Coral Shores swimmers and divers hosted Key West, True North, Braddock and Varela on Oct. 9 for a five-team meet at Founders Park. In dual-meet scoring, Key West outscored the rest of the field in combined scores, with wins against all but Braddock in boys competition, where they were just five points shy of a total sweep. The Lady Conchs outswam all except True North. Coral Shores’ girls logged a win against Braddock.
The Hurricanes started strong with a win in the 200-yard medley relay, led by Layne Smith, Parks Dunn, Sofia Figueredo and Larkin Dunn. The same team placed third in the 200 freestyle relay. Figueredo went on to win the 200 individual medley and Smith did the same in the 500 freestyle event. Stella Hodder captured third place in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Aaron Lykins was first in the boys 1-meter diving event. Also notable for the Coral Shores boys was the 200 freestyle relay team of Mark Porter, Jace Jackson, Mason Osipov and Tony Khioni, who came in third in the race.
For Key West, Amelia Korzen won the 100 breaststroke race, then placed third in the 200 individual medley (IM). Mary Searcy was third in the 200 free and 100 backstroke events. Colbie Turner was third in the 100 butterfly event and Christina Rice was third in the 100- and 50-yard freestyle races. Rice also teamed up with Molly Martinez, Morgan Kennedy and Tess Hughes for a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay.
Santiago Gonzalez won the individual 200 freestyle event, then captured second in the 100 freestyle event. Jacob Perez went the distance to win the 500 free race, with teammate Haven Andrade in second. The Conchs’ other winner was Hugo Blinckmann, who raced to a first in the 50 free event. Owen Lindley came in third in the same event. Blinckmann and Kieran Smith finished second and third, respectively, in the 100 breaststroke event. In the 200 IM, Andres Aguero was third.
In boys relay events, Key West had multiple respectable finishes. Smith, Blinckmann, Aguero and Wesley Farrer took second in the 200 medley relay, while Gonzalez, Lindley and Max and Hugo Blinckmann swam to a second in the 200 free relay. Max Blinckmann, Perez, Sebastian Camargo and Gonzalez finished second in the 400 free relay and Lindley, Aguero, Johnny Picco and Jackson Way took third in the same relay event.
The meet concluded Coral Shores’ regular season. Key West closes out its regular season against Barbara Goleman Oct. 18 for the annual Senior Day race at the CFK pool before turning attention to districts later in the week. Both teams dive into districts Oct. 22. The Conchs, classified as 2A, compete at Belen in the afternoon. 1A Coral Shores will meet at Belen that same morning with the exception of Lykins, who will compete at the diving event held at St. Andrews School on Oct. 21.
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