St. Thomas Aquinas outperformed 10 schools and earned first place in both the girls' (475.50 points) and boys'(331) in Saturday's Broward County Athletics Association (BCAA) Swimming and Diving Championships at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.

Cardinal Gibbons (313) finished second, beating Stoneman Douglas (295.50) by 17.5 points in the girl's division. In the boys' division, Stoneman Douglas (310.5) earned second over Cardinal Gibbons (306).

Sophomore Damaris Iriondo won the 200-yard freestyle for Saint Thomas Aquinas and helped teammates Kristin Plitnick, Juana Vargas, Lucie Cardet win a close race in the 200 freestyle relay over Coral Gibbins.

Senior Elizabeth Tatum won the diving, leading a St. Thomas Aquinas sweep. Her teammates placed in second, third, and fourth.

Stoneman Douglas won the women's division BCAA Swimming and Diving Championships last year, but with considerable depth, St. Thomas Aquinas captured this year's title.

''Overall as team I am very pleased,'' said St. Thomas Aquinas girls' head coach Jimmy Parmenter. ``We have a young team this year, and the depth of our younger players is better [than last year].''

Stoneman Douglas' Lindsey McKnight broke BCAA records in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke. She also helped teammates Taylor McKnight, Valerie Wexler, and Jaimie Holmquiest break the 200 medley relay record. She also won 400 free relay with teammates Stephanie Briganty, Jaimie Holmquiest, and Taylor McKnight.

Stoneman Douglas' Kevin Bandy broke his own BCAA record in the 200 freestyle. He broke the 500 freestyle record, too but finished second behind junior Tyler Sell.

• Girls' results -- St. Thomas Aquinas 475.50, 2. Cardinal Gibbons 313, 3. Stoneman Douglas 295.50. 200 medley relay: 1. Douglas 1:50.88 2. Saint Thomas 1:53.50 3. Coral Gibbins 1:53.67; 200 freestyle relay: Saint Thomas Aquinas 1:41.27 2. Coral Gibbins 1:41.95 3. West Broward 1:45.13; 400 free relay: 1. Douglas 3.38.09 2. Saint

Thomas Aquinas 3:41.61 3. Coral Gibbins 3:46.44. Individual Results - 200 freestyle: 1. Damaris Iriondo (STAQ) 1:53.89 2. Mellisa Fernandez (WBRO) 1:55.58 3. Brooke Evans (CGIB) 1:58.33; 200 IM: 1. Lindsey McKnight (DOUG) 2:04.98 2. Ashley Hicks (CSCS) 2:10.69 3. Taylor McKnight (DOUG) 2:10.96; 50 freestyle: 1. Tiffany Oliver (WBRO) 24.15 2. Alex Sutton (CGIB) 24.72 3. Linea Cutter (CSPR) 25.15; Diving: Elizabeth Tatum (STAQ) 279.40 2.

Marina Nazario (STAQ) 256.45 3. Carly Alexander (STAQ) 244.55; 100 butterfly: 1. Valerie Wexler (DOUG) 59.39 2. Caylin Drews (MCAR) 1:00.28 3. Cheriesse Campbell (WSTN) 1:00.84; 100 freestyle: 1. Tiffany Oliver (WBRO) 52.70 2. Mellisa Fernandez (WBRO) 54.05 3. Alex Sutton (CGIB) 54.67; 500 freestyle: 1. Damaris Iriondo (STAQ) 5:07.83 2. Cheriesse Campbell (WSTN) 5:10.85 3. Flavia Segatto (FLAN) 5:12.98; 100 backstroke: 1. Ashley Hicks (CSCS) 58.81 2. Brittany Monaghan (STAQ) 1:01.30 3. Brittany Bellomo (DOUG) 1:03.00; 100 breaststroke: 1. Lindsey McKnight (DOUG) 1:04.81 2. Taylor McKnight (DOUG) 1.07.97 3. Ashley Monaghan (STAQ) 1:08.91

Boys' Results -- 1. Saint Thomas Aquinas (331), 2. Stoneman Douglas (310.5)

3. Cardinal Gibbons (306) -- 200 medley relay: 1. Fort Lauderdale 1:43.09 2. Coral Gibbins 1:43.28 3. Saint Thomas Aquinas 1:43.28; 200 freestyle relay: 1. Douglas 1:28.02 2. Pompano 1:33.25 3. Saint Thomas Aquinas 1:33.42; 400 free relay: 1. Douglas 3:12.90 2. Coral Gibbins 3:22.34 3. Saint Thomas Aquinas 3:28.84 Individual Results -- 200 freestyle: 1. Kevin Brandy (DOUG) 1:43.02 2. John Jessell (CGIB) 1:44.00 3. Tyler Sell (WBRO) 1:44.20; 200 IM: 1. Alejandro Fernandez (DOUG) 1:58.48 2. Arturo Castro-Diaz (FTL) 2.00.97 3. Said Mosquera (PIPR) 2.00.99; 50 freestyle: 1. Kyle Bandy (DOUG) 21.81 2. Hunter Cwalinski (CGIB) 22.58 3. Steven Reed (DOUG) 22.61; Diving: 1. Noah Garcia (POMP) 294.60 2. John Toomey (CGIB) 235.30 3. Seth Jacobson (CSCS) 190.95; 100 butterfly: 1. Kyle Brandy (DOUG) 51.82 2. Alejandro Fernandez (DOUG) 52.29 3. Fernando Cardenas (FLAN) 54.29; 100 freestyle: 1. Hunter Cwalinski (CGIB) 49.07 2. Justin Grigull (DOUG) 49.07 3. John Walsh (POMP) 49.86; 500 freestyle: 1. Tyler Sell (WBRO) 4:33.93 2. Kevin Bandy (DOUG) 4:34.34 3. John Jessell (CGIB) 4:45.95; 100 backstroke: 1. Arturo Castro-Diaz (FTL) 53.80 2. Leo Rodriguez (SBRW) 53.82 3. Fernando Cardenas (FLAN) 56.85; 100 breaststroke: 1. Joel Widmer (FTL) 1:02.73 2. Said Mosquera (PIPR) 1:03.67 3. Michael Tucci (STAQ) 1:03.82

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