The Key West swimming program celebrated its seniors on Sept. 26 at the College of the Florida Keys pool, honoring the Conchs and Lady Conchs making their final home appearance of the season.
Seniors Kennedy Morgan and Mary Searcy represented the Lady Conchs, while Santiago Gonzalez, Andres Aguero, William Gjerding, Hugo Blinckmann and Filip Hrabec were honored for the boys.
Several made the most of their final races in home waters. Gonzalez swam away with a win in the 100-yard freestyle, touching in 51.97 seconds, while Blinckmann made his final home 50 free a memorable one, winning a thriller in 23.87, just two hundredths of a second ahead of the runner-up. The two teamed up later with Max Blinckmann and Hrabec to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:37.29.
Hrabec added an individual Senior Night victory of his own, claiming the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.03. Aguero turned in a pair of strong swims, finishing fifth in the 100 butterfly in 1:07.25 and fourth in the 500 freestyle in 6:37.
The Lady Conchs had plenty to celebrate as well. Christina Rice swept the sprint freestyle events, winning the 50 in 26.17 seconds and the 100 in 58.18. Amelia Korzen captured the 200 freestyle in 2:23 and later joined Veronica Ter Azaryan, Ashlyn Picco and Rice for a first-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay.
Molly Martinez added another individual win for Key West in the 100 backstroke, finishing in 1:19.60, with Searcy making the most of her final home appearance by taking second in 1:22.76.
Doral ultimately claimed both team wins, defeating the Lady Conchs 97-71 and the Conchs 105-65.
