Key West’s boys and girls swim teams posted commanding victories over Port Charlotte on Oct. 12 in the Conchs’ final meet of the season. The Conchs dominated the girls competition 163-88 and the boys contest 212-16 for a resounding road win.
The ladies collected victories in six individual swimming events and a pair of relays, while the boys won seven individual swimming events and swept all three relays.
Christina Rice led the Lady Conchs with a pair of individual wins, capturing the 50-yard freestyle in 27.16 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 1:00.64. Amelia Korzen also won twice, taking first in the 200 freestyle in 2:30 and the 100 breaststroke in 1:20.52.
Veronica Ter Azaryan won the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:57, while Georgia Houze claimed the 100 butterfly in 1:16.13.
The Lady Conchs opened the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay. Mary Searcy, Korzen, Houze and Rice combined for a time of 2:18. Key West also won the 200 freestyle relay, with Ter Azaryan, Houze, Searcy and Rice finishing in 2:09.
The Key West Conchs take down the Port Charlotte Pirates on Oct. 12, winning the girls meet 163-88 and the boys side 212-16. Photos by JENNIFER SEARCY/Contributed
In the boys competition, Mason Lark led the Conchs with two individual victories, winning sprint events. Lark won the 50 freestyle in 25.13 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 56.05. Cole Lindley added a win in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:19 and placed third in the 100 freestyle.
Andres Aguero went the distance and won the 500 freestyle in 6:18, while Haven Andrade captured the 100 butterfly in 1:05.54, edging teammate Aguero by just 12 hundredths of a second.
Blake Southgate won the 200 individual medley in 2:57, and Jamie Konecny claimed the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:16.99.
The Conchs also dominated the relay events. Southgate, Konecny, Andrade and Lark won the 200 medley relay in 2:03. Konecny, Carson Lindley, Ruslan Bivens and Cole Lindley teamed up to win the 200 freestyle relay in 1:52, while Aguero, Andrade, Bivens and Lark closed out the meet with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay in 4:09.
Next up for Keys swimmers and divers is district championship competition. Key West will compete in District 12’s 2A Championships on Oct. 27 at Gulliver Prep. Coral Shores, competing in Class 1A, District 12, will send its swimmers to Belen Jesuit on Oct. 27, while the Hurricanes’ divers will compete at NSU University School on Oct. 28.
