Below is a recap of all four Florida high school Class 3A 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.
The most notable performances came in Region 2. Lecanto sophomore Noah Walker won the 200 IM (1:49.46) and 100 back (49.40) in personal best times. In the boys’ 15-16 age group this season, he now has the 3rd-fastest time in the 200 IM (SCY) and the 10th-fastest time in the 100 back. In addition, Lake Buena Vista freshman Jayden Tsai set a personal best time in the 500 free (4:33.28) and now has the fastest time in that event in the 13-14 boys’ age group this season.
Region 1
Team winners: Girls — Ponte Vedra, 529; Boys — Duncan Fletcher, 284
Overview: While the Ponte Vedra girls team was the clear winner, the boys competition was much closer. Duncan Fletcher ended up prevailing by just 12 points over second-place Lawton Chiles, with Allen Nease 14 points behind in third. In the girls’ event, Ponte Vedra senior and South Carolina commit Sophie Fox was the individual standout, winning the 50 free and 100 fly and being a part of winning teams in the 200 medley and 200 free relays. In the boys’ competition, Lawton Chiles junior and Stanford commit Owen Ekk won the 100 free and 200 IM, while Allen Nease junior and Florida commit Luke Zardavets won the 100 fly and 100 breast. Freshman Reef McMeeking of Seabreeze Senior swam personal best times to qualify for the state meet in both the 200 IM and 100 breast.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Jenna Frost (Bartram Trail, Ohio State commit), 1:51.29; Lily Doyle (Ponte Vedra), 1:53.12. Boys — Noah Stotler (Clay), personal best 1:38.45; Ian Malone (Booker T. Washington), 1:40.87.
200 IM: Girls —Juli Cavalcanti (Ponte Vedra), 2:03.76; Anna Michael Driesse (Allen Nease), personal best 2:05.86. Boys — Owen Ekk (Lawton Chiles), 1:49.63; Reef McMeeking (Seabreeze Senior), personal best 1:51.25.
50 free: Girls — Sophie Fox (Ponte Vedra), 24.16; Maul Boles (Beachside), 24.61. Boys — Nick Venture (Niceville), personal best 20.80; Merrick Vanscoy (Duncan Fletcher), 20.93.
Diving: Girls — Savannah Petrosevich (Allen Nease), 451.05; Karena Perry (Leon), 398.60; Boys — Donovan Lawrence (Pace), 458.25; Jasper Jackson (Duncan Fletcher), 414.00.
100 fly: Girls — Sophie Fox (Ponte Vedra), 56.08; Mady Tulloch (Ponte Vedra), 57.43; Boys — Luke Zardavets (Allen Nease), 48.92; Noah Stotler (Clay), personal best 49.53.
100 free: Girls — Kate Pelot (Ponte Vedra), 52.65; Kara Walters (Gainesville), personal best 53.69. Boys — Owen Ekk (Lawton Chiles), 45.37; Nick Venture (Niceville), 46.18.
500 free: Girls — Lily Doyle (Ponte Vedra), 4:53.37; Jenna Frost (Bartram Trail), 4:54.09. Boys — William Shoesmith (Fleming Island), personal best 4:28.54; Lincoln Driesse (Allen Nease), 4:30.93.
100 back: Girls — Elisabeth Breck (Niceville), personal best 55.77; Kate Pelot (Ponte Vedra), 57.02; Boys — Tripp Gallemore (Niceville), 50.63; Nate Caswell (Allen Nease), 51.73.
100 breast: Girls — Anna Michael Driesse (Allen Nease), 1:05.10; Sydney Player (Ponte Vedra), personal best 1:05.48. Boys — Luke Zardavets (Allen Nease), 55.04; Reef McMeeking (Seabreeze Senior), personal best 55.55.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Ponte Vedra (Ava Pell, Sydney Player, Mady Tulloch, Sophie Fox), 1:47.07; Niceville (Elisabeth Breck, Emma Michel, Charlene Williams, Stella Landeneau), 1:53.70. Boys — Lawton Chiles (Owen Ekk, Crosby Fenniman, Tyler Wang, Will Bracken), 1:36.92; Duncan Fletcher (Mason Baldwin, Seth Ayers, Michael Murdono, Merrick Vanscoy), 1:36.93.
200 free relay: Girls — Ponte Vedra (Sophie Fox, Makenna Biernacki, Kate Pelot, Lily Doyle), 1:37.28; Fleming Island (Kinsey Yarbrough, Kate Moore, Summer VanWagenen, Elle Loehr), 1:40.68). Boys — Niceville (Nick Venture), Logan Michel, William Pugh, Tripp Gallemore), 1:25.67; Duncan Fletcher (Brad O’Toole, Noah Rogers, Mo Metcalf, Merrick Vanscoy), 1:26.66.
400 free relay: Girls — Pontre Vedra (Ava Pell, Ainsley MacAdams, Lily Ewer, Lily Doyle), 3:35.08; Fleming Island (Elle Loehr, Kate Moore, Caroline Kuhl, Kinsey Yarbrough), 3:39.43. Boys — Niceville (William Pugh, Logan Michel, Tripp Gallemore, Nick Venture), 3:08.95; Ponte Vedra (Aaron Yang, Beau Barry, Antonio Fraga, Thomas Smith), 3:09.76.
Region 2
Team winners: Girls — Sunlake, 480.5; Boys — Jesuit, 549.
Overview: The big performance individual came courtesy of Lake Buena Vista freshman Jayden Tsai, who set a personal best time in the 500 free (4:33.28) and now owns the fastest time in that event (SCY) in the 13-14 boys’ age group this season. Also moving up the national rankings was Lecanto sophomore Noah Walker, who swam personal best times to win the 200 IM (1:49.96) and 100 back (49.40). In the boys’ 15-16 age group this season, Walker now owns the 3rd-fastest time in the 200 IM and the 10th-fastest time in the 100 back. There wasn’t much suspense in the team competitions, with the Sunlake girls and the Jesuit boys each winning with ease.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Emily Hissa (Wiregrass Ranch), 1:56.85; Micaela Vasquez (Sunlake), 1:59.92. Boys — Wilson Marcum (Jesuit), personal best 1:45.40; Tyler Kulish (Wharton), personal best 1:46.33.
200 IM: Girls — Payton Burton (Sunlake), personal best 2:13.15; Sadie Minich (Wesley Chapel), 2:14.54. Boys — Noah Walker (Lecanto), personal best 1:49.96; Jayden Tsai (Lake Buena Vista), personal best 1:52.30.
50 free: Girls — Jordyn Rolle (Wesley Chapel), 25.14; Emma Dodge (Lecanto), personal best 25.46. Boys — Bruno Borowiec (Jesuit), 21.61; Quinn Johnson (Wharton), 21.92.
Diving: Girls — Emma Ketchum (Kathleen Senior), 416.20; Ava Diaz (Cypress Creek), 361.55. Boys — Weston Spiers (Sunlake), 495.85; Hagan Henson (Lecanto), 443.85.
100 fly: Girls — Regan Bright (Sunlake), 57.86; Olivia Perez (Freedom) 59.91. Boys — Drew Hopkins (Jesuit), 49.81; Quinn Johnson (Wharton), 50.76.
100 free: Girls — Micaela Vasquez (Sunlake), 53.94; Hailey McArdle (Cypress Creek), personal best 55.60. Boys — Henry Neely (Jesuit), 47.82; Sully Smith (East Lake), personal best 48.15.
500 free: Girls — Payton Burton (Sunlake), 5:15.73; Olivia Perez (Freedom), personal best 5:19.34. Boys — Jayden Tsai (Lake Buena Vista), personal best 4:33.28; Alex Zendegui (Wiregrass Ranch), 4:57.76.
100 back: Girls — Emily Hissa (Wiregrass Ranch), personal best 58.03; Regan Bright (Sunlake), 59.34. Boys — Noah Walker (Lecanto), personal best 49.40; Drew Hopkins (Jesuit), 50.17.
100 breast: Girls — Sadie Minich (Wesley Chapel), 1:05.81; Armita Taheri (Freedom), 1:10.16. Boys — Trey Davis (Jesuit), 58.31; George Patrocinio (Sunlake), 59.41.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Sunlake (Regan Bright, Jena Ruste, Payton Burton, Micaela Vasquez), 1:52.17; East Lake (Alera Michaud, Karina McSoley, Shea Farrell, Maren McHugh), 1:58.11. Boys — Jesuit (Drew Hopkins, Trey Davis, Noah Kreme, Bruno Borowiec), 1:34.87; Lecanto (Noah Walker, Kaleb Bergeron, Brandon Thornton, Alex Colitz), 1:41.24.
200 free relay: Girls — Cypress Creek (Lily Maczuga, Gianna Sercu, McKenna Maczuga, Hailey McArdle), 1:43.95; East Lake (Shea Farrell, Alera Michaud, Maren McHugh, Karina McSoley), 1:45.52. Boys — Jesuit (Henry Neely, David Dieffenthaller, Trey Davis, Bruno Borowiec), 1:27.14; Lecanto (Brandon Thornton, Kaleb Bergeron, Ethan Seguin, Noah Walker), 1:30.22.
400 free relay: Girls — Sunlake (Micaela Vasquez, Regan Bright, Payton Burton, Jena Ruste), 3:39.74; Lecanto (Emma Dodge, Becky Mathew, Julia Jones, Eden Ambrose), 3:50.68. Boys — Jesuit (Bruno Borowiec, John Maciel, Drew Hopkins, Henry Neely), 3:13.54; Sunlake (Juan Benitez Garay, Adam Williams, Corban Tripp, George Patrocinio), 3:23.87.
Region 3
Team winners: Girls — St. Petersburg, 573; Boys — St. Petersburg, 573.5.
Overview: St. Petersburg easily swept the team titles in each gender, with the girls being led by senior Karrington Hansen and sophomore Brinkleigh Hansen. Committed to Kentucky, Karrington Hansen won the 100 free and 200 IM. Brinkleigh won the 200 free and 500 free. The individual standouts in the boys’ event were St. Petersburg sophomores Christian Guettler and Logan Coakley. Guettler won the 50 free and 100 free, while Coakley captured the 100 back and 100 fly.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Brinkleigh Hansen (St. Petersburg), 1:50.76; Zoie Fjare (St. Petersburg), 1:51.30. Boys — Strader Franzese (Osceola Fundamental), 1:44.51; Cobe Hehenberger (Saint Petersburg), 1:44.67.
200 IM: Girls — Karrington Hansen (St. Petersburg, Kentucky commit), 2:11.05; Ellia Wolfe (S. Petersburg), 2:12.82. Boys — Jude Mandakunis (Osceola Fundamental), personal best 2:05.68; Finn Hehenberger (St. Petersburg), personal best 2:06.17.
50 free: Girls — Alex Clark (St. Petersburg), 24.23; Lizzy Santana (St. Petersburg), personal best 24.54; Boys — Christian Guettler (St. Petersburg), 21.30; Camden Macek (Parrish), personal best 22.75.
Diving: Girls — Ellie Jenson (Osceola Fundamental), 368.05; Addyson Dambeck (St. Petersburg), 361.60. Boys — Connor Barnes (Osceola International), 239.95.
100 fly: Girls — Lizzy Santana (St. Petersburg), 59.53; Emy Varela-Zuleta (Braden River), 1:03.50; Boys — Logan Coakley (St. Petersburg), 53.56; Bobby Riley (Oscola Fundamental), 54.28.
100 free: Girls — Karrington Hansen (St. Petersburg), 51.85; Alex Clark (St. Petersburg), 51.97; Boys — Christian Guettler (St. Petersburg), 47.18; Camden Macek (Parrish), personal best 50.04.
500 free: Girls — Brinkleigh Hansen (St. Petersburg), 4:51.95; Zoie Fjare (St. Petersburg), 4:57.02; Boys — Cobe Hehenberger (Șt. Petersburg), 4:35.19; Strader Franzese (Osceola Fundamental), 4:39.35.
100 back: Girls — Ellia Wolfe (Șt. Petersburg), 59.51; Aubry Gore (Șt. Petersburg), 1:00.47. Boys — Logan Coakley (St. Petersburg), 56.50; Noah Busch (St. Petersburg), 58.07.
100 breast: Girls — Heidi Privett (Parrish), 1:16.24; Rachel Scholz (Braden River), 1:16.85; Boys — Hunter Oglesbee (Osceola Fundamental), 1:02.49; Alex Kovalev (Osceola Fundamental), 1:03.12.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Saint Petersburg (Aubry Gore, Mary Noga, Zoie Fjare, Skyler Ross), 1:54.36; Northeast (Gwen Anderson, Tia Corson, Reese Ripple, Violet Grebe), 2:05.90. Boys — Saint Petersburg (Noah Busch, Finn Hehenberger, Logan Coakley, Bryce Carr); Parrish (Camden Macek, Ryan Davis, Kaleb Nonnemaker, Lukę Ferra), 1:53.07.
200 free relay: Girls — Saint Petersburg (Karrington Hansen, Alex Clark, Skyler Rose, Lizzy Santana), 1:39.64; Osceola Fundamental (Sara Henkel, Jayana Jerichow, Maggie Smith, Scarlett Novak), 1:45.39. Boys — Saint Petersburg (Nolan Kurtz, Logan Coakley, Bryce Carr, Christian Guettler), 1:30.86; Osceola Fundamental (Jude Mandakunis, Ilya Proskurkin, Michael Saenz, Leland Sokolowski), 1:37.94.
400 free relay: Girls — Saint Petersburg (Ellia Wolfe, Alex Clark, Zoie Fjare, Brinkleigh Hansen), 3:39.37; Osceola Fundamental (Sara Henkel, Jayana Jerichow, Maggie Smith, Scarlett Novak), 1:00.85; Boys — Saint Petersburg (Cobe Hehenberger, Christian Guettler, Nolan Kurtz, Jack Draper), 3:18.82; Osceola Fundamental (Bobby Riley, Strader Franzese, Alex Kovalev, Hunter Oglesbee), 3:20.03.
Region 4
Team winners: Girls — Ft. Lauderdale, 370.5; Boys — Martin County, 273.
Overview: The boys’ team event was a close one, with Martin County prevailing by 10 points over second-place Saint Thomas Aquinas. Individually in the boys’ event, Sebastian River senior and Navy commit Louis St. Petery and Melbourne junior Sawyer Hackett each won two events. St. Petery won the 100 back and 100 fly, while Hackett took the 200 IM and 100 free. In the girls’ event, Miami Beach senior and Michigan commit Gioia Balzano and freshman teammate Penelope Lopez-Casula each won two events. Balzano won the 200 free and 100 fly, while Lopez-Casula was first in the 50 free and 100 free.
Individual event top finishers
200 free: Girls — Gioia Balzano (Miami Beach Senior, Michigan commit), 1:49.62; Katherine Voet (Ft. Lauderdale), 1:55.26. Boys — Alex Viazmetinov (Archbishop McCarthy), personal best 1:44.41; Boone Stoneburg (Jensen Beach), personal best 1:45.70.
200 IM: Girls — Madison Abinuman (Joaquin Garcia), personal best 2:11.30; Zoe Schnoeller (Ft. Lauderdale), 2:11.59; Boys — Sawyer Hackett (Melbourne), personal best 1:50.54; Emihlio Reveron (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 1:55.17.
50 free: Girls — Penelope Lopez-Casula (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 22.65; Dajah German (Ft. Lauderdale), personal best 23.63; Boys — Ernesto Medina (Mater Academy), personal best 21.29; Justin Scuderi (Jensen Beach), personal best 21.43.
Diving: Girls — Hayden Ferenc (Ft. Lauderdale), 495.65; Sophia Cavaretta (Ft. Lauderdale), 486.05. Boys — West Pocket (Ft. Lauderdale), 544.20; Matthew Pettit (Sebastian River), 437.30.
100 fly: Girls — Gioia Balzano (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 54.98; Carolyn Levy-Powell (Miami Beach), 56.69. Boys — Louis St. Petery (Sebastian River, Navy commit), 48.95; Becket Menacho (Deerfield Beach), personal best 51.66.
100 free: Girls — Penelope Lopez-Casula (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 49.66; Bogdana Kuptcova (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 52.70. Boys — Sawyer Hackett (Melbourne), personal best 45.60; Lee St. Petery (Sebastian River), 47.66.
500 free: Girls — Dajah German (Ft. Lauderdale), 5:00.55; Katherine Voet (Ft. Lauderdale), 5:09.17. Boys — Colby Metzger (South Fork), personal best 4:44.45; Boone Stoneburg (Jensen Beach), 4:45.57.
100 back: Girls — Carolyn Levy-Powell (Saint Thomas Aquinas), 56.91; Bogdana Kuptcova (Miami Beach Senior), personal best 58.71. Boys — Louis St. Petery (Sebastian River), 50.62; Logan Flach (Heritage), 53.64.
100 breast: Girls — Neika Gayle (Plantation), personal best 1:05.86; Addison Scott (Saint Thomas Aquinas), 1:06.39. Boys — Enzo Widjaja (Melbourne), personal best 59.63; Roman Watson (Martin County), personal best 1:01.02.
Relay event top finishers
200 medley relay: Girls — Miami Beach Senior (Bogdana Kuptcova, Julia Messinger-Nanni, Gioia Balzano, Penelope Lopes-Casula), 1:47.54; Plantation (Abby Almacen, Neika Gayle, Kira Perry, Chloe Cupid), 1:51.41. Boys – Martin County (Daniel Romero, Roman Watson, Bradon Fiore, Jackson Wyatt), 1:38.11; Melbourne (Tyler Hart, Enzo Widjaja, Sawyer Hackett, Samuel Orellana), 1:39.23.
200 free relay: Girls — Fort Lauderdale (Dajah German, Kimoni Elliott, Katherine Vote, Zoe Schnoeller), 1:37.96; Plantation (Neika Gayle, Kira Perry, Abigail Pierre, Chloe Cupid), 1:38.23. Boys — Martin County (Roman Watson, Jackson Wyatt, Ethan Spear, Bradon Fiore), 1:29.45; Archbishop McCarthy (Alex Viazmetinov, Luca Pichardo, Ryan Harries, Frank Vincze), 1:29.86.
400 free relay: Girls — Miami Beach Senior (Gioia Balzano, Bogdana Kuptcova, Emma Sierra-Soderman, Penelope Lopez-Casula), 3:30.93; Ft. Lauderdale (Katherine Voet, Zoe Schnoeller, Caroline Almeida, Dajah German), 3:34.55. Boys — Sebastian River (Louis St. Petery, Lee St. Petery, Bently Solomon, Silas Daut), 3:16.82; Archbishop McCarthy (Frank Vincze, Javier Guardia, Aiden Goodwin, Alex Viazmetinov), 3:18.18.
Bolles broke the National HS Record in the boys’ 200 MR at the 1A Championships.