Fort Myers, Florida – Florida Gulf Coast University swimming and diving got another win Saturday in a double match against Bellarmine at the Lee County/Aquatics Center, defeating the Knights 126-91.
“The team maintained its energy and momentum from last night to this morning,” said acting head coach. Ally Tetzloff Said. “Just watching them race and support each other at this early stage of the season is amazing. We’re looking forward to the mid-season competition and will continue to refine the details over the coming weeks.” It will be.”
FGCU won eight of the 12 events. The Eagles won in the 400-yard medley relay and 200-yard butterfly. FGCU also went 1-2 in the 50-yard backstroke and 50-yard freestyle.
History was made on Saturday too. jasmine crawl He won the gold medal with a time of 58.19 seconds, setting the sixth-fastest 100-yard IM time in program history. Latham also won the gold medal in the 50-yard free with a score of 24.98, the ninth fastest time in school history, and finished in the top 10.
Crawl’s times in the 50, 100 and 200 free led the ASUN conference. In the 100 fly, Latham is his fourth in the entire league.
FGCU got off to a strong start with a sweep of the 400-meter medley relay. liv hettinger, Jenna Gwynn, Libby Russum and jasmine crawl He progressed through the pool at a 7-second pace and reached the wall in 3 minutes, 51.47 seconds.
In 200 butterfly sweeps, Cameron Kriger Won the gold medal in 2:08.41 Sarah Zellner Won the silver medal with a time of 2:12.02, Emma Bjornholt He finished on the bronze medal podium with a time of 2 minutes 13.59 seconds.
Nadia Helm and Sophia Makaysa They won the 50 yard freestyle event 1-2. Helm won with a time of 24.71 seconds, while Makaysa ran a time of 25.25 seconds, good enough for second place, winning the silver medal by 0.11.
Macy Maris and Alexis Mishler The Eagles continued their onslaught, taking a one-two finish with scores of 26.91 and 27.70, respectively.
FGCU will return to the pool for the Magnus Cup, hosted by Cleveland State University, from November 16th to 18th in Cleveland, Ohio.
