19 MSD Swimmers Advance to Regionals as Girls Win District Title, Boys Finish Second

by Matt Rothman October 28, 2026

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19 MSD Swimmers Advance to Regionals as Girls Win District Title, Boys Finish Second

Marjory Stoneman Douglas Girls Swim Team Wins District Championship. {Courtesy}

MSD Female Raider Team Competes at National Challenge in Kentucky on Oct. 20

In total, the Eagles will have 19 swimmers advancing to Regionals after the girls finished with 379 points, edging Boca Raton High School by 14 points, while the boys recorded 380 points to finish behind Boca Raton.

MSD had three individual District Champions, led by Nikki Harrypersad, who won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:58.03. Isla El Chantiry also captured first place in the 500-yard freestyle, finishing in 5:31.62, while Sadie Titensor placed second in the same event at 6:02.94.

Harrypersad added a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle, while Carly Chin placed third in the 50-yard freestyle. Bella Schubow finished fifth in the 200-yard freestyle, El Chantiry placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly, and Alexa Anthony took fifth in the 50-yard freestyle.

The girls also won two relay titles, taking first in the 200-yard freestyle relay with Harrypersad, El Chantiry, Anthony, and Chin, finishing in 1:43.90. Chin, Schubow, El Chantiry, and Harrypersad also won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:44.95.

On the boys’ side, Roman Kondrashov won the 500-yard freestyle in 4:45.25 and placed second in the 200-yard freestyle. Benjamin Ruytenbeek finished second in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events, while Joseph Villalobos placed second in the 100-yard butterfly and fourth in the 100-yard backstroke.

Matteo Suarez Bueno and Jason Brunshteyn each placed third, while Hudson Hemenway placed fifth in the 100-yard butterfly. The boys also finished second in all three relay events, including the 200-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle relays.

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Matt Rothman is a 2018 graduate from Florida Gulf Coast University receiving his bachelor’s degree in journalism and then graduated from the University of Florida as a graduate student.