Spartans Defeat Lions in UT Aquatics Center Farewell

November 21, 2021

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams completed their final meet at the UT Aquatics Center against Saint Leo on Sunday.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Men's Final: No. 14 Tampa Spartans 114.5, No. 25 Saint Leo Lions 67.5
Women's Final: No. 12 Tampa Spartans 145, No. 17 Saint Leo Lions 40

Location: UT Aquatics Center | Tampa, Fla.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The session totaled 20 events, including 10 for the men and 10 for the women.
The women swept three of their events, and the men swept two.

TOP PERFORMERS (MEN):

In the 200 Yard Freestyle, Parker Knollman placed second with a time of 1:41.60, Hugo Bustamante finished third with a time of 1:43.48.
Jimmy Senese took first place in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 21.53. Brain Daugherty finished just behind at 21.62.
The Spartans swept the 400 Yard IM. Ian Morgan took first place at 4:05.54. Grant Ruster was the runner up at 4:09.05. C.J. Hills rounded it out at 4:19.72.
In the 100 Yard Butterfly, Kenan Dean finished second at 50.37. Nikki Fauteux placed third with a time of 50.92.
Daugherty placed second in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 46.69. Johnny Knobel placed third at 47.39.
In the 100 Yard Backstroke, Senese placed second with a time of 51.40. Knollman finished third at 51.47.
Morgan captured first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 4:41.82. Coleman Kramer earned a third place finish with a time of 4:42.95.
The Spartans swept the 100 Yard Breaststroke. Jared Mindek placed first with a time of 57.93. Ruster placed second with a time of 58.89. Carter Murawski took third with a time of 1:01.44.
The men's 200 Freestyle Relay, made up of Bustamante, Daugherty, Martin Slanschek, and Mikael Haugen took first place with a time of 1:23.39.

TOP PERFORMERS (WOMEN):

Mady Barnes, Elizaveta Bazarova, Anja Oca, and Emma Chestang placed first in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:44.28.
In the 200 Yard Freestyle, Roma Vrijhof was the runner up with a time of 1:54.94. Guillian Zerpa placed third with a time of 1:57.53.
The Spartans swept the 50 Yard Freestyle. Erika DiPietro placed first with a time of 24.38. Chestang placed second at 24.58, and Kate Elnicki finished third with a time of 24.97.
Courtney Sherwood took first place in the Women's 400 IM with a time of 4:28.47. Teammate Madi Lauger finished right behind with a time of 4:28.69.
The Spartans swept the 100 Yard Butterfly. Barnes took first at 57.05, Oca was the runner up at 57.11, and Katie Horan finished third at 57.63.
DiPietro earned first place in the 100 Free with a time of 52.69. Vrijhof earned third place with a time of 53.07.
In the 100 Yard Backstroke, Barnes finished on top, registering a time of 55.98. Emma Panaroni was the runner up at 58.08, and Sherwood turned in a time of 58.21 to earn third place.
Holly Wessel earned first place in the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:04.28. Megan Goldthorpe finished in third place with a time of 5:08.50.
Bazarova took first place in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:03.58. Julia Majszutowicz finished just behind with a time of 1:06.28.
The Women's 200 Freestyle Relay, made up of Chestang, Kristen Wagner, Elnicki, and Bazarova took first place with a time of 1:36.46.

UP NEXT:

The Spartans will host their annual Spartan Invite at the Clearwater Aquatic Center on December 17-20. Prelims will start at 10:00 a.m. each day with finals starting at 5:00 p.m. Fans will be able to watch live via TampaSpartans.tv and find results on the MeetMobile app.

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