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West Florida girls win 5th straight district swim title; local qualifiers advance
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West Florida girls swimming and diving remains the team to beat in District 1-2A. The Jaguars won their fifth straight district title on Oct. 30 at UWF with 399 points, beating Fort Walton Beach by 22.5 points. West Florida won six of 12 events, led by freshman Marcela Dos Santos who took first in the 200-yard individual medley (2 minutes, 15.96 seconds) and 100 butterfly (1:00.69) and helped the Jaguars finish first in the 200 freestyle (1:46.72) and 400 freestyle relay (3:53.49)
Pensacola sophomore Emma McLaughlin was the only other local swimmer besides Dos Santos to win multiple events, taking first in the 500 freestyle (5:38.66) and 100 backstroke (1:04.98).
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West Florida was also the highest finishing team in the District 1-2A boys meet, placing third with 420 points. Panama City North Bay Haven won the district title with 496.5 points. Jaguars senior Hayden Huntsinger (1-meter diving, 407.93 points), junior Joshua Guello (100 breastroke, 1:03.19) and Booker T. Washington senior Aidan Hall (100 butterfly, 52.90) won individual district titles.
2A athletes will compete in the Region 1-2A championship on Nov. 5 at Cecil Field Aquatic Center in Jacksonville.
Pensacola Catholic was the only school to compete at the District 1-1A championships took place Oct. 26 at Panama City Beach, with the boys finishing fifth with 213 points and the girls finishing seventh with 54 points. Junior Ben Stewart finished first in the 200 IM (2:06.49) and the 100 breaststroke (1:02.44) and also helped the Crusaders finish first in the 200 medley relay (1:51.04). Tallahassee Maclay swept both district titles, winning the girls title with 436 points and the boys title with 412 points. Up next is the Region 1-1A championship at Cassidy Aquatic Center in Jacksonville on Nov. 3.
3A athletes competed at the Region 1-3A meet at Hunter Pool in Gainesville on Oct. 27. Navarre was the highest placing 3A girls team, finishing 13th with 46 points. Pace was the highest placing boys team, finishing eighth with 96 points. Pace senior Donovan Lawrence was the only local athlete to win a regional title, finishing first in boys 1-meter diving with a score of 422.50 points. Five-time defending state champion Ponte Vedra won the Region 1-3A girls title with 476 points, while Tallahassee Chiles won the Region 1-3A boys title with 319 points.
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Seven local athletes qualified individually for the 3A state championships, which will take place Nov. 6 at Florida Aquatics Swimming & Training in Ocala.
Below are local athletes who won district titles and qualified for regionals in the 1A and 2A classifications and won regional titles and qualified for the state meet in 3A. Athletes had to finish in the top two to automatically qualify for the next round of the postseason, while divers needed to record a score of at least 280 to qualify.
Local Region 1-3A champions and automatic 3A state qualifiers
Girls
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1-meter diving:Lillian Vige, Tate (2nd, 382)
Boys
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1-meter diving:Donovan Lawrence, Pace (1st, 422.50)
Local 3A state qualifiers
Girls
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200 freestyle: Grace Walen, Gulf Breeze (23rd, 2:03.85)
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200 IM: Ameila Ilnitskly, Milton (16th, 2:17.03)
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1-meter diving: Lillian Vige, Tate (8th, 382.00); Jada Jones, Pace (15th, 306.20)
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100 butterfly: Amelia Ilnitskly, Milton (21st, 1:01.37)
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500 freestyle: Grace Walen, Gulf Breeze (19th, 5:24.93)
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200 freestyle relay: Gulf Breeze (23rd, 1:49.91)
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100 breaststroke: Brynlee Kurtz, Navarre (8th, 1:08.63)
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400 freestyle relay: Navarre (21st, 4:01.90)
Boys
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200 medley relay: Pace (21st, 1:44.27)
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1-meter diving: Donovan Lawrence, Pace (4th, 422.50); Kamden Grissett, Gulf Breeze (17th, 308.65)
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100 butterfly: Brandon Carney, Pace (21st, 53.85)
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100 breaststroke: Brandon Carney, Pace (16th, 1:00.62)
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400 freestyle relay: Pace (24th, 3:25.99)
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50 freestyle disability: Alex Witte, Tate (8th, 49.43)
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100 freestyle disability: Alex Witte, Tate (9th, 1:58.65)
Local District 1-2A champions and automatic Region 1-2A qualifiers
Girls
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200 medley relay: Booker T. Washington (Skyler Chiasson, Ember Deale, Lily Struck, Kamryn Hughes, 2nd, 2:13.20)
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200 freestyle: Rowan Schwartz, Pensacola (2nd, 2:10.87)
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200 IM: Marcela Dos Santos, West Florida (1st, 2:15.96); Isla Fox, West Florida (2nd, 2:21.23)
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50 freestyle: Sophia Bridges, West Florida (1st, 26.69); Callie Coleman, West Florida (2nd, 27.18)
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1-meter diving: Kamryn Hughes, Booker T. Washington (1st, 236.20, didn't meet minimum regional qualifying score of 280)
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100 butterfly: Marcela Dos Santos, West Florida (1st, 1:00.69); Lily Struck, Booker T. Washington (2nd, 1:10.98)
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100 freestyle: Callie Coleman, West Florida (2nd, 59.68)
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500 freestyle: Emma McLaughlin, Pensacola (1st, 5:38.66); Rowan Schwartz, Pensacola (2nd, 5:46.48)
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200 freestyle relay: West Florida (Callie Coleman, Isla Fox, Sophia Bridges, Marcela Dos Santos, 1st, 1:46.72)
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100 backstroke: Emma McLaughlin, Pensacola (1st, 1:04.98)
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100 breaststroke: Isla Fox, West Florida (1st, 1:13.32)
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400 freestyle relay: West Florida (Isla Fox, Sophia Bridges, Callie Coleman, Marcela Dos Santos, 1st, 3:53.49)
Boys
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200 medley relay: West Florida (Jackson O'Neill, Joshua Guello, Justin Washburn, Malik Capell, 2nd, 1:45.51)
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200 freestyle: Justin Washburn, West Florida (2nd, 1:52.46)
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50 freestyle: Aidan Hall, Booker T. Washington (2nd, 21.93)
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1-meter diving: Hayden Huntsinger, West Florida (1st, 407.93); Isaiah Simpson, West Florida (1st, 391.28)
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100 butterfly: Aidan Hall, Booker T. Washington (1st, 52.90)
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500 freestyle: Justin Washburn, West Florida (2nd, 5:00.48)
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100 breaststroke: Joshua Guello, West Florida (1st, 1:03.19)
Local Region 1-2A qualifiers
Girls
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200 medley relay: Booker T. Washington (10th, 2:13.20), West Florida (14th, 2:27.19)
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200 freestyle: Rowan Schwartz, Pensacola (7th, 2:10.87); Emma Joachim, West Florida (18th, 2:27.78)
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200 IM: Marcela Dos Santos, West Florida (4th, 2:15.96); Isla Fox, West Florida (6th, 2:21.26); Lily Struck, Booker T. Washington (14th, 2:38.56)
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50 freestyle: Sophia Bridges, West Florida (8th, 26.69); Callie Coleman, West Florida (9th, 27.18); Ember Deale, Booker T. Washington (22nd, 28.81)
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100 butterfly: Marcela Dos Santos, West Florida (4th, 1:00.69); Lily Struck, Booker T. Washington (10th, 1:10.98); Marie Prestwood, Pensacola (22nd, 1:21.18); Han Ngo, Booker T. Washington (22nd, 1:22.24)
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100 freestyle: Callie Coleman, West Florida (9th, 59.68); Skyler Chiasson, Booker T. Washington (11th, 1:00.44); Sophia Bridges, West Florida (14th, 1:01.05); Ember Deale, Booker T. Washington (22nd, 1:05.13)
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500 freestyle: Emma McLaughlin, Pensacola (8th, 5:38.66); Rowan Schwartz, Pensacola (11th, 5:46.48)
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200 freestyle relay: West Florida (5th, 1:46.72); Booker T. Washington (12th, 1:55.49); Pensacola (16th, 2:23.48)
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100 backstroke: Emma McLaughlin, Pensacola (4th, 1:04.98); Emma Joachim, West Florida (14th, 1:13.32); Skyler Chiasson, Booker T. Washington (16th, 1:14.23); Eden Snyder, Booker T. Washington (21st, 1:16.96)
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100 breaststroke: Isla Fox, West Florida (4th, 1:13.32); Sophia Sanjurjo Hartzog, Booker T. Washington (24th, 1:28.67)
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400 freestyle relay: West Florida (2nd, 3:53.49), Pensacola (11th, 4:46.99), Booker T. Washington (12th, 4:51.80)
Boys
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200 medley relay: West Florida (5th, 1:45.51), Booker T. Washington (8th, 1:53.79)
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200 freestyle: Justin Washburn, West Florida (4th, 1:52.46); Jude Shively, Booker T. Washington (19th, 2:05.55)
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200 IM: Henry Ramos, West Florida (15th, 2:16.34); Nicholas Lypko (16th, 2:20.68)
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50 freestyle: Aidan Hall, Booker T. Washington (2nd, 21.93); Malik Capell, West Florida (8th, 23.40)
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1 meter diving: Hayden Huntsinger, West Florida (1st, 407.93); Isaiah Simpson, West Florida (2nd, 391.28); Dylan Harrison, Booker T. Washington (2nd, 323.03); Tanner Turpin, Escambia (5th, 282.08)
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100 butterfly: Aidan Hall, Booker T. Washington (2nd, 52.90); Joshua Guello, West Florida (7th, 56.12)
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100 freestyle: Lane Robinson, West Florida (12th, 52.48); Malik Capell, West Florida (19th, 54.30); Jackson O'Neill, West Florida (23rd, 56.26)
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500 freestyle: Justin Washburn, West Florida (4th, 5:00.48); Henry Ramos, West Florida (10th, 5:20.96); Landon Navarrete, Booker T. Washington (18th, 6:07.56); Chris McGrath, Pensaola (22nd, 6:24.56)
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200 freestyle relay: West Florida (8th, 1:39.31), Booker T. Washington (10th, 1:42.77), Pensacola (12th, 1:46.36)
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100 backstroke: Lane Robinson, West Florida (9th, 59.28); Jackson O'Neill, West Florida (14th, 1:04.19); Emmett Perez, Booker T. Washington (22nd, 1:11.62)
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100 breaststroke: Joshua Guello, West Florida (5th, 1:03.19); Nicholas Lypko, West Florida (15th, 1:10.49)
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400 freestyle relay: West Florida (8th, 3:33.85), Pensacola (15th, 5:11.63)
Local District 1-1A champions and automatic Region 1-1A qualifiers
Boys
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200 medley relay: Pensacola Catholic (Maddox McKian, Ben Stewart, Rhodes Chanslor, Carson Cox, 1st, 1:51.04)
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200 IM: Ben Stewart, Pensacola Catholic (1st, 2:06.49)
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200 freestyle relay: Pensacola Catholic (Maddox McKian, Rhodes Chanslor, Carson Cox, Ben Stewart, 2nd, 1:43.63)
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100 backstroke: Maddox McKian, Pensacola Catholic (1st, 1:00.26)
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100 breaststroke: Ben Stewart, Pensacola Catholic (1st, 1:02.44)
Local Region 1-1A qualifiers
Girls
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200 freestyle: Tess Kellner, Pensacola Catholic (18th, 2:20.53)
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100 butterfly: Tess Kellner, Pensacola Catholic (21st, 1:13.11)
Boys
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200 medley relay: Pensacola Catholic (3rd, 1:51.04)
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200 freestyle: Maddox McKian, Pensacola Catholic (17th, 2:06.65)
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200 IM: Ben Stewart, Pensacola Catholic (7th, 2:06.49)
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500 freestyle: Carson Cox, Pensacola Catholic (15th, 5:44.25)
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200 freestyle relay: Pensacola Catholic (10th, 1:43.63)
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100 backstroke: Maddox McKian, Pensacola Catholic (7th, 1:00.26); Carson Cox, Pensacola Catholic (15th, 1:07.01); Rhodes Chanslor, Pensacola Catholic (21st, 1:11.00)
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100 breaststroke: Ben Stewart, Pensacola Catholic (7th, 1:02.44)
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: West Florida girls win 5th straight district swim title; local qualifiers advance
