Swimming & Diving Prepares for American Conference Championship

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The FIU swimming & diving program is about to compete on the American Conference Swimming & Diving Championship from Wednesday, Feb. 18 by Saturday, Feb. 21 on the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
 
All 4 days of competitors can be streamed dwell on ESPN+.
 
Wednesday, February 18

Swimming Prelims – 10:30 a.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET | ESPN+
200-yard Medley Relay
500-yard Freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley
50-yard Freestyle
Team Diving Event

Thursday, February 19

Swimming Prelims – 10:30 a.m. ET | Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. ET | ESPN+

Diving Consols – 5:10 p.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET | ESPN+

200-yard Freestyle Relay

400-yard Individual Medley

100-yard Butterfly

200-yard Freestyle

1-meter Diving Finals

400-yard Medley Relay

Friday, February 20

Swimming Prelims – 10:30 a.m. ET | Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. ET | ESPN+

Diving Consols – 5:10 p.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET | ESPN+

800-yard Freestyle Relay

3-meter Diving Finals

100-yard Backstroke

100-yard Breaststroke

200-yard Butterfly

Saturday, February 21

Swimming Prelims – 10:30 a.m. ET | Diving Prelims – 11:30 a.m. ET | ESPN+

Diving Consols – 5:10 p.m. ET | Finals – 6 p.m. ET | ESPN+

1,650-yard Freestyle*

100-yard Freestyle

200-yard Backstroke

200-yard Breaststroke

Platform Diving Finals

400-yard Freestyle Relay

The Panthers enter the championship meet seeking to rebound after falling simply 1.5 factors shy of capturing their second consecutive convention title in 2025. FIU totaled 1,475 factors, incomes 16 medals, together with a conference-best six gold medals. The Panthers additionally set two college and meet information, breaking the 200-yard medley relay mark with a time of 1:36.60, whereas Emma Becker set a brand new program document within the 100-yard breaststroke with a 59.02.

 

Among final 12 months’s standouts, senior Nicole Frank was named the American Conference Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet after profitable three particular person gold medals within the 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 400 IM.

 

FIU concluded its dual-meet season with a pair of victories, defeating Florida Atlantic and Lynn. The Panthers additionally turned in a powerful midseason efficiency on the Mizzou Invite, ending second total forward of Power Four program TCU. FIU claimed two American Conference weekly awards through the common season.

FIU will compete in 22 occasions at this 12 months’s championship and enters with robust depth throughout a number of disciplines. The Panthers boast 32 instances or scores ranked inside the highest 15 within the convention, together with eight ranked among the many high three.

 

Frank leads the way in which with three top-four convention instances, together with the highest mark within the 400 IM (4:12.85), fourth within the 200 IM (2:00.74) and third within the 200 breast (2:12.87).

 

Pauline Zeller owns the second-fastest time within the 100 butterfly (52.65), whereas Diana Santamaria ranks fourth within the 100 backstroke (53.64).

 

FIU additionally options among the convention’s strongest relay models, rating within the high three in 4 of the 5 relay occasions scheduled for the meet. The quartet of Tawannah McLemore, Diana Santamaria and Frida Stretre Løbersli holds the quickest time within the 200 medley relay (1:36.47). Meanwhile, Olivia Matson, McLemore, Santamaria and Zeller personal the highest convention time within the 200 freestyle relay (1:30.84).

 

On the diving boards, Ruska Lehtonen holds the convention’s high platform rating (269.03). In the 3-meter occasion, Kristina Keenan ranks fourth (310.43), whereas she additionally sits fourth within the 1-meter (278.18).

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