Brett Saunders Continues to Lead Front-Running Spartans at Midway Point

CLEARWATER, Fla. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams continued competition at the 2020 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships as its men remain first while the women are second through two days.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Day One Team Scoring: Tampa 481, Nova Southeastern 432, Florida Southern 256, Saint Leo 206, Rollins 156, Florida Tech 141, Lynn 108
Women's Day One Team Scoring: Nova Southeastern 489.5, Tampa 396.5, Rollins 209.5, Lynn 208, Florida Southern 181, Saint Leo 163.5, Florida Tech 140
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.
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MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

• The Men's 200 Yard Freestyle A Relay of Luke Hene, Yannick Smith, Jared Fitzgerald and Aaron James finished first with a time of 1:19.88.
• Senior Brett Saunders was the story of the second day as he broke the SSC record in the Men's 400 Yard IM with a time of 3:46.40. The previous record, 3:47.18, was set in 2018 by Matthew Holmes from Florida Southern.
• Fitzgerald also took first place in the Men's 200 Yard Freestyle with a time of 1:37.05.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

• Another school record was set by sophomore Courtney Sherwood. She placed first in the Women's 400 Yard IM with a time of 4:18.95 and Erin Hixenbaugh placed third with a time of 4:24.34.
• Junior Hana van Loock took the gold with a time of 1:49.30 in the Women's 200 Yard Freestyle. Elizaveta Bazarova placed third with a time of 1:50.32.

UP NEXT:
Day three of the SSC Championships will begin Saturday with the prelims at 10 a.m. The finals are slated for 6 p.m. Fans may watch live at TampaSpartans.tv or follow live scoring through the Meet Mobile app. Follow the official SSC Championships site here.

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