Tampa Wraps Up Spartan Invite

December 20, 2021

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

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Final Team Scoring: Indian River 1143.5, Tampa 1086, Nova Southeastern 794, Saint Leo 352.5, Lenoir-Rhyne 317

Women's Final Team Scoring: Tampa 1025.5, Nova Southeastern 963, West Florida 510.5, Indian River 441.5, Saint Leo 36.5, Lenoir-Rhyne 139
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

The Spartans claimed the top two spots in the 100 Yard Freestyle. Brian Daugherty finished first at 44.74 followed by Marvin Slanschek at 44.77.
Parker Knollman finished second with a time of 1:47.21 in the 200 Yard Backstroke.
Taking second, Grant Ruster turned in a time of 2:00.28 in the 200 Yard Breaststroke.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

Jessie Tobin finished third in the 1,650 Yard Freestyle with a time of 17:08.45.
Registering a time of 50.82, Elizaveta Bazarova was the runner up in the 100 Yard Freestyle.
Julia Augustsson took second place with a time of 2:18.02 in the 200 Yard Breaststroke.
In the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, Erika DiPietro, Emma Chestang, Roma Vrijhof, and Bazarova got third with a time of 3:25.71.

UP NEXT:
The Spartans will head to Fort Pierce, Fla. on January 7^th to take on Indian River and Nova Southeastern. The meet starts at noon and fans can follow live scoring through the Meet Mobile app.

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