Tampa Swimming Teams Finish Third at SSC Championships

ORLANDO, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams both placed third at the 2016 Sunshine State Conference Championships.

Florida Southern College captured both SSC Championships, with the Mocs tallying 792.50 points on the men's side and 893.50 for the women. UT's men recorded 722.50 points as its women finished with 598.50.

Freshman Makayla Ayers began the championship segment of day four with a second-place finish in the 1,650 Free. Ayers finished the race in a time of 17:09.44.

Tampa's women also turned in a third-place effort in the 400 Free Relay. The team of Sophie Long, Marisa Barton, Courtney Markle and Amanda Fernandes recorded a time of 3:28.34.

UT's men won the final race of the night, taking home a first-place finish in the 400 Free Relay. With a time of 2:56.84, the group of Martin Hammer, Jordan Augier, Khalid Aldaboos and Jeremy Parker earned SSC gold.

In the men's 100 Free, Hammer placed third with a time of 44.32.

Swimmers of the Meet
The swimmer of the meet for the men is Nova Southeastern's Thiago Sickert, who accrued 77 points with three gold medals and a silver. On the women's side, Rebecca Matthews of Lynn took home the swimmer of the meet honor with 80 points, having won four gold medals.

First Team All SSC -­ Women
Rebecca Matthews, Lynn
Alli Crenshaw, Florida Southern
Emma Wahlstrom, Nova Southeastern
Natalia Garriock, Saint Leo
Malin Westman, Nova Southeastern
Courtney DeVeny, Nova Southeastern
Kelsey Gouge, Florida Southern
Thalie Carmigniani, Lynn

Second Team All SSC ­- Women
Makayla Ayers, Tampa
Morgan Burns, Florida Southern
Catalina Galea, Lynn
Georgina Allin, Nova Southeastern
Sophie Long, Tampa
Heather Burns, Florida Southern
Jacinda Whittenburg, Florida Southern
Krystal Karas, Florida Southern

First Team All SSC -­ Men
Thiago Sickert, Nova Southeastern
Marco Aldabe, Nova Southeastern
Jesus Marin, Florida Southern
Matthew Holmes, Florida Southern
Blake Woodrow, Nova Southeastern
Daniel Bis, Saint Leo
Marco Palacios, Florida Southern
Antonio Nunez, Florida Southern

Second Team All SSC ­- Men
Evan Jacob, Saint Leo
Pawel Trenda, Saint Leo
Tommy Reminger, Tampa
Raul Garrastazu, Florida Southern
Sean Kim, Florida Southern
Jeremy Parker, Tampa
Ferruccio Rossi, Florida Tech
Matheus Assis, Saint Leo

SSC Swimming Records: Men / Women

UT will now focus on the 2016 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, which is scheduled for March 9-12 in Indianapolis.

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