| CSSC competes at Speedo champions series; Ryan Lochte will sign autographs and swim |
| Written by Sharon Robb | |
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FORT LAUDERDALE—A small but talented group of swimmers from the Coral Springs Swim Club will compete in the Speedo Champions Series Southern Zone Southern Sectional Championships that begin today. Olympians Vlad Polyakov, 26, of Kazakhstan, Arlene Semeco, 26, and Leo Andara, 23, both of Venezuela, head the 10-swimmer contingent for the four-day meet at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex. Other Coral Springs swimmers entered are sisters Lindsey, 15, and Taylor McKnight, 17, Zain Qali, 22, Dawud Al-Khalefi, 18, Marco Camargo, 20, Loai Tashkandi, 19, and Luke Torres, 15. Most of them will swim just one event. Several international teams from Latin and Central America and the Caribbean will compete including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Bahamas. A field of 790 swimmers from 13 countries are entered. The four-day meet begins Thursday with the women’s 1500-meter freestyle and men’s 800-meter freestyle at 5 p.m. The rest of the week prelims are 9 a.m. and finals at 5 p.m. Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte, 25, of Daytona Beach, who will compete in the meet, will sign autographs and pose for photos on Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the aquatic complex. Sharon Robb can be reached at
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