After multiple cancellations due to inclement weather, the Hurricanes of Coral Shores finally had a chance to compete on Sept. 23, when they hosted Doral Academy at their home pool at Founders Park. The Firebirds of Doral brought a highly-successful swim program to the Keys, where the 1A ’Canes tested the waters against the much larger 4A Doral program.
Sofia Figueredo swam away with the only first for the girls, winning the 200 individual medley in 2:35. Figueredo also claimed second in the 100 breaststroke event. Parks Dunn finished second in the 200 and 500 freestyle races. Larkin Dunn was second in the 50 free and third in the 100 freestyle race.
Diver Aaron Lykins impressed the judges, earning 237.5 points and the team’s only first in boys competition. Tony Khioni finished second in the 50 free and third in the 100 free individual events.
Key West hosted Wellington Sept. 28 at the College of the Florida Keys pool. The 4A Wolverines outswam the 2A Conchs, but Key West had plenty of success against the larger competition.
The boys 200-meter relay team of Sebastian Camargo, Kieran Smith, Andres
Aguero and Hugo Blinckmann had the first win of the day. Blinckmann also won the individual 50 free event in 24.56 seconds, then swam to a third-place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke. Santiago Gonzalez claimed first place in the 200-meter freestyle race, finishing in 1:59.77. Gonzalez was second in the 100 freestyle race.
After his win in the relay, Smith earned a second in the 100 breaststroke, while Jackson Way took second in the 100 backstroke event. Owen Lindley was second in the 50 freestyle race and Max Blinckmann took third for a Conch sweep of that event. Haven Andrade and Jacob Perez each placed third at the meet. Perez had his success in the 500 freestyle race and Andrade in the 100 butterfly, a PR for the sophomore.
In the girls competition, Christina Rice had the only first place, winning the 50 freestyle event in 27.52 seconds. Rice finished second in the 100 free as well. Ashlyn Picco claimed a pair of thirds, one in the 50 free and the other in the 100 backstroke event. Mary Searcy was second in the 100 backstroke race and third in the 200 freestyle. Amelia Korzen took second in the 100 breaststroke and third in the 200 IM and Colbie Turner was third in the 100 butterfly event.
This week, Coral Shores hosts True North on Friday, Oct. 3. Key West will travel to Ocala for the 47th annual FSPA meet, where the Conchs will see some of the best competition this season. The FSPA event is held at the same location as this season’s state meet, which takes place in early November. Districts will be held Oct. 22 for both teams, with 2A Key West traveling to Belen and 1A Coral Shores heading to Carrollton.
