Tampa Dives Into First Day of Spartan Invite

December 17, 2021

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams opened competition at the sixth-annual Spartan Invite, with the UT men first and women second overall.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 258, Indian River 202.5, Nova Southeastern 187, Lenoir-Rhyne 70, Saint Leo 57.5
Women's Day One Team Scoring: Nova Southeastern 237, Tampa 226.5, West Florida 135, Indian River 87.5, Saint Leo 67. Lenoir-Rhyne 21
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

In the 1,000 Yard Freestyle, Coleman Kramer took third at 9:28.01.
Brian Daugherty earned first at 20.18 and Mikael Haugen placed third at 20.35 in In the 50 Yard Freestyle.
Hugo Bustamante, Jared Mindek, Winn Aung, and Haugen made up the men's 200 Yard Medley Relay and took first place with a time of 1:30.12.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

Jessie Tobin was the runner up in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 10:13.32.
Elizaveta Bazarova took second place in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.16.
The 200 Medley Relay with Mady Barnes, Bazarova, Johana Koether, and Emma Chestang took third finishing at 1:43.57.

UP NEXT:
Day two of the Spartan Invite will begin with prelims tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. Finals are slated for 6 p.m. Fans may watch live at TampaSpartans.tv or follow live scoring through the Meet Mobile app.

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