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Northeast Florida's best: Meet the 2023 All-First Coast high school boys swimming team

Clayton Freeman, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union
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The Times-Union selects its annual All-First Coast team for high school boys swimming in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida for 2023.

First team

Thomas Frost

Sr., Bartram Trail

Automatic All-American with second-place finishes in Class 4A 200 IM and 500 free; Miami-Ohio commit took third for Bears in two relays.

Andy Kravchenko

Jr., Bolles

Broke 20 seconds for Class 1A 50 free title (19.90); automatic All-American also helped Bulldogs to championships in all three relays.

Landon Kyser

Sr., Bolles

Wisconsin signee won 100 back (48.21) in automatic All-American time for Class 1A; part of champion 200 medley relay.

Carter Lancaster

Sr., Bolles

State 200 IM record-holder won again in 1:45.80; Cal signee is also double relay champion and automatic All-American with sixth-place 100 fly.

Sascha Macht

Jr., Bolles

Class 1A runner-up in 200 IM and third in 100 fly, both in automatic All-American times, and also won 200 medley relay.

Maxwell Shaver

Jr., Fletcher

Won Class 3A diving championship with 502.50 points.

Brody Singley

West Nassau swimmer Brody Singley is pictured on High School 9:12 Fall Sports Media Day.
West Nassau swimmer Brody Singley is pictured on High School 9:12 Fall Sports Media Day.

Jr., West Nassau

Nassau County history-making distance swimmer earned All-American consideration with 2A titles in 200 free (1:39.59) and 500 free (4:29.74).

Xavier Sohovich

Jr., Bolles

Class 1A champion in 100 free (44.53) also an All-American with third-place finish in 200 free; on winning 400 free relay team.

Seth Tolentino

Sr., Bolles

Texas A&M signee and All-American was runner-up in Class 1A 50 free and 100 free; also helped Bolles to wins in both free relays.

Carter Wright

So., Bishop Kenny

Won Class 2A 100 back (49.17) in All-American consideration time, as well as 400 free relay; second place in 50 free helped Crusaders to third straight title.

Eldad Zamir

Jr., Bolles

Breakaway speed in breaststroke, winning Class 1A 100 breast in 54.31 for automatic All-American honors.

Luke Zardavets

Nease's Luke Zardavets leads the field during the boys 100-yard breaststroke at the Frank Holleman Invitational.
Nease's Luke Zardavets leads the field during the boys 100-yard breaststroke at the Frank Holleman Invitational.

Fr., Nease

Automatic All-American in 100 breast (55.45, second place) and 400 free relay; also second in 200 medley relay and 200 IM as Panthers won Class 3A.

Second team

Dillon Brigman, So., Bolles

Cohen Chiam, Jr., Bolles

Antoine Destang, So., Bolles

Brandon Gear, Jr., Nease

Trevor Haskins, Jr., Bartram Trail

Owen Kerkezi, Jr., Bishop Kenny

Jack Mainville, Jr., Nease

Alex Meyers-Labenz, Sr., Bolles

Wyatt Porch, Jr., Bolles

Luke VanDeusen, Sr., Bartram Trail

Cameron Watson, Sr., Paxon

Anthony Whittall, Sr., Bolles

Third team

Liam Carrington, So., Bolles

Nate Caswell, So., Nease

Tristan Dorville, Jr., Bolles

Graham Evans, Sr., Bishop Kenny

Nicholas Kwan, So., Bolles

Walker Lanoue, Jr., Nease

Dylan Matthews, Sr., Tocoi Creek

John McNamara, Sr., Wolfson

Alexander Primavera, Jr., Bolles

Alston Qin, Jr., Bolles

Aaron Storlie, Sr., Nease

Hayden Sunman, Sr., Creekside

Honorable mention

Reid Ashmore, Fr., Fletcher; Seth Ayers, So., Fletcher; Ethan Bathala, So., Bolles; Riley Brownell, Fr., Bishop Kenny; Angelo Candelora, Sr., Bishop Kenny; Mitchell Chao, Jr., Stanton; Samuel Cosby, Sr., Stanton; Declan Costello, So., Nease; Peter DeBoer, So., Bishop Kenny; Jiontez Everett, Jr., Mandarin; Owen Finn, So., Episcopal; John Finnemore, So., Ponte Vedra; Ian Foulk, Fr., Creekside; Evan Gardner, Sr., Bishop Kenny; Kellen Garth, Sr., Parker; Ben Goodman, 7th, Bolles; Sebastian Guio, So., Episcopal; Travis Hardy, Sr., Fletcher; Camp Hartman, Fr., Episcopal; Krish Jain, So., Bolles; Chase Kendall, Fr., Ponte Vedra; Matthew Leitheiser, Sr., Bishop Kenny; Alejandro Lopez-Romero, Sr., Beachside; Sebastian Lopez, Sr., Orange Park; Clay Magyar, So., Bolles; Peter Manelis, Sr., Beachside; Thomas Matheson, Jr., Bartram Trail; Anatoli Monsalve, Jr., Nease; Michelangelo Porter, So., Fletcher; Simeon Prosinski, Jr., Bartram Trail; Mason Putnal, Fr., Fletcher; William Shoesmith, Fr., Fleming Island; Thomas Smith, Fr., Ponte Vedra; Lucas Spillers, Sr., Creekside; Andrew Swiercek, Sr., Stanton; Logan Thomas, Jr., Baker County; Hampton Walker, Jr., Fernandina Beach; Owen Williams, Sr., Fletcher.

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