FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – On a beautiful day in South Florida, the Nova Southeastern swimming teams posted a pair of wins over the visiting Florida Tech Panthers. Prior to the meet, the team honored its 11 seniors,
Suzanne Afchain,
Madeline McCloskey,
Emily Mehlhop,
Caroline Oster,
Alyssa Roehr,
Laura White,
Julian Coster,
Jacob Gray,
David Hudson,
Cory Klemm and
James Wilson.
INSIDE THE MEET:
FINAL WOMEN'S SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks (192), Florida Tech Panthers (70)
FINAL MEN'S SCORES: Nova Southeastern Sharks (169), Florida Tech Panthers (93)
LOCATION: NSU Aquatic Center | Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
TOP INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS:
- Tyler Fell grabbed the first individual win for the Sharks in the 1,000 freestyle, coming in first in 10:39.49. Bernardo Abascal picked up the win on the men's side in 9:39.40
- In the women's 200 freestyle, Sundstedt claimed first place in 1:54.08, .04 seconds faster than her first-place performance a week ago. Dawson also took first in the event in 1:42.93.
- Sundstedt also won in the 500 freestyle with an NCAA B-cut time of 5:04.61. Vincent Lijoi took first on the men's side in 4:41.39.
- Afchain topped the competition in the 100 backstroke in 58.68. She also went on to win the 200 back in 2:09.53.
- Alessandro Xella was first in the men's 100 breaststroke and the 200 backstroke, posting times of 58.76 and 1:52.98, respectively.
- Oster and Poulsen swept FIT in the 200 butterfly, posting times of 2:09.70 and 1:53.00, respectively, for the wins. Oster also went on to win the 100 butterfly in 58.39.
- Fink earned the win in the 50 freestyle, finishing in 24.55. After a 15 minute break, Fink returned to the pool to win the 100 free in 53.66.
- In the men's 200 breaststroke, Samuel Brettmann topped the competition in 2:08.51. He also ended up on top in the 200 individual medley in 1:53.91.
UP NEXT
The Sharks will wrap up the regular season next Saturday in West Palm Beach with a non-conference dual-meet against Keiser. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m.
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