Swim & Dive Takes First Total at FIU Sprint Invite

MIAMI – The FIU swimming and diving program opened the calendar 12 months, capturing first place on the FIU Sprint Invite with 571 factors Saturday morning on the Doral Aquatic Center.
 
FIU excelled within the 50-yard dash occasions, incomes high finishes within the 50-backstroke, butterfly and 100-IM.
 
The victory marked FIU’s eighth consecutive title on the annual residence meet, a streak that dates again to the 2016–17 season.
 
The meet opened with the 50-yard dash occasions, which featured a novel knockout-style format. The high six swimmers from the opening spherical superior, culminating in head-to-head finals.
 
Freshman Pauline Zeller shined within the dash occasions, successful the 50-yard butterfly (25.98) and the 100-yard particular person medley (58.56). Zeller additionally earned runner-up finishes within the 50-yard backstroke (26.08) and the 100-yard butterfly (57.41).
 
Junior Diana Santamaria recorded 4 top-three finishes on the day, highlighted by a first-place displaying within the 50-yard backstroke (25.41). The Málaga, Spain native added a second-place end within the 50-yard freestyle (24.21), positioned second within the 100-yard particular person medley (59.32), and completed third within the 100-yard backstroke with a finals time of 1:01.86.
 
Freshman Faustine Mercier positioned second within the 200-yard freestyle (2:00.28) and added a fifth-place end within the 100-yard butterfly (1:03.23).
 
Sophomore Tawannah McLemore certified for 2 finals, inserting third within the 50-yard breaststroke (30.69) and fourth within the 50-yard butterfly (27.62).
 
Senior Lutnya Bogdanova posted a pair of fourth-place finishes within the 50-yard breaststroke (31.46) and the 100-yard butterfly (59.50), whereas senior Ana Luiza Daisson recorded two top-five finishes within the 200-yard freestyle (2:02.63) and the 100-yard freestyle (55.50).
 
On the diving boards, FIU positioned three athletes inside the highest six of the 1-meter occasion. Ruska Lehtonen led the Panthers with a runner-up end and a rating of 249.70, adopted by Sofia Torstensson in fourth (245.00) and Kristina Keenan in sixth (242.65).
 
In the 3-meter occasion, Lehtonen earned a fourth-place end with a rating of 254.85, whereas Sydney Soto positioned seventh with a complete of 235.75.

FINAL SCORES

1. FlU – 571

2. North Texas – 539

3. Concordia University, St. Paul – 315

4. Wisconsin – 84

5. Georgia Southern – 50

6. Saint Joseph’s College of Maine – 19

UP NEXT

Meet competitors resumes on Saturday, Jan. 10 because the Panthers host Harvard and Miami for a tri-meet on the Doral Aquatic Center. Events are set for 12 p.m. and may comply with alongside on MeetCellular.

 

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