South Florida Aquatic Club

Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing moms who are always there supporting and cheering for their children every step of the way. Thank you for your endless love, dedication, and support! 💙🏊‍♀️🌸

Our athlete Viviana Duarte is currently competing in “La Olimpiada Nacional de México” taking place in León, Guanajuato 🇲🇽 from May 5th–9th.

Representing the state of Quintana Roo, she will be racing in the 50m, 100m, and 200m Breaststroke, 50m Freestyle, and relays. We wish her the very best and are proud to see her representing our team on such a big stage. 💙🏊‍♀️

Our athletes
Naiyla Di Sarno, Laila Harran, Juan Vallmitjana, and Lismar Lyon will be competing at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Sacramento from May 20th–23rd.

Only a few days left until competition time! We are excited and ready to race🏊‍♂️🔥

We are incredibly proud of our athletes:
Juan Vallmitjana, Felipe Alvarez, Javier Colmenares, Naiyla Di Sarno, Alex Diaz, Laila Harran, Carley Kaplan, Noah Mejias, Liliana Novak, Maria Perez, Addison Scott, Lismar Lyon and Eric Veit, for their performance at the Fort Lauderdale Open.

This meet marks the close of an important stage for our team, and the results truly reflect the journey. Many of our swimmers achieved personal bests, broke through their own limits, and showed the progress that comes from showing up every single day with discipline and heart. Seeing that growth is what makes this process so meaningful.

We also want to recognize the families behind each athlete. Your constant support, sacrifices, and belief in them make all of this possible.

And most importantly, we want to express our deepest gratitude and love to our Head Coach, Chris Anderson. There are no words to fully capture how much you mean to this team. Your passion, patience, and dedication go far beyond the pool. You don’t just train athletes, you shape people, build confidence, and inspire greatness in each of them. We are truly grateful to have you leading us and guiding this journey.

Thank you, Coach, for everything you do and for the love you pour into this sport and into all of us.

We move forward together, stronger, united, and hungry for more💪🏻.

Gretchen Walsh Breaks World Record On Final Day Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open; SoFlo’s Lismar Lyon, Juan Vallmitjana Break National, Junior National Records

By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, May 2, 2026--A year after breaking the 100-meter butterfly world record twice in the same pool and same meet, Gretchen Walsh broke it again Saturday at the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. Walsh, 23, of the New York Athletic Club, dominated the field to lower her own world record in 54.33. Last year at the same meet Walsh broke the record twice (55.09 in prelims and 54.60 in finals)....

Gretchen Walsh Breaks World Record On Final Day Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open; SoFlo’s Lismar Lyon, Juan Vallmitjana Break National, Junior National Records By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, May 2, 2026–A year after breaking the 100-meter butterfly world record twice in the same pool and same meet, Gretchen Walsh broke it again Saturday at the Speed…

Our athlete Juan Vallmitjana secured an impressive 3rd place in the 800m freestyle, competing against some of the best swimmers in the world.

In addition, he set a new Spanish Junior National Record (the country he represents internationally) with a time of 7:57.70, breaking his own previous time.

We are incredibly proud of this achievement. Thank you for giving your all in every race💪🏻🤩🔥

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SoFlo’s Top Finisher Lismar Lyon Flirts With National Record On Day Three Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open

By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, May 1, 2026--Racing against the world's best, Venezuelan Olympic hopeful Lismar Lyon came close to breaking her own national record Friday at the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. Lyon, seeded third after morning prelims, finished third behind New York Athletic Club's Olympians Gretchen Walsh (25.08) and teammate Kate Douglass (25.24) in the 50-meter butterfly....

SoFlo’s Top Finisher Lismar Lyon Flirts With National Record On Day Three Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, May 1, 2026–Racing against the world’s best, Venezuelan Olympic hopeful Lismar Lyon came close to breaking her own national record Friday at the Speedo Fo…

Our athlete Lismar Lyon delivered an outstanding performance, placing 3rd in the 50m butterfly at the Fort Lauderdale Open 2026, competing against some of the best swimmers in the world.

She touched the wall in 26.32, just 0.02 seconds off the Venezuelan national record (26.30) a time she set herself at the Singapore World Championships 2025.

We are incredibly proud of her dedication, consistency, and international level. 💙🏊‍♀️🔥

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Stars Shine On Day Two Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open; Juan Vallmitjana Top SoFlo Finisher

By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, April 30, 2026--For the second night in a row, Juan Vallmitjana was top finisher for South Florida Aquatic Club Thursday at the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. Vallmitjana, 17, University of Virginia-bound, was fifth in the 400-meter freestyle in a best time 3:53.80 with an 0.30 time drop. He also went a best time in the 100 freestyle in 52.98 with an 0.48 drop....

Stars Shine On Day Two Of Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open; Juan Vallmitjana Top SoFlo Finisher By Sharon RobbFORT LAUDERDALE, April 30, 2026–For the second night in a row, Juan Vallmitjana was top finisher for South Florida Aquatic Club Thursday at the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open at Fo…

We are proud to share that our athlete, Juan Vallmitjana, 17 years old, competed in the 1500m freestyle final at the Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open. Juan delivered an outstanding performance, earning a well deserved 3rd place finish with an impressive time of 15:22.96.

We are extremely proud of his dedication, discipline, and continued progress in the pool. This is just one of his events in the competition, as he still has more races ahead. We look forward to seeing him continue to perform at a high level throughout the meet🤩.