﻿{"id":380417,"date":"2019-07-14T20:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T03:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=380417"},"modified":"2019-07-14T20:07:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T03:07:43","slug":"2019-speedo-sectionals-gainesville-nicholas-sweetser-nikki-miller-caitlin-brooks-help-gators-dominate-final-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-speedo-sectionals-gainesville-nicholas-sweetser-nikki-miller-caitlin-brooks-help-gators-dominate-final-day\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Speedo Sectionals Gainesville: Nicholas Sweetser, Nikki Miller, Caitlin Brooks Help Gators Dominate Final Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2019 Speedo Sectionals in Gainesville concluded today with its final day of competition. Events included the 400 free relay, women\u2019s 800 free, men\u2019s 1500 free, 200 fly, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 breast, and 200 back. After 4 days of nonstop racing and excitement, teams swam their final races and left the O&#8217;Connell Pool behind. The competitors finished out their last day strong, with many close races, significant time drops, and valuable points scored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 400 Free Relay<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gator Swim Club quartet of <\/span><b>Juliana Lopez, Lain Shahboz, Leah Reisker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Talia Bates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> took home the gold, clocking in at a 3:56.40.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right behind the Gators was South Florida Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Mary Smutny, Kathleen Golding, Paige Lane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Mallory Schleicher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 3:56.87. Blue Dolfins\u2019 <\/span><b>Micayla Cronk, Jaden Herbet, Isabella Bishop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Abigail Gibbons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished third with a 3:57.09.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Anna Moore, Karaline Gavin, Leah Degeorge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Megan McGrath <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(A) (3:58.62), Bolles School Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Ria Malhotra, Sasha Ramey, Olivia Peoples<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Nicole Sowell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (B) (4:01.60), Hurricane Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Sydney Knapp, Madeline Lauther, Roxanne Yu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Alaina Skellett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4:02.14), East Coast Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Ryan Flynn, Ashley Cozad, Madison Cummings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Megan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4:04.80), and Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team\u2019s <\/span><b>Anna Freed, Katelyn Viera, Sarah Koenig<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Kristen Nutter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4:05.36) rounded out the top eight women\u2019s relays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 400 Free Relay<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Peyton Werner, Dylan Brisco, Nicholas Eunice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Julian Hill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> touched the wall at a 3:30.43 to claim the victory in the final relay event of the meet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks\u2019 (A) <\/span><b>William Jones, Jackson Kirk, Rafael Nicola Ponce de Leon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ethan Thomas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 3:32.44. Bringing up third place was Metro Aquatic Club of Miami\u2019s (A) <\/span><b>Adrian Aguilar, Andres Wong, Brandon Vives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Alexander Arrieta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 3:35.64.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks (B) <\/span><b>Nicholas Spillers, Ansen Meyer, Daniel Bowen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>John Vandeusen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:35.74), Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team\u2019s <\/span><b>Alexander Gardner, Rene Strezenicky Franko, Ian Brann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Arik Katz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:37.05), Saint Andrew\u2019s Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Ethan Roach, Maximillian Zum Tobel, Tiago Pereira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ricardo Martinez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:38.28), South Florida Club of Miami\u2019s <\/span><b>Robert Wilson, Rafael Rodriguez, Lance Lesage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Miguel Sierra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:39.07), and Metro Aquatic Club of Miami (B) <\/span><b>Matthew Amor, Carlos Nava, Aaron Rodriquez<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Nestor Montero<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:39.07) completed the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 800 Free<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Florida Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Kathleen Golding <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">took home the gold in the first event of the night, with an 18 second drop to touch the wall in an 8:49.37. Golding finished seven seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Savanna Faulconer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">placed second, dropping 17 seconds to finish with an 8:56.06. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlander Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Alixandra Roy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brought home third place with a 9:04.83.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was a close race for the rest of the top eight. Finishers included Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Christina Cianciolo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9:08.15), South Florida Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Mallory Schleicher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9:08.45), Area Tallahassee\u2019s <\/span><b>Stella Grace Watts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9:09.10), Treasure Coast Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Blair Stoneburg<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9:09.39), and Clearwater Aquatic Team\u2019s <\/span><b>Taylor Ward<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (9:10.29).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 1500 Free<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator\u2019s <\/span><b>Nicholas Sweetser <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clocked in at a 15:30.27 to claim the victory in the men\u2019s 1500 free.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarasota Tsunami Swimming\u2019s <\/span><b>Arik Katz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 15.33.92.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator\u2019s <\/span><b>Matthew Anderson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished third in a 15:49.40.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached <\/span><b>Brendan Driscoll<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (15:54.86), Unattached <\/span><b>Alfonso Mestre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (16:08.40), St. Petersburg Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Will Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (16:08.71), St. Petersburg Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Caleb Kravitz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (16:08.85), and Bolles School Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Jacob Pishko<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (16:14.42) rounded out the top eight in the longest event of the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 200 Fly\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s<\/span><b> Nikki Miller <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had over a two-second drop to bring home the win in the women\u2019s 200 fly with a 2:14.88.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlander Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Caroline Cooper <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished second in a 2:16.22. It was a tie for third place, with South Florida Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Mary Smutny<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Isabel Traba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> both going a 2:16.36.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swim Florida\u2019s <\/span><b>Madeline Burt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:16.69), Clovis Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Jillian Hatch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:18.94), Team Velocity\u2019s <\/span><b>Bella Answeeney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:19.67), Blue Dolfins\u2019 <\/span><b>Abigail Gibbons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:20.23) completed the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 200 Fly\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episcopal AmberJax\u2019s <\/span><b>Sterling Crane<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropped three seconds to claim the victory in a 2:01.08.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached <\/span><b>Miguel Cancel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 2:02.71. Third place went to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T2 Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Mason Laur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a 2:04.35.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached <\/span><b>Dillon Hillis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:04.38), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episcopal AmberJax\u2019s <\/span><b>Jace Crawford<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:04.64), Unattached <\/span><b>Jake Adcock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:06.82), Blue Dolfins\u2019 <\/span><b>Davis Hanley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:07.63), and Blue Dolfins\u2019 <\/span><b>Mason Herbet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2:09.71) rounded out the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 100 Free<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Isabella Garofalo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touched the wall in a 56.43 to win the women\u2019s 100 free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Dolfins\u2019<\/span><b> Micayla Cronk <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">placed second with a 56.47, with Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Talia Bates <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touching the wall with a 56.98 for third place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the top eight included Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Sherridon Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(57.13), Unattached <\/span><b>Ella Bathurst <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(57.15), Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Emma Ball <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(57.18), Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Kelly Fertel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(57.21), and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berkeley Barracudas\u2019<\/span> <b>Chloe Grimme <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(57.73).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 100 Free<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With over a half-second drop, Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Alberto Mestre Vivas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brought home the gold in the men\u2019s 100 free with a 50.60.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached<\/span><b> Grant Sanders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished second with a 50.76.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Gerry Quinn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed third with a 51.16.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Andrea D\u2019Arrigo (51.96), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Tate Callahan (52.13), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Viktor Toth (52.42), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Santiago Corredor (52.85), and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saint Petersburg Aquatics\u2019<\/span><b> Lukas Cote <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(52.88) completed the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 200 Breast\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Vanessa Pearl, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unattached, clocked in at a 2:32.05, dropping over two seconds to win the women\u2019s 200 breast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Gracie Weyant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 2:36.36, with Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Adrianna Deboer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finishing third in a 2:37.54.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Anna Moore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:38.50), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Madison Koutavas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:39.54), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Saige Kemeny<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:41.07), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episcopal AmberJax\u2019s <\/span><b>Emily Merton<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:44.64), and Unattached <\/span><b>Ella Bathurst<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:45.91) rounded out the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 200 Breast\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming unattached and dominating the event by almost 6 seconds, <\/span><b>Marco Guarente<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed first in the men\u2019s 200 breast with a 2:15.39.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Riptide Aquatics <\/span><b>Jared Pike<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 2:21.87. <\/span><b>Grant Sanders, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unattached, finished third in a 2:22.58.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the top eight included Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Brett Riley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:22.76), T2 Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Andrew Garner <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2:23.65), East Coast Aquatics Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Kevin Degrijze<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:23.77), Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Dylan Brisco<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:26.79), and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saint Petersburg Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Christopher Dieffenthaller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:28.23).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s 200 Back\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Caitlin Brooks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed first by almost three seconds, dropping time to touch the wall in a 2:11.32.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached <\/span><b>Rosie Zavaros <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">placed second with a 2:14.31. Third place went to<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Emma Weyant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a 2:15.84.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Georgia Darwent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:16.88), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Episcopal AmberJax\u2019s <\/span><b>Mary Kelley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:17.07), Cane Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Alaina Skellett<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:18.78), Cane Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Roxanne Yu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:21.20), and Blue Dolfins\u2019 <\/span><b>Micayla Cronk<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:21.91) rounded out the top eight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s 200 Back<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ridgefield\u2019s <\/span><b>Kieran Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropped over four seconds to claim his fourth victory of the meet, this time in the 200 back with a 2:02.38.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tampa Elite Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Brett Saunders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> placed second with a 2:05.05, and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flood Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Joshua Zuchowski<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished third in a 2:05.08.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattached <\/span><b>Dakota Mahaffey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:05.44), South Florida\u2019s <\/span><b>Lance Lesage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:06.42), Saint Petersburg Aquatics\u2019 <\/span><b>Lukas Cote<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:07.77), Sarasota Sharks\u2019 <\/span><b>Liam Custer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:08.22), and United Swim Club\u2019s <\/span><b>Hayden Kwan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2:08.24) completed the top eight for the final event of the meet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2019 Speedo Sectionals in Gainesville, Florida was filled with many time drops, fast swims, and close races. Standout swims, including those of <\/span><b>Emma Weyant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Kieran Smith<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, added to the excitement of the competition. In the conclusion of the four-day meet, Gator Swim Club came out on top. Having dominated the meet with many first place finishers and top eight presences, the Gators had both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s highest team scores.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the top three teams with the most points throughout the meet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Men\u2019s Team Scores\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club: 1724<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolles School Sharks: 726<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Florida Aquatic Club: 682<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Women\u2019s Team Scores\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gator Swim Club: 1562<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Dolfins: 949.5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sarasota Sharks: 934.5\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2019 Speedo Sectionals in Gainesville concluded today with its final day of competition. 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