Threepeat! Ponte Vedra girls, Nease boys dominate in the pool for third straight state championships

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Ponte Vedra girls and the Nease boys made it a threepeat at the high school swimming state championships.

The Sharks girls won four individual races and racked up 312 points to race past runner-up Nease (261) in the Class 3A meet.

The Nease boys dominated the team field in 3A, winning its third consecutive title, well in front of runner-up Chiles (189). Bartram Trail was third, Ponte Vedra was fifth and Fletcher in sixth in the boys team standings.

For the Ponte Vedra girls, it was the Penelope Zarczynski show. The senior won her second and third individual championships, taking the 50 free and 100 fly to headline Ponte Vedra’s haul. The Sharks also won the 200 medley and 200 free relays, with Zarczynski swimming on both.

The Beachside girls got their first individual state crown with Haylee Hite winning the 100 back. Team runner-up Nease got an individual title from veteran swimmer Charlotte Driesse in the 200 IM and a runner-up from her in the 100 free. Anna Driesse also won gold in the 100 breast for Nease. For Fleming Island, diver Ava Brinkman won the 1-meter diving event.

The Panthers boys were razor sharp, with sophomore Luke Zardavets winning the 100 fly and 100 breast. He also swam the anchor leg of the state champ 400 free relay team and the lead leg of the 200 free relay champ team. Teammate Jack Mainville won the 50 free. Mainville was also a member of the winning 200 medley and 200 free relay teams.

Class 4A

Girls

Local team scores: 5. Creekside, 110.5; 21. Atlantic Coast, 27.

Individual results (finishers in the top 6 shown)

50 free: 6. Sophia Oldham (Creekside), 23.93.

200 free relay: 3. Creekside, 1:37.06.

400 free relay: 5. Creekside, 3:32.28.

Boys

Local team scores: 13. Creekside, 58; T19. Tocoi Creek, 25; 40. Mandarin

Individual results: No local finishers in the top 6.

Class 3A

Girls

Local team scores: 1. Ponte Vedra, 312; 2. Nease, 261; 5. Bartram Trail, 128; 7. Beachside 102; 11. Fleming Island, 74; 25. Clay, 18; 34. Fletcher, 3.

Individual results (finishers in the top 6 shown)

200 medley relay: 1. Ponte Vedra, 1:45.72; 2. Nease, 1:46.17; 4. Beachside, 1:50.04.

200 free: 2. Jenna Frost (Bartram), 1:47.88; 5. Lily Doyle (Ponte Vedra), 1:50.43.

200 IM: 1. Charlotte Driesse (Nease), 2:02.34; 3. Haylee Hite (Beachside), 2:05.44; 4. Anna Driesse (Nease), 2:07.54; 6. Sydney Player (Ponte Vedra), 2:08.09.

50 free: 1. Penelope Zarczynski (Ponte Vedra), 22.78; 2. Olivia Moore (Nease), 23.48; 3. Sophie Fox (Ponte Vedra), 23.55.

1-meter diving: 1. Ava Brinkman (Fleming), 453.85.

100 fly: 1. Penelope Zarczynski (Ponte Vedra), 53.74; 2. Sophie Fox (Ponte Vedra), 55.10; 5. Madelyn Tullock (Ponte Vedra), 58.52.

100 free: 2. Charlotte Driesse (Nease), 50.97; 3. Olivia Moore (Nease), 51.01; 4. Kate Pelot (Ponte Vedra), 52.43.

500 free: 3. Jenna Frost (Bartram), 4:51.04; 4. Lily Doyle (Ponte Vedra), 4:52.

200 free relay: 1. Ponte Vedra, 1:34.98; 3. Bartram, 1:37.93; 4. Nease, 1:38.05.

100 back: 1. Haylee Hite (Beachside), 56.14; 4. Kate Pelot (Ponte Vedra), 57.33.

100 breast: 1. Anna Driesse (Nease), 1:04.91; 4. Alexis Petrosevich (Nease), 1:05.80; 6. Kylie Elrod (Clay), 1:07.31.

400 free relay: 2. Ponte Vedra, 3:30.65; 3. Nease, 3:30.77; 4. Bartram, 3:35.82.

Boys

Local team scores: 1. Nease, 321; 3. Bartram Trail, 166; 5. Ponte Vedra, 128; 6. Fletcher, 127; 21. Orange Park, 27; T22. Fleming Island, 26; 37. Clay, 6; 42. Beachside, 3

Individual results (finishers in the top 6 shown)

200 medley relay: 1. Nease, 1:33.14; 6. Fletcher, 1:37.07.

200 free: 3. Walker Lanoue (Nease), 1:38.46; 5. Brandon Gear (Nease), 1:39.69; 6. Thomas Matheson (Bartram), 1:39.91.

200 IM: 2. Simeon Prosinski (Bartram), 1:49.25; 4. William Shoesmith (Fleming), 1:51.25.

50 free: 1. Jack Mainville (Nease), 20.89; 3. Merrick Vanscoy (Fletcher), 21.05; 4. Sebastian Lopez (Orange Park), 21.13.

1-meter diving: 2. Maxwell Shaver (Fletcher), 563.70.

100 fly: 1. Luke Zardavets (Nease), 48.10; 4. Thomas Smith (Ponte Vedra), 49.34.

100 free: 3. Walker Lanoue (Nease), 45.36; 4. Jack Mainville (Nease), 45.70.

500 free: 2. Thomas Matheson (Bartram), 4:27.85; 5. Lincoln Driesse (Nease), 4:34.15; 6. Brandon Gear (Nease), 4:34.36.

200 free relay: 1. Nease, 1:23.11; 2. Bartram, 1:27.13.

100 back: 3. Nate Caswell (Nease), 50.94; 5. Thomas Smith (Ponte Vedra), 51.17.

100 breast: 1. Luke Zardavets (Nease), 55.42; 2. Simeon Prosinski (Bartram), 55.58.

400 free relay: 1. Nease, 3:06.10; 3. Bartram, 3:08.72; 4. Ponte Vedra, 3:09.32