Providence), 427.5. Boys — Olliver Polsinelli (Trinity Prep), 476.50; Benjamin Goodman (Bolles), 360.45.
100 fly: Girls — Ainsley Stephan (Bolles), personal best 54.36; Ellie Stewart (Bolles), 57.60. Boys — George Dovellos (Bolles), 48.23; Tommy Lussier (Bolles), 49.73.
100 free: Girls — Blakely Hammel (Jacksonville Episcopal), 50.17; Allison Kelly (Bolles), 50.25. Boys — Liam Carrington (Bolles), personal best 44.16; Camp Hartman (Bolles), personal best 45.78.
500 free: Girls — Heidi Stoute (Bolles), 5:01.79; Caroline MacDonald (Providence), personal best 5:04.83. Boys — Clay Magyar (Bolles), 4:28.02; Nicholas Kwan (Bolles), 4:32.78.
100 back: Girls — Ella Gotham (Bolles), 56.73; Chloe Anders (Trinity Prep), 57.13. Boys — Krish Jain (Bolles), 49.36; Ethan Bathala (Bolles), 49.76.
100 breast: Girls — Victoria Edgar (Bolles), 1:03.06; Grace Higdon (Bolles), 1:04.12. Boys — Thi Rai (Bolles), 54.63; Lucas Young (Bolles), 55.25.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Bolles (Lucero Mejia Arce, Grace Higdon, Ellie Stewart, Leah Chin), 1:43.85; Trinity Prep (Chloe Anders, Sofia-Marie Sehmer, Adela Supertino, Zara Ray), 1A:53.61. Boys — Bolles (Krish Jain, Lucas Young, George Dovellos, Liam Carrington), 1:29.98; Jacksonville Episcopal (Evan Finn, Sebastian Guio, Owen Finn, Finn Zubero), 1:35..73.
200 free relay: Girls — Bolles (Riley Miller, Leah Chin, Lucero Mejia Are, Allison Kelly), 1:35.16; Redeemer Christian (Olivia North, Chloe Wood, Leah Hamer, Denise Paul), 1:40.93. Boys — Bolles (Liam Carrington, George Dovellos, Tommy Lussier, Ethan Bathala), 1:22.47; Jacksonville Episcopal (Finn Zubero, Owen Finn, Sean Bridgers, Jack Draus), 1:28.58.
400 free relay: Girls — Bolles (Lucero Mejia Race, Heidi Stoute, Ainsley Stephan, Ella Gotham), 3:27.20; Jacksonville Episcopal (Whitney Morgan, Blakely Hammel, Lily Hansen, Lena Lafferty), 3:40.18. Boys — Bolles (George Dovellos, Nicholas Kwan, Charlie Zuhoski, Tommy Lussier), 3:02.35; Jacksonville Episcopal (Owen Finn, Sebastian Guio, Evan Finn, Santiago Guio), 3:17.54.
Region 2
Team winners: Girls — Montverde Academy, 362.5; Boys — Montverde Academy, 375.5.
Overview: Both the girls and boys squads for Montverde won easily and will head to the state meet looking to improve on top-five finishes at last year’s state meet. The girls team finished 5th, while the boys were 4th. It was the fourth straight regional title for the Montverde boys and the sixth in seven years for the girls. Trey Chesney of Jupiter Christian won the 200 IM and 100 fly, while Collin Reed of John Carroll won the 50 free and 100 free to lead the individual performances in the boys’ competition. As for the girls, Maria Fernanda Castro of Montverde won the 200 IM and 500 free, and Rachel Nussbaum of Benjamin won the 50 free and 100 free in personal best times.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Alejandra Ordonez (Montverde), 1:52.98; Lylah Rigby (Lake Highland Prep), personal best 1:53.76. Boys — Trace Colton (Benjamin), personal best 1:41.85; Aaron Gordon (Edgewood), personal best 1:44.31.
200 IM: Girls — Maria Fernanda Castro (Montverde), personal best 2:04.32; Addison Bitel (Windermere Prep), 2:06.71. Boys — Trey Chesney (Jupiter Christian), 1:53.02; Dillon Spooner (Lincoln Park), personal best 1:55.01.
50 free: Girls — Rachel Nussbaum (Benjamin), personal best 23.97; Selah Austin (Kings Academy), 24.31. Boys — Collin Reed (John Carroll), personal best 20.99; Jayden Chan (Montverde), 20.99.
Diving: Girls — Isabell Knott (Benjamin), 392.50; Sarah Napier (Benjamin), 369.10. Boys — Sean Dowling (Oxbridge Academy), 517.45; Jaden Haddock (Cocoa Beach), 495.10.
100 fly: Girls — Feagin Kaminski (Benjamin), 54.85; Maria Fernandez (Montverde), 57.19. Boys — Trey Chesney (Jupiter Christian), 50.97; Yasser Raad (Kings Academy), personal best 51.45.
100 free: Girls — Rachel Nussbaum (Benjamin), personal best 52.12; Alejandra Ordonez (Montverde), 52.73. Boys — Collin Reed (John Carroll), personal best 45.42; Jayden Chan (Montverde), 45.89.
500 free: Girls — Maria Fernanda Castro (Montverde), 4:59.43; Lylah Rigby (Lake Highland Prep), 5:04.04. Boys — Dillon Spooner (Lincoln Park), 4:40.25; Arthur Romero Rabello (Montverde), 4:42.26.
100 back: Girls — Stella Belmore (Montverde), personal best 55.80; Feagin Kaminski (Benjamin), 56.05. Boys — Asher Smith (Kings Academy), 52.76; David Geraghty (Lincoln Park), personal best 53.30.
100 breast: Girls — Addison Bitel (Windermere Prep), 1:03.22; Tessa Broedell (Kings Academy), 1:03.88. Boys — Cobi Wu (Montverde), 56.29; Drew McQueeney (Kings Academy), personal best 57.42.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Montverde (Stella Belmore, Mariana Bustamante Garcia, Layla Busby, Kayra Tati), 1:46.34; Kings Academy (Leala Reese, Tessa Broedell, Selah Austin, Bella Petrie), 1:47.44. Boys — Kings Academy (Asher Smith, Drew McQueeney, Yassser Rand, Othniel Foster), 1:34.85; Montverde (Paolo de Fabrique, Cobi Wu, Jayden Davis, Heitor Tinoco), 1:35.46.
200 free relay: Girls — Montverde (Maria Ferndandez, Alejandra Ordonez, Maria Fernanda Castro, Kayra Tati), 1:38.29; Oxbridge Academy (Gabi Campuzano, Maria Ganz, Mia Mavigliano, Cali Jerabek), 1:41.80. Boys — Montverde (Heitor Tinoco, Jayden Chan, Zac Holmes, Lucas Perez), 1:24.38; Kings Academy (Yasser Raad, Othniel Foster, Chase Faw, Aaron McQueeney), 1:27.44.
400 free relay: Girls — Montverde (Alejandra Ordonez, Stella Belmore, Maria Fernanda Castro, Maria Fernández), 3:32.39; Benjamin (Feagin Kaminski, Rachel Nussbaum, Sam Roeloffs, Alyssa Stump), 3:32.97. Boys — Montverde (Zac Holmes, Paolo de Fabrique, Lucas Paez, Jayden Chan), 3:07.40; Oxbridge Academy (Santi Campuzano, London Conroy, George Conroy, Eamon Lappas-Ford), 3:12.48.
Region 3
Team winners: Girls — Out Of Door Academy, 218; Boys — Shorecrest Prep, 337.5.
Overview: It was a close contest in the girls’ competition, with just 12 points separating first-place Out Of Door Academy (218), second-place Tampa Prep (210) and third-place Keswick Christian (206). Zoe Gruber led the way for Out Of Door, winning the 200 IM and 100 breast. Out Of Door will head to the state meet looking to improve on an 11th-place finish last year. In the boys’ competition, Shorecrest Prep had a more comfortable margin over runner-up Berkeley Prep (220). Shorecrest Prep finished eighth at last year’s state meet. Maddox Matyas led Shorecrest Prep, winning the 200 free and 500 free. The other individual standout was Lucas Casey of Community School of Naples, who won the 50 free and 100 free.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Sophie Mokhiber (Community School of Naples), 1:54.67; McKinnley Polk (Carrollwood Day), personal best 1:55.38. Boys — Maddox Matyas (Shorecrest Prep), 1:41.25; Leonardo Ho (Shorecrest Prep), personal best 1:42.21.
200 IM: Girls — Zoe Gruber (Out Of Door), 2:04.32; Sofia Krajewski (Cardinal Mooney), personal best 2:07.41. Boys — Cole Radnay (Berkeley Prep), 1:54.03; Carson Radnay (Berkeley Prep), personal best 1:56.81.
50 free: Girls — Grace Descent (Keswick Christian), 24.26; Emme Wrightenberry (Berkeley Prep), 24.34. Boys — Lucas Casey (Community School of Naples), personal best 21.38; Anton Ho (Shorecrest Prep), personal best 21.76.
Diving: Girls — Sunshine Haedlike (Berkeley Prep), 445.55; Elliot Cole (Calvary Christian), 426.25. Boys — Jacob Roberts (Northside Christian), 511.30; Carter Canastra (Northside Christian), 478.90.
100 fly: Girls — Arabella Newport Derbyshire (Out Of Door), personal best 56.56; Molly Polk (Carrollwood Day), personal best 57.43. Boys — Anton Ho (Shorecrest Prep), 51.36; Barney Cotterill (Community School of Naples), personal best 52.27.
100 free: Girls — Izabela Lesniewska (Cardinal Mooney), personal best 52.84; Makayla Muneio (Bradenton Christian), personal best 53.07. Boys — Lucas Casey (Community School of Naples), personal best 46.18; Leonardo Ho (Shorecrest Prep), personal best 46.95.
500 free: Girls — McKinnley Polk (Carrollwood Day), personal best 5:02.01; Dry Hershberger (Sarasota Christian), personal best 5:06.44. Boys — Maddox Matyas (Shorecrest Prep), 4:35.02; Connor Smith (Berkeley Prep), 4:36.75.
100 back: Girls — Sofia Krajewski (Cardinal Mooney), personal best 57.15; Arabella Newport Derbyshire (Out Of Door), personal best 57.97. Boys — Abram Kinzel (St. Petersburg Catholic), 52.50; Elijah Ganio (St. Petersburg Catholic), personal best 53.68.
100 breast: Girls — Zoe Gruber (Out Of Door), 1:04.87; Helaina Gunn (Out Of Door), 1:07.14. Boys — Brayden Saari (Evangelical Christian), personal best 58.86; Sidney Raditic Mehalso (Academy at the Lakes), personal best 1:00.30.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Out Of Door Academy (Zoe Gruber, Helaina Gunn, Arabella Newport Derbyshire, Georgia Henry), 1:50.23; Carrollwood Day (McKinnley Polk, Maddie Polk, Molly Polk, Sophie Nichols), 1:52.74. Boys — Berkeley Prep (Carson Radnay, Connor Smith, Cole Radnay, Kellen Murdock), 1:39.07; St. Petersburg Catholic (Abram Kinzel, Beckett Fredericks, Elijah Ganio, Thomas Scarpino), 1:39.79.
200 free relay: Girls — Keswick Christian (Isabella Descent, Rianne Brandt, Ansley Bees, Grace Descent), 1:38.36; Admiral Farragut (Adaiah Smith, Maya Majerski, Taylor Mularoni, Dominique Hurst), 1:41.38. Boys — Shorecrest Prep (Anton Ho, Ethan Swann, Leonardo Ho, Maddox Mayes), 1:27.51; St. Petersburg Catholic (Elijah Ganio, Abram Kinzel, Thomas Scarpino, Beckett Fredericks), 1:31.00.
400 free relay: Girls — Keswick Christian (Isabella Descent, Rianne Brandt, Ansley Bess, Grace Descent), 3:33.70; Carrollwood Day (McKinnley Polk, Maddie Polk, Molly Polk, Sophie Nichols), 3:41.60. Boys — Shorecrest Prep (Anton Ho, Milan Spodin, Maddox Matyas, Leonardo Ho), 3:10.36; Berkeley Prep (Cole Radnay, Carson Radnay, Kellen Murdock, Connor Smith), 3:10.92.
Region 4
Team winners: Girls — Saint Andrews, 477; Boys — Saint Andrews, 432.
Overview: Both the Saint Andrews girls and boys teams were runner-up to Bolles at last year’s state meet, so it wasn’t surprising to see Saint Andrews easily win the regional in both genders. The boys team for Saint Andrews was led by Jared Berke (won the 200 IM and 100 breast) and Conner Brinley (won the 100 back and 100 fly). The other individual standout was Virginia commit and NSU School junior Juan Vallmitjana, who won the 200 free and 500 free. In the girls’ competition, Saint Andrews was led by Cielo Moya, who won the 50 free and 100 fly.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Wendy LaPietra (NSU School), personal best 1:54.47; Mckenzie Baur (Pine Crest) 1:55.60. Boys — Juan Vallmitjana (NSU School), 1:39.54; Julian Lozano (Riviera), personal best 1:40.55.
200 IM: Girls — Sara Miller (Pine Crest) personal best 2:06.25; Maria Perez (NSU School), 2:07.54. Boys — Jared Berke (Saint Andrews), 1:52.47; Jake Jones (Pine Crest), 1:56.10.
50 free: Girls — Cielo Moya (Saint Andrews), personal best 23.66; Parker Jacobson-Bertanzetti (Pine Crest), personal best 24.19. Boys — Cash Vinas (Saint Andrews) 21.65; Abram Johnson (Westminster Academy), 21.72.
Diving: Girls — Millie Cochrare (Saint Andrews), 422.15; Harper Mull (Saint Andrews), 375.85. Boys — Andres Winterman (NSU School), 536.60; Mason Starkman (NSU School), 491.40.
100 fly: Girls — Cielo Moya (Saint Andrews), personal best 55.33; Lydia Smutny (Cutler Bay), 59.08. Boys — Conner Brinley (Saint Andrews) 50.39; Brady Baur (Pine Crest), 51.36.
100 free: Girls — Alera Hurwitz (Saint Andrews), 52.72; Lexie Lucchese (Saint Andrews), 52.80. Boys — Matthias Orlandini (Saint Andrews), personal best 47.04; Dante Porchetto (Miami Country Day), personal best 47.33.
500 free: Girls — Gracie Weeks (Saint Andrews), 5:08.41; Wendy La Pietra (NSU School), personal best 5:10.90. Boys — Juan Vallmitjana (NSU School), 4:27.86; William Domokos-Murphy (Saint Andrews), personal best 4:34.07.
100 back: Girls — Maria Perez (NSU School), 56.18; Nerea Gutierrez-Stenhauer (Saint Andrews) 57.86. Boys — Conner Brinley (Saint Andrews), 50.73; Matthias Orlandini (Saint Andrews), personal best 52.36.
100 breast: Girls — Naiyla Di Sarno (NSU School), personal best 1:03.25; Sara Miller (Pine Crest), 1:05.24. Boys — Jared Berke (Saint Andrews), personal best 56.64; Enrico Guizardi (Saint Andrews), personal best 57.40.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — NSU School (Maria Perez, Naiyla Di Sarno, Sofia Papasakellariou, Wendy La Pietra), 1:46.92; Saint Andrews (Nerea Gutierrez Stenhauer, Addison Kent, Clelo Moya, Alera Hurwitz), 1:47.30. Boys — Saint Andrews (Conner Brinley, Jared Burke, Carlos Flores Pinedo, Cash Vinas), 1:33.10; Pine Crest School (Arsenii Aleshin, Danil Sachenko, Brady Baur, Leo Hauser), 1:39.21.
200 free relay: Girls — Saint Andrews (Cielo Moya, Lexie Lucchese, Ariana Moya, Addison Kent), 1:37.94; Pine Crest School (Emory Jacobson-Bertanzetti, Parker Jacobson-Bertanzetti, Jayden Paterson, Mishka Machado), 1:38.79. Boys — Saint Andrews (Cash Vinas, Carlos Flores Pinedo, Enrico Guizardi, William Domokos-Murphy), 1:25.73; Westminster Academy (Dane Fox, Abram Johnson, Adrian Gordon, Christopher Bennett), 1:26.97.
400 free relay: Girls — Pine Crest School (Parker Jacobson-Bertanzetti, Mckenzie Baur, Sara Miller, Emory Jacobson-Bertanzetti), 3:31.77; Saint Andrews (Alera Hurwitz, Ariana Moya, Nerea Gutierrez Steinhauer, Lexie Lucchese), 3:31.93. Boys — Saint Andrews (William Domokos-Murphy), Conner Brinley, Matthias Orlandini, Jared Berke), 3:06.46; Pine Crest School (Jake Jones, Christopher Lin, Freddy Rosenthal, Brady Baur), 3:13.37.
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