Key West made their annual trip to Ocala’s Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training center on Oct. 3 and 4 for the 47th annual Florida Swimming Pool Association meet. More than 50 teams and 1,000 competitors descended upon Ocala for the event, at the same facility as this year’s state championships.
The two-day event included a developmental meet held Oct. 3, followed by an invitational the following day. In Friday’s competition, five Conchs placed in the top 20. Mary Searcy finished ninth in the 100 backstroke event and 16th in the 200 freestyle race. Andres Aguero finished 12th in both the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, while Johnny Picco was 19th in the 50 free race. Ashlynn Pico was 16th in the 100 backstroke event with teammate Charlotte Murray finishing 19th in the same event.
In Saturday’s invitational meet, Santiago Gonzalez was 14th in the 100 freestyle and 17th in the 200. Amelia Korzen placed 16th in the 100 breaststroke.
This week, Key West will have a shorter trip, heading to Founders Park for a competition with Coral Shores, Varela and Braddock on Oct. 9. Both Keys teams are facing the final stretch of their regular seasons, with districts slated for Oct. 22 and with any luck, another trip to Ocala for states the first week of November.
