The Lake Wales Blue Marlins, our local swim team was making waves this weekend at the Florida Swimming Area 3 Championship. Four of their swimmers made it to finals, lead by Marcos Cabrera who scored 67 points and gave the team 3 medals overall.
Marcos won the gold medal on the 50 Fly, with a time of 30.81 in the 11-12 category. He also won silver on the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:19.84 and a bronze medal in the 50 Free, with a time of 28.14. Marcos not only won those events, but also qualified to swim the at the 2022 Spring Age Group Championships next weekend. His brother Jose Cabrera helped the team with another 15 points.
On the girls squad, Hannah Kincaid scored 52 points. Isabella Vangundy and Olivia Julich scored 9 points each.
Overall, a great meet for the LW Blue Marlins! We wish them all the best in their upcoming swim meets.