Spartans in Contention at Halfway Point of SSC Championships
Andre Richardson was among the record performers on day two.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The second day of the 2019 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with the top two unchanged in the women's standings as Tampa increased its lead over Nova Southeastern to 27 points (482-455) and each team winning two events. The men's standings also remain unchanged from Thursday, as first-place Nova Southeastern increased their lead over second-place Tampa to 63 points (455-392). Florida Southern rounded out the top three, 30 points behind the Sharks with 362 points.
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Top Performances:
Nova Southeastern freshman Sasha Maslova set the first overall conference record thus far in the 2019 SSC Championship on the women's side, winning the 400-individual medley with an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 4:16.21. The Spartans had the last word on Thursday night, winning the 400-medley relay and coming out ahead of the Sharks by just .06 seconds. In addition to Maslova's overall and meet records in the 400 IM, four addition top times for the season were set on day two.
On the men's side, Florida Southern senior Matthew Holmes successfully defended his SSC title in the men's 400-IM, breaking his own SSC Meet record (set at last year's SSC Championship) with a time of 3:49.32. Tampa senior Cameron Newton broke the six-year-old men's 200-freestyle SSC Meet record set by Florida Southern's Jeb Halfacre with a time of 1:36.57, breaking the last remaining SSC Meet record that was set in the leadoff leg of a relay. Five total top times were set on Day 2.
Tampa Records:
The Spartans enjoyed several school-record performances on day two, beginning with a record in the 100 Fly by Andre Richardson with a time of 47.66. The Spartan women's 200 Free Relay team of Megan Waddell, Hana van Loock, Molly O'Hara and Elizaveta Bazarova went in the record books with a time of 1:31.93.
Courtney Sherwood would finish the day with two school records, beginning with a 4:19.60 in the 400 IM. She would later set a new fastest time of 54.99 in the 100 Back.
Other school records were established by Luke Hene in the 100 Fly (47.43) and Cameron Newton in the 200 Free (1:36.57), which was also a meet record.
Day 2 Medalists (*indicate SSC Championship Meet Records, **indicate SSC Records)
Women's 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 1:31.93
2. Nova Southeastern 1:33.56
3. Saint Leo 1:33.94
Men's 200 Freestyle Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 1:20.48
1. Nova Southeastern 1:20.48
3. Florida Southern 1:20.69
Women's 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Sasha Maslova FR Nova Southeastern 4:16.21**
2. Sarah Hughes SR Lynn 4:19.08
3. Courtney Sherwood FR Tampa 4:19.60
Men's 400 Individual Medley Medalists:
1. Matthew Holmes SR Florida Southern 3:49.32*
2. Matias Lopez SO Florida Southern 3:52.25
3. Samuel Brettmann SO Nova Southeastern 3:53.09
Women's 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Elizabeth Zubero JR Nova Southeastern 55.48
2. Mckenzie Street SR Tampa 55.72
3. Anja Oca FR Tampa 55.74
Men's 100 Butterfly Medalists:
1. Magnus Poulsen JR Nova Southeastern 47.10
2. Luke Hene JR Tampa 47.43
3. Andre Richardson JR Tampa 47.59
Women's 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Katie Moore SR Florida Southern 1:48.54
2. Emma Sundstedt SO Nova Southeastern 1:49.25
3. Hana Van Loock SO Tampa 1:49.80
Men's 200 Freestyle Medalists:
1. Cameron Newton SR Tampa 1:36.57*
2. Nico Campbell SR Florida Southern 1:37.23
3. Luka Planinc SR Florida Southern 1:37.58
Women's 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 3:44.96
2. Nova Southeastern 3:45.02
3. Lynn 3:46.26
Men's 400 Medley Relay Medalists:
1. Tampa 3:13.95
2. Nova Southeastern 3:14.25
3. Florida Southern 3:15.71