Tampa Competes in Day 2 of SSC Championships

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The second day of the 2022 Sunshine State Conference Swimming Championships ended with Nova Southeastern on top of the standings for both men and women. The Sharks tallied four gold medals throughout the night.
 
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Top Performances:
In the women's competition, Savannah Brennan of Florida Tech finished on top in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle with a time of 10.04.08. In the 200 Yard IM, Nova Southeastern's Savanna Best set a new Conference Record, finishing at 1:59.29. Luna Mertins took home a gold medal in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 22.74. Celina Marquez, Best, Aleksandra Maslova, and Cassie Wright set a new conference record of 1:39.69 as part of NSU's 200 Yard Medley Relay.

Luca Alessandrini from Nova Southeastern finished first in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle, on the men's side, turning in a time of 9:03.19. With a time of 1:46.05, Matteo Zampese of Florida Southern earned a gold medal. Kyle Micallef would win the Mocs' second gold while setting a meet record in the 50 Free with a time of 19.64. Nova Southeastern's 200 Medley Relay would set another new meet record as Martin Hemminghyth, Robert Spekis, Steven Aimable, and Anton Muller would finish at 1:27.11.

  
Day 2 Medalists

Women's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:                                                                      

1. Savannah Brennan Florida Tech                10:04.08

2. Estelle Bauer          Nova Southeastern     10:05.43

3. Megan Goldthorpe  Tampa                         10:10.72

Men's 1,000 Freestyle Medalists:                                                                      

1. Luca Alessandrini    Nova Southeastern     9:03.19

2. Harold Lockhart      Rollins                         9:11.05

3. Elder Oliveira          Florida Southern         9:13.21

Women's 200 IM Medalists:

1. Savanna Best           Nova Southeastern     1:59.29 CR

2. Celina Marquez        Nova Southeastern     2:01.28

3. Aleksandra Maslova Nova Southeastern     2:01.69

Men's 200 IM Medalists:

1. Matteo Zampese     Florida Southern         1:46.05

2. Jarryd Baxter           Nova Southeastern     1:46.50

3. Ludovico Viberti      Florida Southern         1:48.06

Women's 50 Freestyle Medalists:

1. Luna Mertins           Lynn                            22.74

2. Jazzy Hoffmann       Florida Southern         22.95

3. Elizaveta Bazarova Tampa                         23.10

Men's 50 Freestyle Medalists:

1. Kyle Micallef           Florida Southern         19.64 MR

2. Anton Mueller         Nova Southeastern     19.96

3. Steven Aimable       Nova Southeastern     20.13

Women's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:

1. Nova Southeastern 1:39.69 CR

2. Lynn                        1:42.77

3. Tampa                     1:43.16

Men's 200 Medley Relay Medalists:

1. Nova Southeastern 1:27.11 MR

2. Florida Southern     1:27.16

3. Tampa                     1:28.41

UP NEXT:

The competition will resume tomorrow with prelims at 10:00 am, followed by finals at 6:00 pm. Fans can watch live on sunshinestateconference.tv and follow live scoring through the MeetMobile App.