Santiago Corredor Wins Second SSC Gold While Men Continue to Lead Heading Into Final Day

Santiago Corredor
Santiago Corredor
February 17, 2024

OCALA, Fla. – The fourth day of SSC's wrapped up at Florida Aquatic Swimming and Training on Saturday night while heading into the final day of the 2024 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championship. The University of Tampa continues to hold a solid lead on the men's side while the Spartan women are firmly entrenched in second.

Tampa's men continued to lead the men's standings with 641 points, while Nova Southeastern stayed in second place, totaling 464 points. Catching up to the Spartans for second place was Florida Southern, who trailed Tampa by just 34 points with a total of 430.

The women from Nova Southeastern continued to increase its lead, finishing the night with 775 points. Behind the Sharks in second remains the University of Tampa Spartans with 620 points, followed by the Florida Southern Mocs in third place with 378 points.

Day five begins with prelims at 10 am, as the finals will begin at 5 pm.

CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

Top Performances:  Rafaela Raurich of Nova Southeastern broke another SSC Record, this time in the 200 Fly at 1:56.71. Rauich also bested the 200 Fly record in the prelims. NSU's Emily Trieschmann picked up first in the 500 Free in 4:49.16, while Maria Goncalves, also of NSU, earned gold in the 100 back at 54.45. Malaika Schneider of Lynn placed at the top of the podium in the 100 Breast in 1:02.53 while also helping her team of herself, Lexi Lundell, Luna Mertins, and Lara Dekoninck finished first in the 200 Free Relay at 1:32.23.

The men's top performers of the night saw Luke Dinges of Rollins set a new Meet Record in the 200 Fly with 1:44.92. Santiago Corredor of Tampa won the men's 500 Free in 4:20.52, followed by Brandon Wilson of Florida Southern finishing the 100 Back for first in 47.10. Nova Southeastern's Inigo Marina earned the highest spot on the podium in the 100 Breast at 53.04. For the second night in a row, Florida Southern earned gold in relay action as Brandon Wilson, Kyle Micallef, Nino Viallon, and Cameron Lai-Harris won the 200 Free Relay with a time of 1:19.13.

Day 4 Medalists (*Indicates SSC Record)

Women's 500 Free Medalists:

  1. Emily Trieschmann, Nova Southeastern (4:49.16)   
  2. Hailey Williams, Nova Southeastern (4:52.91)                    
  3. Llaria Murzilli, Nova Southeastern (4:55.67)

Men's 500 Free Medalists:

  1. Santiago Corredor, Tampa (4:20.52)        
  2. Keith Peristeridis, Nova Southeastern (4:22.91)                   
  3. Luca Alessandrini, Nova Southeastern (4:24.63)

Women's 100 Back Medalists:

  1. Maria Goncalves, Nova Southeastern (54.45)          
  2. Laura Dekoninck, Lynn (54.69)                    
  3. Kim McCaffrey, Tampa (55.39)

Men's 100 Back Medalists:

  1. Brandon Wilson, Florida Southern (47.10)   
  2. Parker Knollman, Tampa (47.53)       
  3. Ian Cooper, Tampa (47.99)

Women's 100 Breast Medalist:

  1. Malaika Schneider, Lynn (1:02.53)   
  2. Alizee Pelletier, Florida Southern (1:02.65)             
  3. Abigayle Wood, Rollins (1:02.91)

Men's 100 Breast Medalist:

  1. Inigo Marina, Nova Southeastern (53.04)     
  2. Maxim Tsyfarov, Lynn (53.76)                     
  3. Kamil Piotrowicz, Lynn (54.00)

Women's 200 Fly:

      1. Rafaela Raurich, Nova Southeastern (1:56.71*)
      2. Mady Barnes, Tampa (1:59.48)
      3. May Lowy, Nova Southeastern (1:59.68)

Men's 200 Fly:
      1. Luke Dinges, Rollins (1:44.92) MR
      2. Akos Hajagos, Florida Tech (1:46.68)
      3. Ian Morgan, Tampa (1:48.07)

Women's 200 Free Relay Medalist:

  1. Lynn, (1:32.23) (Lexi Lundell, Luna Mertins, Malaika Schneider, Lara Dekoninck)          
  2. Nova Southeastern, (1:32.64) (Maria Goncalves, Solana Capalbo, Mollie Morfelt, Maya Esparza)
  3. Tampa, (1:33.19) (Isabelle Sering, Tilde Morin, Sophia Frece, Roma Vrijhof)

Men's 200 Free Relay Medalist:

  1. Florida Southern, (1:19.13) (Brandon Wilson, Kyle Micallef, Nino Viallon, Cameron Lai-Harris)
  2. Nova Southeastern, (1:20.56) (Marcel Snitko, Thomas Flower, Umberto Marsic, Mateus Ribeiro)
  3. Florida Tech, (1:22.13) (Luke Altmann, Max Martino, Matteo Caruso, Akos Hajagos)