OCALA, Fla. – The Nova Southeastern Men's and Women's Swimming teams began competition at the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Championships on Wednesday night from the Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (FAST) in Ocala, Florida. The Sharks took care of business, winning both the Men's and Women's 800 freestyle relay, giving both teams the lead in the standings going into day two.


Location - Florida Aquatics Swimming and Training (Ocala, Florida)
Events - 800 Freestyle Relay
Results

Standings - Women's
1. Nova Southeastern - 62
2. Tampa - 52
3. Florida Southern - 46
4. Florida Tech - 40
4. Rollins - 40
6. Lynn - 34

Standings - Men's
1. Nova Southeastern - 62
2. Florida Southern - 46
3. Florida Tech - 44
4. Lynn - 42
5. Rollins - 38
6. Tampa - 34
7. Barry - 32


(Women's)

• The group of Emilia Ronningdal, Rafaela Raurich, Ilaria Murzilli, and Emily Trieschmann secured first place in the 800 Freestyle Relay with a time of 7:13.27, beating second place finishers Tampa by nearly 17 seconds (7:30.23).

(Men's)

• During the 200 Backstroke time trial, Gustav Henriksen finished with a strong, personal best time of 1:45.42.
• In the 800 Freestyle Relay, Thomas Flower, Keith Peristeridis, Luca Alessandrini, and Marcel Snitko captured first and set a new SSC Meet and NSU record with their time of 6:25.49.

The Sharks return to pool in Ocala, FL on February 15th for day two of the Sunshine State Conference Championships. Events scheduled for day two include the 1000 Freestyle, 200 Individual Medley, 50 Freestyle, and the 200 Medley Relay. Prelims begin at 10:00AM, followed by the finals at 6:00PM.

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