UT Men's Swimming Has Four on All-SSC Team
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Four University of Tampa swimmers were among the 22 student-athletes selected to the 2018-19 All-SSC Men's Swimming Team. Voting for the all-conference awards was conducted among the Sunshine State Conference men's swimming coaches.
Nova Southeastern University, the 2019 SSC men's champions, are represented by seven honorees. Florida Southern College, Florida Tech, Rollins College, Saint Leo University, and the University of Tampa are also represented in the league awards this season.
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Matthew Holmes of Florida Southern repeats as a First Team selection for the fourth consecutive year. Holmes is the third SSC men's swimmer to earn the award four times, joining Luis Rojas (Florida Southern, 2012 - 15) and Marco Aldabe (Nova Southeastern, 2012-15). Also repeating as a First Team member is Victor Rocha Furtado from Florida Tech, who earns the accolades for a third straight year.
FSC's Luka Planinc finds his way back to the First Team after earning the same accolades in 2016-17. His teammates Matias Lopez and Brandon Dyck make the jump to the First Team from Second Team accolades a year ago. Tampa's Luke Hene and Brett Saunders along with NSU's Vincent Lijoi round out this year's First Team selections. The Spartans also had Cameron Newton and Brian Valedon on the second team.
Coach of the Year, Swimmer of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be voted on by league coaches following the NCAA Division II championship. This year's NCAA Championships are March 13 - 16 at the IU Natatorium on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis, Indiana. For a full list of SSC qualifiers, click here.
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2018-19 ALL-SSC Men's Swimming First Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Matt Holmes^&*# |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Rockledge, Fla. |
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Tampa |
Jr. |
Gainesville, Ga. |
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Luka Planinc+* |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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Matias Lopez~! |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
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Vincent Lijoi |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Bradenton, Fla. |
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Tampa |
Jr. |
Newark, Del. |
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Victor Rocha Furtado^* |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Sao Paula, Brazil |
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Brandon Dyck~ |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Cary, N.C. |
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2018-19 ALL-SSC Men's Swimming Second Team |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Tampa |
Sr. |
Clearwater, Fla. |
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Alec Dawson |
Nova Southeastern |
So. |
East Palatka, Fla. |
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Tampa |
Jr. |
Brewster, N.Y. |
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Alessandro Xella |
Nova Southeastern |
Fr. |
Imola, Italy |
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Matthew Daniel |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Alton, Ill. |
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Julian Coster |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Aleksei Averchenko |
Nova Southeastern |
Jr. |
Usolie-Sibirskoe, Russia |
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Cole Smith |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Nixa, Mo. |
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2018-19 ALL-SSC Men's Swimming Honorable Mention |
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Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
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Christian Huber |
Rollins |
Fr. |
Sindelfingen, Germany |
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Spencer Hohm |
Nova Southeastern |
Fr. |
Springfield, Ill. |
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Nico Campbell |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Chestnut, England |
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Yann Corbel |
Saint Leo |
Jr. |
Dinard, France |
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Emanuele Rossi |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Milan, Italy |
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Bernardo Abascal |
Nova Southeastern |
So. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
^ = 2017-18 All-SSC First Team
& = 2017-18 Swimmer of the Year
! = 2017-18 Freshman of the Year
~ = 2017-18 All-SSC Second Team
+ = 2017-18 All-SSC Honorable Mention
* = 2016-17 All-SSC First Team
# = 2015-16 All-SSC First Team