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Rams golden in the pool

The Riverview High boys and girls swim teams both won Class 4A-District 6 Swimming and Diving Championships Oct. 31.


  • By Jen Blanco
  • | 8:17 a.m. November 2, 2015
  • Sarasota
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Junior Austin Katz won four gold medals to help power the Riverview High boys swim team to a district title at the Class 4A-District 6 Swimming and Diving Championships Oct. 31, at the Selby Aquatic Center, in Sarasota. 

The Rams scored 544 points to finish well ahead of district runner-up Countryside (335). Lakewood Ranch finished fourth with 229 points followed by Sarasota with 197 points. 

Katz won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 40.96 seconds and the 100 backstroke in 50.58. He also was a part of the Rams 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams, which both posted first place finishes. 

The Riverview High girls team also won a district championship. The Lady Rams scored 528.5 points to finish ahead of Palm Harbor University (468). Lakewood Ranch finished third with 242 points and Sarasota was fourth with 224.5 points. 

Additional top finishers include: 

Riverview

Keanan Dols (200 individual medley, 1:55.92)

Tyler Carmichael (100 freestyle, 49.19)

Boys 200 freestyle relay (Austin Katz, Keanan Dols, Campbell Lee and Drew Clark, 1:29.46)

Lexi Devlin (100 breaststroke, 1:07.39)

Girls 400 freestyle relay (Christina Cianciolo, Spence Atkins, Rachel O’Grady and Kirsten Hobson, 3:34.80)

Boys 400 freestyle relay (Drew Clark, Keanan Dols, Brett Riley and Austin Katz, 3:13.63)

Sarasota

Patrick Amistoso (50 freestyle, 22.40)

Lakewood Ranch

Madison Jean (100 butterfly, 55.91)

Daniel Erlenmeyer (500 freestyle, 4:33.06)

Courtney Chapin (100 backstroke, 57.68)

Riverview's Keanan Dols won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:55.92.
Riverview's Keanan Dols won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:55.92.
Lakewood Ranch junior Rachel Towe pushes on after losing her goggles midway through the 200-yard individual medley.
Lakewood Ranch junior Rachel Towe pushes on after losing her goggles midway through the 200-yard individual medley.
Lakewood Ranch's Courtney Yost won her heat of the 200-yard freestyle.
Lakewood Ranch's Courtney Yost won her heat of the 200-yard freestyle.
Sarasota's Sam Stringer heads for the wall in the 200-yard freestyle.
Sarasota's Sam Stringer heads for the wall in the 200-yard freestyle.
Lakewood Ranch senior Domynic Newby finished the 200-yard freestyle in 2:36.85.
Lakewood Ranch senior Domynic Newby finished the 200-yard freestyle in 2:36.85.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Emily Loefgren finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Emily Loefgren finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley.
Sarasota's Isabel Traba swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley.
Sarasota's Isabel Traba swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley.
Senior Daniel Erlenmeyer swam the leadoff leg of Lakewood Ranch's 200-yard medley relay, which finished third in 1:41.79.
Senior Daniel Erlenmeyer swam the leadoff leg of Lakewood Ranch's 200-yard medley relay, which finished third in 1:41.79.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Sebastian Aguirre finished sixth in the 200-yard medley relay.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Sebastian Aguirre finished sixth in the 200-yard medley relay.
Lakewood Ranch's Halie Basden swims the backstroke during the 200-yard individual medley.
Lakewood Ranch's Halie Basden swims the backstroke during the 200-yard individual medley.
Lakewood Ranch's Jinpeng Zhang swam the 200-yard medley relay in 2:18.21.
Lakewood Ranch's Jinpeng Zhang swam the 200-yard medley relay in 2:18.21.
Freshman Emily Loefgren swam the breaststroke leg of Lakewood Ranch's 200-yard medley relay, which finished second.
Freshman Emily Loefgren swam the breaststroke leg of Lakewood Ranch's 200-yard medley relay, which finished second.
Lakewood Ranch's Kyle Hanner makes the turn in the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay.
Lakewood Ranch's Kyle Hanner makes the turn in the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard medley relay.
Riverview junior Tyler Carmichael anchored the Rams 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish.
Riverview junior Tyler Carmichael anchored the Rams 200-yard medley relay to a second-place finish.
Sarasota's Elizabeth Voronina, Palm Harbor University's Stephanie Hernandez, Sarasota's Olivia Graham and Riverview's Rachel O'Grady compete in the third heat of the 200-yard freestyle.
Sarasota's Elizabeth Voronina, Palm Harbor University's Stephanie Hernandez, Sarasota's Olivia Graham and Riverview's Rachel O'Grady compete in the third heat of the 200-yard freestyle.
Riverview junior Austin Katz won four gold medals at the Class 4A-District 6 Swimming and Diving Championships Oct. 31.
Riverview junior Austin Katz won four gold medals at the Class 4A-District 6 Swimming and Diving Championships Oct. 31.
Lakewood Ranch junior Jenna Zappala swam the 200-yard medley relay.
Lakewood Ranch junior Jenna Zappala swam the 200-yard medley relay.
Riverview's Miah Lopez finished third in the 200-yard individual medley.
Riverview's Miah Lopez finished third in the 200-yard individual medley.
Riverview's Amber Stich swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley.
Riverview's Amber Stich swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley.
Sarasota's Samantha Cahoone swam the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.39.
Sarasota's Samantha Cahoone swam the 200-yard individual medley in 2:21.39.
Riverview's Parker Shmidt maintains a small lead of Sarasota's Bence Avany in the 200-yard individual medley.
Riverview's Parker Shmidt maintains a small lead of Sarasota's Bence Avany in the 200-yard individual medley.
Riverview junior Keanan Dols won the 200-yard individual medley and also was a part of Riverview's  200 and 400 freestyle relay teams, which both finished first.
Riverview junior Keanan Dols won the 200-yard individual medley and also was a part of Riverview's 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams, which both finished first.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Sebastian Aguirre finished sixth in the 200-yard individual medley in his first district meet.
Lakewood Ranch freshman Sebastian Aguirre finished sixth in the 200-yard individual medley in his first district meet.

 

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