In their annual home meet to honor senior swimmers just prior to districts, Key West stacked up the points to defeat the Gators of Barbara Goleman High School.
The Lady Conchs outswam the Gators 128-14 while the boys scored 131 points to the Gators’ 15. Both Key West teams won every single event on Oct. 18 to give the team a strong segue into the post season.
The Lady Conchs picked up their first win with the 200 medley relay. Mary Searcy, Amelia Korzen, Colbie Turner and Aly Camargo teamed up for the win, then Christina Rice joined forces with Korzen, Turner and Camargo for a first in the 200 free relay. Rice, Molly Martinez, Kennedy Morgan and Ella Way swam away with a team effort in the 400 free relay.
Tessa Hughes pulled off a pair of individual firsts. Hughes went the distance and claimed first place in the 200 and 500 free races. Korzen added her own pair of individual wins to the firsts she had in the relays with the 200 IM and 100 breast stroke events. Rice added wins in the 50 and 100 free races while Martinez won the 100 backstroke race and Searcy was first in the 100 backstroke event.
The boys 200 medley relay team of Wesley Farrer, Hugo Blinckmann, Andres Aguero and Max Blinckmann cruised to a quick first place. Both Blinckmanns teamed up again with Owen Lindley and Santiago Gonzalez for a first in the 200 free relay, then Sebastian Camargo, Lindley, Jacob Perez and Gonzalez added a third relay victory in the 400 free event.
Gonzalez and Perez each won two individual events in addition to their relay victories. Gonzalez was victorious in the 100 and 200 freestyle races while Perez prevailed in the 200 and 500 free events. Hugo Blinckmann added a 50 free win to his relay wins while Aguero won the 100 butterfly race. Jackson Way touched the wall first in the 100 backstroke event and Kieran Smith won the 100 breaststroke race to make it a clean sweep by the Conchs.
With momentum on their side, the team heads into district competition. Coral Shores diver Aaron Lykins starts things off Oct. 21 at St. Andrews School for the FHSAA 1A District 12 diving championships, then swimmers from Key West and Coral Shores both compete Oct. 22 at Belen. The 1A Hurricanes are scheduled to compete in the morning, then the 2A Conchs dive in later that afternoon.
