FHSAA swimming finals are here: Which Northeast Florida teams and swimmers race for gold?

High school swimming state championships

At Florida Aquatic Swimming & Training, Ocala

All qualifiers are as listed by the FHSAA. Additional swimmers could participate as alternates in the event of scratches.

CLASS 2A

Friday, Nov. 3

Local boys qualifiers

200 medley relay: Fernandina Beach, Paxon, Stanton. 200 free: Logan Thomas, Baker County; Peter DeBoer, Graham Evans, Owen Kerkezi (all Bishop Kenny); Alex Voboril, Fernandina Beach; Samuel Cosby, Elias Little (both Stanton); Brody Singley, West Nassau. 200 IM: Mitchell Chao, Stanton. 50 free: Angelo Candelora, Evan Gardner, Matthew Leitheiser, Carter Wright (all Bishop Kenny); Hampton Walker, Fernandina Beach. Diving: Logan Siebold, Clay; Andy Swiercek, Stanton. 100 fly: Angelo Candelora, Christian Grden (both Bishop Kenny); Jack Janzow, Hampton Walker (both Fernandina Beach); Cameron Watson, Paxon. 100 free: Evan Gardner, Owen Kerkezi, Matthew Leitheiser (all Bishop Kenny); 500 free: Logan Thomas, Baker County; Graham Evans, Bishop Kenny; Samuel Cosby, Elias Little (both Stanton); Brody Singley, West Nassau. 200 free relay: Bishop Kenny, Palatka, Stanton. 100 back: Riley Brownell, Peter DeBoer, Carter Wright (all Bishop Kenny); Jack Janzow, Fernandina Beach; Cameron Watson, Paxon. 100 breast: Chance Bottenfield, Bishop Kenny; William Watson, Paxon; Mitchell Chao, Stanton. 400 free relay: Bishop Kenny, Fernandina Beach, Paxon, Stanton.

Local girls qualifiers

200 medley relay: Bishop Kenny, Clay, Fernandina Beach, Stanton. 200 free: Mary Kate Lamar, Bishop Kenny; Audrey Sturm, Stanton. 200 IM: Kylie Elrod, Clay; Gabriella Marim, Stanton. 50 free: Talley Gettemy, Pearson Wedel (both Bishop Kenny); Neriah Giedrys, Fernandina Beach; Nicole Avila, Stanton. Diving: Brianna McMillan, Bishop Kenny; Rylie Darkatsh, Leighton Yates (both Stanton). 100 fly: Rachel Howard, Victoria Weldon (both Bishop Kenny); Nicole Avila, Stanton. 100 free: Talley Gettemy, Bishop Kenny; Cora Foxwell-Jones, Fernandina Beach. 500 free: Audrey Sturm, Stanton; Emy Dupee, Yulee. 200 free relay: Bishop Kenny, Clay, Fernandina Beach. 100 back: Rachel Howard, Bishop Kenny; Cora Foxwell-Jones, Fernandina Beach; Eva Thompson, Lyndsey Thornton (both Yulee). 100 breast: Kylie Elrod, Clay; Neriah Giedrys, Fernandina Beach; Gabriella Marim, Stanton. 400 free relay: Bishop Kenny, Stanton.

Outlook: Can Bishop Kenny's boys, Class 2A champions in 2021 and 2022, make it a three-peat? They missed out on the medley relay, a definite setback, but their overall depth gives them a real chance at holding off fellow regional champs Titusville, Tampa King and Mater Lakes. They can win events, too: Owen Kerkezi is seeded first in the 200 free and second in the 100 free, Graham Evans is top-four in the 200 free, Carter Wright enters as favorite in the 100 back and the Crusaders should score in most events. Bishop Kenny's girls, also regional champions, will also pick up plenty of points, notably Rachel Howard in the 100 fly, Brianna McMillan in diving and the relay squads. Meanwhile, Stanton's Rylie Darkatsh is going for Northeast Florida's first-ever four-year sweep in diving in an anticipated matchup against Juliet Radich of Cardinal Gibbons, and the Blue Devils' Gabriella Marim is a top-three seed in the 200 IM and 100 breast. Finally, watch out for Nassau County swimmers, particularly West Nassau's Brody Singley in the boys distance races and Fernandina Beach's Neriah Giedrys in the breaststroke.

CLASS 1A

Saturday, Nov. 4

Local boys qualifiers

200 medley relay: Bolles, Episcopal, Wolfson. 200 free: Antoine Destang, Landon Kyser, Alston Qin, Xavier Sohovich (all Bolles); Owen Finn, Philip Hartman (both Episcopal). 200 IM: Cohen Chiam, Carter Lancaster, Sascha Macht, Wyatt Porch (all Bolles); Sebastian Guio, Finn Zubero (both Episcopal); John McNamara, Wolfson. 50 free: Andy Kravchenko, Alex Meyers-Labenz, Seth Tolentino, Anthony Whittall (all Bolles). Diving: Benjamin Goodman, Bolles. 100 fly: Antoine Destang, Carter Lancaster, Sascha Macht, Alex Meyers-Labenz (all Bolles); Owen Finn, Episcopal. 100 free: Tristan Dorville, Xavier Sohovich, Seth Tolentino, Anthony Whittall (all Bolles). 500 free: Cole Haire, Baldwin; Dillon Brigman, Nicholas Kwan, Clay Magyar, Alston Qin (all Bolles); Philip Hartman, Episcopal. 200 free relay: Bolles, Wolfson. 100 back: Ethan Bathala, Liam Carrington, Krish Jain, Landon Kyser (all Bolles). 100 breast: Cohen Chiam, Wyatt Porch, Alexander Primavera, Eldad Zamir (all Bolles); Sebastian Guio, Finn Zubero (both Episcopal); John McNamara, Wolfson. 400 free relay: Bolles, Episcopal.

Local girls qualifiers

200 medley relay: Bolles, Episcopal, Wolfson. 200 free: Suki Burgstiner, Neala Klein, Simany Lee, Keira Scott (all Bolles); Monica DiGaetani, Wolfson. 200 IM: Ella Gotham, Grace Higdon, Lila Higgo, Sophia Joos (all Bolles); Savannah Branon, Episcopal; Eva Whitehead, Union County; Blakely Hammel, Wolfson. 50 free: Victoria Edgar, Elisabeth Erlendsdottir, Kate Meyers-Labenz, Ellie Stewart (all Bolles). Diving: Alexiya Downer, Gianna Vasto (both Bolles); Haley Aschenbrenner, Providence. 100 fly: Ella Chan, Gracie Lanning, Julia Murphy, MaryAgnes Smith (all Bolles). 100 free: Marleigh Howes, Tahlia Kofman, Simany Lee, Keira Scott (all Bolles); Monica DiGaetani, Wolfson. 500 free: Emma Christie, Ella Gotham, Neala Klein (all Bolles); Summer Taylor, Episcopal; Blakely Hammel, Wolfson. 200 free relay: Bolles, Wolfson. 100 back: Suki Burgstiner, Elisabeth Erlendsdottir, Lila Higgo, Kate Meyers-Labenz (all Bolles); Eva Whitehead, Union County. 100 breast: Victoria Edgar, Sophia Joos, Gracie Lanning, Shehani Venturi (all Bolles); Savannah Branon, Episcopal; Sophia Johnson, Providence. 400 free relay: Bolles, Episcopal.

Outlook: The streaks: 35 consecutive FHSAA titles for the Bolles boys, 32 for the Bolles girls. Bolles already has 13 seed times that meet the automatic All-American standards, and they sweep the top three seeds in the boys 500 free (Alston Qin, Dillon Brigman, Nicholas Kwan) and 200 IM (Sascha Macht, Carter Lancaster and Cohen Chiam) and the top four in the boys 100 free (Xavier Sohovich, Anthony Whittall, Seth Tolentino, Tristan Dorville) and boys 50 free (Andy Kravchenko, Tolentino, Whittall and Alex Meyers-Labenz) to amass probable huge points. It's closer on the girls side. The Bolles girls have only one individual top seed, Simany Lee in the 100 free, but depth remains excellent, giving them a solid chance against South Florida HEAT, Montverde, St. Andrew's and King's Academy. Other likely area scorers include Haley Aschenbrenner of Providence in girls diving, Savannah Branon of Episcopal in the girls 200 IM and John McNamara and Blakely Hammel of Wolfson in the boys and girls individual medleys.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: FHSAA swimming preview: Bolles, Bishop Kenny, Jacksonville qualifiers