Sharks swim team cruises through districts

Wohlgemuth finishes with four wins on the day

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The Ponte Vedra High girls swimming and dive team won the 3-3A district title and did so in commanding fashion as the Sharks finished 130 points ahead of the other schools during the district swim meet Oct. 17.

The massive victory was made possible thanks to several swimmers stepping up with impressive performances by several team members.

All-American Annie Wohlgemuth had a memorable day as she won 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke as an individual.

However, she did not stop there and was also a member of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams that won their respective disciplines.

At the end of the competition the senior had four more titles to add to her high school career list.

Also on those winning relay teams were Annabelle MacAdams, Mary Agnes Smith and Penny Zarczynski, who together cruised to victory in the 200 medley and are a dangerous force moving forward as they look to repeat as state champions in the event.

Wohlgemuth and Zarczynski were also teammates on the 200 freestyle relay team that won at districts along with Sophie Fox and Kate Pelot.

MacAdams claimed two district titles as she also won the 100 breaststroke competition.

Although the wins are what really stand out, winning the event so handedly like the Sharks did is also because of the amount of second and third place finishes that occurred, with each one racking up valuable points for the Sharks in the overall standings.

Agnes Smith finished runner-up in both the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly, while Zarczynski held her own in the freestyle events with a second place in the 50 freestyle and third in 100 freestyle.

Liv Copland got in on the action with a runner-up result in the 100 breaststroke and coming home in third in the 200 individual medley.

The combination of Copland, Fox, Agnes Smith and Valentina Fraga finished second in the 400 free relay.

Although the girls grabbed the highlights by winning the overall competition, the boys Sharks squad also had standout outings of their own.

Fabrizzio Lijeron-Herrera finished second in the 100 butterfly and added a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle.

Next up for the Sharks was the regional swim meet Oct. 26 in Ocala. Results from regionals were not available by press time.