Gulliver Prep, led by four Smiddy siblings, finished fifth overall -- tops in Miami-Dade -- in boys and girls during the Region 4-1A swimming and diving championships Friday at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex.

''They are doing tremendous and help our team so much,'' Gulliver coach Peter Prins said. ``Not only are they good swimmers, but they are good role models, dedicated to the sport and represent our team and our school very well.''

Susan, a senior, was fifth in the 100- and 200-yard freestyles. Clara, a seventh-grader, was second in the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley. They helped the the 200 and 400 freestyle relays place second.

Andrew, a sophomore, swam for the winning 200 freestyle relay and was eighth in the 200 individual medley. He also was part of the 200 medley relay that finished fourth. Samuel, an eighth-grader, was sixth in the 500 freestyle and third in the consolation finals of the 200 freestyle.

Freshman Andres Reyes-Capo of Ransom Everglades won the 100 backstroke, followed by sophomore Juan Sequera of Ronald Reagan. Ashleigh Johnson, another Ransom freshman, was runner-up in the 50 freestyle. Mater senior Alex Rodriguez was second in the 100 breaststroke.

The winner of each event qualifies for states. The top 20 times of the remaining finalists from the four region meets will also advance to states.

Region 4-1A -- Girls Team: 1. Pine Crest 431.50; 2. (Plantation) American Heritage 307; 3. Cardinal Gibbons 218; 4. (Boca Raton) St. Andrew's 202.5; 5. Gulliver Prep 194; 6. Westminster Academy 166; 7. Ransom Everglades 153; 8. Doral 123; 9. Coral Springs Charter 92; 10. Carrollton 72; 11. Westminster Christian 65; 12. Coral Shores 61; 13. Pace 46; 14. (Delray Beach) American Heritage 29; 15. University 27; 16. Hialeah Gardens 24; 17. Key West 18; 18. St. Brendan 15; 19. Miami Country Day 13; 20. South Florida Heat 12; 21. LaSalle 11; 22. Posnack Jewish 9; 23. Archbishop McCarthy 6; 24. Mast Academy 5.

Individuals:200-yard medley relay: 1. American Heritage (Driscoll, Cooper, Kuczynski, Randolph) 1:46.88. 200 freestyle: 1. Lauren Driscoll (AH) 1:47.21. 200 individual medley: 1. Caroline Kuczynski (AH) 2:05.21. 50 freestyle: 1. Melissa Cooper (AH) 23.94. 100 butterfly: 1. Caroline Kuczynski (AH) 55.77. 100 freestyle: 1. Lara Moseley (PC) 51.27. 500 freestyle: 1. Siena DeVenuto (PC) 4:48.47. 200 freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest (Moseley, Eisenring, Aiello, DeVenuto) 1:37.45. 100 backstroke: 1. Lauren Driscoll (AH) 54.82. 100 breaststroke: 1. Melissa Cooper (AH) 1:06.13. 400 freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest (Moseley, Schulhofer, Moeller, Aiello) 3:34.06.

Diving: 1. Patti Kranz (WA) 469.05 points.

Boys Team: 1. Pine Crest 384; 2. Cardinal Gibbons 295; 3. St. Andrew's 247.5; 4. (Plantation) American Heritage 234; 5. Gulliver Prep 222.5; 6. Pompano Beach 139; 7. Westminster Academy 110; 8. Ransom Everglades 91; 9. Ronald Reagan 87; 10. North Broward Prep 66; 11. Westminster Christian 57; 12. (Delray Beach) American Heritage 55; 13. Coral Springs Charter 51; 14. Mater Academy 50; 15. University 44; 16. Archbishop McCarthy 38; 17. Doral 34; 18. LaSalle 28; 19. Coral Shores 23; 20. (West Palm Beach) Summit Christian 14; 21. Miami Country Day and Pace 6; 23. Hialeah Gardens and St. Brendan 3; 25. Key West 2.

Individuals: 200-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Crest (Dowd, Manousos, Veale, Eisenberger) 1:39.06. 200 freestyle: 1. Elijah Flood (PC) 1:42.85. 200 individual medley: 1. Les Moore (AH) 1:54.3. 50 freestyle: 1. Paul Murray (AH) 21.05. 100 butterfly: 1. Yousif Alaskari (AH) 51.26. 100 freestyle: 1. Hunter Cwalinski (CG) 46.07. 500 freestyle: 1. Thomas Veale (PC) 4:39.64. 200 freestyle relay: 1. Gulliver Prep (Reitz, Amedia, A. Smiddy, Leonard) 1:27.66. 100 backstroke: 1. Andres Reyes-Capo (Ransom Everglades) 53.36. 100 breaststroke: 1. Nicholas Manousos (PC) 59.16. 400 freestyle relay: 1. Pine Crest (Flood, Eisenberger, Miranda, Veale) 3:14.03.

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