By Kyle Coppola
Lake Minneola High Swimmers Prepare For FHSAA State Finals
Clermont, Fla. — Competing against some of the fastest swimmers in Florida, the Lake Minneola High School (LMHS) boys swim team captured second place, while the girls team placed fifth, in a highly competitive field at the 4A Region 2 Championships this past weekend. With 18 teams in the regional meet, LMHS swimmers showcased impressive performances and secured spots in the 4A State Championship meet scheduled for this upcoming Saturday.
(This group of Lake Minneola High Swimmers are having a great season. Just recently the Boys and Girls team finished 1st and 2nd at the Florida Mid-Conference Meet in Ocala.)
Advancing to the state meet are standout swimmers Lyla Conte, Collin Magnus, Henry Carlisle, Eric Jurski, Evan Stires, and Kai Larkin, all of whom turned in qualifying times at the regionals to represent the Hawks at the state level. Additionally, the girls 400-meter freestyle relay team — consisting of Sidney Stromberg, Liv Klein, Finley Budds, and Lyla Conte — was named an alternate for the event. Very exciting for this group of swimmers who have excelled this year.
The Hawks have really pushed themselves this season. To come out second in the boys’ category and fifth in the girls’ against such talented competition is a huge achievement. The team is ready to swim at the Regional Championships! We wish them all the best of luck as they go after it this weekend! Go Hawks!
Photo Credit – Julia Flohr Larkin
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
