Men Stay Atop Standings While Spartan Women a Close Second at SSC Championships

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The second day of the 2023 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with Nova Southeastern on top of the standings for the women at 291 points. Tampa continues to lead the men's standings at 254 points. Day two saw another NCAA Division II record fall to Nova Southeastern, this time by Emily Trieschmann broke the 1000 free record.
 
CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL / RESULTS
 
Top Performances:
In the women's competition, Trieschmann of Nova Southeastern broke the NCAA Division II record in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle touching the wall at 9:43.69. Nova Southeastern's Emilia Ronningdal took gold in the 200 IM at 1:59.56. Laura Dekoninck finished first in the 50 free at 22.71 for Lynn. Rounding out day two of the SSC Championships was Tampa taking gold in the 200 medley relay with their time of 1:40.06, making the cut for Nationals. 

Hayden Curley from University of Tampa finished on top in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 9:01.02 which would claim a new meet record. Matteo Zampese took home gold in the 200 IM with his time of 1:45.73. Kyle Micallef broke his meet record from last year with his time of 19:54 in the 50 free.Florida Southern would close out day two of the SSC championships medaling in the 200 medley relay with their time of 1:26.30, making the cut for Nationals.

The Spartans concluded the night with a school record and first-place finish in the Women's 200 Medley Relay. UT's time of 1:40.06 came from Emily Van De Wiele, Alli McFarland, Madi Lauger and Tilde Morin.
  
Day 2 Medalists
Women's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:                                                                      
1. Emily Trieschmann   Nova Southeastern     9:43.69 NCAA Division II Record
2. Ilaria Murzilli             Nova Southeastern     10:01.02
3. Estelle Bauer           Nova Southeastern     10:03.08
 
Men's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:                                                                      
1. Hayden Curley             Tampa                          9:01.02 * MR
2. Luca Alessandrini         Nova Southeastern      9:07.76
3. Keith Peristeridis          Florida Southern           9:09.06
 
Women's 200 IM Medalists:
1. Emilia Ronningdal  Nova Southeastern        1:59.56
2. May Lowy              Nova Southeastern         2:00.62
3. Savanna Best        Nova Southeastern         2:00.73
 
Men's 200 IM Medalists:
1. Matteo Zampese     Florida Southern         1:45.73
2. Santiago Corredor         Tampa                         1:46.41
3. Jarryd Baxter           Nova Southeastern     1:46.58
 
 
Women's 50 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Laura Dekoninck      Lynn        22.71
2. Tilde Morin               Tampa     22.83
2. Luna Mertins            Lynn        22.83
 
Men's 50 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Kyle Micallef   Florida Southern    19.54  *MR
2. Tibor Tistan    Tampa                     19.73
3. Lucas Minuer, Saint Leo                20.01
 
Women's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa                          1:40.06
2. Nova Southeastern      1:40.37
3. Lynn                             1:41.15
 
Men's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Florida Southern                  1:26.30 MR
2. Tampa                                  1:27.74
3. Nova Southeastern              1:28.77

 
UP NEXT:
The competition will resume tomorrow with prelims at 10:00 am, followed by finals at 6:00 pm. Fans can watch live on sunshinestateconference.tv and follow live scoring through the MeetMobile App.