Florida highschool swimming, Jacksonville 3A-4A regional schedules

• Florida High School Athletic Association regional swimming meets for Class 3A and 4A start this week.
• The Region 1-4A meet is scheduled for November 5 in Ocala, with Creekside High School main native contenders.
• Ponte Vedra High School’s girls and boys groups are robust contenders for the Region 1-3A title after successful districts final week.

The Florida High School Athletic Association opens regional swimming meets this week for Class 3A and 4A groups in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida. See the Times-Union’s meet previews. All schedules are as listed by the FHSAA however are topic to vary.

Region 1-4A

When: 10 a.m. Nov. 5.

Where: Florida Aquatic Swimming and Training, Ocala.

Outlook: District 1-4A champion Creekside leads the native pack right here, though Winter Park, Oviedo, Lake Brantley and Sanford Seminole will problem the Knights for high spots within the area. Creekside swimmers with top-three seeds of their occasions are Jarrid Dame within the boys 100-yard freestyle, Ian Foulk within the boys 100 backstroke, Benjamin Poynton within the boys 500 free, Blake Beaver within the women 200 particular person medley and 500 free, Emmie Lewis within the women 50 and 100 free, Sophie Oldham within the women 100 butterfly and Makayla Taggart within the women 100 breaststroke. Plus, Matthew Ritchie of Tocoi Creek is a challenger within the boys 200 IM and 100 breast and Ella Fallyer of Atlantic Coast enters because the third seed within the women 100 breast.

Region 1-3A

When: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5.

Where: Morcom Aquatic Center, Tallahassee.

Outlook: Things are wanting up for Ponte Vedra, which received district titles in each girls and boys swimming and needs to be within the working for a regional. The Sharks’ women contingent seems particularly robust, with No. 1 seeds in each relay and top-ranked contenders within the 200 IM (JuJu Cavalcanti) and 100 butterfly (Sophie Fox). Thomas Smith and Aaron Yang might additionally deliver Ponte Vedra a boys title, but it surely’s slightly extra open on that aspect. Locals with nice photographs to high the rostrum embrace Beachside’s Kohen Pitochelli within the sprints, Clay’s Noah Stotler within the 200 free, Fleming Island’s William Shoesmith within the 500 free, Nease’s Luke Zardavets within the 100 fly and particularly the 100 breast and Gateway Conference champion Fletcher’s Jasper Jackson and Mason Putnal in diving. Add Bartram Trail’s Jenna Frost and Nease’s Anna Driesse, and Northeast Florida can count on excessive scores within the state capital.