South Florida Aquatic Club

09/15/2026

South Florida Aquatic Club’s Lismar Lyon Wins Gold, Breaks XIII South American Games Record

By Sharon RobbSANTA FE, Argentina, September 15, 2026--With a photo of her father close by, South Florida Aquatic Club's Lismar Lyon competed for the first time since his death and made it special. The Venezuelan national champion won the gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly and broke the meet record at the XIII South American Games. Lyon won in 26.38, but this time around it was more than about winning and breaking records....

By Sharon RobbSANTA FE, Argentina, September 15, 2026–With a photo of her father close by, South Florida Aquatic Club’s Lismar Lyon competed for the first time since his death and made …

09/15/2026

35th Annual Catholic Swimming & Diving Invite 🏆

What a great weekend of racing at the Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training Complex🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

Boys Team Champions — St. Thomas Aquinas 🥇
The Raiders topped 16 teams with 511.5 points, highlighted by individual wins from George Gerasim (50 Free – 21.89) and Leonard Podushkin (100 Free – 49.50).

🥇 200 Free Relay: George Gerasim, Manuel Arencibia, Louis Fratarcangeli & Leonard Podushkin — 1:29.21
🥇 400 Free Relay: Rocco Herran, Leonard Podushkin, Connor Jimenez & George Gerasim — 3:15.74
🥈 200 Medley Relay: Connor Jimenez, William McAndrews, Tikhon Kolobov & Louis Fratarcangeli — 1:39.47

Archbishop McCarthy:
🥉 200 Medley Relay: Aiden Goodwin, Ryan Harries, Oleksii Viazmetinov & Luca Pichardo — 1:40.57
Aiden Goodwin 🥇 200 IM — 1:58.79
Alistair Bass 🥈 500 Free — 4:49.08

Belen Jesuit:
Andres De Angulo 🥇 200 Free — 1:43.97 & 100 Back — 51.81
🥈 200 Free Relay: Andres De Angulo, Andres Plasencia, Jayden Garcia & Michael Weglarz — 1:29.56
🥈 400 Free Relay: Andres De Angulo, Joaquin Amador, Gianluca Polo & Andres Plasencia — 3:21.03

Girls

St. Thomas Aquinas 🥉 Team — 265 points
🥇 200 Medley Relay: Anna Finneran, Addison Scott, Aaleyah Osouna & Olivia Rodriguez — 1:56.10
Addison Scott 🥇 200 IM — 2:10.59 & 🥇 100 Breast — 1:07.11
Anna Krasnopolskiy 🥈 Diving — 236.30

Archbishop McCarthy:
Varvara Dmitrova 🥇 500 Free — 5:12.14
🥈 200 IM — 2:12.23
🥇 400 Free Relay: Varvara Dmitrova, Devy Otero, Matilda Ramthun & Kayla Chacon — 3:57.93

Congratulations to all our athletes on an incredible weekend of racing, teamwork and achievements 👏🏻

09/15/2026

St. Andrew’s Scots Sweep Team Titles At Palm League Championships; SoFlo’s Maria Perez, Juan Vallmitjana Win

By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, September 15, 2026--St. Andrew's swept the boys and girls team titles Monday in the Palm League Championships at Nova Southeastern University Aquatic Center. The Scots, buoyed by talent and depth, won the girls' team title with 581 points followed by host NSU University School with 390 and Pine Crest with 317, and boys' team title with 356.50 ahead of NSU University School with 325 points and Benjamin with 324.50....

09/14/2026

King’s Academy Sweeps Team Titles At Florida Christian Schools Championships

By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, September 14, 2026--King's Academy won the boys and girls team titles at the Florida Christian Schools Championships recently hosted by Westminster Academy. The Lions won the girls' team title with 543 points after winning every individual swimming event and all three relays. The boys' team won with 553 points after winning every individual swimming event except for two....

09/14/2026

A successful weekend at the 14th Annual Michael’s Memorial Meet🏆

Three days of racing, personal bests, podium finishes and plenty of smiles for our South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers 🏊🏼‍♂️

Our athletes showed great racing throughout the weekend, with swimmers across multiple age groups earning first-place finishes and impressive time drops. From our youngest swimmers making big improvements to our older athletes putting together strong performances, it was an exciting weekend for the entire SoFlo team.

A special shoutout to all of our swimmers who achieved new personal bests and continued to show their dedication, hard work and love for the sport 🙌🏻

Congratulations to everyone who raced, supported their teammates and represented SoFlo with pride 💪🏽🏊‍♂️

Thank you to Golden Panther Aquatics for sponsoring the meet and to everyone who helped make this weekend possible.

The Michael’s Memorial Meet is a special tradition honoring Michael Fish and his love for swimming. We are proud to be part of this meaningful event.

Three days
One team
So many accomplishments🫶🏻

09/14/2026

St. Thomas Aquinas Boys, Bishop Kenny Girls Capture Team Titles At All-Catholic Championships

By Sharon RobbOCALA, September 14, 2026---St. Thomas Aquinas boys won the 35th annual Catholic Swimming and Diving Invite Saturday at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training Complex. The Raiders, buoyed by two relay wins, two individual wins and depth, topped a field of sixteen teams to capture the boys' team title with 511.5 points. Belen Jesuit was second with 403. The next highest Broward County finisher was Archbishop McCarthy placing fourth with 228 points....

By Sharon RobbOCALA, September 14, 2026—St. Thomas Aquinas boys won the 35th annual Catholic Swimming and Diving Invite Saturday at Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training Complex. The Raiders…

09/13/2026

SoFlo Swimmers Wrap Up Solid Final Day Of Racing At Michael’s Memorial Meet

By Sharon RobbPEMBROKE PINES, September 13, 2026–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers wrapped up a successful weekend of swimming on the third and final day of the 14th annual Michael’s Memorial Meet Sunday at Academic Village Pool. There were plenty of wins, dropped times and smiles all around the pool deck. Among SoFlo first place finishers were: SoFlo swept the top four age groups in the girls' 50-yard freestyle with Emma Cordovi, 7, 41.81; Jayda Bond, 10, 32.25, drop 3.77; Victoria Colmenares, 12, 27.64, drop 0.90; and Maya Ramthun, 13, 26.40, drop 0.60....

By Sharon RobbPEMBROKE PINES, September 13, 2026–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers wrapped up a successful weekend of swimming on the third and final day of the 14th annual Michael’s Memorial Mee…

09/12/2026

SoFlo Swimmers Shine On Day Two Of Michael’s Memorial Meet

By Sharon RobbPEMBROKE PINES, September 12, 2026–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers continued to shine on Day Two of the 14th annual Michael’s Memorial Meet Saturday at Academic Village Pool. Against a competitive field, SoFlo swimmers turned in some great racing. Among the winners were: Kylie Iino, 8, 100 backstroke 1:25.40, drop 1.18; 50 breaststroke 49.71, drop 3.57. Ellie Phan, 11, 100 backstroke 1:07.22, drop 2.37....

By Sharon RobbPEMBROKE PINES, September 12, 2026–South Florida Aquatic Club swimmers continued to shine on Day Two of the 14th annual Michael’s Memorial Meet Saturday at Academic Village Pool. Agai…

09/12/2026

SoFlo Swimmers Dominate Opening Day Of Michael’s Memorial Meet

By Sharon RobbPEMBROKE PINES, September 12, 2026–The future looks bright for South Florida Aquatic Club's young up-and-coming swimmers after shining on Day One of the 14th annual Michael’s Memorial Meet Friday at Academic Village Pool. The 8-and-under swimmers looked great in the pool earning top finishes in their events. Among individual winners were: Peyton Fleming, 7, 100-yard freestyle 1:25.49, drop 4.71....

09/12/2026

St. Andrew’s Girls, King’s Academy Win Team Titles At 21st September Splash

By Sharon RobbBOCA RATON, September 11, 2026--The 21st annual September Splash turned into a dual meet between Class 1A powers St. Andrew's and King's Academy Thursday at the Duff Tyler Aquatic Complex. St. Andrew's, buoyed by three double winners and two relay wins, captured the girls' team title with 200.50 points followed by King's Academy with 158.50 points. King's Academy, with two individual winners and one relay win, won the boys team title with 161 points followed by St....