MIAMI (Jan. 2, 2017) – The FIU swimming and diving team (9-2) will take part in the 2017 Orange Bowl Swimming Classic on Tuesday, Jan. 3, from the Jacobs Aquatic Center in Key Largo, Florida.
The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.
FIU is coming off a quad-meet last week, downing two of three opponents versus Yale, Cornell and Calvin College from the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Center. The Panthers defeated Cornell, 177-122, and Calvin College, 240-57.
On the year, FIU swimmers have registered the top times in Conference USA in 10 individual events.
Kyna Pereira leads the way with the top times in four events, including a school record in the 500 Free (4:43.81 – 11/18). The Panthers have also notched the fastest times in C-USA in all five relay events, including a school record in the 200 Free Relay (1:30.50 – 11/18). In diving,
Rebecca Quesnel has notched the top scores in each event, recording NCAA Diving Zone B qualifying marks in each of the three programs.
Currently ranked No. 44 in CollegeSwimming.com's national poll, FIU has totaled three C-USA Swimmer of the Week honors (Pereira – Oct. 18;
Skye Carey – Oct. 25;
Naomi Ruele – Nov. 22), while Quesnel is the league's only repeat C-USA Diver of the Week (Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 20) this season.
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUSwimDive) and become a fan on Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUSwimmingAndDiving) for all the latest Swimming and Diving news. Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic teams on Twitter (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (
Facebook.com/FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), and Instagram (FIUathletics).
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
