Swimming & Diving Falls to FGCU on Senior Day

MIAMI – The FIU swimming & diving program fell to the FGCU Eagles, 178–121, Saturday afternoon on the Doral Aquatic Center on Senior Day.
 
In the ultimate residence meet of the season, the Panthers recorded 19 top-three finishes, together with three first-place performances.
 
Prior to the meet, FIU honored seniors Lutnya Bogdanova, Oumy Diop, Var Erlingsdottir Eidesgaard, Nicole Frank, Ruska Lehtonen, Ana Luiza Daisson and Maria Goncalves for his or her contributions to this system.
 
Junior Diana Santamaria led the Panthers with a first-place end within the 100-yard backstroke (55.36) and a second-place exhibiting within the 100-yard freestyle (51.88). She was additionally a part of two second-place relay efforts, swimming within the 200-yard medley relay alongside Oumy Diop, Tawannah McLemore and Frida Stretre Løbersli (1:41.36), and the 400-yard medley relay with Claudia Frasca, Carla Mailharrou and Pauline Zeller (3:30.31).
 
Nicole Frank posted a pair of top-three particular person finishes, highlighted by a victory within the 400-yard particular person medley (4:28.41). She additionally positioned third within the 200-yard butterfly with a time of two:07.92.
 
Pauline Zeller captured first within the 100-yard butterfly (54.88) and added a third-place end within the 200-yard freestyle (1:53.97). Sophomore Tawannah McLemore earned two top-three finishes, putting second within the 50-yard freestyle (23.55) and third within the 100-yard butterfly (57.23).
 
Claudia Frasca recorded a pair of top-three finishes, taking second within the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.51) and third within the 100-yard backstroke (57.15), whereas Ana Luiza Daisson positioned third within the 100-yard freestyle (52.74). Sally Olsson added a second-place end within the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.10) and third within the 200-yard breaststroke (2:20.70).
 
On the diving boards, Kristina Keenan had a standout efficiency, incomes zone-qualifying scores in each occasions. Her rating of 310.43 on the 3-meter board marked the seventh-best efficiency in program historical past, whereas her 278.18 on the 1-meter was a private finest and zone reduce.
 
Ruska Lehtonen earned a season-best rating of 286.35 on the 3-meter to safe a zone reduce and a third-place end. Brooke Megdall added a third-place end on the 1-meter with a personal-best rating of 251.63 and positioned fourth on the 3-meter with a rating of 261.75.

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FIU ventures to Boca Raton, Fla. to face the Florida Atlantic Owls on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 10 a.m.. Live outcomes will probably be obtainable on MeetMobile.

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