Pensacola-area swimmers, divers qualify for Region 1-3A meet

Postseason swimming is underway in Florida, with Pensacola area 3A teams competing at the District 1-3A championship over the past week. Divers competed at Booker T. Washington on Oct. 19, while swimmers competed at Frank Brown Park in Panama City Beach on Oct. 22.The Pace boys were the top finishing area team, placing second with 354 points. Seniors Brandon Carney and Donovan Lawrence led the way, winning district titles in the 100-yard breaststroke (1 minute, 2.58 seconds) and 1-meter diving (426.10 points), respectively.Gulf Breeze was the highest placing area girls team, finishing fourth with 185 points. Sophomore Grace Walen led the Dolphins, winning the district title in the 200 freestyle (2:01.85) Niceville won the district title with 451 points, beating Mosley by six points.Below is a list of athletes who finished in the top two in their respective events, meaning they automatically qualified for regionals, as well as a full list of area Region 1-3A qualifiers. The top two performers in each event across the three districts automatically qualified, as did the next 10 best relays and 18 best performers in each event. Divers qualified as long as they recorded a score of at least 280.The Region 1-3A championship will take place Oct. 27 at the Dwight H. Hunter "Northeast" Pool in Gainesville.Area District 1-3A champions and automatic regional qualifiersGirls200 freestyle: Grace Walen, Gulf Breeze (1st, 2:01.85)200 individual medley: Amelia Ilnitskly, Milton (2nd, 2:17.56)1-meter diving: Lillian Vige, Tate (1st, 393.33); Jada Jones, Pace (2nd, 292.65)100 butterfly: Amelia Ilnitskly, Milton (2nd, 1:02.26)100 breaststroke: Brynlee Kurtz, Navarre (2nd, 1:10.07)Boys200 medley relay: Pace (Oliver Johnson, Brandon Carney, Bill Caves, Keegan Harrison, 2nd, 1:45.95)1-meter diving: Donovan Lawrence, Pace (1st, 426.10); Kamden Grissett, Gulf Breeze (2nd, 324.95)100 butterfly: Brandon Carney, Pace (2nd, 54.29)500 freestyle: Brayden Heath, Pace (2nd, 5:17.34)200 freestyle relay: Navarre (Rhett Williams, Brayden Ewing, Julian Fernandez-Flores, Joseph Callen, 2nd, 1:37.42)100 backstroke: Oliver Johnson, Pace (2nd, 58.09)100 breaststroke: Brandon Carney, Pace (1st, 1:02.58); Arthur Phillips, Gulf Breeze (2nd, 1:04.52)Area Region 1-3A qualifiersGirls200 medley relay: Gulf Breeze (10th, 2:02.66), Navarre (12th, 2:05.56)200 freestyle: Grace Walen, Gulf Breeze (11th, 2:01.85); Callie Harris, Pace (16th, 2:08.07); Sarah Lewis, Navarre (24th, 2:16.98)200 individual medley: Amelia Ilnitskly, Milton (5th, 2:17.26); Addyson LaRue, Milton (13th, 2:26.11); Lizzy Von Wachter, Pace (15th, 2:27.39)50 freestyle: Brynlee Kurtz, Navarre (12th, 25.80); Sophia Whiteman, Gulf Breeze (24th, 26.87)1 meter diving: Lillian Vige, Tate (3rd, 393.55); Jada Jones, Pace (10th, 292.65)100 butterfly: Amelia Ilnitskly, Milton (10th, 1:02.26); Addyson LaRue, Milton (14th, 1:03.98); Jordana Wright, Tate (16th, 1:04.26)100 freestyle: Sophia Whiteman, Gulf Breeze (24th, 1:00.72)500 freestyle: Grace Walen, Gulf Breeze (10th, 5:29.54); Callie Harris, Pace (17th, 5:54.42)200 freestyle relay: Gulf Breeze (10th, 1:50.32)100 backstroke: Jordana Wright, Tate (16th, 1:07.33)100 breaststroke: Brynlee Kurtz, Navarre (4th, 1:10.07); Amelie Kortman, Gulf Breeze (13th, 1:14.07); Lizzy Von Wachter, Pace (22nd, 1:17.65)400 freestyle relay: Navarre (11th, 407.00), Pace (15th, 419.94)Boys 200 medley relay: Pace (7th, 1:45.95), Gulf Breeze (15th, 1:51.89)200 freestyle: Oliver Johnson, Pace (18th, 1:56.21)200 individual medley: Bill Caves, Pace (11th, 2:08.52); Arthur Phillips, Gulf Breeze (14th, 2:09.66); Evan Beattie, Pace (16th, 2:11.06); Max DeVasConCellos, Gulf Breeze (17th, 2:12.09)50 freestyle: Joseph Callen, Navarre (14th, 23.07); Caden Coy, Gulf Breeze (22nd, 23.56)1 meter diving: Donovan Lawrence, Pace (3rd, 426.10); Kamden Grissett, Gulf Breeze (7th, 324.95); Parker Smith, Gulf Breeze (8th, 312.00)100 butterfly: Brandon Carney, Pace (6th, 54.29); Bill Caves, Pace (12th, 57.89)500 freestyle: Brayden Heath, Pace (19th, 5:17.34)200 freestyle relay: Navarre (15th, 1:37.42)100 backstroke: Oliver Johnson, Pace (12th, 58.09)100 breaststroke: Brandon Carney, Pace (5th, 1:02.58); Arthur Phillips, Gulf Breeze (8th, 1:04.52)400 freestyle relay: Pace (12th, 3:33.45); Navarre (15th, 3:37.86)This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola-area swimmers, divers qualify for Region 1-3A meet