Spartan Men Continue to Lead While Women Closing In on Sharks
February 15, 2020

Spartan Men Continue to Lead While Women Closing In on Sharks

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 through three of four days while the women cut into first-place Nova Southeastern's lead heading to the final day.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Men's Day Three Team Scoring: Tampa 706, Nova Southeastern 628, Florida Southern 404, Saint Leo 311, Rollins 237.5, Florida Tech 227.5, Lynn 172
Women's Day Three Team Scoring: Nova Southeastern 726.5, Tampa 659.5, Rollins 331.5, Lynn 297, Florida Southern 248, Saint Leo 223.5, Florida Tech 204
Location: Doyle Aquatic Center at the Long Center | Clearwater, Fla.
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MEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

  • A new SSC Championship meet record, school record, and a first place finish was recorded by senior Brian Valedon in the Men's 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:45.33. Gabe Parnell placed third with a time of 1:48.18.
  • The Spartans finished the evening with a new school record and first-place finish by the Men's 800 Freestyle A Relay of Yannick Smith, Hugo Bustamante, Brett Saunders and Jared Fitzgerald with a time of 6:31.72.

WOMEN'S TOP PERFORMERS:

  • Freshman Julia Augustsson set a new school record and placed second in the Women's 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:02.30. Fellow Spartan Elizaveta Bazarova placed third with a time of 1:02.47.
  • Another new school record and first-place finish was registered by sophomore Courtney Sherwood in the Women's 200 Yard Butterfly with a time of 1:59.17.
  • A first-place finish came from the Women's 800 Freestyle A Relay of Maureen Moore, Megan Goldthorpe, Bazarova and Hana van Loock with a time of 7:25.07.

UP NEXT:
Day four of the SSC Championships will begin Sunday with the prelims at 10 a.m. The finals are slated for 5 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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