Spartan Men Move Into First at SSC Championships; Women Remain Second

Tampa Swimming Competes at SSC Championships
Tampa Swimming Competes at SSC Championships
February 15, 2024

OCALA, Fla. – The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams competed at the second day of the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championships, with the Spartan men taking the top spot while the women remained second heading to the third day.

Nova Southeastern's women's program took a 65-point lead with a total of 296 points. Tampa was behind the Sharks in second place with 231 points, followed by Lynn, who claimed third place with 151 points.

In the men's standings, Tampa pulled ahead of Nova Southeastern as the Spartans pulled together a cumulative 239 points but were tailed closely by the Sharks in second with 221 points. Florida Southern's men took third place after the second night of action with 179 points.

Day three begins with prelims at 10 am and the finals slated for 6 pm.
 
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Top Performances: As the Sharks put together an impressive team effort, Laura Dekoninck of Lynn was the only individual to nearly break an SSC record as she tied the current SSC women's 50 Yard Freestyle Record with a time of 22.53 in the A Finals of the event. In the 1000 Free, Emily Trieschmann of Nova Southeastern took home gold at 9:45.27. The 200 IM saw Emilia Ronningdal represent the Sharks by claiming first with 2:00.27. The night's final event for the women was led by Lynn's 200 Medley Relay team of Laura Dekoninck, Malaika Schneider, Luna Mertins, and Lexi Lundell, take the gold medal with a time of 1:40.53.)
 
The men's 1000 Free saw Nova Southeastern's Luca Alessandrini record a gold medal finish at 9:02.87. In the Men's 200 IM, William Slowey swam the fastest time to finish in first at 1:47.19. The men's 50 freestyle then saw Florida Southern's Kyle Micallef take home the top spot on the podium with a time of 19.60, and the night concluded with Florida Southern's men's 200 Medley Relay team of Brandon Wilson, Ludwig Mueller, Nino Viallon, and Kyle Micallef earn the last gold medal of the night with a combined time of 1:26.55.

Day 2 Medalists (*Indicates SSC Record)
 
Women's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:

  1. Emily Trieschmann, Nova Southeastern (9:45.27)
  2. Hailey Williams, Nova Southeastern (9:50.74) 
  3. Estelle Bauer, Nova Southeastern (10:01.81)

Men's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:

  1. Luca Alessandrini, Nova Southeastern (9:02.87)
  2. Keith Peristeridis, Nova Southeastern (9:05.21) 
  3. Seth Basinger, Nova Southeastern (9:15.33)

Women's 200 IM Medalists:

  1. Emilia Ronningdal, Nova Southeastern (2:00.27)
  2. May Lowy, Nova Southeastern (2:00.70) 
  3. Mady Barnes, Tampa  (2:03.06)

Men's 200 IM Medalists:

  1. William Slowey, Rollins  (1:47.19)
  2. Inigo Marina, Nova Southeastern (1:48.74) 
  3. Thomas Flower, Nova Southeastern (1:48.93)

Women's 50 Freestyle Medalist:

  1. Laura Dekoninck, Lynn  (22.53* Ties SSC Record)
  2. Luna Mertins, Lynn  (22.87) 
  3. Maya Esparza, Nova Southeastern (23.06)

Men's 50 Freestyle Medalist:

  1. Kyle Micallef, Florida Southern (19.60)
  2. Marcel Snitko, Nova Southeastern (19.77) 
  3. Brandon Wilson, Florida Southern (19.87)

Women's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:

  1. Lynn (1:40.53) (Laura Dekoninck, Malaika Schneider, Luna Mertins, Lexi Lundell)
  2. Nova Southeastern (1:40.57) (Mollie Morfelt, Hannah Montgomery, Rafaela Raurich, Maya Esparza)
  3. Tampa (1:41.64) (Kimberly McCaffrey, Julia Augustsson, Isabella Sering, Tilde Morin)

Men's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:

  1. Florida Southern (1:26.55) (Brandon Wilson, Ludwig Mueller, Nino Viallon, Kyle Micallef)
  2. Tampa (1:27.37) Parker Knollman, Jared Mindek, Adrian Aguilar, Ian Cooper)
  3. Nova Southeastern (1:28.18) (Gustav Henriksen, Inigo Marina, Rhett Moore, Marcel Snitko)