Meet the Herald-Tribune All-Area Boys Swimming team for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties
The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards will be back with an exciting live event again in 2023. The program is produced with the support of Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota Ford.
The nine-month student-athlete recognition program will culminate in an in-person show, featuring the top student-athletes from the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte area. The event’s time, date and venue are still to be determined and will be announced soon.
Nominees for player of the year for 24 state sanctioned sports will be announced throughout the year in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, on its website www.heraldtribune.com, and on its many social platforms.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the player of the year for each sport. The awards showcase will also feature other premier awards for both on and off-the-field accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and teams, including a courage award and coach of the year, team of the year, and the boys and girls athlete of the year awards.
All official nominees who RSVP can attend this event at no charge thanks to sponsors. Check the website listed above regularly for updated information on how to attend.
The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, which is the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. Last year’s show can still be viewed online at this link. This year, one school from the area will win a $1,000 donation to its school’s athletic department. More details on that are coming soon.
BOYS ALL-AREA SWIMMING
Casey Aten, Sarasota, junior
Finished 4th in the 200 IM at the state meet and 12th in the 100 breast.
Felipe Baffico, junior, Out-of-Door Academy
Finished 3rd in the 200 free at the state meet and 4th in the 100 fly.
Liam Heary, Sarasota, senior
Won the 100 butterfly and 100 breastroke at state meet.
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Victor Izquierdo, Sarasota, junior
Finished 8th at the state meet in the 50 free and 11th in the 100 free.
Michael Kent, North Port, junior
Took 3rd at the state meet in the 200 IM and 5th in the 100 breast.
Evan Keogh, Sarasota, senior
Finished 7th at the state meet in the 200 free and 3rd in the 100 back.
Amadeusz Knop, Venice, senior
Took first at state in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Helped Venice relay teams finish 2nd and 4th.
Becket Koss, Lemon Bay, junior
Finished 2nd at the state meet in the 50 free and 6th in the 100 fly.
Toby Schwenk, Booker, junior
Finished 9th at the state meet in the 200 free and 4th in the 500 free.
Aidan Siers, Venice, junior
Took 6th in the 200 IM at the state meet. Also on Venice relay teams which finished 2nd and 4th.
Luca Simon, Sarasota, junior
Finished 11th in the state in the 100 butterfly and 9th in the 100 breast.
Andrew Vanden Heuvel, Sarasota, senior
Finished 8th at the state meet in the 200 IM and 12th in the 500 free.
Honorable Mention
Elias Corn, Sarasota, junior
Daniel Keegan, Sarasota, freshman
Ethan Ooi, Sarasota, junior
Blair Wootson, Saint Stephen's, eighth-grader
Alex Malaj, Sarasota, sophomore
Turner Mitten, Cardinal Mooney, freshman
Bogdan Zverev, Sarasota, freshman
COACH OF THE YEAR
Andrew Eckhart, Sarasota
Led the Sailors to their second straight state title, winning the FHSAA Class 4A state championship. Sarasota also won the 4A-Region 3 championship and the 4A-District 9 crown.
THE SELECTION PROCESS
At the conclusion of each high school season, the Herald-Tribune sends the area athletic directors a nomination form for coaches to select and rank players for our All-Area teams. A combination of Herald-Tribune research and the coaches’ player rankings lead to the teams being selected. An athlete of the year for each sport will be announced at the Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards show.
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