March 11, 2017

Tampa Swimmers Conclude Season at NCAA Championships

Both Spartan teams registered points at the four-day event.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Tampa men's and women's swimming teams concluded day four to complete the 2017 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships.

The Spartan men ended the event at No. 23 in the team standings with 54 points, while the women are No. 29 with 20 points.

UT Men's Highlights

Tommy Reminger was 17th in the 1,650 Free, finishing with a time of 15:44.43.
The first UT All-American was Martin Hammer, who was eighth in the 100 Free. The senior was clocked at 44.31.
Tampa's 400 Free Relay group of Marc-Olivier Caron, Hammer, Ethan Harrington and Aaron James finished second in the consolation finals with an effort of 2:59.21.

UT Women's Highlights

McKenzie Street was 15th in the 200 Breast as she finished in 2:18.01.
In the 400 Free Relay, the Spartan team of Megan Waddell, Molly O'Hara, Sophie Long and Marisa Barton were 14th with a time of 3:27.17.

All-Americans

Martin Hammer represented the University of Tampa as a 2017 All-American, achieving the honor in the 100 Free.

Top Teams

Queens (N.C.) was first among men's teams with 563.5 points.
Queens (N.C.) was also the top women's team with 467 points.