Key West hosted the Golden Hawks of MIami Springs on Oct. 2 at the College of the Florida Keys pool. The boys team enjoyed a decisive 126-32 victory and the Lady Conchs won 123-16.
The boys 200 medley relay team of Eli Morris, Kieran Smith, Matthew Robertson and Hugo Blinckmann took first place as did the girls team of Mary Searcy, Camila Linares, Hadley Bardoni and Aly Camargo. Once the dust settled from the relay, the victorious members went on to win multiple individual events and participate in other winning relay teams throughout the afternoon.

Camargo won the 50 freestyle sprint event for the girls and Blinckmann touched the wall first in the boys race. Camargo also won the 100 freestyle race. Gonzalez was first in that event for the boys and added a win in the 200 freestyle as well.
Tessa Hughes won the girls 200 freestyle race, then went the distance in the 500 freestyle, winning that event, too. In the 200 individual medley, Bardoni was first for the Lady Conchs. Jackson Way won the 200 IM for the boys. Way also won the 200 butterfly race, with Molly Martinez winning for the girls team.
Linares and Smith won the 100 breaststroke race for the girls and boys, respectively, and Charlotte Murray and Searcy won the 100 backstroke event.

The 200 freestyle relay teams also handled the Hawks with ease. The girls team of Reeghan Davis, Karis Dryer, Martinez and Camargo finished first for the Lady Conchs and Hugo Blinckmann, Max Blinckmann, Sebastian Camargo and Gonzalez won the boys relay.
The 400 freestyle relays repeated the pattern of Conch domination with Bardoni, Martinez, Hughes and Davis winning the girls race and Perez, Jason Frankel, Sebastian Camargo and Gonzalez winning for the boys.
The Conchs have a trio of home meets in the coming weeks. First, they face Barbara Goleman on Oct. 12 at the CFK pool on Stock Island, then host Doral on Oct. 17. They close out their regular season with an intrasquad senior showcase on Oct. 26 just prior to districts at the end of the month. Coral Shores is scheduled to host Carrollton on Oct. 11 at Founders Park for their final home meet of the regular season.