Swim & Dive Hits the Street to Boca Raton to Face Florida Atlantic

MIAMI – The FIU swimming and diving program heads to Boca Raton to face convention foe Florida Atlantic in its remaining twin meet of the common season Saturday afternoon.

Friday, Jan. 30 vs Florida Atlantic (Diving Only)

• Time / Site: 1 p.m. at Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center
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Saturday, Jan. 31 at Florida Atlantic

• Time / Site: 12 p.m. at FAU Aquatic Center
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The Panthers look to complete the common season sturdy earlier than turning their focus to the American  Conference Swimming & Diving Championships, scheduled for Feb. 18–21 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the place FIU goals to defend its convention title.
 
Competition begins Friday, Jan. 30, with platform diving on the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center. The meet will conclude Saturday with the 1-meter and 3-meter diving occasions, together with swimming competitors in opposition to the Owls.
 
FIU enters the weekend after falling to FGCU, 178-121, on Saturday, Jan. 24, recording 19 top-three finishes within the meet.
 
Saturday’s matchup marks the sixteenth all-time assembly between the 2 applications, with FIU having received each dual-meet contest since 2013. The two groups additionally met earlier this season on the TYR Fall Classic. In their most up-to-date dual-meet assembly, FIU earned a 167-132 victory at dwelling on Feb. 1, 2025, whereas the Panthers claimed a 173-126 street win in Boca Raton on Jan. 27, 2024.

LAST TIME OUT

Junior Diana Santamaria led the Panthers with a first-place end within the 100-yard backstroke (55.36) and a second-place displaying within the 100-yard freestyle (51.88).

 

Nicole Frank recorded 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 place 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).

 

On the diving boards, Kristina Keenan delivered a standout efficiency, incomes zone-qualifying scores in each occasions. Her rating of 310.43 on the 3-meter board ranked seventh-best in program historical past, whereas her 278.18 on the 1-meter board marked a private finest and zone reduce.

 

Ruska Lehtonen secured a season-best rating of 286.35 on the 3-meter board to earn a zone reduce and a third-place end. Brooke Megdall added a third-place displaying on the 1-meter board with a personal-best rating of 251.63 and completed fourth on the 3-meter board with a rating of 261.75.

SCOUTING THE OWLS

Florida Atlantic enters the meet with a 4-2 dual-meet document, coming off wins in opposition to St. Thomas, Wagner and North Texas.

 

The Owls most not too long ago recorded a 240-57 victory over St. Thomas and in addition captured the Patriot Invitational title in November. Last season, Florida Atlantic completed sixth on the American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships.

UP NEXT

FIU prepares for the First Chance Meet on Friday, Feb. 13 in Coral Gables, Fla. earlier than the American Conference Swimming & Diving Championships from Feb. 18 – Feb. 21 in Greensboro, N.C.

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