2023 FHSAA CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- November 11, 2023
- Ocala, Florida
- Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST)
- SCY (25 yards)
- FHSAA Central
- Full Results
Allen D. Nease High School freshman Luke Zardavets played a prominent role in the boys’ team’s repeat FHSAA 3A state title victory on Saturday, with his performance in the 100 breaststroke particularly standing out.
Zardavets dropped a time of 55.45 in the final of the 100 breast, placing 2nd to Everglades senior Javier Colmenares (55.37) to mark his first time under the 56-second threshold.
The 14-year-old Zardavets came into the meet with a lifetime best of 56.40, set in September, and had logged a PB of 56.03 in the prelims before getting down to 55.45 in the final.
The swim launched him up to #4 all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group, with his former best time ranking him tied for 12th.
Also slotting into the top 10 of the 13-14 rankings over the weekend was Arlington Aquatic Club’s Diego Ramos, who dropped more than a second to get down to 56.02 at the TAC Big Southern Classic to move into 6th.
All-Time Performers, Boys’ 13-14 100 Breaststroke (SCY)
- Reece Whitley, 53.06 – 2014
- Michael Andrew, 53.88 – 2014
- Ethan Dang, 55.06 – 2016
- Luke Zardavets, 55.45 – 2023
- Noah Cakir, 55.94 – 2022
- Diego Ramos, 56.02 – 2023
- Andrew Eubanks, 56.09 – 2023
- Erik Petruzzi, 56.17 – 2021
- Antonio Octaviano, 56.19 – 2017
- Wilson York, 56.26 – 2023
Zardavets, who competes for Planet Swim Aquatics in club swimming, also hit a significant best time in the 200 IM, dropping three and a half seconds to clock 1:49.48, finishing as the runner-up behind Lawton Chiles junior Ethan Ekk (1:48.54). That swim moved Zardavets into 11th all-time in the 13-14 age group.
He also split 25.77 swimming breast on the Nease 200 medley relay that placed 2nd (splitting 25.61 in the prelims), and closed the meet out with a 45.55 leg, the fastest on the team, to help Nease win the 400 free relay in 3:03.62.
You can find a full recap of the FHSAA 3A State Championships here.
I heard this Diego kid was a fraud, went super slow in prelims and rumor has it he went 30.1 in 50 breast just a week before
Fraudmost when he goes 1:03 in prelims in a real meet and never makes finals
I have a feeling he will hard peak soon. Hopeuflly VT commit and WL team captain Eli Martin can set him on the right path
53.0 100 breast at 14 is insane
Who is Brandon Sumino? I feel like we would have heard about a 14yo kid dropping a 53…
Lmao I think this came up the last 13-14 100 breast article, but he swam 1:10.33 in prelims with a tie (which was/is a PB), swam a 53.99 in the swimoff, and then 1:10.50 in finals. So yeah that’s almost certainly not a real time
Has to be an error looking at his past swims.
Nah, just really stepped it up in a swimoff.