Coral Springs Charter Boys and Girls Swim Teams Perform Well at District Championship

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Coral Springs Charter swim team. {Joyce Moberg}.

The Coral Springs Charter boys’ and girls’ swim teams performed well at the 2A District Championship on October 22 at the Pompano Beach Aquatics Center.

The girls’ team placed third with 303.5 points, and the boys’ team placed fourth with 247 points.

Coach Sheri Wells-Smith said she was very proud of the team and their efforts. “We had many swimmers who took first and second place in their events,” said Wells-Smith.

This automatically advances those who take first and second to the regionals, which takes place Saturday, November 1st, at Gulliver Prep in Miami, according to Wells-Smith.

Top performers included Brian Hamilton, who won the 50- and 100-meter freestyle; Anthony Palumbo, who won first place in the 100-meter backstroke; John Albornoz, who won the 200-meter IM; and Mariana Montes, who tied for first in the 100-meter backstroke. The boys won the 200-meter medley relay and placed first.

The following is a list of all the Charter swimmers who qualified for the regional meet, according to Wells-Smith:

Boys

200 Medley – 1st place – 1:41.48

Anthony Palumbo, 11th grade (backstroke), John Albornoz, 11th grade (breaststroke), Brian Hamilton, 11th grade (butterfly), Christopher Chaison, 9th grade (freestyle)

200 Free

Anthony Palumbo 8th place 1:55.00

200 IM

John Albornoz 1st place 2:00.45

50 Free

Brian Hamilton 1st place 21.98

100 Fly

Daniel Gil-Restrepo 6th place 1:01.55

500 Free

Daniel Gil-Restrepo 10th place 5:24.94

100 Back

Anthony Palumbo 1st place 55.92

100 Breast

John Albornoz 2nd place 1:01.27

400 Free Relay 2nd place 3:22.68

Palumbo, Albornoz, Hamilton, Chaison

Girls

200 Medley Relay 3rd Place 1:57.15

Mariana Montes 11th grade (back), Addison Palumbo 11th grade (breaststroke), Alejandra Gil-Restrepo 12th grade (butterfly), Jameela Rashad 8th grade (freestyle)

200 Free

Mariana Montes 2nd place 2:01.12

Alejandra Gil-Restrepo 3rd place 2:01.93

Jameela Rashad 5th place 2:02.98

200 IM

Elanie Guy 4th place 2:25.20

Molly Chaison 6th place 2:33.29

100 Free

Jameela Rashad 3rd place 56.96

Adelyn Gardner 4th place 57.80

500 Free

Alejandra Gil-Restrepo 2nd place 5:23.95

Adelyn Gardner 4th place 5:24.50

Elanie Guy 6th place 5:35.89

200 Free Relay 5th place 1:50.63

Adelyn Gardner, Elanie Guy, Molly Chaison, Addison Palumbo

100 Back

Mariana Montes tied for 1st place, 1:00.62

Sam Springer 10th place 1:12.20

100 Breast

Addison Palumbo 5th place 1:16.86

Molly Chaison 6th place 1:19.44

400 Free Relay 3rd place 3:48.88

Montes, Palumbo, Gil-Restrepo, Rashad

Disability Swimmer – Faith Moberg 12th grade

Moberg will be advancing to Regionals in her 50-Free and 100-Free

50 Free 36.20

100 Free 1:24.06

“Faith has been swimming for years for the Special Olympics at the state competition level, and we were able to enter her in districts. FHSAA now allows swimmers to compete at their level and advance to Regionals and States, which is awesome,” said Wells-Smith.

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