The Montverde Academy boys and girls swim teams each earned runner-up finishes at the Florida High School Athletic Association State Championships on Saturday, capping another strong season for the program.

The Montverde boys placed second out of 40 teams with 214 points, while the girls also took second out of 46 teams with 197 points.

Montverde swimmers combined for 10 All-America qualifying times and several top-three finishes across both divisions.

In girls events, the 200-yard medley relay team of Stella Belmore, Mariana Bustamante, Layla Busby and Kayra Tatifinished second with an All-America time of 1 minute, 45.15 seconds. The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Alejandra Ordonez, Maria Castro, Layla and Kayra placed second in 1:35.15, while the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Ale

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