Swim & Dive Opens 2026 with FIU Sprint Invite

MIAMI – The FIU swimming and diving program returns to motion Saturday, Jan. 3, internet hosting the FIU Sprint Invite on the Doral Aquatic Center, with competitors starting at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 3 at FIU Sprint Invite

• Time / Site: 10 a.m. at Doral Aquatic Center
• Meet Mobile (obtainable on Apple and Google Play) & dwell updates on X 
• Presented by Baptist Health, The Official Sports Medicine Provider of FIU Athletics

The FIU Sprint Invite encompasses a full slate of swimming and diving occasions, highlighted by a singular tournament-style format in all 50-yard races. Swimmers will compete via three rounds, culminating in a two-person head-to-head remaining. The dash occasions embrace the 50-yard backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle.
 
American Athletic Conference foe Tulane and Division II program Concordia St. Paul will compete in each swimming and diving occasions, whereas Wisconsin and Georgia Southern will discipline divers solely.
 
Saturday’s meet marks the Panthers’ first competitors since their dwelling twin towards Marshall on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

HISTORY OF THE MEET

Saturday will mark the thirteenth version of the FIU Sprint Invite. FIU has captured the title in every of the final seven meets, courting again to the 2016–17 season to open the calendar yr.

Last season, the Panthers positioned first with a meet-high 482 factors.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 1) 50 Backstroke (Heats – Round 1)

2) 50 Breaststroke (Heats – Round 1)

3) 50 Butterfly (Heats – Round 1)

4) 50 Free (Heats – Round 1)

5) 200 Free

6) 100 IM

7) 50 Backstroke (Top 8 – Round 2)

8) 50 Breaststroke (Top 8 – Round 2)

9) 50 Butterfly (Top 8 – Round 2)

10) 50 Free (Top 8 – Round 2)

10 Minute Break

11) 100 Free

12) 100 Back

13) 50 Backstroke (Top 4 – Round 3)

14) 50 Breaststroke (Top 4 – Round 3)

15) 50 Butterfly (Top 4 – Round 3)

16) 50 Free (Top 4 – Round 3)

17) 100 Butterfly

18) 100 Breaststroke

19) 50 Backstroke (Top 2 – Final)

20) 50 Breaststroke (Top 2 – Final)

21) 50 Butterfly (Top 2 – Final)

22) 50 Free (Top 2 – Final)

LAST TIME OUT

FIU competed towards Marshall in mid-December, falling 172.5–121.5, whereas recording 10 top-two finishes on the day, together with 5 particular person and relay victories.

 

The Panthers discovered success within the relay occasions, successful each the 200-yard medley relay (1:44.63) and the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:35.52).

 

Freshman Pauline Zeller captured first place within the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 55.30 and added a second-place end within the 200-yard butterfly (2:03.42).

 

Sophomore Tawannah McLemore earned the win within the 50-yard freestyle (23.50) and positioned third within the 100-yard freestyle (53.57), whereas fellow sophomore Claudia Frasca took prime honors within the 200-yard backstroke (2:05.84).

 

On the boards, FIU dominated the diving occasions. The Panthers swept the highest three spots within the 1-meter competitors, led by Kristina Keenan’s successful rating of 236.60, adopted by Adyson Downey (211.65) and Sydney Soto (209.00).

 

FIU continued its sturdy efficiency within the 3-meter occasion, claiming the highest 4 finishes. Soto earned first with a rating of 251.00, Keenan positioned second (231.80), Downey completed third (230.40), and Brooke Megdall rounded out the sweep in fourth (227.85).

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 might comply with alongside on MeetMobile.

 

SOCIAL MEDIA

Get all the most recent info on the workforce by following on Twitter (@FIUSwimDive), Facebook @FIUSwimmingandDiving) and on Instagram (@FIUSwimDive). General athletic information can be discovered at @FIUSports on Facebook and @FIUAthletics on Twitter and Instagram.