ATLANTA (Feb. 21, 2017) – Looking to make it three-straight Conference USA titles, the FIU swimming and diving team travels to Atlanta, Georgia, to take part in the 2017 C-USA Swimming and Diving Championships beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22.
The four-day event will take place at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, starting with the 200 Medley Relay and 800 Free Relay on Wednesday.
Last season, FIU won its second-straight Conference USA title and dominated the league's postseason awards, while breaking a number of school records. Scoring the second-most points (954) in championship history, FIU produced the most-decisive win in C-USA history defeating second-place Rice by 318 points. The Panthers won 28 total medals, including 15 gold, and set seven school records.
This season, FIU swimmers have registered the top times in Conference USA in 11 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 the 1-meter and platform programs, including a school record on the platform with a 325.35 versus Florida Atlantic (Feb. 2).
FIU has totaled four C-USA Swimmer of the Week honors (Pereira – Oct. 18;
Skye Carey – Oct. 25;
Naomi Ruele – Nov. 22,
Letizia Bertelli – Jan. 3), while FIU's divers have registered a league-best seven C-USA Diver of the Week awards (
Quesnel - Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 20, Jan. 3, Feb. 7;
Brittany Haskell – Jan. 10) this season.
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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/.
