The Coral Springs Charter boys and girls swim teams each finished fourth at the Broward County Athletic Association (BCAA) Championship Meet in Plantation on October 10, according to BCAA results.
Charter swimmers took three individual titles. Brian Hamilton won the 50 freestyle and placed third in the 100 freestyle. John Albornoz won the 100 breaststroke and was second in the 200 individual medley. Mariana Montes won the girls’ 100 breaststroke, and Jameela Rashad finished third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle. The boys’ 200 medley relay took second, and the 400 medley relay finished third.
Coral Glades High finished seventh among the boys and 12th among the girls. Benjamin Denevi was third in the 200 freestyle, and Galen Tortorella took fourth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breaststroke.
Coral Springs resident Ethan Persten won the 100 and 200 freestyle. He previously swam for Coral Glades and now swims for Cypress Bay High, where he is homeschooled. His father, Brian Persten, said it is the second straight year his son has won both events at the county meet. Persten trains twice a day, his father said, and hopes to swim in college and qualify for the Olympics.
