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PLANTATION -- For two seniors on a mission, dominance at districts was merely a catalyst toward greater ambitions.

As in every race this season, West Broward's Tyler Sell ruled the distance events in Thursday's District 10-3A championships at Central Park Aquatic Complex. Leading all the way, Sell cruised to wins in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:45.15 and the 500 in 4:39.03.

Meanwhile, West Broward's Tiffany Oliver was equally impressive in commanding the sprints, timing 24.44 in the 50 freestyle and 52.91 in the 100.

"I've never won state before. I'm not going to lie, my aspiration this year is to win in the 200 and 500. It would be a great way to finish off my high school career," said Sell, whose sister Chloe was second last week in the BCAA cross country meet.

Sell, state runner-up in the 500 last year, says he believes his chances of pulling off the double at state in two weeks are "realistic" because of the strength he gained through weight training.

Oliver has competed at state the past three seasons, placing fourth in both sprints last year. Her only loss this season was in the 50 at the county meet.

"I'm hoping to win this year," she said. "I'm going to keep training and have fun."

Damaris Iriondo of St. Thomas Aquinas won the 200 and 500 freestyle in the girls' competition.

Sometimes overlooked, divers figured prominently in St. Thomas winning the girls' title as the Raiders took the top four places. Marina Nazario had a 48.5-point margin over teammate Carly Alexander, and Amanda Habig and Bianca Santos followed to give St. Thomas 68 points. Nazario, a junior, knew she was on her way to victory after nailing a reverse pike for a 9.5 midway through the competition.

"It was great, it was fun and it was encouraging for what is going to happen in regionals and maybe state," Nazario said of St. Thomas' Fab Four finish.

John Toomey overwhelmed the boys' field with 402 points, giving Northeast a district diving champ for the fifth year in a row. He is also continuing a family tradition as two older siblings also dove for Northeast.

The St. Thomas boys gave the Raiders a sweep of the team titles while qualifying 12 swimmers to regionals. Seven of them are freshmen or sophomores.

Boys' Swimming

District 10-3A

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 450, FLANAGAN 295, CYPRESS BAY 265, WEST BROWARD 238, WESTERN 180

200 medley relay — Western 1:44.17; Flanagan 1:46.36; St. Thomas Aquinas 1:46.48; 200 freestyle — Sell (WB) 1:45.15; Powell (STA) 1:47.08; Marsolek (STA) 1:49.6; 200 IM — Raymond (West) 2:02.64; Fons (STA) 2:03.01; Cortez (McArthur) 2:04.17; 50 freestyle — Bonomi (CC) 22.89; Swackhammer (McA) 22.98; Phillips (STA) 23.39; 100 butterfly — Cardenas (Fl) 53.67; Kertesz (S. Broward) 53.82; Raymond (West) 53.94; 100 freestyle — D'Ugard (STA) 51.07; Rodriguez (West) 51.56; Galan (STA) 51.71; 500 freestyle — Sell (WB) 4:39.03; Lockie (Fl) 4:46.74; Marsolek (STA) 4:47.45; 200 freestyle relay — St. Thomas Aquinas 1:33.27; West Broward 1:34.44; Cypress Bay 1:36.0; 100 backstroke — Cardenas (Fl) 55.51; Morante (WB) 56.31; Goldman (STA) 57.33; 100 breaststroke — Kertesz (SB) 1:04.11; Zebib (CB) 1:06.26; Shultz (Fl) 1:07.02; 400 freestyle relay — St. Thomas Aquinas 3:22.62; West Broward 3:23.46; Flanagan 3:28.87; Diving — Toomey (Northeast) 402.00; Povian (CC) 255.15; Zimmerman (CC) 247.95.

District 11-1A

A. HERITAGE 450.5, C. GIBBONS 396.5, UNIVERSITY 261, A. MCCARTHY 24, MIAMI COUNTRY DAY 175, MATER ACADEMY 135, MIAMI PACE 106, DOCTOR'S CHARTER 99, SAGEMONT 94, CHAMINADE 61, SOUTH FLA HEAT 19, POSNACK 17, ZION 15

200 medley relay — C. Gibbons 1:43.51; 200 freestyle — Zislin (CG) 1:44.94; 200 IM — Moore (AH) 1:57.25; 50 freestyle — Spas (AH) 21.80; 100 butterfly — Alaskari (AH) 51.33; 100 freestyle — Spas (AH) 47.60; 500 freestyle — Rosenbaum (CG) 4:43.84; 200 freestyle relay — A. Heritage 1:30.94; 100 backstroke — Serra (AH) 56.79; 100 breaststroke — Zielinski (CG) 1:02.30; 400 freestyle relay — A. Heritage 3:16.79.

Boys' Diving

District 9-3A

Qualifiers: 1. Macoy Zukowsky (D) 306.65.

Girls' Swimming

District 10-3A

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 503, WEST BROWARD 309, COOPER CITY 297, CYPRESS BAY 262, FLANAGAN 223

200 medley relay — Cypress Bay 1:58.72; St. Thomas Aquinas 1:59.61; Cooper City 2:02.88; 200 freestyle — Iriondo (STA) 1:56.68; Campbell (Western) 1:56.84; Segatto (Fl) 1:57.94; 200 IM — Moodie (CB) 2:13.89; Drew (CC) 2:18.17; Snider (CC) 2:18.48; 50 freestyle — Oliver (WB) 24.44; Schlunaker (CC) 26.12; Vernon (Fl) 26.14; 100 butterfly — Vargas (STA) 1:00.7; Campbell (West) 1:01.0; Garcia (WB) 1:01.67; 100 freestyle — Oliver (WB) 52.91; Fernandez (WB) 55.42; Vargas (STA) 57.25; 500 freestyle — Iriondo (STA) 5:11.04; Segatto (Fl) 5:14.65; Schultz (CB) 5:15.73; 200 freestyle relay — St. Thomas Aquinas 1:43.54; West Broward 1:44.59; Cooper City 1:47.85; 100 backstroke — Fernandez (WB) 1:05.167; Gerena (STA) 1:07.6; Ankney (West) 1:10.05; 100 breaststroke — Phelan (CB) 1:08.64; Moodie (CB) 1:12.2; Drew (CC) 1:13.43; 400 freestyle relay — St. Thomas Aquinas 3:45.8; Cypress Bay 3:46.53; West Broward 3:50.01; Diving — Nazario (STA) 496.60; Alexander (STA) 448.10; Habig (STA) 406.30.

District 11-1A

C. GIBBONS 584, A. HERITAGE 446, UNIVERSITY 224, MIAMI COUNTRY DAY 144, A. MCCARTHY 140, MIAMI PACE 102, SOUTH FLA HEAT 97, SAGEMONT 90, POSNACK 86, MATER ACADEMY 54, CHAMINADE 52, DOCTOR'S CHARTER 22

200 medley relay — A. Heritage 1:52.88; 200 freestyle — Randolph (AH) 1:57.09; 200 IM — Ramirez (MP) 2:11.03; 50 freestyle — Cooper (AH) 24.21; 100 butterfly — Ramirez (MP) 57.89; 100 freestyle — Randolph (AH) 53.52; 500 freestyle — Randolph (AH) 5:11.25; 200 freestyle relay — A. Heritage 1:39.82; 100 backstroke — Milano (CG) 1:03.26; 100 breaststroke — Cooper (AH) 1:06.48; 400 freestyle relay — A. Heritage 3:39.85.

Girls' Diving

District 9-3A

Qualifiers: 1. Sydney Smith (DB) 379.8; 2. Krista Farnes (CS) 360.10; 3. Dayna Lazarowitz (T) 316.10.