Spartan Men Lead Through Day Two as Women Within Striking Range at Second
OCALA, Fla. – The second day of the 2025 Sunshine State Conference Swim Championships kicked off with the first of many finals and concluded with Nova Southeastern's women's program taking a 12-point lead with a total of 262 points. Tampa was behind the Sharks in second place with 250 points, followed by Lynn, who claimed third place with 162 points.
In the men's standings, Tampa took a commanding 69-point lead as the Spartans tallied a cumulative 259.5 points with Florida Southern in second at 190.5 points. Nova Southeastern's men took third place in the second night of action with 146 points.
Day three begins with prelims at 10 AM.
Top Performances: As the Sharks put together an impressive team effort, Luna Mertins of Lynn was the only individual to break an SSC record as she blew by the current SSC women's 50 Yard Freestyle Record with a time of 22.39 in the Finals of the event. In the 1000 Free, Hailey Williams of Nova Southeastern took home gold at 9:53.10. The 200 IM saw Emilia Ronningdal represent the Sharks by claiming first place with a time of 1:59.47. The night's final event for the women was led by NSU's 200 Medley Relay team of Maria Goncalves, Hannah Montgomery, Kristina Orban and Maya Esparzal, taking the gold medal with a meet-best time of 1:39.46.
The night ended on a high note with Florida Southern's men's 200 Medley Relay team of Brandon Wilson, Janek Barczyk, Nino Viallon, and Matheus Da Rocha earn the last gold medal of the night with an SSC record-breaking time of 1:25.51. The men's 1000 free saw Tampa's Jacob Hamlin claim a gold medal finish for a meet record time of 8:57.12. In the Men's 200 IM, William Slowey swam the fastest time to finish in first at 1:46.15. In the men's 50 freestyle, Lynn's Maurice Grabowski took the top spot on the podium with a time of 19.64 while his Prelim time of 19.53 set a new meet record.
Day 2 Medalists (*Indicates SSC Record)
Women's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists
Hailey Williams, Nova Southeastern (9:53.10)
Laura Hodgson, Tampa (10:01.67)
Morgan Wimberly, Tampa (10:03.83)
Men's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists
Jacob Hamlin, Tampa (8:57.12)
Luca Alessandrini, Nova Southeastern (9:00.73)
Diego Dulieu, Tampa (9:06.28)
Women's 200 IM Medalists
Emilia Ronningdal, Nova Southeastern (1:59.47)
May Lowy, Nova Southeastern (2:00.95)
Sierra Gillan, Tampa (2:03.30)
Men's 200 IM Medalists
William Slowey, Rollins (1:46.15)
Maxim Tsyfarov, Lynn (1:46.47)
Evan McInerny, Rollins (1:47.69)
Women's 50 Freestyle Medalist
Luna Mertins, Lynn (22.39)*
Kristina Orban, Nova Southeastern (22.78)
Maya Esparza, Nova Southeastern (22.87)
Men's 50 Freestyle Medalist
Maurice Grabowski, Lynn (19.64)
Tibor Tistan, Tampa (19.94)
Brandon Wilson, Florida Southern (19.95)
Women's 200 Medley Relay Medalists
Nova Southeastern (1:39.46) (Maria Goncalves, Hannah Montgomery, Kristina Orban, Maya Esparza)
Lynn (1:40.13) (Laura Dekoninck, Malaika Schneider, Luna Mertins, Lexi Lundell)
Tampa (1:41.27) (Kim McCaffrey, Alicia Soderlind, Sierra Gillan, Tilde Morin)
Men's 200 Medley Relay Medalists
Florida Southern (1:25.51)* (Brandon Wilson, Janek Barczyk, Nino Viallon, Matheus Da Rocha)
Lynn (1:27.23) (Paul Melcer, Kamil Piotrowicz, Vitaly Kostin, Maurice Grabowski)
Tampa (1:27.89) (William Beckstead-Holman, Jared Mindek, Tibor Tistan, Gabriel Rzezwicki)