Swimming & Diving Locations Third Total at TYR Fall Classic

MIAMI – The FIU swimming and diving program kicked off its season on the TYR Fall Classic with a robust exhibiting, ending third general on the Doral Aquatic Center.

The Panthers scored 445 factors, trailing solely Florida Atlantic and FGCU, and recorded 25 top-three finishes throughout A-Final and B-Final occasions, together with three first-place efforts over the two-day meet.

 

Senior Nicole Frank led the cost with 4 top-two finishes, highlighted by a first-place victory within the 400 IM with a time of 4:26.51.

She additionally claimed second in three B-Final occasions: the 100 Backstroke (58.58), 200 Breaststroke (2:20.84), and 200 Fly (2:12.17), setting the tone for her senior season.

 

Diana Santamaria contributed six second-place finishes, together with three relay efforts. She helped the 400 Medley Relay workforce—alongside Tawannah McLemore, Frida Stretre Løbersli, and Pauline Zeller—end second in 3:47.70.

Santamaria additionally swam on the 200 Medley Relay (1:42.29) and 400 Freestyle Relay (3:28.24) groups with Ana Luiza Daisson, Olivia Matson, and Zeller. Individually, she touched in 56.83 within the 100 Butterfly B-Final, 57.29 within the 100 Backstroke A-Final, and a pair of:04.25 within the 200 Backstroke A-Final.

 

Freshman Pauline Zeller made a splash in her debut, setting a brand new meet document within the 100 Butterfly A-Final with a time of 54.74, breaking the mark set in 2009. She additionally helped the 200 Freestyle Relay workforce of Daisson, Matson, and McLemore seize first in 1:34.08.

Sophomore Tawannah McLemore positioned second within the 50 Freestyle A-Final (23.55) and third within the 200 IM (2:10.94), whereas freshman Olivia Matson posted a B-Final win within the 200 Backstroke (2:05.45) and a second-place B-Final end within the 50 Freestyle (23.71).

Sophomore Sally Olsson impressed within the breaststroke occasions, inserting second within the B-Final of the 100 breaststroke (1:05.08) and third within the A-Final of the 200 breaststroke (2:20.35).

Daisson earned three particular person third-place finishes within the 200 Freestyle (1:54.63 A-Final), 500 Freestyle (5:15.98 B-Final), and 100 Freestyle (52.67 A-Final).

Var Erlingsdottir Eidesgaard added two third-place B-Final swims within the 200 Freestyle (1:57.20) and 100 Freestyle (53.86).

 

On the diving aspect, junior Kristina Keenan positioned second within the 1-Meter A-Final (217.10) and third within the 3-Meter A-Final (239.25).

Brooke Megdall topped the B-Finals with scores of 242.00 (1-Meter) and 237.60 (3-Meter), whereas senior Ruska Lehtonen posted a 264.95 on the 1-meter board.

OVERALL SCORES

1). FGCU – 504

2). Florida Atlantic – 446

3). FIU –  445

4). Keiser –  378

5). St. Thomas –  371

UP NEXT

FIU prepares for a dual-meet wiht new American Conference member, the Liberty Flames from Friday, Oct. 31 –  Saturday, Nov. 1. It can be held on the Doral Aquatic Center.

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