Tampa Swimming Completes Dominant Four-Day Spartan Invite

December 19, 2022

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams led from .start to finish at the four-day Spartan Invite, easily capturing both crowns.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 1,506.5, Indian River 1,013.5, St. Leo 543, Lenoir-Rhyne 418, Emory & Henry 158
Women's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 1,546, West Florida 1,031, Indian River 610, St. Leo 317, Lenoir-Rhyne 170, Emory & Henry 46
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.

MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

The evening session started with a 1-2-3 finish from the Spartans in the 100 Free. Santiago Aguilera took the title as he finished in 43.88. Tibor Tistan and Caleb Brandon followed in second and third, respectively.
Parker Knollman was second in the 200 Back with a time of 1:45.87, followed by Hayden Curley in third place.
In the 200 Breast, Aramis Rivera was the champion at 1:59.78 as Jared Mindek was second in the event.
The final event of the meet, Tampa championed the 400 Free Relay in 2:57.06. The winning team included Tistan, Brandon, Knollman and Aguilera.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

UT started the evening with a first and second-place finish in the 100 Free. Emily Van De Wiele won in 50.39, followed by Tilde Morin.
Kim McCaffrey set a new school record in the 200 Back as the freshman finished with a time of 1:58.08. Teammate Sierra Gillan finished in third place.
The 200 Breast resulted in a second-place finish from Julia Augustsson in 2:19.00. Brooke Punnewaert was third.
UT won the 400 Free Relay to conclude the Invite. Erika DiPietro, Roma Vrijhof, Morin and Van DeWiele were the first to finish, doing so in 3:22.21.

UP NEXT:
Day three of the Spartan Invite will begin with prelims on Sunday 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.